Yang Huiyun's shop closed early, and all the customers had left. She pulled Xie Yan to sit down and looked around very carefully.
"Thin."
In front of Xie Yan was a bowl of steaming noodles topped with two eggs, and next to it was a plate of bright red stir-fried rice cakes, as well as fried chicken and fries, which looked particularly tempting.
The kind-looking woman took off her reading glasses and didn't look so old. Her expression was a little worried. "Did you not eat well while studying abroad? Eat something. I made all the dishes that you young people like."
In Yang Huiyun's memory, Xie Yan went abroad to study on an exchange program halfway through university, and then pursued a master's and doctoral degree without ever returning. Yang Huiyun was too old to keep up with the news, and only later learned that Shen Yan had broken his leg in a car accident, but she did not know that Xie Yan had also been in an accident.
Sitting opposite her, Xie Yan sighed helplessly, gave up struggling, and lowered her head to eat in silence.
The noodles were chewy and delicious, and the stir-fried rice cakes were hot, soft, sweet, sour, and spicy. The familiar flavors evoked deep emotions in her.
"Auntie, your cooking is still so good, it's delicious."
Hearing this, Yang Huiyun smiled, her eyes crinkling and her wrinkles deepening. She said happily, "Right? My daughter taught me how to make this stir-fried rice cake. Yan Yan was only ten years old then. She was so well-behaved and sensible."
Xie Yan paused, holding her chopsticks, and looked up at Yang Huiyun, a sudden pang of sadness gripping her heart.
The well-behaved and sensible little daughter that Yang Huiyun mentioned was actually sitting right in front of her, but she didn't know it.
Now, when her daughter is mentioned again, this woman with graying hair no longer seems so sad. Her gaze falls on some unknown distance, as if she is lost in memories.
"Xiao Xie, you don't know, I actually have two daughters."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Yan couldn't help but widen her eyes, as if trying to understand the meaning behind her words.
What does this mean? Could it be that Yang Huiyun has found a new partner and had another child in the past ten years?
No way, it's too dangerous for older mothers.
Fortunately, Yang Huiyun didn't intend to keep them in suspense and continued speaking.
“My Yan Yan used to cry a lot when she was little. She was also sick and naughty. She was a picky eater and didn’t like to eat vegetables. Her grades were also just so-so. But later she seemed to become a different person. She became smart and sensible. She was also very clingy to me and knew how to be considerate and caring. She was really very well-behaved.”
"Back then, I felt that this child had suddenly changed, the change was too great."
As she spoke, Yang Huiyun let out a long sigh. "Later, my friends all said that I was obsessively thinking about my child. Yan Yan has just grown up and become more sensible, but how could a mother not understand her own child?"
Xie Yan became increasingly alarmed as she listened, her palms sweating as she gripped her chopsticks tightly.
She thought she was playing her part very well, but it turns out Yang Huiyun had been able to see through her all along?
Xie Yan's smile was slightly stiff. She mustered her courage and asked, "So you think your daughter is two people?"
"Yes."
The aged voice was firm and resonant, but Yang Huiyun's expression was calm and gentle, as if she had seen through everything.
"They are all my daughters, I am so lucky."
At that moment, Xie Yan suddenly felt a lump in her throat.
Yang Huiyun snapped out of her daze and saw Xie Yan with red eyes and pursed lips, looking like she was about to cry. She was startled and asked, "What's wrong, Xiao Xie? Why are you crying?"
"It's okay, it's just that the rice cakes are a bit spicy."
"Oh dear, look at my memory! I forgot you don't eat spicy food, it's been so many years..."
Yang Huiyun slapped her forehead and immediately got up to redo it, but Xie Yan quickly pulled her back. Her eyes were misty and watery, and her nose was a little red. Suddenly, she blurted out something out of the blue.
"Auntie, can I ask you to be my godmother?"
******
Xie Qingyu's company is on the rise, and he is very busy with work. When he got home late at night, he found that Xie Yan had not returned yet.
Before long, the two Gao brothers came to visit.
It was called a visit, but it was really just a brief chat. As soon as Gao Qiu entered, he sat down on the sofa with an air of nonchalance, without any proper manners.
Gao Yang, on the other hand, sat upright on the edge of the sofa, very conscious of his image.
When Xie Qingyu saw this situation, he realized that since a cleaning lady occasionally came to clean the house, there was no nanny available most of the time, so he had to condescend to personally serve tea to the guests.
Gao Qiu actually came today because he had a small matter he wanted Xie Qingyu to help him with, so he gently kicked Gao Yang's calf with his toe and said, "Go get some water. There are no outsiders here, so don't let your brother Gu serve you."
