I am Guan Hongqi's boyfriend!
"Oh my! It's Hongqi's girlfriend!" The middle-aged woman immediately beamed, her tone becoming much warmer. "Hongqi is such a lucky boy! He found such a beautiful girl who's also a nurse! Come on in, there should be someone at their house!"
"Thank you, Auntie." Lin Wei was secretly delighted, but on the surface she still looked obedient and shy. Carrying the fruit, she walked towards the Guan family's courtyard house under the knowing and curious gazes of the neighbors.
Her move was insidious.
She didn't need to make a scene; she only needed to confirm her identity as Guan Hongqi's girlfriend in front of the neighbors and use public opinion and so-called reputation to put enormous pressure on the Guan family.
In this era that values reputation and neighborly relations, this tactic is far more effective than simply going to someone's door and making a scene.
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At this time, everything was peaceful and harmonious in the Guan family.
Guan Yuanxiu, wearing an apron, was busy cooking in the kitchen. The spatula sizzled against the wok, making an enticing sound.
Qin Yue sat on a small stool to the side, picking vegetables for dinner while chatting with her husband.
Knock knock knock...
A clear knock came at the door.
Qin Yue stopped what she was doing and looked up, puzzled. "Who could it be at this hour? Could it be Wenru and Yanzhi coming back? But that doesn't make sense; they usually don't come this early."
She stood up, wiped her hands on her apron, and prepared to open the door, muttering to herself, "Could it be that Shengsheng and the others mischievously locked the gate from the inside after coming home from school?"
At that moment, He Sheng, who was in the inner courtyard, also heard a knock on the door.
The boy, who was at that restless age, burst out like a little cannonball, shouting, "Grandma! I'll go open it! It must be my mom bringing me something delicious!"
Qin Yue watched her grandson Huanshi's retreating figure and smiled as she reminded him, "Slow down! Watch the threshold!"
He Sheng darted to the courtyard gate in a few steps, deftly pulled open the latch, and yanked the door open.
However, standing outside the door wasn't his mother, whom he had been hoping for, nor his father, but rather the face that his mother had sternly warned him to avoid...
He Sheng's smile froze instantly, and his bright eyes were filled with vigilance and disgust.
He remembered his mother's words, and he also remembered that this woman had come to their house to cause trouble before the New Year, forcing his uncle to move out.
Without even thinking, he reacted instinctively, suddenly stepping back and slamming the gate, which had just been slightly ajar, shut shut with all his might!
The sound was loud and urgent, causing dust to fall from the door frame.
Lin Wei, standing outside the door, hadn't even fully developed her feigned shy smile when she was startled by the door panel slamming against her, taking a step back and almost dropping the fruit net in her hand.
She never expected that the boy would open the door, let alone that he would react this way!
Inside the door, He Sheng leaned against the closed door, his heart pounding. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Grandma! Grandpa! It's that wicked woman!!"
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