In the kitchen, the mother and her two children were preparing in an orderly manner.

"Mommy, Mommy~"

The little one's voice arrives before the person does.

Ye Wanying was tasting the dipping sauce she had just prepared when she suddenly heard her precious son's shout, causing the spoon in her hand to shake involuntarily.

"What's wrong?"

The last word, "了," was not uttered before it could be spoken.

"Sister Hong?"

Xia Hong stood at the door with a smile on her face:

Are you surprised?

Well, that's certainly surprising, but clearly, despite the surprise, they don't intend to admit it outright.

Withdraw your surprised gaze:

"Should I change my tune now?" he said, a deliberately sarcastic smile on his face.

hiss.

Overall, Editor-in-Chief Xia was slightly inferior.

"Change your tune my ass! Can't you speak properly?"

The fact that the question made Editor-in-Chief Xia swear shows that it really hit a nerve with him.

Ye Wanying's eyes flickered; she guessed it almost without asking.

No wonder, Minister Gu hadn't been seen since we got off the train, it turns out...

That's right!

"Cough...cough cough."

Feeling a chill run down Xia Hong's spine from this deliberate teasing, she couldn't seem to find a reason to explain herself. Should she say that she had been coerced into coming?

Who would believe that?

Anyway, Xia Hong herself wouldn't believe the reason others gave.

Fortunately, Ye's mother came out from inside at that moment:

"What are you talking about? And who is this gentleman?"

Ye's mother had never met Xia Hong.

Ye Wanying then suppressed her smile: "Mother, let me introduce you, this is..."

"Hello, Auntie, I'm Yingying's friend, my name is Xia Hong. You can just call me Xia Xia."

hehe.

Is it really necessary to get so excited?

They haven't said anything yet, have they?

In Xia Hong's words, who knows how you'll introduce yourself? It's better to just introduce yourself; it's better than you saying something surprising.

Ultimately, she just didn't want to get involved with a certain man.

This was something that even Ling Jin, who was standing nearby, could see, except for Ye's mother who was unaware of the situation. However, the younger generation would naturally handle their own affairs, and besides, he was the young master of the Gu family, so Ling Jin wouldn't say anything more.

Ye Wanying didn't want to push too hard, lest it backfire.

"Xia, this girl is really beautiful."

Hearing Ye's mother's praise, Xia Hong blushed, looking slightly shy.

Yes, this was the first time Xia Hong had ever been praised so openly to her face.

She coughed twice and said, "Auntie, let me help." As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and walked in, picking up the cleaver from the cutting board and starting to chop.

Ye's mother immediately swallowed back her words of refusal:

This girl has such a quick temper!

Ye Wanying glanced at him a few times, then said nothing more, instead looking at her beloved son in front of her: "Your second uncle is back?"

Although it was a question, there was absolute certainty in his words.

The little one hummed in agreement, then nodded, "Yes, Mom."

Ye Wanying smiled and said, "Okay, Mom knows. Go play with Brother Xiao Jiu. Mom will call you when dinner is ready."

After the two little ones ran off, Ye Wanying looked in a certain direction.

Minister Gu was already standing there quite early.

puff!

Minister Gu, Minister Gu, is this kind of freakish behavior of yours really appropriate?

Seeing that she had been discovered, Gu Ziling's face twitched uncomfortably before she turned and left quickly, which made Yingying laugh.

It seems that Minister Gu is quite innocent!