"Big sister, have some water."
Lin Chuxia’s words interrupted Qin Juan’s thoughts, and as she lifted her head, she also forced down the bitterness in her heart.
"Don’t be busy, let’s sit down and chat."
Lin Chuxia washed an apple, first gave a handful of candy to Ningning, and then peeled the apple for her.
Ningning was still so timid, sitting quietly on the sofa with big eyes taking in the surroundings. Finally, she whispered to Qin Juan, "Mom, little uncle’s house is really nice."
Lin Chuxia liked children, especially those who were pretty and well-behaved human cubs. How could there be any reason not to like them?
"Ningning, do you want to stay at your little aunt’s house for a few days? I’ll take you to go boating in the park."
Ningning also liked her beautiful little aunt, who always smiled and spoke softly to her. Aside from mom, auntie and grandma were the kindest to her, with little aunt being the most gentle.
She looked at her mother expectantly, but Qin Juan laughed and said, "Look at her, she really wants to stay. But she can’t. I’ve arranged for her to enroll in elementary school, she’s going to register at the school tomorrow. The school has already started for a while, she’ll fall behind if it’s any later."
Ningning was a bit older than Zhuangzhuang.
Although Lin Chuxia found it strange that Ningning hadn’t started school in September, it was the family’s private business, and she wasn’t the type to pry into everything.
The two then chatted about domestic life for a while, especially about Lin Chuxia opening her bun shop, Qin Juan was genuinely happy for them.
"Our Qin’s Buns Shop on Construction Road in the city is also our family’s, big sister can come and try it out some time, just mention my name."
Qin Juan already knew about the bun shop and responded with a smile, "Alright, I’ll make sure to try it when I have time."
As they talked, it was almost noon. Lin Chuxia asked Qin Juan to wait for Qin Yang to come back as she was going to buy some groceries to entertain the guest.
But Qin Juan stood up, insisting on leaving.
"Big sister, you haven’t seen Qin Yang yet."
Of course, Lin Chuxia wanted to invite her to stay for a meal, it was the most basic hospitality.
However, Qin Juan refused to stay, "We’ll meet some other time, now that you’re in the city, we’re not going to lose touch, are we?"
She insisted so firmly that Lin Chuxia couldn’t keep her any longer and could only say, "Then, I’ll visit big sister’s house with Qin Yang over the weekend."
This visit wasn’t just to see the big sister; it was mainly to let the big sister’s in-laws know that they had come to the city.
They were Qin Juan’s maternal family, and as juniors, it was only proper to pay a visit to big sister’s in-laws.
Qin Juan was still warm and gentle, "No need, actually I didn’t mention it before, Ningning’s grandfather is sick, he’s been recuperating at home lately, and we don’t want any disturbances. When things settle down at home, I’ll invite you and Yangyang over."
"Since he is sick, we should come and visit, after all, we are relatives," Lin Chuxia said politely.
"No really, there’s no need," Qin Juan quickly waved her hand, then feeling her reaction might have been a bit strong, she laughed and said, "It’s not a serious illness, he’ll get better with some rest. After all, you have things to take care of here, it’s not too late to talk about it once everything is settled."
"Alright then, I’ll go with what big sister says."
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