061 and Little Aunt's Unexpected Encounter

  After finishing, Yang Suolan herself also laughed. A sister is a sister, calling her "sister mom" or "little girl" is still a sister. This matter is something that even adults can't figure out, let alone a child over three years old. "Stop calling each other 'sister' this and that, just call each other by name, Yu Jun, call Xiao Xiao."

  "Hehe, hehe." The little guy seemed to like this name very much and clapped his hands with glee.

  "Little uncle, little uncle." Laughing is also a human madness, and then shouting two more times.

  Because Gu Bei Chen still had to rush to a meeting, the phone call only lasted for a few minutes. Ye Shan Shan pushed open the door and came in, just in time to hear Xiao Xiao excitedly shouting "Little Uncle" at the computer screen.

  Heavens, what's going on here? Where did this little uncle of mine pop out from?

  "Mommy come quickly, I'm chatting with little uncle." Seeing mommy coming in, smiled and waved to call her.

  "Where did this little uncle come from?" Classmate Ye Shanshan was still slow to react.

  "It's just Little Uncle, Grandma's youngest son and Mommy's younger brother." The little ghost explained seriously.

  Boom! A bolt of thunder struck down, Ye Shanshan was suddenly stunned, her mind a complete blank.

  "Shan Shan, come quickly and look at your brother." Yang Su Lan's voice soon came from the computer.

  "Oh." Ye Shanshan responded instinctively, but her mind was still a mess. What's going on here? Her brother is only three years old, how can Xiao Xiao call him uncle?

  After pulling her mom to sit down in front of the computer, Xiao Xiao didn't leave obediently, but instead snuggled into her arms like a little kitten and said, "Mommy, look, my uncle's eyes are so big and beautiful, just like yours."

  It's really true, the little guy is a mixed-blood, but his eyes have completely inherited the characteristics of an Asian person, very black and bright, shining with spirit.

  "Is this your sister?" Yu Jun spoke up before Shanshan could even greet them.

  "Yes." Yang Suolan smiled and patted her son's head, finally calming down. "Shan Shan, this is your younger brother, his name is Yu Jun."

  "Sister, sister." The little guy is getting more and more excited, almost sticking to the screen. "Mommy, sister is so beautiful."

  "Yu Jun is so cute." Although she had seen photos before, this was the first time Ye Shanshan saw her brother's dynamic image, and her excitement was no less than Xiao Xiao and Yu Jun.

  A big kid and two little kids chatted happily, Yang Sulan couldn't get a word in edgewise, but seeing the kids all happy, she had no other desires.

  Youjun had a bit of a cold, and after chatting for a while, he was taken away by his father to take medicine; without Little Uncle, Xiaoxiao's enthusiasm wasn't as high as before, so she ran to the living room to watch TV.

  The children all left, and Yang Sulan happened to ask some things she was interested in. "Didn't you just make a phone call with Beichen? How did it end so quickly?"

  "He received a temporary special task and may have communication restrictions again next week, so he called me first. The task came suddenly, and he had to rush to a meeting, so they only chatted for a few minutes before hanging up." Although it was only a short few minutes, Ye Shanshan was already very satisfied, at least he kept his promise to call her before embarking on a special mission.

  "It's another special task, when will such days come to an end." Her son-in-law not returning home for a day is always a worry for Yang Sulan. Not to mention that it's hard for Shanshan to take care of Xiaoxiao alone at home, and being anxious every day is not a solution either.

  Knowing that her mother was worried, Ye Shanshan could only try to comfort her, "Don't worry, he's so capable, no matter how severe the test is, he can get through it safely."

  "You're quite confident in him."

  "Of course, he's my husband after all." Ye Shanshan said with a deliberately casual smile.

  "You're so young and already married, and you're even proud of it!" In Yang Sulan's eyes, Shanshan getting married at just eighteen was even more bizarre than her having a second child at nearly forty!

  "I never thought about whether it's glorious or not, I just know that being able to marry him is a very fortunate thing." Mom and close friends are different after all, there are some things that can't be said to her daughter, but when facing mom, Ye Shanshan will say everything in her heart without reservation.

  Seeing the happiness and sweetness written all over her daughter's face, Yang Sulan also didn't want to dwell on this topic anymore. "I just sent a set of training materials to your email, take a look when you have time, and make a note if there's anything you don't understand. I'll explain it in detail next time we video call."

