Inside the carriage, Qi Wan was overjoyed. She had already spotted Li Xuchang through the window, but it wasn't convenient to get off on the street, so she could only suppress her emotions, holding the fast-sleeping Qi Qingpeng, and smiling sweetly.
Li Yue and Li Yin visibly tensed up, after all, the person they were about to meet was their only remaining family member.
For them, everything was unknown.
Qi Wan noticed this and spoke up to comfort her.
"Don't be nervous, these are your maternal relatives, the closest people in the world."
Li Yue tried to remain calm on the surface, but a hint of unease lingered in his heart.
The Wu family were also the closest people to them in this world. However, he was willing to believe Qi Wan; all along, this aunt had treated him and his siblings with genuine sincerity.
He was also willing to believe his mother.
Li Xuchang rushed into the Li family's backyard like a gust of wind and found Pan Jinhua.
"Mother! Wan'er has arrived!"
"What?! That's great!"
Pan Jinhua was overjoyed; the whole family had been eagerly anticipating it, and it had finally arrived.
"What are you doing here? Go and greet your brother-in-law. Don't neglect him."
"Hey!"
Li Xuchang rushed out again.
"Jing'er, quickly go and inform your father and your second uncle, and find Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu again. Also, inform your fourth uncle's great-uncle and great-aunt!"
"Yes, Grandmother!"
Pan Jinhua arranged for Li Qing to leave and went to the place where the women were making hairpins. The return of the third son's wife was a big deal, and it would be good if everyone in the family was there.
Li Xuchang went back to welcome the Qi siblings.
When he returned to the door, Qi Wan had already gotten out of the car with the child in her arms. Upon seeing Qi Wan, Li Xuchang could no longer see anyone else.
"Wan'er..."
Li Xuchang's voice trembled violently. Seeing him like this, Qi Wan didn't cry, but instead laughed.
"Pfft, husband, look at our Qingpeng!"
"Oh, okay, okay, Qingpeng, my daughter, my daughter."
Li Xuchang was incoherent, wiping his hands on his clothes before taking the baby from Qi Wan's arms; his hands were covered in sweat.
"Don't stand here, go inside first."
"Yes, yes, my brother-in-law is right."
Li Xuchang carefully and tightly held the baby in his arms, a big smile on his face, and quickly led the way.
"Your uncle has gone mad and didn't notice you. Please don't be offended."
Qi Wan tried to make things right for Li Xuchang in front of the two siblings.
Li Yue smiled and shook his head. A hint of envy flashed in Li Yin's eyes. How wonderful.
Let's go.
The head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) arranged for his men to help the Qi family unload the goods, while the Qi family's coachman watched.
——
Li's Workshop.
"Dad! Third Aunt is back!"
"!"
"Second Uncle, Third Aunt is here!"
"!"
"Grandmother! They've arrived! My third aunt has arrived!"
"!"
Li Qing was so out of breath from running that she never felt this weak before.
Everyone who received the news rushed home, and he resignedly followed suit.
——
When Qi An entered, there were already quite a few people in the main hall of the Li family.
"Qi An greets the old lady."
"Qi Wan greets her mother-in-law."
"Li Yue and Li Yin greet their great-aunt."
"Good, good, good. It's been a long time since I've seen you, my dear nephew. I'm so glad Wan'er is back. You two siblings, get up and sit down. We don't need to stand on ceremony with family."
Liu Yun and Mo Qiaoniang smiled happily at Qi Wan; the three sisters-in-law were finally reunited.
"Sister-in-law has finally arrived! My third brother has been eagerly awaiting this moment, and the two children have been missing you terribly too."
"Thank you both for looking after those two children."
"Why talk about these things?"
Liu Yun scolded him twice.
"Mother, this is Qingpeng, my daughter."
Li Xuchang held the child up to show Pan Jinhua, speaking in a boastful tone.
“Nephew, the third son is so happy he’s practically rolling on the floor. Don’t mind him. The eldest and second eldest are both at the factory and should be arriving soon.”
Pan Jinhua felt that her son was hopeless, as he was making foolish mistakes everywhere.
“Madam, our two families have been related by marriage for over ten years. Xu Chang and I grew up together, so how could I not know him?”
Qi An laughed. His brother-in-law was always like this. If it weren't for this reason, he wouldn't have been willing to send his sister here.
Li Xuchang stood by, grinning foolishly, occasionally glancing at Qi Wan.
"Wow, our Qingpeng is a beauty in the making!"
"That's right, she has very fair skin."
Liu Yun stepped forward and took the baby in her arms. She and Pan Jinhua and the others examined the infant closely.
Pan Jinhua chatted with Qi An for a few minutes, then called her children to come and pay their respects. Only after Li Xuming and the others arrived did she leave.
With someone to accompany Qi An, Qi Wan and her two siblings were taken to the backyard by Liu Yun and the others.
After Li Qingtong and Li Qingjun returned, they were called to the hall to pay their respects to their uncle before running to the backyard to see their mother.
No matter how obedient the two children are on ordinary days, they always have teary eyes when they see Qi Wan.
Qi Wan could hold back her tears in front of Li Xuchang, but when she saw the two children, she couldn't hold them back anymore, and the three of them hugged each other and cried bitterly.
"Mother! Jun'er misses you so much, and brother misses you too!"
"mother·····"
Qi Wan had one arm around each of them, and she couldn't get enough of looking at them.
"You've all grown up, and your mother misses you all. From now on, our family will never be separated again."
Li Yin watched this scene from the side, her eyes also reddening. Her behavior was not unusual, and so were the others.
Li Yue gently took his sister's hand and shook it, "Don't cry."
"Yes, brother, it's because I'm happy for Auntie."
Qi Wan and her two children were weeping bitterly when, in the next moment, Li Qing brought Yuan Shi in.
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