After Li Ye finished his call with Pei Wencong, he called Li Yue. "Sis, go over to our mother's place later. I have something to discuss with you."
Li Yue asked instinctively, "Something to discuss with me? What is it?"
Li Ye answered vaguely, "Nothing major. We'll talk when you get there."
Li Yue paused, then said solemnly, "All right. I'll be there in an hour. No, half an hour."
Li Ye smiled. "No need to rush. It's nothing major."
"Mm-hmm, I got it. Don't worry about it."
Li Yue knew her younger brother's temperament. Since Li Ye had not said what it was over the phone, it could not be ordinary. She said she was not in a hurry, but inside, how could she possibly not be?
After thinking it over, Li Ye called little wife too and told her to stop by old mother's place after work.
Wen Leyu answered with a couple of "mm-hmms," did not ask a single question, and hung up.
Two hours later, Li Ye arrived at Fu Guiru's little courtyard and found that Fu Guiru, Li Yue, Fu Yiruo, and Wen Leyu had all arrived.
Fu Guiru looked at Li Ye with a slight frown before asking in a deep voice, "You made such a fuss calling everyone here, then made us wait half the day while you took your sweet time. Is that it?"
Li Ye sat down on the sofa and smiled. "It's not like the sky is falling. What good would rushing do?"
His eldest sister, Li Yue, immediately said, "An Xiaolian just called me. She was crying her eyes out over the phone, saying she wanted to hide out in Hong Kong. And you're saying this isn't a big deal?"
Li Ye scratched his head helplessly, thinking that women