As soon as Elder Mrs. Ye finished speaking, the doorbell rang.
Qiao Wei opened the door and greeted the arrival respectfully, "Seventh Master."
Speak of the devil.
Seeing him, Yu He felt a headache coming on, worried he might get jealous and kick everyone out.
She hurried forward, "Why are you here? Didn't you say you wouldn't be off work so soon?"
However, this scene in the eyes of others was like a young girl happily greeting her boyfriend who had suddenly arrived, expecting a kiss.
Mo Chao pouted unhappily, looking at her. Even when the fairy little sister saw money, she wasn't this enthusiastic.
"I wanted to surprise you," Qin Beiting's tone was soft, but his gaze swept coldly over the three men on the living room sofa.
Yu He: "..."
This familiar premonition of a jealous outburst...
She quickly linked her arm through Qin Beiting's, wanting to push him out and remind him not to make a scene, not to ruin her grandmother's rare good mood.
Qin Beiting, however, took her hand and politely greeted the people behind her one by one, "Grandma, Granny."
Elder Yu: "Eh, you're here."
"Perfect timing, dinner is about to be served. Quickly wash your hands and sit down to eat together. Young Master Shen and the others are also dining here, and Assistant Chen, you too?" Elder Mrs. Ye invited.
Qin Beiting responded, "Okay."
This surprised Yu He; why wasn't this guy jealous?
"I have something to do later, I won't be eating," Chen Dong quickly waved his hand.
Qin Beiting turned around, took the gift bag from him, and let him leave, then handed the items to Elder Mrs. Ye.
"Grandma, I heard from Baby that you haven't been sleeping well lately. I just bought a censer and calming incense from an auction. They're for sleep, you can try them."
"Why are you being so polite too?" Elder Mrs. Ye was overwhelmed with flattery.
Shen Yao and Mo Chao were both curious about what he had brought and quickly leaned forward to see.
Upon opening it, they found a rare, exquisitely crafted jade censer!
Its full green color and high ice-jade quality meant it was incredibly expensive!
Compared to the three fruit baskets placed on the table, the three people who bought them seemed much more perfunctory!
Shen Yao: Careless, he's showing off again!
Mo Chao: He's trying to buy off Grandma!!
"Old sister, this is a good thing. You're truly blessed," Elder Mrs. Ye said enviously, holding the censer with great affection.
"This is too precious, I can't accept it." Seeing that the item was too valuable, Elder Mrs. Ye quickly put the censer back in its box and asked Qin Beiting to take it back.
For Qin Beiting, there was no reason to take back what he had given, so he naturally refused.
"Accept it, he doesn't lack this little money. I'll prepare some more calming incense for you later," Yu He advised, helping her put it away.
"Granny, I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't prepare a gift. Please take this card and swipe it for whatever you'd like to buy." Qin Beiting took out a black card and handed it to Elder Mrs. Ye.
Upon seeing the black card, Elder Mrs. Ye, who had just been admiring the jade censer, her eyes immediately lit up. Who wouldn't like such a generous son-in-law?
Yu He should be tied to him forever!
"Oh my, you're too polite. How can I possibly accept this?" she said, feigning shyness, but her actions were honest as she quickly took it and tucked it into her pocket.
Yu He: "..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, look at how generous Seventh Master Qin is. And then look at you guys," Ruan Tianxin said with a tsk.
"Isn't it just money? Who doesn't have it!" Shen Yao retorted indignantly and reached into his pocket to get his wallet.
Qin Beiting said coolly, "No need to take it out. Even if you do, it won't compare."
Shen Yao: "..."
Why did that statement suddenly feel odd? And incredibly insulting!
"Dinner is ready," at this moment, Cheng Lizhu came out with the cooked dumplings.
Qiao Wei quickly went to help. Cheng Lizhu smiled when she saw Qin Beiting, "Seventh Master, you're here too."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mom," Qin Beiting shamelessly replied.
"Ahem," Yu He almost choked on her own saliva.
Cheng Lizhu was also startled, thinking she had misheard, "Ah?"
"Damn it, Qin Beiting, you're cheating! Yu He isn't married to you yet! What are you calling her!" Shen Yao immediately protested.
"That's right! You're not allowed to call her that! Fairy Little Sister is still my fiancée! I'm not even rushing to call her Mom, why are you! Don't think you can win over Auntie just because you've won over Grandma," Mo Chao chimed in.
"Why are you calling her that!" Yu He couldn't help but scold.
Qin Beiting remained unfazed, putting his arm around Yu He's shoulders, asserting his claim, "It's only a matter of time. Get used to it in advance."
Yu He: Who agreed to marry you?!
Ah, forget it. As long as he wasn't having a baseless tantrum, he could do whatever he wanted.
"Yes, yes, it's only a matter of time," Elder Mrs. Ye agreed happily, wishing they could get married on the spot.
Mo Chao: "I disagree, Fairy Little Sister is mine..."
Elder Yu also smiled and beckoned everyone to start eating, "Alright, everyone wash your hands and let's eat, before the dishes get cold."
Fortunately, the house was spacious enough, and the dining room was large enough to seat ten people.
Yu He sat next to Elder Yu, but Qin Beiting had already claimed the seat on her other side. Shen Yao and Mo Chao sat glumly next to Elder Yu and Qin Beiting respectively.
"Hehe, Fairy Little Sister, here's your favorite stuffed eggplant," Mo Chao scooped a piece of stuffed eggplant into Yu He's bowl.
Qin Beiting's eyebrows furrowed slightly. Seeing that Yu He had eaten it, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he placed a piece of sparerib into her bowl.
Yu He looked up at him. Qin Beiting said nothing, his eyes fixed on the sparerib in her bowl. It was as if his face screamed, "You ate the dish someone else gave you, now you have to eat mine too."
Yu He helplessly picked up the sparerib in her bowl and put it in her mouth.
Mo Chao was delighted that Yu He had eaten the dish he had given her, and he scooped another piece of stuffed eggplant into her bowl.
Qin Beiting was displeased and put another piece of beef into Yu He's bowl.
"Yu He likes to eat squid!" Shen Yao said, getting up and putting a piece of squid into Yu He's bowl.
During their last outing, he had seen Yu He eat a lot of grilled squid.
"Little Bing loves crayfish," Li Sichen then also put a chopstickful of crayfish into Yu He's bowl.
"Little He Miao is just not picky, she eats everything, but she can't eat too much meat. She should eat more vegetables," Ruan Tianxin said, adding a chopstickful to Yu He's bowl.
One chopstickful after another, Qin Beiting added another after they had put theirs in. In a short while, the dishes in Yu He's bowl piled up like a small mountain.
"..."
Yu He finally couldn't stand it anymore, "If you don't want to eat, then get out!"
Only then did everyone stop putting food into her bowl and started eating their own.
Shen Yao put a dumpling into his mouth, then spat out a coin, laughing, "Hahaha, I'm too lucky, I'm the first one to get a coin!"
"It seems Young Master Shen will have good luck this year. I put ten coins in the dumplings in total. Those who find coins are lucky people, and this year will surely be full of wealth and good fortune," Elder Mrs. Ye said with a smile.
"I was the first to find one, it's hard not to be lucky this year!" Shen Yao said, then he picked up another dumpling, "Let's see if I can get another one."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Chao spat out a coin, "Hehe, my luck isn't bad either!"
With two people in a row finding coins in their dumplings, a competitive atmosphere immediately arose, and everyone started eating dumplings.