Chapter 223

Xie Yanli was driving himself to pick them up. He raised his eyes to look at Shen Li sitting in the rear passenger seat through the rearview mirror, his smile kind, and he responded: "It was hard work coming all this way."

Shen Li kept her hands properly on her knees, clenching her fists a little nervously: "It's okay, it wasn't hard."

Xie Qin lowered his gaze, saw her small action of clenching her fists, pursed his lips, and smiled as he took her hand.

Shen Li turned her head and met his intrigued eyes, not understanding what he was smiling at.

Xie Qin spoke: "Did you bring anything to eat?"

Xie Yanli said to him: "You didn't even call out to your dad when you saw him. You're so old, yet you're not as sensible as Lili."

"Look at you, you have an opinion of me as soon as I get back." Xie Qin realized afterward and said: "Oh~ I'm redundant."

"Should I leave?"

Xie Yanli still gave him face, smiling and saying: "Son, Dad is also happy you're back."

Having rarely come back once in so many years, how could he bear to let him leave.

Xie Yanli told him: "There's a blue paper bag with cookies your mom baked today; eat some to pad your stomach first. By the time we get home, dinner should be almost ready."

Xie Qin saw the paper handbag in the car, so he let go of her hand to open it, seeing the small snacks inside, which were cookies in the shape of rabbits, "She still has this leisure?"

Xie Yanli said: "Knowing Lili was coming today, she started preparing this afternoon."

This feeling of being valued made Shen Li feel flattered, "It doesn't have to be so troublesome. I came too hurriedly this time and didn't even have time to bring gifts for you and Auntie."

Xie Yanli drove very steadily. There was still quite a bit of traffic in Di Du at this hour, and the road was a bit congested, "No need to buy anything, just you coming is enough; the house isn't lacking anything."

"How is your mother's health now? Is her recovery going well? Uncle knows a few experts who treat breast cancer; if you have time, you can come to Di Du Hospital for a check-up."

Shen Li responded with a faint smile, "Yes, Mom's health is much better now. She has gone to teach in Qing Yun Zhen in Su Shi."

After she finished speaking, Xie Qin unwrapped a cookie and brought it to her mouth.

Shen Li opened her mouth slightly and took a small bite of the cookie.

Xie Qin: "Letting you test the poison first, is it good?"

Xie Yanli: "I heard from A-Qin that she teaches physics, right?"

Shen Li nodded: "Yes."

"That's great." Xie Yanli said, "Next time if your mother has time, you can bring her to Di Du to play for a few days; A-Qin's mother and I will both be at home."

Shen Li: "Okay."

Chatting in the car for a while, Shen Li could feel that Xie Qin's father was a person with a stable temper and was very gentle. It seemed this personality trait hadn't been inherited by Xie Qin.

"Are you sleepy?" Xie Qin leaned over and asked in her ear.

Shen Li shook her head: "It's okay, not very sleepy."

Xie Yanli probably heard them, "Lili, if you're sleepy, just sleep for a while; we're still about twenty minutes from home."

Shen Li: "Okay."

When she got off the plane, she was indeed a bit sleepy, but now she should have pushed past it; Shen Li felt very energetic now.

The atmosphere in the car was quiet.

Traffic was relatively heavy now, and she was afraid of disturbing Xie's father while he was driving and making him distracted, so she didn't speak again.

After chatting with Xie's father for a while, Shen Li wasn't as nervous as before and felt a bit more relaxed.

When the car drove into a high-end villa area and stopped in the courtyard, Shen Li sat in the car, looking through the window, her eyes still couldn't help but show some surprise.

A six-story European-style villa.

The car doors opened, and they each got out.

Xie Yanli told her: "Don't be nervous, it's your own home from now on."

Shen Li looked into Xie's father's eyes, pursed her lips, and nodded.

Xie Qin walked to her side, took her hand, and walked toward the house.

In the kitchen of the living room, Xue Jingshu brought out the last soup and placed it on the dining table. She happened to see the people returning and greeted them with full joy: "Lili... you've finally returned."

Shen Li curled her lips and called out sweetly: "Hello, Auntie."

"Good, good, good, let Auntie take a look." Xue Jingshu passed Xie Yanli and Xie Qin, affectionately holding her hand and looking her up and down, "You child are even prettier than in the photos, your grades are good, and you're smart. I really don't know how you took a fancy to this bastard of mine."

Xie Qin stood lazily, tilted his head, and smiled helplessly: "The way you say that, if she didn't take a fancy to me, couldn't I pursue her?"

Xue Jingshu couldn't be bothered to look at him, "That's all the ability you have. Alright, there's nothing for you here, don't stay here and be an eyesore."

Xie Qin: "Fine! I'm rolling."

There was no one else with such an attitude of turning against someone.

Just like that, Shen Li was dumped by Xie Qin to Xie's mother.

Xie Qin put one hand in his pocket, turned around, and walked toward the person sitting by the sofa, sitting down beside Xie Huai.

Xie Huai glanced at Xie Qin faintly, extremely indifferent, and didn't speak to him.

As soon as Xie Qin got home, he acted like a master, crossing his feet and putting them on the coffee table in front of him, "Go! Pour two cups of tea for your brother and sister-in-law."

Xie Huai didn't say a word, but he put down the remote control, got up, and obediently went to the kitchen.

Xie Qin: "Stinky brat, you're quite good at pretending."

Shen Li was still being held by the hand by Xie's mother, who was talking: "It's too late today, I was afraid you'd be hungry coming here, so I cooked a few light late-night snacks. Just make do with this for now; Auntie will make you a good meal tomorrow."

Shen Li: "Thank you, Auntie, it's so late and I'm still troubling you."

The more Xue Jingshu looked, the more satisfied she felt, her smile never fading: "It's not a trouble at all. You and A-Qin being able to come home makes A-Qin's father and me happy."

As she spoke, she led her to sit down at the dining table.

Xie Yanli was already seated in the main seat and said to the person sitting on the sofa: "A-Qin, come over for a late-night snack."

Xie Qin stood up, walked unhurriedly to Shen Li's side, pulled out a chair, and sat down, "Such a big table, that's quite something. Why didn't I have this treatment when I came back before? Are you discriminating?"

Xue Jingshu: "If you stayed at home, you could eat like this every day."

In the end, Xue Jingshu still wanted him to stay in Di Du so the family could be reunited.

At this time, Xie Huai had already brewed two cups of tea, handed one to Xie Qin, and gave the other to Shen Li, "Please have some tea."

Xue Jingshu: "What 'please'? Call her sister-in-law!"

Xie Qin: "Stinky brat, can't you call her sister-in-law?"

The two voices sounded almost at the same time.

Xie Huai changed his words without changing his expression: "Sister-in-law, please have some tea."

Shen Li pulled her lips and smiled: "Thank you."

Xie Huai: "You're welcome."

Xie Huai put down the tea and sat with Xue Jingshu.

Shen Li understood a little now; Xie Qin's personality was all inherited from Xie's mother, their tempers were exactly the same.

Xie Huai was more like Xie's father.

Xue Jingshu: "Rest assured and stay at Auntie's house for these three days. You sleep in A-Qin's bedroom; his room is big, let A-Qin sleep in the guest room."

Shen Li nodded and agreed: "Okay."

She paused slightly: "Are you afraid of sleeping alone tonight? Or should I let A-Qin accompany you?"