  Although she couldn't take Shanshan to her side and teach her in person, Yang Sulan would still try to give her some help with her studies. Anyway, she was a teacher herself, so she had all the materials and it was convenient for her to teach.

  The Great Cold solar term is approaching, and the weather is getting colder and colder. The winter vacation has also arrived as scheduled.

  Gu Beichen can't come back for New Year's has been confirmed, and Ye Shanshan taking Xiaoxiao to visit the troops is almost a done deal.

  Xiao Xiao was also on vacation, so Ye Shanshan specially took her back to the Gu's residence to discuss their departure time with her grandparents.

  "Xiao Ran called yesterday, she should be back home next week. You go meet her first and listen to what she has to say about the troop's situation before making plans." Gu Lao had been considering this for a while, but she wasn't in a hurry to confirm the exact departure date. On one hand, she wanted to let Shanshan and her younger daughter meet; on the other hand, she also wanted to ask around about any major tasks that Beichen's military district might have recently, since it was a visit to see relatives, of course they would choose the time when Beichen is most free, otherwise going there without seeing him would be a waste.

  The young lady is coming back. The first female officer in the history of the Gu family, in her grandparents' eyes, she is the greatest pride of the Gu family. I wonder what kind of woman she will be?

  As the day of her sister-in-law's return drew near, a problem that couldn't be ignored once again presented itself to Ye Shanshan. Her sister-in-law was ten years older than her, and hearing her call her "sister-in-law" would definitely be awkward in all sorts of ways.

  "Mom, have you talked to Xiaoran about me?" After hesitating for a long time, Ye Shanshan still decided to test the waters with her mother-in-law first.

  Mrs. Gu was driven to tears and laughter by her daughter-in-law's inexplicable question, "What is this? This is so important that I would certainly tell her about it. How could you be worried that she wouldn't like you?"

  "That... I think, since Xiaoran has been in the army for so many years, her personality must be very straightforward and strong-willed. Will she think that... I'm still a child and can't be her sister-in-law?" Anyway, having already opened her mouth, Ye Shanshan might as well say everything on her mind.

  After listening to his daughter-in-law finish speaking, Old Lady Gu finally couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Don't worry at all, our family's youngest daughter is actually a misborn child, her personality and behavior are completely no different from those of a boy! I dare to guarantee that she will definitely like you very much!"

  Ye Shanshan scratched his head awkwardly, "I hope so."

  "Alas, speaking of this daughter, she's also a source of worry for me. She's already grown up, but her heart is still focused on the army, and she doesn't care about her personal problems at all. Whenever I bring it up with her, she gets anxious. I've been thinking that when she comes back, I'll let her have a good talk with you, and if necessary, give her a little stimulation too." This was also one of the important reasons why Old Lady Gu insisted on waiting for Xiaoran to come back and meet with Shanshan before arranging the family visit.

  Ye Shanshan couldn't believe it and pointed at her own nose: "Me talk to her?"

  "I and your father's words, she always listens with one ear and lets it out the other. Beichen's words can still be heard a few times, but unfortunately, the two siblings rarely meet. You and she are both young people, maybe she will listen to your advice." As soon as this was mentioned, the troublesome youngest daughter, Old Lady Gu's face lost its smile.

  "What... what am I supposed to say to her?" The other person was older than herself, and on top of that, a female military officer who didn't yield to men, Ye Shanshan's heart was completely at a loss.

  "Why don't you use your own experience to remind her? You got married at 18, but she's almost 28 and hasn't even had a proper romance. She might come around once she's stimulated." Old Lady Gu looked hopeful, seemingly pinning all her hopes on Shanshan.

  Ye Shanshan was taken aback for a moment. A 28-year-old unmarried woman is not an unusual phenomenon these days, but hearing that she got married at the age of 18 sounds quite abnormal. If they're not careful, they might end up being ridiculed by her instead.

  "Let's wait for her to come back and talk about it then. These few days I'll seize the time to practice driving, once I pass the last test I can get my driver's license." Yeshanshan didn't dare continue discussing this topic with her mother-in-law, and abruptly changed the subject.

  "Alright, the car has already arrived, and everything like license plates and insurance is ready. We're just waiting for you to bring back the photos." After handing over the important task to her daughter-in-law, Old Lady Gu saw a glimmer of hope again, and a smile gradually appeared on her face.

