Second uncle Xu and Xu lingyue noticed her abnormality and turned their heads to look outside the hall.
In the night, Xu Qi 'an was dressed in a sky-blue brocade robe, holding a jar of wine in his hand. He walked under the eaves under the Halo of the lanterns.
With another step, he crossed the threshold and entered the inner hall.
"Ningyan!"
Joy appeared on second uncle Xu's face. He stood up and went to greet his nephew.
Aunty and lingyue also smiled, but the former immediately snorted and put on a cold attitude, while the latter was as happy as a little girl. She got up with her father and went to greet her big brother.
"Second uncle, I'm back."
Xu Qi 'an said with a smile.
When a Wanderer returned, a simple "I'm back" was enough.
"It's good that you're back." Second uncle Xu patted his nephew's shoulder and took the wine from his hand. He turned to his aunt's personal maid, Lu 'er, and said, "
"Prepare a bowl and chopsticks for eldest brother."