The Li Family Manor.
The old man and woman of the Li family were invited to visit by their longtime friend.
The eldest son, Li Qirui, was busy at the family company, and the second son, Li Qiwen, and his wife, Liu Wanran, also went out for some business.
The Calabash Brothers either went to tutoring classes or went to play with their friends.
Everyone was busy with their own things, and Li Qicheng and Zhong Jingyi also had to take their little Langbao to the hospital for a basic physical examination.
Therefore, they had no choice but to entrust Xiao Yanbao to their sister-in-law Liang Xunling, who happened to have nothing to do.
Although Liang Xunling was no longer the same Liang Xunling as before, Zhong Jingyi still gave her some words of advice before she left:
"Sister-in-law, I'm entrusting Yanbao to your care. Cheng-ge and I will try our best to go and come back as soon as possible!"
As she spoke, she looked at Xiao Yanbao with extreme reluctance. If she could, she would have liked to take her daughter with her.
However, after completing the basic check-up at the pediatric health center, the couple still had to take Xiao Langbao to get vaccinated. After all the back and forth, they felt it was safer and more secure to leave Xiao Yanbao at home.
Seeing Zhong Jingyi's worry and reluctance, Liang Xunling smiled and assured her:
"You all go and take care of your own affairs. Leave Yanbao to me, you can rest assured!"
Li Mujun, who was also staying at home with her younger sister, couldn't help but speak to Li Qicheng and Zhong Jingyi in a sensible manner:
"Mom and Dad, I will also help Auntie take care of my little sister. You can rest assured and take your little brother to the check-up! We will wait for you to come back obediently."
"Mom and Dad, Seventh Brother is right, we will all stay home and behave well."
Little Yanbao also followed her seventh brother's lead and greeted her parents. She then stepped closer to Little Langbao and instructed him:
"Little brother, be a good boy/girl! Cooperate well with the doctor's examination, and your big sister will be waiting for you to come home~"
As she spoke, Xiao Yanbao kissed Xiao Langbao on the cheek.
Little Langbao clearly enjoys being close to her older sister; her face immediately lit up with a smile, and she looked extremely happy.
After a reluctant farewell, Li Qicheng and Zhong Jingyi left the Li family manor with Xiao Langbao.
At that time, only three people remained as owners of the Li family manor: Liang Xunling, Li Mujun, and Li Xinyan.
An adult and two children sat in silence, utterly bored.
After all, the Li Family Manor is usually bustling and rarely quiet like this, so they are not used to it!
Liang Xunling spoke first, breaking the silence: "My two little darlings, what are our plans for today? How about your aunt takes you out for Western food?"
She looked at Li Mujun and Li Xinyan with a smile in her eyes, trying her best to appear as a kind and approachable aunt.
"Okay, okay!"
Little Yanbao responded very politely, "Yanyan hasn't had Western food in a long time, thank you Auntie!"
However, Li Mujun hesitated and asked, "Do we really have to go out to eat?"
After all, this was the first time his aunt had taken them out, and they didn't know if she was reliable or not. The seventh brother was quite cautious.
Hearing this, Liang Xunling turned to look at Li Mujun, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile:
"It's fine if you don't go out to eat, but then you'll have to eat the food I cook for you at noon."
Upon hearing this, Li Mujun's expression instantly turned somewhat unpleasant. She decisively stood up and said, "Then let's go out to eat!"
He once had the privilege of eating a meal cooked by his aunt, and the taste was simply... utterly outrageous!
As a result, for a long time, Li Mujun would feel a fear of being dominated by that smell whenever she saw her aunt, and she also felt deep sympathy for her eldest, second, and third brothers from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing Li Mujun's reaction, Liang Xunling frowned slightly.
"Hey! You brat, are you complaining that my cooking isn't good?"
It's not that it tastes bad, it's that you can't eat it!
Li Mujun said very bluntly, "Other people pay for cooking, but Auntie, you're risking your life to cook!"
He was unwilling to say anything against his conscience; his aunt's cooking was indeed awful, absolutely terrible!
"Don't talk nonsense in front of your sister! Is my cooking really that bad?"
Liang Xunling looked embarrassed and vehemently denied this objective fact. She still tried to save face by explaining to Xiao Yanbao:
"Yanbao, don't believe your seventh brother! He's only eaten my cooking once. My dishes are pretty good. Why don't you... try some?"
Li Mujun frantically tried to signal to her younger sister, but Xiao Yanbao quickly waved her hand at her aunt in refusal, saying:
"Let's not trouble Aunt and Uncle to cook for ourselves. Let's eat out!"
So, under the strong resistance of the two children, Liang Xunling had no choice but to give up the idea of cooking herself. After tidying up, she took the two siblings out for a Western meal.
They went to a place relatively close to the Li Family Manor, where there happened to be a Western restaurant, and the food was quite good.
Liang Xunling generously ordered a lot of delicious food and drinks for the two children. While waiting for the food, she received a call from her older sister, Liang Yueling.
Upon seeing the flashing name on the caller ID, Liang Xunling's face immediately darkened. Her mood, which had improved because of Li Mujun and Li Xinyan, instantly soured.
"Junbao, please take good care of your sister and yourself. Your aunt is going to answer a phone call and will be back in a bit."
Liang Xunling gave Li Mujun a few instructions, then reached out and patted Xiao Yanbao's head before getting up to answer the phone.
She didn't want to spoil the children's happy mood.
"Hey, why are you calling me all of a sudden? What's up this time?"
Liang Xunling answered Liang Yueling's call and asked the person on the other end of the line with complete impatience.
Because she knew very well that whenever Liang Yueling called her first, it was almost never for anything good.
Liang Yueling's voice quickly came through the phone to Liang Xunling's ears: "Xunling, I'm nearby. I see you. Can you come over here and we can talk face to face?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Xunling got goosebumps and immediately said warily:
"You...you weren't following me, were you? How did you know where I was?"
Liang Yueling explained, "I originally planned to go to the Li Family Manor to find you, but I saw you driving out with two children. I called you, but you didn't hear me, so I had to follow your car here."
"..."
Liang Xunling was completely speechless, feeling as if her older sister was a persistent, inescapable leech.
Fearing that she might rush into the Western restaurant and disturb Li Mujun and Li Xinyan's enjoyable meal, Liang Xunling had no choice but to agree to Liang Yueling's request and go find her.
The two met in a nearby park. Upon seeing Liang Yueling, Liang Xunling was startled and exclaimed:
"What happened to your face? It's covered in injuries and so swollen!"
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