"Oh right, Auntie Chen, go and prepare dinner. Huai An and the others should be here soon," Old Madam Yan said.
She then said to Yan Beicheng and Lin Chu, "I called Huai An too. He left the company to pick up Yu Zi and Ningbai before coming over. That's why he's slower than you guys, but he should be here soon."
Just as she finished speaking, the doorbell rang.
Auntie Chen went to open the door, and a chubby boy rushed in first. "Uncle, Auntie!"
He wanted to jump into Old Madam Yan's arms, but seeing that there was someone else in the living room, Yan Ningbai quickly stopped. Stunned, he only took a glance at Yan Zhiqing and didn't say anything.
Lin Chu saw that Yan Ningbai's chubby face was distant toward Yan Zhiqing, as if he didn't like her.
"Hello, Uncle. We haven't seen each other for over a year," Yan Zhiqing said with a smile. Her eyes were curved, making her look very likable.
Yan Ningbai stared at her with his big black eyes and didn't say anything.
Yan Zhiqing was probably the only one in the family who would take the initiative to call Yan Ningbai Uncle.
But Yan Ningbai wasn't happy at all. In Yan Huaian's words, men were cheap. They didn't care about those who took the initiative to come over, but they couldn't forget those who didn't care about him.
His son already had such a bad temper at such a young age.
He took a glance at Yan Zhiqing and ignored her as if she didn't exist.
He turned and pounced at Lin Chu. "Nephew, wife, hug-hug your uncle!"
Yan Zhiqing's smile froze, and Yu Zi smiled to help. "This kid is shy with strangers. We haven't seen each other for over a year, so he might be a little unfamiliar."
"Yeah, my son is too shy," Yan Huaian added.
Yu Zi: "Uh …"
You might as well not have said it. Which kid would be so thick-skinned as to call everyone their nephew?
Yan Zhiqing's expression froze, and she didn't smile anymore. She nodded and told herself that she wouldn't stoop to his level.
For some reason, Yan Ningbai never liked her.
He didn't know anything when he was born, but when he started to understand and knew how to call his parents, he started to ignore her.
She was the only one who cried the moment she hugged him.
When Yan Ningbai became more articulate and sensible, he ignored her even more. He didn't even like to talk to her and ignored her coldly, just like just now.
This was infuriating.
Lin Chu looked at Yan Ningbai's two chubby arms. He really wanted to roll up his sleeves to see if they looked like lotus roots.
"Nephew's wife, carry him!" Yan Ningbai urged as he tiptoed.
"How old are you and you are still acting like a spoiled child? Is there an uncle who acts like a spoiled child to his niece-in-law?" Yan Beicheng said in disdain.
How could he carry such a heavy fatty? Lin Chu was tired!
Yan Ningbai was very hurt. He looked at Yan Beicheng and then at Lin Chu.
Lin Chu was melted by his cute little eyes. He felt that Yan Beicheng could not hurt the little heart of a cute child, so he glared at him.
Yan Beicheng: "Uh..."
What are you trying to act cute for? Is there any justice in this world?
Lin Chu put his hand under Yan Ningbai's armpit and wanted to pick him up, but he couldn't do it.
Lin Chu: "Uh..."
Yan Ningbai: "Uh..."
He felt like his heart had been hit.
So he didn't expect Lin Chu to carry him. As an agile fatty, he climbed onto the sofa and sat in Lin Chu's arms.
Lin Chu: "Uh..."
Hugging Yan Ningbai, he felt that he was soft and warm. His hands started to itch. Thinking of what he thought just now, he silently rolled up Yan Ningbai's T-shirt.
He saw Yan Ningbai's chubby and soft little arms. They were very soft. His fingers poked a big hole in them and then bounced back up.
"It really looks like lotus roots!" Lin Chu said in surprise. He pinched his elbow. His elbow was very soft.
Yan Ningbai: "Uh..."
He didn't expect his nephew's wife to be such a bad person!
The other adults couldn't help but laugh. Yan Ningbai's face was red and he was angry.
Couldn't they give him some dignity as an elder?
Yan Zhiqing looked at how happy they were. Seeing that Lin Chu and Yan Ningbai were so close, she was even more unhappy.
She was clearly a member of this family. Even if she only came once a year, it had been more than ten years. Compared to Lin Chu, who had only been with Yan Beicheng for a few months, he should be closer to her!
