The old man put down the red book and looked at the old lady. The two of them had been married for decades and still had a tacit understanding. Although the old man didn't explain, the old lady had already called Aunt Lin over and whispered a few words in her ear. Over there, Shen Min also turned and left.
Xia Xingchen was completely confused and had no idea what the three elders meant. He just waited quietly.
After a while, Aunt Lin and Shen Min came back.
Both of them had a few more red envelopes in their hands.
The old man took one and looked at Xia Xingchen who was sitting in front of him. He didn't say anything, and Xia Xingchen didn't say anything either. The two of them just stared at each other.
Just when she was feeling confused and embarrassed, Shen Min beside her quickly reminded her: "Xingchen, what are you still dawdling about! Hurry up and call for help!"
"Ah? Oh. Uncle..." She called out almost instinctively. As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that something was wrong, and she felt so ashamed. She wanted to change her words immediately, but it was too late.
The old man glared at her, "Uncle?"
Shen Min reminded: "You're already married, you have to change your words."
How could Xia Xingchen not know this? It's just... it's really embarrassing, and I don't know what to be embarrassed about.
She bit her lip for a while before she called softly, "Dad."
"What? The voice was too soft, I didn't hear it." The old man deliberately made things difficult for her, put his hand to her ear and asked again.
"Okay, if you like to listen, you will have plenty of opportunities to listen in the future. I'm just worried that you'll get tired of it." Bai Yeqing knew that she was shy and didn't want to make things difficult for her, so he reached out and took the red envelope from the old man's hand and put it in Xia Xingchen's hand.
Xia Xingchen was not as bold as him. He just stood there, not daring to answer.
The old man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. This brat actually undermined his dignity in front of his daughter-in-law. "You've only just got married, and you're already protecting her. Isn't that a bit too much!"
The old man was quite jealous.
Bai Yeqing responded quickly, "She's less than 24 years old and she's about to give birth to two children for me. If I don't protect her, who should I protect?"
Xia Xingchen was terrified when she heard this, but Shen Min beside her was relieved. Her daughter had a very good eye for choosing a son-in-law. After this, when she returned to Liangcheng, she didn't have to worry too much about them.
The old man glared at his son.
Xia Xingchen was afraid of upsetting the old man, so he quickly behaved and called out "Dad" loudly.
"Look, your wife is much more sensible than you!" The old man was satisfied, but he did not forget to scold his son.
Bai Yeqing didn't care. He knew that the old man disliked him, especially since he had disobeyed him several times before, and he disliked him more and more.
Here, the old lady smiled and said, "This way?"
After calling out "Dad", Xia Xingchen felt much more at ease. Especially since the old lady was smiling and not as majestic as the old man, calling her "Mom" was much more natural.
The old lady gave her a red envelope. Shen Min gave each of them a red envelope.
Finally, she held their hands with tears in her eyes, and said to Bai Yeqing, "Mom knows that you are good to Xingchen. Xingchen suffered a lot in the past. From now on... I will hand her over to you. You must treat her well."
Bai Yeqing made the promise again, as solemnly as he had just done in the hospital.
The family had lunch together, and Bai Yeqing told everyone present about the wedding plans of his second uncle, no, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and everyone nodded in agreement.
Halfway through, Shen Min said, "Now that the 15th has passed, I am planning to go back to Liangcheng. You are going to hold a wedding in the next few days, I think you will be very busy, so I won't trouble you here. I really troubled my mother and father-in-law during this period."
Shen Min was very polite.
I have been living in Zhongshan these days and have felt quite comfortable.
I originally thought that the old man and old lady of the Bai family were not easy to get along with. Especially last time at the Civil Affairs Bureau, I witnessed with my own eyes how the old man beat his own son mercilessly in order to stop them. But later, as we got along, I felt that we should not judge people by appearance alone.
The old man likes to be polite, a typical person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. The old lady has always been very enthusiastic.
so…
When the old lady heard this, she put down her chopsticks and tried to persuade him to stay. "What do you mean by trouble? You live here. I am so happy every day. I can't say a word to the old man at home all day long, but I can talk to you. I have to talk to the old man about the trivial matters at home, but he thinks I am nagging! I think you should just stay here, so that we can have a companion. Xingchen and Ye Qing will not be at ease if you live alone in Liangcheng, right?"
When the old lady said this, she looked at the two younger people opposite her.
Before they could speak, Xia Dabai had already put down his chopsticks, ran over in two steps and pinched the corner of Shen Min's clothes, "Grandma, don't leave, Dabai will miss you very much..."
When Shen Min heard this, she felt warm in her heart.
He picked up the child and let him sit on his lap. "But, grandma's home is in Liangcheng."
"It's okay, just move your family to our place. Xiaobai will definitely have a way."
"Look, even Dabai doesn't want to leave you, so you shouldn't leave." The old lady chimed in.
Xia Xingchen was indeed worried about her going back to Liangcheng alone. Especially now that Madam Lanting and Mr. Bai were getting worse and worse, she felt that the time she spent with her family was getting less and less. She was afraid that one day Shen Min would also get worse. After all, she also had hidden dangers. She had undergone heart surgery before, and no one could guarantee that she would not have a recurrence.
"Mom, if you feel it's inconvenient here, why don't you move in with me and Ye Qing?" Xia Xingchen said, "We will move out of the Presidential Palace and have a new house by then. It would be most appropriate for you to live with us."
Shen Min naturally didn't want to disturb them. Young couples like to have their own space.
The old lady also said, "You are newlyweds, so don't live with your family. I told you to live with me. At least until Xingchen gives birth to her second child! Otherwise, she will get married first, then give birth to a child, and then you will have to come over. Isn't it a hassle to run back and forth? Don't you think so, old man?"
The old man said, "Whatever you say is what it is."
"Look! We all want to keep you here, so don't leave." The old lady was the most active.
Bai Yeqing responded from the side: "Mom, you can stay. My mom is usually very lonely. You have also seen how difficult it is to get along with my dad. If you are here, my mom can talk to you about my dad's faults."
"You little bastard!" Mr. Bai wanted to throw the chopsticks at his head.
The old lady said, "That's right. Our Ye Qing still understands me."
The old man snorted. The mother and son were talking to each other, wasn't it obvious that they were squeezing him
Shen Min finally decided to stay because of the kindness. But she couldn't stay until they had a baby, she could only stay until they got married.
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