Chapter 401

Chapter 401

"I'll go open the door." He Ming was sitting closest to the door. Seeing Auntie Wei was about to get up to open it, he quickly ran out ahead of her.

"This kid is really quite diligent," Auntie Wei’s impression of He Ming was getting better and better.

In her opinion, among all the He family members, He Ming was the one who sincerely treated their son-in-law like family, coming over almost every day.

Unlike the others, ever since their son-in-law moved to the provincial city, she hadn't seen any of them, except on the day they moved.

Diligent?

Just as He Ming was about to reach the door, he stumbled. Since when had he ever been considered diligent?

If it weren't for the fact that meal times at home had been irregular lately, and that he hadn't officially started work yet, and that Auntie Wei's cooking was delicious, he wouldn't be coming here every day to butter them up.

Grumbling to himself, He Ming opened the door.

The knocking came again from outside.

"I heard you, no need to keep knocking." He Ming hurriedly opened the door, ready to ask who it was, but seeing the people at the door left him speechless.

Four people stood at the door, equally surprised to see him.

"Xiao Ming? What are you doing here? Is your mom here too?"

The moment Guo Chunhua saw her grandson at the door, questions flooded her mind.

She also hoped in her heart that her daughter was there. Yesterday, her husband had been upset all day over their eldest grandson, and this morning, he was still talking about Yingying's shortcomings.

"Talking about Yingying like this, they might end up not just losing family ties but becoming enemies.

They also accused her of turning family relationships into something transactional, nothing like a real family member.

She went on and on, and if Yingying were here, maybe the old man's anger would have calmed down a bit.

'I'm here at my big brother's place for dinner. Mom's busy with something and couldn't make it. Grandma, are you looking for Mom or here to see my brother?' He Ming was puzzled why his grandma came to his elder brother's door to ask about his mom.

'We came to see your elder brother. Since he was brought back, your grandma, I, and your uncle's family haven't seen him yet,' Qi Shizhong interrupted, stopping his wife from saying more.

She was trying to make up for her daughter's absence, and if she continued talking, the purpose of their visit today might have been ruined.

'Come on in.' He Ming hurriedly invited them into the courtyard.

He closed the door and called out, 'Big brother, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, and Aunt are here to see you!'

His elder brother had quite a temper and seemed indifferent to most things—except when it came to his wife!

It was better to give a heads-up so they would have a moment to react.

If Grandpa and Grandma walked in and faced his elder brother's cold expression, that would be quite the spectacle.

Inside, Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe were also taken aback.

From her memories of her past life, she didn't know much about the He family.

After all, Qinghe had no connection with them in the previous life, and her viewpoint was confined to what Qinghe experienced."

As for the Old Wang family, they were eager for others not to know the details, so naturally, they didn’t say much.

Their visit was quite sudden.

Bai Xiuxiu couldn’t quite figure out what was going on.

She looked at her husband, Wang Qinghe, who was also very puzzled.

“This… why are these elders coming to see you guys? Shouldn’t you be the ones visiting them?” Wei Pozi was bewildered. What was her daughter-in-law’s mother thinking? Why didn’t she inform Qinghe earlier?

At the very least, they should have let the kids visit the elders first; it would have been better than having the elders come over unannounced.

While she was anxious, He Ming had already ushered the guests inside.

Noticing they were still eating, Guo Chunhua glared fiercely at her husband, thinking they shouldn’t have come so early. The hosts might still be eating.

How awkward.

“Big brother, big sister, Auntie Wei, this is my grandfather, this is my grandmother, and this is my uncle and aunt,” He Ming said as soon as he entered the room, quickly introducing the guests to everyone inside.

To ease the awkwardness.

“Grandfather, this is my big brother and his wife, and this is Auntie Wei, big sister’s mother.”

He Ming made the introductions.

This was Wang Qinghe’s first time meeting his grandparents. Any emotional thoughts were hard to discern.

He just quietly observed them for a while before politely saying, “Please, come in and sit.”

It was also the first time Qi Shizhong had met this grandson. The child seemed to have inherited the best traits from both his daughter and son-in-law. Even his granddaughter-in-law was pretty. These two children were quite pleasing to the eye.

So why had Yingying caused so much trouble?

This chilly reception felt far from a warm family reunion.

The Qi family found seats and sat down, with Qi Dajiu setting down the items he carried, feeling puzzled as well.

What bad karma had he accumulated? When he was young, he had to help his sister fight and give her the better food. Now that he was older, he still had to help his sister deal with her husband, and he never got any thanks for it.

At his age, his own children were married, and he even had grandchildren!

Yet here he was, visiting his sister’s son, enduring this awkward atmosphere.

Why was he even on vacation?

He should be working at the unit!

Qi Jiuma wasn’t in much better spirits, but she had to admit that Yingying’s son was quite handsome.

And he had turned out well despite the difficult environment he grew up in.

He was quite capable.

“Why are you here today? Is there something important?” Compared to when he first invited them in, Wang Qinghe’s attitude now was impeccable.

Qi Shizhong knew he was upset but didn’t think Wang Qinghe’reaction was over the top.

After all, after this child was brought back, both Yingying and He Zhifei had handled things poorly.

One of them suppressed the child's suffering for the sake of his younger brother, not pursuing anything that happened back then, making the child's previous hardships seem like they were for nothing.

The other was solely focused on scheming against his other three children, completely plotting against him.

No wonder this child has such a cold attitude!

Thinking of this, Qi Shizhong smiled at Wang Qinghe, "We only heard from your mother yesterday that you had returned, so your grandmother, your uncle, and your aunt thought we should come and visit you.

You've left your hometown to live in this unfamiliar place, so if you face any problems, don't hesitate to talk to your uncle and cousin.

When you have time, visit your grandfather more often."

Just found out?

Wang Qinghe recalled that when he and Xiuxiu had just arrived, the He family had said that the Qi family was temporarily busy and would come to see them when they had time.

So, in fact, they hadn't mentioned it at all?

"We knew you were coming back but didn't know when. Yesterday, your mother returned to her parents' home, and I scolded her for being so forgetful and muddle-headed, always forgetting things."

Qi Shizhong looked at his eldest grandson and felt a deep connection.

Although he hadn't watched him grow up, blood ties are strong.

Wang Qinghe was unsure of the reason behind their visit. Each member of the He family had their own motives, so what about the Qi family?

Seeing that Wang Qinghe wasn't speaking, Qi Shizhong didn't get angry.

He mentally berated his daughter once more, she had truly hurt the child deeply.