Moreover, Lin Chu was only in a relationship with Yan Beicheng. They weren't married yet, but he already treated her as the daughter-in-law of the Yan family.
He even wanted her to call Lin Chu sister-in-law.
She didn't even have a status. She should be an outsider.
As the granddaughter of the Yan Family, she was compared to Lin Chu at this time. She was like an outsider and was rejected by them.
Yan Zhiqing's eyes suddenly turned red. She held Old Madam Yan's arm with tears in her eyes. "Grandma."
"What's wrong?" Old Madam Yan was shocked. Why did she suddenly look so wronged?
"You... You don't like me, do you like sister-in-law more?" Yan Zhiqing choked and a drop of tears fell.
Lin Chu was startled. The originally happy atmosphere instantly stagnated, and there was no more laughter. Everyone looked awkward and quietened down.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Old Madam Yan frowned. She didn't like Yan Zhiqing crying so suddenly. The good atmosphere was ruined.
This child wasn't like this before.
"Even Ning Bai doesn't seem to like me," Yan Zhiqing mumbled.
Yu Zi's expression didn't look good. She was just a child. Why was she crying?
Yan Zhiqing's words were like saying bad things about Yan Ningbai.
But she was a daughter-in-law, so it wasn't appropriate for her to say anything. Yan Huaian's face had already turned cold. "Ning Bai is young and shy. He's like this to people he's not familiar with. Lin Chu is often with Ning Bai, so it's reasonable for him to be closer to her. You're already an adult. Why are you still arguing with a child? If you say this, it will make it harder for Ning Bai to get close to you in the future. Are you going to continue to blame Ning Bai? "
"That's not what I meant," Yan Zhiqing said softly. "Little Granduncle, don't be so fierce …"
Old Madam Yan sighed. She regretted that she didn't even get her granddaughter back because she was angry at Jiang Changdai. Otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out like this.
Looking at her current attitude, she was just like Jiang Changdai back then.
"Let's not talk about it. You, children are all brainless. They're just not familiar with you, so they don't get close to you. How could there be so many twists and turns? Don't think so much." Old Madam Yan patted Yan Zhiqing's hand to comfort her.
Old Madam Yan pulled Yan Zhiqing to look at Yan Ningbai. Yan Ningbai's arms around Lin Chu's neck tightened. When Yan Zhiqing looked at him, he looked scared and buried his face in Lin Chu's neck.
"Look, you scared Ning Bai, didn't you? How is he going to get close to you in the future? "Old Madam Yan said.
Yan Zhiqing: "Uh …"
She felt that this little fatty was pretending!
If he was so good at acting, why didn't he go and act on TV!
Being schemed against by a child really made her feel suffocated.
"Alright, alright, let's go eat," Old Madam Yan said and let the matter go.
At the dining table, Yan Zhiqing was also a little regretful. She seemed to have gone too far just now and was afraid that it would make the Yan family unhappy.
Hence, she took the initiative to pick up a piece of cola chicken wing and put it in Yan Ningbai's bowl. "Ningbai, it was my fault just now. I misunderstood you."
Yan Ningbai looked at the chicken wing in his bowl and swallowed his saliva. Then, he looked at Yan Zhiqing and seemed to have thought of something. He actually rejected the temptation of delicious food decisively. His big eyes blinked and revealed a frightened expression. He turned around and buried his face in Yan Huaian's arms.
"Daddy, I'm scared!"
Yan Zhiqing: "Uh …"
Why was this child so annoying!
"It's okay, don't be scared." Yan Huaian pretended to pat Yan Ningbai's head and secretly pinched his chubby little hand with his other hand, hinting for him to stop while he was ahead.
Then, he took the chicken wing from Yan Ningbai's bowl with his chopsticks. "Zhiqing, don't mind him. He's a little timid. He was scared just now and needs to calm down. He'll be fine after the two of you spend more time together. "
Yan Zhiqing smiled brightly. "I know. I'll come and play with Ningbai often."
Yan Ningbai came out of Yan Huaian's arms and immediately picked up another piece of chicken wing with his chopsticks.
Yan Zhiqing's action of picking up food paused. When no one was looking, she rolled her eyes at Yan Ningbai before continuing to eat.
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