  It just so happened that the day Gu Xi Ran, the youngest daughter of the Gu family, returned home was also the day Ye Shuang Shuang got her driver's license. The first thing she did after getting her driver's license was to go to the car dealership to pick up her car and then drive it back home. Anyway, she had driven on the road many times before and had a good sense of direction, and since there weren't many cars on the road in the afternoon, she should be able to drive the car back home smoothly.

  The car sped along smoothly and soon reached Yongfeng Road, where the traffic was relatively sparse. Ye Shanshan, who was driving his new car with a proud smile, was considering whether to speed up a bit when he suddenly saw a female military officer standing on the side of the road, waving her hand vigorously. Next to her was a woman who appeared to be pregnant, half-lying down. If he wasn't mistaken, the female military officer was trying to flag down a car to take the pregnant woman to the hospital.

  The thought flashed through her mind and Ye Shanshan pulled the car over to the side of the road, rolled down the window and asked, "What's wrong?"

  "Is your car still new?" The female officer took a glance at the car in front of her, and the little hope that had just been ignited was instantly extinguished. Since they were driving a new car, they probably wouldn't be willing to take a pregnant woman who might give birth at any moment to the hospital, not to mention getting the car dirty, which would also be unlucky.

  "Yeah, I just picked it up from the garage today." Ye Shanshan replied casually.

  "Never mind, you can go. I'll think of another way." The world is getting worse and worse, it's not easy to stop a car, but this female military officer still thinks it's not good to dirty someone else's new car.

  "It's okay, my car is small, but the back seat can still hold people, it's just not very convenient to get in, you might need to be careful. Ye Shanshan said while unfastening her seatbelt and getting out of the car, opening the passenger door and folding down the seat, "Hurry up, the nearest hospital is still 20 minutes away, we can't delay any further."

  The pregnant woman's condition was indeed not good, and the female officer no longer pushed back, carefully helping the pregnant woman onto the car.

  After getting on the bus, the female officer first thanked her and then asked to borrow a phone. "The pregnant woman didn't bring a mobile phone, my mobile phone is out of power, can I borrow your phone to call her family?"

  "No problem." Ye Shanshan replied readily, slightly reducing the speed of the car, with one hand controlling the steering wheel and using the other to pass the phone from the storage box to the back seat.

  The phone's keyboard lock was open, but the serious-looking female officer had a stunned expression as if she had been struck by lightning.

  The background of this mobile phone is actually her brother-in-law! Is it... This little girl who looks like a high school student is her sister-in-law?!

  Gu Xinran was completely flustered, staring blankly at the phone in a daze, but hesitated to dial the number.

  After observing carefully for a moment, the female officer in the back seat still didn't make a sound. Ye Shanshan couldn't help but remind her, "Uh... aren't you going to make a call? Is there something wrong with my phone?"

  Gu Xiner finally came back to her senses, had the pregnant woman give her a phone number, and briefly explained the situation to the pregnant woman's family. After that, Gu Xiner casually threw a bombshell at her sister-in-law who was focused on driving, "Sister-in-law, what's the name of the nearest hospital?"

  "Maternity hospital." Ye Shanshan instinctively replied with a sentence, and after answering, she felt a bit awkward, "Uh... what did you just call me?"

  "Sister-in-law." Gu Xinran had already finished her phone call and now she had enough time to have a good chat with her little sister-in-law.

  Gu Xiran answered calmly, but Ye Shanshan was so frightened that she almost crashed the car into the roadside, fortunately she reacted quickly and adjusted in time.

  The car returned to the right path, and Ye Shanshan's soul also came back with it. Taking a closer look, she only then discovered the two bars and one star on the female officer's shoulder badge. Hmm, why hadn't she noticed that earlier!

  The woman who had just endured a wave of contractions relaxed her expression slightly, and the gossip in her bones was also brought out, "Do you know each other?"

  Gu Xin smiled and nodded, "She is my sister-in-law."

  "You... didn't get it wrong, did you?" The pain struck again, and the pregnant woman began to frown involuntarily. Rarely, in such a situation, she still had the mind to continue gossiping.

  "If you don't believe me, ask her what my name is." Gu Xinran said as he pulled out his military ID and showed it to the pregnant woman. If his sister-in-law could say his name, there would be no need for further verification.

