A month later, Qiao Jingyan brought Gu Jinmi and her son back to S City. Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan nervously. After all, she had never met her parents-in-law before! What if her parents-in-law didn't like her? And Xiaonan.
"Dad, Dad, it's so lively here!" Qiao Jinnan looked at the scenery outside the window with great interest and said, "Dad, is this where you grew up? When I meet my grandparents later, will they like me? Why have I never seen my grandparents before?"
Qiao Jingyan said patiently, "Don't worry! Grandpa and grandma will definitely like Xiaonan. As for why you haven't seen grandpa and grandma in the past few years! It's mainly because dad didn't do well and made grandpa and grandma angry."
"Oh! Is that so? Then Dad, you have to apologize to Grandpa and Grandma. Our teacher said that filial piety is the most important virtue."
"Xiao Nan, you are so sensible."
"Of course, I want to be the man who protects my mother." Qiao Jinnan said proudly.
"You don't need to protect your mother. Your mother has me, not you." Qiao Jingyan knocked on Qiao Jinnan's head unhappily and said.
Qiao Jinnan pouted in dissatisfaction and said to Gu Jinmi aggrievedly, "Mom, Dad bullied me."
Gu Jinmi held Qiao Jinnan in her arms helplessly and said, "Qiao Jingyan, you are already such a grown-up, can't you give way to Xiaonan?"
"This is a matter of principle. I will never back down on principle."
Gu Jinmi was really speechless. Please, just be jealous if you want to! "Be good, let's ignore your dad."
Arriving at the door of the house, Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan who was smiling bitterly beside her, stretched out her hand to hold Qiao Jingyan and said with a smile, "No matter what happens, I will be by your side, so don't worry."
Qiao Jingyan looked at Gu Jinmi next to him, and his heart was immediately relieved! "Well, I know, let's go in!"
As soon as he entered the door, a cup flew over. Qiao Jingyan quickly grabbed Gu Jinmi and hid aside to avoid being hit!
"Old man Qiao, what on earth are you trying to do? Your son finally comes back and you insist on chasing him away. You're going to regret it now." An angry woman said, pointing at the man sitting on the sofa.
"It wasn't me who asked him to come back. He had the guts to leave in the first place, so why is he coming back now?"
Qiao Jingyan just glanced at Qiao's father who was sitting on the sofa, then looked at Gu Jinmi with a worried look and said, "How is it? Are you hurt?"
Gu Jinmi shook her head and said, "It's okay." In fact, she was also scared just now! There were so many special welcoming ceremonies as soon as she entered the door, she really couldn't stand it!
Mother Qiao then saw Gu Jinmi in Qiao Jingyan's arms, and she immediately came over and said, "Oh! This is the Jin'er that Jingyan mentioned last time! Come on, come and sit down."
Gu Jinmi was startled by the sudden enthusiasm. "Yeah, that." Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan beside her for help.
Qiao Jingyan helplessly pulled Gu Jinmi over and looked at his mother and said, "Mom, you scared me."
"Oh! I'm so sorry! I don't think you would mind, Jin'er! Hey! This is my grandson, come here, let grandma hug you." When Qiao's mother saw Qiao Jinnan, her heart melted! She also glared at Qiao's father who was sitting on the sofa. If it weren't for this stubborn old man, how could she have hugged her grandson now
When Mr. Qiao saw Qiao Jinnan, his heart softened, but because of his face, he could only turn his head away and not look at others.
"Hello, Grandpa and Grandma. My name is Qiao Jinnan! You can call me Xiaonan. That's what my parents call me."
When Mother Qiao heard this, she loved Qiao Jinnan so much!
Gu Jinmi and Qiao Jingyan looked at each other and laughed. Gu Jinmi poked Qiao Jingyan's waist and whispered, "Jingyan, don't go over there."
Qiao Jingyan nodded, walked towards his father Qiao who was sitting on the sofa and said, "Dad, I'm back."
"Hmph! You, a rebellious son, still remember to come back! Didn't you say you would never come back? I tell you, you should retire from the army as soon as possible." Father Qiao said to Qiao Jingyan.
"Now that I'm back, don't you know my decision? And didn't you say you were sick and in the hospital?"
"You are cursing your father!"
"Isn't this the one you called me on? You lied to me!"
"Humph! I, even if I lied to you, so what? I'm your father. It's been almost ten years, and you haven't come back once. Tell me, what do you want me to say to you?"
