Lin Leyao accepted the coffee, smiled, and said, "Thank you."
Xin Hailan smiled, picked up the tray and a cup of coffee, and prepared to leave. Lin Leyao immediately spoke up.
"Xin Ying will be going back to her bedroom soon, so you can leave your coffee there."
Xin Hailan stopped and looked at Lin Leyao with an inscrutable expression.
After a while, Xin Hailan slowly walked back, placed the tray in Lin Leyao's hands, and said, "Auntie, thank you for your trouble."
Lin Leyao replied, "No need."
Xin Hailan quickly turned and left. Lin Leyao watched her back for a while before turning her gaze away and closing the bedroom door.
Place the tray and two cups of coffee on the bedside table.
A few minutes later, Xin Ying returned to her bedroom.
Looking at the extra coffee on the tray, he asked, "Why are you drinking coffee? Aren't you going to sleep tonight?"
"Hailan brought it over; it's coffee she made herself. I guess she wanted to show you how she feels."
Xin Ying forced a smile, picked up a glass, took a sip, and then put it down.
"Yes, she's only thirteen. It's enough that she has such a heart."
Lin Leyao prepared Xin Ying's change of clothes and pushed her into the bathroom: "Hurry up and take a shower. I didn't expect that I didn't stay up late tonight after attending the New Year's Eve party, but I ate a glutinous rice ball at home and stayed up all night. Staying up late on the first day of the new year is not a good omen. I guess I won't be sleeping well all year."
Xin Ying smiled and ruffled Lin Leyao's hair: "You've made so much money by eating so many coins, there has to be some loss."
"Don't I already have my fortune?" Lin Leyao said, hugging Xin Ying tightly. "Aren't you my fortune? You're so rich."
Xin Ying couldn't help but laugh, pinched Lin Leyao's earlobe and said, "They say that husband and wife are a unit, and Miss Lin has good fortune, so do I. After all, my wife is the little princess of the Ji family, and she is also very rich."
After laughing and joking around, Xin Ying was pushed into the bathroom by Lin Leyao to wash up.
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Chapter 57
In the morning, Lin Leyao and Xin Ying finished washing up at 5:30.
Knowing that the two of them had to get up early to go to the airport, the kitchen staff had already prepared breakfast by this time.
The two went to a restaurant for a meal.
Normally everyone would still be resting at this time, but Grandpa Xin and Grandma Xin are old and don't sleep much, so they got up at this time as well.
Xin Hailan had just returned home and hadn't slept all night. When she heard the noise outside in the morning and saw her grandparents getting up, she immediately jumped out of bed as well.
Originally, only Xin Wenwen, one of the younger family members, was still sound asleep in bed, but when the old lady saw that everyone else in the family had arrived, she sent someone to wake her up. The family ate a hot breakfast on a dark winter morning.
The old lady is usually quiet and doesn't like to talk at the dinner table, but this time, perhaps because her granddaughter came home, she was much more enthusiastic.
Everyone was eating breakfast quietly when Dai Jiaozhi slowly said, "The New Year is in two months, so we can buy Hailan's new clothes now."
As soon as she finished speaking, no one at the dinner table uttered a sound.
Xin Hailan glanced at the other silent people for a while before cautiously asking, "Grandma, isn't it too early now?"
"What's the rush? It's not like you're only buying one new outfit. Besides, this is the first time Grandma is buying you clothes for the New Year, so she'll definitely pick them out carefully, right, Guangjin?"
The old lady looked at Grandpa Xin.
Grandpa Xin squinted, slowly sipping the tofu pudding in his bowl. After a long silence upon hearing Dai Jiaozhi's question, he said, "Go and make the arrangements."
As soon as she said that, the old lady's eyes crinkled with a smile. Xin Hailan was stunned for a while, but when she saw the smile on her grandmother's face, she instantly understood what was going on and her eyes were filled with joy.
