Chapter 177: We are a family of three
Tang Yuehai and Su Luoluo went on stage to take photos. Yan Guizhi helped the two of them next to the photographer, sometimes taking Tang Yuehai's coat, and sometimes handing Su Luoluo a bouquet of roses.
Jin Changyu and Sang Qian stood below the stage and saw Tang Yuehai taking photos throughout the event, his face beaming with happiness.
They weren't taking photos in a very formal or serious way.
It's rather playful and casual.
Moreover, no matter what funny pose Su Luoluo asked him to strike, Tang Yuehai would always comply and cooperate willingly.
He would squat down so she could sit on his shoulders, and he would obediently squat down, even raising his hand to support her waist so she wouldn't be able to sit steadily.
He was told to hold a rose in his mouth and carry her on his back, which he did, even using one hand to make a heart shape with his hands with Su Luoluo's.
He was happy to cooperate if she asked him to cross his eyes with her face close to his.
In short, he would play along with whatever trouble Su Luoluo wanted to cause.
Looking at Tang Yuehai like this, Jin Changyu suddenly remembered how serious and rigid he looked when he took his wedding photos.
I couldn't help but glance at the woman beside me. She was watching the two people on stage taking photos together in perfect harmony, with a smile and appreciation on her face, and she was taking photos of them from a distance with her phone.
No wonder she threw away their wedding photos.
His performance when taking photos was really terrible.
"Qianqian, we..."
"Qianqian, come up quickly."
Jin Changyu reached out to Sang Qian's waist, about to put his arm around her and say something, when Su Luoluo's voice came from the stage.
"Come on, let's take some photos together as a family of four."
Jin Changyu looked at Su Luoluo waving at Sang Qian on the stage, his face full of question marks: ???
A family of four?
Where did this family of four come from?
Who's with whom?
Just as I was about to ask the woman next to me, I saw her already walking towards the stage.
Jin Changyu's hand was still hanging in mid-air as he watched Tang Yuehai and Su Luoluo walk down the steps and help her up.
The two pulled Sang Qian to the center of the stage and stood on either side of her. Su Luoluo, who was standing on the right, even reached out and gently stroked Sang Qian's slightly protruding belly.
The three of them smiled at the photographer's lens.
Jin Changyu, “?”
So, they included his wife and children in their little family?
Under the photographer's guidance, they took several different poses for photos, and finally Yan Guizhi, who was standing to the side, squeezed in to take photos with them.
This has made them a family of five.
Half an hour later, Sang Qian came down from the stage and stepped onto the steps. A large hand reached out in front of her. She was stunned for a moment and looked up to see Jin Changyu standing on the steps.
"Thanks."
As soon as she reached out her hand, the man's broad hand grasped hers, and he carefully helped her down the steps.
Jin Changyu helped her to a rest chair offstage and gave her a thermos to drink.
Sang Qian took the drink, drank a couple of sips, and when she handed it back, she finally noticed the man's gloom and silence.
"What’s wrong with you?"
She asked, puzzled.
Jin Changyu put the thermos away before turning to look at her, his voice tinged with sadness, "You and the baby are a family of four with them, but what about me?"
Sang Qian, "..."
He looked unhappy; was it because of this?
"Then...they are Duoduo's godparents."
“But I am Duoduo’s biological father. We are clearly a family of three.”
Sang Qian looked at his serious expression and almost laughed.
"No, I want to stay with the four of them."
Sang Qian had only meant to tease him, but she didn't expect that after she finished speaking, the man sitting next to her would purse his lips into a straight line, just looking at her with his eyes slightly red, as if he had suffered some grievance.
Sang Qian's heart skipped a beat, and she was somewhat at a loss. "What, what's wrong with you?"
Jin Changyu pursed his lips, turned his face away, and remained silent.
Sang Qian looked at the spoiled man: ?
She reached out and pulled him back, making him look at her. "Isn't it good that your child has godparents who love him?"
"Okay, very good, I am very grateful to them, but we are only a family of three."
His insistence on the "family of three" issue left Sang Qian somewhat amused and exasperated.
"Why are you taking this so seriously?"
Jin Changyu: "How could I not take this kind of thing seriously?"
"Luo Luo and the others felt sorry for me, being all alone with my child after the divorce. They said they would jokingly offer to be my and Duo Duo's parents in order to encourage and cheer me up."
Sang Qian looked at the man who was slightly stunned and said, "In this family of four, both the baby and I are the children."
Jin Changyu, “…”
"The person they're taking over is my mother and the person I no longer consider my father. It's not bothering you, so why are you upset?"
"I……"
Jin Changyu was speechless for a moment.
Oh right, what is he competing with his wife's family for?
It's not like she's trying to steal his wife.
If he offends her family, his path to winning her back will face another hurdle.
"I'm not unhappy, I'm just..."
Jin Changyu reached out and subtly hooked her finger, "I want to be a family of three with you and the baby."
Sang Qian slapped his hand away, "We've already got a divorce certificate, so how can we be a family of three?"
Jin Changyu immediately said, "As long as you nod, we can remarry right away."
"Mr. Jin, if I may remind you, we are currently attending someone else's engagement party. Are you trying to steal their thunder?"
Jin Changyu, “No…”
"Qianqian, come up here, it's time for a family photo."
Su Luoluo's voice came from over there again. The two looked over at the same time and saw that both sets of parents had already gone up on the stage.
"They're here."
Sang Qian stood up and, as she took a step, looked at the man sitting beside her, "Do you want to come along?"
Unexpectedly, she invited him to come on stage with her. Jin Changyu was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly felt a surge of joy.
"want."
He stood up abruptly.
The sadness of being rejected was instantly washed away by immense joy.
Ms. Su said it was a family group photo, and since she invited me to go on stage with her, isn't that...?
Do you consider him family too?
When Jin Changyu took the stage, it immediately made the parents of both the Su and Tang families nervous, and they insisted on arranging the center position for him and Sang Qian.
Jin Changyu waved his hand to politely decline, "We're all family, no need to be polite. My wife and I will just stand to the side."
Finally, they stood to the right of the newlyweds, with Sang Qian standing next to Su Luoluo and Jin Changyu standing on the other side of Sang Qian.
When the photographer asked everyone to pose, Jin Changyu gently put his arm around Sang Qian's waist and leaned closer to her affectionately.
When the photographer counted down one, two, three, he smiled earnestly at the camera.
*
During the banquet, Jin Changyu and Sang Qian were also seated at the head table.
Many people came to the main table to offer toasts, some to the newlyweds, some to both sets of parents, and some to Jin Changyu.
One wave leaves, another wave arrives.
Jin Changyu was very kind to the guests who came to toast him. Even though he had to take care of his pregnant wife, he still used tea instead of wine and toasted everyone who came to talk to him and offer a toast, giving face to the Su and Tang families.
During the meal, someone curiously inquired about his relationship with the Su and Tang families. He generously replied, "The engaged Mr. Tang and Ms. Su are my child's godparents."
"Yes, the newlyweds are very good friends of my wife and me."
...
In between social engagements, he would still find time to serve Sang Qian a dish or a bowl of soup.
Sang Qian seemed quite happy today, and she ate more than usual.
She and Su Luoluo, who was being held back by Tang Yuehai to prevent them from toasting, would occasionally huddle together and whisper something.
Looking at the woman who seemed relaxed and happy, and who occasionally gave him a smile, Jin Changyu felt quite pleased.
It turns out that going out to a banquet with my wife feels so good.
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