Chapter 193, The Wedding

Just as Huang Ling and Song Ying finished their polite exchanges, Lin Wufeng strode over from the end of the corridor, panting heavily as he asked, "How are you? Is Xiaoting alright?"

Song Ying looked at the sweat on Lin Wufeng's forehead with heartache and said, "You've given birth, it's a son. Look at you, all sweaty, why were you running so fast?"

"How could I not be anxious? Yao Yao didn't explain clearly on the phone. She said her sister-in-law had a stomachache and was going to the hospital. I thought it was something serious, so I quickly told her what was going on and rushed out!"

"Maybe this girl is nervous! When she's nervous, she doesn't know what to say. You should sit down and rest. Look how sweaty you are!"

As soon as Lin Wufeng sat down in the chair, he sighed and said, "Sigh, I can't deny getting old! I used to be able to run not only this short distance, but even ten or eight miles was no problem for me!"

"Alright, alright, just accept that you're getting old, why are you grumbling so much?"

Huang Ling asked, "Engineer Lin, have you named the child yet?"

Lin Wufeng first looked at Huang Ling, then looked at Lin Dongzhe and said, "Dongzhe, have you and Xiaoting named the child yet?"

Lin Dongzhe blushed and said, "I've been back in the alley for over a month, and Xiaoting has never even looked at me properly. I haven't had the nerve to say anything, so we haven't discussed it yet."

Song Ying glared at Lin Dongzhe reproachfully and said, "See if you'll still cause trouble outside? You deserve what you're doing now!"

Huang Ling quickly stopped Song Ying to prevent her from getting angry and said, "Alright, it's all in the past. There's no need to keep bringing it up. I'll talk to Xiao Ting about it when we see her. We can't keep holding grudges, can we?"

At this moment, two more people appeared at the end of the corridor: Huang Zijuan and Zhuang Chaoying.

When they arrived, Huang Zijuan supported Zhuang Chaoying, afraid that Zhuang Chaoying would fall.

Perhaps seeing Zhuang Chaoying walking in a hurry, Huang Ling actually went to greet her, saying as she walked, "Why are you here?"

Zhuang Chaoying said irritably, "Why can't I watch my daughter give birth?"

"Yes, yes!"

Huang Zijuan said, "Auntie, I picked up my uncle. Li Yong called me and asked me to come. I just picked up my uncle so he could come to the hospital to visit him too!"

"Oh, the baby's already been born, it's a boy. Look, it's time to go again. You didn't really need to come all this way!"

Zhuang Chaoying was a little annoyed and said, "I'm happy to come and see my grandson!"

"Okay, okay, let's go take a look."

Just as Zhuang Chaoying reached the door of the emergency room, a nurse came out carrying a baby and said to Lin Dongzhe, "Congratulations, the baby weighs seven pounds and six ounces, which is great. He's neither too fat nor too thin and is very healthy."

The Zhuang and Lin families were overjoyed to hear this.

Lin Wufeng said, "Since Teacher Zhuang is here, let his grandfather give him a name!"

Everyone looked at Zhuang Chaoying, who was clearly a little embarrassed, but he said, "Since you've chosen me to name the child, then I'll do my duty. Let's name him Lin Moqiu!"

"It sounds mature and poetic; the name itself suggests someone destined for great things."

Song Ying said with a smile, "Lin Moqiu, it's a nice name. Teacher Zhuang, how did you come up with this name?"

Zhuang Chaoying explained, "Actually, it's quite simple. In just a few days, it will be August, the beginning of autumn. Time flies by so fast; autumn has arrived without us even realizing it."

"Okay, let's call him Lin Moqiu!"

What happened next was rather simple, so let's keep it short. Three days later, Zhuang Xiaoting returned to the alley with her child in her arms.

On this very day, Xiang Pengfei and Zhao Ping held their wedding.

To make the wedding more lively, Xiang Pengfei borrowed Song Ying's breakfast shop as a temporary kitchen, invited the chefs from Deyuelou Restaurant, and set up more than a dozen tables in the alley, where not only relatives but also neighbors were all seated.

