Xiao Li looked at the row of clothes. Though she wasn't surprised, because she had experienced this in her past life, she still feigned surprise and asked, "Why so many clothes?"
Qin Xiao chuckled, "I had someone buy them yesterday; you don't have enough clothes."
Xiao Li raised an eyebrow, thinking her clothes were actually quite sufficient!
"Buying so much, won't you go bankrupt? And this house..."
Qin Xiao smiled, "You've finally asked about this. I'll explain it to you slowly later on.
In short, you don't need to worry about bankruptcy..."
As he spoke, Qin Xiao walked over to the clothes, picked out a set of loungewear, and handed it to Xiao Li, "It's more comfortable to wear this at home."
Xiao Li took the clothes and nodded, "Um... you go back to the room first! I still need to get something..."
Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and knew exactly what Xiao Li wanted to get, so he cooperatively turned and returned to the room.
Once Qin Xiao left, Xiao Li quickly grabbed a set of underwear, fetched a towel, and headed to the shower room.
After taking a comfortable bath, Xiao Li came out while drying her hair.
Seeing her come out, Qin Xiao took the towel to dry her hair, then used a hairdryer, and said, "I've asked Aunt Wu to prepare an ice pack for your eyes downstairs."
Xiao Li nodded, "Are you coming down too?"
Qin Xiao chuckled, "You go ahead first; I'll come after I finish my shower."
Xiao Li nodded and went downstairs.
Downstairs, Aunt Wu quickly handed over the ice pack as soon as she saw Xiao Li. Xiao Li placed it over her eyes, immediately feeling less soreness.
It hadn't been long before Qin Xiao finished showering and came downstairs, sitting next to Xiao Li and replacing the ice pack on her eyes.
Xiao Li was comfortably applying the ice pack when she suddenly felt the weight lighten, only to have it iced again shortly after.
"You finished showering so quickly?"
Qin Xiao chuckled, "Yes, I'm done."
As they were chatting, Qin Xiao's phone rang intensely. Upon seeing it was a call from across the Pacific Ocean, he smiled and answered...
"Mom..."
As soon as Qin Xiao greeted, loud yelling came from the other end...
"Qin Xiao, you little rascal! While I was in the country, I was hounding you to date and get married, and you wouldn't listen...
I just traveled abroad with your dad, and you decide to get married. Are you doing this to spite me?
You and your brother are both troublesome! I gave birth to two sons but couldn't attend either of my sons' weddings...
You're going to drive me crazy!"
When Qin Tan got married, it was also a quick marriage. He was even more direct than Qin Xiao, simply taking the bride to the registry office for the certificate without a wedding ceremony...
As soon as Qin mother's voice started, Qin Xiao had already moved the phone away to protect his eardrums.
Qin mother's voice was so loud that Xiao Li could hear her, prompting her to take off the ice pack and sit up...
Qin Xiao waited until Qin mother ran out of steam before putting the phone back to his ear and softly saying, "Mom, your daughter-in-law heard everything you just said."
Following Qin Xiao's words, there was a few seconds of silence on the other end before the call abruptly ended.
Qin Xiao placed the phone on the table, looked at Xiao Li, and counted, "One, two, three..."
On the count of three, the phone rang again...
Looking at Xiao Li, Qin Xiao said, "You should answer; it's for you..."
Xiao Li, hearing this, nervously picked up the phone. She had never interacted with Qin father and Qin mother before.
In her previous life, she first ran away from marriage, and later entered the Qin Family like that. In several months at Qin Family, she hadn't even met Qin father, Qin mother, or even Qin Tan.
Nervously picking up, Xiao Li immediately heard Qin mother's voice, "You rascal, pass the phone to Xiao Li, that's her name, right?"
Hearing this, Xiao Li had no choice but to brace herself and say, "Mom, I'm Xiao Li."
Upon hearing Xiao Li's voice, Qin mother's attitude did a one-eighty!
"Oh, Xiao Li! What a lovely voice you have.
Xiao Li, you got married so quickly, and your dad and I couldn't make it back. Don't be upset!
Your dad and I will book our tickets back right away!"
Xiao Li quickly replied, "Mom, I'm not upset. It's our fault for setting the wedding date so soon.
There's no need for you and dad to rush back; enjoy your trip and come back when you're done."
Qin mother laughed, "Ah, there's nothing that interesting to see; meeting you is more important!"
Xiao Li wanted to say more but Qin Xiao interrupted, taking the phone and saying, "Can you give us some couple time? Don't rush back to play third wheel..."
Hearing this, Qin mother got angry, "You little rascal, you think I want to go back to see you? I'm going back to see Xiao Li...
You want couple time? I won't let you have it..."
With that, Qin mother hung up the phone.
Xiao Li asked after the call, "When are dad and mom coming back?"
Qin Xiao chuckled, "They won't be back so soon; they'll return next month at the earliest..."
Xiao Li nodded, truthfully she wasn't ready to meet the parents yet. Mainly because of how she dragged Qin Xiao into things in her past life, and now facing Qin father, she felt somewhat guilty...
"Stop thinking about that, rest well today, and tomorrow we'll go back to see Dad." Qin Xiao said lightly.
Xiao Li nodded, putting aside thoughts about Qin father and Qin mother for now.
The next day, early in the morning, Qin Xiao drove Xiao Li back to Xiao Family.
If they weren't able to return yesterday, they could only return on the third day after the wedding, she would have gone back yesterday.
As soon as they arrived at the small building of Xiao Family, Xiao Li rushed inside, only to hear her aunt's cries as soon as she entered.
In the living room, Xiao Zhennan, Xiao Zhengfang, and Chang Fang were sitting on the sofa. At the moment, Chang Fang was wiping her tears, repeatedly saying...
"Second brother, you know people in high places, you must catch the ones behind this for Ting'er and Yan'er!
Ting'er and Yan'er suffered severe injuries, I can't believe it was just a sudden scuffle, it seems someone deliberately targeted them..."
Xiao Li walked in and asked Xiao Zhennan, "Dad, what's happened?"
Xiao Zhennan, seeing Xiao Li back, felt alleviated from the annoyance caused by Chang Fang that morning.
"Nini, you're back, I thought you'd come back later.
Come and sit down..."
Xiao Li sat beside Xiao Zhennan, greeted Xiao Zhengfang and Chang Fang with "Uncle, Aunt," and asked again what had happened.
Xiao Zhennan calmly explained, "Your second cousin and cousin went to the bar yesterday, got into a conflict, and your cousin got a few ribs broken. Your cousin's fate was worse - her leg was broken and her face cut by a bottle..."