Mrs. Shu and Shu Man. Meanwhile, Shu Man also noticed that her brother-in-law was indeed very handsome, polite and gentle as well.
Her sister could only be said to be very lucky, unlike her, who narrowly survived.
“Thanks, Mr. Ye.” Shu Man took over that bowl, expressing her thanks actively.
Ye Hao simply wore a light smile.
“You are welcome.” He replied politely.
He Xiyan sat beside her younger sister. Both of whom looked similar with each other. They cast a look at each other, but could not help laughing out. One laughed with some kind of shyness while the other laughed with great joy.
Seeing that her elder sister was not such a fussy person, Shu Man relaxed her taut face a little, looking not so embarrassed and cold as she did when first coming in.
“Thanks…” Shu Man nodded towards He Xiyan, her bowl full of food already.
It was all filled by her elder sister. How strange her sister was. It was their first meeting though. Her elder sister behaved as if she were quite familiar with her.
He Xiyan smiled all the time, keeping asking her younger sister about her favorite food, her job and whether she had any trouble now.
Shu Man, however, simply responded with “fine” all along. Though she and her mother were not rich, they did enjoy a well-off life.
It was her mother’s bad health that worried her most.
After dinner, He Xiyan took her sister and Mrs. Shu to the tea room on the second floor, where Ye Hao usually used to receive visitors.
He Xiyan took out a gold card from her pocket, which she had prepared a few days ago.
“Aunt…” He Xiyan put the card in the hand of Mrs. Shu. She, however, looked at her in great surprise, not understanding what she was trying to do. They were not here to ask for money.
He Xiyan smiled awkwardly and said, “Aunt, this is my small gift. Thank you and Mr. Shu for adopting Manman and cultivating her so well.”
He Xiyan thought for quite a long time about how to thank her, and finally felt that giving some money was the most cost-effective way. She also knew that this aunt was not in good health. Although her sister had a job, however, she only worked for a year and was hard up for money as well.
Mrs. Shu quickly returned the card to He Xiyan, her face full of wrinkles and embarrassment. “Mrs. Ye… What are you doing?”
Mrs. Shu was really unwilling to accept others’ favors like this. Besides, they adopted Manman in order to have a child to accompany them.
He Xiyan, however, insisted on giving this card to Mrs. Shu. Seeing Mrs. Shu refusing to take it, she put it directly into her pocket.
“Take it… Aunt.” She put on a faint smile.
Then she looked at her sister aside, seeing her sister frowning tightly, who seemed unwilling to take her money.
Shu Man gave several coughs in a low voice, signaling her mother to return it.
But this time, Mrs. Shu took it. Not needing the money though, she would give it to her daughter in the future.
Shu Man sighed deeply. She thought that there would be a lot of so-called relatives waiting for her. Unexpectedly, there was only this biological sister. Even their parents were nowhere to be found.
Was it because her parents felt guilty about abandoning her and felt embarrassed to come to see her?
“Well, He… Sister He.” After a pause, Shu Man finally called out “sister”.