Qin He and Xu Wanwan played with Lele for a while, while Ming Yuzhu sat on the sofa and watched with a smile. Qin Yun was handling some simple work matters on his phone, and the family was harmonious.
They had lunch together at noon, and it was also time for Lele to take his nap.
Qin He handed Lele over to the nanny and asked the nanny to take Lele to sleep.
After Lele fell asleep, Qin He took Xu Wanwan back to the small living room on the second floor.
The two sat and chatted for a while, and Xu Wanwan began to complain.
"When something so big happened to Mingxue, you didn't even give me any advance notice. If your brother hadn't told me afterward, I wouldn't have known!"
Qin He chuckled, "It's all resolved now, so you don't have to worry too much. Xue'er went back to Haicheng a few days ago to celebrate the New Year."
"That's what you say, but don't you find it strange?" Xu Wanwan frowned. "Who killed this Xiang Mingjun? After your brother told me, I kept thinking about it. The police investigation found that Xiang Mingjun hadn't offended anyone, so it's very strange."
"It should be to frame Mingxue," Qin He said lightly.
Xu Wanwan's eyes widened slightly, "Then Mingxue offended someone? No, no, how much of a grudge could she have with someone to set her up like this? Could it be the Ming family's business rivals?"
Qin He pursed her lips. Before, she didn't want Xu Wanwan to worry, and she didn't want too many people to know. After all, the less they knew, the safer they were.
But after what happened to Mingxue, she felt that the people behind the scenes would definitely not let it go easily.
"Wanwan, there's something I need to tell you."
Qin He pondered for a moment and told Xu Wanwan that someone had been watching the Qin family.
"I didn't want to tell you this initially, fearing I would scare you, but as you've seen, those people have set their sights on Mingxue. So..."
Qin He sighed and looked at Xu Wanwan, "I think you need to be careful recently. After all, you'll be my sister-in-law in three months. I'm afraid those people will do something to you—"
Xu Wanwan's eyes widened in shock.
"My grandfather mentioned casually before that your family seems to have been unlucky in the past two years. You've had two car accidents, and your brother broke his leg once when he was hit by a car. He even told me to go to Bahua Mountain to pray for Qin Yun—"
"What unlucky streak, this isn't a natural disaster, it's man-made!"
Qin He said coldly, her clear eyes sharp.
"But don't worry, this should not last much longer. I am investigating those people. After what happened to Mingxue this time, we found that the killer died in a derelict house in the North City District. However, having a body is also a clue—"
Qin He pursed her lips, and the clues she obtained were not just the body. Mo was currently helping her investigate the identity of that beautiful woman.
The gray-clothed man who died was skilled and proficient with a crossbow. Such a person would not be low in their organization.
And since the beautiful woman could order the gray-clothed man around, she was at least his superior.
Mo had the photo, so the investigation should not take too long.
"He'er, is it dangerous for you to investigate this matter?" Xu Wanwan looked worried. "As you said, these people dare to kill. Thinking about it, you've encountered a lot of danger in the past two years. The last time you drove into the river was also—I'm worried—"
"It's okay," Qin He smiled faintly. "Although I don't know why, these people don't seem to intend to harm me directly recently. Instead, they are targeting people around me."
Even, these people seemed to have no intention of harming the Qin family, otherwise, just kidnapping Mingxue would have caused her a lot of trouble.
Qin He frowned and shared her doubts with Xu Wanwan.
"Someone even sneaked into my bedroom to find books before, but there's been no movement recently."
"Perhaps those people realized you are skilled, and your brother has made the Qin family like an iron barrel that is impossible to infiltrate. Coupled with your modified car, they have very few opportunities to act," Xu Wanwan said with a smile. "And you haven't been out much since you returned from Haicheng, have you?"
Qin He thought for a moment and nodded, but the nagging suspicion in her heart remained.
Xu Wanwan interrupted Qin He's thoughts and said in a low voice.
"He'er, you mentioned your brother's illness before, the illness you were researching—how is it now?"
Qin He smiled, "What, are you very worried?"
Xu Wanwan repeatedly shook her head, "I've said it before, as long as I can be with your brother, I don't care about having children. But I'm afraid that after a long time, your brother will realize we deceived him."
Qin He chuckled, "I was indeed deceiving him when I persuaded him back then, but it's not the case now."
"What do you mean?" Xu Wanwan's eyes lit up, "Has it been successfully researched?"
"It's been successfully researched, but to use it on humans, it still requires surgical cooperation. The drug is currently undergoing approval and final trial experiments at the drug administration bureau," Qin He smiled. "Don't worry, as soon as the drug administration bureau approves it, I will perform surgery on my brother."
Considering the time, it would be before their wedding.
Xu Wanwan's heart finally relaxed. She hugged Qin He, surprised and delighted.
"He'er, you are amazing. You are my savior!"
Tears mixed with Xu Wanwan's laughter, and Qin He felt a little emotional.
Although Xu Wanwan was willing to give up children for her brother, if given a choice, most people would still want to have a baby with the person they love.
At eight o'clock in the evening.
The Qin family and Xu Wanwan were all gathered in the living room.
The Spring Festival Gala was playing on the television, and Ming Yuzhu was in high spirits.
Qin He's impression of the Spring Festival Gala was from three years ago.
The Qin family still had a tradition: every Spring Festival, the younger generation would kowtow to the elders to pay their New Year's respects, and then the elders would give red envelopes.
The four of them sat on the sofa until the end, and Qin He was already sleepy.
Until the countdown began on the Spring Festival Gala, she became interested again and called her brother Qin Yun to kowtow to Ming Yuzhu together.
After Qin Yun finished, he received a thick red envelope, followed by Qin He.
She solemnly kowtowed to Ming Yuzhu several times, "I wish Mom everything goes smoothly in the new year. My brother is also getting married next year. In the new year, I hope our family will have more members, and Mom will become younger and younger."
Ming Yuzhu smiled brightly, her voice much softer and warmer than usual.
"Alright, you're the only one who knows how to talk. Look, you've made Wanwan blush."
Qin He happily took the red envelope.
It was a double portion, and she was a little surprised, "Why are there two?"
Ming Yuzhu glanced at her, "There's one for little Lele too."
"Then thank you, Mom." Qin He said with a smile, "Lele is still young, so I'll keep it for him."
The last red envelope was for Xu Wanwan from Ming Yuzhu.
Xu Wanwan was somewhat surprised. After receiving the red envelope, she stood up to pay her respects, but Ming Yuzhu stopped her.
The custom of kowtowing to pay New Year's respects has disappeared in many places, but the Qin family insisted on keeping it with Qin Yun and Qin He.
Ming Yuzhu was afraid that her future daughter-in-law, Xu Wanwan, would dislike it, so she stopped her from kowtowing.
The few of them chatted for a while longer. By now, they were all very sleepy and went back to their rooms to rest.