He Tingjun shook his head. "I don't know. Let's ignore them for now. Maybe they're just having a quarrel. Let's pack our bags first. We haven't been home for half a month, and we need to clean the house. We have a lot of things to do."
He Tingyu said "hmm" and moved his luggage back into the house.
He Tingjun said to Yun Qiao, "Wife, hold Yanyan and wait on the sofa for a while. I'll clean the dust in the room before you go in."
Yun Qiao said: "Don't you need my help?"
He Tingjun: "No, I can do it myself. Your job is to take good care of Yanyan."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Okay."
He Tingjun went into the house to clean it. After a while, Aunt Lan came in with a bucket and said with a smile, "Yun Qiao, you're back. I saw a car outside."
Yun Qiao nodded, greeted her and called her Aunt Lan.
Her eyes fell on the bucket in Aunt Lan's hand and she asked curiously, "What's in the bucket?"
"My nephew caught some small fish in the river and couldn't finish them, so he brought me half a bucket. I'll scrape off the scales, squeeze the belly, coat them in batter, and fry them." Aunt Lan smiled. "Would you like fish soup or braised fish?"
"I can do anything, just do as you see fit."
Yun Qiao asked, "By the way, Aunt Lan, what time do my parents-in-law come back recently? Why haven't they come back today? It's already dark."
"You don't have to wait for Brother He. He's busy with work and hasn't been home for the past few days. As for Sister Shi..." Aunt Lan looked up at the wall clock and said, "It should be around eight o'clock."
That will be soon.
Yun Qiao nodded: "Okay, I understand. Aunt Lan, you can go and get busy."
Aunt Lan carried the bucket into the kitchen, while Yun Qiao sat on the sofa in the living room holding the child and continued waiting.
After more than ten minutes, He Tingjun finally finished cleaning the room and came over to her and said, "You can bring Yanyan over now."
"good."
The bed sheets and quilt covers were changed. Yun Qiao put the sleeping Yanyan on them and gently placed the corner of the quilt on her belly, revealing her little feet.
The weather in Spring City has been very good recently. Even at night, the temperature is around 17 or 18 degrees Celsius. If you cover yourself too much, you will sweat.
He Tingjun took the changed sheets and pillowcases and threw them into the washing machine, while Yun Qiao sorted out the clothes he had worn these days.
Although all the clothes they wore had been washed in the guesthouse, because the trip was ongoing, they rarely stayed in the same guesthouse for more than three days. Many of the clothes were not completely dry and had a damp and stuffy smell, and needed to be washed and dried again.
Yun Qiao squatted on the ground to pack her clothes. After a while, He Tingjun pushed the door open and walked in, calling her: "Wife, Mom is back. It's time to eat."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Okay."
He Tingjun: "Do you want to wake Yanyan up?"
Yun Qiao: "No, let her sleep. She ate a full meal and went to bed around five o'clock, so she should be able to sleep until the next morning."
"OK."
Yun Qiao took the pillows from the bedside and placed them on both sides of He Yan to prevent her from rolling off the bed. The door was also open so that any movement could be heard.
Shi Shan stood at the kitchen door. Seeing Yun Qiao, a faint smile appeared on her face: "You're back. Where's Yanyan?"
Yun Qiao said, "Yanyan fell asleep in the room, so I didn't wake her up."
Shi Shan nodded and politely asked Yun Qiao, "I went out for a walk. How was it? Is the southwest scenery nice?"
Yun Qiao smiled and said, "It's very nice. Our southwest is very picturesque."
Shi Shan nodded and said, "As long as you like it, I'll come back when I have the chance. There are so many great places in the southwest. One trip is not enough."
"Of course." Yun Qiao nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Tingjun and I also brought gifts for you and dad. We'll give them to you later."
"OK."
At this moment, Auntie Lan's voice came from the kitchen: "It's time to eat!"
Yun Qiaodong said, "I'll go get it."
"Okay, you go get it, I'll go get someone." Shi Shan said as she walked towards the stairs: "Tingyu? Yingying? Zou Qian, it's time for dinner."
"Coming." He Tingyu responded and quickly came out of the room.
Zou Qian upstairs also responded, but no one came downstairs.
Yun Qiao and the others were seated, and He Tingyu enthusiastically began to tell Shi Shan about what he had seen and heard during the trip. Only then did Zou Qian slowly come downstairs with Zou Chen.
Shi Shan glanced at the father and son, frowning, and asked, "Why isn't He Ying coming down?"
She didn't call her Yingying, but called her He Ying with both her full name.
His tone was serious, revealing a sense of impending storm. Everyone else at the table subconsciously put down their chopsticks after hearing his words.
Zou Qian, the person involved, was even more worried and hesitantly explained, "Yingying... Yingying has a poor appetite today and said she doesn't want to eat."
"You don't eat in the morning, you don't eat at noon, and you don't eat at night. You're throwing a tantrum and refusing to eat. You want to threaten your parents with a hunger strike, right?" Shi Shan said in a cold voice.
Her face looked grim, and she stared at Zou Qian with eyes as cold as ice.
Zou Qian explained in a low voice: "No, no, Mom, you misunderstood Yingying. Yingying is just sad and doesn't want to leave you and Dad, so she has no appetite..."
Shi Shan sneered: "He Ying doesn't have a mouth of her own? Does she need you to speak for her? Do you have the right to speak?"
Zou Qian's body stiffened and his face turned pale in an instant. He lowered his head and avoided looking, not daring to look directly into Shi Shan's eyes.
"You too, are you just a decoration on your shoulders? It's completely useless. She told you to hit someone, so you hit them. She told you to die, so you're going to die too?" Shi Shan glared at him angrily. "You're such a grown-up, can't you use your own judgment?"
"That's good now. One or two of them have to get out."
Zou Qian lowered his head and listened to the lecture, and the others were also silent.
Shi Shan pointed at the stairs and said, "Call He Ying down to eat. She's been fuming over such a small matter, even resorting to threatening her parents. What a loser."
Zou Qian had no choice but to go upstairs.
Yun Qiao looked at Zou Qian's back, then looked at Shi Shan, opened his mouth, but dared not say a word.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com