The moment Shen Lingyi saw Qiguan Yuan step onto the ground, she forgot about her son.
She completely forgot about her own son Pei Yubai, and stared straight at Qiguan Yuan.
She walked past Pei Yubai, her high heels clicking crisply on the marble floor, and headed straight for Qiguan Yuan.
He stopped abruptly three steps away from her, pausing with a mixture of excitement and nervousness before extending his hand.
He grasped Qiguan Yuan's hand, shook it gently twice, and looked him up and down, then up and down again.
After looking her over for a moment, she said, " Yuanyuan has lost weight."
"The sandstorms in Dunhuang are so strong, and Pei Yubai didn't even bother to apply more sunscreen for you. Look how dry your face is."
She pulled a tube of hand cream from her purse and stuffed it into Qiguan Yuan, then turned and glared at Pei Yubai, as if it were all his fault for not taking good care of Qiguan Yuan face.
Pei Yubai stood behind Qiguan Yuan, still holding his water glass in his hand, calmly accepting the gaze, clearly already used to it.
Does Qiguan Yuan's face get dry?
Absolutely impossible.
This is just Shen Lingyi's own speculation, coupled with an exaggerated assessment.
The other guests disembarked from the two helicopters behind them.
Shen Yuzhou strode up to Shen Lingyi before all the other guests, put his backpack down, and respectfully greeted her, "Auntie."
Shen Lingyi glanced at him and said, "How come Zhouzhou got so tanned?"
Shen Yuzhou felt like the sky had fallen. He was an idol! How could he get tanned? He was doomed.
Shen Lingyi then asked, "Have you caused any trouble for others? I've noticed that Xiaobai and Xiao Xu have been quite busy lately. You haven't been throwing a tantrum at the staff, have you?"
Shen Yuzhou said, "No, how could that be?"
Cheng Yanqiu remained silent, while Shen Yuzhou did not throw a tantrum at the production crew.
But he almost made his assistant cry.
Shen Yuzhou likes to eat snacks, and apart from Pei Yubai and his agent, no one cares about him.
The assistant could never dissuade her.
Shen Yuzhou really gave them a hard time.
Shen Lingyi smiled and shook her head, then patted his shoulder. "Auntie asked Auntie to prepare your favorite dishes. Have a good meal later and treat yourself."
Shen Yuzhou nodded vigorously. "Thank you, Auntie!"
As Meng Xu walked over, he took the noise-canceling headphones off his neck and greeted Shen Lingyi.
The two families were old friends and had known each other since childhood. Meng Xu called her Auntie Shen, and his tone was less like a director and more like a junior when he spoke to others.
Shen Lingyi patted his arm. "Let's bring Chenchen over to play for a few days another day."
Meng Xu naturally had no objection.
Then Shen Lingyi instructed the housekeeper to take the staff to the guest rooms in the annex to settle in; food had already been prepared.
The group followed Shen Lingyi toward the main house.
From the helipad to the main house, you have to walk through a covered walkway. The walkway is lined with neatly trimmed holly bushes, and there are a few large water tanks filled with water lilies.
After passing through the connecting corridor, the view suddenly opens up, and the courtyard of the main house unfolds before your eyes, with white walls and gray tiles, and slightly upturned eaves. The old ginkgo tree in the courtyard is at its most lush, and its shade covers half of the courtyard.
The staff had never seen anything like this before.
Someone whispered, "Isn't this a tourist attraction?"
In fact, most movies, TV series, and novels nowadays depict the lives of rich people in terms of villas and such.
For them, the stereotypical image of wealthy people living in villas is that of a villa.
Where have I ever seen a private estate like this?
I just heard the assistant director ask Director Meng, Director Meng said that the estate covers 6,000 acres.
This is simply unimaginable.
Upon entering the main hall, everyone's attention was first drawn to the enormous crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
Then I was drawn to the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall.
Shen Lingyi arranged for everyone to be seated. The long dining table was already covered with a tablecloth, and several freshly arranged hydrangeas and peonies were placed in the center.
The servants brought out tea, snacks, and fruit one after another. Shen Lingyi led Qiguan Yuan to sit down next to Pei Yubai, poured him a cup of tea herself, and asked him what kind of food he liked, whether he had any dietary restrictions, whether he preferred sweet or salty food, whether he preferred silk or cotton bedding, and even what temperature of water he usually drank tea.
No matter how small the matter.
Shen Lingyi was genuinely worried that Qiguan Yuan wouldn't be comfortable staying at home.
Yuanyuan from their family definitely wants everything to be the best.
Qiguan Yuan answered each question, and Shen Lingyi nodded after each answer, as if he were taking notes of some important information.
Pei Yubai sipped his tea, and his mother didn't ask him a single question the entire time.
She didn't care about him at all.
This was something Pei Yubai could have foreseen, after all, he knew perfectly well that his mother was Xiao Yuan Grains Yuanli.
During the meal, Shen Lingyi asked when the two planned to hold their wedding.
Pei Yubai put down his chopsticks and said, "This trip back to Jing City is to get our marriage certificate."
Shen Lingyi's eyes lit up, and she put down her chopsticks and clapped her hands, "Then we need to prepare the wedding gift quickly."
She began to plan.
A new courtyard can be built on the vacant lot on the east side of the manor, in the style that Qiguan Yuan likes. What trees and flowers to plant is entirely up to him.
Qiguan Yuan can choose any car in the garage; if he doesn't like it, he can order another one.
She can help plan the itinerary for the honeymoon, whether you want to travel by private jet or cruise ship.
Or perhaps Yuanyuan doesn't like living with them, then her husband should hurry up and get the private island prepared for their son and Yuanyuan ready, so they can enjoy their own private time together.
Just then, the sound of leather shoes clicking on the marble floor came from the foyer.
Pei Zhongkang is back.
He handed his briefcase to the maid, walked over to Shen Lingyi, bent down and kissed her cheek, calling her "Wife."
Then he straightened up, his gaze sweeping across the dining table before landing precisely on Qiguan Yuan.
Qiguan Yuan was peeling a lychee when he felt someone's gaze, looked up and met his eyes.
The two looked at each other across the distance, Pei Zhongkang nodded gently at him. " Yuanyuan has arrived."
Qiguan Yuan smiled politely and said, "Yes, Mr. Pei."
Pei Yubai pulled out a chair for his father, Pei Zhongkang sat down next to Shen Lingyi.
After sitting down, he glanced at Qiguan Yuan again. "Stay home for a few more days, watch the live stream. Your chess skills are excellent. Let's play a game another day."
Qiguan Yuan accepted the handkerchief Pei Yubai offered. "I look forward to playing chess with Mr. Pei."
As for the others, they all just buried themselves in their food.
Shen Lingyi is alright.
Once Pei Zhongkang sat down at the table, they could no longer afford to offend the head of the Pei Family.
As a result, everyone assumed that the more they said, the more mistakes they would make, and thus minimized their own presence.
Pei Zhongkang simply nodded gently at them and then continued chatting casually with Qiguan Yuan.
Pei Zhongkang really enjoyed talking to Qiguan Yuan; it made him feel very comfortable.