Aunt Xian eventually stayed for dinner. Perhaps the atmosphere would become very awkward, but at the very least, it was a solid step forward. After all, Aunt Xian simply cared for her daughter. Since Bai Yuyou had spoken up, things would be much easier to resolve.
"Alright, come over and eat," Ye Shuang said with a smile at this moment.
The dining table was large and had absolutely no problem accommodating all these people. Ye Shuang had simply prepared eight dishes with Bobo, and he didn't forget to thank the giant beside him.
"Thanks, Bobo. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to whip up so many dishes in such a short time."
Bobo was wearing a pink apron, which almost looked like a bellyband on him. He just smiled gently and replied, "Not at all, I only helped out a little bit."
After they took their seats one by one, Ye Shuang let Qiaoqiao sit next to Chen Qin so it would be easier to take care of the little girl. As for Yuyou, Ye Shuang arranged for her to sit beside Aunt Xian. Sitting on the other side of Bai Yuyou were Alice and Bobo.
Alice buried her head in her food, not even looking at Aunt Xian. Meanwhile, Aunt Xian sat there looking a bit uneasy, continuously eating plain rice.
At this moment, Bai Yuyou reached out with her chopsticks, picked up some food, and placed it into Alice's and Aunt Xian's bowls respectively. "Eat some of the dishes."
Alice looked at the food in her bowl and, after a few seconds, let out a muffled voice,
"Thanks..."
Aunt Xian was also pleasantly surprised that Bai Yuyou would give her food. She smiled and put it into her mouth. The atmosphere at the dining table quietly improved quite a bit.
Watching this scene, Ye Shuang couldn't help but marvel that Yuyou had truly grown up, which also made him feel a bit gratified.
After dinner time was over, Keke volunteered to wash the dishes. After all, she could see the situation on Yuyou's side, so she took the initiative to shoulder the task. Ye Shuang, on the other hand, went along with Keke to help wash the dishes.
"Aunt Xian, have some tea." Chen Qin brewed some tea with a tea set and handed a cup to Aunt Xian.
"Oh, oh, thank you for the trouble, Qin."
"It's no problem."
After chatting casually about everyday things for a bit, Alice suddenly stood up. "I... I'm full, I'm going back."
"Allie, won't you stay a little longer?" Chen Qin asked.
"I... still have work to do," Alice said.
At this moment, Aunt Xian suddenly wanted to say something, but her lips moved and no words came out.
"Bobo, let's go."
"Yes, Miss."
The master and servant stood up and quickly walked to the entryway to change their shoes. Aunt Xian held her tea, but from the corner of her eye, she couldn't help but glance toward the door. Only when she heard the lock click shut did she slowly turn her head back.
The moment she turned back, Aunt Xian noticed that Bai Yuyou's eyes were also looking at her.
She was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and asked, "What is it? Is there something on my face?"
"If you care about her, it's better to tell her," Bai Yuyou suddenly said. "Ye Shuang once said that if you like someone, you have to say it out loud."
Although the young girl phrased it a bit strangely, Aunt Xian understood what Bai Yuyou was trying to say.
"Yeah." She let out a soft sigh, but still smiled.
Just then, Aunt Xian suddenly noticed that Chen Qin seemed to be looking at something, holding a piece of paper in her hand.
"Qin, are you still dealing with work matters right now?"
"Um... oh, no, it's not really work. I just want to find out the owner of a phone number," Chen Qin said as she handed the piece of paper to Aunt Xian to look at.
"Hmm?" Aunt Xian glanced at the paper Chen Qin handed over, only to find that the number looked somewhat familiar. She couldn't help but start wondering whose number it was.
"Aunt Xian, do you have any clues?" Chen Qin said jokingly.
"Oh, maybe I remembered it wrong. It does look a tiny bit familiar." Aunt Xian returned the piece of paper to Chen Qin and asked, "Why are you looking for him?"
"Um... well, it's nothing major." Chen Qin didn't know how to explain Chen Hai's messy affairs for a moment. After all, this kind of thing wasn't suitable to be broadcasted publicly. She just smiled and didn't say much more about it.
She couldn't exactly say that a mistress had almost managed to usurp the official position, right? If it hadn't been for An Shiyu's recording, Zhou Min probably would have actually succeeded.
Just thinking about it made Chen Qin feel a lingering fear.
She knew Zhou Min had her own little schemes, but she never expected her to play such a high-stakes game, even having a mastermind behind the scenes.
Seeing that Chen Qin didn't say much, Aunt Xian didn't take it to heart either. Instead, she turned her head and started chatting with Yuyou.
After sitting for half an hour, it was about time for Aunt Xian to leave. Although Chen Qin asked if she wanted to stay the night, Aunt Xian expressed that it wasn't quite suitable for her to live together with young people, and that maintaining a reasonable sense of distance was the best way to keep a good relationship.
Since that was the case, everyone didn't insist on her staying.
Approaching nine o'clock, Ye Shuang also urged everyone to hurry up and take a shower.
"Let's take Qiaoqiao to shower with us." Tang Keke giggled, already quite used to showering together with Bai Yuyou.
"No, Qiaoqiao wants to wash by herself. I've already grown up."
"I see you don't understand at all~"
In the end, Qiaoqiao was coaxed and half-dragged into the bathroom by Keke. After the three girls ran off to shower, Ye Shuang was originally wondering if he should also go take a shower when Chen Qin beside him suddenly rested her chin on his shoulder.
"Ah Ye, let's wash together~"
"If two people wash together, it will take more time," Ye Shuang instinctively touched his waist and then said.
"Oh my, I won't do anything bad." Chen Qin smiled sweetly, wrapping her arms around Ye Shuang's neck and acting coquettishly. "You promised me last time that we would take a bath together... And you didn't even take me with you when you went to the hot springs on New Year's Day, hmph."
"Really won't do anything bad?" Ye Shuang asked.
"Mhm." Chen Qin nodded obediently and pointed at her own beautiful face. "Do I look like someone who would lie?"
"Alright, but we have to be quick."
...
An hour later, the two of them came out of the bathroom.
Ye Shuang silently glanced back. At this moment, the glass door of the bathroom still had the watermarks of slimes pressed against the glass.
Meanwhile, Chen Qin's face was rosy, even glowing slightly. "Ah, taking a bath is so comfortable."
"I think we'd better not take a bath together next time," Ye Shuang said.
"What?!"
After Ye Shuang went downstairs, he found that Tang Keke and the others had also finished their showers and were staying downstairs watching TV. At this moment, Qiaoqiao looked a bit dazed, with her head lowered as if she was looking at something.
"Uncle Ye, it's so scary. Will I be like this in the future too?"
Ye Shuang inexplicably understood what Qiaoqiao was trying to express. He smiled. "If you become like this, you will be proud of it in the future."
"Really?"
"Yes, don't be afraid of others making fun of you."
"Okay, I got it!" Qiaoqiao immediately showed a smiling face.
"Hey Ah Ye, what kind of weird things are you teaching her?" Hearing this, Chen Qin instantly sensed something was wrong, and immediately grabbed Ye Shuang's wrist.
"Did I...?"
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