Chapter 328 How Old Am I?
"That's strange. I clearly saw them coming back by car yesterday." You Hongda pressed the doorbell again and turned around with a simple smile, "They came back quite late. They must be tired."
Standing at the bottom of the stairs was a petite lady with gray hair cut short to her ears. There were traces of time at the corners of her eyes, but her eyes were bright and lively.
The woman looked at her watch and said to Jiang Baota and Ji Lanlan who were beside her with a smile, "My son has never slept in peacefully since he could walk. He is a young man who is still growing up, but he gets up earlier than his old father. I didn't expect that after becoming your sentry, he would still sleep in. Today is really a day worth remembering."
Jiang Baota stood there with his teeth bared, not daring to say a word. The old man the woman was talking about was actually the highest commander of the military, four-star general He Shifeng. Moreover, sleeping in might involve another general. Even if he had eight hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to say anything.
Ji Lanlan did not respond immediately. Although she and You Hongda were rescued from the underground boxing ring by Ai Wanxin and settled in the annex building by Jing An for only two days, she was actually very familiar with the relationship between Ai Wanxin and the sentries around her - the "Blue Fox" Corps once spared no expense to send people to Fengcheng for in-depth excavation.
So when He Yang's mother suddenly came to the door, You Hongda could happily bring her to knock on the door, but Ji Lanlan had to think more deeply.
For example, how can we make the elderly calmly, steadily, gradually and orderly accept the century-old problem that their daughter-in-law has many partners?
At the very least, the general should at least be mentally prepared for who is standing outside.
She quickly made up her mind and responded loudly: "Really? Haha, Mother He——"
The door opened with her exaggerated last words, and Pei Junlin, dressed in a silk home suit, met the four people outside the door with a confused look on his face.
Mother He, also known as Sheng Jinyi, looked Pei Junlin up and down, stepped onto the steps with bright eyes, and asked: "Blond...you are one of Xiaoyang's good friends in Fengcheng, Pei Junlin, right?"
"Good...good friends...?" Pei Junlin didn't know where he was or what time it was. After all, except in the dream just now, he and He Yang had never lived in peace. How could they be good friends?
Sheng Jinyi was full of admiration: "You look really energetic, young man. How old are you?"
"Twenty-seven - how old am I?" Pei Junlin asked blankly.
"Hahahaha, how can she be so cute? She's even cuter than Xiaoyang. Xiao Pei, would it be convenient for auntie to come in and sit for a while?" Sheng Jinyi asked with a smile on her face.
Pei Junlin let go of his hand in a daze and let Sheng Jinyi in.
Sheng Jinyi was waiting at the entrance. Instead of going directly into the building, she asked, "Xiao Pei, do you want me to change my shoes?"
At this time, Jiang Baota had already followed up the stairs and mouthed to Pei Junlin: [Captain He’s mother.]
Seeing the familiar face in Fengcheng, Pei Junlin finally came back to his senses. He turned around and spread his signature smile, saying caringly: "No need to change shoes, Mother He, you are just like at home, you are welcome."
"Oh, kid, you look so beautiful when you smile. It makes people feel happy just by looking at you."
When Pei Junlin led Sheng Jinyi into the reception room, a question lingered in his mind.
How come Mother He has such a good personality, she gave birth to such a talkative son!
Also, how did she find her way here and what is she doing here?
Sheng Jinyi sat down on the leather sofa and asked curiously, "Xiao Pei, I heard from Xiao Yang's father that he made several good friends in Fengcheng. Do you all live here?"
Pei Junlin recalled Yin Yanhan who threw He Yang into the sea, Tuoba Qiong who bullied He Yang as soon as they met, and how he always pretended to be innocent and made He Yang so angry that he jumped up and down...
Isn’t the He family’s definition of good friends a bit too abstract?
But when asked by his elders, Pei Junlin, who was always kind and amiable, could not help but answer.
It was just that when he answered, the corners of his mouth inevitably twitched slightly: "Yes, they all... all live here."
"Does Xiaoyang's girlfriend live here too?" Sheng Jinyi's already bright eyes flashed with a burning light.
Pei Junlin was startled, the real purpose was revealed! The real purpose was revealed!
He forced a big smile and said, "No, Captain He is single, go——"
"Golden Retriever!" On the second-floor steps, He Yang, with sleep marks still on his face, interrupted Pei Junlin's "rumor-mongering" at the top of his lungs.
He was so anxious that he even flew up in the room, and landed next to Sheng Jinyi with a "bang", and said in a low voice: "Mom, why are you here?!"
Sheng Jinyi said with a smile: "Didn't you ask me about the jadeite last time? I was afraid you were too busy to remember it, so I sent it to you. I want to meet the girl you want to send the jadeite to, okay?"
He Yang scratched his hedgehog-like short hair in distress and whispered, "Mom, I haven't told Tianxin about meeting the parents yet. I have to ask her."
Sheng Jinyi nodded repeatedly: "Of course, of course, I came too abruptly, you should talk to her, you call her sweetheart? How can she be so cute? You should talk to little sweetheart, go, go quickly~"
When He Yang turned around, he caught a glimpse of Pei Junlin's face out of the corner of his eye. Somehow, he inexplicably felt a hint of envy on Pei Junlin's face, which he really couldn't understand.
Jiang Baota had been standing at the door of the reception room acting as a doorpost. Ji Lanlan simply pulled You Hongda and didn't even go in. After being a mercenary for many years, she still had some concept of blessing.
Sheng Jinyi waited for a while, and then a tall girl with straight shoulders appeared at the door.
There was still a trace of moisture left at the roots of the girl's hair from washing, her skin was healthy and shiny, and her eyes were as bright as gems, all of which made her exude a vigorous and brilliant vitality, making people's eyes fall on her involuntarily and unable to move away.
Sheng Jinyi recalled the few words about Ai Wanxin that he had heard from his old friend Xiang Maosen: "Wanxin is very special. You will know when you meet her. And, I bet you will like her."
I have to say that Xiang Maosen really knows her well.
Ai Wanxin strode into the reception room, followed closely by He Yang. What Sheng Jinyi did not expect was that four more men of different heights and long legs with different temperaments walked in one after another. The large reception room suddenly looked crowded.
Pei Junlin introduced with a smile: "Auntie, they are all good friends of Captain He. I mean, all of them."