CCTV News: In Beijing, Chen Shuting brings a woman to her door.

"Thanks to the host's efforts, the family members have begun to grow stronger. A reward of one million yuan in cash is hereby given!"

"Current family members: Gao Qiqiang, Gao Qilin, Gao Qisheng, Gao Qilan, Gao Yue."

"Current family members: Chen Shuting, Tang Xiaolong, Tang Xiaohu."

"Current family assets: fish stall, 50-square-meter house with attic, and 103,600 yuan in cash."

Gao Qilin raised an eyebrow slightly. It seemed his older brother had spent the 20,000 yuan he'd gotten from Xu Lei pretty quickly…

I guess by this time, the Little Smart phone business had already taken off?

but.

Most importantly, it's the biological daughter standing right in front of me!

Gao Qilin smiled, bent down, and picked up Gao Yue in his arms.

Gao Yue blinked her big eyes, which were almost identical to Chen Shuting's.

They are as cute as dolls with distinctive and pretty features from traditional Chinese New Year paintings.

Gao Qilin immediately felt a sense of intimacy. Having a daughter who was connected to him by blood was indeed a different feeling!

A faint smile appeared on Chen Shuting's face.

Gao Qiqiang, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. He rubbed his eyes, looked at Gao Qilin, then at Xiaoyue, then at Chen Shuting...

"Qi, Qilin, when did you have a daughter, my niece? And she, she is..."

Before Gao Qilin could reply, Chen Shuting decisively extended her hand to Gao Qiqiang: "Hello, brother, I am Chen Shuting, Gao Qilin's wife, and the mother of your niece Gao Yue."

Gao Qiqiang awkwardly extended his hand, then suddenly remembered something. Looking at the woman in front of him who exuded arrogance, he felt somewhat at a loss. He rubbed his hand on his clothes several times before briefly touching Chen Shuting's hand: "Hello, hello, sister-in-law?"

Chen Shuting gave Gao Qiqiang a forced smile, then looked at Gao Qilin with lingering affection.

"Ah."

Gao Qilin remarked with considerable emotion, "I never imagined that after three years in the military, my daughter would be so grown up when I returned."

Chen Shuting leaned closer to Gao Qilin, her voice low and tinged with a hint of coquettishness: "How dare you say that? After that time you and I went there three years ago... you just left without a word, and I gave birth to her while I was pregnant, and raised her all by myself until she's two years old now."

"Do you know how hard it is for me?!"

Gao Qilin chuckled: "You really dare to have a child? Aren't you afraid I'll run away?"

Chen Shuting countered, "Can you?"

Gao Qilin held his daughter in one arm and pinched Chen Shuting's cheek with the other: "Our second sister-in-law of the Gao family is decisive and bold!"

At this moment, Gao Qiqiang couldn't hear their whispers. He just took a deep breath, feeling a mix of surprise and bewilderment at his unexpected niece. He hesitated before asking, "Qilin, why don't we go home first?"

"The children are clean, don't let them get smelled fishy here."

Despite Gao Qiqiang's usual domineering presence with his younger brothers and sisters, he always felt that he shouldn't make decisions on his own when Gao Qilin returned. He should consult his younger brother, a former soldier, on everything.

Gao Qilin nodded calmly, accepting the other party's suggestion: "Okay, Shu Ting, let's talk about it when we get home."

The next moment, Gao Qiqiang watched as the seemingly arrogant and noble woman followed behind his younger brother, her smile gentle: "Let's go."

……

soon.

When the group returned home, Gao Qisheng was probably taking a nap. He opened the door in a daze and asked, "Brother, why are you here so early today... Second, Second Brother?"

Gao Qisheng's squinty eyes behind his black-rimmed glasses suddenly widened, his hands clenched into fists excitedly at his sides, and then he gave Gao Qilin a hearty hug: "Second brother, you're finally back!"

Gao Qilin chuckled and patted the other man on the shoulder: "Like a child, never grows up."

Gao Qisheng muttered as he stood up straight: "Brother, I'm all grown up now, I've already graduated..."

With a meaningful glance, Gao Qilin gave Gao Qisheng a flick on the forehead: "Graduation, graduation, if you're not married, you're still a kid!"

"Come on, call her sister-in-law."

After saying that, Gao Qilin stepped aside to make room for Chen Shuting: "This is your second sister-in-law, Chen Shuting, and your niece, Gao Yue. Greet them."

Gao Qisheng paused for a moment, his eyes flickering behind his black-rimmed glasses, before giving a slightly shy smile: "Hello, sister-in-law, hello, little niece."

Chen Shuting nodded with a forced smile. Gao Qiqiang inexplicably sensed that the atmosphere was a bit stiff. Thinking that perhaps Gao Qisheng was unfamiliar with his sister-in-law, he quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, alright, Xiao Sheng, go to the kitchen and wash the vegetables for your brother. I brought back a few pounds of mantis shrimp. Your second brother specifically asked for them."

"Go quickly."

Gao Qisheng then returned to normal, carrying mantis shrimp into the kitchen. Gao Qiqiang greeted his younger brother and his newlywed sister-in-law and niece into the house, and with a slightly restrained air, he pushed aside the coats piled on the sofa and bent down to wash the tea set.

