Chapter 165 - The Lingering Garden Was Mentioned
They were sitting in the living room and couldn't see her actions in the kitchen. Of course, she could not see them sitting in the living room either.
She was so happy that she simply wanted to kiss Yin Jiujin just now. She didn't expect Qin Jianjia to walk over.
Qin Jianjia didn't have any ill intentions towards her, so her attitude towards Qin Jianjia was naturally good. She had intended to pop her head out to greet Qin Jianjia, but she didn't expect Min Qinglan to follow her.
Min Qinglan's gaze was still very unfriendly when she looked at her.
Did she really think that she was easy to bully?
Considering that Min Qinglan was Yin Jiujin's mother after all, she really didn't want Min Qinglan to force her to make a move. Since she didn't want Min Qinglan to force her to make a move, and she wanted to feel happy, she naturally had to let Min Qinglan know that she wasn't someone to be trifled with and make her stop looking for trouble with her.
Indeed, Min Qinglan was very timid.
Look, she was already so frightened before anything happened.
"Y-yes." The corners of Qin Jianjia's lips twitched. Obviously, she didn't believe her words. However, other than Yan Jinyu's saying that she had figured out the trick by spinning the pen, she really couldn't figure out how Yan Jinyu's "smooth" knife skills came about.
Could it really be trained?
"Yes." Yan Jinyu smiled.
Yin Jiujin, who was suddenly pounced on by her and kissed on the cheek, was slightly stunned. After seeing her actions and seeing her say such words without changing her expression, he was instantly speechless.
"I can still spin it even more smoothly. Sister-in-law, do you want to take a look?" In front of others, Yan Jinyu wasn't the kind of person who was anxious to show off. To be precise, she had only ever been anxious to show off in front of Yin Jiujin and desperately wanted to gain his approval.
Of course, she didn't really want to show off to Qin Jianjia now. She just wanted Min Qinglan to deepen her understanding that she was not to be trifled with.
Hence, without waiting for Qin Jianjia to reply, she hooked her fingers on the handle of the knife and made another beautiful spin.
That was not all. When she was playing with the kitchen knife, she even looked at Min Qinglan with a smile.
Min Qinglan took two steps back in fear.
Yes, fear!
Min Qinglan didn't know why, but she felt like the kitchen knife in Yan Jinyu's hand was about to fly towards her in the next second.
Clearly, she was just spinning with the kitchen knife a little more smoothly. Moreover, there was a faint smile in her eyes. She didn't look scary at all!
Besides, Yan Jinyu was just a little girl. Would she still dare to kill anyone?
She was simply scaring herself!
After hinting herself psychologically, Min Qinglan managed to barely calm down. When she looked up again, Yan Jinyu had already moved her gaze away.
Because Yin Jiujin had grabbed her wrist.
Yin Jiujin took the kitchen knife from her and said in a rather helpless tone, "Cut it out. Be careful. Don't get hurt."
Yan Jinyu looked at her wrist in his hand, then at the kitchen knife that he had snatched away, before finally looking up at him. "Brother Nine, you know that one kitchen knife isn't enough to hurt me."
Although she said that, she did not snatch the knife back.
After saying that, she turned to Qin Jianjia. "Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Qin Jianjia's gaze was a little strange. What did she mean by "a kitchen knife isn't enough to hurt me"?
Before she could think carefully, her thoughts were called back by Yan Jinyu's voice. She smiled gently, "I wanted to come and see how your cake is doing and whether you need someone to help you. Now it seems like there's no need."
"I'll go back to the living room to continue watching television."
Then, she looked at Min Qinglan. "Mom, do you want to go back to the living room together?"
Meeting Min Qinglan's unhappy gaze, Qin Jianjia continued with a smile without changing her expression, "It seems like Yu'er is very skilled. With Jin'er here, it's obvious that we won't be needed. Why don't Mom return to the living room with me and continue watching television?"
"Speaking of which, our family members are usually busy with their own things. It's rare for us to sit down quietly to watch television and chat."
Min Qinglan had her own job too. Like Yin Wuzhan and Yin Yuhan, she was part of the system too.
Min Qinglan was about to lecture Qin Jianjia because she had pretended to unintentionally oppose her time and time again before suddenly meeting Yan Jinyu's smiling eyes.
For a moment, the rebuke that she wanted to say was stuck in her throat.
At the same time, Yin Jiujin's cold gaze landed on her.
She glared at Qin Jianjia and turned to walk to the living room without saying a word.
Seeing this, Qin Jianjia didn't care if Min Qinglan glared at her and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
She smiled and nodded at Yan Jinyu and Yin Jiujin before turning to return to the living room.
Yin Jiujin didn't say anything. He raised his hand and rubbed the top of Yan Jinyu's head. He walked over and put the kitchen knife down.
They were all smart people. In addition, after interacting with each other for this period of time, they had some understanding of each other. How could Yin Jiujin not see through Yan Jinyu's series of actions?
He just didn't expose her.
After that, Yin Jiujin continued to accompany Yan Jinyu in the kitchen. Yan Jinyu quietly prepared according to the steps. Occasionally, she would chat with Yin Jiujin, as if Qin Jianjia and Min Qinglan had never come to the kitchen.
After baking the cake, Yan Jinyu turned around and pushed Yin Jiujin out of the kitchen. "Brother Nine, go outside and wait."
