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Old Master Bai was so angry that he was puffing his beard and glaring, and he almost fainted with his hands on his chest.
"I'm too lazy to talk to you! I don't know who yelled at me to come back and give my stubborn son a good scolding today!"
After he finished speaking, he walked out with his cane. Every time he knocked, the floor made a loud "pa pa" sound, which was particularly creepy. Seeing him come out, everyone in the hall stood up, especially Xia Xingchen, whose heart was pounding.
When the old man passed by, his eyes drifted away from Xia Xingchen. She felt a chill on her back, but fortunately Bai Yeqing was by her side.
While the old lady was instructing Aunt Lin to prepare the meal, she came over with a smile on her face, patted Xia Xingchen's hand, and comforted her: "Don't take it to heart, the old man's eyes are just a little scary, don't be afraid of her."
"… okay."
Xia Xingchen responded to the old lady's words and looked down at the old lady's hand. The old lady was still holding her hand, which made her suspicious and could not figure out the old lady's attitude for a while.
This is completely different from before.
"Let's go, let's go eat. It's already this late, I'm so hungry."
The old lady pulled Xia Xingchen into the restaurant.
Xia Xingchen looked back at Bai Yeqing. Bai Yeqing received her signal, followed her and hugged the old lady.
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The old man sat in the main seat.
The old lady sat on the right side of the old man. Bai Yeqing sat on the left side. Xia Xingchen sat next to Bai Yeqing, opposite Bai Suye. Xia Dabai sat on the children's chair next to Xia Xingchen, and a servant greeted him. He ate happily, without worrying about anything.
The old man had just had a quarrel with the old lady, and now he was even more upset, with a stern face. The old lady tried to please him by picking up some food, but he awkwardly put all of it on the table and refused to eat.
The old lady took two more bites with her chopsticks. The old man was about to pick them up again, but she said, "You keep wasting food. Your grandson is sitting there staring at you. Aren't you afraid of not setting a good example for your grandson? Keep wasting food!"
The old man looked at her and then at his precious grandson. Although he was angry, he did not pick up the vegetables.
He just snorted, "I'm too lazy to argue with you." Then he lowered his head and continued eating.
Xia Xingchen couldn't help laughing when watching this scene. She actually found the old couple indescribably cute.
Although we have quarrels occasionally, this makes our life lively. Looking at my parents...
"Xingchen, you should eat more too! Aunt Lin, give Xingchen more soup. That soup is especially good for girls." The old lady was very enthusiastic.
She called her "Xingchen" left and right so intimately that Xia Xingchen's scalp felt numb and she couldn't figure out what she meant.
Doesn’t this old lady have any prejudice against me
Even Bai Yeqing and Bai Suye cast their inquiring eyes towards the old lady. This is quite abnormal! Her attitude on the phone before was not like this!
"What are you looking at? There's nothing good to see. You too, eat more!" The old lady finally turned her gaze towards Bai Suye, "Drink more of this soup, it will be good for you to have children in the future."
"…" Bai Suye almost choked on a mouthful of rice, "Mom, what's the point? I don't even have a marriage partner right now, how can I even talk about having children?"
"How dare you say that. You're already 28, and you don't seem to be getting better. You think about your work all day long. Look at Xingchen, he's younger than you... How many years younger?" The old lady looked at Xia Xingchen.
"I'm going to be 24 soon." Xia Xingchen smiled and answered appropriately.
"Look, she's four or five years younger than you, and her child is this big." The old lady said this, and looked at Xia Dabai, thinking that he was so cute. Suddenly she said to Xia Xingchen, "Xingchen, you and Ye Qing, do you have any other plans for the future?"
Xia Xingchen paused for a moment while holding the spoon, and looked up at the old lady. "What do you mean by plan...?"
"Look, Dabai is already so old, and you have to go to work. Ye Qing is also very busy, so there is no one to play with him properly."
"So...?" Xia Xingchen thought the old lady wanted her to hand over the custody of the child, and her heart was already tense. Her other hand quietly clenched under the table. Bai Yeqing saw through her nervousness and was about to reach out to hold her hand.
But the next moment, I heard the old lady say, "So when are you two going to have another child?"
"..." Xia Xingchen stood there in a daze. Bai Yeqing choked on a mouthful of soup. He took out a napkin, covered his mouth and coughed several times.
The old lady glared at him, then smiled and said to Xia Xingchen: "It would be best if you could give birth to a girl next time. A son and a daughter would just make up the Chinese character 'good', and it would be considered a perfect match for both a dragon and a phoenix!"
It took Xia Xingchen a while to come to his senses and realize that the old lady was actually trying to force her to have a baby.
As I felt relieved, my face suddenly turned red.
"Okay, I also want Dabao to give birth to a little sister for me. Then I will have a companion! Dabao, I can bathe her, dress her, and feed her." Xia Dabai was cheering on the side.
"..." Xia Xingchen was even more embarrassed. She never thought that the old lady would not only make a 360-degree turn in her attitude, but also... urge her to have a second child in front of so many people.
The old lady was very attentive throughout the whole night. She kept urging them to have another child while they were still young, which made Xia Xingchen completely at a loss as to how to respond.
But the man sitting next to her didn't help her at all, and just kept nodding his head and saying that he would hold on tight.
In the end, the old man couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up to stop the old lady from saying any more.
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After finishing his meal, Xia Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief.
Xia Dabai asked the old lady to stay in the house and insisted that she stay for one night, so everyone agreed to the old lady's wish.
Xia Xingchen and Bai Yeqing walked out of the house hand in hand. The night had completely fallen and the moon was hanging high in the sky. Xia Xingchen looked up and took a deep breath in the wind. She felt her heart become more relaxed in the wind.
"Are you in a good mood?" Bai Yeqing glanced at her. The dim light in the yard illuminated the smile on her face.
She nodded. "I was very nervous when I came here, but now I feel much more relaxed. But... your father doesn't seem to be easy to get along with."
When Xia Xingchen thought of the old man, the only thing that came to his mind was his stern and serious face.
"For so many years, he has been holding his head high and can't let go. In the future, you should come here more often. You will see more and naturally not be afraid. Besides..." Bai Yeqing paused here and looked at her with a deeper gaze, with some interest, "He has to find a way to get familiar with his future daughter-in-law."