After lunch, everyone sat in the living room chatting, preparing to rest before taking a nap.
As a little laborer who hadn't stopped working all morning, Zizai yawned repeatedly after finishing his meal, and soon fell asleep in Zhu Qianying's arms.
Seeing that the little guy was asleep, everyone prepared to go back to their bedrooms for a nap. But at that moment, Uncle Hai hurriedly walked in, his expression seemingly a little strange.
He glanced at Zhu Qianying first, then turned his gaze to Young Master Yan, "Young Master..."
Zhu Qianying vaguely felt that this matter might be related to her, but she only thought that it was a visit from the Zhu family.
Yan Shao also glanced at Zhu Qianying. In fact, his guess was similar to Zhu Qianying's, that Zhu Zhizhou had returned.
"Speak, what is it?"
Uncle Hai hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Master Yi and Miss Yi are outside the gate..."
After saying that, he secretly glanced at Zhu Qianying again.
Yan Han's expression remained unchanged, and he also looked at Zhu Qianying. However, Zhu Qianying pretended not to hear him, hugged her son tightly, and was about to stand up, "I'll take Zizai upstairs to sleep first..."
Unexpectedly, before she could stand up, Yan Shao grabbed her arm. "Ying'er, you are the hostess, you should stay and greet the guests."
Zhu Qianying cursed inwardly, but in front of Yan Bo and his wife, she couldn't refuse directly, so she said, "Zizai has been very clingy these past two days. I'll go upstairs with him to sleep for a while, and we can come down later."
Zhu Qianying's tactic was a delaying tactic, but Yan Han was not fooled.
"Mom, you sleep with Zizai!" These words were spoken by Chen Jing. As she spoke, she took Zizai from Zhu Qianying's arms and walked towards the stairs first.
Madam Yan understood why her son did this, so she also spoke up for him.
“Ying’er, we’re getting old. Xiao Han is already in charge of this family. Why don’t you stay and keep him company?”
Since Madam Yan, as an elder, had said so, Zhu Qianying had no further excuses.
After all, to outsiders, she is Yan Han's wife. If Yan Han is the head of the household, then she is indeed the mistress of the house.
When guests arrive, the hostess deliberately avoids seeing them. If word gets out, people will only laugh at Young Master Yan for marrying a wife who can't handle big occasions.
"aunt……"
Zhu Qianying was in a dilemma. Morally speaking, she should indeed stay, after all, she had promised Young Master Yan that she would play the role of a loving couple in public for the next year.
Rationally speaking, however, she did not want to stay.
Yes, she admitted it; she didn't want to see Yi Wei!
She's not a masochist, so she doesn't want to make herself unhappy.
What's more, this is the way they came to us.
Who knows if they've come to reminisce with Young Master Yan or to denounce him?
"Ying'er, we'll all stay. Don't worry, we'll back you up if anything happens!"
Madam Yan was unaware that her son had completely fallen out with the Yi family; she only thought that Yi Wei had come to cause trouble.
Although in Madam Yan's view, Yi Wei had no right or status to cause trouble, she felt that it was not surprising for someone like Yi Wei to do such a thing.
Zhu Qianying smiled helplessly. To be honest, she didn't need anyone to support her.
After all, Yi Wei only cared about the title of Mrs. Yan, while Zhu Qianying had no attachment to it whatsoever.
But she couldn't say these things to Old Madam Yan directly.
So I had no choice but to sit in the living room and obediently wait for the arrival of our distinguished guest.
After carrying Zizai to Chen Jing's bedroom, Yan Shao quickly went downstairs and naturally sat down next to Zhu Qianying.
Reaching out, he gently squeezed Zhu Qianying's hand resting on his thigh and whispered, "Don't worry, she'll be fine."
Zhu Qianying smiled at him, but thought to herself, "Who cares about what Yi Wei will do?"
She simply didn't want to see Yi Wei, so why did both Old Madam Yan and Yan Han think she was afraid of Yi Wei?
Zhu Qianying subtly withdrew her hand and bent down to pick up the cup that was placed on the coffee table.
She had made up her mind that no matter what happened or what she heard, she would pretend not to see or hear it, and try to speak as little as possible to avoid causing herself unnecessary trouble.
Soon, Uncle Hai's voice came from the entrance hall, greeting the guests. Yan Bo and his wife got up first, and Zhu Qianying followed suit. Young Master Yan, who had been lazily lounging on the sofa, had no choice but to get up as well, put his arm around Zhu Qianying's shoulder, and follow his parents out to greet them.
"Brother Yan, Sister Huai, I'm sorry to bother you!"
Yi Changxing, who was walking in front, presented a gift box to Yan Bo.
"Changxing, just come and sit down, why go to such lengths?"
Yan Bo handed the gift box to Uncle Hai, then put his arm around Yi Changxing's shoulder and led him inside.
"Uncle and Aunt, Brother Han..."
Yi Wei, along with her two younger brothers, also entered the room. However, all three of them automatically ignored Zhu Qianying, as if she didn't exist.
Zhu Qianying found it amusing. Did the Yi family really not even understand basic etiquette?
Or do you think that Zhu Qianying isn't even worthy of being addressed by them?
Yan Han didn't even glance at the three siblings. He put his arm around Zhu Qianying and turned to go back to the living room. Old Madam Yan also felt that the three siblings were really going too far. No matter what the current state of Ying'er's relationship with her son was, they were still husband and wife, which was an undeniable fact.
"Xiao Wei, come here. You haven't met your sister-in-law before, have you?"
Madam Yan pulled Yi Wei aside and pointed to Zhu Qianying, introducing her.
"She is Ying'er, your brother Han's wife, and also Zizai's mother. She was studying abroad and only recently returned to China. I suppose you two haven't met yet."
After Madam Yan introduced them in this way, Yi Wei, though unwilling, still extended her hand to Zhu Qianying, "Ying'er, right? My name is Yi Wei, and I'm older than you."
The implication is that if you want me to call you sister-in-law, maybe in the next life.
Zhu Qianying didn't seem to care much for being called "sister-in-law," and simply reached out to shake hands with Yi Wei lightly.
However, Yi Wei's two younger brothers, under pressure from Old Madam Yan, finally obediently called Zhu Qianying "sister-in-law".
Young Master Yan was extremely indifferent to the three siblings—no, he was extremely indifferent to all four members of the Yi family.
The family invited the four of them to sit down in the living room. Yan Shao led Zhu Qianying to his special sofa seat and let her sit inside. He then casually sat on the armrest of the sofa, his hand on Zhu Qianying's waist and his body leaning slightly against her.
"Changxing, are you planning to go on a trip tomorrow? You've come to wish us a Happy New Year so early!"
Yan Bo knew the whole story about his son's punishment of the Yi family, so he immediately shut down Yi Changxing's plea for leniency.
As expected, Yi Changxing's expression changed, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke.
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