Chapter 385 - To Pay the Price (1/2)

There were people living quite an ordinary life, while there were also some with power working in the government. Different people had different lives, but most of them would agree that in this world, keeping a low profile and being kind to others would never be bad things. Maybe you had suffered losses, but you would get repaid in the end. And those evil behaviors would also bring about retribution.

The owner of the Land Rover was lucky to come across Qin Sheng and Qin Ran, who were not arrogant coxcomb. If he had had a conflict with someone who was much more evil, the result would be probably unacceptable to him. What’s more, the situation today was special for Qin Sheng and Qin Ran. After all, tomorrow was New Year’s Eve and they were going to leave Xi’an. They wouldn’t stay long with Auntie Wang and Xin Xin, so they were unwilling to waste their time on these trifles.

But as for how the person that Qin Ran had called would deal with it, that was just another matter.

After they parked downstairs in front of the building of the Lin Family, Auntie Wang and Xin Xin got out of their car quickly. They first unloaded the goods for the Spring Festival they had bought today, while Qin Ran and Qin Sheng also unloaded the gifts they had carried for the Lin Family. Soon, stuff was piled up on the ground.

Qin Sheng was amused by them and said, “Auntie, how many things have you bought?”

“We’ll go visit some relatives during the Spring Festival, so we have to buy gifts. And Xin Xin has just come back the day before yesterday. We finally had the time to buy these things today.” Auntie Wang was explaining with a smile. She had been wondering these days where Qin Sheng would spend the Spring Festival this year. She’d been really worried about him, as he had not come back during the Spring Festival for a couple of years in succession.

Qin Sheng stared at Xin Xin and said, “Xin Xin, why did you come back so late? Are you dating someone?”

“I’d been waiting for you in Hangzhou!” Xin Xin pouted and complained, her eyes full of grievance. She had called Qin Sheng first, wanting to tell him that she wanted to take a trip to Hangzhou for a few days, but she couldn’t contact him. Then she called sister Lin Su, who had also not answered her call. At last, she contacted Hao Lei helplessly, finally finding out that Qin Sheng had gotten into trouble. But, Hao Lei wouldn’t tell her the details, so she could only go to Hangzhou to find Han Bing, and then kept waiting for Qin Sheng, until there was no news from him in the end. She had no other choice but to come back to Xi’an.

Qin Sheng rubbed her head and said, “Xin Xin, I’m sorry. Really!”

At this time, Qin Ran had already put the things away. Auntie Wang said helplessly, “What are you doing? I’m very happy that you come back. There is no need to bring so many things. It’s too inconvenient to take them.”

Qin Ran explained with a smile, “Auntie Wang, it’s not inconvenient. We want to express our gratitude to you. Compared with the kindness you’ve shown to Qin Sheng, these things are really nothing. If my father didn’t have so many things to deal with before the new year, he would have come here himself to express his gratitude. So, he can only come to Xi’an after the Spring Festival.”

Hearing what she said, Auntie Wang didn’t know what to say. She was happy, but also a little bit sad. Therefore, she just said they should go home first and then have a chat.

They all took some of these things, and finally brought everything upstairs. Of course, Qin Sheng had carried most of them.

When he entered the house, he was immediately overwhelmed by the familiar feeling that was so comforting. Qin Sheng lay leisurely on the sofa and sighed. “It’s always feeling good at home!”

Every room had been cleaned up. The living room and dining room were decorated with ornaments full of the festive atmosphere. There were the Chinese character “Fu” and paper cuttings on the windows. Several small lanterns were also hanging in the balcony.

It had been years since the last time he’d spent the Spring Festival at home. He felt really comfortable with this familiar feeling, so what he had just said was heartfelt.

However, Qin Ran, Auntie Wang, and Xin Xin had different feelings at his words. Auntie Wang and Xin Xin surely felt relieved. After all, they had lived together for 20 years, and had a great affection for him. Well, Qin Ran just sighed, as she could see that during the time that Qin Sheng was in Beijing, he had never regarded that siheyuan as his home, as if he were just a guest. But, when he came back to the Lin Family, his affection for this place naturally showed. But Qin Ran was not upset. Anyway, it was not long since Qin Sheng had come back to the Qin Family. He just needed time to adapt.

After putting the stuff down, Auntie Wang warmly served them all kinds of food, while Xin Xin also poured tea for Qin Sheng and Qin Ran. Qin Ran was a guest, so she just took everything politely. But Qin Sheng was family and he wouldn’t let them serve him, so he hurriedly stood up and helped Auntie Wang.

After finishing these things, they finally could sit down and chat freely. Auntie Wang and Xin Xin stared at Qin Sheng and Qin Ran, not knowing how to start.

Qin Sheng was amused by them and said, “Auntie, just ask me what you want to ask directly. I know you have a lot of questions. I’ll tell you everything you want to know.”

Auntie Wang asked tentatively, “Sheng’er, are the two of you really siblings?”

Qin Sheng smiled. He looked at his sister and said, “Yes. We have the same parents. Auntie, you must be curious. I’ve been living with my grandfather when I was little, but you have never heard about my other family and always thought that I’m an orphan. But now, I suddenly have a sister. Well, you are not the first one who is surprised by this fact. When I was told this, I just couldn’t believe it. Later, I got to know that it was related to some feud of our family with other people in those years. I was born in Beijing and our family has been living in Beijing for generations. When I was a kid, a misfortune happened to our family, so my grandfather took me to Xi’an to take refuge. He never told me anything about our past, even when he was dying. It seemed that he wanted to totally forget about everything from before. But, my family never stopped looking for me in these years, until they finally found me not long ago, and we recognized each other.”

“Oh, I see. I was just curious about how you could have a sister. I thought that she was probably your new girlfriend!” Auntie Wang now understood everything, so she just blurted it out. But then she immediately realized that it was inappropriate to say that.

As expected, Qin Ran smiled and asked, “Auntie Wang, how many girlfriends did Qin Sheng used to have?”

Auntie Wang looked at Qin Sheng with an expression of being sorry, not knowing how to answer her. She wished that Qin Sheng wouldn’t blame her. She hadn’t said that deliberately.

Xin Xin didn’t think that was a big deal and said innocently, “Sister, you should ask him yourself!”

Qin Ran had never asked Qin Sheng about his love life. She only knew that his girlfriend right now was Lin Su. Although she was also clear that he also connected with several other women, she had no idea what kind of relationship they had. Therefore, in this situation, she just stared at Qin Sheng playfully.

Qin Sheng immediately said, “Sister, let’s not talk about this now.”