Qin Yanci froze.
He hadn’t expected her to call him in just because she thought he was hungry.
His heart softened again and again.
Unable to help himself, he said, “Having a wife is really nice.”
Ying Sisi smiled with pursed lips. Wife, wife—what a thick skin.
Qin Yanci didn’t forget to feed her while eating. The two of them ate until about half full, and the kitchen work was also finished.
At that moment, Qin’s mother appeared. Seeing the table full of dishes, she was very satisfied. “Sisi is really diligent.”
“You flatter me,” Ying Sisi replied.
The family sat together. One moment they praised her dexterous hands, the next they praised her capability.
All her efforts were praised, and Ying Sisi smiled so much her eyes couldn’t close.
Only Qin Yanci kept a cold face.
Just because his wife is capable—does that mean she must do everything?
Why?
Lu Yuespring said, “Yanci just got married today—why does he still look unhappy?”
Qin Yanci didn’t respond.
Lu Yuespring felt awkward.
Ying Sisi turned to look at his cold face, confused. He had been fine earlier—why was he suddenly unhappy again? Did he dislike his sister-in-law?
Disliking her was fine.
His sister-in-law wasn’t a good person.
Qin’s mother joked, “Maybe it’s because Sisi is about to leave.”
Lu Yuespring, trying to please Qin Yanci, said naturally, “Now that they’ve registered their marriage, they’re legally husband and wife. Sisi should stay here. Besides, it’s already dark. A young girl like her—so pretty too—how dangerous it is to walk at night?”
Ying Sisi blushed again. “Ah Ci will send me back.”
Lu Yuespring thought Ying Sisi was just pretending to be proper—acting reserved on purpose to manipulate Qin Yanci.
After dinner, Qin’s mother handed over prepared gifts to Qin Yanci and told him to bring them to Li Junlu.
On the way home, Ying Sisi sat at the back, holding onto the bicycle frame.
“Ah Ci, when will we arrange for someone to clean the wedding house?”
He had given her the keys today.
If no one was using it, she planned to go there and cut window decorations.
This would help her avoid Song Hanmei’s sarcasm and Li Yuwei’s monitoring.
“After the New Year. Why? Are you planning to decorate it yourself?”
Ying Sisi laughed awkwardly. “I do want to decorate it myself, but I’ll be a bit busy these next few days.”
She was diligent—but not willing to do everything.
Qin Yanci guessed that her stepmother was probably making her prepare New Year goods.
She was too obedient.
Didn’t know how to resist.
If he had the chance in the future, he would definitely properly “teach a lesson” to that vicious stepmother.
About half an hour later, Ying Sisi arrived home.
The family of three was sitting in the living room waiting for her.
When Li Junlu saw Qin Yanci, his eyes lit up. “Yanci is here? Sit, sit.”
Qin Yanci placed the gifts down. “Uncle.”
“You’ve already registered your marriage with Sisi—why are you still calling me uncle?” Li Junlu reminded him to change the address.
Ying Sisi quickly interrupted, “Dad, before we registered, father-in-law already gave me a very, very big red envelope.”
Li Junlu: “…”
Damn girl—she deliberately said it was given before registration.
Clearly implying he was stingy and didn’t understand social etiquette.
How big was that red envelope?
Why say “very, very big”?
How big did it have to be?
If it was too small, it would be embarrassing. If it was too big, he’d suffer a loss.
This girl was really good at making things difficult for her father.
He forced a stiff smile. “Right, there should be a change-of-address gift.”
He turned and went inside to get it.
Song Hanmei wanted to follow, but worried that if Li Junlu gave too little, Qin Yanci would go home and complain to his parents that she had influenced it—making the gift smaller. So she stayed behind.
Her gaze fell on the gifts Qin Yanci had brought.
Two boxes of Moutai liquor.
A carton of cigarettes.
And a box of ginseng.
The Qin family was really generous.
These should have been enjoyed by her own daughter…
What a pity.
In a place where Ying Sisi and Qin Yanci couldn’t see, she elbowed Li Yuwei and suppressed her anger through clenched teeth:
“Look at what you missed out on.”