Lin Wanwan was even more surprised and turned to look at Bai Qi, who was sitting with Lu Feng and Cheng Jinyan.

Bai Qi happened to be looking over as well, taking in both of their expressions.

Lin Wanwan raised an eyebrow at him and looked at Cheng Jinyan, saying, "Senior brother, you ran too fast! You got here before me."

Cheng Jinyan just smiled, and Xu Zhe joked, "From now on, can't we call you senior brother anymore? Can we call you brother or brother-in-law?"

Lin Wanwan glared, "No, he hasn't married Bai Ying yet."

"Whatever you want to call me."

Xu Zhang waved to her, "Come here quickly, what are you dawdling for?"

"Oh dear, wash your hands."

Lin Wanwan slowly sat down next to Qian Qian, took her arm, and leaned on her shoulder.

"Grandma, it's been almost two weeks since I last saw you. Did you miss me?"

Qian Qian patted her cheek. "Xiang, why do you look thinner again? Have you not been eating properly again?"

"Grandma, I don't like to eat in the summer, you know that. I'll gain all that weight back in the winter."

"What do you mean 'fat'? You stay thin even in winter. What would you like to eat?"

Lin Wanwan thought for a moment, "Iced white fungus soup?"

Before Qian Qian could speak, Xu Zhang interrupted her, "No way! You eat cold food in the summer, don't you want to ruin your stomach? We have pigeon soup today, you like it, so Grandma and I went to buy it this morning."

Jin Ling kept her hands on her knees, tightly gripping the hem of her skirt, forcing a smile as she watched Lin Wanwan interact with them.

Even Bai Ying, who was sitting next to him, noticed something was wrong.

He asked Lin Wanwan with his eyes.

Lin Wanwan ignored her and looked at Jin Ling with a smile, jokingly saying, "It seems we are really destined to be together. We used to be enemies, but now we're like relatives."

Bai Ying glanced at Lin Wanwan, then at Jin Ling, whose body was visibly stiff.

He quietly let go of her hand, waiting for Lin Wanwan to continue.

Lin Wanwan didn't say anything more and continued drinking her flower tea.

Xu Zhang and Qian Qian exchanged a glance, and Bai Ying smiled and smoothed things over.

“Oh, we know each other. No need for introductions. Sister Jinling, Wanwan is our younger sister. We’re like family.”

Jin Ling forced a smile and nodded at Lin Wanwan, "Long time no see."

"It's been so many years, Jinling is still as proud and beautiful as ever."

Jinling awkwardly clenched her hands. "Yes, it's been so many years."

Lin Wanwan turned to look at Cheng Jinyan, "Senior brother, you know how small the world is, who would have thought we'd run into each other again?" She then turned to look at Jin Ling, "Who knew you'd become Brother Bai Qi's girlfriend?"

Jin Ling smiled awkwardly, nodded, and softly agreed.

"Don't be nervous, Sister Jinling. My godparents are very easygoing, and my maternal grandparents are also very nice. Don't be nervous."

After Lin Wanwan finished speaking, Jin Ling felt even more nervous.

Who would have thought that Lin Wanwan knew Bai Qi? They even seemed to have a very close relationship.

From the moment she entered the family until now, this whole family has treated her like a treasure.

Jinling closed her eyes in despair.

She knew that Bai Qi didn't have much affection for her; he was only with her because he thought she was a suitable marriage partner.

In the first few days after they got together, Jinling was in a daze.

He has a good job, owns a house and a car, is handsome, has no mother-in-law/daughter-in-law problems, and has a beautiful and capable younger sister who is a news anchor.

Jinling was overjoyed to learn that he was going to introduce her to his family. She had been so excited these past few days that she hadn't been able to sleep well, constantly thinking about how to dress appropriately, how to speak, and how to sit gracefully.

Bai Qi had told her about the general situation of the Xu family; it was a family with a deep heritage. He had mentioned Lin Wanwan a few times, but Jin Ling just assumed it was someone with the same name. Although she was a little worried, she still felt it couldn't be that coincidental.

The moment Lin Wanwan stepped inside, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

Xu Zhang patted Jin Ling on the shoulder. “Wanwan is my goddaughter, but she’s no different from my own. Since you know each other, there’s no need to be so reserved.”

Lin Wanwan smiled faintly, "Why isn't my brother here yet? Is he going to be late at a time like this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Bei pushed open the door and entered the house. "I went to buy you your favorite roast duck, Miss. I went all the way around the city, and it's still hot. Shall we eat now? You can still have a hot meal."

Lin Wanwan laughed and fell down next to Qian Qian, "Grandma, my brother is jealous. He said you guys are biased towards me."

"Your brother should be jealous; everyone knows we favor you."

Gu Bei smiled helplessly, "As expected, it has to be my grandma. She has to be open about her favoritism."

Qian Qian laughed and scolded, "Do you think I'd hide anything from you?"

After the introductions, Xu Zhang looked at Li Zimu's belly and asked, "How have you been lately? Is your nanny taking good care of you? Just give me a call if you need anything."

Li Zimu nodded. "Auntie is doing well. She hasn't been vomiting lately. She just had a check-up yesterday, and the doctor said everything is normal."

Qian Qian glanced at her stomach and said, "That's good. Just be careful and don't be too careless."

"Okay, Grandma, I will."

Xu Zhe stood up and said, "Let's eat. Auntie has come to check on us several times already, and the young lady's roast duck will get cold soon."

Lin Wanwan walked over with a smile and took his arm. "Then can I sit next to you? It would be so prestigious for you to have me, the young lady, serving you."

Xu Zhe smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss."

"No trouble at all. You all favor me, so I have to perform well, right? What if I lose your favor one day? Would I just be left crying in my blankets?"

Qian Qian patted her on the head from behind, "This child, she's never serious."