The dining table at home is not big. Shen Deyou and Zhang Xiaoru sit on one side, and Shen Yu and Asaba Rika sit on the other side.
Zhang Xiaoru was very happy today. Her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together in the kitchen for a long time, preparing a table of delicious dishes.
While eating, they chatted about trivial things, such as telling Li Xiang about Shen Yu's childhood and their family's previous life.
Li Xiang was very interested in these. Seeing her enthusiasm, Zhang Xiaoru even took out her mobile phone to show her some photos.
"I have a photo album at home. The photos taken with my phone are not very clear. They are all from a long time ago... Look at how bad he looks!"
"so cute!!"
Lixiang ran to Zhang Xiaoru and bent down to watch her flip through the photos on her phone. They were all photos taken many years ago, including not only his life photos, but even his elementary school graduation photos.
"I was afraid that the photo album would be lost, so I took pictures with my mobile phone. Can Lixiang tell which one is Shen Yu? This is his elementary school graduation photo..."
"This is it! This is the one standing on the side!"
Lixiang pointed very pointedly at a primary school student with a dull expression in the photo, and said with a firm tone: "Shen Yu-jun's eyes and nose are very similar to his when he was a child! And the temperament is clearly his!"
"It's him. You see people laughing when they take pictures, but he is the only one with a straight face. He is more serious than the principal."
Lixiang was also amused and giggled. Looking at the photos one after another, she found that Shen Yujun's expression was almost always so serious. Now that he has grown up, he will feel that he is so fierce. But a seven or eight-year-old child who keeps a straight face all day long will find it particularly interesting.
"There were even younger ones! I'll look through them again and show them to you..."
"Auntie, please turn it slowly...turn it slowly...I think they all look good!"
"If Lixiang likes it, auntie will send you all his photos in a while. When I get home, I will take a new photo album."
"Yeah! Thank you, aunt!"
Unlike Miori, who always records the beautiful moments of Rika's childhood, Zhang Xiaoru always chooses gloomy and ugly photos to take, because he keeps a straight face all day long and looks absolutely disgusting, so Zhang Xiaoru takes photos of his ugliness. Take photos, look at a few when you are bored, and your mood will feel better.
"Mom, these are photos from many years ago. Can you please don't show them to embarrass me..."
Chen Yu was eating, looking at Li Xiang and his old mother who were not eating obediently, with a speechless expression on their faces.
"It's not for outsiders to see, why are you embarrassing anyone!"
Shen Yu wants to speak but stops talking, stops talking but wants to, okay, the image that has been built up in Li Xiang's mind for so long has been destroyed by these weird and ugly photos of her childhood...
"Rika, look at this! This is when he was two years old and I was helping him take a bath!"
"Mom!" Shen Yu was anxious and wanted to come over to grab the phone, but his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wouldn't let him grab it.
Li Xiang finally saw the photo. Two-year-old Shen Yu was white, fat and very cute. Zhang Xiaoru was holding his two short, lotus-knotted hands and standing on top of the bathtub. His body was naked. When he looked down, Saw a small and cute ugly thing...
"Haha, Rika doesn't recognize him now. Was he very young back then?"
"No... not small!"
Li Xiang's face turned red. She obviously wanted to see it, but she was so embarrassed that she immediately closed her eyes.
She had never seen such a small, cute and ugly thing, and it belonged to Mr. Shen Yu. Just thinking about it made her feel so excited and shy!
Shen Yu, who was still eating, didn't need to look to know what she saw, so she felt her face was getting hot, and she picked up the rice without saying a word...
"Let's eat. When we get back, Auntie will send you all the photos, and Lixiang will take a look at them."
Li Xiang nodded obediently and reservedly stopped looking at the shameful photo. When Zhang Xiaoru sent it to her in the evening, she would hide under the quilt and take a closer look.
Returning to sit down next to Shen Yu, Li Xiang tried her best to control herself not to look curiously at some strange place, and also held the bowl and took small bites of the rice.
Zhang Xiaoru and Shen Deyou didn't talk to them about dating or future marriage. After all, it was still early. Talking about this now would probably make Li Xiang too nervous to eat.
After the meal, Li Xiang and Zhang Xiaoru cleaned up the dishes together. Now that they were dating, the old parents no longer had the shamelessness to disturb their world. They drank a cup of tea and prepared to go back.
"I almost forgot, Lixiang. Auntie has a small gift for you."
Zhang Xiaoru took out an exquisite gift box from the bag. Judging from the exquisite packaging, it was probably not a random gift.
"Now that you and Shen Yu have started dating, your uncle and aunt are all in favor of your relationship. Now that you are dating, it's a happy event. This is also the first time for aunt to give a gift to a little girl. I picked this one for you. If Li Xiang doesn't like it, Just tell Auntie and she will give you another one."
"You won't like it!"
Li Xiang was flattered, sat up straight, and quickly waved her little hands: "This is the wish of uncle and aunt. No matter what you give, Li Xiang likes it very much!"
"That's good, keep the pear fragrance. Uncle and auntie wish you success in your relationship and happiness every day."
Zhang Xiaoru put the gift box into Lixiang's hands. Lixiang took it solemnly, stood up and bent down to say thanks: "Yeah! Thank you uncle and aunt for the gift! Lixiang is very happy!"
Chen Yu watched from the side. He always felt that this gift was not simple, but he didn't say anything. After all, it was given to Li Xiang by his parents, not to him. As long as Li Xiang likes it...
"Then let's go back."
"Li Xiang sends you..."
"No, no, no, we are not outsiders. By the time you are done with this period of work, it will be almost the New Year. Lixiang will go to her uncle and aunt's house during the Spring Festival this year, and we will celebrate the New Year together."
"good… "
Li Xiang nodded obediently, holding the gift box in both hands, and sent Zhang Xiaoru and Shen Deyou to the door.
Shen Yu also came over and stood beside her: "Then you go back and pay attention to safety."
"Okay, especially you! If you are dating me, give me good benefits. If you bully Lixiang, I'll see if mom doesn't beat you to death!"
"… Um."
"By the way, you can buy me a dishwasher tomorrow. Lixiang will wash the dishes for you every day. I feel bad for you."
"oh… "
After completing their instructions, Zhang Xiaoru and Shen Deyou completed their mission for the day and went back with satisfaction.
It wasn't until they left the door that Shen Yu and Li Xiang returned to the living room and sat on the sofa together.
"Quickly open it and take a look. What did my mother give you? It looks like something..."
"What is it?"
Li Xiang giggled and avoided Shen Yujun's big hand that came to snatch her gift.
"Stop making trouble and give me the gift."
"Auntie gave this to me!"
"Okay, okay, it's yours, is it okay if I take a look?"
"Hmph~"
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