It was already eleven o'clock when Sun Yuqi and the others arrived at the hotel. There were quite a few guests today, including colleagues of her grandparents, who were professors from various universities and people from the cultural circle, as well as colleagues and comrades of her uncle Mu Yuanhe, including many bigwigs from various government agencies, and finally, colleagues of her cousin, the bride's family, as well as her relatives and many friends.
The Mu family and the Qin family had originally agreed to host a banquet together for their guests, so there were a lot of people here today. What Sun Yuqi didn't expect was that she actually met Zhou Lili and Han Xirou. When they first met, both sides were stunned, and then they both laughed and sighed that it was fate.
It turns out that Zhou Lili and Han Xirou are cousins, they are aunt cousins, which means that Zhou Lili's mother and Han Xirou's mother are sisters, and they are both Qin Xiuzhi's cousins. Qin Xiuzhi's father is Zhou Lili and Han Xirou's uncle.
Then from now on Mu Chenlan will be Zhou Lili and Han Xirou's cousin-in-law. This relationship almost made Sun Yuqi dizzy.
"Oh, then we'll all be relatives from now on!"
Sun Yuqi thought about what Zhou Lili said and realized that it was true. No matter what, they were cousins. In her case, Mu Jingran and Mu Chenlan were cousins, and Qin Xiuzhi and Zhou Lili were also cousins.
Aunt Qu Wenting saw Sun Yuqi sitting aside with several relatives of the bride's family. She felt curious and walked over.
"Yuqi! Do you two know each other?"
When Sun Yuqi heard her aunt's voice, she turned around and smiled.
"Aunt, what a coincidence! These two are my sister-in-law's cousins, and they are also my colleagues at school. However, they teach English at school, and I teach history."
Qu Wenting didn't expect that things would be so coincidental, and she laughed immediately.
"Oh, that's great. You'll have a companion at school. We're all relatives, so come visit us at home."
My cousin was getting married, so my aunt couldn't be idle all the time. She was very busy and needed to take care of the guests, so she said a few words and left.
The wedding banquet lasted until after two in the afternoon, and the Mu family began to busy themselves with the cleanup. When they returned home, it was already four in the afternoon and it was almost dark. When they got home, the bride Qin Xiuzhi was so tired that she sat down on a chair and didn't want to move. Although Sun Yuqi did nothing at the wedding banquet, just sat there to eat and chat with Zhou Lili and the others, she also felt exhausted when she returned home.
Qu Wenting saw that both daughters-in-law were exhausted and said.
"Both of you should go back and rest first! Have a good rest, eldest brother's wife. You are the bride, and you can't do any work today. Hurry and put it down."
Qin Xiuzhi was just about to work, but when she heard her mother-in-law's words, she could only smile.
"Mom, I'll trouble you and sister today. I'll go back to the house first."
The reason why Qu Wenting said this was mainly because there would be a wedding night prank tonight, and her daughter-in-law couldn't do without a good rest.
Sure enough, at around seven o'clock, Mu Chenlan's colleagues and comrades arrived. When Sun Yuqi saw so many people, she stayed in her room obediently. The noise continued until around ten o'clock that night before everyone dispersed.
Mu Chenlan's marriage was successfully completed, and the wishes of Grandpa Mu and Grandma Mu were also fulfilled. Qin Xiuzhi also started her life in the Mu family from the next day. In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. This year's Spring Festival was on February 10th. Now there are still more than 20 days away from the New Year. From that day on, the old couple started going out to buy New Year's goods.
This year, Mu Xianglan and his family also plan to celebrate the New Year in Beijing. This is also the first reunion year for the Mu family in so many years. Although there are still some small regrets (mainly because Mu Xianglan’s son is still in his hometown in the southwest), it is much better than in previous years.
From that day on, the Mu family became really lively. Everyone started to get busy with New Year's preparations. Only Sun Yuqi was the one with the least time. Meals were brought into the house for her to eat every day.
Qin Xiuzhi did not show any jealousy about the way Sun Yuqi was served. She had been married into the Mu family for some time and knew everything she needed to know. She also knew the relationship between Mu Jingran and the Mu family, and she even knew that Sun Yuqi had actually met her grandparents when she went to the countryside two years ago.
Sun Yuqi had a very good impression of Qin Xiuzhi, and she also knew the reason why Qin Xiuzhi got married so late. Speaking of Qin Xiuzhi's past, Sun Yuqi felt very sad after listening to it.
Qin Xiuzhi's family was well off back then, but after the movement came, they were suppressed. This also gave the man who had been engaged to her since childhood a reason to break off the engagement. The Qin family was already struggling at the time, and they were hoping that having an in-law could help them, but in the end, they got such a result. The Qin family ultimately failed to escape the fate of being suppressed. Qin Xiuzhi had no choice but to go to the countryside and stayed there until she was admitted to university in 1977 or 1988, and then she returned to Beijing.
However, when Qin Xiuzhi came back again, she was already a little old and had been introduced to many people, but none of them worked out. Just when she was about to give up and live alone for the rest of her life, she met Mu Chenlan.
Sun Yuqi and Mu Jingran were lying in bed at night, still sighing about fate, which was really hard to explain.
It was February 12th, which was New Year's Eve. Sun Yuqi looked at the time and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. She was about to get up and go to the main room when she saw Mu Jingran walk in.
"Wife, the New Year's Eve dinner is ready. I'll come and pick you up."
Sun Yuqi smiled and said, "I thought it was almost time, and was just about to go over when you showed up. Let's go!"
Sun Yuqi's belly is already very big now. According to the doctor, the due date is from the end of February to the beginning of March. Now it is only ten days to half a month away.
As soon as Mu Jingran helped Sun Yuqi into the main hall, Grandma Mu smiled and pulled Sun Yuqi to sit next to her.
"Oh, sit down quickly. The baby is about to be born. We all need to be careful."
After Sun Yuqi sat down, she chatted with her grandmother for a few words, then looked around and found that her sister-in-law was not there, so she asked.
"Where's my sister-in-law?"
Mu Jingran smiled.
"Sister-in-law said she'd like to cook a special dish for us to try. Is she in the kitchen now?"
As soon as Mu Jingran finished speaking, he saw Qin Xiuzhi walking in with a plate.
"This is the last dish, let's all start eating!"
Sun Yuqi smelled the fragrance in the air, which was very tempting, and said.
"Haha, sister-in-law's cooking skills must be very good. I can even smell the fragrance."
After Sun Yuqi finished speaking, everyone laughed, and Qin Xiuzhi said with a smile on her face.
"I'm very happy that my sister-in-law likes it. You know, pregnant women have more special tastes. If my sister-in-law likes it, then it means that my dish must be good."
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