As Qin Lei said this, Zheng Shufen thought of something and immediately said, "That's right, Xiao Yi, I don't care what else you do, but you absolutely cannot do anything that betrays Xiao Xin!"
"If you dare to do anything that betrays Xiao Xin, I'll break your legs!"
Qin Yi's face darkened, utterly speechless.
What were they even talking about?
He had just returned home in the middle of the night, and it was as if he had done something terrible!
"Mom, don't worry, I won't!"
"Good, that's good!" Zheng Shufen nodded.
Qin Lei pointed two fingers at her eyes, then at Qin Yi, and said, "I'll keep an eye on you for Sister Xin!"
"You little brat, you traitor!"
Qin Yi flicked Qin Lei's forehead with his finger.
"Ouch..."
Qin Lei cried out in pain, rubbing her forehead. "Who are you calling a little brat? I'm only two or three years younger than you!"
"Still a little brat!"
Qin Yi made a move to flick her again. Qin Lei quickly dodged. "Qin Yi, if you flick me again, I'll report you to Sister Xin and let her deal with you!"
"Hmph, you little brat..."
Qin Yi chased after her, scaring Qin Lei into fleeing.
Zheng Shufen watched from the side with a happy smile.
The three of them had breakfast together at home. Qin Lei went to work at Han's Group, while Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen stayed at home.
Around nine or ten in the morning, Zheng Shufen received a phone call. Afterwards, her expression suddenly became a little complicated.
Seeing this, Qin Yi asked, "Mom, what's wrong? Who called?"
"Xiao Yi, do you remember Aunt Wang, our neighbor from when you were little?"
Zheng Shufen asked a question before answering.
Hearing this, Qin Yi recalled.
After a few seconds, he said, "Aunt Wang, Mom, you're talking about Aunt Wang, our neighbor from our hometown, right!"
In Qin Yi's memory, before he was ten years old, he and Qin Lei lived with Zheng Shufen in their old house in the countryside.
After he turned ten, Zheng Shufen bought a second-hand house in the city and moved with him and Qin Lei from the countryside to the city.
The Aunt Wang she was referring to, whose full name was Wang Guiying, was precisely the neighbor who lived next door to them in the countryside.
Wang Guiying also had a son and a daughter, who were Qin Yi's playmates before he was ten.
At that time, they attended the same kindergarten in the countryside.
"Yes, it's her!" Zheng Shufen said, "She's the one who called me just now!"
"It seems we haven't contacted their family much since we moved to the city!" Qin Yi said in surprise. "Why would she call you today?"
Zheng Shufen replied, "Aunt Wang said her daughter is getting married soon and invited us to attend!"
"..."
Qin Yi was stunned.
They hadn't been in contact for so long, and now they were suddenly invited to a wedding. Qin Yi felt it was a bit strange.
He asked, "Mom, are you going?"
Zheng Shufen answered without hesitation, "Aunt Wang personally called to invite us, of course I'm going back!"
"Moreover, Xiao Yi, Aunt Wang specifically invited you and Xiao Lei to go back. Xiao Lei has to work, so forget it. If you have nothing else to do recently, you should come back with me. After all, they invited us, and it wouldn't be good if we didn't go."
Qin Yi understood Zheng Shufen's personality. She was very loyal and wouldn't want to refuse someone.
So Qin Yi didn't say much and directly agreed, "Okay, Mom. When are we going back?"
"Aunt Wang said Tian Yu's wedding is in three days, but she asked us to go back in advance, saying we haven't seen each other for so many years and should catch up..."
Zheng Shufen looked at Qin Yi, "So I was thinking of going back today or tomorrow. Do you have anything else to do recently?"
Tian Yu was Aunt Wang's daughter.
Qin Yi said, "I don't have anything to do. Mom, you can go back whenever you want. I can leave anytime!"
Hearing Qin Yi say this, Zheng Shufen made a decision. "Alright, we'll go back this afternoon!"
It was clear that Zheng Shufen was subtly excited and looking forward to returning to her hometown and seeing her old neighbors.
Qin Yi sensed her mood and said nothing more.
Having decided to go back in the afternoon, Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen went out and bought some gifts.
At noon, Zheng Shufen called Qin Lei to tell her that she and Qin Yi were returning to their hometown.
In the afternoon, the two of them took a bus back.
Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen's hometown was a small village called Shanshui Village, under Haicheng City, about one to two hundred kilometers away from Haicheng.
It took them just over two hours to get there by bus.
Even so, it was already sunset and close to dusk when Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen returned to Shanshui Village.
Since the bus couldn't reach Shanshui Village, Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen got off the bus and walked into the village.
Qin Yi saw that many buildings had been built in the village. Compared to when they left Shanshui Village, when almost every household had houses made of adobe bricks and tiles, there had been a tremendous change.
Zheng Shufen couldn't help but sigh at the sight. "I didn't expect the village to change so much. I wonder how our old house is doing!"
"It's been over ten years, so it's normal for it to change so much!"
Qin Yi said, carrying all the gifts in his hands, and quickly walked towards their old house.
Although they hadn't been back for more than ten years and the village had changed greatly, Qin Yi clearly remembered where their old house was.
Soon, the two arrived in front of a three-story building. Next to the building was a half-collapsed, dilapidated adobe brick house.
Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen looked at the dilapidated brick house with mixed emotions.
Because this house was the old house they used to live in when they were in the village!
At this moment, several people came out of the gate of the building.
They saw Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen, and were first stunned. Then, a woman slightly older than Zheng Shufen exclaimed in surprise, "Shufen, is that you, Shufen?"
Zheng Shufen looked at her and called out, "Sister Wang!"
Qin Yi recognized the woman as Wang Guiying at a glance and called out, "Aunt Wang!"
Wang Guiying quickly greeted them. "Shufen, it really is you! You're back today, why didn't you tell me in advance!"
"Is this Xiao Yi? It's been over ten years, he's grown so tall and big, so handsome!"
The woman even praised Qin Yi.
This made Qin Yi feel a little embarrassed.
Compared to Wang Guiying's enthusiasm, the few people who came out of the door with her only stood at the entrance from a distance, watching Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen.
Seeing that Qin Yi was holding gifts and that they seemed to have walked back, their expressions became even colder, and they didn't speak.
Qin Yi looked at them and recognized that one of the men was Wang Guiying's husband, Tian Guangjun, while the other man and woman, he didn't know.