The Leng Qiankai couple and the Jin family’s father and son had already arrived at the reserved hotel, waiting to et them once their matters were finished.
Li Si raised an eyebrow and glared at Leng Mochen, as if he were the culprit.
"I’m done too! Just about to head out! We’ll talk when we et up in a bit!"
"Alright then! Haha, we’ll talk when we et up later!" Leng Ning laughed and hung up the phone.
After Li Si hung up the phone, she playfully pointed at Leng Mochen and said, "Let’s hurry up and go! It’s all your fault, always playing around! We were done a long ti ago, yet we’re making others wait!"
Leng Mochen innocently scratched his nose, "I don’t think it was who started the playing around!"
"Are you still arguing?" Li Si’s eyes opened wide, and Leng Mochen imdiately comforted her by packing her phone and car keys into her bag.
"Alright! Let’s go!"
When the two of them arrived at the agreed-upon location, Leng Ning also arrived shortly after.
As soon as she saw Li Si, she gave her a big, warm hug, "Sister-in-law! Thank you so much! Boohoo! Should I add a kiss?"
Li Si quickly laughed and blocked her lips that were coming her way, jokingly saying, "A hug is fine, but no kisses! Save your kisses for the leading man Yichen sitting over there, Xiao Ning!"
Leng Qiankai watched with a warm smile as Ouyang Yan, sitting next to him, couldn’t help but grin seeing the two sisters-in-law being so close and playful.
If anyone were most delighted about their daughter’s success in business thanks to Li Si’s support, it would be Ouyang Yan.
Though they were not in need of money, she felt a girl should have her own career.
She was very pleased with what Leng Ning had achieved and was now even more fond of her daughter-in-law.
Jin Jiachao watched Leng Ning amusedly, then looked at his handso son beside him, feeling very content.
He had great hopes for these two young ones’ future.
Jin Yichen jokingly stood up, "Sister-in-law! I will take you at your word then! Xiao Ning? Look!"
The implication was that he was ready to fulfill his promise imdiately.
Leng Ning was so embarrassed she almost stomped her feet, "You!" This person was really a tease!
In front of his parents, brother, sister-in-law, and his dad, he shalessly chid in!
Li Si couldn’t stop laughing because Jin Yichen rarely called her sister-in-law in front of everyone.
Leng Mochen glanced at her and teased quietly, "Just for being called sister-in-law, you’re this happy?"
Li Si glanced at him with a smile, not intending to talk about this now.
After a while of joking around, they finally sat down.
Li Si and Leng Mochen sat in the middle between Jin Jiachao and Leng Qiankai, the two seats had been reserved before they arrived.
Li Si glanced at Jin Jiachao and Leng Qiankai, finding the two old n interesting. Though they had reconciled, they still kept a little distance when sitting down. Perhaps distance does make the heart grow fonder!
Of course, Leng Ning sat next to Jin Yichen, whispering sothing that anyone with a keen eye could guess.
Everyone ate around the table in a lively manner, chatting as they ate.
During the al, Ouyang Yan praised Li Si again, saying she was wonderful.
As a sister-in-law, achieving all this really moved her.
Li Si responded with a full smile but did not intend to take credit for her contributions.
After all, what she did for Leng Ning was only fulfilling the original Leng Mochen’s wishes before he left.
Since Lu Zhenghang had taken over Mochen’s body and family, it was only right for them to do sothing in return.
Now being able to get along so well with the Leng Family, Li Si and Lu Zhenghang were very satisfied.
Taking advantage of everyone chatting, Jin Jiachao leaned in to tell Li Si about the progress of the Rising Sun Plan.
"Li Si! We’ve already started constructing two rural hope schools, expected to be ready for use by the end of the year.
This way, by next March, the children in those villages will no longer have to walk long distances to attend school..."
Having always provided funding, Li Si was unaware of Jin Jiachao’s swift actions.
She couldn’t help but praise, "Uncle, your efficiency is amazing! It seems entrusting you with this matter was the best decision!"
She was genuinely delighted that Jin Jiachao had steered the project onto the fast track from the start.
If Li Si had handled this herself, she would have been overwheld by the nurous parties and docunts.
Jin Jiachao waved his hand with a smile, "You girl, you’re flattering again, right? High efficiency? Without trustworthy people, I’ve personally done everything from investigation to site selection and details.
Maybe we’ll finish by this fall! Anyway, this is going great!
We’re taking this one step at a ti to prevent any malpractice, which is better than having it turn into a shoddy project when it reaches the children..."
Li Si nodded as she listened, though she didn’t fully understand the process, she knew it was complex and challenging.
Moreover, she had seen reports on TV about such matters.
For example, an entrepreneur, after years of hard work, returned to their hotown wanting to contribute, often building roads or schools in addition to factories to solve local employnt issues.
At the end of the day, the money is skimd and misappropriated so much that what’s actually used is significantly depleted.
Maybe a three-ter-wide road becos two ters; a sturdy multi-story teaching building turns into a fragile, low-lying structure.
In the end, ordinary people and school-age children suffer.
Ouyang Yan noticed Li Si and Jin Jiachao whispering occasionally with participation from Mochen, looking quite engrossed.
She gently tugged at Leng Qiankai’s sleeve, "Qiankai! What’s old Jin discussing with Li Si that they’re so engaged?"
She noticed that Jin Yichen’s father-in-law was so enthusiastic toward Li Si that anyone might think Li Si was his daughter-in-law.
Leng Qiankai was also a bit perplexed, looked over, and said gently, "I don’t know! But it doesn’t involve us! Better not ddle!"
"I’m just curious! What do you take for?" Ouyang Yan pouted, not liking his words.
But being in public, she didn’t argue further.
The al finally ended, and everyone went their separate ways.
When Leng Mochen and Li Si returned ho, Buding was still awake, hugging Xiao Guai and wanting it to play with him.
Seeing his parents co ho, he imdiately abandoned Xiao Guai and dashed towards them.
After washing her hands, Li Si happily played with her son until he beca sleepy, then took him to his room to put him to sleep.
Ever since Buding weaned, Leng Mochen had arranged for him to sleep in his children’s room. With Xiao Guai accompanying him, Buding initially resisted for a few days but eventually adapted well.
Xiao Guai also enjoyed sharing a room with Buding, so they specifically made a cozy little bed for Xiao Guai under Buding’s bed.
Even Li Si, who was a bit reluctant, had to admit that sotis you can’t always spoil a child too much.
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