Li Juan smiled and said, "Our family is very casual and doesn't have many rules. Now you are also a member of the family. You can go wherever you want in the future without asking. If you don't know anything, just ask me, or your grandparents."
Zhong Jing's tense emotions gradually eased after hearing these words.
Actually, she didn't want to be so nervous, but she felt that everything that had happened in the past two days was a bit unreal.
Just yesterday, she thought she wouldn't make it through the winter...
Seeing that she had relaxed a lot, Li Juan smiled even more and patted her son's shoulder, "The dishes are all ready. You serve the soup and rice, and I'll go call your sister."
Su Yu responded.
Zhong Jinghe got up to help him, and he paused for a moment but did not refuse.
If you don't let her touch anything, it will only make it harder for her to adapt to the home environment.
really.
Zhong Jinghe breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief when she saw that he hadn't rejected her.
She could feel the kindness of everyone in her family and knew that they were worried about her, but she didn't blame anyone. It would be best if they could help her with something, and then she wouldn't feel so much pressure.
Li Juan walked into the yard and started calling out, "Ayan, dinner's ready. We'll talk after you've eaten."
Su Yan and Feng Caixia exchanged a few hurried words before hanging up the phone. Su Yan stood up and said, "Coming, coming."
As soon as she stepped out the door, her mother slapped her on the bottom.
"You silly girl, you don't even spend time with your sister-in-law on her first day home, all you do is call her," Li Juan scolded in a low voice. "You and Jinghe are about the same age, so you can talk about similar topics. Spend some time helping her get used to the home environment."
Su Yan said aggrievedly, "I know, Mom. I can't not answer the phone when it rings! I'm only busy with the New Year holidays for a couple of days. Why are you always hitting me now? I'm no longer your most beloved daughter!"
Li Juan chuckled, "I have a precious granddaughter now, so your status can only be second."
Su Yan: "..." Could she possibly compete with her own niece for the emperor's favor?
Upon hearing Su Yan's voice, Nianyu hurriedly ran out of the dining room.
She twirled around in front of Su Yan and said sweetly, "Auntie, do I look good in my new clothes? You bought these for me yesterday."
The little girl wore a white sweater with pink overalls, a light yellow jacket over it, black leather shoes, and her hair was styled in two buns on either side. She looked incredibly cute.
Su Yan squatted down and gently pinched her cheek, smiling, "You look good. Our Nianyu looks good in anything."
Li Juan said happily, "She's just a little thin. Grandma will cook delicious food for you every day from now on and make sure our Nianyu is healthy and chubby, okay?"
“Okay!” Nianyu stepped forward, took their hands, and said, “Let’s go eat, I’m hungry.”
Su Yan chuckled and shook her head, "You're just like your father, not shy at all."
When Su Yu heard this, he immediately said proudly, "Do you even need to tell me? Of course my daughter looks like me."
Su Yan rolled her eyes and complained, "Brother, do you know what you look like right now?"
"What?"
"To put it nicely, it's like a peacock displaying its tail feathers; to put it bluntly, it's like someone who's become too proud and arrogant!"
"puff--!"
Zhong Jinghe, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Su Yu immediately turned to look at her, forgetting even to retort, and asked blankly, "You laughed?"
Before Zhong Jinghe could say anything, he turned to his sister and urged her, "Ayan, hurry up and say a few more things to me, so she can laugh a little more."
These words instantly amused everyone.
Su Yu's feelings for Zhong Jinghe couldn't be more obvious.
Zhong Jinghe's face burned, and she quickly lowered her head to hide her embarrassment.
Su Yan said with a dark face, "Brother, dinner's ready, can you please stop stuffing dog food into my mouth? It's choking me!"
Su Yu clicked his tongue and grumbled, "You and Jiang Jingxing used to force me to eat dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), what's wrong with switching places now? It's not too much to ask, is it?"
The atmosphere instantly froze upon hearing this.
Su Yu realized what he had said as soon as he finished speaking, and his expression immediately changed. "Ayan, I..."
"Alright, alright, we'll change seats then." Su Yan sat down without changing her expression and changed the subject. "Okay, let's eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold and Jinghe will blame you for not getting anything hot!"
Su Lei said, "Mother, I want to sit with Nianyu."
Upon hearing this, Nianyu immediately jumped off the stool and ran to sit next to him. "Okay, I'll sit with Brother Su Lei."
Li Juan laughed and said, "Nianyu got it wrong. Xiaolei is your father's younger brother. You should call him Uncle. Don't get it mixed up."
Su Lei was stunned and exclaimed incredulously, "I'm an uncle at such a young age?!"
Nianyu shook her head and said seriously, "Uncle, you're not young anymore, otherwise how could you be my uncle?"
"Oh~" Su Lei suddenly realized, "I see."
Su Yan's lips twitched. "Xiao Lei, you idiot, where did you inherit your intelligence from?"
Su Lei didn't like hearing that. He straightened his back and retorted loudly, "Sis, I passed all my final exams this time. How can you question my intelligence?"
The textbooks in Beijing are different from those in Lanzhou. When he first transferred here, he was unfamiliar with the place and failed the first few quizzes. But he was finally able to hold his own at the end of the semester.
Su Yan: "...Then I have to praise you for being really awesome?"
"What else?" Su Lei said smugly.
Nianyu poked her cheek, tilted her head, and asked earnestly, "Uncle, is going to school fun?"
Su Lei looked conflicted, and after struggling for a while, he reluctantly managed to squeeze out a few words, "It's alright!"
Nianyu immediately replied, "I want to go too, I've never been to school!"
Su Yu agreed without hesitation, "Okay, Dad will find a school for Nianyu after the New Year."
Nianyu is already four years old, so she can definitely go to school.
Zhong Jinghe thought for a moment, "Nianyu should be able to go directly to the second grade. Although she doesn't go to school, I teach her Chinese and math whenever I have time, and she's doing very well."
She was originally a top student at Tsinghua University, with extensive knowledge, so no one would question what she said.
It's not surprising that Nianyu learned quickly and may have inherited her intelligence.
Su Lei was shocked. "Does that mean he's in the same grade as me?"
How can a niece be in second grade with her uncle?
Su Lei was extremely worried!
This is a huge embarrassment.
“Then let’s go to Xiao Lei’s school,” Su Yan said. “The school will have an entrance exam. If Nianyu does well on the second-year exam, she should be able to go directly to the second year.”
The main reason is that Nianyu is only four years old, two years younger than Su Lei, and is still practically a baby. If she were in second grade, she would probably be the youngest in the class.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements after the New Year."
"Alright, stop talking and eat quickly." After saying that, Li Juan served food to Jinghe and her daughter. "Eat more meat to nourish your bodies."
Zhong Jinghe quickly thanked her.
The atmosphere became lively again because of the children.
Li Juan's smile never faded.
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