There were two tables set up in the Zhuang family's courtyard, one for the Wu family, and one for the Wang family. There were also four tables on the left and four on the right at the entrance of the alley, making a total of twelve tables, all of which were full. Everyone was toasting and chatting, creating a lively atmosphere.

Just as the wedding was more than halfway through, a postman rode up to the alley entrance on a bicycle and asked, "Excuse me, is there a foreigner named Anna here?"

As luck would have it, the postman was asking Li Yong. Upon hearing that he was looking for Anna, Li Yong replied, "Yes, yes, she's inside. What's up, postman?"

"There's an international telegram that needs to be delivered to her, but there are so many people here, and I can't get through. Could you please call her for me?"

So Li Yong stood up, went to the Zhuang family's courtyard, found Anna, and said to her, "Sister-in-law Anna, there's a postman outside looking for you. He says there's an international telegram for you that you need to sign for."

Anna knew immediately that it was a telegram from home, so she hurriedly got up, ran to the entrance of the alley, and met the postman.

As soon as the postman saw Anna, he handed her a telegram and asked her to sign for it.

Anna signed for the telegram before opening the envelope.

As she stared at the English letters on the telegram, her expression grew increasingly grave, until finally she couldn't hold back her tears.

Zhao Ping, who had followed Anna out out of curiosity, asked Anna, "What's wrong, sister-in-law?"

Anna didn't say anything. She turned around and walked back quickly, ignoring everyone.

She rushed into the house and began packing her things.

Seeing Anna's flustered appearance, Huang Ling went into the house with some concern and said, "What's wrong, Anna? You can tell us what's wrong, and we can solve it together. You don't need to be in such a hurry!"

Anna looked at Huang Ling with tears streaming down her face and said, "Mom, I have to go back to America. My dad is seriously ill, and I have to go take care of him, otherwise I'll never see him again!"

Huang Ling's expression turned serious after hearing Anna's words. She knew that Anna couldn't be stopped. When the elderly get sick, it is the greatest concern of their children. Regardless of nationality or ethnicity, it is the most heart-wrenching thing.

Huang Ling thought for a moment and said, "Anna, do you want Tu Nan to go with you?"

"No need, Mom. I can go back by myself. If Dad's health is really not good, I'll take care of him for a while before coming back to China. Mom, don't worry, I will definitely come back. I will never forget this family, the people here, my dear Tunan, and you, my lovely and dear Mom!"

Huang Ling turned and walked to the door, saying to Zhuang Tunan, who was drinking with Lin Dongzhe, "Tunan, stop drinking! Anna is going back to China, come and see her!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Tunan panicked. He quickly put down his wine glass, leaned on his crutches, and went into the house. Seeing Anna packing her things, he asked, "What's wrong, Anna? Why are you leaving?"

Anna wiped away her tears and said, "Tunan, I didn't want to go back to America. I was very happy here, but my father is sick, very sick. I have to go back, otherwise I won't be able to see him one last time!"

"Then shall I go back with you?"

"No need, Tu Nan. Your legs aren't very strong. I'll take care of things in America and come back right away. Don't worry, I definitely will come back, I promise!"

"Anna, I've gotten so used to having you around these days. What will I do if you leave, Anna!"

"Tunan, don't worry, I'll be back in a few days, at most a month!"

"But I...!"

Anna, who had already packed her things, walked to Zhuang Tunan's side, put down her luggage, hugged him, kissed him, and said, "Tunan, wait for me to come back!"

After speaking, Anna picked up her luggage and walked out.

Huang Ling was also a little sad, reluctant to see Anna leave, but the current situation couldn't stop Anna from leaving, so she said to Lin Dongzhe outside, "Dongzhe, see Anna off!"

"Hey!"

Lin Dongzhe took the suitcase from Anna and followed behind her.

Anna walked to the entrance of the courtyard, glanced back at Zhuang Tunan, and then continued walking forward.