"Well, I'll go see Jinhe." As Li Sisi spoke, she stood up and walked around Pei Yanli and out.
Pei Yanli was about to walk towards her when he suddenly stopped.
Li Nian curled his lips, a smile flashed across his eyes, and he held up the empty bowl in his hand and said calmly, "Could you please put the bowl in the kitchen for me, Brother Pei?"
Pei Yanli was slightly stunned and replied, "Okay."
Seeing him take the bowl and walk out, Li Nian raised her voice and reminded him, "Brother Pei, Sisi is in the east wing."
Pei Yanli's frown relaxed upon hearing this. He took the bowl to the kitchen and went to the east wing.
Li Sisi, who was chatting with her nanny about raising children, saw him come in and asked hurriedly, "Why are you here too?"
Li Sisi felt a little regretful after asking this question. Is there any need to say this? He must be here to see Jinhe!
Jinhe was placed in a cradle by her nanny and was sleeping at this time.
Li Sisi stood up to make way, but she didn't expect to see an oil-paper bag handed to her as soon as she stood up.
She looked down curiously at Pei Yanli's slender fingers as he unwrapped the oil-paper package, revealing the pastry inside. Pei Yanli's deep voice rang out above her head: "I bought it for you on the way."
Li Sisi looked up in surprise: "Huh? How do you know I like to eat this?"
Pei Yanli: "I've always known it." But I told myself not to cross the line before, so I pretended I knew nothing.
Li Sisi took the oil-paper bag from him and whispered, "Thank you."
Pei Yanli looked down at her, his eyes burning: "That's not what I want to hear."
Li Sisi puffed out her cheeks. Jinhe was still asleep, so this was not a good place to have a conversation. So she pulled Pei Yanli out.
She pulled Pei Yanli all the way through the hanging flower gate and came to the waterside pavilion in the outer courtyard.
Pei Yanli let her pull him, his eyes fixed on her hand that was holding his wrist, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his usually expressionless face.
The two stood in the waterside pavilion. Li Sisi said with a very serious expression: "Pei Yanli, I have been thinking about what you said these days. I also feel your sincerity about this matter, but..."
"Yanli?" Aunt Pei's voice suddenly sounded.
Li Sisi was so shocked that her whole body froze, and a feeling of guilt suddenly emerged from the bottom of her heart.
Aunt Pei shouted in a blaming tone, "Oh, don't you see what day it is today? You're still dragging Sisi to talk about work. Sisi has already asked for leave, can't you let her rest?"
After saying that, she waved towards Li Sisi: "Sisi, come here, let's ignore him and go back to the house with Auntie."
Li Sisi quickly responded, "Coming."
She whispered quickly to Pei Yanli, "Well, I'm leaving now. We'll talk later."
Pei Yanli's brows, which originally had a hint of warmth, gradually sank, covering the darkness in his eyes.
Although Sisi didn't finish her words, he could roughly guess what she meant.
He took a deep breath and followed. The messy corners of his robe seemed to tell his mood as he walked.
Yu Niang's cooking skills are now all based on Nanjiang cuisine, and the whole table is filled with Nanjiang stir-fries and clear soups.
Aunt Pei had eaten at the Li residence many times and had gradually become accustomed to the taste. She had even learned to cook a few dishes. She thought that when Sisi married into her family in the future, she would be able to show off her cooking skills to her daughter-in-law.
It's just that Yu'an is too gentle. He and Sisi have been together for such a long time, but there has been no progress in their relationship.
How about she, as a mother, ask Sisi what she thinks on behalf of her son?
While I was thinking about it, I saw my eldest son helping Sisi pick up some food?
Aunt Pei paused while stuffing food into her mouth, opened her mouth, and her face was full of undisguised surprise.
When Pei Yanli sat down, he deliberately chose a seat next to Li Sisi.
Now, because of the action of picking up food, the distance between the two people seemed much closer than the distance between other people.
Li Sisi didn't expect Pei Yanli to help her pick up food so openly in front of Aunt Pei, and her mind was in a mess.
"No need... I can do it myself," she said in a low voice, and even with her head lowered, she couldn't hide the blush that spread from her cheeks to her ears.
Pei Yanli, however, was so bold as to ignore her embarrassment. He tilted his head slightly to look at Li Sisi and asked in a low voice, "Is it a boy or a girl that Nian Nian gave birth to?"
Li Sisi lowered her head and didn't look at him, and replied in a low voice: "Girl."
Pei Yanli looked at her, his cold voice sounding gentle when he listened carefully: "Have you thought of a name? I'll go to the government office to register this afternoon."
Li Sisi poked at the rice in her bowl and replied, "Li Jinhe, the jin of jinxiu and the he of hemiao."
Pei Yanli: "What a nice name."
Li Sisi: ...Thank you, your praise is not sincere at all.
In Aunt Pei's eyes, the two of them looked like the interaction between a young couple.
In an instant, the food in my mouth had no taste at all, and I couldn't stop wondering.
Isn't Sisi with Yu'an? Why is she with Yanli again?
Everyone enjoyed the meal differently.
Pei Yanli still had to be on duty in the afternoon. After dinner, he was about to talk to Li Sisi, but he was caught by his mother and taken home.
As soon as she got home, Aunt Pei couldn't wait to ask, "Yanli, what's going on between you and Sisi?"
A hint of coldness flashed across Pei Yanli's eyes. He understood what his mother was planning, but he had already had physical contact with Sisi, so he wanted his mother to give up the idea of bringing Sisi and Yu'an together.
He said seriously, "Don't you want me to get married soon? My son truly loves Sisi and wants to marry her."
When Aunt Pei heard his answer, she realized that her eldest son was serious. She immediately glared at him and said unkindly, "Then you can't steal your brother's wife!"
Pei Yanli's pupils grew even colder as he corrected her, "Sisi and Yu'an are just friends. There's nothing innocent between them."
Aunt Pei was displeased, but she also knew her eldest son's stubborn temper, so she suppressed her anger and advised him kindly: "I'm an experienced person, I can see that they have feelings for each other. Be polite, you're the older brother, so you should give in to your younger brother."
"Mom!" Pei Yanli stared at his mother with a firm voice, "I can give in to Yu'an in anything, but not Sisi!"
Aunt Pei was never able to influence the decisions of her eldest son, so she left in anger.
He was thinking in his mind that he had to quickly write a letter to Yu'an, asking him to find a way to ask for leave and go home. If he didn't come back, his elder brother would snatch away the wife he had just got!
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