Chapter 452: Any Chance?

"Alright, I'll try." Liu Erya's eyes were very bright, the kind of brightness that was completely untainted.

An Yinan smiled and looked at everyone; she thought that everyone had their own goals and would work hard for them.

Grandmother looked at each of the young women, "Only when I see you all do I feel that the new era has arrived!"

Grandpa Chen nodded in agreement, "The old sister is right; only when I see this group of children do I feel that the new era has arrived."

Fang Hong watched Li Xiue silently, though she was very careful and did not observe too much; from her actions since entering the door, she felt that the two generations of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would certainly be able to get along.

Li Xiue was too gentle; in every movement, there was a sense of a Jiangnan beauty.

After everyone finished eating, they helped clear the things into the kitchen.

"I'm granting you a day off today to go out and walk around with Li Xiu'e." An Yinan patted Yun Qi on the shoulder; if she didn't push her An Erge, that dull person, who knew how long he would dawdle?

Li Xiue glared at him, then looked at Yun Qi, "Let's talk."

A week ago, Yun Qi had found her and confessed his feelings.

She had been surprised at the time; in fact, she had always known that she deserved someone better.

But that person, she had never thought it would be Yun Qi.

Yun Qi!

The Yun Family.

They were all people and a family she dared not even imagine.

"Alright." Yun Qi smiled and wiped his hands, which had been washing dishes.

The two walked out the front door, and Fang Hong walked to An Yinan's side, "Is there a chance?"

An Yinan shook her head.

"None?" Fang Hong sighed, "With that dull person An Erge, I also feel that the girl wouldn't look favorably upon him!"

A roast from one's own mother is the most lethal!

An Yinan smiled, "Second Aunt, why do you have so little confidence in An Erge!"

Fang Hong thought for a moment, "Actually, he grew up by Big Aunt's side since he was young; I didn't have time to look after him, and I have always felt indebted to him."

"Later, as he gradually grew up and knew who his mother was, his feelings for Big Aunt remained very close and affectionate, even more so than for me."

"This is what I deserve; after all, that is the grace of raising him."

"Later, I found a way to communicate with him, which was to be friends; the two of us would joke around and debate over things."

"Still later, when he was nearly thirty, I suddenly realized that perhaps the harm I caused him was not just that simple."

An Yinan fell silent for a moment; why did she feel that Second Aunt was overthinking it?

Although An Erge was good at using schemes, his mental state was very healthy.

His schemes might be a bit ruthless, but his attitude toward his relatives was always so warm and enthusiastic.

This was who he was!

"Could it be that he is afraid, afraid that his children would be like him, not growing up by their parents' side? That's why he never talks about a partner."

Only today did Fang Hong voice her thoughts; before this, she hadn't dared to say it or even bring it up.

That was a kind of guilt as a parent.

An Yinan thought for a while, then asked, "Second Aunt, are you overthinking this?"

Although it was very impolite to say so, she felt that this matter had no impact on Yun Qi, but it had a significant impact on Second Aunt!

"Nan Nan, this is the first time I've said it out loud; I've been thinking about this for years."

"The most critical thing is that I don't know how to bring it up with him!" Fang Hong's guilt and self-reproach had not been a matter of one or two days, or even one or two years.

"Mom!" At this moment, a voice broke the private conversation between the two.

Yun Qi had originally come back to get his jacket; his money and tickets were in the jacket pocket, and going out with the girl he liked, he couldn't let the girl spend her money.

Such a jerk move, he really couldn't bring himself to do it.

But just as he was getting his jacket, he heard the conversation between his mother and Nan Nan.

He also hadn't expected that his own romantic affairs had troubled his mother for so long.

Moreover, his mother had a fiery temper; sometimes she felt more like a buddy or a friend to him.

She never had the airs of an elder, but she had never once lacked in caring for him.

She thought she was incompetent, but in his heart, she was the most competent mother!

"Why did you come back?" Fang Hong's expression stiffened for a moment; she didn't know how much this brat had heard.

Yun Qi looked at Li Xiue, but he walked into the kitchen and hugged his mother.

"You are the best mother; I don't talk about a partner because I haven't met anyone who makes my heart beat, and your son doesn't want to settle."

"Now that I have met her, whether it succeeds or not, I will give it my all."

"Mom, you have always been my idol."

Yun Qi whispered in Fang Hong's ear; he had never thought that his mother, who had such a strong personality, would be so insecure.

It was he who had neglected his mother too much in the past.

"You brat, don't keep the girl waiting!" Fang Hong patted his back.

Yun Qi let go of his mother and smiled, "Rest in the afternoon, wait for me to come back."

"Alright." Fang Hong nodded.

Liu Xicai walked in from outside, "Overthinking it, aren't you?"

Fang Hong smiled embarrassedly; she was grateful to her sister-in-law.

"These children have a good foundation; none of the children in our Yun Family will have problems in their hearts, otherwise, your eldest brother would have dragged them to the army for training long ago."

"Fang Hong, you are getting old too." Liu Xicai sighed.

The woman who used to be so full of vigor, efficient in her work, and like a flame, now also had worries and sorrows.

"Yes! I've grown old," Fang Hong had to admit.

"In the past, when they were small, the Compilation Bureau was too busy; I worked day and night, but now that I have a little time, I suddenly realize they have all grown up."

"I missed the children's growth." Fang Hong still had reservations with others, but with her sister-in-law, she would be frank.

Both sons were raised by her sister-in-law.

Her sister-in-law worked during the day, and every day she had to care about the children's studies and their growth.

She knew herself just how difficult that was.

Liu Xicai patted her shoulder, "We have known each other for over thirty years; what is there for you to worry about?"

"They are both very good and have never lacked their parents' love."

"Although Cloud Pavilion is far away, there was a phone call every time, and the children would wait by the phone, waiting for their father's call, waiting for their father to ask about their schoolwork, waiting for their father to ask about their lives."

"You were always busy, but after working day and night for a week, you would always set aside one day to be with them."

"I remember one time, you rushed through meetings for three days and three nights in a row, and when you arrived, you were so tired that you fell asleep while playing with Lao Er."

Liu Xicai found that these things seemed to have happened just yesterday.

"At that time, Lao Er was only four or five years old, right?"

"He went to his own room, took a blanket, and covered you with it."

"No matter who entered the room, he would shush them, saying, 'Mom is asleep, be quiet.'"

"Such a small child, he already knew how to take care of his mother."

"You might think you gave too little, but they accepted everything; love is not in the time spent together, but in the quality of that time."

Liu Xicai was not comforting Fang Hong, but rather speaking as an outsider who had seen it all.

And it was her true feeling.