Chapter 157 Mom and Dad Are Here Too
More than a month passed in a flash, and Ye Muqi had already put on a cotton jacket and went to the breakfast shop every day.
"Chinese New Year is just one week away, Xixi, will we be open during the Chinese New Year?" Cai Dongmei looked at the date and asked Ye Muxi.
"During the Chinese New Year, everyone should be at home cooking and having a reunion dinner. Stores will be closed for two or three days. Everyone should spend the Chinese New Year at home."
Ye Muqi thought that the New Year atmosphere in this era was much stronger than in later generations. Most people celebrated the New Year at home, and few people would eat out.
Moreover, Rong Jingchen had said before that he wanted to bring Xia Ying and the others over to celebrate the New Year together. When she called home, Xia Ying and Yin Lan both said they would come over. Ye Muqi was still thinking about this and wanted to spend more time with her family.
"Okay." Cai Dongmei nodded, thinking that this arrangement was good. Since the store opened, everyone had basically not had any rest in the past few months except for the week of decoration.
"Will it snow in Beijing during the New Year?" Ye Muqi looked outside and wrapped himself tightly in his cotton jacket.
Although he is afraid of the cold, Ye Muqi still wants to see the snow in the north.
"Qiqi, phone call!" As she was looking at him, Yang Liwen received a call calling her.
"Xixi, I knew you should be in the store at this time." Ye Muxi had just picked up the phone when Xia Ying's voice came from the other end of the line, "We are in Beijing. Come back early when you are done."
Ye Muqi was a little surprised. He had agreed to come before the New Year, and she thought it would be good if he could come three or five days in advance. She didn't expect that he would come a week before the New Year.
"Mom, where are you now?" Ye Muqi asked her quickly.
"We are getting ready to go to the family compound now, so you don't need to pick us up. I just want to tell you to come back early after you finish your work in the store." After Xia Ying finished speaking to Ye Muqi, she hung up the phone.
She made this call just to tell Ye Muqi and wanted to see her earlier.
"Sister Yang, my parents are here. I'll leave the store to you. I'm going back first!"
Ye Muqi was anxious and wanted to see Xia Ying and the others as soon as possible. He hadn't seen them for several months.
"Can I drive you home?" Yang Liwen saw that she was anxious and thought that there were still people in the store, so she wanted to give her a ride.
"It's okay, I'll take a taxi back, it'll be almost time." Ye Muqi waved at her and quickly ran out of the store.
Xia Ying called Ye Muqi at the train station. Although Rong Jingchen said he would go back to pick them up, Yin Lan said she knew the way and did not tell Rong Jingchen. She brought Xia Ying and her husband to Beijing.
"Why don't you call Jingchen and tell him that we are in Beijing?" After Xia Ying hung up the phone, she looked at Yin Lan and asked her.
"As for him, we've told him that he will definitely come to pick us up. I've been here before and I'm familiar with the place. There's no need for him to make a special trip to pick us up." Yin Lan shook her head and didn't call Rong Jingchen.
Yin Lan took Xia Ying and Ye Zhengfeng out of the train station and took a taxi towards the family compound.
Not long after, the three of them arrived outside the family compound. Yin Lan looked at the family compound, which was no different from before, with nostalgia in her eyes.
"Is this the family compound? Living here is no worse than living at home." Xia Ying looked at the environment outside the family compound and couldn't help but sigh.
Although the yard is a bit old, having been there for more than ten or twenty years, it is well maintained, and the surroundings are clean and tidy, which is very comfortable to look at.
Yin Lan led them to the gate. There was a guard booth outside the family compound with a guard inside. He was a former veteran, so safety was guaranteed.
Xia Ying and Ye Zhengfeng used to think that life in the family home might be hard, but after arriving here, they found that it was not the case, and their worries gradually dissipated.
Although Ye Muqi always said yes every time he called, Xia Ying was always worried until she saw him.
"Brother Mu, are you still working as a security guard in our family compound? I thought you had retired." Yin Lan looked at the person in the guard booth with a nostalgic look on her face, and couldn't help but step forward to say hello.
After many years, Yin Lan was happy to return to this place and see familiar people.
She was not just familiar with this place because she had been here before. She had also lived here before. But after Rong Haiquan got into trouble, she took Rong Jingchen and moved back to the town.
"Alan?" The guard stared at Yin Lan for several times. It was not that he didn't recognize her, but he was surprised after recognizing her. He looked at her several more times before he was sure.
"It's me." Yin Lan nodded.
"It's been more than ten years, right? You're still the same as before, you haven't changed at all."
The guard greeted her with a smile. He was very happy to see an old acquaintance from more than ten years ago.
"Why did you come back suddenly?"
"Come to see my son and daughter-in-law." Yin Lan replied with a smile.
Xia Ying and Ye Zhengfeng stood by, waiting quietly without interrupting their conversation.
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Ye Muqi hurried back from the store, and as soon as he arrived outside the family yard, he saw three people standing outside the yard.
"Mom and Dad!" Ye Muqi recognized Xia Ying and Ye Zhengfeng at a glance and ran over excitedly.
After several months, neither of them has changed at all, they are still the same as before.
"Mom." Ye Muqi looked at Yin Lan and called her a few times, but he seemed a little more reserved than when facing Xia Ying.
"Is this your daughter-in-law? Your daughter-in-law is very nice. She is well-known in our courtyard. She cooks delicious meals, is pretty, and can make money. Alan, you are so lucky!"
As soon as the security guard saw Ye Muqi, he immediately praised him to Yin Lan, his tone full of love for Ye Muqi.
"On the eve of the Chinese New Year a few days ago, she gave me a piece of bacon. What a nice girl!"
Ye Muqi felt a little embarrassed by what he said. Looking at Xia Ying and Ye Zhengfeng, he missed them very much.
"It looks like we really don't have to worry about Xiqi. She seems to be living well here. Her little face has become rounder." Ye Zhengfeng looked at Ye Muqi and felt completely relieved.
From Ye Muqi's rosy complexion and the fact that she looked a little fatter, it was obvious that she was living very well here.
"It seems like he has gained a little weight." Xia Ying looked at Ye Muqi and nodded in approval.
"No, no, it's just that the weather is cold, so I look fat when I wear too much. I'm not fat!" Ye Muqi didn't like to hear this, so she pulled Xia Ying and started to act coquettishly, "Mom, look at me, I'm wearing four pieces, they're all clothes, but I'm not fat at all."
"Not fat, not fat. Our Qiqi is not fat at all." Seeing her acting coquettishly, Xia Ying quickly responded to her.
"But this little face looks rounder." Ye Zhengfeng disagreed and reiterated the facts he saw.
"..." Ye Muqi felt that Ye Zhengfeng was also quite straight, so she pulled Xia Ying and stomped her feet, then complained to her: "Mom! Look at him!"