  Never has anyone told Ye Shanshan the scientific name of a little girl, how should she answer?

  After a moment's thought, she still decided to follow her mother-in-law's calling and gave an answer, "That... everyone at home calls her Xiaoran."

  Although there is a certain gap between the name written on the officer's certificate and the actual name, the most important word is correct, so the relationship between these two people should be **not far from ten.

  "How strange, she... is also a bit too young, right?" The pregnant woman's gossip spirit was truly formidable, with beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down her forehead, while her face was full of disbelieving shock.

  "To be honest, I don't quite believe it either, she looks like a high school student. " Gu Xiran's gaze remained fixed on Xiaosao without moving away, what was wrong with her? Her big brother was so steady and calm, how could he bring such a young girl back home?"

  "Who said that, I'm already a freshman." Ye Shanshan pouted slightly unhappily and complained in her heart: What's the matter with Grandma's words not coming true at all? Little aunt doesn't believe I'm married at all, how could she possibly like me?

  "I don't think there's much difference between freshman year and senior year of high school." Gu Xinran was also a heartless and straightforward person, not considering Xiaosuo's feelings at all.

  Ye Shanshan had nothing to say, and put all her attention on driving.

  Less than two kilometers away from the maternity hospital, the pregnant woman finally left a dazzling red mark on her younger sister-in-law's new car, just as Gu Xinran had predicted.

  Gu Xiran secretly thought it was bad: It's really "fearing what comes next", in a bit, when I get home, my mom won't force me to buy a new car to compensate for my sister-in-law, will she?

  It's like this, but Gu Xinran still thinks it's necessary to report to her sister-in-law first, "By the way, the car got dirty."

  "It's okay, the film on the back seat hasn't been torn, and there's a mat where you step, if it can't be washed clean, you can buy a new one to replace it." Yeshanshan only thought of saving people, never considering these things. The cleanliness of the car compared to two lives is really not worth mentioning.

  "It's really true that 'a good deed is not rewarded in the same family, but you two are both great people.' Although she was in unbearable pain, the strong pregnant woman still sincerely expressed her gratitude. 'I will remember your great kindness for my whole life.'"

  "Don't talk too much, save your energy, giving birth is exhausting." The beads of sweat on the pregnant woman's face grew denser and her expression more painful, Ye Shanshan also unconsciously sped up.

  Finally, they successfully sent the pregnant woman to the hospital. After finding a place to park the car, Ye Shanshan got out first and rushed quickly to the emergency room. Since they had already arrived at the hospital, it was better to find a doctor to deal with it as soon as possible.

  The busiest, the pregnant woman was soon sent to the delivery room. The old doctor with black-rimmed glasses said that fortunately, she was sent in time. If it were any later, the child might be in danger.

  Not long after the pregnant woman was sent to the delivery room, her family rushed over. The two sisters-in-law who had done a good deed could also retire with honor. "Sister, do you want to find a place to deal with the car first?"

  "It's okay, I think I'll wait until the child is born safely before leaving." After all, it's two lives at stake, and if the child isn't born smoothly, this good thing won't be considered done.

  After staring at his sister-in-law's tense expression for nearly half a minute, Gu Xinran seemed to understand why his brother had brought this little girl home.

  If she were a university freshman, she would be around 20 years old, making her a post-90s. Girls of her age are often spoiled princesses doted on by their parents, but she has such a broad mind, always thinking of others, which is truly rare.

  Ye Shanshan suddenly turned around, only to find that her younger sister was staring at her, making her feel embarrassed, her face turning red in an instant. "You... what are you staring at me for?"

  Gu Xinran coughed stiffly twice and smiled perfunctorily, "Nothing."

  "I know you must not understand why your brother married me." Ye Shanshan was now at the age where her thoughts were most sensitive, and although her younger sister-in-law concealed it very well, she still vaguely felt something unusual.

  Gu Xinran walked up slowly and patted her sister-in-law's shoulder in a very boyish manner, "I understand now."

  "Huh?" Ye Shanshan was slightly taken aback.

  "Just bought a new car, but willing to take a pregnant woman who may give birth at any time to the hospital. Such a girl is not common. If I were a man, I would definitely marry you home without hesitation!" Although Gu Xinran's words were a bit exaggerated, they best expressed her feelings at this moment. Being able to marry such a good wife was not only her brother's blessing but also the blessing of their whole family.

