Lin Nan's hometown was located in a small town under the county called Jinfeng Town.

It was said to be the wealthiest small town in the entire county, but unfortunately Lin Nan had never discovered any legendary wealthy people among her relatives and friends throughout her life.

This town was supposedly the most prosperous small town in the area, but in Lin Nan's eyes, it was already old and hadn't changed for a long time. At least it looked the same way over ten years ago, never having built any new buildings.

High-rise buildings were almost nowhere to be seen. The tallest building was probably only seven or eight stories high. Looking at the damage to the surface tiles, they were probably older than Lin Nan herself.

The center of the town was a bustling commercial street. It was just before New Year, and large numbers of returning migrants had filled this commercial street with various vehicles. Sitting in her uncle's car, they had to stop and go, taking over half an hour to travel down the street before arriving at her maternal grandparents' front door.

Lin Nan stepped out of the car somewhat timidly, looking at her grandfather's four-story small villa with a guilty conscience.

The small villa was located at the foot of a small mountain. The floor area wasn't large, only two rooms per floor. The first floor was the main hall and kitchen, the second floor and above were all bedrooms, and the fourth floor had never been renovated, serving as Lin Nan's secret base in childhood.

Behind the villa was also an enclosed open space serving as a small garden.

Her grandfather seemed quite well-off back then, building this small building early on. From childhood to middle school, Lin Nan had spent one-third of her time here, while the remaining two-thirds were spent living in her paternal grandfather's small courtyard that resembled a traditional quadrangle.

Unfortunately, after her paternal grandfather passed away in middle school, that small courtyard was occupied by her uncles and directly rented to outsiders. Her father, considering they were brothers, never argued about it.

Chen Yao got out of the passenger seat, glanced at Lin Nan beside him, and smiled: "What's there to be nervous about? Your mom and I are both here."

"Mm." Lin Nan instinctively hid behind Chen Yao. The sense of security Chen Yao gave her was far beyond what her mother could match.

At least over all these years, her mother had only protected her for two months, while Chen Yao had done so for over six or seven years.

Her mother and Wu Guodong also got out of the car. Glancing at Lin Nan hiding behind Chen Yao, the two exchanged looks and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

It seemed their child had long been "abducted."

Lin Nan felt somewhat guilty. Hiding behind Chen Yao, she looked at the familiar front gate and couldn't help feeling afraid of seeing her grandparents.

If they were as stubborn as her father and didn't like her...

"Why don't we just say you're some distant relative?" Chen Yao offered a suggestion.

The fearful Lin Nan naturally nodded nonstop. Although she knew avoiding was useless, at least she wouldn't have to face that much right now.

Her mother came to Lin Nan's side, linked arms with her, and rejected Chen Yao's idea: "It's fine. Grandfather and grandmother can accept you."

Lin Nan turned to look at her mother's slightly bitter smile and suddenly realized her grandparents probably already knew about her situation.

That's right. Grandson suddenly becoming granddaughter was such a big matter that her grandparents had to know.

If calculated from two months ago when she returned to school, then her grandparents had already known for two months. Even if they couldn't accept it at first, under her mother's persuasion they shouldn't say anything too harsh to her.

Uncle had already taken out keys to open the door. He entered the house first, followed by Lin Nan, her mother, and Chen Yao.

There was no one inside. Her grandparents should have gone to play mahjong. Uncle yawned and beckoned everyone to take off their shoes and go upstairs.

"Lin Nan and Chen Yao can sleep on the third floor, right?" He brought everyone to the second floor, took out bedding that had been stored for who knows how long, and carried the bedding to the third floor.

Each floor had only two bedrooms front and back. The bedrooms had no furniture or decoration, just simple beds and a TV cabinet. Compared to the villa's magnificent exterior appearance, the interior was obviously too simple.

After making up the beds in both the front and back bedrooms on the third floor, Lin Nan's mother glanced at Chen Yao and smiled: "I'm going out with Chen Yao. We'll be back before dinner tonight."

"Mm." Lin Nan sat on the bedside, quietly watching her mother leave with Chen Yao.

She knew her mother was somewhat uneasy about Chen Yao.

Then she looked up at Wu Guodong beside her and asked: "Isn't Mom staying here?"

"She lives in the factory dormitory. She took a day off today and should go back to work tomorrow." Wu Guodong yawned, with heavy dark circles around his eyes. "I just came back yesterday. I estimate I can rest for about half a month this time. I'll go back after New Year."

"Mm."

The two people who could give Lin Nan a sense of security had both left. She now felt somewhat restless and finally remembered Cola who was still trapped in the cat carrier. She hurried to get up and release the cat.

This cat had slept all day. Now that it came out, it began looking around and finally fixed its gaze on Wu Guodong, meowing a few times.

"Hey! Little handsome guy came to play!"

"Uncle, pay attention to this cat. Don't let it run outside." Lin Nan hurried to close the bedroom door tightly, afraid this cat would sneak out again.

Moreover, this cat had suicidal tendencies, so she had to watch it closely no matter what.

After adding water and food for the cat, Lin Nan looked up at Wu Guodong, only to discover her uncle was looking at her with somewhat fervent eyes.

She immediately felt uneasy and, taking off her shoes, burrowed into the bedding.

Wu Guodong also noticed his problem and gave an embarrassed laugh, touching his nose to explain: "Your changes are a bit too big. I'm not quite used to it."

Previously Wu Guodong had seen Lin Nan twice. The first time, he only felt Lin Nan's figure and behavior were somewhat feminine. The second time, he noticed Lin Nan's face was becoming more and more like a girl's. And now, he even discovered she had completely lost any masculine qualities.

And her figure was getting better and better.

Even though Lin Nan was wrapped in a coat, he could clearly sense that the curves under the coat were much larger than when he'd seen her before. The legs exposed under the coat were also more eye-catching. The key point was that face, more delicate and beautiful than before, and more alluring.

"By the way, the WiFi router is on the second floor. You should be able to receive it here. I'll send you the password later."

With a man and woman alone in the same room, Wu Guodong's face reddened slightly. He awkwardly walked out the door, not daring to stay in the same room with his niece for too long.

So, Lin Nan hadn't had surgery yet. Should he call her nephew or niece?

Seeing that he had left, Lin Nan's unease finally dissipated considerably. Lying on the bed that carried a strange odor, she hurried to get up and air the bedding on the balcony.

The bedding at grandfather's always carried a strange smell. She didn't know if it was from being stored too long or that unique smell of elderly people. Although it wasn't unpleasant, it was still somewhat off-putting.

Translator’s Corner

I would’ve loved to write an essay about ‘old people smell,’ but the topic isn’t fully understood. Some scientists believe it's 2-nonenal, some found a combination for another. Also it felt wrong typing that first sentence, so I’ll just end it here.

-Ruminas

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