Looking into Yin Jiujin's puzzled eyes, Yan Jinyu smiled and explained, "What other surprises can I give you if you watch to the end?"
Yan Jinyu's long hair had been tied up when Yin Jiujin put on the apron for her. There were still a few strands of hair on her shoulders.
He raised his hand and tucked the strands of hair behind her ear. Yin Jiujin said softly, "I'll wait for you in the living room."
Yin Jiujin went to the living room and saw the four people sitting on the sofa. Without saying a word, he walked over and sat down on an independent sofa.
Aunt Cheng didn't say much. She only made him a cup of tea and left.
Yin Jiujin took the tea and took a sip. He still didn't utter a word.
The Yin Family's father and sons were not talkative people. They had nothing serious to do, so Yin Wuzhan and Yin Yuhan naturally didn't say anything at this time.
Yin Yuhan was replying to his work message on his phone. Yin Wuzhan glanced at Yin Jiujin and moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything in the end.
He retracted his gaze, which was looking at Yin Jiujin dimly.
Min Qinglan broke the silence. "…Jin'er, this is your birthday present. Happy birthday." At the same time, she took a gift box from the sofa behind her and handed it over.
Yin Wuzhan had bought the gift with her.
Yin Jiujin's hand that was holding the teacup paused as he looked up at her.
His eyes were calm.
At least, in Min Qinglan's opinion.
However, when Min Qinglan met his calm eyes, her hand that was holding the gift box suddenly froze. She almost retracted her hand and the gift.
She was petrified.
She had a heartfelt fear for Yin Jiujin.
Seeing this, Yin Jiujin's eyes suddenly darkened, making it difficult for others to see the emotions in his eyes. "Thank you. Leave it."
"…" The four members of the Yin Family.
Such a distant tone made them feel uncomfortable as if something had choked up their hearts.
The atmosphere was a little strange.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Jianjia said, "You don't lack anything. Your brother and I don't know what gift to prepare for you either. We bought a property for you beside the Imperial Capital University. We thought that it might be useful when you bring Yu'er back to the capital."
"Yu'er can't be like this forever. She's still young. Since the Yan Family doesn't want to care about her and you're her fiancé who's a few years older than her, you should consider her more. It's always right to learn more while you're young."
Old Master Yin had mentioned the matter of the school district's properties. Old Master Yin had originally planned to settle it himself. When Qin Jianjia and Yin Yuhan found out, they took over the matter.
It was also a good way to use this to start a topic and persuade Yin Jiujin to continue sending Yan Jinyu to school.
"This is the key to the house."
Yin Jiujin glanced at Qin Jianjia and Yin Yuhan before receiving the keys. "Thank you for your trouble."
He seemed less distant with this reply.
Qin Jianjia heaved a sigh of relief again.
"We're family." Yin Yuhan meant that there was no need for them to be too formal as a family.
Yin Jiujin didn't answer.
"I heard from Grandfather that Yu'er seems to dislike school very much. Do you need me to talk to her alone?" Qin Jianjia looked at Yin Jiujin and asked.
"There's no need for that."
He had the intention to send Yan Jinyu to school, but he said that she didn't have to talk to Yan Jinyu alone. He must have his own way of persuading her.
Qin Jianjia no longer mentioned this matter.
"Jin'er, about that girl from the Yan Family…"
After hesitating for a long time, Min Qinglan still wanted to ask the question that she had wanted to ask for a long time. It was undeniable that she had to muster up all her courage to ask.
Her tone was probing, as if she was afraid of infuriating Yin Jiujin.
However, Yin Jiujin's expression darkened as soon as she spoke.
Yin Wuzhan glanced at Min Qinglan warningly and interrupted her by changing the topic. "When are you returning to the capital?" He was asking Yin Jiujin.
He actually wanted to ask when he would return to the Yin Family, but he didn't in the end.
It was good enough for him to return to the capital. As long as he returned to the capital, he would return to the Yin Family one day.
It was better than him staying in North City for another eight years.
Yin Jiujin glanced at Min Qinglan with an unknown expression and looked at Yin Wuzhan. "It depends."
"Actually, even if you don't return to the capital, even if your career focuses on North City, you can still return to the Yin Family to take a look occasionally." Yin Wuzhan's words had an inexplicable sense of heaviness.
She continued, "I heard that you went to the capital to settle some matters and then to the Lingering Garden. You even went to the Lingering Garden, so why can't you return to the Yin Family? Don't you have more memories in the Yin Family than in the Lingering Garden?"
"The Yin Family has unpleasant memories, but Lingering Garden doesn't."
Yin Jiujin's emotionless words made Yin Wuzhan pause.
He didn't know how to respond to that.
Because he knew that Yin Jiujin was telling the truth.
Forget it. He sighed softly and didn't stay on this slightly heavy topic for long. He changed the topic. "I heard that you're very close to a female lead in the Lingering Garden? No matter if this is true or not, or if you're unwilling to return to the Yin Family, you're still a descendant of the Yin Family. I won't ask about your past, but since you've brought your fiancée back now, you should pay more attention. Our Yin Family doesn't have any two-timing men."
"What two-timing?" Yan Jinyu, who was walking out of the kitchen with the cake, asked.