Cheng Tianyuan stood up quickly and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhilan, you came here very quickly! This way, the path is paved with cobblestones. You may sprain your feet if you can't see clearly at night."
"fine."
Xue Zhilan laughed and said: "I am more familiar with your garden than you are. I came here for dinner last night!"
Xue Ling also stood up and said, "Uncle, please sit down and drink some water first.
You came here as a taxi, right?
Just sleep in the guest room here at night, don't run around."
"Okay!"
Xue Zhilan shook his head: "Your aunt has been very grumpy these past two days. Nothing I do will ever get her attention. I'd better stay away to avoid making her angry."
"What's wrong?"
Xue Ling asked.
Xue Zhilan smiled bitterly: "A Heng was angry with her. She couldn't do anything about her son, so she took her anger out on me.
I was scolded again earlier, so I quickly found an excuse to hide in the room.
Your dad called me and it literally saved my life!"
Father Xue, who was chatting beside Epiphyllum, shouted: "Zhilan! The old fragrance of Epiphyllum is here! Come and see!"
"Come soon!"
Xue Zhilan sat down, picked up the water handed to her by her niece, and drank half the glass in one breath. She was obviously very thirsty.
Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "Why did Ah Heng make my aunt angry?"
Xue Zhilan was slightly embarrassed and whispered: "There is an Aunt Zhang in the community. She is chubby and very enthusiastic.
She was planning to introduce a partner to A Heng. Your aunt thought it was good, so she came to the house to talk about it.
Ah Heng refused twice. Seeing that your aunt was too annoyed, he simply took his daughter out to play and ran away.
Your aunt got angry and said he didn't want to live a happy life, and then scolded me for being unhelpful and saying I didn't think about my son and granddaughter."
Xue Ling's eyes flashed slightly and she whispered: "Auntie is just anxious and hopes that her son and granddaughter will settle down quickly."
"Isn't it good now?"
Xue Zhilan frowned and said: "Three generations and four people in the family live together. Occasionally Ah Huan and his wife come with their two children to join in the fun - why bother looking for more trouble?"
Xue Ling thought for a while and agreed: "Now there is an extra person for no reason, and Xiaohan may not be able to accept it.
Besides, it’s not good for Xiaohan either.”
"that is!"
Xue Zhilan said: "How many stepmothers in the world can be close to the children of their ex-wife?
Xiaohan is still young and cannot go out to live in school independently, so she has to think carefully.
The key is that Ah Heng himself has no intention of remarrying for the time being."
"yes."
Xue Ling explained with a low smile: "The branch factory is now a branch of the group, and he is the general manager of the branch.
He is not too old yet, he has a car, a house and status. Many female employees have made secret glances at him, but he has not accepted them.
I asked him, and he said that for the time being, he just wants to take care of Xiaohan, work hard and make money, and has nothing else to think about."
"But your aunt said this is not good."
Xue Zhilan sighed helplessly: "You said you can't stay alone forever, and you have to have a stable family. You also said that we will grow old and die, and Xiaohan will get married when he grows up. He can't live alone forever.
If you remarry while you are young, you might be able to have one or two more children."
Xue Ling touched his nose, not sure whether this concept was correct.
"...Auntie also has her own considerations."
Xue Zhilan shook his head: "How long can a person's life be? How long can she consider it?
I am different from her. Now I just want to live leisurely, play chess, drink tea, chat with your dad and some old friends and colleagues, and go to the park.
The sons can take care of their own families, and I can take care of the health of the two elders and not cause trouble to the young people. This is good enough."
Xue Ling chuckled: "If you are afraid that your aunt will annoy you, just stay here for a few days.
Xiaoxin hasn't started school yet, so you play chess with her.
Wait until Auntie misses you, then go back."
"That won't work."
Xue Zhilan chuckled: "She should be able to agree if we stay for a day or two.
If I stay here for too long, she will find reasons to get angry with me."
Xue Ling laughed and said, "You know my aunt's temper so well!"
At this time, Cheng Tianyuan came over with a plate of fruit and called his parents to come over and eat.
Mother Xue and Liu Ying were both sleepy, so they drank some water and went back to the house.
When Cheng Tianyuan heard that Xue Zhilan was staying at night, he quickly got up and prepared the bedding.
“It’s all ready-made, just take it out from the cabinet and lay it out.
There are a lot of daily necessities for washing at home, just take some out, it’s very convenient.”
Xue Zhilan smiled and said: "Okay, then I'm welcome."
Xue's father took his cousin to eat fruit together and admire the epiphyllum flowers.
After a while, the two came back and sat down.
"It's only around eleven o'clock, and it looks like it's already dying."
"A short-lived flash in the pan, it really deserves its reputation!"
Xue Ling couldn't help but remind: "The nights in early autumn are a bit cold, so you can't eat too much fruit."
"All right."
Xue Zhilan put down the grapes in his hand and advised: "Brother Wu, Lingling is right, don't eat them either."
Father Xue gnawed the remaining apples before giving up.
“When we were young, we were controlled by our elders, when we grew up, we were controlled by our leaders, and when we were old, we were controlled by our children.
People are never free!"
Xue Ling laughed and explained: "Your freedom now is more important than your health."
At this time, Xue Zhilan's phone rang.
He answered the call and said, "Don't worry about me, I live here in Xinyuan.
No need to pick me up, I have food, drink and a place to stay here, and there are people to chat with, enjoy flowers, and play chess with.
Being able to live in the most luxurious garden in God's capital is something that many people would envy.
Okay, just hang up."
Father Xue asked: "Ah Heng?"
"right."
Xue Zhilan nodded.
Father Xue thought for a while, looked at his daughter and asked: "Isn't the lawyer in your group also a divorcee?
She is younger than A Heng, seems to have good abilities, and looks pretty good.
Why don't you help them connect the dots?"
Xue Ling was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"No, I'm not good at being a matchmaker.
Ah Heng also recognizes her. If they intend to get together, it will be a matter of course without any introduction.
We are all adults, so there is no need for a middleman to bring up such matters, otherwise it will be awkward when we work together in the future."
Dad Xue muttered: "It's so complicated..." "What's so complicated?"
Xue Ling shrugged: "Let him go and don't pay too much attention to it."
Xue Zhilan nodded in agreement: "Yes, ignore him and let him fend for himself."
"W-what did you say!"
Xue's father glared at his cousin and said in a deep voice, "I am such a good man, Ah Heng!"
Xue Zhilan and Xue Ling both laughed.
After a while, Xue's father asked about Cheng Tianfang.
Xue Ling explained in a low voice.
The old man nodded after hearing this, "I finally got over it.
It's good to go back to work, very good.
The income from two stores is very generous.
In addition, the salary from the TV station is good, which is enough to live a good life."
He paused for a moment and looked at Xue Zhilan hesitantly.
"I don't know if A Heng is... is..." Xue Ling whispered: "Dad~" Xue Zhilan gave an awkward smile and asked: "Are you waiting for A Fang to come out and get back together?"