Yin Xi couldn't help but look towards Qin Si Ye. Seeing him nod slightly, she immediately replied, "We can."
"That's great. Wait a moment, I'll call Gu Lin and invite him and his wife too." Fu Jiheng's voice was filled with undisguised joy. He then asked,
"Why do I feel like you're on your way? Are you two out for a stroll alone?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Chen took the phone and said, "Uncle Fu, I'm Chen Chen, we're here too. We just went to the old residence with Daddy and Mommy to visit Great-Grandma and Grandpa."
"Oh, so that's how it is," Fu Jiheng said with a smile. "Then it's not early anymore, so don't go home. Just come directly to the hotel I booked.
I'm heading there with Runze as well. Runze misses you all terribly and keeps asking to see you every day."
"That's wonderful. Uncle Fu, we miss Runze too," Chen Chen replied happily.
He excitedly high-fived Shuo Shuo and Yan Yan.
Fu Jiheng on the other end of the phone added, "Si Ye, I'll send you the hotel address on WeChat in a bit."
"Okay," Qin Si Ye acknowledged and hung up his phone.
Thirty minutes later, when they arrived at the private room designated by Fu Jiheng, Fu Jiheng's family of three was already waiting there.
Upon meeting, the four children eagerly gathered around, chatting enthusiastically.
He Xinmeng, with a smile, took Yin Xi's hand and led her to a chair, starting to talk about Jin Jingchen.
"Yin Xi, Jin Jingchen's teaching skills are truly excellent. After just a few lessons, our Runze's Rubik's Cube skills have advanced by leaps and bounds.
When he went back to the old residence last weekend, his grandfather was so happy he couldn't stop smiling, calling Runze a genius."
"Indeed. Jin Jingchen's mastery of the Rubik's Cube is very high, and he has developed a teaching method that is very suitable for children. They all like him very much."
Yin Xi also spoke highly of Jin Jingchen without reservation.
After all, he was her classmate, and receiving recognition and praise from others made Yin Xi feel proud.
"It's just that lately, for some reason, he's canceled class twice," He Xinmeng said, looking at Yin Xi curiously.
"Yin Xi, you know him well. Is something going on at his home?
I heard rumors from people at Qi Meng that he's often not there, and Qi Meng might be changing ownership.
Our Runze has only attended a few classes and likes him so much. Could it be true?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Xi immediately denied it, "How could that be? Don't listen to their baseless gossip.
Qi Meng was founded by Jin Jingchen himself. He poured a lot of his heart into it, so how could he possibly give up?
Something did happen at his home recently, but it will be resolved soon."
Just then, Gu Lin and Qiao Lu walked in hand in hand.
"Oh my, Qiao Lu, you haven't seen each other for a few weeks, how did your belly get so big?" He Xinmeng exclaimed as she stood up from her chair.
"I'm over six months along," Qiao Lu said, looking gently at the man beside her. "Gu Lin says this is when the baby grows the fastest."
"That's certainly true. It was like that for me too. For the first few months, you couldn't tell I was pregnant at all.
In the later months, that belly just grew and grew like blowing up a balloon."
As soon as He Xinmeng finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Indeed, her analogy was quite fitting.
Soon, everyone was seated around the table, and the waiter came in to serve the dishes.
The men, women, and children naturally formed three small groups and sat together.
They ate and chatted.
Following the adults' conversation, the four children began discussing the gender of the baby in Qiao Lu's belly.
Chen Chen said, "I think the baby in Aunt Qiao's belly must be a little boy."
"Why?" Fu Runze disagreed. "I think it's a girl."
Chen Chen explained, "Look how round and pointed her belly is. The baby must be very strong, a boy."
"Yes, we think so too," Shuo Shuo and Yan Yan agreed with their older brother.
Fu Runze, however, said, "I don't think so. Girls can also be tall.
In our class, there are girls who are taller than me."
"Runze, do you really want a sister?" Chen Chen immediately saw through his thoughts.
Fu Runze pouted his small lips and deliberately replied loudly, "Yes. I want a sister as pretty and cute as Yan Yan, but Mom and Dad always find excuses not to have one."