Chapter 523 Come Home with Me This Year
The next morning, Li Luo woke up again from the big bed in the hotel.

Logically speaking, the beds in the single rooms of the hotels provided by Wenyue Group are quite large, so even if two or three people sleep in them, it won’t be too crowded.

But Li Luo still felt a bit crowded sleeping here.

Yan Zhusheng on the left was still sleeping soundly, while Ying Chanxi on the right was leaning tightly in his arms.

Li Luo gritted his teeth and pulled his right hand out from under Ying Chanxi's head. After a long while, his sore and numb arm finally returned to normal.

But Ying Chanxi was also awakened by the noise. He woke up vaguely in Li Luo's arms. He didn't know what he was dreaming about. He subconsciously hugged him tightly and muttered softly:

“Don’t, don’t go…”

"Did I wake you up?" Li Luo hugged her into his arms again and asked softly.

"Hmm..." Ying Chanxi made a cute humming sound in Li Luo's arms. When she came out of her sleepy state, she realized that she was already awake.

So she rubbed her eyes and raised her face in Li Luo's arms. After seeing the clear-cut face in front of her, her heart, which had been hanging in her dream, finally settled down a little.

But soon, she seemed to remember something, and her eyes, which had brightened up after she woke up and saw Li Luo, dimmed again.

He doesn't look in a very good mood.

Li Luo originally wanted to give her a good morning kiss, but he also noticed her mood at the moment, so his lips just fell on Ying Chanxi's smooth forehead.

"Good morning."

"Yeah." Ying Chanxi squirmed a few times in Li Luo's arms, found the most comfortable position, closed his eyes again, and felt the comfort of the moment.

Many thoughts flashed through her mind, and some expressions vaguely appeared on her cheeks after she closed her eyes.

But there were some things she didn't know how to say, and even if she told Li Luo, she probably wouldn't get any effective answer.

Thinking of this, Ying Chanxi's mood inevitably sank, and he still didn't know what to do.

So much so that after getting up and following Li Luo downstairs to have breakfast, he felt restless and looked like he was worried about something.

On the other hand, Yan Zhusheng, who also got up early and came for breakfast, looked calm and didn't look like he had discovered the shocking secret last night.

Ying Chanxi was quite envious of Yan Zhusheng's character. He was straightforward and never had to waste his energy.

Unlike herself, she always thinks too much in her mind but doesn't want to show it too obviously, so she hides many thoughts deep in her heart and suffers in silence.

If only she could be as straightforward as Yan Zhusheng and speak out all her thoughts.

Ying Chanxi was holding the chopsticks in his hand, thinking about these things, and the chopsticks in his hand unconsciously poked the fried rice in the bowl.

Seeing this, Li Luo couldn't help but ask, "Is breakfast not tasty? Do you want to go out and find something to eat nearby?"

"No, no need... I'm not very hungry." Ying Chanxi shook his head and looked at Li Luo, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

In the end she said nothing.

When everyone else woke up in the morning, they set out together to continue visiting tourist attractions and looking for delicious food. Ying Chanxi temporarily put aside his depressed mood, put on a smile, and started playing with Li Luo and the others.

On the 14th, after Yuan Wanqing finished participating in the recording of a variety show in Yuzhong City, she returned to the hotel in the evening and everyone made an appointment to take a cruise on the Jialing River together.

When he was in Changning City, Li Luo had taken a cruise on the Huangpu River several times before, so this time he was familiar with the route.

But it was the first time for four families of ten people to board a ship together, like tonight, and with Ying Chanxi and the other three girls.

They paid extra money to go to the VIP area on the top floor of the cruise ship and chose a nice box. From the box, they could go directly upstairs to the top open-air platform with a wide view and an unobstructed view of the river.

"I was thinking..." Ying Zhicheng walked at the back, shoulder to shoulder with Yuan Wanqing. Looking at the backs of the children in front, he couldn't help but whisper to Yuan Wanqing.

"What are you thinking about?" Yuan Wanqing subconsciously retracted her hand and reminded in a low voice, "The children are here, don't mess around again."

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing her cautious reaction, Ying Zhicheng laughed at first, then felt a little distressed, and continued in a low voice, "I'm talking about serious matters."

"what's up?"

"Why don't you just come directly during the New Year this year."

