Cheng Ran's words calmed Jiang Wanqing down. She took his hand, smiled, and everything was understood without words.
When the two returned home, both sets of parents were there. As soon as they heard the door open, they immediately came out with their children in their arms. Four pairs of eyes stared at them, trying to read their future plans from their faces.
In the end, it was Nannan's sweet, childlike voice that broke the eerie atmosphere.
"Daddy, hug me."
Although the father and daughter hadn't seen each other for two years and there was a slight distance between them when they first reunited, they were still close because of blood ties. The child is now completely dependent on Cheng Ran and will cling to him for even a short while when they go out.
"Okay, Daddy, hug me."
Cheng Ran happily picked up his daughter and was about to continue walking inside when his mother stopped him with a serious expression.
"You went to the army? What did they say? Your job..."
"Mom, don't worry about this. It's not decided yet. I need to think about it and I'll let you know when I've made a decision."
This answer surprised her, meaning they didn't intend to discuss it with them?
She immediately turned her gaze to Jiang Wanqing, somewhat displeased. Before they even returned to the Beijing area, hadn't they already told her to persuade Cheng Ran? Why was she still like this?
"Wanqing, come with me for a moment." She said in a less than pleasant tone in front of Jiang Jianguo and his wife.
“Mother-in-law, can’t you say things in front of everyone? If my daughter has done something wrong, we can help supervise her to correct it. If she hasn’t, I won’t let you bully my daughter!”
Xue He finally stood up for once. Since arriving in the Beijing area, she had been putting up with Cheng Ran's mother for the sake of harmony. But now, something had touched her, and she finally said what she had been wanting to say for so long.
"What did you say?!"
As if she had heard something incredible, Cheng's mother's eyes widened.
"Cheng Ran, look at them..."
She wanted to seek justice from her son, but Cheng Ran frowned instead.
"You and Dad go back. I'll come back if there's anything else. Don't come over unless it's important. I'll also bring Nannan back to you regularly to build a bond."
He didn't want to escalate the conflict, nor did he want to take sides, so he said it that way.
Jiang Wanqing sighed. Cheng's mother was always so anxious. To put it bluntly, she still didn't treat her as family and didn't trust her.
“I have never forgotten what you entrusted to me. There is no point in trying to pressure and test me step by step.”
"Let's go, you've got to keep your mouth shut!"
Feeling humiliated by such words from a younger generation, Mr. Cheng quickly pulled his wife away.
After the farce ended, Xue He realized she had caused trouble for her daughter and son-in-law, and quickly apologized.
"I'm sorry, just now..."
"It's okay, Mom. My parents are protecting me, and you're protecting Wanqing. You're both right."
"Sigh... Luckily you are understanding and kind to Wanqing, otherwise we really wouldn't want our daughter to suffer in your Cheng family."
"Mom and Dad, I wasn't wronged. You're overthinking it. Life is full of frictions. It's impossible for everything to go smoothly and be perfect all the time."
The relationship between the two families was not irreconcilable, but it was definitely not as good as that of a family. Jiang Wanqing calmed them down and then let them go out to buy things and relax.
With only the couple and their daughter Nannan left in the large house, Cheng Ran felt even more guilty.
"These past two years, you've had a tough time mediating between our two sets of parents. I'm so sorry, it's all my fault..."
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Now that you're back to face this with me, these are all minor issues. Compared to what happened before, they're nothing."
She has a very good mindset and stable emotions, and she has raised her daughter very well. Cheng Ran felt that his love for her had deepened even further.
Holding my daughter in one arm and her in the other, I felt a sense of fulfillment I had never experienced before.
Cheng Ran didn't want to waste a week thinking about what to do next. Taking advantage of the rare free time, they took their daughter everywhere to play, to parks, museums...
During their conversation, when he was suffering from amnesia, Cheng Ran asked Jiang Wanqing how she recognized him from so far away.
She said, "It's not that I have good eyesight. Actually, I wasn't sure at first because I didn't believe you would be there. Huanren helped me a lot by going to Amei's house to see you and then telling me."
"Huanren? That's your classmate from Huazhong University?"
"That's right, you still remember him."
Jiang Wanqing was somewhat surprised, because she had always harbored varying degrees of wariness and hostility towards the men around her.
"He's a good person, clear-headed. I heard from you that he became a leader in the county where A-mei lives, which is great."
"Yes, if he hadn't invited me to build a factory there, I wouldn't have found you. Come to think of it, I haven't properly thanked him yet."
"Why don't we go and thank him in person?"
"Huh? You mean it?"
Jiang Wanqing found it hard to believe that Cheng Ran had given her this suggestion. After all, thanking someone in person was not as simple as just saying thank you. At the very least, she would have to treat him to a meal and bring him a gift to express her gratitude.
“Of course it’s true, and there’s one more thing…” He looked into Jiang Wanqing’s eyes: “Don’t be angry when I tell you.”
Her eyes flickered, and then, as if she had thought of something, she twitched the corners of her mouth.
"You mean, you should also go and see your sister and her father, right?"
You know?
He was immediately embarrassed. On the one hand, the father and daughter had saved his life and he hadn't repaid their kindness yet. On the other hand, they had once had those kinds of thoughts about him, which made him feel awkward. So he was very conflicted.
“They’re not bad people, they just like you too much. I really like A-mei. I even told her I’d come work at the factory once it was built. I don’t know if she’ll still be willing now. It’s good that our whole family can go together to clean up the mess.”
Jiang Wanqing's thoughts coincided with Cheng Ran's. He breathed a sigh of relief, having obtained her consent, which finally gave him more confidence.
"Then I'll go buy a ticket later and try to come back within a week."
"Okay, I'll take Nannan home first."
"Um."
After dividing up the tasks, the two began planning their return to the county.
After discussing it with my parents, they agreed and helped me pack everything up in one night. They even went out and bought a lot of local specialties from Beijing for me to take away as gifts.
The next day they embarked on their long journey, a two-day, one-night drive, and they were worried that the child wouldn't be able to handle it.
Unexpectedly, the little girl was quiet and well-behaved throughout the journey, eating and sleeping in a way that made everyone in the same carriage envious.
They simply said the couple were well-educated, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and so on...
Because they had contacted Huanren in advance by phone, he was waiting for them outside the station when they got off the train.
This was a private trip, and he borrowed a car to pick them up by himself.
Compared to the first time he met Jiang Wanqing, he was much more restrained and spoke more carefully.
"Knowing you were coming back, I made special preparations for two days, arranging everything from food and clothing to accommodation and transportation. I hope you will be satisfied."
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