Chapter 192 Chapter 192 [Jinjiang exclusive, reunion dinner]...
Yancheng is always damp and cold in winter. Most of the time it is cloudy and rainy with a howling cold wind that chills people to the bone.
However, the day when Lin Yimu and his friends returned was a rare day of good weather. The continuous rain and drizzle retreated, revealing the long-lost warm and gentle sunshine.
After getting off the plane, Lin Yimu did not call his parents to pick him up, but got directly into the car that He Xiuji had arranged in advance.
The car drove all the way towards Lin Yimu's home. Yuan Mingxu, who got in the car and originally thought he was going to their residence in Yancheng, felt a little confused as he looked at the increasingly unfamiliar scenery.
Then he thought that maybe his uncle wanted to send Lin Yimu home first, so he didn't say anything.
It was not until they got off the car at Lin Yimu's residential area and He Xiuji asked the driver to leave the car behind so that the other party could take a taxi back and reimburse him for the fare that Yuan Mingxu spoke with some confusion.
"Uncle, now that we've sent Xiaomu home, aren't we going home?"
While talking, Yuan Mingxu watched his uncle take all the luggage and prepared gifts out of the car.
When Lin Yimu heard Yuan Mingxu's words, he turned around and looked at him with some confusion, but still said, "Didn't he tell you that you and Aji were staying at my house during the New Year?"
As he spoke, Lin Yimu turned around and glanced at He Xiuji who was closing the trunk.
He Xiuji came over with the three people's suitcases and said, "Yesterday I only told him that I would return to Yancheng today, but I forgot to tell him that I would stay at your house."
"Oh, it's okay. You can tell me now. If you really are not used to living in my house, you can go back later." Lin Yimu looked at Yuan Mingxu inquiringly.
Yuan Mingxu hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to go back to his uncle's residence in Yancheng. The reason he gave was, "You two are going home when you are getting engaged, so why should I go with you? Besides, I don't want to eat your dog food during the holiday."
After listening to his reasons, Lin Yimu and He Xiuji did not stop him. He Xiuji even thought about it and said to him, "You are right. It is indeed inappropriate to take you directly to Xiaomu's house. I didn't think it through."
As he spoke, He Xiuji took out his cell phone and dialed a number to say a few words. After hanging up, he said to Yuan Mingxu, "Since you don't want to go back with us, you can go back to our previous residence in Yancheng. I have already asked someone to clean it, and I have also hired a part-time worker for you. The other party will be responsible for your three meals a day in Yancheng."
When Yuan Mingxu heard his uncle's arrangement, he nodded happily.
Lin Yimu, who was standing aside, didn't say a word. Putting himself in his shoes, he realized that if he were asked to stay in someone else's house for a few days, he would not be used to it either. So he could understand Yuan Mingxu's choice.
I'm just a little worried about whether Yuan Mingxu can take good care of himself living alone.
Lin Yimu thought for a moment, looked at Yuan Mingxu who was beaming with joy and said, "It's fine for you to live by yourself before the New Year, but you have to come to my house for the New Year's Eve dinner. Aji and I will pick you up."
When Yuan Mingxu heard Lin Yimu's words, he was about to say something, but before he could open his mouth, he was interrupted by Lin Yimu with a serious look, "Don't refuse! This is my last concession. If you don't agree, then we won't let you live there by yourself."
After Lin Yimu finished speaking, he turned and looked at He Xiuji.
He Xiuji also nodded, indicating that he agreed with Lin Yimu's point of view.
Looking at the attitudes of the two, Yuan Mingxu knew that he could no longer dream of the free annual leave he wanted, so he could only nod in agreement helplessly.
Afterwards, He Xiuji let Yuan Mingxu drive back by himself, while he and Lin Yimu carried their luggage and the gifts they had bought and walked towards Lin Yimu's house.
When he arrived at the door of his house, before Lin Yimu could even reach out to knock, the door was opened from the inside.
