"Auntie, is what he said true?"
Liang Xunling heard Gao Kexin's tearful voice behind her. Liang Xunling hurriedly turned around and saw Gao Kexin looking blank, with tears streaming down her face like an unstoppable faucet.
"You heard everything?"
Hadn't she already turned the volume down completely? How could she still hear it? Liang Xunling panicked immediately, glanced at the front door not far away, and then pulled Gao Kexin toward the living room.
Just as Gao Kexin was being pulled into the villa, the boys waiting at the door started cheering. A convoy of cars with their hazard lights flashing was heading towards the manor. Li Qicheng's car was surrounded by several other cars in the center. Before the car even reached the door, Xiao Yanbao saw his older brothers gesturing wildly at him.
As Li Qicheng rolled down the car window, he gestured towards Xiao Yanbao with his mouth towards the chattering crowd.
"Yanbao, look! Everyone's here to pick you up!"
The boys gathered at the door saw Xiao Yanbao peek out from the lowered car window and waved to her. The third brother, Li Muhao, spoke with a smug look to the fourth brother, Li Muhan, and the fifth brother, Li Mufeng, who were waving their arms the most enthusiastically:
"Stop dancing. Yanbao will definitely greet me first. No matter how hard you dance, it won't be as close as my relationship with Yanbao. We've been through thick and thin together."
In Li Muhao's eyes, being saved by Xiao Yanbao meant they had gone through thick and thin together and had a life-or-death bond. However, Li Muhan and Li Mufeng refused to admit defeat and instead waved their arms even more forcefully, even calling out "sister" louder.
"You guys have no chance. Yanbao will definitely call me first, since I'm her older brother. You're just cousins, nothing special."
It was Seventh Brother Li Mujun who spoke. Li Mujun's words were very powerful, drawing glares from the brothers that made them want to hit him. However, Li Muhao remained confident, after all, he thought he was the only one who had encountered a ghost with Xiao Yanbao. He also believed that Xiao Yanbao had come to Earth from the M78 Nebula to save him.
While the older brothers were arguing, Xiao Yanbao shouted loudly towards the crowd:
"Mother!"
Zhong Jingyi, who was standing closest to the roadside in the crowd, raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then responded loudly.
Immediately, the faces of the older brothers all fell down. However, before everyone could react, the third brother, Li Muhao, said something slyly to his brothers.
"Let's see who Yanbao calls 'brother' first. I'm definitely the one who's closest to Yanbao."
Then Li Muhao jogged towards the convoy, and all the older brothers, except for the seventh brother Li Mujun, followed. Li Mujun shouted loudly to the six brothers in front of her:
"So what if I talk to you first? Yanbao is still staying at my house, calling me 'brother' every day. I'm getting tired of it."
After saying that, Li Mujun muttered something under her breath.
"You guys are so envious."
However, when she looked up, she realized that none of her brothers had heard her. Li Mujun immediately became anxious and ran towards them as fast as she could.
"Slow down, all of you! Don't fall."
The old lady of the Li family reached out to stop Li Mujun, but Li Mujun dodged her. She could only shout loudly to tell everyone to slow down.
Liu Wanran smiled as she watched the brothers run past, and, supporting the old lady, said:
"You don't need to worry about them. Their sibling relationship is a blessing for our family."
Before the old lady could speak, the old man spoke first.
"Second brother's wife is right. Let those boys run around. Anyway, Yanbao will definitely want to hug me first. None of you should try to take it from me."
After saying this, he stood in front of the old lady as if asserting his sovereignty, and while looking at Li Qicheng's car, he pointed to the empty space in front of him.
Upon seeing this, Li Qicheng's lips curled up slightly, and he then cooperatively parked the car in front of his father.
"Yanbao, you must be so scared! Let Grandpa check if you're hurt."
Before anyone else could step forward, the old man even rushed ahead of Zhong Jingyi to take Xiao Yanbao out of the car. Perhaps because of his anger and coughing earlier, he even staggered a bit when he picked up Yanbao.
Seeing this, Li Qirui and Li Qiwen, who were standing nearby, quickly stepped forward to help him, but the old man refused. Little Yanbao, held in the old man's arms, sweetly called out "Grandpa," instantly filling the old man with strength. At the same time, he proudly called out to his grandsons who were running towards them:
"Yanbao hugged me first, so you all lost."
He then strode quickly toward the living room, with everyone else following closely behind. Only Li Qirui deliberately slowed down, lagging behind until Li Qicheng got out of the car. He then spoke first:
"Are you alright?"
Li Qicheng shook his head slightly, his gaze lingered on his elder brother for a moment, he sighed softly, took a few quick steps to Li Qirui's side, and put his arm around Li Qirui's shoulder.
Li Qirui hadn't had his shoulder put on like this in a long time. His body stiffened abruptly, and he looked at his third brother with some surprise. Li Qicheng's reaction was beyond Li Qirui's expectations.
"Let's go, bro."
"Okay, sure."
Li Qirui's steps were a bit erratic, and he only adjusted himself after walking a few meters. Then he glanced hesitantly at his third brother Li Qicheng's profile.
"Don't you have anything you want to ask me?"
“I believe you, brother, and I believe my sister-in-law too.”
Li Qicheng's eyes were clear, and he spoke without the slightest hesitation. He had already thought it through on the way here. This could only have been done by Gao Ping and his wife alone. His elder brother and sister-in-law were definitely unaware of it.
After my older brother and sister-in-law found out about this, they must have felt very uneasy and uncomfortable. I don't need to take my anger out on them, and there's no reason for me to do so.
"I'm sorry! If they weren't relatives with me, they would never have thought of doing this to Yanbao. This is something that Xunling and I owe Yanbao."
Li Qicheng reached out and patted his older brother's shoulder, smiling as he spoke:
“We’re all family, there’s no debt between us, and you and your sister-in-law don’t need to feel guilty.”
As for Gao Kexin, the two tacitly avoided mentioning her. Although Li Qicheng would not easily transfer his hatred for Gao Ping and his wife to Gao Kexin, he could not remain calm when he saw her.
When the two brothers arrived in the living room, Li Qirui happened to see his son forcibly squeezing into the arms of the old man who was sitting on the sofa holding Yanbao.
"Li Muhao! What are you doing?"
Li Qirui's shout instantly drew the attention of the seven brothers surrounding the old man. The third brother, Li Muhao, turned his head to look at his father, who was glaring at him angrily, and then knelt down on the ground with a thud.
End of this chapter
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