"Lieutenant Colonel Qin, hello, my name is Guan Shan, it's a pleasure to meet you." Guan Shan addressed Qin Yushen by his military rank.

Qin Yushen shook hands with him and nodded with a smile.

Zhu Yuqi simply said two words, "Hello."

Guan Yue was more enthusiastic, saying, "Wow, you and my boss look so well-matched!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu smiled and glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao, then said to Guan Yue, "Thank you."

After chatting for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Qin Yushen went into the kitchen to cook.

"Boss, do all the men in your family cook?" Guan Yue asked in surprise.

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded, "Yeah, I don't know how to make it."

Guan Yue gave a thumbs up, "You two have such a good relationship."

A man who can cook and do housework is more valuable than gold.

She felt that her parents' relationship was good enough, and her father always went along with her mother's wishes.

But at home, her mother still does the cooking and laundry.

It's true that people can't stand comparisons.

Zhu Yuqi wasn't interested in the topic. She looked at Lin Xiaoxiao and asked, "Isn't Yang Huaizhou coming?"

Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, "You know that the other person is him?"

Zhu Yuqi said calmly, "Just a guess."

"Are you sure his name is Yang Huaizhou?" Lin Xiaoxiao didn't believe her nonsense at all.

Zhu Yuqi smiled and said, "I don't know if his name is Yang Huaizhou, but I guess he's the one on the ship."

Lin Xiaoxiao yawned and rubbed her stomach. "Who cares who it is? We'll find out after the holiday."

You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever.

"That's true." Zhu Yuqi nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After dinner, the three of them left.

The neighbor's yard hadn't been cleaned up yet, and today it was dug up by treasure hunters, so Zhu Yuqi had to stay at a guesthouse for the time being.

Lin Xiaoxiao invited her to stay at her house, but she declined, saying she didn't want to disturb Lin Xiaoxiao and Qin Yushen's time together.

"I feel like I've forgotten something." While brushing her teeth before bed, Lin Xiaoxiao thought and thought, but couldn't come up with anything.

She's not one to make things difficult for herself; if she can't figure something out, she simply stops thinking about it.

Lying in bed, Lin Xiaoxiao rolled over; the blankets were definitely the most comfortable.

Qin Yushen told her, "I've been assigned a mission and will be gone for about a week. You need to take good care of yourself at home."

Lin Xiaoxiao closed her eyes and said, "I know, I know. Don't worry, I'll take good care of your daughter."

Last night, Qin Yushen had a dream. When he woke up this morning, he told Lin Xiaoxiao with a smile that he dreamed she was pregnant with a girl.

A soft and cuddly little girl.

He was overjoyed.

Lin Xiaoxiao was quite superstitious about pregnancy dreams, and after Qin Yushen said that, she was convinced that she was carrying a girl.

"Now I know what I forgot." Lin Xiaoxiao opened her eyes.

"Forgot what?" Qin Yu asked deeply.

Lin Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, then shook her head. "It's okay, let's go to sleep."

Seeing her like this, Qin Yushen knew it wasn't anything serious, so he didn't ask and gently carried her into sleep.

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In the blink of an eye, Qin Yushen has been gone for three days.

Lin Xiaoxiao had a wonderfully comfortable time during those three days.

Guan Yue brings her delicious food every day, and Zhu Yuqi, who has moved next door, also occasionally comes to feed her.

In just three days, I gained three pounds.

Qin Jinye, who had been waiting at the Qin family home for several days without his son and daughter-in-law arriving, couldn't sit still any longer.

He immediately sent his assistant to the department store to buy some canned malted milk powder and other groceries, and brought them to Lin Xiaoxiao's place.

At that time, Lin Xiaoxiao had just woken up from her afternoon nap and was drawing on the stone table in the courtyard.

Hearing the knock, she put the densely packed drawings on the table into her spatial storage and went to open the door.

"Dad, what brings you here?" Lin Xiaoxiao smiled insincerely when she saw Qin Jinye.

Qin Jinye had his assistant move the things he bought inside. "You and Yu Shen have been back in Beijing for over two months. If I hadn't come, would you have planned not to go home?"

Lin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes behind him. "Look at what you're saying. Didn't Qin Yushen's stepmother tell us not to go back?"

As Qin Jinye looked around the yard, he said, "When did she say that? How come I didn't know?"

"Let me imitate it for you," Lin Xiaoxiao coughed.

With a high-pitched, sarcastic tone, he said, "Yu Shen has never gotten along with Huai Jun and Huai Yi since they were little. It's better if he doesn't come back to live here, otherwise it will make everyone unhappy and become a laughing stock for outsiders."

Qin Jinye: "......"

Thinking about it carefully, Yao Huixian really did say that.

It was two months ago when he called Lin Xiaoxiao home.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Huaijun had a falling out that time.

Qin Jinye was a bit of a headache. They were all family, so why weren't they close?

The eldest son has been back in Beijing for so long, but he hasn't gone back to see his father even once.

Now that his eldest daughter-in-law is pregnant, he, as her father and father-in-law, has to find out from someone else.

Seriously... sigh.

“This courtyard is big, and I understand that you two don’t want to come back to live here, but you should at least come back for a meal once a week.” Qin Jinye saw the courtyard and knew that it was impossible for the two of them to go back to live here.

But he wanted to ease the tension with his eldest son, so he could only come up with the excuse of having a meal.

Lin Xiaoxiao poured him a glass of water. "I can't make that decision myself. I'll ask Qin Yushen when he gets back."

Qin Jinye had a deep understanding of how persuasive Lin Xiaoxiao was.

He could also tell that this daughter-in-law was a woman of strong opinions, and that even his cold-hearted eldest son would probably have to listen to her at home.

He simply didn't believe Lin Xiaoxiao's claim that she couldn't make the decision.

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