Chapter 2293: Meeting Up

Editor: Atlas Studios

“What happened, Xiao Wen?” Xia Wan asked nervously.

“Nothing. There was a rabbit.” Xia Wen calmly restarted the car and drove off. Qiao Mei sat in the front passenger seat and could not help shaking as she tried her best to hold back her laughter.

How could there be any rabbits in the city in broad daylight? Xia Wen actually knew how to spout nonsense nowadays.

After arriving at Qiao Mei’s house, Gao Long realized that his father, Gao Lin, was not lying. Qiao Mei’s house was indeed very beautiful and contained many treasures inside, almost like a small museum.

“Uncle, you can stay here for the time being,” Qiao Mei said.

“Sure, but I have to meet Eldest Uncle-in-law first,” Gao Long said.

Qiao Mei was unable to react for a moment. It took her a long time to figure out who Gao Long’s eldest uncle-in-law was. It turned out that he was talking about Qiao Qiang! However, Qiao Qiang probably did not know of Gao Long’s existence…

“My grandfather doesn’t know everything about the Gao family yet. I’ll talk to him tonight,” Qiao Mei said.

“That’s good too,” Gao Long said.

Xia Fan and the other two children ran out of the house. When they saw Gao Long, they immediately threw themselves into his arms. Gao Long picked up Xia Xing while Xia Fan and Xia Yue hugged Gao Long’s calves tightly.

“Granduncle, why are you here? Are you here to see me? Do you miss me?” Xia Xing asked.

“Of course. I miss you too much, so I have come to play with you. Do you miss me?” Gao Long asked gently.

Xia Xing nodded firmly and said, “Of course! Of course I miss Granduncle!”

“Then what about me?” Xia Fan asked aggrievedly.

“I miss you too~” Gao Long said.

Xia Yue did not know how to pronounce the word granduncle. He only knew how to stare at Gao Long with his big round eyes. Gao Long suddenly lamented the fact that he did not have three heads and six arms. There was no way for him to carry the three children with only two arms.

“Alright, let’s go in. Your granduncle has had a long day!” Qiao Mei said.

The three children led Gao Long into the house to rest. Xia Fan and Xia Xing had actually learned how to make tea. Xia Yue was still young and could only hold the tea jar and watch quietly from the side.

“It’s only been a short while since we last met, but the children have grown up so much,” Gao Long lamented.

“They keep changing every day!” Qiao Mei said.

Xia Wen sat down and sized up Gao Long carefully. He really could not understand why Xia Wan would fall for such a shrewd person. Gao Long was a man with complicated thoughts and even Xia Wen might not be a match for him in this aspect. It was hard to say what Xia Wan’s future would be like.

“Shouldn’t we talk about how to introduce Mr. Gao to our family? This matter will be discovered sooner or later. It will be better if we bring it up ourselves,” Xia Wen said.

“Um… I dare not do it. Xiao Wen, maybe you can help me talk to my mother,” Xia Wan said guiltily.

“No, I won’t. I won’t be able to resist Second Aunt-in-law’s blasting,” Xia Wen said, rejecting her.

Xia Wan looked towards Qiao Mei for help. Qiao Mei waved her hands and said, “I can’t participate in this matter. He’s my uncle to begin with. If I’m the one who tells Second Aunt-in-law about this, she will definitely skin me alive! She might even think that I deliberately tricked you into going to Country M!”

“Is your mother… very difficult to get along with?” Gao Long asked curiously.

“Not really. It’s just that my mother is very quick-tempered and speaks impulsively. Coupled with the fact that I had a failed marriage in the past, she might not be very nice to you,” Xia Wan explained.

“Then we should do this ourselves. After all, it’s a little strange for her to hear about her child’s marriage plans from someone else,” Gao Long said.

“You’re right,” Xia Wan said.

“I’ll get everyone to gather at my house tomorrow. They can come and play with my kid too,” Xia Wen said.

“This is a good idea! I haven’t seen Sister-in-law for a long time! I must have a good chat with her!” Qiao Mei said excitedly.

After Xia Sun was born, he fell sick and ended up being quite weak. However, young children could not drink the medicinal wine as their bodies might not be able to withstand such a nourishing thing. Therefore, the family had not had a chance to visit the child till date. Now that he had recovered, he was not so susceptible to falling sick anymore.

Qiao Qiang had come home from the park. To Qiao Mei’s surprise, he did not use the back door. Instead, he walked in through the front door and immediately saw Gao Long standing in the courtyard.

Qiao Qiang found the man’s face really familiar, especially the eyes and eyebrows which resembled Gao Tao a lot. He asked with a trembling voice, “Is your… is your surname Gao?”

“Hello, my name is Gao Long, I’m Gao Lin’s son. Gao Tao is my aunt. I believe that you’re my uncle-in-law,” Gao Long said with a smile.

“Yes! I didn’t expect to be able to meet you! Your father said that you’re not in good health and I also can’t leave the capital. It’s so good to see you!” Qiao Qiang said excitedly.