Lin Leyao drank half a bowl of millet porridge, and when she heard what Grandpa Xin said, she slowly put down her chopsticks.
Xin Ying, who was standing next to her, quickly noticed her movement and glanced at her from the side.
Lin Leyao shook her head at her, and Xin Ying immediately understood. She stood up and said, "We're full, let's go catch our flight."
Grandpa Xin nodded and instructed, "Drive slowly on the road and be careful. Le Yao, dress warmly on set and don't catch a cold while filming. If anything happens, go to Xiao Ying or any one of our family members."
Hearing the old man's series of heartfelt instructions to his sister-in-law, Xin Hailan, who was standing nearby, lowered her head dejectedly.
The words that Grandpa said to his aunt's wife were already more than the words Grandpa had said to her since she came home.
No one noticed Xin Hailan's current mood.
Lin Leyao nodded as she listened to the old man's words and said, "I understand, thank you, Dad."
After saying that, Xin Ying pulled Lin Leyao out of the Xin residence.
On the way to the airport, Xin Ying was driving. Neither of them spoke in the car. Lin Leyao leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes, pretending to doze off.
She didn't expect that the old lady would directly suggest that Xin Hailan stay for the Spring Festival at the dinner table, and that the old man Xin didn't hesitate for long.
Standing on the side of her elders, she could understand their feelings. After all, Grandpa Xin was already seventy years old this year. No matter how decisive he was when he was young, at this age, everyone wanted to enjoy their retirement and have their children and grandchildren around them. Xin Hailan hadn't been home for thirteen years since she was born, and the old man naturally missed and felt sorry for her, having never seen his granddaughter.
However, Lin Leyao was standing from Xin Ying's perspective. Even though she had been taught by her teachers since childhood to be good at putting herself in others' shoes, she couldn't do it.
She couldn't put herself in his shoes; all she knew was that the person most heartbroken by the old man's actions was Xin Ying, and she felt very sorry for Xin Ying.
On a quiet winter morning, with few cars on the road, Xin Ying drove for half an hour to reach the airport.
The moment the car stopped, Lin Leyao opened her eyes.
Xin Ying's voice rang out: "Awake?"
Lin Leyao nodded and gave a soft "hmm".
Xin Ying leaned from the driver's seat to the passenger seat, bent down and kissed Lin Leyao's forehead. At the same time, she used her other hand to unbuckle Lin Leyao's seatbelt.
After finishing these tasks, Xin Ying stood up, reached out and ruffled Lin Leyao's hair, and said, "It's almost time to check tickets, let's hurry up and go."
Lin Leyao did not get out of the car immediately. She leaned forward and cupped Xin Ying's chin with both hands, bringing her closer to herself.
She placed both hands on Xin Ying's eyelids and quickly pried them open.
This was the first time that Xin Ying, who was usually aloof, had her eyelids pried open, but she did not refuse and smiled as she looked at Lin Leyao, who was now very close to her.
At this moment, the other person was staring intently at his face with wide eyes.
Lin Leyao looked Xin Ying up and down and found that her eyes were not red at all, and she did not even show any sadness.
After looking closely for a long time, Lin Leyao finally realized that Xin Ying was not upset about Xin Hailan staying at breakfast. Seeing this, she slowly felt relieved.
Lin Leyao kissed Xin Ying's lips, then got out of the car.
After Xin Ying and Lin Leyao left the table, Old Master Xin also left the table after only a few bites of food.
Xin Wenwen was pulled out of bed to eat breakfast. She was drowsy throughout the entire breakfast. After drinking a bowl of millet porridge and eating a few steamed buns, Xin Wenwen couldn't wait to get up and go back to her room for a nap.
As soon as she lifted her butt off the chair, Dai Jiaozhi started talking to her: "Take your sister out more often these days. She just returned to China and doesn't know what good food or fun things there are in S City. Take her to find out."
Xin Wenwen glanced at Xin Hailan, who was sitting quietly in the chair, and said reluctantly, "I still have to go to work! Dad arranged for me to go, I can't not go!"
