Chapter 446 - 380 Qin Zhen Says She Has Finally Waited for Qin Ye
Qin Ye finished washing the dishes when Madam Rong looked at him and said, "Qin, now that you’re home, why don’t you go see your grandfather!"
Qin Ye nodded, "Alright."
Madam Rong then turned to Rong Yan, "You and Qin Mei go together as well."
"It’s too hot right now, how about we go later?" Rong Yan saw a change in her mother’s expression and hurriedly said, "Going over now would disturb the old man during his nap. He’s getting on in years and takes a nap every day. We’d better wait until he wakes up..."
"I think going over at four in the afternoon would be just right."
Having heard this, Madam Rong thought it made sense, "Alright, let’s go over at four. If they keep you for dinner, then stay; if you’re to come back, you can invite the old man to come along."
"Okay, we’ll do as you say." Rong Yan was easy-going.
Madam Rong gave her a look, then left it to them to arrange after this discussion.
If someone returned home and didn’t stop by to see their own grandfather, it really wouldn’t be very nice.
Once Madam Rong left, Qin Mei also left.
She didn’t want to disturb her older brother and sister-in-law’s conversation.
Suddenly, with two people gone, only Rong Yan and Qin Ye were left.
"Wife, do you want to take a nap?"
"I won’t nap, but I have to write articles at noon. The editor is pressing, and I need to finish these in a few days..."
Hearing that his wife needed to write articles, Qin Ye hurriedly said, "Then you go busy yourself with that!"
"What about you?" Rong Yan looked at him.
Qin Ye gestured to the courtyard, "I’m going to chop some firewood."
He couldn’t just take a nap when he finally had some time back home.
There was always some important work to be done.
Rong Yan saw him set on chopping wood in the intense midday heat and her mouth twitched.
"How come there’s still so much from the last time you did it? No need to do it in the midday heat..."
Did he really have so much energy to burn?
And truth be told, she guessed right.
Qin Ye couldn’t exactly do anything with his wife in the middle of the day, especially when the mother-in-law was around... It would be pretty bad if they made any noise.
Since they couldn’t engage in that sort of activity, he had some excess energy.
And that energy could be spent on chopping wood.
"Wife, I’m fine, I don’t mind the heat. You go inside and get busy. Don’t worry about me."
Rong Yan, seeing his insistence, had to let him be.
"Alright... but still, take it easy."
After saying that, she went inside.
Qin Ye saw his wife enter the house and then went to chop wood.
When Madam Rong came out because of the noise and saw her son-in-law chopping wood, sweating profusely in the hot weather, she quickly approached to stop him.
"Qin, why are you chopping wood? It’s so hot... Stop chopping now."
Qin Ye looked up, "Mom, I’m alright... This work is no big deal for me. You go and rest, there’s no need to worry about me."
"You never listen, do you? It’s hard enough to come home for a rest and here you are chopping wood in the middle of the day. Look how hot it is and there’s still so much wood left. No need for you to exert yourself like this."
Madam Rong seized the axe from his hands when she saw him not heeding her advice.
"Even if you have to chop, you should wait until it’s cooler in the afternoon... Now go back inside and rest. Don’t do anything, or else I’ll get mad."
The last sentence carried considerable weight.
Qin Ye really feared making his mother-in-law angry, so he nodded, "Alright, Mom, I’ll go inside."
"Hurry back." Madam Rong thought he was too slow and simply pushed him gently.
I’ve never seen someone so earnest and hardworking.
Her daughter certainly has a great eye... She found herself a good son-in-law.
When Qin Ye returned to the room, he found the door was locked, knowing his wife must have gone to the "space"; she only locked the door when she went to the "space", so he raised his hand and knocked on the door.
He called out softly, "Wife, it’s me, open the door, please."
Not long after, Rong Yan came out to unlock the door.
When she saw Qin Ye drenched in sweat, she couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, "Not splitting wood anymore?"
Qin Ye: "...Mother told me not to."
Rong Yan chuckled, "Did she scold you? You really should..."
There’s no shortage of firewood at home for the next meal, is there a need for him to split wood in this hot weather at noon?
"Come inside."
It was then Qin Ye remembered he was sweaty and hadn’t washed his face, so he chose not to go in.
"I’ll go wash my face first..."
Rong Yan: ...
Within a few minutes, Qin Ye was back in the room.
This time Rong Yan stayed inside the room.
While Qin Ye certainly enjoyed his wife’s company, he knew she was averse to the heat, and her "space" seemed to be cooler, even featuring a very comfortable house.
Everything was available inside.
So, he said to his wife, "Wife, you go do your writing in your place! I’ll just stay in the room for a while."
"No need, we can just chat," she said. After all, her thought process had been interrupted, and she wasn’t particularly keen on writing anymore.
"Ah, it’s a pity you can’t go to my ’space’; otherwise, you could experience it for yourself."
Actually, going to her "space" wasn’t impossible, but it required him to be unconscious.
Otherwise, it was not allowed.
Qin Ye wasn’t particularly interested in that.
Whether he could go in or not... he never had such a strong desire.
However, since his wife wanted to stay and chat with him, he was very pleased.
Normally, he was a man of few words, but when facing his wife, he felt like he could say all the things he had never said before...
At four in the afternoon, Qin Ye, carrying some vegetables and fruits prepared by his mother-in-law, and accompanied by his wife and sister-in-law, went to the Qin Mansion.
Since they were carrying things and weren’t far away, they decided to just walk there.
Rong Yan also held a small parasol, sheltering both her and Qin Mei underneath.
People usually sat out to enjoy the cool in this alley around four or five o’clock in the afternoon.
When they saw Rong Yan’s setup... they couldn’t help but murmur.
Using an umbrella when it’s not raining, quite the young miss she is.
It was a bit too much.
Of course, these words were never spoken in front of Rong Yan, since she really was not someone to be provoked...
Furthermore, with Mother Li, who used to be so busybody, now incapacitated by a stroke, there was no one else willing to step forward and gossip about Rong Yan.
Qin Ye and his companions quickly arrived at the front gate of the Qin Mansion.
Before they could enter, they heard the sound of a bicycle bell continuously ringing behind them, followed by the surprised voice of Qin Zhen:
"Qin Ye, you’re back?"
He rode his bicycle over, braked quickly, propped himself up with one foot without getting off the bike, and with a joyful expression, he said to Qin Ye, "Qin Ye, I have fantastic news to tell you... I have a child now, a daughter, I’m a father now..."
Qin Ye: ...