"Old man, can't you speak nicely? The child has finally come back, and you are going to chase him away again! And you scared my grandson and daughter-in-law." Mother Qiao said to Father Qiao with a dissatisfied look on her face.
"You, you are just a woman's opinion. Besides, I didn't force this brat to come back."
"You, old man, you are just too proud to suffer. When Jing Yan was not around, you missed him. You pretended to be sick this time just to call Jing Yan back!"
"You, you, you old woman, why do you always ruin my plans? Are you on my side or on that brat's side?" Mr. Qiao said angrily, glaring at Mrs. Qiao.
"Of course it's my son's side." Mother Qiao said confidently.
"You, you, you are so spoiled by this brat! No wonder this brat is so lawless now."
"Humph! If I don't love my son, who will?"
Gu Jinmi looked at her two uncles and aunts who were quarreling fiercely. Now she might understand why Qiao Jingyan was so domineering and arrogant. It was simply hereditary!
"I have retired from the army." Qiao Jingyan said bluntly.
When Qiao's father and mother heard what Qiao Jingyan said, they looked at Qiao Jingyan in disbelief. They knew their son best! His son would not turn back until he hit the wall! Moreover, he had severed all ties with his family in order to join the army!
"What! What did you say!" said Mr. Qiao in disbelief.
"I've already been discharged from the military."
"Really, you didn't lie to me."
"Believe it or not."
When Mr. Qiao heard this, his anger, which had originally subsided, flared up again and he said, "How can you talk like that, you little bastard!"
When Gu Jinmi saw this scene, she quickly stood up and laughed, "Dad, Jingyan didn't mean that. In fact, when Jingyan heard that you were sick, he wanted to rush back, but he was delayed by some things in the army. But as soon as he was done, he brought us back. Although Jingyan didn't say anything in the past few years, I know that Jingyan is actually very worried about you two. It's just that Jingyan is a person who is too concerned about face to suffer, so he has not come back. Mom and Dad, don't blame him."
When Qiao Jingyan heard this, he retorted without thinking, "Who said that? A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. How could I go back on my word? Besides, I don't think I did anything wrong."
When Mr. Qiao heard this, he was furious! Gu Jinmi had no choice but to quickly pull him aside and smiled apologetically at Mr. Qiao. And Mrs. Qiao also grabbed Mr. Qiao and nodded to Gu Jinmi, and quickly told Gu Jinmi to take her son away! If this continues, the two father and son will definitely quarrel again!
Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan helplessly and said, "Didn't we agree on this before we came back? Are you trying to piss off daddy by acting like this now?"
"It's that old man who refuses to change. I didn't expect that after so many years, his temper is still so bad, just like a stone in the toilet."
"Puchi, how can you describe your father like that? And in my opinion, your temper is exactly the same as your father's, okay!"
"How can it be."
"How can it be impossible? You just insist on your own opinion. After you make up your mind, no matter who advises you, you won't repent. Let me think about it. Your temper should be considered as tsundere on the Internet!"
Although Qiao Jingyan doesn't often go online, he knows what tsundere means! He immediately became unhappy and said, "Who is tsundere?"
"Puchi, you are just a tsundere now, okay!" Gu Jinmi looked at Qiao Jingyan's face full of dissatisfaction and grievance, and exposed him without hesitation.
"snort!"
"Haha, okay, okay, don't be angry. I didn't mean it. But you should know your father's temper. Can't you just be a little more tolerant? Besides, Dad still cares about you in his heart. Even though he argues with you, but..."
"Do you think I don't know? But my dad is the kind of person who can't let go of his pride. If I just accept his kindness like this, he will definitely feel very uncomfortable. So I might as well let him scold me a few more times. Anyway, I won't lose any meat or anything. It will just make him feel better and relieve all the resentment and regret in his heart."
"So you did it on purpose."
"What do you think? Do you really think I'm so narrow-minded?"
"Humph! Who knows? Do you think you can change your stubborn character in a short time?"
"Gu Jinmi!"
"I'm telling the truth, okay? You've made a decision, who can change it?"
"Humph! That's because the decisions I made were all correct, okay!"
"That's just your personal decision." She now understood why her mission hadn't been completed for so long. It was definitely because of Qiao Jingyan's self-centered personality! She definitely wanted someone to change it.
"Jingyan, Jin'er, it's time for dinner, come in quickly!"
"Okay, Mom's calling again, let's go in first!"
"kindness."