Just then, Li Lili checked her phone again. Seeing the time, she realized Chen Ling should be back soon. So, she decided to call Shen's mother.

"Mom, are you here yet?" Li Lili asked immediately after the call connected.

"We're on our way. Ninglu came back early today. We're almost there, just a moment," said Mrs. Shen.

"Okay, be careful on the road," Li Lili said.

“Okay, we’ll be there in a bit,” Mrs. Shen said again.

So Li Lili hung up the phone again and excitedly said to Chen's mother, "Mom, my mom and my sister will be here soon. Have you called Xiaoqi yet? Did she say when she's coming?"

“Oh, I haven’t hit it yet, you can hit it,” Mrs. Chen said.

"Okay." Li Lili immediately agreed after hearing this.

Then Li Lili started calling Chen Xiaoqi again.

"Hello, Xiaoqi," Li Lili said after the call connected.

"Congratulations, sister-in-law!" Chen Xiaoqi said quickly.

After Chen Xiaoqi finished speaking, she immediately added, "Li Ran is on his way back. Once he arrives, we'll head straight there."

"Okay, it's alright. How's Qingqing?" Li Lili asked again.

"It's alright, the fever has almost gone down. They're playing by themselves here." Chen Xiaoqi said, looking at Qingqing.

"Okay, that's good. It's good that nothing's wrong. When Mom told me today, I was worried that if the fever didn't go down, it would be a real problem. I'm relieved now that it's gone," Li Lili said.

"I felt better after taking the medicine, and there's nothing to worry about," Chen Xiaoqi continued.

"Okay, that's all. You can go ahead and do your work. Be careful when you come over," Li Lili said to Chen Xiaoqi.

"Okay, I got it. See you later," Chen Xiaoqi quickly replied.

After hanging up the phone, Li Lili walked over to Chen's mother and said, "Mom, I just called Xiaoqi. She said Li Ran is on his way back. They'll come over as soon as Li Ran gets back. Also, Qingqing's fever has gone down."

"Okay," Chen's mother said quickly after hearing this.

Just then, Chen Ling returned home and said, "I'm back."

"Why don't you go out and take a look?" After hearing Chen Ling's voice, Chen's mother quickly said to Li Lili. Li Lili nodded and then walked towards the living room.

"Are you and Mom the only ones at home?" Chen Ling asked.

"How did you know?" Li Lili asked, looking at Chen Ling.

“I don’t think Dad is home,” Chen Ling said, looking at Li Lili.

"You're quite clever," Li Lili said with a smile. Just then, the door opened, and Chen Ling and Li Lili both looked towards the doorway.

It was Mr. Chen who walked in.

"Dad, we were just talking about you, and here comes the devil!" Chen Ling said with a smile.

"Huh? What's wrong? Why are you talking about me?" Mr. Chen asked, looking at them.

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, Chen Ling said with a smile, "It's nothing, I was just wondering why you weren't home."

"I'm going out to play chess," Mr. Chen said with a smile.

However, at that moment, Chen's mother came out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "Did you tell your chess friend that you're going to be a grandfather?"

"Haha, you really know me well," Mr. Chen said with a laugh.

After finishing his speech, Mr. Chen continued, "I've already told all my chess friends about this, haha."

"I knew it," Mrs. Chen said with a smile.

"Hey, Mom, is dinner ready? Why did you come out?" Chen Ling said at that moment.

"I almost forgot, there's still food in the pot." Chen's mother said as she ran back to the living room.

Then Chen Ling and the others laughed. They then went into the living room, turned on the television, and continued watching.

A short while later, Shen's mother and Shen Ninglu arrived. Upon hearing the door open, Chen Ling said, "I'll go open the door."

After Chen Ling finished speaking, he hurriedly ran towards the door.

"Mom, Ninglu." Chen Ling said as soon as he opened the door.

"Chen Ling. Brother-in-law," Shen's mother and Shen Ninglu called out in unison.

Upon hearing the noise, Mr. Chen quickly came out of the living room and said, "In-laws, you're back! Come in quickly."

"Okay, okay," Mrs. Shen said with a smile. Then she followed her into the living room.

"My mom is cooking right now. She'll be over to chat with you soon," Chen Ling explained, explaining why his mother wasn't in the living room.

"It's alright," Mrs. Shen said with a smile.

"Sister, you're pregnant?" Shen Ninglu couldn't help but ask at this moment.

"Yes. It's been three weeks," Li Lili said with a smile.

"I'm so happy, I'm going to be an aunt! Haha. I wonder if she'll be my nephew or niece." Shen Ninglu said softly while touching Li Lili's belly.

"Haha, it's all the same, everyone has to call you 'Auntie' when they see you." Li Lili said to Shen Ninglu with a smile.

“This is absolutely true. Haha.” Shen Ninglu laughed along with her.

At this moment, the living room was filled with a joyful atmosphere, everyone was laughing happily, and everyone was really excited.

"By the way, hasn't Xiaoqi come back yet?" At this moment, Shen's mother began to speak.

"He should be on his way. When I called just now, Li Ran was already on his way, he should be here soon," Li Lili quickly added, continuing what Shen's mother had said.

"Mmm. Okay." Mrs. Shen said with a smile.

"Chen Ling said he wanted to celebrate properly, so he invited everyone in his family over. They were originally planning to eat out, but I said I wanted to eat sweet and sour fish, so he said we shouldn't go out and he would make it for me at home," Li Lili continued.

