Bab 46: Debt

Song Ning was tidying up some cartons in the living room when Huo Yao's unexpected coming back startled her. The account book slipped off from her hand and fell to the ground.

Song Ning's face froze in genuine surprise. She quickly picked up the accounts book and stuffed it into one of the cartons and said, "Yaoyao… why are you back so soon? Didn't you say you were going to spend the day with Grandma Yang?"

Huo Jinyan was wearing glasses and holding a calculator. He looked at his watch and asked Huo Jinyan in confusion, as well. "Honey, you've only been out for a couple of hours. Did you forget something?"

Huo Yao gave a fleeting glance towards the paper carton placed in front of Song Ning and replied with a straight face as if she had not noticed anything out of place. "Grandma Yang had visitors, so I came back."

Song Ning answered. "Oh, I see…"