Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

"Mom, we're on our way back. Uncle Yang picked us up. We should be home around 7:30 p.m. If you're hungry, go ahead and eat first-you don't need to wait for us."

"We had something to eat on the plane, so we're not hungry."

In our family, dinner usually starts at 6 p.m.

Our dining schedule rarely changes.

Zhan Yuan felt a little guilty for making the whole family wait.

Tang Junye replied, "It's okay. We're not hungry either. We had afternoon tea, so we're fine. We'll wait for you two to get back before eating."

"Make sure to take good care of Miss Ouyang."

Tang Junye was very pleased with Ouyang Ya. In the past, she might have even said this younger daughter-in-law was better than Haitong, her elder daughter-in- law.

But now, after spending years with Haitong, their bond had grown.

she was with her, she

"Mom, I will."

call me when you're almost home," said

gave a

wanted to say more, but his

called to check if he had landed-nothing more? Not a single extra

be like when they got home. Ouyang Ya would be the center of attention, warmly welcomed by everyone and

carrying Zhan Yuan and Ouyang Ya arrived

the estate and came to a stop. Earlier, when they reached the foot of the mountain, Zhan Yuan had asked Uncle Yang to roll down the window

entrance to the main house, the night scenery along the way made Ouyang Ya-who had seen her fair share of the world-let out a sigh of admiration. "Ruotong said your Zhan family's estate is beautiful, like a painting in every

view was indeed

breakfast tomorrow, I'll take you on a walk around the

waiting

visit, her first time meeting his parents. She would

elders and likely wouldn't have time for