At two in the afternoon, Wen Guohua and Pan Xiaoying indeed came back, just as Wen Leyu had expected. Judging by the time, Wen Guohua and his father-in-law probably had not drunk more than a few cups.
For the banquet at his father-in-law's home to break up so early on the Second day of Lunar New Year was rather abnormal. Either the father-in-law disliked his son-in-law, or the son-in-law did not give a damn about his father-in-law.
But Wen Guohua was clearly neither of those cases.
The moment Pan Xiaoying came in, she warmly smiled at Wen Leyu. "Your brother finally made it back, and all he could think about were his two big nephews. Even while drinking with my dad at my place, he kept zoning out.
"So I hurried back with him to see Little Treasure and Little Pouch. Oh, Xiao Yu, these two baskets are so nice! The children can lie in them without getting tired, and they can even be tied onto a vehicle."
Wen Leyu smiled. "Li Ye bought these baby baskets in Pengcheng. I brought a set for you too, sister-in-law. I reckon you'll be able to use them in a few days."
"Really? My little sister and brother-in-law are still the ones who remember me. Unlike your brother, that block of wood—he came back from the south without bringing me anything. Even a string of lychees would have done!"
"Lychees? 'A horseman raced through red dust, making the imperial consort smile; none knew the lychees had arrived.' Sister-in-law, are you trying to become Yang Guifei?"
"Hahaha, I'd like to be Yang Guifei, but your brother isn't Emperor Xuanzong of Tang!"
Wen Leyu and Pan Xiaoying, the sisters-in-law, chatted warmly, while Wen Guohua, the elder brother-in-law, gave Li Ye a look and called him