Zhuang Yang cleared his throat and pointed at Qin Yang beside him. "I’ve been back for a while. I just bumped into my brother-in-law and elder brother outside, so I went for a stroll with them."
Zhuang Jingshu nodded slightly without any doubt, "Then you should go back and rest early. The Spring Festival is approaching, so put aside work matters that can be put aside, and deal with them after the festival."
She was worried that Zhuang Yang, having lived abroad for so long, wouldn’t understand the importance of the Spring Festival to people in China, so she added a reminder.
"Okay, I understand, Chairman."
Zhuang Yang let out a long sigh of relief and winked at his brother-in-law.
Qin Yang turned his face expressionlessly, said goodnight to Zhuang Jingshu, and returned to his room.
Lin Chuxia was still awake, playing on the bed with Qi Qi.
For some reason, Qi Qi’s sleep schedule had been a bit irregular these past few days, maybe due to the change in environment.
She fell asleep early in the evening, but now her big bright eyes were wide open, full of energy.
Hearing the man enter the room, Lin Chuxia spoke without lifting her head, "You’re back?"
Qin Yang responded and was about to go to the bathroom to wash his hands.
Lin Chuxia glanced sideways at him, her voice calm, "Injured again. Next time, should I bring you a bandage beforehand? Don’t end up hurting yourself after teaching someone a lesson."
Qin Yang paused, "You knew?"
Lin Chuxia, while holding her daughter’s small hand, retorted, "Knew what?"
"Then you..."
Lin Chuxia chuckled softly, "After all these years, you think I don’t know the relationship between you and my brother? Would either of you have the leisure to accompany each other for a walk?"
Qin Yang aside, Qin Han is also one who adores his wife and kids. As long as they’re home, there’s no way you’d get him out unless it’s serious.
Qin Yang uncomfortably scratched his nose, "I’ll wash my hands first."
The injuries were not severe. The sack was coarse, and he had used too much force, so the skin on two of his joints was broken. After washing with cold water, it wasn’t a big deal.
However, when he returned to the room, Lin Chuxia still found some antiseptic solution and carefully applied it to his large hands.
Qin Yang felt guilty and decided to be honest.
He recounted the events of the day and night to Lin Chuxia.
"I didn’t want you to worry about all these trivial things, so I didn’t tell you."
Lin Chuxia was displeased, "How can my elder sister’s matters be trivial? The Zhang Family really is a bunch of scumbags. What’s with Zhang Wenbin? Does he want to remarry my elder sister? Can’t he see what he’s like? I remember he remarried too, and he was quite proud of marrying a young maiden. How much time has passed, and now he thinks my elder sister is better? People like that never learn from their past mistakes. Next time you encounter such things, instead of secretly beating him, find a way to get him into the police station."
Qin Yang didn’t expect his wife to be even harsher than him. But dealing with someone like Zhang Wenbin indeed required decisiveness.
"It’s almost New Year’s, let’s collect some interest first."
In other words, they would take their time with the follow-up matters.
Seeing that Lin Chuxia was on the same page, she didn’t say anything more, "I’ll go see my elder sister tomorrow, you play with Qi Qi for a while, I’ll go freshen up."
Qin Yang picked up their daughter directly.
Qi Qi, being lifted high by her dad, giggled happily, her small mouth opening and closing as she blew bubbles.
Qin Yang kissed her little face once, then her little hands, and finally gently nibbled on her tiny feet.
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