Chapter 883
Chapter 883 What Should Be Given
Ning Ran suddenly felt dejected. She always thought that Dabao and Erbao had much more
advantages in life than others as children of the Nan family, but now, she realized that, sometimes, their
advantages were disadvantages. They could not even joinpetitions carefreely like the other
children.
They were just young children, but unfortunately, they were already wrapped up in theplications of
the adult world.
Yet, Nan Chen was right. There would be more cons than pros if they were to join thepetition.
The children had a long way to go in life. Nan Chen did not want them to get used to gaining an upper
hand over others just because they were from the Nan family.
It was not something terrible, but if it became their habit, it would restrict them from further personal
growth. If they were ever cast into an environment where they could not use their connections to solve
their issues, they would be doomed.
Perhaps that was why the phrase “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” existed. Children
born in wealthy families had everything the moment they were born, so they did not need to work as
hard as others.
However, once the older generation—the ones they relied on—died, those habits would be their
downfall. When they had to rely on no one else but themselves, they would be far weaker than
others.
The performance of the business they managed would plummet. Theirpanies might go bankrupt or
be acquired by others. The cruelty ofpetition would overwhelm them, and in the end, they would
have no choice but to surrender.
Nan Chen did not wish for his children to end up like that, and he did not want them to establish a
name for themselves by riding on his coattails.
He hoped that Dabao and Erbao would be able to continue managing Nanshi Corporation with their
own capabilities after his retirement and continue expanding the corporate empire.
Ning Ran might understand where he wasing from, but she couldn''t entirely understand his way of
doing things, let alone the children, who were too young toprehend that.
That was why Nan Chen was making Ning Ran bear the responsibility.
“I''m not eating anymore. I''m so sad,” Erbao muttered despondently.
She knew that the matter could be salvaged if only one of her parents was against it. However, if both
of her parents were against it, there was no way they were going to join thepetition.
“But you''ll still get a chance to perform the song you''ve been practicing in front of many people,” Nan
Chen went on.
Erbao was instantly thrilled. Thepetition did not matter as much to her as the interaction with the
crowd.
To her, performing in front of many people was akin to joining thepetition.
“Great-Grandma''s about to have her birthday, and there will be plenty of guests who will being to
celebrate Great-Grandma''s birthday for her. You''ll sing a song for Great-Grandma as her gift by then.
I''m sure she''ll be delighted. Isn''t making Great-Grandma happy even more meaningful than joining the
competition?”
Erbao merrily pped. “Yes, yes! We''re going to sing for Great-Grandma!”
Ning Ran did not know whether Nan Chen was telling the children the truth or simply trying to appease
them. She could not possibly question him on the spot.
However, Nan Chen rarely lied, and it was even unlikelier that he would lie to the children. Hence, she
began pondering if they were really going to celebrate Feng Wan''s birthday.
Nan Chen noticed the bemused look on Ning Ran''s face, and he told her, “You should prepare
something too. Grandma will be celebrating her birthday on the weekend, and we need to get a gift for
her.”
Finding a good gift for Feng Wan would be challenging. Nan Zhengde liked calligraphy, so they could
just gift him calligraphy paintings.
However, Feng Wan did not seem like she liked anything in particr, and she had all the material
possessions she needed.
“Grandma''s family has always been living overseas, but they''ll being back here for her birthday. In
other words, the birthday banquet is going to be rather grand so that Grandma will get to look good
around her family. Furthermore, Grandma likes lively atmospheres, so a lot of her friends and socialites
will being as well. We''ll have to pour much effort into the preparations,” Nan Chen said.
Ning Ran felt even more stressed at that. What am I going to gift her?
Meanwhile, at the capital, when Nan Xing woke, his head hurt so much it felt as though it was going to
split into two, and his throat was as dry as the desert.
When he opened his eyes, he realized he was in a hotel.
He stumbled to the fridge and chugged a bottle of water, but that was still not enough.Material ? N?velDrama.Org.
It was only after chugging another bottle of water did he finally quench his thirst.
After that, hey back down on his head. His head was throbbing, and the world was spinning like a
carousel around him. He could not get out of bed anymore, so he tried to go back to sleep.
Yet, sleep escaped him, and he felt horrible.
Nan Xing had no choice but to mber out of bed and went into the shower.
After a while of showering, he felt a little soberer, but he began feeling nauseous. Thus, he vomited into
the toilet bowl.
It felt like it went on forever. Only when he was almost done expelling everything from his stomach did
he feel much better.
He changed into a bathrobe after showering. Right as he was about to lie back down and get some
more rest, someone knocked on the door.
When he opened the door, however, no one was outside.
It was only when he lowered his gaze did he realize two identical children staring at him.
Nan Xing knew those children and even remembered their names. They were Lu Jingyuan''s twin
daughters. The older twin was called Lu Yunbing, and the younger was called Lu Yunxue.
Nan Xing waved at them. “Hello, girls.”
Lu Yunbing looked at him in distaste. “You''re a grown-up. Do you really think it''s appropriate to meet a
girl in your pajamas?”
Nan Xing froze and looked at his attire. Huh, she''s right. This doesn''t seem appropriate.
Though, he was a little embarrassed to have a child chastise his inappropriate clothes.
“Then, please wait for me out here. I''ll get changed,” Nan Xing weakly muttered, wearing a bitter
expression.
“It''s also rude to keep your guests waiting outside. What a let-down you are,” Lu Yunbing added.
Nan Xing visibly deted at her words. He couldn''t say anything in retort because the little girl was
right.
“Come in, then. I''ll go to another room to get changed,” Nan Xing invited them in.
The twins shared a look before entering.
Nan Xing nced outside. “Where''s your mommy?”
“Mommy''s eating at the cafeteria. We had our fill, so we came over first. You''re not thinking of being
mean to us just because Mommy''s not around, right?” Lu Yunbing questioned.
Nan Xing sighed. Would I even have the guts to do that? In fact, I''d be happy enough if you''d stop
bullying me...
“No, no,” Nan Xing said, smiling ingratiatingly.
“Then leave the door open, or else we won''t be safe,” Lu Yunbing continued.
How smart. Nan Xing could only heed her words and leave the door open.
But there was one problem. He had been hungover the night before, so he wore the same clothes to
sleep. The smell of alcohol and sweat was intense, so how was he supposed to wear them again?
“Miss, I have something to ask you,” Nan Xing started.
Lu Yunbing merrily epted his formal form of address. “Speak.”
“Can I not change my clothes first? I''ve been sleeping in them for a whole night after I got drunk, so it''s
smelly now,” he truthfully told her.
“Why did you get drunk?” Lu Yunbing icily asked.
Her question stumped Nan Xing. Right. Why did I drink myself to a stupor?