Xinyanâs words thoroughly dispelled Sun Zhenhaiâs idea of attending school just to waste time.
They were in the midst of their lively conversation when they heard a strong male voice from outside: "Brother Chen, guess what Iâve brought?"
Sun Zhenling stood up first: "Itâs my uncle coming over."
She then ran out: "Uncle, what did you bring?"
At this time, Han Jingchen also went out with Xinyan, followed by He Jinxuan, who had been in the background, and the others.
Han Jingheng had already handed the rabbits he brought to Sister Chenâs husband. Upon hearing his nieceâs question, he replied, "I brought two rabbits over, youâll have a feast today."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his younger brother Han Jingchen coming out of the house. When he noticed the person following him, his eyes turned red instantly: "Is this Yanyan?"
Han Jingchen nodded: "Yes, this is Yanyan."
He pulled Xinyan to his side: "Yanyan, this is your uncle Han Jingheng."
Xinyan softly said, "Uncle."
Han Jingheng nodded excitedly: "Ah, good, good, good, youâve grown so much. Child, welcome home."
He initially wanted to hug Xinyan but realized that his niece was already a young lady, so he just patted Xinyanâs shoulder: "Itâs good to have you back; our family has been waiting for this."
At this moment, Su Aihong came in, carrying a bunch of things.
Sun Zhenling and Sun Zhenhai quickly stepped forward to help: "Auntie, you didnât even call out."
Su Aihong laughed as she let go: "I didnât know you were back; otherwise, I would have called you earlier."
While giving the nephews time to talk, her eyes flicked towards Xinyan, and just like Han Jingheng, her eyes welled up the instant she saw Xinyan: "Is this my niece?"
Han Jingchen nodded: "Yes, this is Xinyan, my daughter."
Xinyan offered a gentle smile: "Auntie."
Su Aihong gazed at Xinyan, truly delighted, and reached out to hold Xinyanâs hand: "What a lovely child."
Han Jingchen invited: "Letâs talk inside."
As they walked back in, Han Chunxue, who had just washed her face, came out, her eyes a bit swollen from earlier crying: "Big Brother, Sister-in-law, youâre here. Whereâs Hui Zi?"
Su Aihong smiled and said, "Heâs in the back. The neighbor next door is moving furniture. His younger son is getting married in a few days, so Hui Zi parked the car outside to make way for the furniture delivery truck."
Su Aihong kept holding Xinyanâs hand: "Auntie always wanted a dear little âcotton-padded jacket,â and now sheâs finally got one."
This time, Sun Zhenling protested: "Auntie, didnât you say before you wanted to share half of my momâs âcotton-padded jacketâ?"
Su Aihong laughed teasingly: "That half âcotton-padded jacketâ of yours always lets in the wind."
This made the atmosphere in the house much better.
Previously, Xinyan had been trying to find topics to talk about, not wanting the mood to be too sad.
The reason Xinyan was able to accept Han Jingchen so quickly was partly because her past life had been too painful, and she craved family affection. However, a greater reason was that Su Jingsong had privately approached her, discussing Han Jingchenâs hardships and health condition over the years.
It was only then that she worked hard to quickly adapt to her new identity, wanting to ease Han Jingchenâs burden and help him out of his inner turmoil as soon as possible.
But in the house, aside from Han Jingchen, her biological father, and He Jinxuan, everyone else was very unfamiliar. She sat there quietly, watching their interactions, feeling that this atmosphere was wonderful.
Perhaps it wouldnât take long before she could truly integrate into this family. This type of family was what she had always longed for in her past life, having asked herself thousands of times in her heart: where was her family, after all?