After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

"Hello, my name is Li Le!"

Without waiting for anyone to introduce him, Li Le grinned and announced his name.

"Mu Zi Li, the 'Le' of 'joy'!"

Qin Shuyi's eyes widened as she slurped up her noodles while scrutinizing the strange boy who had suddenly appeared in her house.

Upon hearing his name, a sudden thought flashed through my mind, and I almost burst out laughing.

She had just covered her mouth and turned away to chuckle when the spiciness of the noodle soup choked her, causing her to cough violently and her face to turn red.

"Cough, cough!"

Li Le had just put down his luggage and changed his shoes when he saw Qin Shuyi coughing and choking. He quickly put down his schoolbag and went over to pour her some water.

"Are you alright? Quickly drink some water to calm down!"

Qin Shuyi quickly took the water glass, moistened her throat, and finally recovered.

"Your name is Li Le. You don't have an older brother named Li Huan, do you?" Qin Shuyi asked with a smile as she wiped away her tears after she had calmed down.

Li Le was stunned for a moment, then a glint flashed in his eyes.

How did you know?

"My cousin's name is Li Huan, and he's Mo's best friend!"

Qin Shuyi was initially quite happy, but her expression changed instantly when she heard the other party call Chen Mo "Brother Mo".

This person, although tall and handsome, looked to be about the same age as me.

How come he's suddenly a generation older than me?

On the way home, Lan Xiaoman was already nestled in her father's arms, rubbing her eyes and dozing off.

Seeing that the two people who had just met were able to chat so amiably, Lan Yujuan immediately smiled and said:

"Shuyi, for the next year, Li Le will stay at our house and then transfer to your school to study and stay in Hunan to take the college entrance examination."

"You two should get to know each other first."

"I'll take Xiaoman back to her room first and put her to sleep. I'll come out and arrange other things later."

Qin Shuyi and Li Le nodded in unison upon hearing this.

"OK!"

"no problem."

As soon as Chen Mo carried the child back to the bedroom and put him down, his phone started vibrating in his pocket.

He took out his phone and gestured to Lan Yujuan.

"It's Li Huan calling, probably asking about today's events. I'll go to the balcony to answer the call."

Lan Yujuan smiled and nodded, "Okay, go ahead!"

"Leave the rest to me."

Perhaps the bumpy journey had exhausted the little guy.

Lan Xiaoman had just finished showering and was sitting down to dry her hair when her head started to slump and she fell asleep in the chair.

Lan Yujuan looked at the little guy in front of her and felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

After drying her hair, she carefully carried her daughter to the crib, adjusted the air conditioner temperature, tucked her in, and then left the bedroom door ajar before going to the living room.

The living room was quiet; neither of them was in sight.

Lan Yujuan was wondering where those two guys had gone.

Looking around, they found the kitchen light was on and they could vaguely hear noises coming from inside.

She walked to the kitchen door and gently knocked. She saw Qin Shuyi boiling water to make two packs of instant noodles on the stove.

Hearing the noise at the door, the two looked over one after the other.

Upon seeing her, Qin Shuyi quickly explained with a smile, "Auntie, Li Le said he's hungry too, and he could eat a whole cow in one go!"

"I don't believe it. Let's make him two bowls of instant noodles first and see what he's capable of!"

Even though he knew perfectly well that Li Le called Chen Mo "brother," implying that Li Le was a generation above him.

But Qin Shuyi pretended not to notice and insisted on calling him by his full name, wanting to be treated as an equal.

Li Le was clearly a bit oblivious; he didn't seem to care much about how Qin Shuyi addressed him, but his eyes kept glancing at the instant noodles. He scratched his head awkwardly and said:

"Sister-in-law, well, I have a big appetite, and the food on the plane really isn't enough..."

Lan Yujuan walked into the kitchen with a smile, opened the refrigerator, and took out two more cans of luncheon meat.

"I didn't think this through. We don't have any good food at home. Should we order some takeout?"

When Li Le saw the canned luncheon meat, his eyes immediately lit up, and he shook his head like a rattle drum.

"No, no!"

"Sister-in-law, this is enough!"

Lan Yujuan casually took out a few eggs from the refrigerator and said with a smile:

"Okay, then you can make do with whatever you have tonight."

"Starting tomorrow, I'll stock up on more food in the refrigerator. If you get hungry while studying, you can come to the kitchen anytime for something to eat."

After saying that, Lan Yujuan walked to the stove and added a few fried eggs to Li Le's instant noodles.

The lively atmosphere and enticing aromas from the kitchen quickly drew Chen Mo, who had just finished a phone call and returned from the balcony.

"What delicious food are you making? It smells so good!"

"I want some too!"

Chen Mo put his phone in his pocket and walked into the kitchen with a smile.

Lan Yujuan boiled another kettle of water and prepared a portion for Chen Mo, using the same amount as before.

After having a late-night snack, Qin Shuyi picked up her books and prepared to go back to her room.

Chen Mo took Li Le to the next room, 802, and settled Li Le in.

That evening, Lan Yujuan thought about it and felt that it was a bit inappropriate for Li Le and Qin Shuyi to live alone in room 802 next door.

So, before going to bed, she talked to Chen Mo, "How about we vacate the secondary bedroom across the hall tomorrow?"

"Let Xiaoman sleep in the same room as us, and Shuyi can move over here to sleep."

"Although the two have just met and are still relatively unfamiliar with each other, they are both almost adults, so it is not appropriate for them to live together alone."

After listening, Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "It's okay."

"Since you're almost an adult, there's nothing inappropriate about it."

"As it stands, both of them are a bit slow on the uptake and don't seem to have the inclination to think about anything else."

"Moreover, I think Li Le is a good kid, with a good character, better than his brother."

"If the two of them can develop a relationship in some other way, whether they remain friends or their families arrange a marriage, it would be great..."