It was Lin Yimu's mother who opened the door. After seeing the two of them, she walked forward in surprise, took Lin Yimu's hand, and said as she walked into the house, "You're finally back! You called us yesterday and said you were coming back, but you didn't tell us the exact time, and you didn't let us pick you up at the airport. How did you get back?"
As Jiang Wanqiu spoke, she glanced at He Xiuji, who was pulling the suitcase behind Lin Yimu. Her originally happy expression turned into confusion.
"Xiao Mu, didn't you say there were three people? Why are there only you and Xiao Ji?"
After saying that, he looked at He Xiu Ji and asked, "Xiao Ji, where is your nephew? Didn't you say you brought your nephew with you?" As he said that, he leaned over and looked around behind He Xiu Ji.
Seeing his mother's expression, Lin Yimu quickly pulled her aside to explain, "Mom, we came back together as a group of three, but Yuan Mingxu said he was embarrassed to stay at our house, so he went to their place in Yancheng. But I told him to come for the New Year's Eve dinner, and Aji and I will pick him up then."
Jiang Wanqiu nodded in understanding when she heard this, and did not mention Yuan Mingxu anymore. Instead, she enthusiastically pulled Lin Yimu and the other person into the house.
After entering the house, He Xiuji put the gift on the table in the living room. When Jiang Wanqiu saw it, she just glanced at it and didn't say anything polite. Instead, she asked them to go back to the room to put their luggage.
Lin Yimu took He Xiuji back to his room. The room had already been tidied by his mother, and the bedding was prepared and neatly folded on the bed.
Lin Yimu's original small bed was replaced with a large double bed.
After Lin Yimu and He Xiuji entered the house, they only needed to pack their luggage.
After the two entered the room, they sorted out the luggage they brought back, put it in the cloakroom and went out.
After leaving the room, Lin Yimu didn't see either Mother Lin or Father Lin in the living room, so he took He Xiuji directly into the closed kitchen.
After opening the kitchen door, the originally quiet house suddenly became lively. The aroma of food that was isolated in the kitchen and the sound of frying food instantly reached their ears.
"Dad, so it's you who is cooking. Where's my mom?" Lin Yimu asked puzzledly as he looked at his father Lin, who was busy in the kitchen in an apron.
While Lin's father was frying the vegetables in the pot, he said without turning his head: "Are you back? The salt at home is used up, and your mother went to buy some salt."
As he spoke, Father Lin finished stir-frying the dishes in his hands, covered the pot with the lid, then turned around and looked at He Xiuji who was standing at the kitchen door.
"I'm here. We'll be eating soon." After saying that, he looked at his son and said, "Don't stay in the kitchen. Take your partner to the living room and sit for a while. Pour the tea."
Lin Yimu nodded, pulled He Xiuji back to the living room, poured a cup of tea from the coffee table and handed it to He Xiuji, "Sit down and drink some tea first, I'll go help Dad, and we can eat when Mom comes back."
He Xiuji looked at the tea stuffed into his hand, but shook his head when he heard it, "I'll go help too. I can't just sit there and drink tea when I get here. I have to leave a good impression on my partner's family."
Hearing what He Xiuji said, Lin Yimu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Who told you that? This isn't your first time meeting the parents, and we're different from those boyfriends and girlfriends. Do you think this is a son-in-law meeting his mother-in-law?"
He Xiuji shook his head seriously and denied it: "It's not the mother-in-law meeting the son-in-law."
Then he continued, "Although this is not the first time I meet my parents, I hope they can be more confident in leaving you to me. Besides, we will also talk about our engagement later, so I can't let my parents have a bad impression of me."
“Okay, okay.” Lin Yimu nodded and pulled him up with a smile, “Since you want to help, let’s go back to the kitchen together. I’ll help and you go serve the dishes.”
The two of them walked back to the kitchen again, chatting and laughing, which surprised Lin's father who was cooking in the kitchen. He looked at Xiaomu with an inquiring look.
Lin Yimu shrugged helplessly, but he had no intention of embarrassing He Xiuji in front of his father. He just said that he was bored sitting in the living room and wanted to come over to help.
Father Lin didn't ask any more questions and just let the two of them make their own arrangements.
