Chapter 83 [A Loving Family]
Zhao Jinyin's family came here, but they didn't mean to leave right away. They just planned to spend the weekend here.
Xia Ruoxin was still accompanying Shi Yu to take an exam in another city, so there was no one to take care of the store. Qi Ying thought about it and decided to close the store for two days. He also took Xing Xiaochu with him to have a good look around.
On the first day, Tao Anan insisted on going to the amusement park, so the whole family had to accompany this little ancestor to the amusement park in the suburbs of the city.
Xing Xiaochu had never been to an amusement park before, and the two of them seemed to have reached a consensus. Although they were more than a dozen years apart in age, they were able to play together.
While the two of them were riding the carousel for the second time, Zhao Jinyin sat in the rest area next to them waiting. Qi Ying bought a few bottles of water and came back, unscrewing one and handed it to Zhao Jinyin.
Zhao Jinyin smiled, took the water and said, "Why don't you go play?"
Qi Ying glanced at the carousel that was already moving. Uncle Tao was standing outside with his mobile phone recording a video. Tao Anan was sitting on a pink horse with her hands pointing upwards. Xing Xiaochu was also smiling happily.
"It's good." Qi Ying sat on the stool, took a sip of coffee, and said, "Xiaochu hasn't been to the amusement park very often, so the two of them can just play together."
Zhao Jinyin glanced at her daughter, who was staring at Xing Xiaochu sitting on the carousel, and asked curiously, "I've never heard that you like girls before. I thought you would end up alone. I've planned to let An An see you off after your uncle Tao and I die."
Zhao Jinyin said: "Now, it seems that it is no longer useful."
Qi Ying said, "I don't mind having someone to take care of me in my old age."
Zhao Jinyin pouted twice in disdain and scolded her: "What nonsense are you talking about? How old are you and you're already looking after your old age?"
Qi Ying turned around and looked at her in confusion: "Didn't you speak first?"
Zhao Jinyin was so angry that she held her breath. She felt that she and this girl were not compatible. She would be choked after just a few words. It was really unbearable.
"Take me to see the house you bought later." Zhao Jinyin said, "I have to know where my millions of dollars went, right?"
"Okay." Qi Ying also nodded: "It's just on the way back. Xiaochu chose the house, and I like it too."
"Now that I know you two are in a good relationship, stop showing off your affection." Zhao Jinyin took a sip of water and saw that the merry-go-round had ended, so she yelled to Uncle Tao, "Tell them to stop playing, it's time to eat!"
Uncle Tao turned around with a smile on his face, made an OK gesture, and went to the exit to pick up the two children.
At noon, they had a meal at a hamburger restaurant in the park. Tao Anan had a children's meal, and the others also had burgers. In the afternoon, they played crazy for more than three hours. Before four o'clock, Tao Anan turned into a koala, hanging on his father's body and drowsy.
Children are like this, when they are energetic, they are like a monkey jumping up and down, but once their energy is released, they become listless again.
It was also the first time for Xing Xiaochu to take care of a child. She looked curiously at Tao Anan, who was lying on Uncle Tao's shoulder with sleepy eyes. It was really novel.
Seeing that her little daughter was tired, Zhao Jinyin knew that she would have a peaceful night. She immediately became very happy and waved her hand: "Let's go back."
On the way back, Uncle Tao held his daughter and Zhao Jinyin in the back seat, Qi Ying was driving, and Xing Xiaochu was sitting in the passenger seat and was a little sleepy, with his head resting on the glass.
When Xing Xiaochu came to his senses, he found that the car had already entered the residential area instead of the hotel.
"elder sister?"
Xing Xiaochu looked out the window curiously and asked in a low voice: "Did we come to the wrong place?"
"You've come to the right place." Zhao Jinyin said to Xing Xiaochu with a smile, "I came here to take a look at your house. Do you mind?"
Xing Xiaochu hurriedly shook her head: "No, Auntie, but the house hasn't been renovated yet..."
"I just want to take a look at the apartment and the neighborhood." Zhao Jinyin said, "I see you are tired too, take a rest in the car for a while, Aying and I will go upstairs."
Qi Ying also nodded: "Well, you should sleep for a while too."
After parking the car, the mother and daughter went straight upstairs.
Because the deposit had already been paid, all that was left was the transfer procedure, so the agent had already given the key to Qi Ying in advance, and the two of them went straight into the house.
Zhao Jinyin seemed not very satisfied with the house. As soon as she came in, she complained that the living room was not spacious enough and the bedrooms were too small. There was not as much space as at home, and it would be inconvenient for them to live there in the future.
Qi Ying said with a headache: "This house is definitely not comparable to your villa, but I also carefully selected it, so don't find fault with it."
Zhao Jinyin was too lazy to say anything back. She took a final stroll, commented, "The lighting is pretty good," and went home with Qi Ying.
When we arrived at the hotel, it was completely dark.
After parking the car, Zhao Jinyin quickly opened the door and got out. She then walked around to the other side to open the door, holding the door with something in her hand, and watched Uncle Tao carry out Tao Anan, who was already sleeping and snoring.
Uncle Tao gestured silently to Zhao Jinyin, and then took the child into the hotel. Zhao Jinyin looked back at Xing Xiaochu who was also asleep, and whispered to Qi Ying, "You guys should go back quickly. We'll be back tomorrow afternoon, and we'll have lunch together at noon."
Qi Ying nodded and watched Zhao Jinyin enter the hotel and meet the father and daughter who were waiting for her in the lobby.
