Chapter 701: , Accepting Fate (Seeking monthly tickets!)

August 30th.

In the morning, Song Yu accompanied Tian Run'e and Li Lan, mother and daughter, to go shopping.

Li Heng drove his second sister's van to Chen Xiaomi's house to pick someone up.

To pick up Zijin.

Yandai Slanted Street. Parking the car near the alley entrance, he walked into the hutong and knocked on the door of a Sihe Academy on the right side of the middle section.

This was Chen Xiaomi's new home, having just moved in less than half a year ago.

Although this was his first time here in this life, he had been here several times in his previous life, so he was familiar with the way. It was also to pick up Zijin.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Knock, knock, knock!"

After two rounds of knocking, the courtyard door opened with a "creak."

Somewhat unexpectedly, the person who opened the door was Zhong Lan.

Facing each other across the door, Zhong Lan looked at the young man outside in astonishment.

Li Heng looked at the "stranger" inside the door with an equally heavy head.

Neither of them had ever expected that they would meet each other in Jingcheng in such a way.

During the Spring Festival the year before last, they had seen each other across the road in Shangwan Village. And that was only seeing each other across the road.

Later, when Li Heng went to the Chen family to pay a New Year's call, Zhong Lan never came out to receive him, staying in her own room. Even the old man of the Chen family couldn't do anything about her.

Staring at each other, Li Heng's mouth moved, and he called out two words with difficulty, "Auntie."

Zhong Lan stared straight at him for a while, then turned and left, returning to a corner of the courtyard to sit and pick vegetables, ignoring him the whole time.

At this time, Chen Zijin walked out of the room quickly. Behind her followed Chen Xiaomi and Chen Zitong.

Clearly, the three women had also heard the knocking.

Sensing something unusual, Chen Zijin scanned her mother, then looked at Li Heng, then trotted over, smiling and reaching out to hug her sweetheart, "You're here."

Li Heng opened his arms, welcomed her, said "Mm" with a smile, and said, "Mm, kept my wife waiting for a long time."

Hearing the word "wife," Zhong Lan broke the celery in her hand with force, thinking: My eldest daughter is completely ignoring me, provoking me, and actively throwing herself into Li Heng's arms in front of me. Li Heng is even worse.

Chen Zitong meowed at her biological mother, meowed at her sister and Li Heng, and then deliberately shouted loudly:

"Brother-in-law, long time no see. Did you buy a gift for your dearest sister-in-law?"

Look! Look! This tone was as enthusiastic as it could be, almost making Zhong Lan die of anger.

Li Heng picked up Zijin and spun her around, then put her down and said, "I bought it, it's in the car. I'll take you to get it later."

Bought my foot. He hadn't even thought that his sister-in-law would be here, okay?

However, for things like gifts, it couldn't stump him. Based on this little money-grubber's nature, directly sealing a big red envelope would settle it simply.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Chen Zitong, Li Heng called Chen Xiaomi, "Little Aunt."

Chen Xiaomi smiled and closed the courtyard door, asking, "Have you had breakfast?"

Li Heng replied, "I ate before coming."

Chen Xiaomi asked, "School is about to start, when are you going back to Shanghai?"

Li Heng replied, "Tomorrow noon's plane ticket."

Chen Xiaomi glanced at Zijin, "Leaving tomorrow?"

Li Heng guessed what Chen Xiaomi was thinking and added, "I'll come back during National Day. I'll come specifically to accompany Zijin then."

This was the absolute truth, not some temporary fix or lying.

Hearing this, Chen Zitong took the lead in giving a thumbs up, "Brother-in-law is great. Treat me to a big meal then."

Li Heng expressed readily, "No problem."

Chen Xiaomi felt more comfortable and smiled, "Since you're leaving tomorrow, then take Zijin out for a walk. We're cleaning the house today, and there's dust everywhere, so I won't keep you. Come play during National Day."

They weren't actually cleaning the house, but since her sister-in-law was there, Chen Xiaomi believed Li Heng understood what she meant.

Li Heng responded, "Okay, then Zijin and I will go first."

As he spoke, he took Zijin's hand and turned to walk out of the courtyard door.

Chen Zitong hopped and skipped along behind them.

Chen Xiaomi personally saw them to the door.

Watching them leave, Chen Xiaomi thought for a while, returned to the Sihe Academy, and sat down on the stone bench next to Zhong Lan. She observed her sister-in-law's expression carefully for a while, and finally asked, "Sister-in-law, are you sulking?"

Zhong Lan glanced at her and said unpleasantly, "You still know to call me sister-in-law. You didn't treat me as your sister-in-law just now." ===== CHAPTER 702 =====