Elder Hong smiled and said, "I'll let you pretend not to know. I'll find her a good man to marry later."
Nan Zhenting curved his lips slightly, "Even if you find her one, she has to agree... Senior Brother, did Xiao Ling say something to you?"
"Does she need to say it? You have to take the initiative with this matter!"
"Nan Xiao also mentioned this to me just now. He means that once Xiao Ling returns, we should finalize things."
"The children have agreed, so you should go ahead and settle it."
"However, An Lanshu has only been gone for a few days. If I finalize things with Xiao Ling so quickly, it will affect Xiao'er."
"Are you brainless! You two settle it, then go live in Norkas for a while. After a year or two, who will remember this?"
Nan Zhenting said with some difficulty, "But there's still a troublesome matter that hasn't been handled properly. I'm not at ease leaving like this."
"What is there for you to be uneasy about? Aren't Nan Xiao and Yu Xi better than you? Alright, I'll talk about it when I get there. Your sister-in-law wants water, I don't have time to deal with you!"
Nan Zhenting's mouth twitched. They were so old, yet they were still showing off their affection. It was truly shameless!
Nan Xiao went to work after building the snowman. Not long after he left, the half-mountain villa welcomed its first guests: Luo Wanqi and Joyce, who had moved out just a few days prior.
As soon as the couple sat down, Miao Siqi and Luo Guoliang arrived.
Lan Yuxi didn't see Luo Jiaqi and asked suspiciously, "Godmother, where is Jiaqi Ge? Is he still working overtime at the research institute on the thirtieth?"
Miao Siqi smiled and said, "I sent him to pick up Duan Ting and her child."
Lan Yuxi pursed her lips and smiled, "Jiaqi Ge is quite obedient. He went just because you told him to?"
"Can he not be obedient? The road is so slippery, he's afraid that something will happen to Duan Ting, and then he won't have anyone to help him."
Lan Yuxi couldn't help but laugh out loud, "This snow is falling so beautifully!"
Ruan Sizhe came out from the basement holding a large box, with Chao Chao and Mu Mu.
Joyce asked with a smile, "Junior Brother, when did you get back?"
"Last night." Ruan Sizhe looked curiously at Luo Wanqi's belly, "We only haven't seen each other for a few days, why has Sister-in-law's belly suddenly gotten so big?"
"A few days? You've been gone for over twenty days." Luo Wanqi smiled and stroked her bulging belly, "I heard you won another championship this time? That's great!"
"It's all thanks to Master's good teaching!" Ruan Sizhe smiled and patted the box in his hand, "You guys chat, we're going to paste the couplets."
Tang Wan saw that they were wearing too little and quickly instructed, "The three of you are only responsible for pasting inside the house. Let the servants handle the rest."
"Okay~ Grandma~" Mu Mu replied in a childish voice, gently patted Luo Wanqi's belly, and then ran to find her two brothers.
Thirty minutes later, Elder Hong's family arrived.
Mu Mu looked at Shi Kuo and Shi Han, whom she hadn't seen for several days, and smiled as she grabbed their hands.
"Brother, Sister, I missed you all so much! Did you miss me too?"
Shi Kuo smiled and picked her up, "Of course, we missed you! If we didn't know we were coming today, Shi Han and I would have come to see you long ago."
"Hehe..." Mu Mu giggled and handed her small hand to Shi Han, "Sister, my mom bought us a lot of beautiful clothes again. They're so pretty!"
Shi Han held her small hand and smiled at Lan Yuxi, "Thank you, Auntie~"
"You're welcome~" Lan Yuxi smiled and stroked her head, "Let's go upstairs and take a look. If anything is unsuitable, we can exchange it."
Shi Han looked at her grandfather.
Elder Hong smiled and said, "Go ahead. Your auntie isn't an outsider."
"Okay." Shi Han responded with a smile, then went upstairs with her brother and younger brother to accompany their sister.
Lan Yuxi instructed, "Chao Chao, bring those eight sets of clothes down later and give them to the little ones."
"Okay, Mom."
After the children went upstairs, Lan Yuxi sat down next to her mistress. Before she could reach out, Bai Zhirou habitually offered her hand.
After Lan Yuxi took her pulse, she smiled and said, "Mistress's health is even better than mine now... Beep beep..."
As she was speaking, Huo Ding's call came in.
Lan Yuxi frowned when she saw it was his call.
"Huo Ding, what is it?" Lan Yuxi said, walking to the balcony.
"Qiu Shuying has woken up, but she has lost her voice. I can't figure out the reason and want to ask for your advice."
Lan Yuxi inexplicably let out a sigh of relief. She thought Qiu Shuying had an incurable disease!
"Not poisoned, nothing in her brain, just sudden aphasia?"
"Yes!"
"Can she move freely?"
"Yes."
"What's her mental state like?"
"She's been in a state of panic."
"Then she must have been frightened. Sudden aphasia. Find her a psychologist."
"I've already arranged for a psychologist for her."
"..." Lan Yuxi narrowed her eyes slightly, "You called me not to discuss Qiu Shuying's condition, is there something else?"
"Can you take me in on New Year's Eve?"
Lan Yuxi's lips curved slightly, "What's wrong? Are you being pressured into marriage by your family too?"
"Mm."
"Then if I take you in, will Elder Huo and the others scold me to death?"
"They won't scold you, no matter who they scold."
"If I get scolded, you'll be fully responsible!"
"Does that mean you've agreed to take me in?"
"I didn't agree, but I can still add an extra set of bowls and chopsticks."
"Thank you! By the way, I forgot to tell you, a man was rescued along with Qiu Shuying. That man was quite badly injured, with explosion wounds all over him."
Lan Yuxi frowned slightly, "Explosion wounds? Did you find out how they were caused?"
"According to the people at the temple, they were accidentally injured by blasting while opening up the mountain. If Qiu Shuying hadn't saved him, he might not have survived."
"Opening up the mountain in winter? I see. Thank you."
Huo Ding smiled and said, "You're welcome. As long as you're willing to take me in, my life is yours!"
"Your life isn't worth much, I don't want it!"
Lan Yuxi smiled and hung up the phone, then dialed Nan Yi.
"Nan Yi, do we have anyone with Qiu Shuying?"
"Yes, but not Mei Xi's people. They're all Nan family members. The patriarch sent them over this morning."
"Alright, call them and have them investigate the background of the man who was rescued with Qiu Shuying."
"Yes."
"Also, after the New Year, have someone go to the temple and see if there's really someone opening up the mountain in the back."
"I know about this. It's not opening up the mountain, it's to carve a statue of Guanyin."
"Blasting to carve a statue?"
"They blast away the excess to save a lot of labor."
Lan Yuxi pondered for a moment, "Oh. Then have someone inquire if anyone was injured when they were blasting the mountain."
"Okay."
After Lan Yuxi hung up the phone, she raised her hand and massaged her temples. After a long while, she picked up her phone and dialed again.