Dai Jiaozhi retorted, "Can't I take a few days off? You've only been working at the company for a few days, and the family business can't do without you?"
Xin Wenwen didn't want to go to work in the first place, but if she could go out with Xin Hailan during this time and not have to go to the company, she would be very willing.
She immediately said, "Okay! I'm willing to take my sister! But I'll ask Grandpa first, and have him tell Dad that I shouldn't go to the company for the next few days."
After saying that, Xin Wenwen immediately called out, "Grandpa!"
Grandpa Xin was doing his morning exercise in the garden. After Xin Wenwen called out, she was about to get up and run to the garden to ask Grandpa Xin when Dai Jiaozhi immediately stopped her: "Don't ask for leave. Isn't today still the New Year's Day holiday? You should be on holiday too, right? Why don't you go out with your sister today? You can go out in a little while!"
Xin Wenwen immediately became anxious upon hearing this. Taking Xin Hailan out to play would not only prevent her from working a few days less, but would also take up her precious holiday time. Who would be willing to do that?
However, Xin Wenwen ultimately succumbed to Dai Jiao's intimidation.
Xin Wenwen went back to her room to pack her things. Xin Hailan came back from talking with Grandpa Xin in the garden and saw the housekeeper carrying a tray out of Xin Ying's room.
Xin Hailan could immediately recognize that these were the two cups of coffee she had made for her aunt and the others last night.
When she saw that the coffee in the two cups on the tray had not been touched at all, her face immediately darkened.
Before Xin Hailan returned to China, her father had told her that there was a deep rift between her parents and her aunt. Therefore, while other elders in the family might easily accept her upon her return, her aunt would find it difficult to accept her.
Therefore, she may encounter repeated setbacks when facing her aunt.
But the first person she went to after returning was her aunt. Unlike what her parents had said, her aunt wasn't cold or ignoring her, and didn't make things difficult for her. Although her aunt wasn't very affectionate, she didn't make things difficult for her either.
But when she saw that neither her sister-in-law nor her wife had tasted the coffee she had made, Xin Hailan's spirits plummeted.
Xin Hailan had been in a bad mood because of this incident. At eight o'clock in the morning, Xin Wenwen drove Xin Hailan out for a stroll.
Xin Hailan was particularly sensitive at this moment, possibly because she discovered that Xin Ying hadn't drunk her coffee that morning.
She could clearly sense that Xin Wenwen, who was driving, was unhappy, and the reason for her unhappiness was herself, because Xin Wenwen didn't want to take her out.
Thinking about all this, Xin Hailan remained silent.
Xin Wenwen drove halfway and asked, "Where do you want to go?"
Xin Hailan said softly, "I've just returned to the country and I'm not familiar with anything, so let's go to the places you often go, sister."
Xin Wenwen glanced at her sideways: "Really?"
Xin Hailan forced a smile and said dryly, "Of course it's true."
"good."
Xin Wenwen stepped on the gas and drove the car directly to a music company.
Xin Wenwen parked her car in the parking lot, pulled out the car keys, and led the way. Xin Hailan, completely unfamiliar with the area, followed closely behind Xin Wenwen.
This music company was opened by Xin Wenwen's good friend. Xin Wenwen used to enjoy composing and would often compose and record demos here. Since her father forced her to work at the company, cutting off her dream, she hasn't been here for a long time.
She recently composed a piece of music at home, and today she came here to record a demo to see how it goes.
As she reached the entrance of the recording studio, Xin Wenwen suddenly stopped. She turned to Xin Hailan, who was following closely behind her, and asked, "I'm going in to record something in a bit. It might take a few hours. Do you want to go in too, or do you want to stay in the lounge next door?"
Xin Hailan thought for a moment. She didn't want to stay in the recording studio and wait for Xin Wenwen to record, so she said, "I'll go to the dressing room."