After his parents passed away one after another, Xia Xingchen was traumatized physically and mentally, and slept in the Presidential Palace for two consecutive days.
It was around 9 o'clock on the third day when I finally woke up. I got up and went downstairs. I didn't see Bai Yeqing, but I saw my mother Shen Min and the old lady at home.
Xia Dabai and the old lady were sitting in the hall chatting.
He is about to enter school and now has to choose a new school. The old lady will choose the courses for him.
"Don't listen to your dad. Why are you playing with guns? I think it's more important for you to practice piano well."
"But the piano isn't very fun."
"You may not think it's fun now, but when you grow up and have a girlfriend, you'll know that the piano is a fun thing." The old lady hugged her precious grandson and chatted.
"Why did you only realize piano is a good thing when you have a girlfriend?"
"Look at your grandmother - your grandmother me, isn't she pretty?" the old lady asked, not forgetting to sit up straight, straighten her body, and comb her temples, and then asked: "Is she beautiful?"
"Let me take a careful look~" Xia Dabai looked as if he really wanted to make a judgment. He crawled onto the sofa, knelt down, and held the old lady's face with his little hands to look at her carefully.
The old lady originally just wanted to hear the boy's flattery, but when he looked at her so seriously, the old lady immediately lost confidence. I don't know if the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes are obvious, and I don't know if the small spots on the tip of her nose have appeared again. If I had known that my precious grandson would look so carefully, I should have gone to the beauty salon yesterday to have a good beautification.
"Alright, alright, stop looking!" The old lady couldn't stand the little boy's big black eyes scanning her face like X-rays. She covered her face with one hand and hugged the child with the other, ready to free her face from his 'X-ray' control.
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Xia Dabai pried open the old lady's hands that were covering her face, "Grandma, please stop covering it, I can see it all clearly!"
"Okay, grandma, you know, there are a lot of wrinkles on your face, right?" The old lady snorted unhappily and put her hands down in despair.
Now she felt that her previous question about whether it was beautiful or not was somewhat self-humiliating.
"Grandma, I checked your face carefully..."
Walking down from the upstairs, Xia Xingchen listened to their conversation, holding her breath, fearing that Xia Dabai would say something unpleasant. The old lady still valued her face very much, and would go for beauty treatments from time to time. She had also had a facelift, and maintenance was very important.
The next moment...
Xia Dabai said with a grin, "It's only a little worse than Dabai's face!"
As he spoke, he patted his face with pride, "I'm almost as young and good-looking as Dabai."
Xia Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected, the old lady was delighted. She hugged Xia Dabai and raised her face proudly, "When I was young, I was no worse than our Dabai. At that time, I was still the most beautiful girl in our place. Many men wanted to chase me but couldn't!"
"Grandma, but what does this have to do with the piano?" Fortunately, he still remembered the main topic.
"Ah! Right, right, right!" The old lady remembered this and straightened her face, "Look, grandma is so beautiful, and your grandpa looks like that. Do you know why grandma married your grandpa for no apparent reason?"
"But, besides being a bit fierce, grandpa is actually quite..."
"That's because he became handsome after marrying me. Your grandfather wasn't like this before." The old lady said to herself, "It was because he played a piano piece for me on the boat. When I heard it, I was immediately attracted and married him! Tell me, is the piano important? In the future, if you play the piano well, there will be more girls chasing after you than you can count. Playing with guns is so dangerous. Girls will be scared at the sight of you and will definitely stay away from you."
"But Xiaobai also plays with guns."
"So, he never had a girlfriend since he was a child. In the end, only your Xingchen was innocent and fell for him when she was only in her teens."
Xia Xingchen couldn't help but burst out laughing. It seemed that Ye Qing hadn't lied to her when he said that she was his first love.
"Dabao."
Xia Dabai turned around and saw her, then slid down from the sofa.
Xia Xingchen greeted, "Mom."
"Sit down, sit down." The old lady said, "Your mother is making chicken soup for you. She said she had a stomachache a few days ago and needs to nourish you."
"Maybe I had a little emotional fluctuation that day, but now there is no problem."
"We still have to do regular checkups." The old lady said, "I heard from the housekeeper that you've been sleeping for two days. Are you feeling better now?"
"much better."
She sat down on the sofa, and the old lady immediately took a thin blanket from the side. Xia Dabai took it, spread it out, and covered Xia Xingchen's lower abdomen.
"Thank you." Xia Xingchen thanked her son with a warm heart.
Shen Min had already come out of the kitchen with chicken soup.
"Mom." Xia Xingchen hurriedly tried to stand up, but the old lady pushed her down. "Sit down, I'll go."
The old lady stood up and took the chicken soup. Xia Xingchen held the hot soup and looked at the two elders, feeling warm in her heart. Although her parents were gone, she still had two mothers, a child, and a husband who loved her. What was there to be sad about in such a life
"Actually, someone at home has made chicken soup, so you don't have to come in person." Xia Xingchen scooped up the soup with a spoon and blew it to cool it down.
"I'm always worried about what others do. Besides, your mother-in-law wanted to come and see you, so she came. This chicken was sent by the uncles and aunts in Liangcheng. When you go back with me, you have to thank them."
"That's a must."
Xia Xingchen took a sip, and the warm taste went straight into her heart.
… … … … …
Two months later.
Xia Xingchen no longer has morning sickness and has passed the most dangerous period of the first three months. With regular checkups, the child's condition is relatively stable.
Bai Yeqing will formally submit his resignation. The handover work is being finalized.
night.
Inside the small western-style building.
Xia Xingchen lay in Bai Yeqing's arms, his warm big palm gently caressing her arm exposed to the air, "I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, which is the last thing I have to do in this position. This time, I'll probably be gone for a week."
"I'll pack your luggage for you tomorrow morning. There's still time."
Xia Xingchen said this, hugging his arms, tightening them, and burying herself deeply in his arms.
There is an indescribable attachment.
I don’t know when it started, but even such a short separation makes her feel reluctant.
Bai Yeqing lifted her little face and stared at her. His breathing suddenly became heavier. The next moment, he suddenly leaned over and held her lips and kissed her.