Chapter 633: I Wonder If He Will Cry (2)

"I do have a few things to take care of back home, but don’t worry. It’s nothing too serious."

"So, Xiao Nian, does Lu Cheng know you’re going home? Will he go back with you?"

Chu Lingxiu knew Shen Nian must have her reasons for making this decision, so she didn’t press for details. She only asked the question that concerned her most.

"I’ll call him tomorrow. He’s been busy lately, and it’s not a huge deal anyway. I’ll be fine going back by myself."

"Xiao Nian..."

"Alright, stop worrying about me. I’ll be fine! If you’re really that worried, you can help me pack!"

"Okay, then... Xiao Nian, you have to take good care of yourself! And make sure you call us after you get home!"

"Okay, I’ll give you my home phone number. If I don’t call you, you can just call me directly!"

"That’s more like it!"

The next morning, Shen Nian went to find Xu Zhe and requested time off.

"Professor Liang isn’t at the university right now. If you have important family matters, just go ahead and take a trip home. Don’t worry about things here."

"Okay, thank you, Senior Brother Xu."

Getting the time off was easy, but things with Lu Cheng didn’t go as smoothly.

When Lu Cheng found out Shen Nian was going back to her hometown—and planning to go alone—his immediate reaction was to refuse. He then said he would request leave right away to go back with her.

"There’s no need to go to all that trouble. I can go back by myself. I heard that things are at a critical stage for you at the group right now. You can’t just mess around at a time like this, on the cusp of a promotion."

"How is this messing around? Nothing is more important than you!"

"I know you’re worried about me, so how about this? I’ll call Grandpa He and have them pick me up in the provincial capital, and then they can take me to my hometown. Over here, Lingxiu and the others will see me off at the train station. There definitely won’t be any problems."

Shen Nian was afraid Lu Cheng would just flat-out refuse and not let her go back alone. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to be with him, of course. It was just that Lu Cheng had already taken a lot of time off for her recently.

If Lu Cheng took a long leave of absence to go home with her this time, it would definitely affect him. Besides, Minister Zhang had already secretly told her that Lu Cheng might be getting a promotion soon.

At a time like this, Shen Nian was even more unwilling to jeopardize Lu Cheng’s future prospects.

Besides, she was just going home for a bit to understand the situation; she definitely wouldn’t do anything reckless. ’After all, I managed to get the farm up and running. I’m not about to make a foolish mistake now!’

"Ah Cheng, please just say yes!"

When Shen Nian didn’t hear a response from Lu Cheng on the other end of the line, she couldn’t help but speak up, her voice taking on a wheedling tone.

"Ah Cheng?"

There was still silence on the other end. Shen Nian couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.

"Call me the second you get home. And I want a report from you every day."

"Okay, I promise!"

Shen Nian’s heart leaped with joy. ’This means he’s agreed! Forget these few simple requests; I’d agree even if he made a hundred more!’

"Do you remember Wang Chenglei, the guy I introduced you to before? He’s doing pretty well for himself in the county now. If you need anything, have him run the errands for you. Don’t wear yourself out."

"Okay."

Shen Nian smiled. ’I wonder if Wang Chenglei would burst into tears if he knew Lu Cheng was using him like this!’