"It's something to celebrate properly; it's a joyous occasion. Eating at home is also good—it's clean and hygienic," Mrs. Shen continued from the side.

“Yes, that’s the idea. Ningxue will have to be even more careful when eating from now on,” Chen Ling said at this moment.

Chapter 417 Pampered Like a Little Princess

Li Lili was deeply moved after hearing what they said. She felt warm inside as she saw everyone's concern for her.

"You're all so kind to me," Li Lili said sincerely, looking at them.

"If we're not good to you, who else can we be good to?" Shen Ninglu quickly interjected from the side.

So Li Lili smiled and said, "I feel like a little princess now."

"You are our little princess." Chen Ling said to Li Lili with affection.

“Look how much your brother-in-law dotes on you, it’s so sweet,” Shen Ninglu said again.

At this moment, Li Lili felt very sweet. Looking at Chen Ling's doting manner, she was filled with happiness.

"Yes, Chen Ling is very good to me," Li Lili said, looking at Chen Ling with satisfaction.

"My dear in-laws, Ningxue is with us, so you can rest assured," said Mrs. Chen with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I'm very relieved. Chen Ling is a good boy and treats Ning Xue very well. I've seen it all. And you all are too, you're all very good to Ning Xue. I know all of that," Mrs. Shen said with a smile.

Looking at this big family sitting here, chatting and laughing, it feels really comfortable.

Just then, Chen Xiaoqi, who was standing to the side, said happily, "After my sister-in-law gives birth, our Qingqing will have someone to play with. It won't make much difference, and we can even go to school together."

"You should take a break. Our families live so far apart, how can you have classes together?" Chen Ling said with a smile after hearing this.

"Oh, you're planning even further ahead than I am. Have you even chosen the school already? Really," Li Lili said helplessly to Chen Ling.

"Haha, I guess so," Chen Ling said frankly.

"Oh, by the way, Xiaoqi, I haven't had a chance to ask you how your work is going?" Li Lili said at this moment.

"Well, that's about it. They didn't give me any information either," Chen Xiaoqi said helplessly after hearing this.

"Oh, is that so? It's alright, this is good too, it allows me to spend more time with Qingqing at home," Li Lili quickly added.

At this moment, Chen Xiaoqi's smile disappeared, because she suddenly remembered that her work situation was still unresolved, which made her a little anxious.

“If all else fails, you can just follow Li Ran. He’s not doing charity work, so you can be a charity ambassador,” Chen Ling said to Chen Xiaoqi.

"It's not as simple as you think. I'm no longer a public figure, so I can't do these things anymore. Also, if I want to make a comeback, I have to be with a management company," Chen Xiaoqi explained to Chen Ling.

"Oh, it's so complicated. Why don't you start your own agency?" Chen Ling said, offering his own idea again.

“Hey, that’s a good idea, Xiaoqi. I think you should consider it. I see a lot of celebrities have their own studios. You could try doing that too,” Li Lili chimed in from the side.

"I can't do this. I've never worked in this area before." Chen Xiaoqi glanced at Li Lili and Chen Ling, then turned to look at Li Ran beside her, before continuing to speak.

“What’s wrong with it? I think it’s great too. If you don’t know how to manage the company, your brother and Li Ran are both quite experienced, aren’t they?” Mr. Chen chimed in, sharing his thoughts.

"That's true, but if we were to actually do it, there would be a lot of things to do. I don't have any experience with any of these things, and we'd also need funding," Chen Xiaoqi began to express her concerns.

"Yes, you're right about that. Funding is a problem," Chen Ling said calmly after hearing this.

"Forget it, I think I'd better not open a studio. Look, I still have to stay home to take care of the kids. If the studio gets busy, I won't have time to go home early. Li Ran and I both need to be the ones to go home early," Chen Xiaoqi said again.

“If you like it, then go ahead and do it. I’ll figure out the funding problem.” At this moment, Li Ran, who had been silent all along, began to speak.

"Huh?" Chen Xiaoqi was surprised when she heard what Li Ran said.

“Yes, why don’t I do it for you? I don’t want you to go to other companies anymore. Why don’t you just be your own boss?” Li Ran said to Chen Xiaoqi.

"Are you really willing for me to do it?" Chen Xiaoqi asked Li Ran.

“Of course, how could I not? I support you. It’s a good thing that you can have your own career and become independent,” Li Ran quickly said from the side.

"Yes, that would be great if you were willing," Chen Xiaoqi said happily, looking at Li Ran.

"Okay, then it's settled for now. I'll figure out the funding. As for Qingqing, let's not worry about that for now. We'll take it one step at a time. Time is tight, but we'll find what we need." Li Ran continued.

"Girl, this time, I can't help you. The company hasn't been doing well lately..." Chen Ling said helplessly from the side.

"Okay, it's fine." Chen Xiaoqi said quickly after hearing this.

At this moment, Chen Xiaoqi really wanted to ask about the situation of Chen Ling's company, but she thought it might not be appropriate to ask now. However, Chen Xiaoqi was certain that Chen Ling's company must be facing some kind of problem, otherwise, given Chen Ling's personality, he wouldn't have said such a thing.

“Having an older brother is pretty good.” Just then, Shen Ninglu said enviously from the side.

However, Li Lili overheard this and was very displeased. She asked, "What's wrong? You have an older sister, and you're not happy about it?"

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