"I ran into Cheng Hao, so I asked about your situation, and Cheng Hao let something slip," Wan Hongxing explained, then added, "Your dad still doesn’t know."
"I was thinking of coming over to see how Yicheng is doing," Wan Hongxing stated her purpose, mainly wanting to clarify the situation and avoid unnecessary worry for Pei Guozhong if things were still unclear.
"Oh," Pei Yining had become calm at the mention of Cheng Hao’s name, and she said, "Auntie Wan, rest assured, my brother is all right now."
"That’s good to hear." Wan Hongxing was relieved to know he was fine, her gaze falling on the silhouette in the window, her eyes lit up as she asked, "Is Xu Nianhua staying here? The girl who saved you last year."
"Yes, she will be accompanying Professor Fei soon to receive foreign guests. She originally didn’t want to stay, but I insisted on inviting her to our home," explained Pei Yining, worried that Auntie Wan might get a bad impression of Xu Nianhua.
"She must be very impressive, to have gained Professor Fei’s approval." Over the years, Wan Hongxing had always been involved in kindergarten education and had even founded her own kindergarten. She was aware of some things; Professor Fei, a professor in the foreign languages department in South City, had interacted with Pei Guozhong a few times for business.
Wan Hongxing knew that Professor Fei was very strict. If she remembered correctly, Xu Nianjie was only in his first year of university.
"Indeed, Auntie Wan, if you knew that Nianhua is going to receive French guests this time, you’d find her even more impressive. Her English is very strong, always coming first in whatever test she takes, but she has only been studying French for half a year!"
Whenever Pei Yining spoke of Xu Nianhua, her words were filled with pride.
"Impressive, indeed. You should learn from her," Wan Hongxing replied with a smiling face, then she subtly probed, "Yicheng has a fancy for the girl, doesn’t he?"
Auntie, my brother not only likes her, but he has also successfully pursued her!
"She’s a good girl, your brother has good taste," Wan Hongxing praised, having gone out of her way to say many good things about Xu Nianhua to Pei Guozhong since the incident last year.
Having experienced love herself, Wan Hongxing had seen the look in Yicheng’s eyes when he looked at Nianhua—it sparkled. If Guozhong really did try to separate them, she feared that the already strained father-son relationship would become even more tense.
Over the years, Wan Hongxing had put in much effort to ease the relationship between them, but alas, with little success.
She accompanied Pei Yining to the living room, where they met Xu Nianhua, dressed in a white shirt and jeans, looking youthful and beautiful with a radiant smile that instantly endeared her.
"Hello, Auntie Wan," Xu Nianhua greeted her with composure.
Looking into her bright eyes, Wan Hongxing thought that indeed, the eyes are the windows to the soul. By looking at her clear eyes, she could tell that this person must be good.
Last year, she selflessly saved Yining’s life, and such kindness combined with Yicheng’s affection would be a shame to waste.
"Sister, who are you?" Standing beside Wan Hongxing, Pei Yijian stared at Xu Nianhua with certainty, aware that he had never seen this beautiful sister before.
"I forgot to introduce him. This is Pei Yijian, my younger brother," Pei Yining introduced from the side. "And this is Xu Nianhua, your future sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law?" Pei Yijian, already ten, was no clueless three-year-old and asked in confusion, "Sis, but, she isn’t married to brother yet."
"That’s why she’s your future sister-in-law!" Pei Yining gently tapped Pei Yijian’s head.