The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 457: Extra 11

Jiang Nanzhou was later transferred to Capital City, where he spent several years at the 32nd Research Institute. Today was the day of Jiang Nanzhou’s retirement, and Lu Jingqiu had specially bought a cake and cooked several of his favorite dishes.

They were ready to celebrate.

Over the past few years, the couple had been living in a two-story courtyard house in Capital City.

According to Lu Jingqiu’s style, she had high standards for her living space, so she renovated the house as soon as they moved in.

The small garden in the backyard, with its rockeries and water features, was also completely remodeled.

A sunroom was even added to the backyard.

For these years, Lu Jingqiu had been in a semi-retired state, and when she had nothing to do, she liked to spend time in the sunroom.

Unfortunately, Hua Hua was no longer by her side. The cat, who had been with them for ten years, passed away when Xiao Cheng was nine.

Since then, Lu Jingqiu had not kept another cat.

Before, her son and daughter were by her side, but now her son was in the military zone, and her daughter had graduated from college and joined a decent company to work.

Unlike her, her daughter, who studied fine arts, liked to draw things like anime or similar stuff, and her work seemed to involve anime-related things.

She didn’t understand it, but the characters created on the computer really looked quite nice.

As Lu Jingqiu was waiting for Jiang Nanzhou to come back, Jiang Nanzhou returned from the flower and bird market.

Upon seeing Lu Jingqiu, he smiled and took out a small calico cat from his embrace, "Qiuqiu, look what I bought for you."

"A little cat. A calico."

"Yes, I think it looks like Hua Hua."

"How old is it?"

"They said two months. I think it’s not very big."

"Oh, so small, not much bigger than when I first met Hua Hua."

Jiang Nanzhou laughed, "Let’s call it Hua Hua then."

"Alright. Come on, Comrade Jiang, to celebrate your imminent entry into retirement life, I specially made you some delicious dishes. Let’s go."

Lu Jingqiu held Xiao Hua Hua in one hand and Jiang Nanzhou with the other.

Although they were both in their fifties, to Lu Jingqiu, Jiang Nanzhou still had the same charm as when she first met him.

The wrinkles that had appeared on his face only added to his mature charm.

Unlike others who had grown plump in middle age, he had kept himself in good shape, with steady and powerful strides. Even after so many years together, sometimes when Lu Jingqiu looked at him, she could still be mesmerized.

Not to mention, the charm of middle-aged men can be immeasurable.

Looking at the cake in the glass room, Jiang Nanzhou expressed regretfully, "It’s a pity Xiao Cheng and Man Man are not here."

"Why wait for them? Today, I just want to spend a world of two with you."

Jiang Nanzhou laughed and, without hesitation, kissed Lu Jingqiu on the face, "Okay, just the two of us."

The two of them had a very joyful meal that day, planning their retirement life as they ate.

Of course, the first thing to do was to visit West City, where their father and relatives were.

Jiang Nanzhou and Lu Jingqiu spent some time in Capital City after retiring.

In the mornings, they went for walks in the park, shopped for groceries together, and cooked together.

Cleaned the house. Played with the kitten.

He read books, she painted, their lives were like those of immortals.

Sometimes Jiang Nanzhou would think about the dream he had when he first worked at Guan Mountain Machinery Factory.

It felt surreal, as if his current life was matching with that dream.

When spring arrived with blooming flowers, Jiang Nanzhou drove Lu Jingqiu back to West City.

By that time, Luo Xinyue and Shang Ze were also retired.

Xue Jianian had closed her business at the Agricultural and Commercial Market, rented out the place, and in recent years, the government had planned to build residential blocks over the farm’s land.

Wei Jincheng had acquired that land, and construction had already begun.

For Xue Jianian, space now was nearly a decoration, and with surveillance cameras everywhere, she dared not use it.

Of course, only the couple knew about it, not even their son.

Her son was managing affairs in the factory with his father, and she, having nothing better to do, would occasionally visit Professor Shi and his wife.

In the faculty residential buildings of the school, not one of the old colleagues they knew did not envy Professor Shi and his wife.

They said that although the couple had suffered for a few years, they had found themselves a good daughter-in-law there. Look how well they were taken care of now.

But recently, Xue Jianian was worried.

Seeing Lu Jingqiu return, the three old friends gathered again: "Jingqiu, Xinyue, lately there’s an old woman who claims to be Wei Jincheng’s mother."

Lu Jingqiu raised her eyebrows slightly, "What? How old is she, who is she?"

Luo Xinyue’s first thought was that it was a scam: "Could she be from your former village? Could Wei Family’s people have sent someone over, seeing that you’ve prospered, to claw some benefits?"

Xue Jianian shook her head, "I think she’s genuine. I’ve seen her photos from her youth, and she does bear some resemblance to Jincheng. She returned to the country recently. She’s been looking for her child from before. She seems quite wealthy, not like someone who’s looking to take advantage."