Chapter Thirty-One: The Change in His Daughter

  Because they lived in different places, Tang Li and the others dispersed quickly. By the time they arrived at Huanglong Yayuan, only Li Peicheng and Sun Xiaoyan were left.

  The two are now very close, and Sun Xiaoxuan is like a different person, constantly calling out "brother" with her mouth, making Li Peicheng's heart warm and fuzzy. When looking at Sun Xiaoxuan, he always has that slightly spoiled and doting older brother look in his eyes.

  "Remember not to tell your parents about me knowing martial arts later." Li Peicheng reminded before entering, he still didn't want too many people to know that he knew martial arts.

  Even if Li Peicheng didn't instruct her, Sun Xiaoyan wouldn't tell her parents about this matter anyway, because it also involves herself.

  "Alright, alright! You're starting to sound like my parents now!" Sun Xiaoyan giggled and shook Li Peicheng's hand, mischievously looking at him.

  Li Peicheng smiled and shook his head, this person had changed a lot once he transformed. However, Li Peicheng really liked Sun Xiaoyuan's change, innocent and sunny.

  Li Peicheng gently scratched Sun Xiaoyuan's small nose and said, "Open the door quickly, little girl."

  "Yes sir!" Sun Xiaoxuan suddenly stood up straight and quickly opened the door.

  "Dad and Mom, we're back." Sun Xiaoyu pushed open the door and shouted in a spoiled tone.

  Sun Xinpeng and Xia Hu were both in the living room, one reading a newspaper and the other watching TV. Upon hearing this, they both turned their heads back with some surprise, seeing their daughter with a big smile on her face, seemingly very happy. They hadn't heard their daughter call out "Dad! Mom!" so loudly when she came home for a while, nor had they seen such a radiant smile from her in a long time. Since entering the third year of junior high school, their daughter seemed to prefer hiding in her own room more and more.

  It seems that Li Peicheng's arrival has changed a lot for his daughter. The two exchanged a glance, revealing a knowing smile.

  "Xiaohan, our dear daughter and Peicheng are back, you'd better go prepare lunch now." Sun Xinpeng greeted Li Peicheng before urging Xiaohan.

  Xia Han smiled and greeted Li Peicheng before heading into the kitchen.

  "Pei Cheng, come and play a game of Go with your uncle." Sun Xinpin beckoned to Li Pei Cheng who was just about to enter the study with Sun Xiaoyun.

  "Dad, I still want to learn from brother!" Sun Xiaoyan said in a spoiled tone.

  "You little girl, you're always making a fuss about wanting to learn, but today your old man is finally resting at home and wants to play chess with Pei Cheng. But look, this child has no sense of propriety, why don't you call the teacher?" Sun Xinpin said halfway through his sentence before suddenly remembering that this little girl had changed her way of addressing him.

  Sun Xiaoyu suddenly affectionately grasped Li Peicheng's arm, stuck out her tongue at Sun Xinpin in a playful manner, and said in a soft voice: "Can't I? I've always wanted an older brother, and Teacher Li is just the right age!"

  Sun Xinpeng smiled and shook his head, glared at Sun Xiaoyan, then said to Li Peicheng: "This kid is too big for her britches, don't mind her."

  "Hehe, Uncle Sun is being polite. I don't have any siblings, but Xiaoxuan is willing to call me brother, it makes me very happy." Li Peicheng said seriously.

  "Look, Dad, my brother has already said so, what are you, an old man, meddling in?" Sun Xiaoyan said with a pleased expression.

  "Huh, what's with this old man business?" Xiaohan asked curiously as she came out of the kitchen.

  Sun Xinpeng smiled wryly at Xia Huan and said: "Your precious daughter has acknowledged Pei Cheng as her brother, and demoted me to an old man!"

  Xiaohan burst out laughing and then happily said to Li Peicheng: "This is great, I've always felt that Xuanxuan was missing an older brother, now it's perfect, with you as a graduate student big brother! Peicheng, from now on, consider this place your home, don't be polite."

  "It's good, it's just that my status seems to have plummeted drastically!" Sun Xinpeng said somewhat pitifully.

  Everyone heard this and couldn't help but burst out laughing, even Sun Xingpe himself couldn't hold back his laughter.

  The feeling of home is great, Li Peicheng felt an unparalleled warmth in his heart while smiling.

  "Alright, brother, don't mind my dad, he's being annoying! On the way home, you promised to teach me English." Sun Xiaoyu gave her dad a white eye and led Li Peicheng into the study room.

  Xiaohan stared blankly, walked to Sun Xinpeng's side in a daze, patted Sun Xinpeng's shoulder and said: "Hey, Old Sun, is this our daughter? I feel like she's a different person. Not only can she talk and laugh, but she also loves learning!"

  Sun Xinpeng smiled complacently and said: "It's mainly because my vision is accurate, Pei Cheng this kid is not simple!"

  This time, Xiaohan didn't give Sun Xin a white eye, but instead nodded very seriously and said: "Old Sun, you must thank Old He for introducing such a good student to you."

  "Yesterday I just talked to Lao He on the phone, and he praised Li Peicheng again." Sun Xinpin said.

  "Oh, what's the boast?" Xia Han asked curiously.

  "Lao He was full of praise for Li Peicheng's report, which he submitted yesterday as an independent participant in a provincial-level research project with other departments. He couldn't help but mention it to me," said Sun Xinpin.

  "Isn't Pei Cheng just a college graduate?" Xia Han asked in surprise. As a director physician, she had some understanding of scientific research and knew that it was not easy for a college student who had just graduated to participate in provincial-level project research as an independent party.

  "Yes, this kid has very strong research capabilities. As the saying goes, 'near vermilion is red, near ink is black'. We let Xuanxuan call him brother, and I'm really happy about it. Who knows, maybe in the future he'll be influenced by Pei Cheng and get into Dongfang University too." Sun Xinpin said with a smile.

  Seeing the child's sudden change, I finally felt at ease. Xiaohan nodded and said with a smile, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked: "I seem to have heard you mention that Peicheng lost his parents very early on, and has been dependent on his grandfather since childhood, working while studying."

  Sun Xinpian nodded and sighed: "This kid is not easy! According to Old He, he didn't use a single penny from home when he went to college, and it seems like he even sent money back."

  Xia Han felt a sourness in her nose upon hearing this, and at that moment, her heart seemed to be suddenly filled with maternal love.

  The two people suddenly fell silent in the living room.

  After a while, Xiaohan slowly said: "Old Sun, let's take care of this child more in the future. It's not easy!" As she spoke, Xiaohan got up and went to the kitchen to continue preparing lunch.

  Sun Xinpeng read a newspaper alone and suddenly remembered something. He hastily put down the newspaper and went into the kitchen.

  "Xiaohan, I'd like to discuss something with you," Sun Xinpin said.

  "Right." Xiaohan replied briefly while busy with her work.

  "Next week, aren't you going to Beijing for a 10-day study? I also happen to be going abroad for an inspection of over 10 days. Look at Xuanxuan's grandmother who lives far away in Jiangsu, it's a hassle for her to come here to accompany her on such a hot day. Why don't we let Peicheng stay overnight at our place during this period?" Sun Xinpin asked.

  "Hmm, that's a good idea! But I wonder if Pei Cheng would agree?" Xiaohan's eyes lit up as she put down her work and turned around to say, not feeling the slightest bit uncomfortable about letting a boy be with her daughter.

  Sun Xinpeng absolutely trusted Li Peicheng. Seeing Xia Huan had no objection, he said: "Then I'll talk to him, should be no problem."

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  Today is divided into three periods, this is the second period, and the third period will be around 8 o'clock tonight.