Very soon, they arrived home.
Han Jingchen picked up Xinyan and returned to the courtyard where he and Gu Wanqing had previously lived. Everything here was wonderful, and finding his daughter was a wonderful thing too, so the first stop home had to be here.
Xinyanâs luggage consisted of only two suitcases and a carry-on backpack, and they quickly entered the courtyard.
In the kitchen, meals that had been prepared in advance were kept warm on the stove, and as soon as Su Jingsong entered the courtyard, he began to busy himself.
Han Jingchen always paid attention to his daughterâs expression: "Yanyan, come on, Dad will take you to see your room."
He Jinxuan didnât follow them; instead, he went to the kitchen to give Su Jingsong a hand. At this time, he definitely didnât want to upset his father-in-law.
Han Jingchen took Xinyan to the room: "How is it? Do you like it?"
The room faced Chaoyang, and it was about the same size as the master bedroom where Han Jingchen lived, located to the left and right of the living room. The interior decoration was tasteful, fresh, and elegant, exactly the style Xinyan liked.
However, on the 1.5-meter bed in the room, there was a pink mosquito net that slightly mismatched with the roomâs decor but appeared quite playful. It seemed to treat her as a little girl, and a warm flow surged in her heart: "Dad, thank you, I like it very much."
Hearing his daughter say she liked it, Han Jingchen gently exhaled: "As long as you like it."
At this moment, He Jinxuanâs voice came through: "Uncle, Yanyan, time for dinner."
The father and daughter exchanged a glance, and Han Jingchen cheerfully said, "Yanyan, come on, letâs wash our hands and eat."
Just as they finished washing their hands and came out, the phone in the living room rang. Calling so late, Han Jingchen naturally knew who it was: "Hello, Big Brother."
"Jingchen, did you pick her up?"
"Yes, we just walked in."
"Thatâs good, thatâs good. Your sister-in-law and I plan to come over after work tomorrow, remember to tell Sister Chen."
"Got it, Iâll let Sister Chen know, and have her prepare a few dishes you like, and weâll have a drink then."
"Yes, yes, yes, my niece is back, this is great news, we should have a drink."
Han Jingchen waved his hand towards Xinyan, who was looking over: "Yanyan, your uncle, greet him, or he wonât sleep well tonight."
Xinyan smiled as she walked over and took the handset: "Hello, Uncle, this is Han Xinyan."
Hearing this âUncle,â Han Jingheng responded heavily: "Yes."
Then he said, a bit choked up: "Itâs good youâre back, youâve been through a lot; Uncle will come see you after work tomorrow. Everyone in the Han Family welcomes you back."
Xinyan could sense this was her uncleâs heartfelt expression: "Uncle, Iâm doing great now and really looking forward to meeting everyone in the family."
Han Jingheng was very moved upon hearing his nieceâs words: "Good, good, good, having a descendant like you in the Han Family is a blessing cultivated over several lifetimes. You have no idea, these days your uncle has been a bit aloof at work because I have a niece who topped the provincial science exam."
Seeing that his brother could go on endlessly, Han Jingchen grabbed the receiver from his daughterâs hand: "Brother, thatâs it for now, Yanyan hasnât eaten yet. Letâs talk more when you come over."
Without waiting for his big brother to reply, he hung up the phone directly.
He didnât feel at all guilty about it and looked up to smile at his daughter: "Come on, letâs eat. Your uncle is becoming more and more talkative."
After saying this, he gave a cold âhumphâ in his heart: I havenât talked enough with my daughter, and you were already trying to take over. Thatâs not going to happen.
At this point, the food was already set on the table, and Xinyan also learned from Han Jingchen that this house was a wedding gift from her maternal grandparents when her parents got married.
Over the years, whenever Dad was on vacation and missed them, he would come over and stay for a while.
Moreover, besides the family members and the guards, only the Chen Family couple next door had been in this house; he never brought outsiders here.
The Chen Family couple lived next door; the man couldnât do heavy work due to physical reasons, making life a bit difficult, but the couple were decent people.
When Han Jingchen wasnât at home, they would come over every few days to clean and take care of the house. When Han Jingchen came to stay, the Chen Family couple would be responsible for his three meals a day, with a fixed monthly payment of fifteen yuan, which was mutually beneficial. Of course, this was a privately agreed arrangement.