Lin Yimu asked He Xiuji to take out the dishes on the kitchen counter, and he helped wash and cut the vegetables.
While the three were busy in the kitchen, Lin's mother also came back from buying salt. In her hands she not only had salt for cooking, but also a bag of fruit.
Seeing three grown men busy in the kitchen and the dining room, I simply delivered the salt needed for cooking and did not disturb them. Instead, I took the fruit in my hand and went to the other side to process it.
After the meal was ready, the family sat at the dining table to eat. Occasionally, one could hear Lin's father and mother asking about their lives, as well as Lin's father and He Xiuji discussing current affairs news.
The meal passed in a harmonious and warm atmosphere, yet with some homely chatter.
After dinner, Lin Yimu patiently watched TV with Lin's mother in the living room, while He Xiuji went to the study to talk with Lin's father.
"Xiao Mu, how have you and Xiao Ji been getting along in the past six months?" Mother Lin, who was watching TV, looked at her son sitting next to her and asked the question that she had been reluctant to ask before with mixed feelings.
Lin Yimu was staring at the TV in a daze and carefully reviewing the new knowledge he had learned in his mind. He suddenly came to his senses when he heard his mother's question.
Looking at his mother's complicated expression, Lin Yimu knew that she was still worried about him and He Xiuji and that it was just a momentary impulse. She usually only reported good news to them and not bad news.
Lin Yimu showed a gentle smile on his face and said, "Mom, don't worry, everything is fine between me and Aji. We have never quarreled. Although we are very busy at work, as long as we have time, we will stay with each other or go on a date together..."
Lin Yimu reached out and held his mother's hand, with a gentle expression and a smile on his face, he recounted their daily life together.
This made Jiang Wanqiu, who had always been worried about their relationship, feel relieved.
If they didn't get along well, Xiaomu's expression wouldn't be so gentle and sweet. Even when he mentioned Xiaoji, there was a subconscious smile on the corners of his mouth and eyebrows.
"Mom, we have always been a soul mate who are compatible with each other and tolerate each other. We are also people who want to accompany each other through life." At the end, Lin Yimu seriously told his mother what he had been thinking all along.
First, he really thought so, and second, he wanted his parents to feel at ease.
Hearing their son say this so solemnly, Jiang Wanqiu, He Xiuji, who had just walked out of the study, and Lin's father Lin Bohan, all felt very complicated, but the worries and concerns that had always arisen from the two men being together were indeed relieved a lot.
Jiang Wanqiu smiled with satisfaction and patted Lin Yimu's hand, "Okay, since you are sure about it, his mother won't say much." Then she continued with a serious look, "Then are you sure that he really thinks so?"
Hearing his mother's question, Lin Yimu nodded subconsciously. Just as he was about to say something, he was blocked by He Xiuji's words.
"Mom, Xiaomu's ideas are my ideas. I will not hurt Xiaomu. I will only support any decision he makes."
He Xiuji came out from the corner upstairs and made his assurances in a serious tone and expression, followed by Lin's father who came down with him.
"Besides, Mom, the date for our engagement party has been set. Xiaomu and I would like to invite you, Dad, and my uncle's family to Jing City to attend our engagement ceremony."
He Xiuji had just said this when talking to Lin's father in the study upstairs. He said it again this time. Although the situation did not seem right, he had to say it.
After hearing what Xiaomu said just now, He Xiuji was so excited and happy that he even wanted to go up and hug him.
It was just that he couldn't do so due to the circumstances, but he wanted to give Xiaomu and his parents reassurance and peace of mind once again.
Mother Lin looked at He Xiuji who was walking towards her, her expression did not change at all. However, when she heard him talking about the engagement, her expression relaxed a little, and tears flickered in her eyes, but disappeared in an instant, making Lin Yimu think that he had seen it wrong.
It was not until Father Lin came over, put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her that Mother Lin softened her expression and nodded.
Then she looked at the two people standing together, then at their tightly clasped hands, and the rings on their fingers, and finally Mother Lin smiled with relief and satisfaction, and let the two go back to their room to rest.
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