Chapter 15 The Ji family dotes on Wang Yuqing

Ji Xuening strode over, placed the things on the stone table beside her, and helped Grandma Ji sit down. Her face showed some worry: "Grandma, I went to propose marriage, and I brought the person back..."

Ji Xuening knew that bringing the person back was a bit improper. After all, marriage requires taking one step at a time. In addition, the people in the village were not open-minded. Living together before marriage was considered immoral, shameful, crazy, and promiscuous. The entire Ji family would be gossiped about.

He didn't think it was a big deal, after all, he had gone to school and served in the army, read many books and learned a lot of knowledge, and his thinking was very progressive. He was just afraid that his grandmother would not be able to accept it. It wasn't that he was afraid that his grandmother was conservative, but that he was afraid that his actions would make his grandmother a laughing stock.

Grandma Ji pondered for a few seconds, knowing Ji Xuening's worries, and smiled lovingly, "Bringing him back is good, very good... Let me see this child..."

She wanted to stand up...

Wang Yuqing quickly walked up to her and said, "Grandma, please sit down."

She looked Grandma Ji up and down. She was sixty-nine years old, but looked more like she was over eighty. She was thin and frail, with a slightly hunched back, a full head of white hair, and deep wrinkles on her face.

The drooping eyelids covered the left eye, leaving only a slit, and tears were streaming down it. The right eye looked normal, but the pupil was cloudy, and there were two obvious white flashes inside.

Grandma Ji once accompanied Grandpa Ji to visit Wang Yuqing in the county town, but Wang Yuqing was still young at that time, and later the Wang family stopped letting them visit.

Grandma Ji stopped going after they closed the gate, but Grandpa Ji insisted on going several times and saw the original owner just leaving the house once or twice.

According to Grandpa Ji's description, Wang Yuqing was quite handsome.

She could barely see with her left eye, but not with her right. She groped for Wang Yuqing's hand, trying very hard to see him clearly, but she just couldn't.

Wang Yuqing noticed this, and she placed Grandma Ji's hand on her face: "Grandma, why don't you touch my face, my nose, my mouth..."

Upon hearing this, Grandma Ji sighed happily and began to gently stroke Wang Yuqing's face with her aged hand.

Her eyes were filled with tears, and her lips trembled as she said, "The child has grown up and is getting more and more handsome, but he's a little thin. In the future, I'll have the fourth son work hard to make sure you eat well and gain some weight..."

For some reason, Wang Yuqing's nose tingled and her eyes welled up with tears. First, Grandma Ji's old age and kindness evoked her pity and moved her. Second, she was reminded of her own grandmother.

In her past life, she was an abandoned orphan who didn't know who her parents were. Later, she was picked up and raised by her lonely grandmother.

Her grandmother was her only relative, the kindest person in the world to her, and the person she loved most. However, just when she finally saved up enough money to bring her grandmother to live in the city, her grandmother passed away due to old age and illness.

She still hasn't gotten over it and misses her grandmother terribly.

Wang Yuqing couldn't help but hug Grandma Ji, which made Grandma Ji pause for a moment. Then she gently patted her back and said, "I know you've suffered in the Wang family. Although our family is a bit poor, we would never let you suffer even if we ourselves suffer. If Fourth Brother doesn't treat you well in the future, I'll beat him to death. Even if you go to the underworld, his grandfather won't let him have a good time."

These words brought tears to Wang Yuqing's eyes again.

Ji Xuening knew from a young age that her grandparents adored Wang Yuqing. Now, the two embraced each other upon their first meeting, as if they were the real grandparents and grandchildren.

And this Wang Yuqing, it's not that he's saying anything bad about her, but it seems like it's her first time meeting her grandmother, right? Why are you crying?

Wang Yuqing stopped hugging Grandma Ji. She wiped away her tears and said gently, "Grandma, we won't suffer. We'll definitely have good days ahead of us."

Grandma Ji smiled and said, "Yes, yes, our family will have a good life from now on."

Grandma Ji didn't ask Wang Yuqing or Ji Xuening directly why they proposed marriage and why they brought the person back. She also didn't ask how Wang Yuqing's parents agreed and how they discussed it.

She simply called out to Ji Xiaoming, asking him to bring out the prepared water and handkerchief so that Wang Yuqing could wash her face and hands.

Ji Xiaoming then remembered, skipped and hopped to the kitchen, and quickly brought out a ceramic basin filled with cool water and a new handkerchief soaking in it.

Ji Xiaoming said, "I washed this basin several times, it's very clean. The handkerchief was also brand new, taken out by my great-grandmother. Um..." He didn't know how to address her for a moment, and smiled embarrassedly.

Ji Meimei, standing nearby, stepped forward and tugged at Wang Yuqing's trouser leg, tilting her head back with her big, round eyes wide open, and called out in a soft, sweet voice, "Mom..."

Wang Yuqing: "..."

The sudden "Mom!" made her blush. After all, she had been single for 26 years and had never even had a boyfriend. Being called "Mom" by a four-year-old child all of a sudden... made her feel a little awkward and uncomfortable.

Grandma Ji quickly reached out and pulled Ji Meimei in front of her, scolding her softly, "Meimei, you have to call her Auntie. You can't call her Mom now. Wait until Auntie and your dad get married and get their marriage certificate before you call her Mom."

After saying that, she added shyly, "Yuqing, I'm just a kid and I don't understand anything, please don't take offense."

Grandma Ji was worried that Wang Yuqing would mind, since she wasn't her biological mother and they weren't legally married. She was still a young woman, and being called "Mom" by a child on her first visit would definitely make her feel ashamed and angry. Someone with a bad temper might even get angry.

Actually, even if she gets married in the future, she would agree if the children didn't call her "Mom".

Wang Yuqing's return surprised her greatly. In fact, she wasn't very confident about sending the matchmaker and Ji Ning to propose marriage this time, and she thought it would most likely fail. She was just hoping that Chen E's eloquence would persuade the Wang family and that they would agree to the Wang family's request to arrange a marriage first.

As a result, the woman was taken home by her grandson. She was very content and no longer dared to hope that her grandson would agree to let her children call her "Mom".

Ji Meimei tilted her head and asked, "Brother said he wants to marry...Dad...If he marries Dad, won't that make him Mom?"

She then looked at Wang Yuqing: "Didn't you just say that from now on, you'll be our mother?"

Grandma Ji smiled without saying a word. When Ji Xiaoming came back, he told her what had just happened. She was waiting to see how Wang Yuqing would respond.

Wang Yuqing readily replied, "That's right, I'll be your mom from now on. Don't call me aunt, just call me mom."

Upon hearing this, Ji Meimei broke free from Grandma Ji's grasp, rushed over, and hugged Wang Yuqing's legs, pressing her face against the gap between them, her voice sweet and cloying: "Mom... Mom..."

After calling out, the little one even jumped up a little: "Hug..."

Wang Yuqing was still holding something in her hand. Ji Xuening stood there stunned for a long time before quickly taking the thing from her.

Wang Yuqing looked at the little one and found her incredibly cute, and her maternal instincts were overflowing. She replied, "Oh, Meimei... okay, hug me..." Then she bent down and picked her up. She was very light, not like a four-year-old child, but more like a two-year-old.

Ji Meimei found the beautiful mother in front of her to be kind and attractive, more so than any of her aunts or other female relatives. She also liked her mother very much because her mother helped her brother teach Cao Hao a lesson.

Suddenly, she kissed Wang Yuqing on the cheek, then snuggled her fluffy head into her arms, her little face filled with a shy smile.