Upon hearing this, Qin Xiuyu’s heart leaped, and he said evasively, “Whatever I have to say, I’m not afraid of you saying it.”
“Then let’s try,” Qin Siye’s lips curved slightly.
“Alright. I’ll be careful, okay?” Seeing his expression, Qin Xiuyu immediately caved and blurted out again, “Just let you two conduct your secret affair and have a good romance.”
During the meal, Xu Zhilan was very serious at first, but after the joint efforts of Qin Xiuyu and Qin Siye to ease the atmosphere, she finally showed a hint of a smile.
Everyone at the table took turns standing up to toast her.
When it was Jiang Jie’s turn, she slowly stood up, a smile on her face, and said, “Mom, about what happened last time, it was all my fault. I shouldn’t have listened to that woman’s suggestion and bought those medicines.
But I truly never intended to hurt you. Today, I offer this toast to sincerely apologize to you, and I hope you can forgive me. I promise I will serve you well from now on.”
Looking at her family gathered together in a harmonious scene, Xu Zhilan’s anger had already subsided considerably.
She slowly raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Jie, “I will not pursue past matters. I don’t need you to serve me.
I only hope that you will behave yourself from now on and treat Xiuzhi well.”
“Okay. Thank you, Mom. I will take good care of Xiuzhi and accompany him, and I will not let down your expectations.” Hearing this, Jiang Jie’s eyes instantly welled up with tears, and she raised her wine glass, drinking it down in one gulp.
Xu Zhilan also picked up her cup and took a small sip.
“Alright, this matter is put to rest,” Qin Xuelan suddenly said. “Mom, you and Siye moved out, saying it was for convenience to see Dr. Shen. It’s been over a month now, when will it end? Can you come back to live?”
Qin Xuelan had always been bothered by this matter. Moving out was fine, but they didn’t even tell them their address or allow them to visit.
Xu Zhilan replied calmly, “When we come back depends on Siye’s wishes, his and Xi Xi’s treatment plan. When he says we’ll return, we’ll return.”
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to Qin Siye. He put down his chopsticks and slowly looked up, “The preliminary plan is ten months, but the specifics will depend on the actual situation.”
The implication was that the timing of their return home was uncertain.
Qin Xuelan, hearing his ambiguous words, immediately became anxious. “Siye, I know you’re doing this for Grandma’s health, and we have no problem with the long duration, but you shouldn’t stop us from visiting, either. We are, after all, her children.”
“Yes. Mom isn’t here, and your dad and I are a bit unaccustomed to it. We’ve been wanting to see her,” Jiang Jie chimed in.
Long ago, Qin Siye had discussed the important implications with Xu Zhilan about not letting them visit, mainly to avoid publicizing Shen Xi’s three children and potentially affecting their lives.
Xu Zhilan also agreed with his approach, and whenever she called them, she never mentioned those three children.
Hearing their words, the thought of those three lovely and intelligent little darlings surfaced in her mind, and she couldn’t help but smile and say, “You don’t need to worry about me. I’m living very well over there. I’ll come back to visit from time to time, and isn’t it nice for us to gather like this?”
Although Qin Xiuyu hadn’t seen the three children, he had already guessed Qin Siye’s intentions in his heart and quickly said, “Since Mom says so, then we shouldn’t push it. As long as she’s happy.”
He thought to himself: I know where that place is anyway, so perhaps next time I’ll find an opportunity to meet those three children. I want to see what kind of magic they have that makes Siye willing to pay so much for them, buying cakes and rabbits.
“I don’t think it’s that simple. Isn’t someone trying to get close and curry favor with their beloved?” Qin Xuelan picked up her fruit juice and took a big gulp, giving Qin Siye a disdainful look.
As soon as she said this, everyone was stunned, and their gazes converged on Qin Siye once again.
Qin Siye calmly looked up, his eyes slightly cold, “Aunt, please speak clearly and don’t be so suggestive.”
“Did I say something wrong? That day in the Western restaurant, you personally admitted to liking Shen Xi. Everything you’re doing, on the surface for your grandmother, but isn’t it also to reduce her travels?
Not letting us see your grandmother is actually because you’re afraid we’ll disturb your lives, right?” Qin Xuelan had seen this part quite clearly.