The family of three prepared to go to Wu's house with gifts. It was a little after four o'clock in the afternoon and the sun was not so hot anymore, so they just walked there.
When they arrived at the gate of the family compound, the guard took a look at them, checked that they did not have any prohibited items, and then let them pass silently.
Now, almost everyone in the sentries and patrol teams of this family compound knows this family of three. The last time, they beat Minister Lu’s daughter in public in this compound, and the case was even reported to the Public Security Bureau.
They originally thought that this family was in big trouble, but unexpectedly they got away with it. Two days later, they actually saw the news in the newspaper that the daughter of the Lu family had apologized.
This is incredible. This represents this seemingly down-and-out family. They actually managed to suppress Minister Lu and made him dare not do anything.
This is quite a skill.
Now everyone in the compound is talking about the fact that although Qin Ying got married and had children in the countryside, she was able to come back after so many years and even made Lu Cheng suffer a loss. There must be some background behind her. Otherwise, with Lu Cheng's personality, could he swallow his anger like this?
The situation is changing rapidly now. Maybe one day the situation will change and the Qin family will come back. The people in the compound are all smart people. After having this idea, every time Qin Ying and Su Aimin come to the Wu family, they will greet them with a smile when they meet people in the compound.
As soon as the three of them entered the compound, Qin Ying met the daughter of her former neighbor, who grew up with her.
"Yingzi, you're here again?" The woman, who was older but still charming, greeted.
Qin Ying stopped and greeted, "Qiao Jing."
"Look at you. I've told you several times, but you still call me Jingjing like before." Qiao Jing scolded him, "Don't be so distant."
Qin Ying curled the corners of her mouth, but her smile was not deep.
Seeing her carrying something, Qiao Jing asked, "Are you going to the Wu family again?"
"Um."
"That's good. Uncle Qin and the others are not here, so the Wu family can be considered your family. Although we haven't been in touch for many years, it's always good for you to visit each other more often."
Qiao Jing said this with a smile. The first half of the sentence sounded fine, but the second half...
Su Qingyun frowned slightly. Did she mean that they were getting close to the Wu family in order to build closer ties and plan something for themselves?
Qin Ying was not stupid, so she could naturally understand the hidden meaning in her words, and the already faint smile on her lips disappeared.
"I'm very discerning and can tell who's truly kind to us and who's just trying to take advantage of us. Of course, I can see clearly. Uncle Wu and the others have been good to our Qin family, and we're grateful for their kindness, so we've become close to them. It's been so many years, and there's no need to maintain those hypocritical, superficial relationships."
When Qiao Jing heard this, she seemed to have thought of something, and the smile on her face became a little forced.
"That's great. Go ahead, I still have to go out shopping. If you have time tomorrow, you can come over to my house and stay."
"Um."
Qiao Jing left.
Su Qingyun glanced back at her and asked her mother, "Mom, are you close to that person?"
"It was okay before, but later..." Qin Ying didn't finish her words, Su Qingyun already understood.
They are nothing more than those people who take advantage of others' misfortunes as her mother said.
"Let's go." Qin Ying also glanced at Qiao Jing's back and said.
She did have a good relationship with Qiao Jing back then. They were of similar age, neighbors, and grew up together, so their relationship was naturally better than that of others. Although the relationship between their parents was not as close as that between their family and the Wu family, it was still close.
But it was this neighbor who quickly distanced himself from her father after he got into trouble that year, and even when investigators came to the door, he refused to say a good word for her father.
Moreover, back then, their parents were busy, so they often ate at Grandma Huang's house. Grandma Huang was very caring towards them, so the Qiao family's indifferent attitude later on was even more heartbreaking.
She learned all this from the letters sent by her parents, so Qin Ying certainly knew who was good to their Qin family and who was close to their Qin family.
There was no need for her to have too much contact with someone like Qiao Jing.
The three of them arrived at the Wu family's house. Xia Rong was busy in the kitchen. When she heard a knock on the door, she called out, "Jia Yan, someone's knocking on the door. Go open it!"
"Okay." Wu Jiayan went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, he was stunned. He looked at Su Qingyun with some surprise, "You're back?"
"What, you're not welcome?" Su Qingyun joked with him.
"Of course you're welcome!" Wu Jiayan quickly made way. "Aunt Ying, Uncle, please come in."
"What a nice smell." Qin Ying smelled a tangy aroma as soon as she entered the room. "Let me go see what delicious food Aunt Rong is making."
Before she could go and see, Xia Rong had already heard their voices. She poked her head out from the kitchen and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my! I was just going to call you guys to dinner. I didn't expect you to come over on your own."
She wiped her hands and came out of the kitchen to speak.
"Qingyun is back too? Grandma saw the news that you won the award in the newspaper. That's amazing! Grandma made a lot of delicious food, you should eat more."
Qin Ying smiled and said, "Aunt Rong, you made so many delicious dishes. Did you know Yunyun would be back today?"
"How would I know?" Xia Rong laughed. "Jia Yan's mother is coming home today, so I bought a lot of food and prepared a meal for us to have together. Now Qing Yun is back too, so we are finally complete."
Qin Ying was a little surprised, "Jia Yan's mother is coming back?"
Su Qingyun glanced at Wu Jiayan, and the corners of his mouth curved up noticeably. He was indeed in a better mood than before.
"Even if I come back from vacation, I don't know how long I can stay." When she said this, Xia Rong sighed again.
Every time her daughter-in-law comes back, she never knows when she will leave. Sometimes a car comes to pick her up in the middle of the night.
Qin Ying comforted her, "This is the nature of my sister-in-law's job. There's nothing I can do about it. I'm sure I want to be with you all the time."
"I know all that."
Xia Rong said, "Please sit down first. I'll go cook."
"As usual, I'll help you." Qin Ying also went into the kitchen.
Su Qingyun and the other two sat down in the living room.
"I haven't congratulated you yet. You won the award. That's amazing." Wu Jiayan said to Su Qingyun.
After going abroad to compete, he crushed all the foreigners and got the only full score. Wu Jiayan was really impressed by Su Qingyun.
"Thank you." Su Qingyun thanked with a smile.
"You don't know, yesterday, when my grandfather saw the newspaper, he praised you for almost an hour. I didn't know he could say so many words, and they were all different."
Su Qingyun smiled and touched his nose.
"That's right? Qingyun deserves to be praised." Wu Xiangdong's voice suddenly came from the door.
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