When Ying Zhicheng said this, his gaze turned from the children in front of him, passed by the river view and the tall buildings on the shore beyond the handrail next to him, and finally fell back on Yuan Wanqing.

He looked straight at Yuan Wanqing, and when he said this, his eyes revealed determination.

Yuan Wanqing didn't expect Ying Zhicheng to suddenly say such a thing. Her heart trembled for a moment, and then began to beat rapidly.

She subconsciously paused, until Lin Xiuhong in front of her turned her head and asked in confusion, then she hurried to catch up with the large group in front, without responding to Ying Zhicheng's idea immediately.

Ying Zhicheng was not in a hurry either. He just went into the box to rest for a while. Then, when he followed others up the stairs to the open-air platform, he quietly held Yuan Wanqing's hand and did not let go until they reached the platform.

Yuan Wanqing pursed her lips, and no one knew what she was thinking. Her mind was no longer on appreciating the river view. Her eyes would occasionally fall on Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi, sometimes feeling pleased, sometimes sighing.

Li Luo didn't pay much attention to the expressions and movements of Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing. He was surrounded by three girls and came to the open-air platform. The cool breeze from the river added a touch of coolness to this hot summer night, and it was very comfortable when it blew on his face.

There was a paid photography service nearby, but Ying Chanxi brought her a camera and the Polaroid camera that Li Luo had given her, so she didn't have to spend any extra money.

The three girls took turns taking photos with Li Luo by the handrail. When the cruise ship passed near Hongyadong, the photos taken were particularly beautiful with the staggered stilt houses of Hongyadong as the background.

Lin Xiuhong smiled and took the Polaroid camera that Ying Chanxi handed to her and took several photos of the four children.

Seeing her son surrounded by three outstanding girls in all aspects, Lin Xiuhong couldn't stop smiling.

But when he thought that the girl's parents were also present, he reluctantly restrained his expression.

Don't be too greedy, don't be too greedy.

Lin Xiuhong silently warned herself not to think too much.

But his hands did not stop moving, he was having a lot of fun taking pictures.

When the cruise ship returned and passed Hongyadong again, Li Luo paid for a paid photo service and asked the photographer to take a few group photos of the four families of ten.

In the photo screen.

Four children were in the front. Ying Chanxi squatted down at the front, hugged his knees with one hand and made a "yeah" gesture with the other hand.

Li Luo half-knelt behind her, put his hands on Ying Chanxi's shoulders, and looked at the camera with a smile. Yan Zhusheng and Xu Youyu stood on the left and right of Li Luo, close together, and made a "yeah" gesture.

In one of the photos, Xu Youyu even poked Ying Chanxi's face.

In the back row are six parents.

Standing behind Yan Zhusheng were Yuan Wanqing and Ying Zhicheng.

Then there are Li Guohong and Lin Xiuhong behind Li Luo, and Cui Suling and Xu Rongsheng behind Xu Youyu.

Everyone's face was filled with smiles, and the good times were captured by the camera and preserved perfectly.

Li Luo was not short of money, so he simply asked the waiter to print out some more photos and gave each person a few as a souvenir.

Although the four families had eaten together before and had a close relationship, this was the first time they went on a long trip together, so it was indeed quite memorable.

After getting off the cruise ship, everyone returned to the hotel and prepared to pack up as they were going to fly home the next morning.

After returning to the hotel room, Yuan Wanqing first went to the bathroom to take a bath. At around ten o'clock in the evening, she came out of the room wearing a bathrobe and knocked on the door opposite.

Ying Zhicheng opened the door and pulled Yuan Wanqing into the room. He had no intention of doing anything, but just held her and sat down on the bed.

Yuan Wanqing leaned her head on Ying Zhicheng's arms and sat sideways on his thighs. The two of them were quiet and didn't say a word.

It was not until Yuan Wanqing raised her head again and looked at him seriously for several seconds that she asked, "Are you sure?"

Just hearing this, I don't understand what it means.

But Ying Zhicheng naturally understood what Yuan Wanqing was asking.

"Of course." Ying Zhicheng nodded, holding her hand even tighter.

"Why are you so anxious all of a sudden?" Yuan Wanqing pursed her lips, still not quite understanding. "Didn't we agree before that we would talk about this after they go to college... After all, if we talk about this too early, I'm worried that it will affect their studies."

