Liu Hua stepped outside for a moment, returning with a thin blanket in her hands.
Qi Linhan was sitting nearby, curiosity piqued, he asked, "Auntie, what do you want to ask Yan?"
Liu Hua gently touched her sleeping daughter's round face and smiled tenderly, "Yan might have done something significant."
A sudden realization struck Qi Linhan, "Has she concocted some medicine?"
Liu Hua raised an eyebrow, "You know about it too?"
Qi Linhan coughed awkwardly, "Well, I guessed."
Their whispered conversation ended shortly, and they both fell silent to let Sui Yan rest well.
As they waited, instead of Bai Qingrui showing up, three strangers arrived.
One of the women seemed elated to see Liu Hua, "Mrs. Liu, we're really fortunate to meet you."
Liu Hua gave her a blank stare, "Dean Zhu, what's this about?"
Zhu Yue sighed, "We came to find your daughter, her name is Sui Yan, right?"
Liu Hua looked somewhat helpless, "You really came to find her?"
One of the men who came with Zhu Yue said, "Mrs. Liu, your daughter has exceptional talent, you must be aware."
Liu Hua kept her composure, "I can teach her very well myself."
Another man next to Zhu Yue joined in, "Of course, but you must understand that studying in a research institute will definitely offer her more."
Liu Hua remained unfazed, "Then you can wait for her to wake up and ask her herself. If she wants to go, I definitely won't stop her."
Not only would she not stop, but she would even accompany her with the entire family to the Capital.
Zhu Yue was slightly taken aback, "Really? If you are also willing to join the research institute, it would be even better."
Liu Hua's mouth twitched, "I advise you not to push your luck."
Zhu Yue wanted to say more, but she was dragged away by someone next to her, hand over her mouth.
Their commotion, even with hushed voices, inevitably disturbed Sui Yan.
Unusually irritable, the young girl buried her face into the pillow, taking several deep breaths before finally raising her head, "Mom."
Liu Hua finally heard her daughter's voice, she paused for a moment, "Yan, you're awake?"
Sui Yan snuggled into her mother's arms, her voice sounding a bit soft, "It's too noisy, I can't sleep."
Liu Hua gently patted her daughter's back, then held her round face to talk to her, "Yan, what did you send to the Research Institute last time?"
Sui Yan was a bit confused, "What medicine formula? ...Ah! That one, the one that mom said could be used for military medicine."
Liu Hua was completely puzzled, "You silly child, you sent that formula out? No wonder they came knocking."
Sui Yan scratched her head, "Mom, did something happen?"
Liu Hua held her daughter's cheeks in her hands, "Yes, the people from the research institute said Yan is amazing and want her to go study with them in the Capital!"
Without a moment of hesitation, Sui Yan refused, "I don't want to go."
Liu Hua was somewhat surprised yet somewhat expected: "What's the matter?"
Sui Yan hugged her mother tightly, fumbling about in her embrace: "I don't want to be alone, I want to be with everyone."
Liu Hua was caught between laughter and tears: "Yan, if you go to the Capital, your mom and uncle will definitely go with you. Your mom can't bear to leave you alone."
Sui Yan's petulant movements came to a halt, she raised her dazed little head, a tuft of hair on top of her head sticking up: "Really? Then Yan needs to think about it."
Laughing, Liu Hua pushed down the tuft of hair on the little girl's head, only to see it bounce back up and sway twice. She couldn't help but laugh non-stop: "Yan is so cute!"
Just a moment ago, Sui Yan, who was being serious, started her skewed logic again: "No, Yan is not cute at all, Yan will be super super handsome in the future! Just like sister and Shen Nian!"
Liu Hua's meaningful gaze wandered over the three girls: "But... Ye Anning and Shen Nian are both a head taller than Yan, Yan, you lose in terms of height."
Xu Mo nodded seriously: "Exactly! Sister, if I didn't see you eating so much every day, I'd have thought you were being abused."
Sui Yan: "......"
Sui Anqing sighed: "But sister eats so much every day and doesn't get fat, how does she manage to not get fat and not grow tall?"
Sui Yan: "......Ah! Sui Anqing, you're done for! When I get home, I'm going to beat you up!"
Sui Anqing was startled: "Why? Xu Mo said it too, why only beat me?"
Sui Yan's gaze gradually turned fierce: "Neither of you two will escape!"
Sui Anqing nodded satisfactorily: "That's more like it!"
Xu Mo: "......" Does this person have some sort of problem with his brain?
Ye Anning: "......" Why is this idiot happy about being beaten up? Can she disown this brother?
Shen Nian "kindly" reminded: "Yan, you might not be able to beat Xu Mo and Anqing." Not might, definitely!
Sui·Idiot·Anqing provocatively without knowing the danger: "Exactly! Sister, you're so weak, it doesn't hurt at all when you hit someone."
Xu Mo had a vague feeling that something was not quite right, he quickly explained: "Sister, I won't fight back!"
But Sui Yan had already taken Shen Nian's words to heart, she thought seriously for a few seconds, then she started running with her short legs: "Brother! They're bullying me again! Xu Mo and Anqing are saying things about me again!"
Sui Yu and the others, not wanting to disturb their sister's sleep, were discussing things in the next room. This time, they all heard Sui Yan's shout.
Sui Zhi rolled up his sleeves: "Here we go again."
Qiao Ze calmly rolled up his sleeves, without a single crease visible: "These two little boys really are..."
Sui Yu got up and took off his coat: "They need to be taught a lesson."
Qi Linhan cracked his knuckles: "How dare they bully Yan."
When Sui Yan ran back after calling for help, four men over 1.8 meters tall followed her.
Sui Yu beckoned: "Xu Mo, Sui Anqing, you two, come out on your own."
At this critical moment, Liu Hua slowly stood up.
Just as Xu Mo thought he was about to be rescued, he heard his own mother calling to his sisters, "An Ning, Nian Nian, let's go out. We don't want to disturb the boys' fun. Yan, are you hungry? We're going to order takeout."
