Qin Lei rubbed her head, her face full of grievance, and said, "Who cares about you? I'm clearly concerned about you. A dog biting Lu Dongbin!"
"Thank you for your concern!"
Qin Yi couldn't help but reach out again, pinching Qin Lei's aggrieved little face and saying.
"Let go of me, it hurts..."
Qin Lei slapped his hand away.
Zheng Shufen watched the two bicker from the side, her face filled with a happy smile.
After the two finished their playful argument, she said, "Alright, stop fooling around! I have something serious to tell you!"
Qin Yi and Qin Lei immediately stopped.
"Mom, what's the serious matter?" Qin Yi asked.
"The day after tomorrow, Gui Ying is coming to Hai Cheng on business, and I've invited her to our home as a guest!"
Zheng Shufen said, "So, the day after tomorrow, Xiao Yi, you won't go out. Stay at home with me to entertain her, and you can also properly apologize to her for what happened last time!"
Although Qin Yi had already resolved the matter with Xiu Qiang, he didn't explain anything to Zheng Shufen, just readily agreed.
Wang Guiying had always treated them well. If she was coming to their home as a guest, even if Zheng Shufen hadn't said anything, Qin Yi would have hosted her properly.
Qin Lei listened and thought for a moment, then said, "The day after tomorrow is Friday. I'll finish my work early and can get off work early to come back!"
When she was young, Wang Guiying and Tian Yu had often given Qin Lei snacks to eat.
Therefore, Qin Lei had a very good impression of Wang Guiying.
"Okay, then let's discuss what dishes to buy now," Zheng Shufen said. "After so many years, it's the first time she's coming to our home, we can't treat her poorly!"
"What other dishes do we need to buy? Let's just eat out then!" Qin Yi said. "It's too troublesome to cook ourselves, and it might also make us seem stingy!"
Zheng Shufen heard this and felt it made sense. She didn't say much more and agreed.
Two days passed in a flash.
Since Wang Guiying was coming from her hometown in the afternoon, Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen had lunch at home. To show their sincerity, they also watched the time and specifically drove to the bus station to pick them up.
What Qin Yi didn't expect was that Wang Guiying wasn't alone; Tian Yu and Tian Er Hao had also come.
Besides the three of them, there was also a young man wearing glasses and a formal suit.
"Shufen, Xiao Yi, why did you come to the bus station to pick us up? Just send us the address, and we could have come on our own!"
As soon as Wang Guiying got off the bus and saw Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen, she immediately walked up to them and said.
"We don't have anything to do anyway, just staying at home!" Zheng Shufen said warmly, "Gui Ying, Xiao Yu, Er Hao, let's go to our place to rest for a bit, and we'll go out for dinner later!"
Wang Guiying, Tian Yu, and Zheng Shufen exchanged polite words. Tian Er Hao, however, remained silent, with a dejected expression as if Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen owed him a lot of money.
Wang Guiying sensed this and quietly glared at him.
Afterward, Wang Guiying introduced the bespectacled young man to Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen.
His name was Yuan Gangzhou, a high school classmate of Tian Yu. He was also in Hai Cheng on business. Upon learning that Wang Guiying and the others were going to Hai Cheng, they decided to travel together.
"Aunt Zheng, Qin Yi, hello!"
After Wang Guiying's introduction, Yuan Gangzhou took the initiative to greet Zheng Shufen and Qin Yi.
"Hello..." Zheng Shufen then invited, "Since he's Xiao Yu's classmate, let's all go together. We'll have dinner tonight!"
"Okay, thank you, Aunt Zheng!" Yuan Gangzhou replied gratefully.
Seeing his prompt agreement, Qin Yi was taken aback.
He hadn't expected the man to be so forward.
Tian Yu's pretty face flickered with a hint of complexity as she heard Yuan Gangzhou would be joining them.
Later, led by Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen, the group of six took two taxis back to Fuguirenjia.
After all, the Fuguirenjia neighborhood was quite a distance from the bus station.
As they got off the taxi and entered the neighborhood, Yuan Gangzhou walked beside Tian Yu and sighed, "Ah, it's also because my car was hit a couple of days ago and sent to the repair shop. Otherwise, it would have been much more convenient if we drove ourselves..."
Tian Yu didn't speak.
On the contrary, Tian Er Hao, who was nearby, immediately said, "Brother Yuan, didn't you buy a Mercedes-Benz? How much did it cost in total?"
Yuan Gangzhou waved his hand, "Not much, just five or sixty W!"
"Five or sixty W, and you call that not much money!"
Tian Er Hao's expression instantly turned envious. "Brother Yuan, when your car is fixed, can you lend it to me to drive?"
"No problem, it should be almost fixed when we get back this time. I'll lend it to you for a couple of days then!"
Yuan Gangzhou acted very generously.
"Thank you, Brother Yuan. You're my brother from now on..."
Tian Yu seemed unable to bear their conversation and walked away from them, moving to Qin Yi's side.
Sensing her mood, Qin Yi asked directly, "Xiao Yu, you don't seem to like this classmate of yours very much???"
Tian Yu didn't deny it and nodded straightforwardly, admitting it.
Qin Yi continued to ask, "If you dislike him like this, why did you let him come along?"
"He's helped our family a lot recently!" Tian Yu said with a complex tone, "My parents are very grateful to him..."
Qin Yi understood and asked curiously, "What big help did he provide your family?"
Tian Yu showed a hesitant expression, not answering immediately.
Seeing this, Qin Yi didn't press further.
He wasn't the type to pry into things, nor did he like to inquire about others' privacy. Since she didn't want to say, he didn't ask.
As they talked, they entered the neighborhood and arrived in front of a villa.
Wang Guiying, Tian Yu, Tian Er Hao, and Yuan Gangzhou looked at the villa before them, their expressions all registering shock and disbelief.
Wang Guiying asked Zheng Shufen, "Shu-Shufen, you live here???"
Zheng Shufen sensed their emotions and understood what they meant. Without thinking much, she explained, "This villa belongs to a friend of Xiao Yi's. We're temporarily staying here..."
Hearing her say this, their shocked expressions vanished.
Qin Yi clearly saw Yuan Gangzhou's expression visibly relax!
Then, Yuan Gangzhou said, "Aunt Zheng, why are you living in someone else's house? Don't you have a house in Hai Cheng? I heard Aunt Wang say that your family moved to Hai Cheng over ten years ago!"
"This..."
Zheng Shufen replied somewhat awkwardly, "Our family did have a house before, but after some changes, we sold it. We haven't bought a new one yet!"
Yuan Gangzhou was about to ask something else, but before he could, Wang Guiying interjected, "Shufen, hurry and open the door. We've been on the road for a long time, I'm exhausted!"
Zheng Shufen took out her keys, opened the door, and the group walked in.