"That was indeed my thought before, but after this trip, my opinion has changed a little." Ying Zhicheng lowered his head and said softly, "At least I think that even if I tell them in advance, it won't affect their studies."

"In other words, even if there is an impact, it shouldn't be to the extent that I can't even get into Qianjiang University."

"Xixi's level is there, and Zhusheng is taking the art exam, so there's no need to worry too much."

That's right.

But Yuan Wanqing still said: "To be on the safe side, it is better to..."

She was halfway through her sentence when Ying Zhicheng raised his finger to cover her lips. He then hesitated for a few seconds before continuing, "Actually, I think that the longer we keep it a secret, the easier it will be for them to feel uncomfortable when we reveal our cards to them."

"Before, I was worried that it would affect their studies, but now, the situation may be a little different."

"Can you understand what I mean?"

"You mean..." Yuan Wanqing came to her senses after Ying Zhicheng reminded her, and then suddenly thought of, "Li Luo?"

"Hmm..." Ying Zhicheng nodded slightly. Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to say, "With Li Luo here, we don't have to worry too much about our affairs."

"He's just a child..." Yuan Wanqing said subconsciously.

"Do you think you can still treat him as a child?" Ying Zhicheng asked back.

Yuan Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then laughed helplessly: "If you put it that way, it makes sense, but are you sure Li Luo will help?"

"He really likes our daughters." Ying Zhicheng couldn't help but snorted coldly when he said this, "Although I don't know which one this guy really likes, he won't make them unhappy anyway."

"Are you going to give the task of coaxing your daughter to someone else?" Yuan Wanqing raised her hand to her forehead and sighed, "It always feels weird."

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Ying Zhicheng was very clear that ever since Li Luo successfully passed the entrance exam to the No. 1 Affiliated Middle School, he had made great achievements in writing online articles and songs, and he also lived with their two daughters. Obviously, Li Luo's status in the hearts of the two girls was different from before.

If we say that before Li Luo entered high school, Ying Zhicheng had a rather ordinary impression of him, that he was just an ordinary boy who was in a rebellious period and often got into trouble, then after two years of high school, Li Luo had obviously completed an amazing transformation.

Even if Ying Zhicheng looked at it from the most critical perspective, it would be difficult to find any shortcomings in Li Luo now.

"Anyway, come home with me this year." Ying Zhicheng was silent for a moment, then said, "My dad has been nagging me for a long time. Didn't he tell you before that you should come home to celebrate the New Year again this year?"

"I understand..." Yuan Wanqing sighed softly. She was worried but also had some expectations. She felt that what Ying Zhicheng said made some sense.

In the past, Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng didn’t know each other. If they had just brought the two children together and told them that their parents were going to remarry, the shock would have been huge.

But now Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng live under the same roof and can even stay in the same hotel room during this trip, so they must have a very good relationship.

In addition, with Li Luo acting as a glue in the middle, even if they were informed in advance, it might not have much impact.

As Yuan Wanqing thought about these things, her originally nervous mood gradually relaxed, and the anticipation in her heart began to take over, making her feel fascinated.

The woman said that she didn't mind, but in her heart she still yearned for "legitimacy".

Yuan Wanqing is no exception.

But compared to such yearning, she cared more about her daughter's mood.

I just don’t know how Zhu Sheng will react when he finds out about this during the Chinese New Year.

Yuan Wanqing pursed her lips, trying to think positively, and then she felt the two thieving hands on her waist becoming restless.

……

At nine o'clock in the morning on July 7, Li Luo and his party arrived at the airport and boarded a plane to Yuhang City.

After returning home, Xu Youyu devoted himself to the assessment of Subject 2 again.

After another half a month of hard work at the driving school, I finally passed the exam before the end of the month and entered the third subject.

On August 8st, Li Luo came to a newly built studio in the suburbs of Yuhang City and witnessed the opening ceremony of the "Little Joy" crew.

"Little Joy" officially started filming.

"Hello, Mr. Chongran." Ruan Lin, who plays the heroine Qiao Yingzi, sat next to Li Luo with a script in her hand, blinking her big eyes and looking at Li Luo, "I have a plot that I want to ask you about. Can we talk about it?"

(End of this chapter)