Looking at the stars

Chapter 9 Quite irritating

"Is your grandfather in good health recently?" Li Hexuan asked.

Gu Nianbei replied with a smile: Grandpa's health has improved a lot recently, thank you Grandpa Li for your concern.

Li Cancan grasped the key information and asked with a frown: Grandpa, how do you know her grandfather?

This may sound confusing, but the meaning is correct.

Li Hexuan glanced at Li Cancan and touched the stubble on his chin, looking as if he was recalling the past.

He had a warm smile on his face at the moment, and he spoke slowly: "Speaking of her grandfather, he was also a very influential figure back then. I have some friendship with him. If his son could have half of his charm back then, maybe he wouldn't have... "

Having said this, Li Hexuan paused, and finally did not finish his words. He sighed softly and said: But now we are all old, and there are some things that we cannot do.

Li Xiangnan raised his eyes slightly and understood the meaning behind the old man's words.

Li Cancan was, after all, a young and ignorant girl, and she asked a particularly abrupt question at this time: Since her grandfather is so powerful, why has she fallen to the point of being her brother's assistant?

hiss……

Someone at the scene gasped.

Cancan, can you change your bad habit of speaking without thinking?

Li Yaning, who was sitting opposite her, had disliked her for a long time. He glanced at Li Cancan impatiently and reproached her: Given the current situation of the Gu family, isn't it like stabbing Miss Gu in the heart by asking this question now?

Li Yaning is Li Yinghong's eldest daughter and Li Hexuan's granddaughter.

Gu Nianbei gave a bitter smile in her heart. In fact, Li Yaning's words were also piercing her ears. How was they different from Li Cancan's?

Gu Nianbei knew that at this moment under this roof, except for Grandpa Li, no one else really took her seriously.

Ignorance is not a crime.

Li Yingzhe spoke at this time. His precious daughter was being scolded, so he naturally had to say something to smooth things over. The insinuations in his words were all meant for Li Yaning, but Li Yingzhe's eyes fell on Gu Nianbei:

Cancan is still young and honest by nature. He concentrates on his studies on weekdays, so he is unaware of these things happening outside. If his words have offended Miss Gu, he hopes that she will not take it to heart.

Gu Nianbei forced a smile and was about to speak.

The next second, he was interrupted by Li Xiangnan's words:

Cancan, today I have to talk to you. What does it mean to have fallen to the point of being my assistant?

Li Xiangnan smiled with his lips pursed, and asked: "Why? In your eyes, I am your brother, so I am not worthy, right?"

Li Cancan pouted, quickly hugged Li Xiangnan's arm, leaned over and rubbed his head, and said: Brother! How dare I! My brother is so awesome, how can I be so weak? I didn't do my homework well and used the wrong word!

Their brother-sister playfulness successfully improved the atmosphere in the room.

That’s good, so I don’t have to make up a story to answer them more appropriately... Gu Nianbei thought so in his heart.

Grandpa Li, Mr. Li.

Gu Nianbei interrupted their conversation.

If there is nothing else, I will go back first.

Li Xiangnan looked up at her, thought for a moment, and said: Cancan still has homework to do at school, and it is not good for her to stay here for long. You go wait outside for a while. After she finishes her meal, you can take her back to school.

??? Question marks flashed through Gu Nianbei's mind. Could the Li family still be in need of a full-time driver? Could it be that Li Xiangnan was using her as a driver?

Although he was very reluctant, Gu Nianbei couldn't refute him in such a special occasion.

OK

Gu Nianbei nodded in response, then turned and left the front hall.

Walking to the yard outside Hao Garden, Gu Nianbei chose a spot under a tree and sat down to wait.

It was time for dinner and his stomach was already rumbling. Gu Nianbei rubbed his belly and sighed.

Take out your phone to check what's the hot news today.

After looking around, she didn't see anything special. In order to relax, she decided to find some entertaining and funny variety shows to watch.

Gu Nianbei doesn't have a high sense of humor. She can laugh out loud when watching these shows, but considering that the place she is in is not suitable for laughing out loud, she can only cover her mouth occasionally and deliberately suppress her laughter.

The bright moon had risen in the sky, casting a silver glow. A beautiful figure was standing under the tree, smiling with bright eyes and white teeth. The servants who occasionally passed by would frequently peek in to take a peek.

When Li Xiangnan came out, he happened to see this scene.

He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and his cold eyes fell on her and stayed on her for a few seconds.

Then he cleared his throat.

Gu Nianbei heard the unusual movement, looked up, and saw that it was Li Xiangnan. She put away her phone and stood up, "Mr. Li."

Cancan has finished eating, you can take her back.

Li Xiangnan's cold voice came over.

"Okay." Gu Nianbei nodded.

At this time, Li Cancan ran out and shouted: Brother!

Li Xiangnan rubbed his sister's head and said: Go back to school and study hard. Don't just play around and delay your studies.

How could I be playing... Li Cancan lowered his head and denied it.

How could I not know whether you had played or not? Li Xiangnan gently poked Li Cancan's forehead.

Li Cancan curled her lips, took Li Xiangnan's hand and said: Brother, I want to stay with you for a while, why don't you take me back to school?

I still have some things to take care of, I'll ask my assistant to take you back, Li Xiangnan said.

Unexpectedly, Li Cancan refused to listen to him and pretended to be angry and said, "When have you been fine? Humph, you don't care about me now. Everything is more important to you than me."

This charge is...

Li Xiangnan raised his hand and rubbed his temple, then compromised: Okay, I'll take you home, okay?

Gu Nianbei, who was standing by, couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this.

How could she wait here for so long with an empty stomach, and in the end she didn't even have to send Li Cancan back to school? She wanted to kick the brother and sister away.

Cancan, I'll take you back. You go back now. Li Xiangnan looked at Gu Nianbei and said.

Gu Nianbei snorted in his heart, but remained calm on the surface. He nodded obediently and left.

Li Cancan got into Li Xiangnan's car, played her favorite music in her brother's car with great familiarity, and drove to Huaiying Middle School with her head shaking.

Brother, I hate you as an assistant. Li Cancan suddenly said to Li Xiangnan.

Li Xiangnan glanced at her and asked: Why?

Who the hell is she? How dare she say something like that to provoke me! Can you replace her? She is not what an assistant should be like. Li Cancan snorted.

Li Xiangnan asked curiously: What did she say to provoke you? How could she let you follow her back to Haoyuan?

Li Cancan turned his head away and snorted angrily, but was unwilling to say anything.

This is even more interesting. Li Xiangnan raised his eyebrows, but seeing that Li Cancan refused to say anything, he was too lazy to force her.

There was silence in the car for a while. Li Cancan suddenly thought of something. She turned to Li Xiangnan and said: Brother, grandpa introduced her to be your assistant, and she has plans for you!

What's the plan? Li Xiangnan pretended to know nothing and asked, wanting to hear what Cancan would say.

I asked her, and she said she was after your money. Li Cancan said.

So straightforward? This was quite unexpected for Li Xiangnan.

There are many people who want his money... But Gu Nianbei probably doesn't just want his money. He probably wants to make a second use of it and get some more from the old man, right?

Li Xiangnan's expression changed slightly, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.