After the meal, apart from a few relatives exchanging a few words, no one deliberately brought up the topic of Nan Yu and Tan Linyuan.
After the meal, Nian Nian clung to Nan Yu on her own initiative.
"Nan Yu, Mom signed me up for piano classes. I want to play the piano for you."
Since Nian Nian and Wen Ruoyi overcame the obstacles together, except for not being able to walk on her own, Nian Nian has been able to go out to play, study, and attend classes like a normal child.
Wen Ruoyi smiled and stroked her head. "Nian Nian has been shouting at home that she wants to see you and play the piano for you. We were afraid you wanted some quiet time, so we didn't bring her to bother you."
Wen Ruoyi had also heard about Nan Yu's pregnancy.
Seeing her pregnant with a big belly today, she basically had an idea in her mind.
She even joked, "Back then when Linyuan introduced you to teach Nian Nian, I even speculated about the relationship between you two."
Nan Yu was surprised. "Wasn't that a bit too early?"
At that time, she and Tan Linyuan were still like fire and water, deadly enemies.
"It was a bit." Wen Ruoyi tucked her stray hair behind her ear, her voice gentle. "But he had never brought an outsider to meet Nian Nian before."
Qu Jiaran had a special status, while Nan Yu had absolutely no connection with the Tan family.
Listening to Wen Ruoyi's recollection, Nan Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.
So much time had passed.
Wen Ruoyi said, "Linyuan is a good boy in every aspect, but he tends to blame himself too much. Back then, he couldn't get over what happened to his elder brother."
Nan Yu nodded. She understood it all.
"He always wanted to make up for us mother and daughter and was worried that Nian Nian would hate him when she grew up." Wen Ruoyi sighed with a smile. "Natural disasters and man - made disasters are not something one person can decide. But he just wouldn't listen."
As she was speaking, she seemed to remember something and teased, "How long have you been together with Linyuan?"
Nan Yu really hadn't counted.
How could she tell Wen Ruoyi that their first acquaintance was as lovers with no strings attached?
Even though she knew Wen Ruoyi was a close person, she couldn't say such things casually.
After stuttering for a long time, she finally said that their love had grown over time and it had been almost a year.
"Love growing over 'days' isn't wrong either.
Wen Ruoyi didn't mind. She just smiled and said, "You young people are really fast. You got pregnant in less than a year."
Nan Yu could only smile along.
"However, it's the first time I've heard him say 'fate is in my own hands' with my own ears."
Nan Yu was stunned for a moment.
"He's a person who believes in fate very much. Years ago, I advised him to get married and have his own life. He said he was a guilty person and didn't want to hurt the innocent."
Nan Yu knew that Tan Linyuan was really such a person.
...
Nian Nian had been waiting beside them for a long time. After seeing them finish chatting, she said, "Nan Yu, I'll play the piano for you."
The Tan family's mansion was very big. There was a piano in one of the rooms. Occasionally, when there were events, they would invite a pianist to play at home.
Unable to decline the kind invitation, Nan Yu had no choice but to follow Nian Nian to the piano.
Several relatives of the Tan family were chatting with Tan Linyuan. He couldn't get away for a while. He just saw Nan Yu pushing Nian Nian away.
Wen Ruoyi knew he was worried. She walked over to comfort him. "Nian Nian is going to play the piano for Yu Yu. You can go and find her later."
Although there was a big age difference between the two, they got along very well.
Tan Linyuan also knew that Nian Nian liked Nan Yu.
Nan Yu was just such a person. She was popular with both the old and the young. Everyone liked her when they saw her.
He withdrew his gaze.
...
After not seeing each other for a few months, Nian Nian's piano skills had really improved a lot.
When Nan Yu taught her before, she was still very clumsy. There were several wrong notes in a piece of music. Now she could play a whole advanced piano piece skillfully.
Nan Yu clapped for her. "Nian Nian is really amazing. In a few years, you'll be a great pianist."
"Really?" Nian Nian was extremely happy. "Nan Yu, don't flatter me. I'll take it seriously."
Although Nan Yu was already Nian Nian's sister - in - law now, she still liked to call her by name. She thought it was more intimate.
Nan Yu didn't mind this at all.
"Of course I'm telling the truth." Nan Yu said with a smile. "When I was your age, I had just started to learn the piano."
Nian Nian was extremely happy. She immediately gave up her seat. "Nan Yu, play a piece for me. I haven't heard you play the piano for a long time."
Her eyes blinked. "You're my idol. I want to know how much of a gap there is between me and you."
Nan Yu was stunned.
She looked down at her palms and shook her head helplessly. "I can't play the piano anymore."
With the current sensitivity of her fingers, she simply couldn't press the piano keys with a large span.
Looking at the grand piano, she felt indescribable sadness in her heart.
After the baby was born, she would practice the piano more.
This was her beloved career. She really couldn't bear to give it up.
Nian Nian held her hand, a little disappointed. "Nan Yu, won't you be able to play the piano ever again?"
"Maybe I can in the future." She comforted Nian Nian. "I'll work hard and practice more. I'll try to catch up with Nian Nian soon."
"Okay, it's a deal!" Nian Nian showed a smile again.
Just then, a head poked in at the door. "Can I come in?"
Nan Yu took a look and recognized him as the son of a cousin of the Tan family at the dinner table. He looked about six or seven years old.
He probably heard the sound of the piano and wanted to come in and join the fun.
Nan Yu nodded. She didn't have much defense against the child. "Do you also want to play the piano? Come in."
The child walked in. First, he glanced at Nian Nian sitting in the wheelchair, then at the pregnant Nan Yu.
"Sister - in - law, Uncle is looking for you outside." The little boy walked up to her, his voice childish. "Do you want to go out and have a look?"
Nan Yu thought Tan Linyuan was looking for her. She subconsciously looked up at the door. Suddenly, the child pushed her hard.
A six - or seven - year - old child didn't have much strength, but it was enough to push her.
She wasn't on guard. Her stomach hit the corner of the piano.
"What are you doing!" Nian Nian roared angrily. "Why did you push Nan Yu? There's a baby in her belly!"
Wen Ruoyi had told her in advance. She had subconsciously regarded herself as Nan Yu's little bodyguard. "You'll hurt her like this!"
The child didn't think he had done anything wrong at all. He put his hands on his hips. "My mom and dad said that the baby in her belly is a devil, a monster. It can't be born!"
After being hit, Nan Yu didn't even care about the pain. Suddenly hearing this, a chill suddenly seeped out of her back.
What kind of parents would actually instigate a six - or seven - year - old child to say such things!
The child's mouth was very vicious. He started scolding Nian Nian again. "You're such an ungrateful person, speaking up for an outsider. Your dad was killed by someone. You're still so close to her. One day you'll be killed by her too."
Nian Nian was so angry that she burst into tears. Tears fell one by one. Nan Yu frowned and supported her belly. She wanted to comfort Nian Nian.
Just then, Tan Linyuan pushed the door open and came in with a gloomy face.
The moment he appeared, the atmosphere in the room turned cold. There was a coldness on his face that Nan Yu had never seen before.
"Tan Weixin, if your parents can't teach you how to talk, then let me teach you for them."