Chapter 519: I Thought She Was Busy, Why Is She Here?

Qin Wenze didn’t look pleased.

Still, after a moment’s thought, he figured they might really have to go through with it.

"Alright, I’ll go home and discuss with my family how we should handle it."

Gao Lan immediately retorted, "What other way is there? Of course we have to hold it at the Qin Family Mansion. Are you suggesting we do it here, in our small courtyard?"

What would be the point of holding the recognition banquet here?

Putting aside the fact that this courtyard was tiny...

If they held it here, would any of the Qin family’s relatives even show up?

If none of the Qin Family came, what would be the point of the banquet?

Qin Wenze didn’t respond.

He didn’t think his family would agree to hold the recognition banquet at the Qin Family Mansion.

After all, his mother had said it last time—this adopted child was a matter concerning only him and his wife.

They wouldn’t participate.

Seeing his expression, Gao Lan’s heart sank.

She immediately said, "Then we’ll go to the Qin family’s home this afternoon. If you won’t ask, I’ll ask myself."

Qin Wenze shot her a look, his head throbbing.

’How can a person’s personality change so drastically?’

Around three-thirty in the afternoon, Gao Lan got herself dressed up and changed her son into a new set of clothes.

"Yao Hui, once we get to the Qin family’s home, you need to be sweet-tongued, understand? When you see the elders, call them great-grandpa and great-grandma, and you have to greet grandpa and grandma too, alright?"

Qin Yaohui nodded quickly. "I know, Mom. Don’t worry."

An eight-year-old boy understands quite a bit.

After all, even if he didn’t understand, his biological grandparents, his biological parents, and his aunt—they had all told him countless times.

In any case, if he wanted to wear new clothes, eat meat, and live a good life every day, he had to call his aunt and uncle his real mom and dad.

His biological parents had told him that in the future, all the money from his aunt and uncle’s family would be his.

Gao Lan was very satisfied.

"Let’s go!"

As she walked out of the room, she saw Qin Wenze. "Let’s go!"

Qin Wenze glanced at the mother and son, then pushed the bicycle out.

"I’ll take Yao Hui. You ride one yourself."

Gao Lan immediately said, "Why make it so complicated? I’ll sit on the back of your bike, and we can just have Yao Hui sit in front of you."

"Dad, I’ll sit in the front."

Qin Wenze glanced at him. "—Fine."

Up to now, he was still a bit unused to Gao Lan’s nephew calling him Dad.

This made him think of his own son—it seemed like Qin Yue hadn’t called him "Dad" in a very long time.

The family of three rode their bicycles to the Qin Family Mansion.

The three had just gotten off their bicycles when they heard a wave of laughter and cheerful voices from inside the Qin Family Mansion.

Gao Lan could even make out the voice of one of the people speaking inside—it sounded like Fu Mingxue.

The smile that had just appeared froze on her face.

’Didn’t they say Fu Mingxue is busy all the time?’

’How does she have time to be here today?’

’Or is it—now that I don’t live here, Fu Mingxue comes over every so often to suck up to my in-laws?’

"You go knock on the door," Qin Wenze urged.

Gao Lan forced a smile back onto her face, then went forward and knocked on the door—

The one who came to open the door was Aunt Li.

She froze for a second when she saw Gao Lan.

Gao Lan suppressed her discomfort and greeted her, "Aunt Li."

Aunt Li quickly came to her senses. "Quick, come in!"

Then she went back and told Mrs. Qin, "Wenzhe and his wife are here, and it seems they brought a child with them."

When Mrs. Qin heard this, the smile on her face faltered.

Then she turned her head and happened to see the family of three entering.

A headache immediately began to throb in her temples.

’What is wrong with that boy, Qin Wenze? Didn’t I tell his family not to come to the Qin Family Mansion unless it was important?’