The next evening.

In front of the sentry post of the Yuquanshan compound with red walls and black tiles, a black Hongqi car slowly stopped and the sentry stepped forward to salute.

"Comrades in the car, please get off."

"Please show me the relevant documents."

"Wait a moment, waiting for verification."

"Inspection completed, passage allowed."

After the routine strict inspection, Fu Ziyan and her father changed to a gray-green military jeep to enter the courtyard. After passing five buildings, the car stopped in front of the building gate surrounded by pine and cypress trees.

Li Quyi stood with his hands behind his back in front of the building gate. Behind him were his wife Zhang Yuan and eldest son Li Ziheng.

Fu Qiyuan stepped forward and nodded with a smile: "Comrade Li, we are sorry for disturbing you with your sudden visit."

"Mr. Fu, you're too polite. It's common for young people to get together and have a small gathering."

After Dad's opening greetings, Fu Ziyan finally spoke up to greet each one: "Good afternoon, Uncle Li, Aunt Zhang, and Brother Ziheng."

After a few pleasantries, Zhang Yuan, the hostess, welcomed the guests in: "Please come in and try the peaches grown in Xiangshan."

After some conversations and contract signings, Fu Qiyuan, as a top-tier businessman, was no longer subject to the same level of supervision as before. At least when Fu Ziyan came to visit her old acquaintance, there would be no guards following her around and eavesdropping. As long as it wasn't excessive, they could have some space to chat about family matters, as personal belongings would be checked when entering and leaving the house.

Zhang Yuan smiled gently and handed Fu Ziyan a plate of peeled and diced peaches. "Miss Fu, try this peach. How do you like it? It was just picked and delivered from the farm early this morning. It's very fresh."

Fu Ziyan took it with her eyes curved: "Thank you, auntie."

Seeing that the peach flesh still had a pink luster, the flesh fibers were as delicate as solidified fat, and there was no salty taste from soaking in brine when it came to the food, I knew that the peach was peeled and cut after my aunt received the confirmation call from the sentry.

After all, peaches will oxidize in about twenty minutes.

"What sweet peaches! I didn't see any fruit on the trees yesterday in Xishan." Fu Ziyan smiled with dimples on her lips and turned sideways to invite her father, "Dad, try it too. It feels really different."

"The fruits on West Mountain were picked long ago, so you naturally couldn't see them." Li Quyi lowered his voice when he said this. "I only found out yesterday that Ti Ti went hunting with a bow and arrow on West Mountain. How dare she go up the mountain with only Chen Mingyi?"

Fu Ziyan's eyes widened slightly. Her father didn't know that she went up the mountain to hunt.

Yesterday she left the prey to Daya's mother, who had just experienced the ordeal of childbirth, and did not bring back the prey, so her father did not know about the great feat of the sharpshooter Ti Ti.

After hearing about this from her uncle, and seeing his tone, Fu Ziyan knew without a second thought - she was in trouble!

Sure enough, as soon as Fu Qiyuan heard this, he tilted his head and tapped her forehead with his finger: "There are wild boars in the West Mountain, and you are naughty again. Go back and write a self-criticism later."

Fu Ziyan looked up to the sky and complained, then leaned back with the force and fell right onto the soft sofa pillow.

Why do Dad and Uncle rarely meet, and they have to use her to break the ice?

Wow, why is she always the one who gets hurt?

Li Ziheng concealed his smile and watched his cousin's dramatic performance in a good mood.

"The child was enjoying her peaches, why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?" Zhang Yuan glanced at Li Quyi in a scolding tone, then turned around and added a pillow to the empty space behind her niece. "We still have a few peaches at home. If Ziyan likes any, take them away later."

Li Ziheng: ...

He knew his mother preferred girls!

Zhang Yuan liked Fu Ziyan so much; she had two sons of her own, so she had always been fond of the younger girl. Unfortunately, her eldest daughter-in-law had been living with Ziheng in Guangzhou all year round, and Zitao, who knew what he was thinking, talked about how marriage in the new era shouldn't be tied down and hinder a couple's progress. They were engaged, but he hadn't married Bai Ying yet.

It was not until she heard her commander Li confess a while ago that she realized why she was marrying not a patriotic young comrade who grew up alone after his family fell into poverty, but the eldest son of the Fu family, who was the most prominent family in Shanghai in his early years.

Frankly speaking, Zhang Yuan was a little angry. Her partner had kept it a secret for so many years, but Commander Li was middle-aged now, and his methods of coaxing her were still the same as when he was young. Zhang Yuan felt that she could not escape from him in this life.

After accepting this fact, Zhang Yuan was quite happy. She didn't have a daughter, but Commander Li had a brother from the same mother. It just so happened to be the little girl Fu Ziyan she had met. She was beautiful, lively and lovely, and was exactly her ideal daughter.

As for the children of the second and third wives of the Fu family, she had no interest in paying attention to them. Her mother was angered to death by her father's lover who was an actress. She would never treat a concubine well in her life.

Li Quyi was helpless.

When he was educating his two sons in the past, his wife pretended to be deaf and dumb and listened to him. Why is it that she doesn't act like that when it comes to her little niece?

He paused and said, "If Ti Ti likes it, I'll ask my comrades for more later."

A smile flashed in Fu Qiyuan's eyes. It seemed that his elder brother's married life had been going smoothly over the years. If he told the old man about this, he would probably have to rummage through his boxes and cabinets to prepare jewelry and increase the gift for the meeting.

Fu Ziyan's eyes lit up.

She hadn't expected this, and her first reaction was that it seemed she didn't need to look for her grandfather, as she had a way to "restrain" her uncle!

Fu Ziyan thanked him politely, and with an innocent smile on her face, she tilted her head and asked, "Auntie, have my two brothers ever been punished by uncle to stand in the corner before?"

Li Quyi: ...

Everyone present was a smart person, so who could fail to hear the hidden meaning?

Fu Qiyuan raised his hand to stroke his eyebrows and smiled helplessly. Ti Ti was still a little naive and didn't know how "bad" her uncle was.

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