At that moment, Gao Yue affectionately threw herself into Gao Qilin's arms: "Daddy, hug me!"

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As Gao Yue's soft voice faded, smiles appeared on the faces of Gao Qilin and Chen Shuting simultaneously.

Gao Qilin held Gao Yue in his arms and squeezed her soft little hand: "Little girl, you're not shy at all."

Gao Yue said crisply, "You're my dad, I'm not afraid at all!"

Gao Qilin looked at Chen Shuting with a mocking expression: "Who does this girl take after? How dare she be so bold?"

A fleeting blush crossed Chen Shuting's face, then she smoothed her hair and said, "If a father sleeps with his mother and dares to run away, how can his daughter be timid?"

The young couple chatted and laughed, while Gao Qiqiang felt utterly helpless. After quickly serving them tea, he said, "Qilin, I'll go cook for you. I'll make you some pig's feet soup..."

Gao Qilin added: "Gao Yue."

"Yeah!"

Gao Qiqiang nodded vigorously, looking at his little niece with a hint of affection: "I'll go make some soup for Xiaoyue... Xiaosheng!"

Gao Qisheng rushed out of the kitchen, and Gao Qiqiang handed him some banknotes, telling him to go downstairs and buy some snacks for his niece.

Now only Gao Qilin, Chen Shuting, and their daughter remained in the living room.

Chen Shuting silently moved closer to Gao Qilin, gently covering his hand with her fair and delicate hand, and slowly resting her head on his shoulder.

"Gao Qilin, you are really heartless. You've been gone for three years."

Squeezing Chen Shuting's soft, boneless hand, Gao Qilin said slowly, "There was no other way, something important had come up. I'm back now, aren't I?"

"From now on, I will stay in Jinghai City to spend time with you and the children, and give you... a peaceful life."

Chen Shuting leaned on Gao Qilin's shoulder, and unconsciously revealed a happy smile.

Having spent most of her life wandering, Chen Shuting longs for a peaceful life.

Choosing her first man was a huge gamble, especially since he left her not long after and remained gone for three years!

But the moment Chen Shuting saw Gao Qilin today, she understood.

I made the right bet!

……

"Come on, come on, freshly steamed tongue sole, stir-fried pork belly with sand ginger, water spinach with garlic... Xiaoyue, do you like eggs? Here's a radish omelet!"

"Xiao Sheng just bought some roast goose. Qi Lin, come on, let me pour you some tea."

Gao Qiqiang was busy inside and out until his second brother's family of three and Xiao Sheng were all settled in their chairs. Only then did Gao Qilin tell him to stop working and sit down.

After a busy day, Gao Qiqiang was indeed very hungry, but when he sat down, he first served soup to everyone at the table. Only after Gao Qilin, who had just returned from the army, started eating did he begin to eat himself.

But after only a few bites, Gao Qiqiang felt someone kicking him under the table. He looked up and, sure enough, it was Xiao Sheng winking at him.

Glancing at the happy family of three beside him, Gao Qiqiang gave them a look that signaled for them to be quiet.

Gao Qisheng frowned and kept giving Chen Shuting meaningful glances.

What exactly happened? This girl looks about two or three years old, which matches the year her second brother left.

However, since my second brother came back this time, I had something important to say. It was the first time I had met my second sister-in-law, and it wouldn't be appropriate to talk about it face to face.

Gao Qiqiang frowned and shook his head slightly, signaling Gao Qisheng to calm down.

Gao Qisheng could only force himself to suppress his thoughts, but Gao Qilin spoke up with a smile at this moment: "Xiao Sheng, have you been reading too much? Are your eyes uncomfortable?"

"What have you been doing, making those faces at me since earlier?"

As he spoke, Gao Qilin put the shrimp that Chen Shuting had peeled for him into his mouth, and then picked up a fried egg for Xiaoyue.

Xiaoyue sweetly thanked Gao Qilin, and said that Uncle's cooking was really delicious. Gao Qiqiang casually teased Xiaoyue a couple of times.

Gao Qisheng's expression wasn't good, but he forced a smile, took off his glasses, and rubbed his eyes: "Yes, Second Brother, I didn't sleep much last night. I was thinking of taking a nap during the day."

Gao Qilin nodded thoughtfully and asked in return, "What did you do instead of sleeping?"

As he spoke, Gao Qilin gazed at the direction of his third brother's bedroom desk, a view that was perfectly clear from his angle.

Gao Qisheng immediately felt a little guilty: "No, nothing, just reading a book. By the way, brother, have some soup, it's getting cold."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuting, disregarding the gazes of her elder brother and younger brother, scooped a spoonful of soup and brought it to Gao Qilin's lips: "Here."

Watching Gao Qilin swallow with a smile, Chen Shuting finally spoke, "I just came to see you this time. You brothers haven't seen each other for three years, so let's chat for a bit. It's getting late, I'll take Xiaoyue back to rest first."

"Tonight, Xiaoyue and I are staying at the hotel across from Jiuchang Street, room 603. Remember... come back early."

As she spoke, Chen Shuting smiled faintly at Gao Qilin.

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Gao family.