  "It's nothing, a new car is not as important as a life."

  After hearing her say that, Gu Xinran also felt that this matter was not a big deal after all. "Indeed, life is priceless."

  Let's just drop the subject, it's not like we're strangers or anything. After thinking for a moment, Ye Shanshan tried to find a topic, "Uh... I heard Mom say you were supposed to arrive tomorrow, why did you suddenly come early?"

  "Leaving early means leaving early, holidays are limited. That's all." Gu Xinran's response sounded somewhat perfunctory.

  "Do you want to call Mom first?" Ye Shanshan didn't know what else to ask and made a suggestion.

  "Is this really necessary?" As Old Lady Gu had said, this little girl was indeed born into the wrong womb. Just look at her temperament, it's even more overbearing than a man's.

  "I think it's absolutely necessary." Ye Shanshan unconsciously took on the demeanor of an elder sister, her expression extremely serious. As she spoke, she pulled out her phone from her bag and handed it to her, "Dad and mom have always been thinking about you, they'll definitely be very happy if they knew you're coming back ahead of schedule."

  The phone had been handed over in front of her, and Gu Xinran had no choice but to take it obediently, preparing to dial out the phone number from the address book.

  "No need to look for it, just press shortcut key 3." Ye Shanshan reminded kindly.

  Gu Xinran suddenly stopped and stared at her sister-in-law with great interest, "My parents must also like you very much?"

  Ye Shanshan scratched her head awkwardly, "You... how did you suddenly think of asking this?"

  "They must think you're more like their daughter than I am." Gu Xinran rarely showed a feminine side, and her eyes flickered with a hint of sadness.

  Ye Shanshan deeply understood the helplessness of being in the military, although her visits home were less frequent than Xiaoxiao's father, it didn't mean she didn't miss home. "Don't say that, you have your own difficulties, Mom and Dad know."

  Gu Xinran forced a faint smile and quietly walked to the corridor to call her mother.

  After the phone was connected, Gu Xiner didn't speak up immediately. Old Lady Gu thought it was just Shanshan calling to report that she had taken the car and was now driving back with good news. "How's it going? Have you gotten used to driving the car?"

  "Mom, it's me." Just by the sound of her voice, Gu Xinran could sense that her mother was in a good mood. To her surprise, she felt a twinge of jealousy. Every time she called home, she would get scolded or pressured into getting married, and she had never seen her mother so happy before.

  "Really?!" Old Lady Gu was somewhat incredulous, her voice trembling slightly.

  "Mom's tone was full of doubt, and Gu Xinran got even angrier. 'What's going on? Can't you even recognize your own daughter's voice?'"

  Old Lady Gu thought she was seeing things, so she took a closer look at the phone screen. She wasn't mistaken, it was indeed Shanshan's number. How did they end up together? "How did you get hold of Shanshan's phone? Where is she?"

  As soon as the old lady's voice fell, a hurried voice suddenly came from the receiver, "The patient who was just sent in needs blood transfusion, prepare 300ml of type B plasma immediately."

  "My goodness, it sounds like they're at the hospital. I hope nothing's happened to Shanshan, right? The old lady naturally thought of how Shanshan had just gotten her driver's license and was driving a new car on the road, so she couldn't help but feel uneasy. As soon as she thought this, her heart leapt into her throat. "Has something happened to your wife?"

  What's all this nonsense? The old lady's imagination is too rich!

  Gu Xiran was speechless at her own mother's rich imagination, so she simply handed the phone over to her sister-in-law, "You talk to mom yourself."

  "Mom, what's wrong?"

  "Are you in the hospital?" Although she heard Shanshan's voice, the old lady was still very nervous.

  "Yes, I and Xiao Ran sent a pregnant woman to the hospital. The pregnant woman is giving birth in the delivery room, we want to wait for her to give birth before leaving." The tone of the mother-in-law was so tense that Ye Shanshan was completely confused, but she still summarized what happened with simple words.

  "Is that so." Gu Lao Tai finally let out a sigh of relief, but now she was most concerned about not why Xiao Ran was with Shan Shan, but the new car that had just carried a pregnant woman, "Just bought a car and it's already carrying a pregnant woman, didn't get dirty did it?"

  "Nope, spotless." Yeshanshan still told a small lie with a guilty conscience to avoid worrying her mother-in-law.

