“No. You don’t need to call me that, just call me by my name, or like my nephew, you can call me Si Ye,” Qin Si Ye said, a faint smile playing on his lips. “From now on, I’ll call you Auntie Mei, what do you say?”
“Good, good.” Mei Yun’s face flushed with excitement upon hearing this.
She couldn’t help but look at Shen Xi beside him, feeling for the first time that the two of them standing together were so well-matched.
The three children and Yin Zhe didn’t know what they had gone through in country B during this period, but seeing Mei Yun and Qin Si Ye speaking so politely made them very happy.
“Come, come, everyone stop standing, sit down and eat,” Mei Yun said with a smile, beckoning everyone to take their seats.
After sitting down, the children looked at the large table full of delicious food and were about to pick up their chopsticks. Mei Yun said again, “Little darlings, wait a moment.”
As she spoke, she poured red wine and drinks for everyone, “To celebrate Qin… Si Ye’s discharge from the hospital, let’s all have a drink.”
“Okay.” Everyone wore smiles. Just as they raised their glasses, a knock suddenly sounded from outside.
Shen Xi hurried over to open the door, only to see Qin Xiuyi standing at the door with a smile, actually calling her by her real name, “Yin Xi.”
Slightly startled, Shen Xi then remembered that she wasn’t wearing a mask, so it wasn’t strange for him to call her that.
“Mr. Qin? Why did you suddenly come here?” Shen Xi was a little surprised by his sudden visit.
Qin Xiuyi replied, “I had something to do this morning, which delayed me a bit. Later, I went to the hospital and found that Si Ye had been discharged, so I came here.”
She knew her home address without even thinking; it must have been Qin Si Ye who told him.
“Please come in. We can all eat together,” Shen Xi didn’t ask further and led Qin Xiuyi to the living room.
The people inside greeted him one by one. When their eyes met Mei Yun’s, Qin Xiuyi softly called out, “Mei Yun.”
“Sit down and eat.” Mei Yun’s expression was as usual. She turned and went into the kitchen to get him a cup and bowls and chopsticks.
Qin Xiuyi’s gaze followed her movements.
Shen Xi couldn’t help but exchange a look with Qin Si Ye, feeling that Qin Xiuyi’s timing for coming here wasn’t to see him, but for his aunt.
The group raised their glasses again, congratulating Qin Si Ye on his discharge from the hospital.
While eating, everyone praised Mei Yun’s cooking skills.
Yin Zhe picked up a piece of food and put it in his mouth, chewing with relish. “Auntie Mei, your cooking is so delicious. I haven’t eaten such tasty food in many years.”
The three children were also feasting, occasionally looking up and saying, “Delicious, I really hope I can eat Auntie’s cooking every day.”
“Auntie Mei, your cooking skills can truly rival a five-star hotel chef,” Qin Si Ye also praised, and then looked towards Qin Xiuyi, “Uncle, what do you think?”
At this moment, Qin Xiuyi was contemplating whether his earlier call of “Auntie Mei” was appropriate. He hadn’t expected to be asked.
“Delicious. Delicious.” His reaction was a little slow, and the only words that came to mind were these most direct ones.
After speaking, he glanced at Mei Yun, meeting her smiling eyes.
He thought that Qin Si Ye’s way of addressing her was reasonable. But he had to work hard to get Si Ye to change this “Auntie Mei” to “Auntie-in-law” as soon as possible.
Just then, there was another knock at the door, and everyone was startled, stopping their chopsticks.
Could it be another uninvited guest?
Shen Xi walked over to open the door, only to see Song Kaicheng standing in front of her, dressed in a suit.
She exclaimed in surprise, “Brother Kaicheng, it’s you, come in quickly.”
As Song Kaicheng stepped inside, he saw a large table of people gathered around eating, a very warm scene.
When his gaze met that of the Qin uncle and nephew, he smiled awkwardly, “Sorry to disturb your meal.”
“Kaicheng, come and eat with us. I’ll get you chopsticks,” Mei Yun said, standing up.
The three children, seeing this, quickly ran over to pull him, “Uncle Song, come quickly, eat with us.”
“No, I’ve already eaten. You guys continue.” Song Kaicheng affectionately stroked the heads of the three little ones, then looked up at Qin Si Ye and said, “Mr. Qin, I’d like to have a private word with you. Is it convenient?”