Wen Qi changed into wide-leg casual pants and a hooded sweatshirt, while Feng Xiao changed into suit trousers and a white shirt.
At that time, the two came out of their respective rooms one after the other, and couldn't help frowning when they saw each other.
Wen Qi said, "There's no need to dress like this at home, aren't we just going downstairs to have a meal?"
Feng Xiao said, "My future mother-in-law is dressed so business-like, it would be bad if I dress too casually, right?"
Wen Qi thought about it and it seemed to make sense, "Then I'll go change into another set?"
Just as Feng Xiao was about to nod, Zhang Zhenyan came up, wearing the same style as Wen Qi, except that the sweatshirt had no hood. Zhang Zhenyan smiled in surprise, "We have such similar tastes!"
Zhang Zhenyan came over, hugged Wen Qi's arm and walked downstairs, "Let's go downstairs to eat!" When she passed Feng Xiao, she frowned and said disdainfully, "Why are you wearing such rigid clothes at home? Go change into something comfortable."
Feng Xiao was dumbfounded.
Wen Qi turned around and gave him a helpless expression, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to help you."
Feng Xiao sighed and could only go back to his room and change into a set of clothes of the same style as the two of them. Fortunately, when he came down, he saw that Zhang Yancheng had also changed into a set of home clothes, and Feng Xiao immediately relaxed a lot.
The Zhang family's kitchen is open, and the dining room is next to it. There is a round table with a diameter of 1.5 meters. In the middle is placed the sliced roasted lamb, and around it are side dishes. It is just the right size for six people to sit around it.
After Zhang Linyuan came downstairs, he smiled and said, "Sorry, uncle is a little busy. Don't stand there, sit down quickly."
Wen Qi and Feng Xiao greeted each other one after another, and after everyone in the Zhang family was seated, the two of them sat down in the remaining seats - Feng Xiao sat next to his father-in-law, Wen Qi sat next to Feng Xiao's mother-in-law, and Zhang Zhenyan was sandwiched between the two of them.
Wen Qi was speechless. What kind of childish ghost is Zhang Zhenyan? This kind of protest method of "I won't sit with you" is not even used by elementary school students! The three elders of the Zhang family looked normal, obviously they were used to it.
Zhang Linyuan smiled and said, "How can we eat roasted whole lamb without drinking? How about Feng Xiao's alcohol tolerance? Can you drink some white wine with uncle?"
Feng Xiao sat up straighter. "I can drink quite well, but I can't compare to you. I can drink a little white wine." He stood up and said, "By the way, uncle, I also brought two bottles of white wine. It's a specialty of our hometown, brewed using the ancient method. Grandpa Zhang drank it before and said it was good, so I brought you two bottles."
Zhang Linyuan showed some interest, "Give it and try it!"
Feng Xiao was waiting for this sentence, and turned around to get the wine.
Without waiting to eat the meat, the father-in-law and son-in-law drank a glass first.
Zhang Linyuan nodded and praised, "Good wine! But two bottles are a bit too little."
Feng Xiao said quickly: "I'll look for it when I get back and send you a few more bottles."
Zhang Yancheng glared at his son and said, "This wine is handmade. We can't make much in a year. It's good to have something to drink."
Zhang Linyuan smacked his lips. "Such a delicious wine can definitely be expanded." He looked at Feng Xiao. "Don't you think so?"
Feng Xiao understood immediately, "I'll go back and ask if I can buy it."
Zhang Linyuan laughed and patted his shoulder, "Uncle is just kidding you, this kid is really honest." He sighed and then called everyone, "Eat it while it's hot, the taste will change when it gets cold."
Wen Qi remained silent, silently observing the Zhang couple. They were a typical couple who looked harmonious but were actually distant. They had no feelings for each other but were able to maintain a superficial harmony. Moreover, the two of them had a very positive aura, and it could be seen that they were both upright and honest, and would not do anything shameful in private.
Seeing this, Wen Qi withdrew his gaze. It was enough to know his general character and that he would not bring any harm to the Feng family. It would be impolite to explore further.
After three rounds of drinks, Zhang Linyuan asked, "When do you plan to hold the wedding?"
Feng Xiao put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "I have discussed with Zhen Yan that we will hold the wedding on Balon Island in March. The climate there is warm, not too cold or too hot, which is just right. We will have about two months to prepare. Although it's a bit rushed, everything we need will be there."
Wen Qi smiled and added, "Before we came back, we had already contacted the wedding dress customization studio I used before. We paid extra money to speed up the work, and they also asked for a tie at the waistline so that I could wear it even if my belly got a little bigger."
Zhang Zhenyan put her arms around the two men, one on each side, and smiled happily.
Liang Shuang sighed when she saw this, "You're about to get married and become a mother, why are you still acting like a child?"
Zhang Zhenyan raised her chin and said confidently, "Because someone spoils me!"
Feng Xiao couldn't help but pinched her face with a smile, his eyes full of doting.
Wen Qi also said: "Before marriage, Zhenyan was the little princess of the Zhang family, and after marriage, Zhenyan is the princess of our Feng family." She looked at Zhang Zhenyan and said seriously: "Even after the child is born, you don't have to make any changes. You have to be a good Zhang Zhenyan first, and then be a mother to the child."
