Ye Lin's tears made Yun Qiao alert.
She avoided Ye Lin's attempt to hold her hand and took a step back: "Just talk, don't pull or tug."
Ye Lin smiled awkwardly, "Yun Qiao, look at you. We finally managed to have a few words with each other, and you're getting angry again."
Yun Qiao: "Just say your intention."
Ye Lin pursed her lips, then smiled dryly after a while and said, "It's still about those shops on Huaihai Road. Can you help me find out what my uncle and aunt think?"
Yun Qiao glanced at her and asked, "Are you still not giving up?"
"I like that place. I owned it before. How can I accept it if they suddenly say they won't give it to me?" Ye Lin said with red eyes, pretending to be pitiful. "Just ask for me. If my uncle and aunt are really firm, I won't worry about it anymore."
"I can't help you." Yun Qiao refused directly.
Ye Lin was a little unhappy: "You didn't even ask, and you said you couldn't help..."
"I really can't help you," Yun Qiao said. "That was a wedding gift from grandma to aunt and uncle. Uncle has clearly stated that he won't give that place away. You knew you couldn't give it away, but you kept asking for it again and again. It only made Uncle feel worse about you."
A trace of annoyance flashed across Ye Lin's face, but she also knew that Yun Qiao was telling the truth.
She was really unwilling to give up just like that.
After all, I once had it and enjoyed the benefits there. Now that I suddenly can't have it anymore, I feel very uncomfortable and like I have lost something important.
Ye Lin wanted to say something, but at this moment, the voices of Ye Kangning and Li Baiqiu talking came from outside.
Ye Kangning's voice sounded very tired, with a wheezing tone.
"Finally, I'm home. This thing is so heavy. I almost broke my fingers carrying it all the way here."
Li Baiqiu said quickly, "Put the things under the eaves first and take a break. We'll take them back inside later."
Inside the room, Yun Qiao glanced at Ye Lin and said, "Ye Lin, let me advise you one last time. Don't mention the matter of the shop building on Huaihai Road anymore. Uncle and aunt are kind people. Even if they don't give you the shop building, they won't treat you unfairly."
"But if you don't listen to advice and insist on forcing things, and you make them angry, the final outcome may really be unsatisfactory."
After saying this, Yun Qiao turned and walked out the door without waiting for Ye Lin to speak. In just a few steps, she had adjusted her facial expression.
Yun Qiao walked out of the living room and saw a net bag of potatoes at Ye Kangning's feet. He smiled and said, "I was wondering what was so heavy. It turns out it's potatoes. Why did you buy so many?"
Li Baiqiu explained, "The potatoes at the Tiantian Vegetable Market are cheap, and there's no limit on the quantity. This net bag of over ten pounds is only twenty cents. I thought it was a good deal because it can be stored in many ways, stir-fried, stewed, and even steamed. So I bought a net bag."
Yun Qiao nodded: "There are many things you can do with potatoes."
Li Baiqiu said, "I was lucky today. I bought a small piece of beef brisket at the market. It's just right for making beef stew with tomatoes and potatoes for lunch."
Yun Qiao said happily, "That's great! I haven't had this dish in a long time. When you mentioned it, I was already craving it."
Li Baiqiu smiled and said, "I knew you liked this. Eat more every day."
Ye Lin stood in the living room and heard the conversation outside. She gritted her teeth and felt a little jealous.
She was jealous that Li Baiqiu remembered Yun Qiao's preferences so well. She was obviously the niece of the Ye family, but Li Baiqiu never knew what she liked to eat.
At this time, Yun Qiao finally mentioned Ye Lin's name outside: "By the way, Auntie, Ye Lin is here."
"Ye Lin is here." Li Baiqiu's face faltered for a moment, but he recovered in a flash and asked with a smile, "When?"
Yun Qiao replied, "She just arrived not long ago."
Li Baiqiu nodded, handed the basket of vegetables to Ye Kangning, and asked Ye Kangning to take it to the kitchen. He raised his hand to tug at the corner of his clothes, tidied his hair, and then got up and went into the living room.
After Li Baiqiu entered the living room, Ye Lin forced a smile and greeted Li Baiqiu: "Auntie."
Li Baiqiu nodded and asked with a smile, "How come you're free today? Didn't Xiangxiang come with you?"
Ye Lin explained, "Xiangxiang went to his grandmother's house. I don't get along with Xiangxiang's grandmother, so I dropped him off and left. I thought I'd have a day off and nothing to do, so I came home to see you and uncle."
She hadn't intended to come here the previous day, but when she was sending Pan Xiang to the Railway Administration's family compound, she happened to see Su Hua getting on the bus at the door. She saw that Su Hua was getting on the bus heading this way, and she felt something was wrong, so she followed him.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have known that Qin Yunqiao had come to Shanghai.
"You're so thoughtful." Li Baiqiu said politely, "It's a pity that your uncle is so busy that he doesn't even have a day off on Sundays. He has to go to work early in the morning."
Ye Lin asked, "Won't Uncle come over for lunch?"
"No," Li Baiqiu explained, "It's hot. You could get heatstroke in the middle of the day. It's not worth running all the way here just to have a meal. Your uncle has been eating lunch in the school cafeteria lately."
"Oh, I see." Ye Lin lowered her eyes in disappointment.
Li Baiqiu seemed oblivious to Ye Lin's lost expression as he spoke cheerfully, "Ye Lin, you came just in time yesterday. Your sister Su Hua was also visiting us yesterday. You, Yun Qiao, and Comrade Su Hua were all sisters for a while, so it was fate that brought you together! Don't leave today. I've bought a lot of food and prepared a nice table for lunch. You can have a simple meal together and bond!"
Li Baiqiu looked around the living room and didn't see Su Hua, so he asked Ye Lin, "Have you seen Xiaohua?"
Ye Lin nodded: "I just saw Xiaohua, she went to the bathroom."
In order to give her and Qin Yunqiao space to talk, Su Hua had been in the bathroom for more than ten minutes.
After Ye Lin said this, Yun Qiao also remembered that Su Hua had been in the toilet for a long time, so he said, "Let me see if Xiao Hua has finished using the toilet."
Li Baiqiu said "hmm" and continued to invite Ye Lin to stay for dinner. He also asked her if she wanted to eat any special dish at noon, and she added another one.
However, Ye Lin didn't really want to stay at the Ye family for dinner. She had no relationship with Li Bai and Qiu Mei. Every time they got together, their conversations were awkward, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
What's more, Su Hua and Qin Yunqiao were also there, so she felt even less confident.
"No, Auntie, I have to go home at noon. Xiangxiang's father can't cook. If I don't go home at noon, he will have to go to work on an empty stomach in the afternoon."
Li Baiqiu said, "If you can't cook, you can go out and buy food. He's such a grown-up. If you don't come home, will he really starve himself to death?"
Ye Lin was speechless and fell silent for a moment.
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