At this moment, someone walked in: "Ye, are you there?"
Ye Liyan quickly hid his expression: "I’m here, come in, Sister Cai."
Xinyan and He Jinxuan both looked towards the entrance.
They saw a middle-aged woman pushing a little cart into the yard: "Ye, I brought the things over, today you’re warming the pot, so I made the hot dishes into semi-finished products, just need to stir-fry them here."
Ye Liyan quickly went up to help: "Okay, Sister Cai always thinks things through so thoroughly."
Xinyan and He Jinxuan understood that Sister Cai was invited by Ye Liyan to help with the cooking, making perfect sense for warming the pot at home.
Xinyan smiled and stepped forward: "I’ll help."
Sister Cai smiled, carrying things into the kitchen: "You don’t need to bother, I’ve got everything ready, just need to stir-fry the hot dishes, besides, I’m getting paid by Ye."
Ye Liyan chimed in: "Sister Cai’s culinary skills are exceptional, whenever anyone in the area has a wedding or funeral or warms the pot, they invite Sister Cai to take charge. You’ll be satisfied, I guarantee."
The other day, when Ye Liyan invited his leaders and a group to dine at home, it was through recommendations that he found Sister Cai, and that’s why he promised.
Since Sister Cai didn’t need help here, they assisted in bringing the ingredients to the kitchen and stayed out of the way.
The two little ones were called out by their newly acquainted friends, leaving the three adults to go into the study.
He Jinxuan spoke first: "Later, we’ll have to sound out Siyan carefully to see if someone has said something they shouldn’t have to the child."
Xinyan picked up: "There are only two possibilities: one is overhearing casual talks at the Mechanical Factory, and the other is something being said to them recently. Regardless of the reason, we can’t let the children have inner knots."
After finishing, she looked at Ye Liyan: "And you, when you say these things today, if you don’t follow through in the future, the children might never forgive you; you’re too impulsive."
The two in the study instantly understood her meaning.
Ye Liyan looked at the two seated opposite: "I wasn’t impulsive, I’ve thought about it for a long time. It’s me who owes Ninghui—he bore me two sons but never had a good day. I won’t let anyone take her rightful place, nor do I want the two children to hate me in the future, while my heart can’t let anyone else go."
Thinking of what the kids said today, Ye Liyan squinted his eyes: "It’s very likely someone in the courtyard said something intentionally."
Xinyan was puzzled: "They just got over here two days ago."
Ye Liyan looked outside through the window: "When I applied for the house, others at the research institute also applied for housing, and this house just became vacant recently, many people want it."
After speaking, he added: "Rest assured, if things are as I suspect, it certainly can’t end just like that."
He Jinxuan didn’t dispute it and agreed with Ye Liyan’s words, if it really was done by someone in the yard, whether intentional or accidental, it would harm the children.
The three chatted in the study for a while longer, then came the voice of Little Siyan: "Dad, Uncle, Aunt Xinyan, where are you?
I’m hungry."
As he finished speaking, Sister Cai came out of the kitchen with a smile: "The dishes are ready, we can start eating anytime."
Ye Liyan stepped out to lift his younger son: "Since you’re hungry, let’s eat."
As he spoke, he nodded toward Sister Cai.
Over there, Sister Cai started bringing the prepared dishes to the dining room.
Xinyan led the two little ones to wash their hands before sitting down in the dining room.
Indeed, Sister Cai’s culinary skills could definitely make a restaurant thrive.
Not to mention the two little ones saying it was delicious, the three adults also ate heartily, praising endlessly.
After eating, Xinyan and He Jinxuan took a walk around the research institute’s family compound to familiarize themselves with the environment before saying goodbye to the father and sons.
Leaving the research institute, Xinyan noticed the route was off: "Did we take a wrong turn?"
He Jinxuan laughed: "No way."
Xinyan looked at the street scenes on both sides: "This isn’t the way home."
He Jinxuan said: "It’s still early, and it’s the weekend, it’s rare to catch you, let’s go see a movie."