Chapter 164 What are you whispering about?

The Chinese New Year is lively, but also very short.

After the Chinese New Year, Ye Muqi had been quietly preparing things so that he could take them back with him when Xia Ying and Yin Lan left.

But after waiting for two days, Yin Lan and Xia Ying showed no intention of going back.

Although Ye Muqi was confused in his heart, he was naturally happy that they could stay here.

Ye Muqi hasn't gone to the store to work these past two days. He has been staying at home with the two of them. Ye Zhengfeng can't sit still, so he goes for a walk outside the family compound during the day.

"Mom, we..."

When Ye Muqi went to the kitchen to make some beef jerky and brought it out, he saw Xia Ying and Yin Lan sitting on the sofa outside, whispering to each other, without watching the TV.

But because of the sound of the TV, Ye Muqi couldn't hear clearly what the two of them said, and walked over with the prepared beef jerky in his hand.

When Yin Lan and Xia Ying saw her coming, they suddenly separated, looked at her and smiled, and stopped talking about what had just happened.

"Xixi, what delicious food have you made this time?" Yin Lan asked her with a smile, reaching out and grabbing a piece of beef jerky from the plate and passing it over.

One piece was a bit big, so she divided it into two halves and gave the other half to Xia Ying.

Ye Muqi looked at them strangely, but the two of them looked normal, as if nothing had happened.

"Beef jerky, the beef is dehydrated and made into this. It can be kept for a long time and is very convenient to eat whenever you want." Ye Muqi retracted his gaze and introduced it.

She sat on the sofa, watching TV with the two of them, but she was a little distracted at the moment.

Situations like what just happened were not the first time that they had happened in the past two days. She often saw Xia Ying and Yin Lan huddled together, discussing something in a low voice. Their voices were so low that they could not be heard if one was a little far away.

But when she got closer, Yin Lan and Xia Ying either suddenly stopped talking or started talking to her instead. In short, they would not continue with the topic they were talking about before, as if they were hiding some secret.

"Mom, what were you discussing just now?" Ye Muqi couldn't figure it out, but after thinking about it, she just asked.

"Ah? No, no, what can we two discuss?" Xia Ying was stunned for a moment and quickly waved her hand to indicate no.

But she looked uncomfortable for a moment, but Yin Lan beside her looked normal, as if she was not affected at all.

Ye Muqi was even more confused, but the two of them were unwilling to speak, and she had no way of knowing what they were discussing.

In the evening, Xia Ying and the others returned to the old house after dinner. Ye Muqi took a shower and went to the kitchen to heat up some milk tea for himself. He sat on the sofa and drank it while thinking about what happened during the day.

"What are you thinking about?" Rong Jingchen came out of the shower and saw Ye Muqi sitting on the sofa with a frown on his face.

"I've discovered that our mom has been talking secretly lately, and she doesn't want me to know about it... It's weird, right?" Ye Muqi looked at Rong Jingchen and told him her doubts.

"..." Rong Jingchen's eyes flashed, and he immediately understood what the two of them were discussing.

He walked forward and held Ye Muqi in his arms.

"The two of them probably have something of their own to discuss, perhaps talking about things happening in the town. You wouldn't know if I told you, and you couldn't interrupt them if they said it in front of you, so they didn't say it in front of you." Rong Jingchen's brain was spinning rapidly, and he quickly came up with an explanation.

"Besides, if the relationship between the in-laws is good, isn't that a good thing?" Rong Jingchen added.

"Hmm..." Ye Muqi thought about it and realized that maybe she was thinking too much and ignored this matter.

After staying at home for another day, Ye Muqi couldn't stand it anymore, so he contacted Cai Dongmei and others and prepared to open the store the next day.

Yin Lan and Xia Ying still came to the store with her to help, and it looked like they would not be leaving in the short term.

"Xixi, let me cut this, don't hurt your hands."

When she was preparing food at noon, Yang Liwen came over and grabbed her, taking the knife from her hand.

Watching Yang Liwen cutting vegetables, Ye Muqi looked at her hands, her eyes full of confusion. She had been cutting vegetables for so long and had never cut her hands. Why was Yang Liwen suddenly worried about this?

Moreover, she had always been cutting vegetables before, and Yang Liwen had never done this before. Why did she suddenly become different after returning from the New Year?

"Sister Yang, I won't cut my hands while cutting vegetables." Ye Muqi was helpless, but still wanted to prepare the vegetables.

"Xixi, let me do this. I can do this." Cao Yuan also came over and took another kitchen knife to cut vegetables.

Chen Yufen came over, and Yang Liwen gave her the task of cutting vegetables. She watched Ye Muqi prepare to cook, and then came over again.

"Sister Yang, you don't think you'll hurt your hands while cooking, do you?" Ye Muqi asked as he saw her coming over.

"I'll help you fry it." Yang Liwen didn't say this this time, but just helped silently from the side.

Ye Muqi felt strange. It seemed that Yang Liwen and the other three were all scrambling for work. Could it be that after the Chinese New Year, they suddenly felt a sense of crisis?

She couldn't figure it out, so she decided to observe the situation for two days. If it was too serious, she would go talk to them.

After returning to the family compound in the evening, Xia Ying took Ye Muqi to buy vegetables from the retired veteran outside. Since she knew that there were freshly picked vegetables for sale there, Xia Ying would take her to buy those fresh vegetables every day.

"These vegetables were just picked from the fields. They are fresh and delicious. Don't complain about the trouble of buying vegetables every day. It's better to eat fresh ones." Xia Ying bought the vegetables and talked to Ye Muqi as she walked.

Ye Muqi put a lot of vegetables in the refrigerator, and Xia Ying knew it. She thought it was not good for Ye Muqi to stockpile too many vegetables in the refrigerator.

"Got it." Ye Muqi nodded.

In a blink of an eye, it has been several days since the Chinese New Year, and Ye Muqi's breakfast shop has reopened. Although she is happy that Xia Ying can stay here with her, she is worried that it will affect them.

After all, including the time before the Chinese New Year, they have been here for almost half a month.

"Mom, you're staying here for such a long time this time. Is it okay with your work? Will it have any impact?" After thinking about it, Ye Muqi asked the question that was worrying her.

"Your father and I have both taken annual leave. We have never taken leave before, so we have saved up all our time. We thought we could come and see you so that you can stay for a while, since it is a rare opportunity for you to come. You don't have to worry about Alan, because she can take longer leave than us, so you don't have to worry about us."

Xia Ying waved her hands and told Ye Muqi not to worry about them, as they could arrange everything themselves.