Ji Guizhang snorted coldly in his heart, too lazy to bother with these people who only know how to fight all day long.
Back when we were fighting, conditions were tough, and these guys had no fun, so they just kept bothering him like this.
As everyone was making a ruckus, someone at the door called out, "Greetings, Commander Qi!" Everyone turned to look at the door.
When Yang Changping saw his old buddy arrive, he quickly went over to greet him: "Old Qi, why are you so late? We've all been waiting for you!"
"Why didn't you tell me about this great news sooner? I ordered a longevity lock for our grandson, and it was only delivered today. We had to take a detour to pick it up before coming here."
Qi Zhong handed the gift to Qi Yu beside him: "Go and check on the child and Jiao Jiao with your sister-in-law, and put this lock on the child."
"Thank you so much! Come, come sit down." Yang Changping was beaming, his face crinkling with laughter.
"Let's go, Xiaoyu." Xue Mingjing's usually serious face was all smiles today, because it was a happy occasion.
Qi Yu had been wearing a long face ever since she arrived, which made Xue Mingjing frown.
The reason they were delayed wasn't because of the longevity lock, but because this young lady had been dawdling at home this morning. If her brother hadn't given her a strict order, who knows how long they would have been delayed.
Her sister-in-law is too willful. She hasn't gotten married yet, which is one thing, but after all, no one can predict matters of the heart. Her family is subjected to gossip outside, and they also have to take care of her feelings at home.
But today is a big day for the Yang family. It's one thing for Qi Yu not to come and throw a tantrum at home, but to come here with such a long face makes the Yang family think something.
Back then, Qi Yu was Yang An's best friend. He was even willing to come to Yang An's daughter's one-month celebration. What a good friend!
This wasn't the only thing bothering Xue Mingjing. She stopped in her tracks and said, "Qi Lixin, what are you doing following us? Go drink with your dad and Uncle Yang!"
"Mom, I want to go see the children too."
"What are you looking at? Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"
Xue Mingjing glared at Qi Lixin, then glanced at Qi Yu.
These two aunt and niece are truly born to cause her trouble.
Qi Yu reluctantly followed Xue Mingjing to the small private room where Bai Jiaojiao and the other women were. The table wasn't there; the women had all crowded around to see the child. Shen Heng had even brought a sofa over for Bai Jiaojiao.
"Mingjing, you're here," Du Ying said as soon as she saw Xue Mingjing. "Jiaojiao, this is Qi Yunxin's mother. Our two families are the closest. This is your Aunt Yu. She and your mother were very close back then. They were inseparable from childhood to adulthood."
Du Ying introduced them enthusiastically, "This is Shiqing, this is my Shipo, and that's Teacher Xu, Jiaojiao's godmother. She's a teacher who works at Yenching University."
Xue Mingjing nudged Qi Yu with her elbow: "Put the longevity lock on the child."
Qi Yu stared at Bai Jiaojiao, her fingers involuntarily tightening around the longevity lock box in her hand.
Bai Jiaojiao smiled and looked at Qi Yu. She also wanted to know what her mother's old friends looked like. Although she had never met her mother, looking at the people who had lived around her, she seemed to be able to understand some of Yang An's feelings back then.
But the moment Bai Jiaojiao and Qi Yu's eyes met, she felt that something was very wrong with her gaze.
But she couldn't quite put her finger on it. There was no trace of nostalgia in Qi Yu's eyes; instead, there was agitation—or rather, disgust.
Besides these, there were many other things in Qi Yu's eyes that Bai Jiaojiao couldn't see clearly.
While she was sizing up Qi Yu, Qi Yu had already put the longevity lock around Chen Shi's neck.
Shen Shi wore three longevity locks around his neck and gold bracelets on his hands and feet. The little baby was bearing a weight that his small body should not have to bear.
After putting on the longevity lock, Qi Yu got up and walked to the side, without exchanging many pleasantries with Bai Jiaojiao.
Because she had never been talkative before, Du Ying didn't find it strange. After everyone had finished looking at the child, she warmly invited everyone out for a feast.
The banquet started at 11 a.m. and didn't end until 4 or 5 p.m. Bai Jiaojiao was almost exhausted by the end.
She thought she had recovered well enough in the past month and was in great health. Xu Hong even suggested that she have a double postpartum period, but she felt that she didn't need to.
But by the end of the day, Bai Jiaojiao still felt a little overwhelmed.
"Why has my health deteriorated so much after giving birth?" Bai Jiaojiao said.
Shen Heng massaged Bai Jiaojiao's arms and legs, saying, "It seems you haven't fully recovered yet. Don't rush out. Rest at home for a couple more days."
Bai Shiqing came back with Bai Jiaojiao. When she heard their conversation, she laughed and said, "Come on, Jiaojiao, before you gave birth, your body was as weak as a lump of mud, wasn't it?"
"sister!"
Bai Jiaojiao frowned; she had been teased by Bai Shiqing again.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, alright?"
Today, Li Shuxian was home from work. With him around, Bai Shiqing felt relieved that she had no children and stayed a little longer with Bai Jiaojiao: "Did you notice anything strange about that Yu Gu today?"
"Huh? Sister, why do you say that?" Bai Jiaojiao thought she was the only one who thought so, but she didn't expect Bai Shiqing to have noticed it too.
"You, as a mother, don't put any thought into your child. Didn't you see the way she put the longevity lock on our little stone? It was like she wanted to fasten the child to death with the clasp on the back of the chain."
Bai Shiqing now thinks that if it weren't for giving face to her aunt, she would have slapped her hand right then and there.
Bai Jiaojiao was a little stunned when she saw Qi Yu's expression, so she stared at Qi Yu and didn't pay close attention to her action of putting the longevity lock on the child.
"Actually, I also felt that there was something wrong with her eyes."
"Right!"
When Bai Shiqing heard that Bai Jiaojiao had the same idea as her, she became even more excited. "Look at her, she had a sour face throughout the whole banquet. She didn't look like she was reminiscing about our mother. It was like she was attending the wedding of some enemy."
“I find it strange too. My aunt said she was my mother’s best friend in the past. If that’s the case, she would have asked me a few questions when she saw how much I resemble my mother. But when she sees me, she looks like she wants to run away as far away as possible.”
Listening to the two sisters' discussion, Shen Heng had no idea who Qi Yu was, but he analyzed, "Her reaction can only mean that she doesn't really have a good relationship with her mother-in-law."
Both of them agreed with Shen Heng's words, but Bai Shiqing was puzzled: "But everyone says they have a very good relationship."
Bai Jiaojiao was silent for a while, as if she suddenly realized something: "Back then at the Ding family, they also thought that Ding Shifang wanted to get along with me."
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