Zhang Zhenyan's eyes were red, and she whimpered with a tight throat. When she raised her hands to hug Wen Qi, tears began to flow. She cried and choked as she said, "Sister-in-law, you are the best sister-in-law in the world!"
Wen Qi patted her back soothingly and said softly, "Don't get excited, don't get excited. It's not good for the baby."
The corners of Liang Shuang's eyes were a little red, and her expression was complicated, but most of it was relief that her daughter was much luckier than her.
Even though he had already seen the sincerity of the Feng family, after hearing these words, Zhang Yancheng still smiled with satisfaction and said with emotion: "Our Zhenyan is blessed."
Feng Xiao nodded vigorously and swore solemnly, "I will definitely let Zhenyan be a princess for life."
Zhang Linyuan nodded, took a deep breath and said, "Come on! Drink!"
By the end of the meal, Feng Xiao and Zhang Linyuan were both drunk.
Zhang Yancheng and Liang Shuang drank less, but they were both drunk. They hadn't planned to drink, but they were so happy! Their daughter Zhenyan had found a good in-law family, and they were so happy!
Zhang Zhenyan had a headache and was about to ask her aunt to help send everyone back to the room, but Wen Qi said, "No need to be so troublesome. Aunt can just go and cook a few bowls of sobering soup." Then she drew a talisman in the air, and the rune was divided into four parts, and then "swooshed" it onto the foreheads of the four people.
Wen Qi said calmly: "I'm sorry."
The rune emitted a faint light, and four people stood up at the same time, including Feng Xiao and Zhang Linyuan who had fallen asleep.
Zhang Zhenyan exclaimed: "It's amazing!"
Wen Qi smiled and said, "It's a puppet talisman. Lead the way and send them back to their room."
The aunt next to him was also shocked. When she looked at Wen Qi again, she was inexplicably awed. This was a Heavenly Master! Fortunately, Zhang Zhenyan was also a person who had seen the world. She reacted quickly and took Wen Qi upstairs to each room and sent everyone back. Liang Shuang and Zhang Linyuan lived in two rooms as expected.
Wen Qi didn't ask any further questions, and Zhang Zhenyan also looked very natural and didn't explain, which seemed like a tacit understanding between them.
After the aunt brought up the sobering soup, Wen Qi controlled Feng Xiao and Zhang Linyuan to drink the soup, then went to the bathroom to wash their faces, and then gave the last order to change into pajamas and go to bed.
As for Liang Shuang and Zhang Yancheng, they were already awakened by Wen Qi's actions. Not only did they drink the sobering soup, they also went to wash up calmly, proving with practical actions that they did not need help - the feeling of being helpless was really terrible.
Wen Qi looked innocent, she really just wanted to help.
After settling everyone down, Zhang Zhenyan went back to sleep. In the past few days, she began to show the first symptom of pregnancy - sleepiness.
Wen Qi also returned to her room and called Feng Ce, chatting for about half an hour. During this time, she took a bath and left the bathroom after hanging up. Then, she stood in front of a full-length mirror, wrapped in a bath towel that was about to fall off, took a photo, and sent it to Feng Ce.
Feng Ce called immediately, "You want me to come over? It's not impossible."
Wen Qi's scalp was about to explode, "No! If someone finds out, they will think I'm having an affair!"
Feng Ce clicked his tongue: "Then why are you still teasing me?"
Wen Qi immediately admitted his mistake and said, "I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time."
Feng Ce was silent for two seconds, then asked, "Tear off the towel and take another photo."
Wen Qi hung up the phone expressionlessly, what a shameless person!
Feng Ce, who was alone in the empty room, sighed regretfully and sent a message saying "good night".
Soon, the Zhang family villa was completely dark and everyone fell asleep.
It was not until midnight that Wen Qi suddenly opened his eyes alertly, put on his shoes and went out.
At the same time, Qing Yi also came out of the bracelet and floated to the window. She looked at the garden covered with snow and said softly, "They are all children with missing limbs."
Wen Qi walked over to take a look. There were about ten of them. The oldest was only ten years old and the youngest was only three or two years old. Some were missing legs, some were missing arms, and the worst-off were left with only their heads and bodies, completely losing the ability to move independently.
Even though she has seen countless dark sides, Wen Qi still retains some softness in her heart. It would be fine if the people in front of her were adults, but they are a group of children, and she feels a little distressed.
Wen Qi released the little ghost, "Go and find out what's going on." The little ghost looked down, frowned, and then went out through the wall.
"The soul is incomplete, which means that the limbs were broken during life. There are so many people and they are all gathered together and not reincarnated. It can't be a coincidence." Wen Qi's eyes were deep. He looked at the souls of those children carefully and suddenly asked: "Is it an earthbound spirit?"
Qing Yi also nodded, "Eighty percent of them are like this. They have been wandering around in a limited area."
Not long after, the little ghost came back with a wrinkled face. "They can't speak. Even if you ask them, they can only say ah ah. It's like they don't have a tongue in their mouths."
Wen Qi's heart sank. He was almost certain. These children must have been trafficked and tortured. In the end, they died tragically with pain and resentment, and then turned into earthbound spirits.
So this garden was the place where they died.
Qing Yi also guessed it, she sighed, "I'll go try it."
Wen Qi nodded, his eyes flashed as he said: "Little boy, you come with us." Kidnapped children will have an instinctive fear and hostility towards adults, so it might be better if there are other children around.