Meng Yao looked at the three people standing together not far away, looking quite harmonious, and felt a little relieved.
Although there were some deviations in the previous plot that resulted in Qiao Yuan and Meng Qingqing not completing their "fateful encounter", the final result was almost the same.
Meng Yupu smiled slightly and said, "Hongmin, the child must be very tired after being busy all morning. It's windy outside, let's let Yaoyao go in and have a rest!"
Jiang Hongmin nodded repeatedly: "Look at me, I'm so happy."
Jiang Hongmin said as she took Meng Yao's hand and walked towards the living room. She kept muttering, "You said you didn't tell me in advance that you were coming here. If we hadn't received a call from the security guard, we wouldn't have known you were back."
Meng Yao paused and said half-truthfully, "At that time, I was just thinking about getting home quickly, and I forgot to reply to the message."
Jiang Hongmin smiled and sighed, stretched out her finger and hooked her nose: "Why do you seem like a child who has never grown up? You are always in a hurry to do anything..."
There wasn't a trace of blame in her voice, and there was even a hint of doting.
Meng Yao was stunned again and unconsciously held Jiang Hongmin's hand tightly.
"Yaobao, you came at the right time today. Your brother Lingxiao and brother Qiaoyuan are both here today. Yuan just returned to China not long ago, right? It seems he has been busy developing business overseas."
Jiang Hongmin said as she looked at Ling Xiao and Qiao Yuan again, nodding her head repeatedly: "From naughty kids to young talents now, you have all grown up."
Ling Xiao nodded and smiled. It seemed that because he visited Jiang Hongmin so often, his attitude seemed much more natural and he was still respectful to Jiang Hongmin.
Qiao Yuan has changed a lot. He no longer wears fancy decorations, and his bohemian temperament has also been restrained. He stood upright, like a likable junior: "Yes, we have all grown up. But Aunt Jiang and Uncle Meng are no different from ten years ago. To be honest, I came here with a mission this time."
No one doesn't like to hear compliments. Jiang Hongmin smiled instantly: "What mission did you come here for?"
Qiao Yuan sighed helplessly: "It's all because you're too beautiful, Aunt Jiang. My mom is too shy to tell me, so she had to pester me to ask you for some beauty secret!"
Jiang Hongmin was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, so she said angrily: "You kid only knows how to say nice things, where do I get any beauty secrets!"
Qiao Yuan spread his hands and raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "See! I told my mother a long time ago that you are naturally beautiful!"
Jiang Hongmin couldn't stop smiling again, and the sense of estrangement after not seeing each other for a long time was slowly disappearing.
"Kid, I can't argue with you..."
Jiang Hongmin looked at Meng Yao again: "Yaobao, you have to say hello when you meet. Come, say hello to your brother Ling Xiao and brother Qiao Yuan."
The original owner's way of addressing the two of them was extremely sticky to Meng Yao.
She nodded slightly: "Brother Ling Xiao, Brother Qiao Yuan, long time no see."
Ling Xiao was still gentle, he slowly said: "How are you doing recently? How was your last audition?"
"That's all."
Seeing that she was not interested in this topic, Ling Xiao wisely did not bring it up again.
Qiao Yuan smiled and looked very serious: "Long time no see, you have grown so big in the blink of an eye."
The emotion in his tone seemed genuine, provided that Meng Yao didn't remember their many previous encounters in the company.
Meng Qingqing stood aside and watched them having a happy conversation.
It was the same feeling again, as if she could never fit into their world, like a poor outsider, shaking her head and wagging her tail but still not getting anyone's sympathy...
Suddenly Jiang Hongmin's voice rang out: "Qingqing, why are you standing there? Come here quickly, your sister is back."
Meng Qingqing stopped the crazy thoughts in her mind, gritted her teeth and walked over pretending to be obedient.
Ling Xiao and Qiao Yuan were both here, so she couldn't give Meng Yao the cold shoulder like before. She forced a smile and said, "Sister, I haven't seen you for so long. Qingqing misses you so much."
Jiang Hongmin put their hands together and said, "You two are sisters. You must support each other and keep in touch more often in private."
Meng Yao didn't react much and still looked lazy.
Meng Qingqing's reaction was a little big. She frowned tightly, as if she had touched something extremely dirty, enough to give her goose bumps.
Meng Yao smiled with evil humor, stretched out her fingers and gently held Meng Qingqing's hand.
The touch is so smooth, but it feels like a poisonous snake crawling and biting on the palm of your hand.
"Ah!" Meng Qingqing pulled her hand away suddenly, and she covered her mouth belatedly, realizing that she had overreacted.
Jiang Hongmin said worriedly almost instantly: "What's wrong, Qingqing? Are you feeling unwell?"
Meng Qingqing blinked her eyes, covered her stomach and said softly: "I, my stomach is not feeling well..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Meng Yupu came forward and said, "Qingqing, why don't you go upstairs and rest for a while? I'll call the doctor over later."
Meng Yao raised her eyebrows slightly. Meng Qingqing's acting skills were indeed good.
Meng Qingqing was stunned and shook her head: "No, I just felt a little pain, but I'm much better now."
Ling Xiao and Qiao Yuan are both here, how can she give up this great opportunity to get along with them
This matter still has Meng Yao to blame. If Meng Yao hadn't come over, I would have already become familiar with Ling Xiao and Qiao Yuan.
Meng Qingqing thought of the scene just now, and the next second her vicious eyes fell secretly on Meng Yao again.
She knew that Meng Yao did it on purpose!
Meng Yao did not hide anything and allowed Meng Qingqing to look at her frankly.
The little incident just now passed quickly.
Jiang Hongmin took Meng Yao's hand and walked towards the restaurant: "No need to guess, you haven't eaten yet, and we are about to have dinner." She called again and asked the servant to add a few more dishes.
Meng Yao was sitting next to Jiang Hongmin.
Ling Xiao and Qiao Yuan were naturally invited to stay for dinner.
Ling Xiao originally wanted to sit next to Meng Yao, but a hand pulled him back first: "Brother Ling Xiao, please sit next to me. My sister... I want to sit next to her."
Ling Xiao pulled out his arm calmly.
In front of so many people, he nodded calmly.
Meng Qingqing couldn't help but feel happy when she saw him sitting next to her.
She picked up the serving chopsticks and quickly picked up many dishes for Ling Xiao, looking at him with eager anticipation.
Ling Xiao had no expression of sadness or joy, and he curled his lips: "You're welcome."
Seeing Meng Qingqing also wanting to pick up some food for him, Qiao Yuan said first: "I'm allergic to seafood, that..."
He smiled and pointed at Meng Qingqing's chopsticks: "Keep it for yourself!"
(End of this chapter)