Qi Ying sat in the car and watched this scene for a long time. She saw Zhao Jinyin gently touching her daughter who was sleeping on the man's shoulder, and she also saw the man's faint smile.
In fact, it’s not Qi Ying’s fault that she doesn’t like to go back. After all, it seems that they are a very warm family of three.
It makes little difference whether she is there or not.
It was not until the three of them entered the elevator that Qi Ying withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Xing Xiaochu who was sleeping beside him.
She also imitated Zhao Jinyin and stretched out her fingers to play with the loose hair on Xing Xiaochu's forehead. Seeing her sleeping with her brows relaxed, an indescribable tenderness surged in her heart.
It has nothing to do with lust; it is an emotion that one only has for someone they like.
On the way back, Qi Ying drove the car very steadily. When they arrived at the store entrance, Qi Ying was about to carry Xing Xiaochu out of the car like Uncle Tao did. But just as he picked her up, Xing Xiaochu woke up in a daze.
"elder sister……"
Xing Xiaochu buried his face in her neck, half-closed his eyes and asked, "Why is it dark?"
Seeing that she had woken up, Qi Ying did not put her down, but held her in his arms and smiled softly, saying, "You have been sleeping all the way, so of course it is dark."
Xing Xiaochu then realized that he was extremely sleepy on the way back from the amusement park. He didn't know when he fell asleep. It was dark now. Xing Xiaochu saw the door of the studio through Qi Ying's shoulder and asked curiously, "Where are your mother and sister?"
"They went back to the hotel to rest." Qi Ying brought them to the door of the store before putting Xing Xiaochu down.
Xing Xiaochu felt very guilty about falling asleep halfway. Seeing Qi Ying about to open the door, he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to accompany Auntie tonight?"
"An An is asleep, and she probably won't wake up for a while." Qi Ying pushed the door open, glanced at Xing Xiaochu and said, "It's okay, it's no big deal to skip a meal, we can have a meal together tomorrow at noon, they will go back in the afternoon."
"oh."
Xing Xiaochu followed him into the house and closed the door.
"Are you hungry?" Qi Ying turned around and asked her, "It's still early, do you want to go out for dinner or order takeout?"
Xing Xiaochu was a little tired from playing today, so he shook his head and said, "I want to eat at home."
Qi Ying smiled dotingly and said, "Okay, then I'll order some takeout. You go upstairs and change your clothes. We'll be here in a moment."
The store had been closed all day today and there was nothing to clean in the shop. Qi Ying simply packed up the takeaway which had just arrived at the door. After taking the takeaway, she locked the door and carried it upstairs.
Xing Xiaochu had already washed herself and was sitting on the bed blowing her hair.
It was no problem when he lived alone before, but now that there are two of us, Qi Ying found that it is indeed a bit crowded.
The folding table was opened, Qi Ying pulled over a small stool, set out the takeaway food, and said to Xing Xiaochu, "Come and eat."
The two of them had a simple dinner and prepared to rest.
The next day, after getting up and buying some breakfast, Qi Ying took Xing Xiaochu out.
When they arrived at the hotel, Zhao Jinyin was having breakfast with Uncle Tao and An An, so she asked the two to wait in the lobby for a while. After breakfast, Zhao Jinyin took them to the mall to shop, and bought more than a dozen sets of clothes, all for Xing Xiaochu.
At noon, Uncle Tao booked a restaurant and the family had another meal.
"We'll leave this afternoon."
While Uncle Tao was paying the bill, Zhao Jinyin said to Qi Ying, "You and Xiaochu should live a good life. Once you get the marriage certificate, come back and hold the wedding."
Qi Ying frowned: "Isn't that necessary?"
"How many times can you get married in your lifetime?" Zhao Jinyin squinted at her: "Don't you really want to give Xing Xiaochu a legitimate status?"
"no……"
"If not, then listen to me."
Zhao Jinyin said, "There are no good days this year. Next year, I will pick a better time for you to come back and hold the wedding. You don't need to pay for it. It will be fine as long as you come back. I don't even expect you two to give me a grandchild, but at least you should let me get back some of the money I gave away, right?"
Qi Ying remained silent.
Zhao Jinyin added, "You just don't understand adults' thoughts. You have to be mature when you get married. Xiaochu is still so young, you have to take more responsibility."
"I won't get involved in the renovation of the house. Anyway, the money has been given to you. How to spend it is up to you two."
"Remember to come back during the Spring Festival. You can't be like before. Do you understand?"
Zhao Jinyin kept talking, and Qi Ying just stood aside and listened. After Uncle Tao came back, she stood up and said, "Okay, let's stop here today. We have to go back and pack our things. Check-out at the hotel is at 2 o'clock, and we will leave on our own after we check out."
As she spoke, she looked at the two of them, her eyes burning as she said, "You two should live a good life and stop quarreling."
Qi Ying rarely responded, she just said "hmm" softly, and Xing Xiaochu nodded: "We won't quarrel, Auntie."
Zhao Jinyin liked Xing Xiaochu very much, and after listening to what she said, she smiled and wanted to add her WeChat, and also said that she wanted to set up a family group. Xing Xiaochu's WeChat was applied for by Qi Ying some time ago, and not long after it was approved, she was added to a group by Zhao Jinyin.
There are five people in it: Zhao Jinyin, Uncle Tao, Tao Anan, Qi Ying, and Xing Xiaochu.
Zhao Jinyin even gave it a very vulgar name - [A Loving Family]
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