The Whisper of the Northern Lights

She had heard others play the erhu before, but never had she seen anyone play it with the kind of presence that Nie Guangyi did.

Meng Xin Zhi gave Zong Yi a sidelong glance and chose to answer her dad's question.

"I do want to go, but I feel like Dad should have asked me, as that would show he values all family members equally," Meng Xin Zhi made it clear she was vying for affection.

Relative to others, Meng Xin Zhi was the girl in the family least prone to jealousy.

But she had realized at a young age.

If she acted too magnanimous every day, then her father wouldn't necessarily be closest to her.

She had to express her jealousy when she felt it, and even create reasons to be jealous if she didn't feel any.

"So that's how it is," Zong Ji's vanity was satisfied to a minimal degree, "Do we really need to question the level of attention Big Heart and Little Yi receive from Dad?"

Although it was a question, the smile on his face couldn't be hidden.

Cheng Nuo had been watching the three family members interact the whole time, and it wasn't until that moment that she finally chimed in, "I'm so envious of your family's atmosphere."

"Eh..." Zong Yi shook her head vigorously, feigning terror, "Sister Nuo, you would not say that if you'd ever seen my mom get angry."

"When has your mom ever gotten angry at you?" Zong Ji hastened to maintain his wife's image in front of an outsider.

"Oh, my dear dad, mom's coquettish behavior is far scarier than when she's angry."

Zong Yi continued to shiver.

And conveniently rubbed her arm.

To shake off the imaginary goosebumps.

Being teased by his daughter in front of someone else.

Zong Ji's face couldn't quite maintain its facade, and he glanced at Cheng Nuo with a hint of apology.

Cheng Nuo smiled with a Buddha-like heart.

As if she hadn't heard a thing.

She skipped right over the topic of whether it was coquetry or anger and shifted gears, "If you're going, I'll prepare some takeaway coffee and snacks for you."

"Ah? Sister Nuo, aren't you going with us?"

"I'm not going. The coffee shop opens tomorrow, and people have been booking since early this morning."

Although Cheng Nuo had no intention of profiting from Fishing Coffee,

she has always taken her commitments seriously.

"But isn't it the case that Brother Xuan Shi left as soon as he arrived? Aren't you guys..." Zong Yi inexplicably felt a bit anxious.

"Aren't we what? Brother Shi came by, didn't he?" Cheng Nuo explained to Zong Yi, "If he needed me to come with him, he would have said so when he left. The fact that he didn't mention it means he doesn't need me there."

"Is that so?" Zong Yi still felt puzzled, "I thought that two people who love each other enough would want to be together every moment!"

Zong Yi was still young, and her entire understanding of love was based on stories she had seen and heard.

Among the various stories associated with Aurora's Intention, Zong Yi had been very selective, choosing the story of Cheng Nuo and Xuan Shi to lead off.

In order to always have good stories, she gave up her own exclusive "playground."

Zong Yi hoped to give Aurora Intention Studio the role of matchmaker + Cupid.

The fact that Cheng Nuo had absolutely no plans to go find Xuan Shi caused Zong Yi to have a little hesitation about her own choice.

Cheng Nuo obviously saw this, and she slightly crouched down to Zong Yi's eye level before beginning to speak, "Fear not, business owner. Sister Nuo and Brother Shi will surely end up together, giving Aurora Intention Studio a grand opening."

"Is it true?" Zong Yi's eyes sparkled brighter than usual.

"Of course, it's true. When you grow up, you'll understand – if love lasts for ages, why dwell on every single moment?"

"Sister Nuo," Zong Yi cheekily retorted, "then I understand even less."

"Understand less of what?"

"If it's not about being together all the time, then why did you drive an RV over and park it there?" Zong Yi pointed outside, towards the direction of the parking platform where Nie Guangyi had parked earlier.

Cheng Nuo didn't know how to discuss such a topic in depth with an 11-year-old girl.

Especially in front of the girl's father and sister.

She cleared her throat, had a stroke of inspiration, and said, "That RV is specially prepared for you."

"Ah? For us, me and who?"

"For you and your dad and your sister, of course."

"Do you mean for us to spend the night in the RV?" Zong Yi misunderstood, "Sister Nuo, I only invited you to join Aurora Intention Studio. I certainly didn't plan on giving you the whole family!"

"Of course, I know that," Cheng Nuo said with an even bigger smile, "Didn't you just say that you wanted to stay there overnight? Think back to the video, does the place that caught fire look like it has hotels for guests?"