Huang Yiyi's parents were so excited when they heard the shout that they almost jumped off their chairs.

He immediately opened the small gate in the yard and hugged Huang Yiyi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Mr. Huang was so agitated that he hugged Huang Yiyi and slapped her back hard. "You brat! You finally knew to come back! Do you know how much time has passed?! And how did you know a disaster would happen?! You wouldn't let us look for you, and you kept saying you'd definitely come back. You really scared us to death!!!"

Huang Yiyi coughed repeatedly while being filmed, but she didn't complain at all. It felt so good to be held by her parents.

After the initial excitement, Huang's parents finally saw the large group of classmates behind their daughter. The children were very well-behaved and greeted them in unison, "Hello, uncles and aunties!"

Huang Yiyi was about to introduce them one by one, but it was too cold outside, so her parents quickly invited them inside.

Everyone sat down, and Huang's father poured tea for everyone. Huang Yiyi pointed to Xiao Feiran, intending to introduce everyone to him.

Aunt Huang waved her hand with a smile, "Oh dear, we know all the girls, Fei Ran, Si Yu, Zhi Zhi, Zheng Wan, right? We've seen them on social media before, but we haven't met these boys before."

I never expected my mom to have such a good memory; she actually remembers the names of all the other roommates. That's actually quite nice, it saves me a lot of trouble.

Since the girl didn't need an introduction, Huang Yiyi said directly, "Qi Yanche, Lu Yuan, Shen Lingfeng, Chen Yiyi, and French Fries, they are also our classmates. We met on the way and came back together."

Perhaps it was because Fries was too well-behaved, not barking once since it came in, and lying very obediently at Qi Yanche's feet, that Huang's parents realized they actually had a dog.

Upon hearing its name, Fries stood up, began to smile and greet its parents with a very obedient tilt of its head.

Mr. Huang really loves small pets, but unfortunately, Mrs. Huang doesn't allow them to have any, so they've never had any at home. But actually, Mrs. Huang doesn't dislike animals; she's just too lazy to clean or walk them.

It's no exaggeration to say that Mr. Huang's eyes lit up immediately. "Wow, this dog is so well taken care of!"

Seeing how completely captivated Huang's father was, Huang's mother was speechless and subtly kicked him. "Your daughter just got back, can't you stop rambling? Focus on the important stuff first, okay?"

After being kicked, Mr. Huang realized that as a father, he should focus on his daughter first.

Mr. Huang adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his expression turning slightly serious. "So what exactly happened? You seemed to know everything when you made that phone call, and since you knew these things were happening, why didn't you come home?"

If Cheng Zhi's parents are the type who are content as long as their child gets home safely and don't ask why, then Huang Yiyi's parents are quite different. Perhaps because Huang Yiyi is an only child, the family's focus has been on her for many years, so they want to get to the bottom of everything.

Perhaps anticipating her parents' question, Huang Yiyi calmly looked at them and replied, "I still stand by my story. I heard it from a niche radio station, and the way he described it made it sound so real that I believed him."

This claim was clearly false, and Huang Yiyi's parents naturally wanted to press for more information.

Before they could even speak, Huang Yiyi continued, "I've said everything I need to say. Believe it or not, it's up to you. If you don't believe me, I'll run away from home. I mean what I say, so don't ask any more questions."

They only had this one child, and after such a long time, she had finally come back. Of course, they didn't want to drive her away, so they kept their mouths shut.

Huang Ma sighed and drank the water on the table in one gulp. "Alright, I won't ask anymore. You must be tired from your journey back. I'll go cook you some wontons."

Seeing that her parents weren't going to pursue the matter, Huang Yiyi immediately dropped her serious facade and said with a grin, "Mom, I want two bowls, and I want your chili sauce on top."

Looking at the nine college students staring expectantly at her, along with a dog, Huang Ma was at her wit's end.

Huang Ma: "..." From cooking for three people to now cooking for twelve, the number is really a bit terrifying.

Almost through gritted teeth, Huang Ma managed to say "okay." Looking at her husband still sitting on the sofa playing with the fries, Huang Ma really wanted to throw a kitchen knife at him.

Huang's father didn't notice Huang's mother's murderous glare, but Huang Yiyi did. She secretly kicked Huang's father and whispered, "If you don't go help, you won't get any wonton wrappers tonight, the northwest wind will be your dinner."

Huang's father, who had barely petted the dog for two seconds, thought: "..." Right, now there are nine more people in the house than just the two of them. If only one person is cooking, it might really take until the next morning.

Mr. Huang wasn't quite clear-headed either. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he started rummaging through the rice bags, saying, "With so many people, we'll have to cook two pots of rice, right?"

"..." Huang Ma couldn't take it anymore and threw the chopsticks in her hand on Huang Ba's head, practically roaring, "Does anyone listen to you? Wonton! Little wonton, what are you cooking!"

Actually, Mr. Huang didn't mishear; he just thought cooking rice would be more convenient, while he would have to make the wontons himself.

There are more than a dozen people outside, all eating wontons. We'll have to cook several pots to feed them all.

Huang Ma didn't think that much. She turned around and looked at the group of children chatting in the living room, and her heart softened. "So what if there's a lot? Let's take it slow. After all, it's what the children want to eat."

Everyone in the living room was very curious.

Cheng Zhi gently nudged Huang Yiyi beside her, "Your family is quite well-off, aren't you? You can still afford meat? Did you freeze some for them before?"

Huang Yiyi herself was also puzzled. She used to buy mostly instant food, and she did buy some grains, but it was really very little compared to other foods.

Huang Yiyi was shocked that she could still make small wontons after all this time.

"Could my parents have gone to commit some kind of crime? Otherwise, how come our family is still so wealthy?" Huang Yiyi started to let her imagination run wild again.

Hearing this, Xiao Feiran burst out laughing, almost spitting the tea in her mouth onto the face of the person sitting opposite her. "Cough cough cough, even if your uncle and aunt are breaking the law, it's much less serious than what you're doing. Besides, how could they possibly steal or rob?"

That makes sense, and Yangzhou seems quite peaceful on the surface; it doesn't look like a place where a theft would happen. Forget it, I'll stop guessing and just ask my parents directly later.