NOVPUBChapter 908: Chapter 908: Calling You Uncle Really Isn’t Wrong_1 Chapter 908: Chapter 908: Calling You Uncle Really Isn’t Wrong_1 “When you became an adult, I was only 8 years old, in the second grade,” Peggy Lewis said, “When you graduated from college, I was just entering middle school.”
“Right now, it seems like we’re from the same generation.
But think back, when I was in elementary school, or in middle school, calling you Uncle wouldn’t have been wrong.” Peggy finished saying, thinking it made perfect sense.
She turned her head gleefully, seeking agreement: “Don’t you think so?”
Lyke Zhekova: “…”
Lyke Zhekova’s current mood was really too complicated.
He also had to admit that Peggy Lewis’ argument was not without merit.
If you think back to when Peggy Lewis was a child, calling him Uncle really wouldn’t have been wrong at all.
This point alone was enough to cause Lyke Zhekova immense frustration.
He originally thought he wasn’t of an uncle’s age.
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But, looking at it now, it seems like he bloody well is!
However, Peggy Lewis had unknowingly stopped using honorifics in conversation.
She was not referring to him as ‘you’.
Didn’t this mean she acknowledged that they are of the same generation?
This once again brought some joy to Lyke Zhekova.
Experiencing frustration and joy in quick succession, twice over, left him at a loss for words.
“Well, you have a point,” Lyke Zhekova finally conceded.
Feeling acknowledged, Peggy Lewis beamed with delight.
Then she heard Lyke Zhekova continue: “But, we didn’t know each other back then, so you had no opportunity to call me Uncle.”
“We only met now, so you can’t possibly call me Uncle,” Lyke Zhekova said, finally sounding a bit satisfied.
Peggy Lewis thought that she could still call him Uncle.
Cindy Clarke also called him Uncle, which was absolutely fine.
But Peggy certainly detected that Lyke Zhekova didn’t want to be called Uncle.
Indeed, he was still rather young.
Also, she didn’t have any particular relation to him, so rushing to call him Uncle would indeed make their relationship seem closer than it actually was.
It could be seen as a bit thick-skinned.
So, Peggy nodded: “Let’s just stick to our own then.
I won’t follow Cindy’s style.”
At last, Lyke Zhekova revealed a content smile: “That’s more like it.”
Following the GPS directions, Lyke Zhekova drove Peggy to the entrance of her residential area.
The house was bought by Peggy herself.
She moved out from her parents’ house pretty early, using work as her excuse.
Her house was large enough, she was an only child, and the three-bedroom house was quite spacious, especially for a city like Belfard.
But as she grew older, her mother kept introducing her to potential boyfriends.
Her mother kept lecturing her about going on blind dates.
When Peggy didn’t like a guy from these dates, her mother would accuse her of having high standards.
She kept advising her to at least try to date someone, claiming that not all relationships start with love at first sight.
“Maybe upon spending time together, you might develop feelings,” she would suggest.
But when Peggy couldn’t develop any feelings despite continued persuasions or refused to even meet again, her mother would nag her to get married.
“Forget about love, just settle down if you find someone suitable,” she would advise.
“Are you planning to stay single all your life?”
“You are aging, don’t wait until after 30 when it gets much harder,” she would constantly remind Peggy.
Peggy had quite a few arguments with her mother over this matter.
In the end, fed up, Peggy decided to move out.
She bought a loft apartment in this residential area.
The apartment is not big, just 50 square meters in total.
But because it is divided into two levels, the overall usable area is quite enough.
It has a separate living room and kitchen.
The second floor is her bedroom, which can be partitioned into a walk-in closet.
There are two restrooms, one on each floor.
The upstairs one includes a bathtub, while the downstairs one is just a restroom.
The houses in Belfard are expensive, Peggy could afford a larger house, but it would be quite a burden.
Besides, living alone, a larger house would have been too much space for her.
Therefore, she just paid a down payment and bought this loft to live in.
It felt more secure than renting.
At least she had her little nest now and didn’t have to move house in regular intervals.
If she gets married later, she can buy a bigger house with her husband.
If she stays single, living here is enough.
