Hearing the name Bai Xiaolu is not much better than hearing the name Xiaohai.
Zhu Qianying thought that Zizai had probably really forgotten about Bai Xiaolu.
Because this is the first time in recent months that Zizai has brought her up on his own initiative.
"Mommy, is Bai Xiaolu never coming back?"
Before Zhu Qianying could recover from her shock, Zizai dropped an even bigger bombshell.
Zhu Qianying tried her best to hide her inner panic and gently pinched the little guy's cheek.
"Don't talk nonsense! How could that be?!" Zhu Qianying denied it outright, but in truth, she was very guilty.
So, it turns out that Zizai had already noticed my unease?
Did he also glean something from the decreasing number of videos and the phone calls that never went through?
Zizai didn't say anything more, and went into the living room with his schoolbag on his back.
From then on, Zhu Qianying never heard Zizai mention Bai Xiaolu again, until he had grown into a young man.
Those things happened many years later.
Right now, Zhu Qianying and her younger sister Zhu Qianyu are busy preparing for their mother's wedding.
Luo Yifan's family all live in R City, and the Luo family is considered a prominent family in R City, so the wedding venue was naturally arranged in R City.
Zhu Qianying and her family arrived in R City with Chen Jing two or three days in advance and stayed at the Ji family's house.
Luo Yifan, the groom, returned to R City a week ago to prepare for the wedding.
On the day Zhu Qianying and her family arrived in R City, the Luo family hosted a banquet at the hotel. Together with Zhu Qianying's family and the Ji family, the three families, totaling dozens of people, enjoyed a lively meal together.
No one expected that the decades-long friendship between the Ji and Luo families would eventually lead to them becoming in-laws.
The Yan family, the Ji family, and the Luo family had business dealings since their elders' generation. Now, due to the marriage between their descendants, they have an additional layer of kinship, so they naturally get along even better when they chat.
The adults chatted enthusiastically, while the three little ones were busy playing with Ji Huan and Zhu Qianyu's baby around the stroller.
The baby is just over 100 days old. His skin is pink and tender. After his eyebrows and eyes have grown out, he doesn't look as much like Ji Huan as when he was born. His chin and mouth are like Zhu Qianyu, while his forehead, eyebrows, eyes and nose are like Ji Huan. However, this combination does not detract from his cuteness and beauty at all. After all, both his father and mother have impeccable facial features.
At that moment, he was opening his little mouth and sucking on his pink little fist with a "smacking" sound.
Three little heads huddled together on the stroller, smiling at him. One moment, one would pinch his chubby cheeks, and the next, another would pick up his little feet and kiss them.
"Little brother, grow taller quickly, you'll be a big brother soon!"
Zizai didn't forget to promote his little sister who is still nestled in his mother's belly, saying, "When you can walk, you can hold your sister with us."
The Zhu sisters sat behind a few little kids and couldn't help but smile at each other when they heard the children chattering.
Over there, as the elders were chatting, Luo Yifan suddenly said to Chen Jing.
"Jing, when we get back from our honeymoon, I'll take you around."
Chen Jing didn't react for a moment, "Wander around? Where to wander around?"
Before Luo Yifan could answer, his youngest son, Luo Chang, smiled and took over the conversation.
“Jing’s mom, Dad said that because he wants to take you to visit Fanxin Restaurant in different places. As the owner, you should be familiar with the restaurant. To be honest, Dad said before that many chefs at Fanxin Restaurant are sometimes arrogant and conceited in front of him. Now that you are here, Dad no longer worries about the chefs taking advantage of his lack of culinary skills.”
Hearing her "son's" answer in front of so many people, Chen Jing glanced at Luo Yifan and smiled sheepishly.
"Others don't dare to bully him anymore, but I still laugh at him sometimes!"
Luo Chang also looked at her father, "Being laughed at by you, Jing Ma, is a bit of fun for me, but being looked down upon by my employees is a completely different matter!"
Zhu Qianying and Zhu Qianyu, who were sitting at the same table, watched their mother chatting and laughing with the Luo family, young and old, getting along well. They looked at each other again and smiled knowingly.
...
The wedding was held in the Luo family garden. Because Zhu Qianying's maternal grandfather was unable to move around easily, the responsibility of leading the bride onto Zhu Qianying's uncle fell on his shoulders.
The Zhu sisters sat side by side, with Yan Shao and Ji Huan sitting next to each of them. On the laps of the two men, one had Zizai on his back and the other was holding a baby.
"My mother-in-law looks so beautiful today!"
Previously, Zizai was very enthusiastic about being a flower boy, but this time he didn't mention it at all. He only said that he wanted to be with his mother and watch his beautiful grandmother marry his grandfather.
Zhu Qianying guessed that his silence about being a flower girl might be related to Bai Xiaolu.
Of course, these are just her guesses, and she hopes they are just that—guesses.
As flower girls and boys, Beibei and Guoguo, the twins, walked past Zhu Qianying and her group, they puckered their little mouths and blew kisses at them, making everyone laugh.
When Luo Yifan and Chen Jing finished reciting their vows and put rings on each other's fingers, Zhu Qianying and Zhu Qianyu, who were sitting in the center of the front row, both had tears in their eyes.
Holding Zizai in one arm, Yan Shao's gaze seemed to be fixed on the newlyweds, but as soon as Zhu Qianying's eyes reddened, his long arm came over and gently pulled her into his embrace.
"Honey, all your old wishes have come true, right?"
Zhu Qianying, her eyes red, paused for a moment. She sniffed heavily, looked up, and smiled at Young Master Yan.
She didn't remember ever mentioning her past wishes to Yan Shao, but indeed, before she had any interaction with Yan Shao, her wish was to one day completely get rid of the Zhu family so that her mother and sister could have a good home.
Looking back now, it seems that all my wishes have indeed come true.
Moreover, besides her mother and sister finding good partners, she herself also has a happy and fulfilling family.
"Yes, it all came true, and it's a million times happier than I ever imagined!"
On the wedding day, although the media was not allowed to attend, the all-powerful media still managed to gather a lot of relevant information from the Weibo, WeChat and other social media accounts of the bride and groom's relatives and started broadcasting the news live on Weibo and WeChat.
Most netizens offered their heartfelt blessings to the middle-aged couple, with only a very few exceptions.
This very small number of people include Zhu Zhizhou and Zhu Shaofen, who have been forced to sell the Zhu family mansion and move to an ordinary apartment.
In addition, the brothers Zhu Junzhao and Zhu Junwei, who are serving time in prison, saw the happy moment when Chen Jing and Luo Yifan exchanged rings on a short local news segment they were watching while having dinner!
The bride and groom's wedding dresses and suits were very gorgeous, which made the prison uniforms worn by the Zhu Junwei brothers look even uglier in comparison...
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