Chapter 461 - The Back View of Qin Changan Indicated He Was Lonely (1/2)

All the households in the Hutong alley where the Qin Family house lay were secluded and distinguished homes, whose doors were closed tightly on usual days. People could not see what was going on inside the household from outside. Consequently, all the families living there were not ordinary ones at all. On usual days, rarely would they visit each other. After all, each family household was crowded with visitors and vehicles. Moreover, people living there were either the rich or the powerful, who were too occupied to have time for their neighbors.

To say the least, they were old neighbors to each other living there for many years. Of course, they knew each other quite well. Even so, they were not much connected. Even if they knew the detailed background of each family nearby, they did not pay a visit specifically. Once they met each other, they only nodded and greeted, respectively. That was because, in the vanity fair of Sijiu City, where people did not necessarily make friends with each other, the social circle and social status mattered the most.

Qin Sheng did not know the family background of Ke’er’s family. If Qin Changan were by his side, of course, he would tell him what the job of the elders of the Li Family was. Likewise, Ke’er’s family members knew the Qin Family’s background as well as Qin Changan’s prestigious social status. Even so, the Li Family, which was not an ordinary one, was not in the same social circle as the Qin Family. Consequently, the Qin Family and the Li Family were not close.

If it were on usual days, Ke’er’s parents certainly would not venture to disturb the Qin Family. However, since the man from the Qin Family had sent Ke’er home in person today, no matter how deliberately they had tried to keep distance with the Qin Family, they needed to pay a visit in person out of courtesy in case the outsiders would consider them as uneducated ones.

After the bodyguard at the entrance walked in and informed Qin Sheng that there were visitors for him, Qin Sheng walked out to greet them in a hurry as Chang Baji and Hao Lei followed behind him.

Ke’er’s parents were standing in the front courtyard with Ke’er, who did not take the liberty to walk in. Knowing the house rules of a distinguished family like this quite well, they had no choice but to wait for the owner to come out.

Hardly had Qin Sheng walked out of the intermediate courtyard when Ke’er broke free from her mother’s restraint, ran over quickly, and joked on purpose as she said, “Brother, here we meet again. Did you miss me?”

The innocent Ke’er was quite frank and candid—that trait was one only a distinguished family could provide. That was because only children from prominent families could be protected from the darkness and filthiness in the world. As for the children from ordinary families, they had to go through the bitterness imposed by life from a young age, which was how the reality looked like.

Ke’er’s mother, who was not far away from her, said in a somewhat displeased tone, “Ke’er, don’t be so rude.” She, who was supposed to have just arrived home, was dressed quite formally.

Ke’er’s mother was a quite beautiful middle-aged woman in her 30s, looking graceful. However, her eyebrows were somewhat clouded with reservedness and aloofness. On the contrary, the man standing beside her said smilingly, “Kids all act like her. You should just leave her alone.”

Wearing a pair of glasses, the man looked amiable and smiled frequently. He walked to the front of Qin Sheng slowly and said, “Sorry for disturbing you. I am Ke’er’s father, Li Kun. This is my wife, Fu Wen. Thanks so much for what you did today. We don’t know how to describe our gratitude in words.”

Qin Sheng stroked Ke’er’s head and smiled gently as he said, “You are welcome. It’s a piece of cake for me. However, I didn’t expect that Ke’er’s family house would be in the same alley as mine. Consequently, we are neighbors on the same street. But you need to be more cautious in the future. Ke’er is so young. It’s dangerous for her to travel alone outside. However occupied you are, you should not forget picking her up.”

Qin Sheng’s words were somewhat blaming the Li couple. Ke’er’s mother replied somewhat unhappily, “We’ll treasure these words well. What happened today is an exception. Originally, I thought he would go to pick up Ke’er. Surprisingly, he even forgot such an important task.”

Li Kun stopped smiling as he said, “I told you that I had an unexpected meeting. The leader assigned many tasks to me in person, which was related to whether I could stay in the department in the following days or not. I texted you to explain my situation. Can’t you relate to me?”

Ke’er’s mother snorted and said, “If you are busy, so am I. I wonder why you were so busy in the department with no extra gains to reap.”

Ke’er pouted her lips and said helplessly, “Another quarrel. They quarrel with each other all the time.”

Qin Sheng kind of sensed that the atmosphere between Ke’er’s parents was somewhat subtle. It was clear that Ke’er’s mother was exceedingly mighty while Ke’er’s father did not have much say in the family, making them quarrel with each other all the time.

“I don’t want to quarrel with you.” Li Kun’s reply rendered Fu Wen speechless.

Following that, he turned around and said to Qin Sheng, “Sorry for embarrassing ourselves in front of you. We like to squabble on the usual days. Anyway, thanks so much for your deed today. The reason why we visited you is nothing but to express our gratitude to you in person.”

It was not until Qin Sheng heard what Li Kun had said that he realized that he had not even asked them to come in and sit for a while. Consequently, he replied in a hurry, “It’s okay. I sincerely mean it. It is kind of cold outside. Let’s step inside and sit for a while.”

Li Kun refused Qin Sheng’s invitation subtly as he said, “Thanks for your invitation. However, the elders of my family are waiting for us to go home for dinner.”

As Li Kun conversed with Qin Sheng, Fu Wen eyed Qin Sheng up and down quietly and constantly. She knew the family background of the Qin Family in this alley. However, never had she seen the man in front of her before. According to Ke’er, his name was Qin Sheng and he lived here. Fu Wen wondered how he was connected to the very “man”.

Fu Wen asked in a seemingly unintentional manner, “Hasn’t Master Qin arrived home yet?” After she finished her words, Li Kun glared at her right away, indicating he was irritated by her question.

Qin Sheng, who did not take the interaction between the Li couple seriously, shook his head smilingly and said, “Yep. He has not come back yet. He may be caught up and will come back late.”

It was unknown whether it was because Qin Sheng was too polite or Fu Wen was pushy that the latter asked unscrupulously, “Many years have passed since we lived here. Why had we never met you? Can I venture to ask about how you are connected to Master Qin?”

After Fu Wen finished her last sentence, the look on Li Kun’s face changed. However, he was more looking forward to Qin Sheng’s answer. After all, he was also curious about Qin Sheng’s identity.

Qin Sheng said frankly, “He is my father.”

Fu Wen smiled charmingly and said, “Oh, there it is.” She did not follow up with her previous question—why they had never seen Qin Sheng before.