Chapter 203: It's a good thing he knows how to cherish his wife.
The next morning, the two went back to the Jin family home to pay New Year's respects to their elders.
Sang Qian finally met Jin's mother, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
The photos didn't quite capture the reality, but seeing her in person, she realized that Jin's mother had indeed gotten much darker.
However, my skin has also become much firmer and healthier.
Perhaps because of the "reform," she had lost her former arrogance, and people were much more amiable towards her.
In the living room, after exchanging New Year's greetings with the elders, Jin Changyu sat down on the sofa with Fusang Qian, reached out to straighten her skirt, and gently smoothed her hair that fell down her back, asking softly:
"Are you thirsty? Would you like some water?"
Sang Qian whispered, "No need."
"Then have some fruit."
On the table, Jin Ningxi had the maid cut a plate of apples, which he then picked up and ate a piece himself before forking another piece and offering it to Sang Qian's mouth.
The movements were natural and intimate.
"Sweet."
Sitting on the opposite sofa, Old Madam Jin and her daughter Jin Ningxi were both looking at him.
To be precise, it was watching the two of them.
Sang Qian noticed the three people's gazes, her ears burning slightly. She subtly nudged Jin Changyu, reminding him to be mindful of the occasion.
Jin Changyu, however, acted as if no one else was around, assuming she didn't want to eat. "What's wrong? Didn't you say you wanted to eat an apple last night before going to bed?"
Sang Qian, "..."
Brother, didn't you see the people on the other side staring at them?
When her eye contact failed to work, she had no choice but to open her mouth and eat the apple he offered to her lips, then said, "One piece is enough, you can put it down."
Jin Ningxi leaned close to Grandma Jin's ear and whispered, "Grandma, I have a feeling... like my brother has successfully won over his wife?"
Whether it's holding hands when they entered the house or their interaction now, this level of intimacy doesn't seem like acting.
The only possibility is that they made up.
Looking at the two of them, Madam Jin smiled and said, "If you can spend the New Year in someone else's hometown, how can it not be successful?"
After sitting for a short while, Jin Changyu instructed the kitchen to prepare for the banquet.
He brought lunch up more than half an hour earlier because Sang Qian didn't have a good appetite for breakfast and didn't eat much.
Mrs. Jin looked at Jin Changyu, who was leading Sang Qian to the dining table, in surprise. "He's even controlling when we eat at home now?"
She looked at Old Madam Jin beside her, "Mom, doesn't he usually wait for you to speak at times like this?"
Looking at Jin Changyu pulling out a chair for Sang Qian, Old Madam Jin was filled with satisfaction. "It's a good thing that he knows how to cherish his wife now."
The family sat down, and the food was served one after another. Sang Qian noticed that the last dish the maid brought out was a red, round ball that looked like mashed potatoes.
It looks delicious.
Is this dessert?
She asked Jin Changyu, who was sitting next to her.
Because he knew that today's dishes were specially prepared by him and instructed the kitchen to prepare them.
Before Jin Changyu could speak, Jin Ningxi across from him said, "These are sweet potato balls. Mom brought them back from the countryside for Grandma. She said they are all-natural food grown locally, nutritious and easy to digest, and good for the elderly."
Oh, so it was made for Grandma.
Sang Qian didn't pick up any food with her chopsticks.
Jin's mother glanced at her and said, "It's not just good for the elderly, it's also good for pregnant women. You... can try it and see if you like it. If you like it, eat more."
Perhaps because she rarely spoke such tender words to Sang Qian, her tone became somewhat awkward towards the end.
"This was specially made for you by Mom in the kitchen." Jin Changyu placed a sweet potato ball into Sang Qian's bowl and said to her:
"Try it and see if it tastes good. Mom said it can help pregnant women strengthen their bodies, so she specially prepared some for you to take home tonight."
Sang Qian looked at Jin's mother in disbelief.
Although I knew that her thinking had changed a lot recently, I didn't expect her to take the initiative to be friendly to me.
"Thank you... Mom."
When she called out "Mom" afterward, it sounded somewhat restrained.
"No need for thanks, but I heard it from the villagers there. I don't know if it's really good for pregnant women," said Jin's mother.
"Try it first. If you like it, you can take it with you. If you don't like it, you don't have to force yourself."
"good."
Sang Qian picked up a potato ball and took a bite; it was very soft and sweet.
It's a little different from the potatoes we usually eat.
"It's delicious."
She wasn't just being polite; she genuinely thought it was delicious, so she smiled sincerely at Jin's mother and said, "Thank you, Mom."
Seeing the exchange between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Jin Changyu, who was standing to the side, finally felt a great weight lifted from his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.
After dinner, Madam Jin called Sang Qian to her room to get the New Year's gift she had prepared for her.
The gift box was handed to her, and Sang Qian thanked her and accepted it. She opened it and found a jade Buddha with excellent color.
"This was specially blessed by a monk before the New Year. Wearing it will protect you and keep you safe." Madam Jin smiled kindly at her. "You'll be due in two or three months. Grandma hopes this jade Buddha will protect you and your baby."
The elderly woman had been concerned about her delivery, which touched Sang Qian deeply. "Thank you, Grandma."
The old lady invited her to stay in the room to chat, but Sang Qian knew that she had a habit of taking a nap after lunch, so she didn't dare to stay for too long. After chatting for a while, she made an excuse to get up and leave.
As soon as the door opened, she looked up and saw Jin Changyu standing outside.
Seeing her come out, Jin Changyu immediately went up to her and asked, "Why did you talk for so long? What did Grandma say to you?"
Sang Qian closed the door before turning to him and saying, "It's nothing, we just chatted for a while."
Jin Changyu took the box from her hand. "What New Year's gift did Grandma give you?"
"It's a jade Buddha that's been blessed. My grandma says wearing it will bring her peace and safety."
Speaking of the gift, Sang Qian felt unworthy of it. "I didn't prepare a gift for her this year, but she gave me such a precious gift."
She had heard Jin Ningxi say that anyone who wanted to have their temple blessed by that master had to fast and worship Buddha for seven days to show their sincerity before the blessing could be performed.
In other words, Madam Jin observed a seven-day fast and Buddhist ceremony for her.
"Why weren't you prepared?"
Jin Changyu said, "I had someone deliver the New Year's gifts for our family before the New Year."
“But that was prepared by you,” Sang Qian said softly, her head bowed. “It wasn’t me.”
Because they hadn't reconciled before the Lunar New Year, Sang Qian felt she wasn't qualified or had the right to give the old lady a New Year's gift, so she didn't prepare one.
However, Jin Changyu prepared New Year's gifts for his family and his second uncle in the name of him and his wife.
"What do you mean 'your' and 'mine'?" Jin Changyu disagreed with her statement. "We are husband and wife. Whoever gives the gift represents us."
"When you prepared New Year's gifts for the family a couple of years ago, weren't they also in our names as husband and wife?"
Jin Changyu flicked her nose with his finger, "Why do I have to divide what I prepared for you and me this year?"
“That’s different. We were husband and wife before, but now…”
"What's going on now?"
Jin Changyu reached out and intertwined his fingers with hers, then held his hand up in front of her, reminding her, "We've made up, and now we're husband and wife."
Once we get the marriage certificate tomorrow morning, she'll be the rightful husband.
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