Luo Yifan understood the meaning behind her words and was overjoyed. He didn't bother to chat with Zhu Qianying anymore, stood up abruptly, and strode towards the kitchen.
Pushing open the kitchen door, I saw Chen Jing relaxing, leaning against the side, drinking water from a cup.
"Jing, come out for a moment, I have something I want to talk to you about."
Chen Jing raised her eyelids and glanced at him, wanting to ask something, but in the end, fearing that he might say something explicit or cheesy, she picked up her cup and followed him out of the kitchen.
Luo Yifan knew she was shy, so after leaving the house, he went straight to his office. Chen Jing didn't understand why, but she could only silently follow him into the office.
Just then, Zizai looked up and immediately saw Luo Yifan and Chen Jing slip into the office one after the other, which piqued his curiosity.
He stared at the office door for a while, deep in thought, before turning to ask Zhu Qianying.
"Mommy, are Grandma and Grandpa Luo up to something bad?"
Zhu Qianying was drinking water when she heard the little guy's words and couldn't help but spit out the water in her mouth.
"Honey, don't talk nonsense. Grandma and Grandpa Luo are just talking about some things. What bad things could they possibly do?"
"How did they manage to do it so stealthily?"
It's often said that children have particularly keen senses, and that's true.
The little guy only saw the backs of the two elders, yet he said such things.
Zhu Qianying tapped his little head, "What do you mean by sneaking around? So when you and Xiao Luzi sometimes hide in a corner to whisper to each other, are you doing something bad too?"
The little guy blushed slightly, "Of course not! Bai Xiaolu and I were just arguing!"
To be honest, the two little rascals do often hide away to argue. The reason is probably that they don't want their parents to worry or something. Anyway, both Zizai and Bai Xiaolu are used to resolving their conflicts and grievances in private.
Zhu Qianying smiled as she looked at her son, then at Bai Xiaolu, and noticed that both of the little ones' faces were red. Suddenly, she felt a surge of excitement and wanted to tease them.
"Tsk, you two kids, why do you have so many arguments?"
At first, she was actually concerned about the reason why the two little ones were arguing and tried to mediate.
But later, she gradually realized that children's quarrels shouldn't be taken too seriously.
She didn't know about other children, but she couldn't take her two little rascals too seriously. These two little guys could be arguing fiercely one moment and then happily holding hands to go swimming, play with the stars, or ride bicycles the next. Their intimacy was no less than that of the twins, Beibei and Guoguo.
Therefore, to this day, Zhu Qianying has always turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to the two little ones arguing.
"Ugh, Mommy, you're so mean!"
Clearly, the little guy was unwilling to explain in detail to Zhu Qianying.
It wasn't that the little guy wanted to keep any secrets from Zhu Qianying, but rather that he and Bai Xiaolu often argued over the smallest, most trivial things. And he was afraid that if he told his mother about these things, she would laugh at him, saying he was petty and not gentlemanly enough.
Zhu Qianying pinched her son's rosy cheeks in a very good mood. She was about to say something when she noticed Bai Xiaolu's equally rosy face. So she withdrew her wicked claws and decided to let the two little ones off the hook.
"Alright, you two continue playing chess. Don't look around and it will affect your performance."
Both children learned Go from Yanbo. At first, their skills were about the same, but in the last few days, Zizai's skills have become slightly better. It seems that boys have a slight advantage in this area.
Therefore, upon hearing what Zhu Qianying said, Bai Xiaolu turned her gaze back to the chessboard and began to play the game very seriously.
Zizai's thoughts were also pulled back by Zhu Qianying's teasing. He had long forgotten about his mother-in-law and Grandpa Luo sneaking into the office, and he lowered his head to seriously study the chess game in front of him.
After Chen Jing followed Luo Yifan inside, she habitually closed the door before asking, "Brother Luo, what's up?"
After the two families spent two days together, her relationship with Luo Yifan became much more certain than before.
The two of them will no longer be as polite to each other as before.
Chen Jing, in front of Luo Yifan, rarely flinched as before, and spoke much more directly.
Luo Yifan, caught up in the heat of his conversation with Zhu Qianying, hadn't figured out how to tell Chen Jing before he went into the kitchen and pulled her out.
He paused for a moment, organizing his thoughts, before finally saying, "Jing, I'd like to cancel my hotel reservation. What do you think?"
What Chen Jing said was naturally different from what Zhu Qianying said.
Chen Jing's eyes widened in surprise. "Are you going back to Beijing or R City?"
For a moment, she hadn't connected Luo Yifan's words with what Zhu Qianying had told her before, so she just assumed he was leaving temporarily, and a little bit of reluctance and sadness welled up in her heart.
Luo Yifan hadn't expected to cause such a misunderstanding. He wanted to explain, but then he thought that perhaps letting things go was a good idea.
So he nodded.
"That is the plan..."
Chen Jing couldn't hide her disappointment. "That's right. You've been in L City for so long. You can't just leave Fanxin Pavilion unattended forever. How long are you going to go back?"
Luo Yifan reached out and took her hand, gently stroking it in his palm.
"It's not because I want to go back to check on the business of Fanxin Pavilion. Xiaoxian and Xiaochang are taking care of those things. Besides, with the internet so developed now, it doesn't matter whether I'm in Beijing or L City."
Chen Jing looked at him, puzzled. "Then why are you leaving?"
As soon as the question left her mouth, Chen Jing realized her mistake and coughed lightly, trying to hide her embarrassment and shyness.
Luo Yifan squeezed her hand. "I don't want to leave either, but I don't like staying in hotels. I want to buy a house here, but I can't find a suitable one right away... What can I do?"
Chen Jing was a bit slow on some things, but she wasn't stupid. After hearing Luo Yifan's words, the words her eldest daughter had just told her flashed through her mind, and she vaguely understood.
This matter is probably related to the eldest daughter.
Even though she understood that this was just a scheme orchestrated by her eldest daughter and Luo Yifan, she couldn't avoid it.
Because she would rather Luo Yifan leave than be plotted against by the two of them.
Moreover, her daughter is right. She and Luo Yifan are already quite old. Once they've made up their minds, they should act decisively. Any further delays will only shorten their bright future.
The idea of "seizing the day" is probably more practical for someone her age than for younger people.
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