Xie Qingyu and Gao Qiu had a good relationship over the years, and Gao Qiu often visited Xie Qingyu's home. However, this was Gao Yang's first time visiting. No matter how arrogant and domineering Xie Qingyu was, he had no reason to make his guest pour his own water, so he wanted to refuse.
But Gao Qiu gave him a meaningful look, so he gave up and could only watch Gao Yang walk toward the kitchen.
It was already past eight o'clock at night. Knowing that Gao Qiu wouldn't come without a reason, Xie Qingyu loosened his shirt collar and casually sat down. "So, why did you suddenly come over today without giving me any notice?"
Gao Qiu, wearing a loose dark trench coat, was handsome and dashing. He chuckled and said, "Aren't you flying abroad again tomorrow? I was thinking of getting together with you. I also have a small-time celebrity who wants to act in your company's new movie. Do you think you could give him a role, even a supporting one?"
"...That's it?"
Xie Qingyu waited a few seconds and, seeing that he didn't say anything more, raised his eyebrows. "Does such a small matter really require you to make a special trip? What, have you met your true love? Which minor celebrity do I know?"
"Hahaha, what bullshit true love! It can't compare to your great actress Bai. She's just a friend I've been getting along with lately. I haven't even gotten the one I've got my eye on yet. It's so difficult. But she's really exciting. She's unlike any of the ones I've dated before."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingyu frowned almost imperceptibly, not pursuing the topic further. However, Gao Qiu turned around and asked him why he hadn't found a partner yet, since he was already thirty and still a virgin. Was that acceptable?
At their age and social class, who wouldn't be surrounded by a swarm of beautiful women? Moreover, Xie Qingyu was in the entertainment industry, where beauties abound, making him a truly unique individual among his group of brothers.
Even Shen Yan, who is generally considered cold-blooded and ruthless, had a first love, but Xie Qingyu really didn't.
Xie Qingyu didn't want to talk about whether he was a virgin or not, and was about to change the subject when he heard a terrified scream from behind him.
"Ah ...
The kettle, filled with water, crashed to the ground with a loud thud. Gao Yang was so frightened by the enormous pink pig, which weighed over 300 pounds, that his voice changed.
Who would understand? You turn around and see a huge creature with two black eyes staring at you from behind!
Gao Yang's hair was all sticking up!
Can anyone tell him why there's such a huge pig in Mr. Gu's villa?!
That's a pig!! Ah!!!
He yelled so loudly that the pig was clearly frightened.
In an instant, Gao Yang ran towards his brother, while the pig ran towards Xie Qingyu, creating a beautiful scene reminiscent of a human-pig race.
"Brother, save me!!!"
Gao Yang thought the pig was chasing him, and he was so frightened that his face turned pale and his voice was trembling with tears.
Upon seeing this scene, Gao Qiu burst into uproarious laughter, laughing like a pig.
The scene was once very chaotic.
Finally, Xie Qingyu rode the pig into the room, thus averting a disaster.
Gao Qiu almost laughed until tears streamed down his face. His younger brother had fallen into a pigpen in their hometown when he was a child and was almost eaten by pigs. He was terrified of pigs. He knew that Xie Qingyu's family raised a pig, so he brought Gao Yang over to play.
After finally calming down from laughing, Gao Qiu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. "Who told you to stop working and just look at pretty girls? You've forgotten everything I asked you to do!"
It was only then that Xie Qingyu finally understood: these two brothers had come for the pig.
However, his curiosity was piqued, and he crossed his arms and looked the two of them up and down with great interest. "Yang Yang is looking at pretty girls? What did you make Yang Yang do?"
Gao Qiu crossed his legs and said, "I got him into Future Group so he could help me research a girl, but instead he took a fancy to other girls and didn't care about my life or death. Now he's just quitting."
Hearing this, Gao Yang finally came to his senses. He realized that Gao Qiu was doing it on purpose, and his face turned red with anger. "That girl doesn't like you at all. Don't waste your energy."
Hearing this, Gao Qiu wasn't angry at all. He looked at him leisurely and smiled, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, the girl you like doesn't like you, so don't waste your energy. Save it~"
"you!!"
For the first time, Gao Yang, who was always a well-behaved student, got angry at Gao Qiu. He glared at him and turned to leave in a huff.
Just then, the front door was opened from the outside.
Under the moonlight, Xie Yan's face was beautiful and radiant, her eyes smiling, as beautiful as a dream.
"I'm back, Qingyu! I brought you rice cakes..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xie Yan met six blinking eyes.
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