The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

The taxi stopped in front of the ornate iron gate of the An family villa, where An Jianxing and Shen Jingwan were already waiting to greet them.

Upon seeing the car arrive, the two men went to greet it.

"Hey bro, it's hotter here than where you are, right?"

An Jianxing came over and shook hands with Ye Guoqiang like an old comrade, then casually took his arm and walked into the house:

"Quickly, quickly, come inside, come inside."

Ye Guoqiang looked at the villa he had visited for the second time and nodded with a smile:

"Yeah, it's hotter than where we are."

Ye Shu bent down and pulled the heavy travel bag out of the trunk.

Shen Jingwan didn't rush into the house. She stood next to Ye Shu and reached out to help:

"Xiao Shu, give it to me, Chen."

"No need, Auntie, I can carry it myself."

Ye Shu looked around with her bag in hand, then asked Shen Jingwan:

"Auntie, where's Xiaoxue?"

Shen Jingwan smiled slightly:

"This child got shy when she found out Uncle Ye was coming and hid upstairs, refusing to come down. Go and coax her, and she'll listen to you."

Ye Shu nodded, carrying the large bag, and followed Shen Jingwan into the house.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard An Jianxing's loud voice.

"Brother, have a taste. This is the first batch of tea leaves this year. My friend specially sent it to me."

An Jianxing took the teapot and poured a cup for Ye Guoqiang.

Ye Guoqiang took a sip of the tea. The tea was indeed good; it was slightly bitter at first, but had a long-lasting sweet aftertaste.

He nodded, giving it the highest praise he could give:

"Mmm, smells good."

"It smells good. When you get there, I'll pack you two boxes so you can take them home and drink them slowly."

"Look at what you're saying!"

Shen Jingwan had just walked over when she heard these words, and she complained to her husband in an annoyed tone:

"Brother Ye just arrived, and you're already thinking about his departure?"

An Jianxing then realized that he had indeed said the wrong thing.

He had simply felt that good things should be shared, without thinking too much about it. But after his wife pointed it out, he realized it was a bit inappropriate and quickly tried to smooth things over:

"Hey, that's not what I meant, brother, don't mind me. You'll have to stay a while this time. My wife is very strict with us when you're not here, and we even limit our alcohol intake."

Ye Guoqiang listened and smiled, but he didn't respond to An Jianxing's words. Instead, he turned to Ye Shu, who had just put the large backpack on the ground and was changing her shoes, and said:

"Xiao Shu, bring me your bag."

Ye Shu, carrying that incredibly heavy bag, said as she walked:

"Dad, what's in this bag? It's so heavy."

Ye Guoqiang didn't speak. He untied the straps on the bag and began taking things out one by one. Each item was tightly wrapped in a plastic bag. As he took things out, he said:

"These are all from home. This is dried green beans your grandma dried, this is pickled cabbage, and this is sesame oil we ground ourselves..."

As he spoke, he pulled a square white foam box out of his bag. Ye Shu had no idea how his father had managed to stuff so many things inside.

He never realized this bag could hold so much when he carried it before.

Ye Guoqiang opened the styrofoam box, inside which was frozen meat of unknown origin. Fearing it would thaw on the way, he also put two bottles of frozen mineral water inside as ice packs.

No wonder it's so heavy.

"These frozen goods are in the refrigerator, so eat them quickly before they spoil."

Ye Shu watched his father pulling things out like Doraemon, and said to Shen Jingwan beside him:

"Auntie, I'll go upstairs to check on Xiaoxue first."

"Go."

Shen Jingwan smiled at Ye Shu.

Ye Shu went upstairs, arrived at Xiaoxue's room, and gently knocked on the door.

"Xiaoxue, it's me... um..."

He had just opened his mouth when the door opened a crack, and before Ye Shu could react, someone shoved him inside.

The door closed, and the next second, Ye Shu felt herself being tightly embraced.

The person in his arms pressed their face tightly against his chest and wrapped their arms around his waist.

