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341: Lu Jing confessed to Xiao Niannian, "I like you."
Xiao Niannian noticed Lu Jing's gaze. She took the quilt from Grandma's hand and walked toward the adjacent room.
Uncle Da Shu and Uncle Xiao Shu had helped clean the room before, and the walls had been repainted, so it was extremely clean now. Xiao Niannian tossed the quilt onto the bed, and seeing Grandma Xiao about to make the bed for Lu Jing, she stopped her.
“Grandma, let him make the bed himself.”
After what he just did, he still expected Grandma Xiao to make his bed? Dream on.
As Xiao Niannian walked past Lu Jing, she let out a cold snort.
“Hmph.”
Hearing Niannian’s cold snort, Lu Jing watched her closely, his eyes full of amusement.
“I’m sorry.”
Hearing Lu Jing apologize, Xiao Niannian still didn't stop.
Grandma Xiao held her Granddaughter, looked at her Granddaughter in confusion, then looked at Lu Jing, and said with a chuckle.
“Little Lu, then you can make the bed yourself.”
“Alright.”
Lu Jing’s gaze remained fixed on Xiao Niannian. Xiao Niannian pulled Grandma Xiao back to her own room.
Seeing her Granddaughter behave this way, Grandma Xiao took her Granddaughter’s hand and sat down on the large chair nearby.
“Did you argue with Little Lu?”
Hearing Grandma Xiao ask this, Xiao Niannian shook her head.
“No.”
Grandma Xiao looked at her Granddaughter, and seeing her face was calm, she didn't ask any more questions.
“Grandma, I have good news to tell you.”
Hearing her Granddaughter mention good news, Grandma Xiao looked at her happily.
Xiao Niannian hadn't told Grandma Xiao yet that she had received a second-class award for her mission to Heilongjiang Province.
“Grandma, this is the medal and certificate I received for my mission to Heilongjiang Province this time.”
Hearing that her Granddaughter had received another medal and certificate, Grandma Xiao examined them carefully. When she saw it was a second-class merit, she was overjoyed.
But immediately after, she looked at her Granddaughter.
Grandma Xiao touched her Granddaughter’s arm and asked nervously.
“Did you get hurt? Let Grandma Xiao see quickly.”
This was a second-class merit! The previous third-class merit was for winning first place in a competition at the Division Headquarters, and another second-class merit was for protecting the masses in a movie theater; some said she protected hundreds of people and even fired a gun.
She had asked her Granddaughter, who said she had subdued several criminals and shot and wounded a few.
But now, her Granddaughter had earned another second-class merit in Heilongjiang Province. How great a contribution must that be? She worried if her Granddaughter was injured... Seeing Grandma Xiao’s worried look, Xiao Niannian immediately explained.
“Grandma, I’m not hurt, please don’t worry.”
Grandma Xiao still didn’t quite believe her, looking at her Granddaughter with concern.
Xiao Niannian immediately took off her military overcoat, removed her jacket, rolled up her sleeves, rolled up her pant legs, and jumped up and down several times.
“Okay, okay, okay, Grandma Xiao believes you.”
Grandma Xiao smiled and tried to stop her Granddaughter when she saw her acting like this.
Only at times like this did she feel that her Granddaughter was still like a child.
Normally, she acted like a little adult. Many people praised her Granddaughter in front of her, saying how outstanding she was. But in her eyes, her Granddaughter was still a child.
“Hurry and put your clothes on, don’t catch a cold...”
Xiao Niannian quickly put her clothes back on.
After Grandma Xiao went downstairs, Lu Jing stood on the balcony. He wanted to apologize to Niannian and ask for her forgiveness. He had indeed made a huge mistake this time, and he was afraid Niannian wouldn't talk to him.
He didn't know what came over him back then; it just happened suddenly.
“Niannian, open the door. I want to talk to you.”
Hearing this, Xiao Niannian’s voice rang out.
“No, I have nothing to say to you.”
Lu Jing stood at the door, listening to the sound coming from inside, and fell silent.
What could he do to appease Niannian?
“It’s my fault. Please don’t be angry, okay?”
Lu Jing lowered his voice, and his tone was much gentler than before. He was afraid Grandma Xiao would hear. Firstly, hearing it would make Grandma Xiao worry, and secondly, if Grandma Xiao asked about the incident, he wouldn't lie to her.
If that happened, he would definitely be thrown out.
“Niannian, I like you.”
Xiao Niannian opened the door, just about to chase Lu Jing away, when she heard his confession: I like you.
Her face instantly flushed.
It was far redder than when he had kissed her just now.
Everything Xiao Niannian had intended to say was instantly muddled; she didn't know what to say anymore.
“This is my bankbook, and the houses in the Capital City have all been transferred to your name... Everything I own is in this bag...”
In Lu Jing's hand was a military green backpack.
Inside were his property deeds and several bankbooks.
“There are also some other things in the master bedroom of one of the houses...”
Xiao Niannian hadn’t expected that he would not only confess but also give her all his worldly possessions.
“Niannian, please don’t be mad at me... I truly know I was wrong. What do I have to do for you to forgive me?”
Lu Jing pressed the bag into Xiao Niannian’s hands, his eyes locked on her. He was incredibly nervous at this moment.
Xiao Niannian’s face was red. She wanted to push him away, but she didn’t.
“I don’t want all your possessions. Take them back.”
What would she do with his money and houses?
Wait, did he say the houses had already been transferred to her name?
“You transferred the houses to my name?”
Xiao Niannian looked at Lu Jing with wide eyes.
“I didn’t even go to the Housing Management Bureau...” Before she could finish, Xiao Niannian suddenly realized that while ordinary people needed to go to the Housing Management Bureau for such a transfer, for Lu Jing, it was no problem at all.
“Niannian, from the first moment I saw you, I liked you... I didn’t know it was ‘liking’ back then; I just felt happy whenever I saw you... Afterwards, I was happy when I saw you smile... Now I know what liking feels like...”
Listening to Lu Jing’s confession, Xiao Niannian’s heart started beating faster, thump-thump-thump.
Although Xiao Niannian had never eaten pork, she had watched many movies and TV shows and heard many descriptions. At this moment, she understood something.
She seemed to like Lu Jing a little too. Yes, she genuinely liked Lu Jing a little.
After Lu Jing finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Niannian nervously.
“Niannian, do you like me?”
Hearing Lu Jing ask this, Xiao Niannian avoided his eyes.
It wasn't that she didn't want to answer directly, but she had never dated before. Would it be too fast to agree to him just like that?
She had actually believed him when he previously said they were pretending to be a couple.
“I don’t know...”
Hearing Niannian’s answer, Lu Jing felt a little disappointed, but then he realized that Niannian hadn't rejected his confession, and her face was red.
She definitely liked him.
She was still so young; she probably didn’t understand anything.
Thinking this, the smile on Lu Jing’s face grew wider.
“Niannian, you don’t dislike me, right?”
Xiao Niannian nodded.
Of course, she didn't dislike Lu Jing. Lu Jing was so good to her; how could she dislike him?
Hearing Niannian’s words, Lu Jing smiled.
Seeing his smile, Xiao Niannian was dazzled.