This had to be one of the liveliest days this household had seen in years, Ren Ziling thought.
There was a gluttonous tenant: Lizi.
There was an old friend with deep ties: Ye Yan.
And of course, there was her precious son, along with her even more precious son's girlfriend.
There actually weren't many people, but they filled the dining table perfectly, as did the food covering it. Outside, the streets were utterly quiet because curfew had already begun, but inside, the house was filled with warm-colored lights.
And laughter.
Ren Ziling had once been someone who cried very easily.
She couldn't remember how long it had been since she'd last cried. As she ate, mist gathered in Aunt Ren's eyes despite her best efforts.
She said she didn't know what was wrong with her. It was definitely because that rascal Ye Yan had suddenly appeared and caused it.
Ye Yan cried out that he was innocent.
Aunt Ren said it was absolutely his fault. That rascal had always been a womanizer, and he often made the girls around him cry. It was him, him, and him.
Ye Yan said nothing. He merely looked at everyone, helplessly punished himself with three cups, then dragged Luo Qiu into drinking three more. He said he had truly found an excellent girlfriend, and as her uncle, he was overjoyed.
He really was happy.
Lizi spent the entire time watching Aunt Ren and Ye Yan chatter endlessly at the table. Her main task was destroying the food on it.
In fact, more than half the food had already fallen into her stomach. As for the rest, it probably wouldn't last much longer.
The reason she was eating so shamelessly was that she knew no one here regarded her as a stranger.
They didn't discuss