Upon hearing this, Lü Ying's eyes sparkled with tears of excitement, and she suddenly choked up.
Her husband had passed away when Han Haoming was in middle school. For years, she had raised him alone through hardship.
Seeing him complete university and secure such an ideal and stable job brought her immense relief.
Were Qin Si Yue's evaluations of Han Haoming not also an affirmation of her years of effort and upbringing?
Qin Si Yue, however, felt a jolt in her heart, not understanding why Lü Ying would become so emotional after hearing her words.
She felt a bit lost. She immediately stopped what she was doing, picked up a tissue, and helped her wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Auntie, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
"No, I'm just too emotional. Thank you for having such high and positive opinions of Haoming." Lü Ying's hand trembled as she held Qin Si Yue's and continued to ask, "Haoming... does Haoming not know yet?"
From her observations from last night until now, Han Haoming wasn't very enthusiastic towards Qin Si Yue, not at all like a young person in love.
"No, he knows. But... but he rejected me." Qin Si Yue lowered her head, replying with embarrassment.
She even felt a little ashamed.
"What? How could he reject you?" Hearing this, Lü Ying immediately stated her stance and attitude, "Si Yue, Auntie likes you very much and supports your relationship with Haoming.
Don't worry about this for now. I'll talk to him, and I'll definitely make him accept you."
Qin Si Yue looked up excitedly, then blushed and lowered her head again, "Thank you, Auntie."
It seemed that many things required proactive pursuit; otherwise, how would there be such great rewards?
*
Inside the Qin family villa, Qin Si Ye sat lazily on the sofa, casually flipping through his phone.
At that moment, Jiang Jie, with Qin Xiu Zhi, walked in slowly from outside. Upon seeing him, her heart couldn't help but be startled.
Qin Xiu Zhi, however, walked towards him with a smile, "Si Ye, when did you get back? Why didn't you let me know in advance?"
"It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. It's gotten hot, so I came back with Grandma to get a few sets of clothes." Qin Si Ye sat up straighter and replied slowly, his gaze casually glancing at Jiang Jie.
Jiang Jie immediately released her hand and said amiably, "Yes, Si Ye. It's rare for you to be back. If you had told us in advance, we could have prepared something and had a meal at home."
Hearing this, Qin Xiu Zhi immediately chimed in, "We'll definitely eat at home. Go tell the kitchen aunties to prepare a few more dishes, and call Xue Lan and Xiu Yi. Have them all come back today; it's been a long time since we've all gathered."
Qin Si Ye had intended to refuse, but then he remembered that Grandma had indeed been away for quite some time and must miss them too, so he tacitly agreed.
After Jiang Jie left, Qin Xiu Zhi sat on the sofa and asked with concern, "Where is Si Yue? How has she been lately? Why didn't she come back with you?"
"She had something at the hospital and had to work overtime," Qin Si Ye replied calmly.
He had returned very late last night and happened to encounter Si Yue at the entrance of their home. Upon asking, he learned that Han Haoming's mother had fainted, she had rescued her, and had been staying at the hospital to take care of her.
Today, without even having breakfast, she had rushed back to the hospital.
It seemed that she intended to move Han Haoming through this matter and make him accept her. The two might reach a conclusion soon.
However, he didn't want to tell Qin Xiu Zhi about this for the time being.
"Oh. It seems her work is quite busy after you promoted her to director." Qin Xiu Zhi smiled and took a sip of the tea that an auntie had just brought over.
Qin Si Ye did not reply to him but seriously changed the subject, "Have you forgiven her just like that?"
Hearing this, Qin Xiu Zhi immediately understood what he was referring to and glanced in the direction Jiang Jie had left, "She has realized her mistake and promised me that she will never buy medicine recklessly again and will be filial to your grandmother."
Qin Si Ye looked directly at him with a faint coldness in his eyes, "I'm just afraid some people's nature is hard to change; they put on a front but have other intentions."
"Si Ye, how can you say that about her?" Qin Xiu Zhi's expression darkened upon hearing this. "No matter what, she is your aunt. She gave birth to a child for our Qin family; she deserves credit for her efforts.
We are a family. You wouldn't want me to divorce her over something like this, would you?"
Gave birth to a child? Qin Si Ye wouldn't be angry if that child wasn't mentioned.