Chapter 127 A Meeting Gift
Aunt Zhen was startled at first, but then her face lit up with a smile as she replied.
"Alright, should Shengge start serving the meal now?"
Ye Shengge glanced at Zi Yisheng in confusion. What was this guy up to? She couldn't possibly overstep her bounds.
"This will be your home in Qi City from now on. I'm just a temporary resident, and the house has already been transferred to your name. Consider it a meeting gift from me."
Zi Yisheng quickly framed the house as a gift. Otherwise, this stubborn girl would definitely insist on paying him.
"Besides, you don't know how close I am to your parents. Giving you a meeting gift is perfectly normal. If you don't accept it, I'll be very sad."
Ye Shengge suddenly felt that Zi Yisheng was a cunning fox, always preempting anything she might say.
Ye Shengge looked at her elder brother. When her elder brother nodded in agreement, she immediately offered a perfect smile.
"Then thank you, Mr. Zi."
"Shengge, you can call me Brother Zi. There's no need to be so formal and call me Mr. Zi."
Ye Shengge scoffed inwardly. She wished she could be more formal.
"Then Brother Zi, let's start eating. Everyone has had a tiring day."
This time, Aunt Zhen didn't wait for Zi Shao's reply before turning to serve the food. She seemed to have discovered something major, something that the late madam had been most concerned about.
Ye Shengge reached out to help Elder Fan, and Zi Yisheng followed closely behind. Looking at the girl's slender back, he felt a sense of her being on the verge of disappearing, causing his heart to clench inexplicably.
There were only five people at the dining table. Even Ouyang and Aunt Zhen had a separate table in the next room. They never dined at the main table in this house.
Ye Shengge didn't pay much attention to this arrangement, as her own family had similar customs in her past life. Household assistants and the like always ate separately.
There was no conversation at the table; most people were not very familiar with each other. Ye Shengge also didn't want to discuss anything with her elder brother at the dining table. However, there was no awkwardness, and everyone enjoyed the meal.
Ye Shengge, however, had an extra bowl of medicinal soup. The prescription had already received Elder Fan's approval, and he kept saying he wanted to meet the person who wrote it. This was a kind of camaraderie among fellow physicians, always eager to discuss with those who possessed talent.
Han Yuyan had been quite anxious, but upon seeing four meat dishes on the table, all her worries vanished. Nothing was more important than eating.
However, the presence of only Zi Yisheng at the table raised further questions. From the girl's dining habits, it was clear she had received a good education in table manners, something a countryside woman like Ye Laopo could not possibly have taught her.
Furthermore, according to the information, the girl had bought two houses on her own. All these details were shrouded in too many mysteries. But Zi Yisheng did not want to probe further. If it were anyone else, he would have investigated thoroughly. But with this girl, he didn't want to hurt her, as he had a nagging feeling that if he pursued it, the girl would desperately distance herself from him.
If that were the case, Zi Yisheng would absolutely not allow it. From the moment he first saw the girl, he felt an invisible pull towards her, perhaps because of her familiar face.
After all, Aunt Bai was his mother's close friend. Their lives had taken different paths, but as a child, Zi Yisheng would often secretly accompany his mother to visit Aunt Bai. Back then, Aunt Bai always wore a smile of happiness that his mother lacked.
Perhaps it was the momentary pause in his heart when he saw the pain on that familiar face in the car. In Zi Yisheng's mind, he wished more than anything that the happy smile he saw on Aunt Bai's face could be seen on his mother's.