Bai Suye introduced Ye Xiao to Xia Xingchen, and Xia Xingchen wisely called him "brother-in-law". Ye Xiao was stunned. Those two words made his usually cold expression seem gentle.
But, the next moment...
Xia Dabai said in a gloomy tone: "Aunt, have you changed your boyfriend?"
"… "
With just one sentence, the whole scene fell silent.
Xia Xingchen covered Xia Dabai's mouth and taught him a lesson in a low voice, "Is there anyone as speechless as you?"
"I'm telling the truth. I just met Uncle Yunchuan last time~"
"Little ancestor, can you please stop talking?" Xia Xingchen had no way to deal with him. In the end, Bai Yeqing carried him into the house first.
Bai Suye looked at Night Owl with a smile.
"What are you laughing at?" Ye Xiao pinched her hand, his face still dark.
"Just now I was jealous of Nalan, but now it seems... we are even."
Night Owl: “…”
Can something like this be evened out
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Ye Xiao obviously put a lot of effort into coaxing his elders. The old lady was easy to coax and didn't have many opinions of her own, so she didn't really treat Ye Xiao badly. Ye Xiao gave the old lady the precious medicinal herbs he had dug from Tang Song. When the old lady heard that they were very good for beauty, she was very happy.
As for the old man...
She originally thought that the old man would swing a stick to beat people, so she even brought Ye Qing to help. As a result, the old man did look fierce at first, which scared Xia Dabai. However, when Ye Xiao placed a set of tea sets in front of him, his expression changed immediately.
He asked the servant to go to the study to get his reading glasses, and then he put them on, studying the set of cups for a long time.
The whole set of tea sets was exquisitely crafted and carved. Bai Suye only found out later that this set of tea sets was taken by Ye Xiao from his adoptive father's warehouse. Later, when Ferens found out that his treasured set was given away by Ye Xiao, he almost died of anger.
So, there was no show of swinging sticks, nor was there a scene of swinging a cane to chase people away. With a set of tea sets, Ye Xiao successfully won over the old man. Moreover, he had been talking to Ye Xiao about the tea set. Ye Xiao answered every question in a complete and appropriate manner. The old man nodded repeatedly, and there was no sign of disagreement as he had said before. The old lady muttered to the side that he was also a fence-sitter like herself.
That night, Ye Xiao was kept by two elders and stayed in Zhongshan for one night.
Zhongshan.
The whole house was bustling with activity.
Xia Dabai was now at his most energetic, running and making noise everywhere. Only after Bai Yeqing called him twice did he reluctantly stop a little.
Bai Suye and Xia Xingchen were coaxing the little sister in the room. Xia Xingchen was changing her clothes, and Bai Suye was helping. Looking at the soft and tender child, Bai Suye couldn't help but think of the child she had no chance to have, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
"Do you have any plans for children?" Xia Xingchen saw her mood and chatted with her while he was busy.
"My health has not been very good, so I may need to rest for a while." Because of the experience with the first child, she was more careful with the second one.
Xia Xingchen also agreed with her idea, "If you take good care of your body, it will be much easier to get pregnant. Do you want a boy or a girl?"
"It's all the same. But if you can really follow your own ideas, then you should give birth to a boy as the first child. If you have a second child, it's a little sister, and the brother can protect her." Bai Suye held the little sister's hand, waved it gently, teasing her, and watching the child laugh innocently, she also laughed happily. Then she continued, "Just like Dabai treats the little sister. Dabai pampers her more, and she will definitely grow up to be a little princess in the future."
This is true. With her brother protecting her, she and Ye Qing will probably have to worry less about their sister in the future.
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the other side.
On the terrace.
Bai Yeqing and Ye Xiao were drinking outside. Both men looked through the glass door at the two women inside.
Bai Yeqing looked at Xia Xingchen with gentle and peaceful eyes.
The night owl gazed at the white millet leaves with deep affection and tenderness.
The tenderness and patience she showed when she held the baby made him feel peaceful and satisfied. He began to imagine what it would be like if they had a child.
"Actually, I never thought that you and Su Su could still be together after this point." Bai Yeqing spoke first, breaking the silence between the two men.
Night Owl then turned his gaze away from Bai Suye and replied truthfully: "I hadn't thought about it before."
"Since Su Su has decided to be with you, I hope you will treat her well in the future." Bai Yeqing's eyes became more serious. "In fact, she has been through all these years, and every day is no easier than yours."
The Night Owl looked at him.
He sipped the red wine in the glass, looked out at the night sky, and recalled: "Ten years ago, when she came back from you, she either suffered from insomnia or nightmares every day and night. After half a month, she felt like she had been skinned..."
Thinking back on it now, Bai Yeqing still feels sad.
And Night Owl, who was listening nearby, felt an even worse pain in his chest.
He said nothing, just waited for Bai Yeqing to continue.
"We tried everything, including taking her on vacation and making friends, but it was useless. We could only watch her torture herself day by day, and push herself day by day. In the end, she suffered from severe depression. Everyone was worried that she would be depressed, so they changed psychologists for her one after another. In the end, the doctor stayed with her for nearly four years. It took her four years to barely hide the pain of the past and your obsession in the corner. No one in our family dared to mention you. She put on a mask and a helmet for herself, and locked her heart, making herself like a female King Kong. From the outside, she looked glorious and indestructible, but her heart was like a person who drinks water, and only he knows the cold and warmth."
Night Owl looked inside through the glass door again.
His eyes are deep and complex.
The ten years he missed were the most painful ten years for him, but it turned out that... they were also the most painful ten years for her...
He felt a little regretful that he came back too late.
I regret giving her too little trust.
At this moment, she was looking at him. The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
Fortunately, they finally had each other.
"Ye Qing, it's almost time for us to go back. We need to go back and make milk for our sister." Xia Xingchen looked up and called Bai Ye Qing.
Bai Yeqing put down the wine glass and glanced at Ye Xiao, "Then we'll go first."
"Well, goodbye! And..." Ye Xiao paused and promised Bai Yeqing: "In the future, I will never let her suffer again."