He Yuejin followed Third Brother’s instructions to inform Sister and Brother-in-law.
Meanwhile, He Jinxuan went directly to the second family’s yard, seeing no one outside: "Second Brother, are you there?"
He Jian Country had already heard He Jinxuan speaking in the other yard, but because of losing his job, he had developed a grudge against He Jinxuan.
He Jinxuan went straight into the house: "Second Brother, why didn’t you respond when you are inside?"
He Jian Country turned his head to look at him, though he resented Third Brother, he knew he was in the wrong: "Having lost my job, my mood is naturally bad, and when I’m in a bad mood, I naturally don’t want to talk."
He Jinxuan ignored the meaning behind his words and directly said, "Come to Mom and Dad’s for dinner tonight, and we’ll discuss compensating Sister-in-law then."
He Jian Country wanted to retort, but before he could speak, he heard He Jinxuan say coldly, "Unless you want to completely fall out with the first family and not have any dealings with them anymore?
Don’t forget, Fifth Brother is getting married in a few days. If you don’t want there to be a barrier in Fifth Brother’s heart, show some attitude tonight and resolve this issue. I’ll only handle it this once and won’t intervene again."
After speaking, he turned and left. How to choose was now up to them.
Soon, the fourth of the He Family, He Yanqing and his wife, walked into the courtyard together: "Mom, Ziqiang and I are here."
Mother He was busy in the kitchen. Although He Yanqing was a bit selfish, he was still filial to his parents: "Mom, let me help you."
As he spoke, he washed his hands: "Mom, does my Second Sister-in-law know about having dinner together tonight?"
Mother He was busy with her tasks: "I didn’t go over to find her; I don’t want to hear her nonsense."
This time, He Yanqing also didn’t agree with Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law’s actions: "In this matter, though my Second Sister-in-law wasn’t intentional, she definitely didn’t have good intentions at that time, otherwise my Sister-in-law wouldn’t have had an accident.
If it were someone else, they would have surely come to apologize long ago, but instead, she just ran back to her parents’ house, and the Gao Family, they’re truly stingy. They only brought one can of preserves to the hospital to visit the patient, which shows no sincerity at all; it’s really shameful."
Mother He feared that her eldest daughter-in-law would feel upset if she heard this: "Speak softly, you two were called back to persuade people, not to add fuel to the fire."
He Yanqing saw his mother was angry: "Alright, alright, alright, I won’t say anymore, okay?"
*
Meanwhile, over at Xinyan’s place, Han Jingchen was waiting for her at the gate at noon and picked her up to head to Mr. Du’s together.
Mr. Du’s house had already been prepared in advance, and when they entered, they saw that there were other people in the living room.
As Han Jingchen and Xinyan entered, Mr. Du stood up smiling and introduced, pulling Xinyan over: "This is your senior apprentice brother, Ma Chengxi, the deputy director of the First People’s Hospital, who also serves as the head of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department."
Ma Chengxi looked at Xinyan with a smile: "Hello, junior sister."
Xinyan smiled and said, "Hello."
Originally, she intended to call him senior apprentice brother, but since she hadn’t yet offered tea to her master, she felt it wasn’t proper, so she refrained.
Mr. Du then pointed to another individual: "This is your second senior apprentice brother, Wang Manchun, the head of the Neurology Department at the Third People’s Hospital."
Wang Manchun smiled and nodded at Xinyan: "Junior sister, Master hasn’t stopped bragging about you these past few days. If you weren’t opposed to making a splash, Master would probably love to throw a banquet and announce it to the world."
Mr. Du chimed in: "Back then, you could only be described as diligent and studious, but Xinyan is naturally gifted. It’s something you can’t be envious of, so don’t get jealous."