  "That's good, after five o'clock it's easy to get stuck in traffic, you guys hurry back." After chatting with her daughter-in-law for a few sentences, the old lady completely forgot that this call was made by her daughter. She reminded them of two things and then prepared to hang up the phone.

  "Know..." As expected, Ye Shanshan's words were left unfinished, and all that could be heard from the other end of the phone was a busy tone.

  Poor Ye Shanshan could only carefully stretch out the phone in front of her younger sister, "Uh... do you want to call back?"

  Gu Xinran helplessly shrugged her shoulders, "I think it's completely unnecessary, what does sister-in-law think?"

  Ye Shanshan smiled awkwardly, "It's okay, anyway we're going back soon."

  "Let's clean up the car before we go back, it's best to buy a bottle of air freshener or something and put it in the car to get rid of the smell. My mom's nose is sensitive, if she detects anything unusual, we won't be able to rest easy tonight." Although he hadn't been home for many years, Gu Xinran still understood his mother's temperament quite well.

  Ye Shanshan nodded in agreement, but couldn't help but secretly sigh: Actually, the little girl's personality is quite similar to her mother-in-law's, both with sharp tongues and soft hearts, appearing strong but actually being kinder than anyone. Perhaps it was because of their similar personalities that they wouldn't give in when they disagreed, making it easier for friction to arise.

  After waiting for nearly half an hour, a new life was finally born, it's a boy, the mother and son are safe, Ye Shanshan and Gu Xinran can finally leave with peace of mind.

  After leaving the hospital, the two sisters-in-law first went to a car beauty shop, removed the thin film on the back seat, disassembled the cushion and washed it carefully, then put a bottle of refreshing agent with lemon essential oil, even if the nose was more sensitive than the police dog, they couldn't smell the bloody smell.

  After a lot of trouble, the car finally drove onto the road home. When passing by Jinmai Garden Cake Shop, Ye Shanshan pulled the car over and stopped, "I'll go buy a cake for Xiao Xiao, do you want to eat some?"

  Speaking of laughter, Gu Xiner suddenly remembered that the return trip had changed temporarily, and the gift for Xiaoyu seemed to have forgotten to put it in the luggage box. Oh no, how can I explain it to Little Princess when I get back?

  "I'll go with you." Under pressure, Gu Xinran could only suggest getting off the bus with her sister-in-law.

  Ye Shanshan thought that Xiaojiezi was going to choose for herself and didn't think much of it.

  Unexpectedly, when choosing a good cake and preparing to settle the bill, Gu Xinran rushed to pay, "I'll do it."

  "It's nothing, I just happen to have some spare change." Ye Shanshan insisted on paying herself.

  Having no other choice, Gu Xinran could only honestly confess, "I forgot to bring the gift I bought for Xiao Xiao, let me pay the bill instead."

  Ye Shanshan expressed understanding and no longer insisted.

  After buying a cake, when passing by a dessert shop, Ye Shanshan stopped the car again.

  "What else do you want to buy?" Gu Xinran asked proactively.

  "Have you brought gifts for Dad and Mom?" Actually, Ye Shanshan already had the answer in her heart, she just asked to confirm.

  Gu Xiran didn't say anything, obviously she hadn't thought of it at all.

  "Mom likes to eat almond cookies from this store, or you can buy her two boxes?" Ye Shanshan still had a suggestive tone, and the car hadn't completely turned off.

  Gu Xinran's face turned solemn and she fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking up, "Forget it, mom won't believe I bought it."

  "After all, there's a first time for everything; just remember it afterwards." Ye Shanshan still wanted to try and persist.

  Looking at her serious expression, Gu Xinran suddenly became very interested in her age, "How old are you?"

  "...nineteen." After passing the eighteenth birthday, should be considered nineteen years old.

  "Your parents are really great, they taught you to be so well-behaved." At first, Gu Xiran was a little jealous of this little sister-in-law, but now she completely admires her!

  "My father passed away when I was eight years old, and soon after that my mother went abroad. I grew up with my grandfather." Ye Shanshan didn't treat her younger sister-in-law as an outsider, and spoke to her about her own experiences without any reserve.

  "I'm sorry, I'm not..."

  "It doesn't matter, it's all in the past." Ye Shanshan smiled and interrupted her, "Everyone makes mistakes, but it's better to correct them as soon as they realize their mistake than to know they're wrong but still insist on making a big deal out of it."

