"Our resident star is back!" Liu Yuxiu teased as she looked out the door.
Qin Qiejian, covered in fluff, walked in, habitually quipping, "That's right, I'll put on a free show for you today."
"Happy birthday to you, happy..." Qin Qiejian began to sing.
He sang with gusto, even doing little dance steps. When he got closer and stopped singing, he finally noticed the others.
"Mom, brother..." He paused and looked at Huo Rou, calling out, "Sister-in-law."
An An had already gotten down from Su Nianzhu's lap. Seeing Qin Qiejian now was like watching two bears from Ruan Ruan's favorite cartoons enter. He hesitated, "Grandma, what should I call this person?"
This person looked a bit like his dad. He was his dad's younger brother, so should he call him... Little Uncle?
"You call him Little Uncle," Huo Rou said.
"Little Uncle!" An An called out clearly.
Qin Qiejian's eyes shot towards the source of the voice.
Is this his nephew?! He looked exactly like his brother did when he was little!
The pressure of blood relation made him hesitant to approach for a moment.
"An An is calling you," Qin Ningyi noticed An An's hesitant expression and reminded his silly younger brother.
"Yes!" Qin Qiejian immediately stood up straight and answered loudly.
Looking at An An's sweet smile, his defenses were being broken down. So cute! His brother never smiled like this when he was little. He wanted to pinch his cheeks!
Qin Qiejian felt in his pocket and found a candy given to him by fans at the airport. "An An? Come, Little Uncle will treat you to candy!"
The two quickly became acquainted, and An An also grew fond of this little uncle who would run around the yard with him. Qin Qiejian, as he wished, pinched An An's cheeks many times.
After playing, they returned to the living room where Huo Rou was discussing the topic of guzheng with Grandma Liu. He suddenly remembered an important matter, and the famous R was present…
"Sister-in-law..." He licked his lips and leaned closer, smiling brilliantly.
"Hmm?" Just as the topic ended, Huo Rou heard him and turned her head.
Qin Ningyi narrowed his eyes and subtly shifted his body to block Qin Qiejian's view.
"Brother," Qin Qiejian met Qin Ningyi's emotionless gaze, and it felt as if the wind outside had blown in, chilling his young and vigorous body, raising goosebumps. He reached up and touched his somewhat cool neck, shrinking his head and showing a brilliant smile, "I just wanted to ask Sister-in-law a question about composing music." He really had no ulterior motives! Qin Qiejian was almost retracting his neck completely.
"Ask away," Qin Ningyi said generously, but his body didn't change direction.
Liu Yuxiu found Qin Ningyi's stinginess amusing. She thought she should have asked the old man to come back sooner. He should see how silly his grandson was acting! Just like he was back in the day!
Qin Qiejian couldn't see Huo Rou's face, but yielding to Qin Ningyi's imposing presence, he finally spoke, "Sister-in-law, I've got some great lyrics, but I can't come up with a matching melody. Could you take a look?" He had to leave that night, so why not ask now?
Huo Rou nudged Qin Ningyi's arm and then met Qin Qiejian's somewhat fawning gaze. "Can you show me the lyrics? Or describe the general emotions you need."
"Yes, yes!" Qin Qiejian quickly took out his phone. "Let me add you."
"Create a group chat," Qin Ningyi also took out his phone and said abruptly.
Qin Qiejian looked at his brother with a black line across his face. Was he guarding against a thief?
In the three-person group chat, he looked at Huo Rou and his brother's side-by-side avatars, and silently sent the lyrics to the group.
Liu Yuxiu secretly chuckled beside them and kept taking out her phone to message her old man. This was not to be missed!