The curtains in the room were drawn, but a crack was left open.

Ye Shu knew without a doubt that Xiao Xue had been peeking through the window. He smiled, ruffled her hair with one hand, and asked:

"What's wrong? It's not like you've never met my dad before, why are you shy?"

Xiaoxue didn't look up, but Ye Shu could feel that her face was burning hot.

Her voice trembled slightly:

"I...I...I dare not see...see Uncle..."

"Why are you afraid to see them?"

"The thought that...the thought that Uncle came for...for that matter, makes me...makes me nervous..."

Just like himself, Ye Shu felt the same way when he picked up his father at the airport.

Xiaoxue's reaction was more severe than his.

"It's alright."

Ye Shu hugged the person in his arms a little tighter:

"But it's not good for you to keep hiding like this. Why don't you go down and say hello?"

Xiaoxue snuggled against him, knowing it wasn't right, but her legs felt weak, her heart raced, and she felt embarrassed. Nevertheless, she responded with a soft "Yes."

"Um……"

Ye Shu took her hand and led her out of the bedroom and downstairs.

An Jianxing and the others were still drinking tea and chatting on the sofa when they looked up and saw Ye Shu leading Xiao Xue downstairs. They immediately greeted the two of them:

"Look at these two children, they get along so well. Come here, Xiaoxue, come over and say hello to your Uncle Ye."

Xiaoxue held Ye Shu's hand, which trembled so much that Ye Shu's hand went numb.

As they walked up to the elders, Ye Guoqiang also turned to look at Xiaoxue.

But just looking at her like that made Xiaoxuexue even more nervous. Her face turned red and she instinctively wanted to hide behind Ye Shu, her mind a mess.

Uncle Ye came this time specifically to discuss my marriage certificate with Ye Shu. So... once they get their marriage certificate, should I start calling Uncle Ye... Dad?

Just thinking about that title made Xiaoxue feel her face burning even hotter.

But... but we still have to say hello.

She took a deep breath, strained with all her might, her lips trembling, and whispered to Ye Guoqiang:

"dad……"

After that, the other four people fell silent.

Ye Shu was startled and turned to look at Xiao Xue in disbelief.

Wow, Xiaoxue is something else! Her awareness is much higher than mine.

Xiaoxue was so shy that her mind went blank, and her mouth spoke faster than her brain, so she blurted it out without realizing that she had called him by the wrong name.

She noticed that no one was talking, so she secretly looked around.

After seeing the expressions and looks of the other people, and Ye Shuchong giving a thumbs up, she realized that she... she seemed to have called him by the wrong name!

Shouldn't he be called "uncle"? Why is he calling me "dad"?!

"No, no, no, no, no...no..."

She panicked immediately, stammering and waving her hands, almost bursting into tears:

"I...I...I'm not...I..."

So cute, my daughter is so cute.

Seeing Xiaoxue like this, Shen Jingwan quickly tried to smooth things over:

"Oh, what's there to be embarrassed about? It was bound to happen sooner or later, so calling me that isn't wrong."

"Yes, that's right, that's right."

An Jianxing nodded in agreement.

Ye Guoqiang put down his teacup, looked at the blushing girl, reached into his pocket and took out a prepared red envelope, handing it to Xiaoxue:

"Here you are, my daughter, this is a gift from your father for changing your address to me."

"Brother, no need, no need. These kids haven't even done anything yet, why give them red envelopes?"

An Jianxing tried to stop him, but Ye Guoqiang shook his head, waved his hand, and looked at Xiaoxue, saying:

"No, I can't let the child call out to me for nothing, can I?"

Xiaoxue was still feeling ashamed of calling him by the wrong name and was completely dazed.

Until Ye Shu nudged him from the side and laughed:

"Your dad gave this to you, so just take it."

Upon hearing the words "our dad," Xiaoxue felt like she was about to faint. Her little hands trembled as she accepted the red envelope, her face flushed, and she mumbled something in her throat:

"Thank... thank you... Dad..."