  Gu Xinran was trained for the first time in her life to smile all over her face, "Hehe, sister's serious training expression is really like my brother!"

  "Impossible! He's even more serious than I am when he lectures!"

  Hearing such a strange appellation from his sister-in-law's mouth, Gu Xinran's smile on his face deepened a few more points, "Do you also call my brother like this at home?"

  Uh…… Yue Shanshan only then realized that she had misspoken, and hastily explained, "Of course not! At home, who dares to call him like that? Your brother's scolding is no joke!" Uh, not just scolding, but also punishing her in an unconventional way, just thinking about it makes me 'afraid'.

  "This is something Gu Xinran also deeply understands."

  Finally, Gu Xinran got off the bus with her sister-in-law and bought two boxes of almond cookies for her mother and a box of good tea leaves for her father. Her sister-in-law was in charge of selecting them, while she paid the bill.

  The car quickly drove out of the downtown area, and Gu Xiran suddenly thought of a very important question, "I think I forgot to buy a gift for my sister-in-law."

  "No need, I don't lack anything." Having been with her little sister-in-law for almost two hours, Ye Shanshan still wasn't used to being called "sister-in-law", "Uh... just call me by my name, okay?"

  "This won't do, although I'm older than you, but the order of seniority can't be messed up. My brother married you, so you're my sister-in-law! If I were to call you randomly, mom would definitely drag me off to class!" Gu Xinran's attitude was firm, and while their interactions could be casual, the order of seniority absolutely couldn't be messed with!

  With this excitement, Gu Xiner suddenly had an epiphany and thought of a gift that her sister-in-law would definitely like.

  Seeing her daughter and daughter-in-law return home together, Old Lady Gu finally remembered to ask them why they had met, "What's going on? Where did you two run into each other?"

  "It's fate." After some thought, Gu Xiran still felt that this word best summarized her strange encounter with her sister-in-law.

  "Go ahead, tell me slowly." The daughter had a mysterious look on her face, and Old Lady Gu didn't ask any more questions. She affectionately held her daughter's hand, sizing her up from head to toe, "How did you seem to get even darker than last time?"

  "It's not like I'm going to a beauty pageant, what's the point of dressing up so nicely!" Gu Xinran, however, had an expressionless face and smiled as she pushed her mother's hand away, "You and Auntie go in first, I'll get the luggage."

  "Look at her, what is she talking about!" Mrs. Gu was displeased and dragged her daughter-in-law to complain.

  Ye Shanshan's position was a bit awkward, after thinking for a moment, she still decided to follow her heart, not intentionally favoring anyone, and speaking the truth, "I think Xiaoran's skin tone is quite healthy, being in the army for many years, it's inevitable, if it were white and clean, it would be less like a military officer."

  Old Guo was quite surprised, "Why are you speaking up for her?"

  Ye Shanshan looked embarrassed and stuck out her tongue, "I didn't intentionally want to help anyone, I just spoke the truth."

  Gu Xinran quickly followed with her luggage and entered the gate, but didn't see Xiaoxiao's figure, feeling a bit unaccustomed. "Why can't I see Xiao Xiao?"

  "She hasn't returned from her English tutoring class yet, she should be on the way now." Old Lady Gu casually replied with a glance, and saw that her daughter was pulling a suitcase with one hand and holding several paper boxes with the other. One of the bags had "Qingfeng Garden" written in large letters, and as soon as the old lady saw it, she knew what was going on. "When did you suddenly have a guilty conscience and remember to buy things when you came back?"

  "It's what Sister taught." Gu Xinran was also a honest child, and if it was Sister's credit, it should be attributed to her.

  Actually, Old Lady Gu had an idea in her mind, but after hearing it from her daughter's own mouth, she was still a bit moved. "It's still good that my daughter-in-law is thinking of me and the old man all the time."

  "Don't say that, I didn't do anything." Ye Shanshan was a bit embarrassed by the praise and quickly went over to help her younger sister carry things. "I'll take the pastries and cakes inside and put them away."

  Gu Xinran didn't decline, watching as her sister-in-law walked away with the food, she immediately leaned in close to her mother and whispered, "Mom, where did you find such a great daughter-in-law?"

  The old lady gave her daughter a cool glance and said seriously, "Heaven pitied me and gave it to me."

  This phrase is music to one's ears.