Chapter 60 No one can hug me except my wife!
Knowing they were leaving today, Aunt Zhang prepared a feast for them to see them off. After the meal, she escorted them all the way to the village entrance.
Liang Qi, standing to the side, didn't even glance at Pei Jiuyan's cold gaze, and waved to Qin Suisui with a smile: "Little expert, see you again when we get back to Qiongtan Island!"
Qin Suisui: ...
She gave an awkward laugh: "We're in different circles, so we probably won't see each other again."
After watching Pei Jiuyan and Qin Suisui walk away, Aunt Zhang looked at Liang Qi, who was staring ahead, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered, "Xiao Qi, I think the expert and her lover are quite affectionate. You shouldn't... If you want to get married, your aunt can introduce you to other good girls."
Liang Qi took one last look at that receding figure, lowered his head and chuckled softly, saying quietly, "It was me then, who says it can't be me in the end?"
Aunt Zhang didn't hear clearly and exclaimed, "Huh?"
Liang Qi smiled and shook her head: "No need, Auntie, I have a lot of things to do!"
Hearing this, Aunt Zhang dared not say anything more. After all, he was not her biological nephew, but he had saved her life, so she dared not interfere in his affairs.
It takes more than 30 hours to travel from Changbai Mountain to Beijing by train, and there is no direct train. However, this trip was outside of work, so they naturally couldn't take a private jet.
Fortunately, Pei Jiuyan had priority on the railway with his "Military Pass" and bought a ticket for a soft sleeper compartment, so he set off that very night.
They stopped and started along the way, Qin Suisui was dizzy and didn't care about anything, just followed Pei Jiuyan the whole time.
Her gentle, cat-like demeanor was incredibly endearing, and Pei Jiuyan, with his soft heart and tender affection, took care of everything for her. He brought her food and water, and whenever they passed a transfer station, he would always get off to buy some local specialties, snacks, and treats, practically feeding her the food himself. This made a young woman in their carriage extremely envious.
The train arrived at Beijing Railway Station on the morning of the third day. Liu Qianyun had taken leave in advance and was waiting at the station early. Seeing Qin Suisui's listless appearance, she felt extremely distressed: "I should have asked your dad to buy the plane tickets for you. When Suisui was going to Qiongtan Island, your parents-in-law said that Suisui gets carsick. Didn't you know that?"
Qin Suisui then realized that her father-in-law had helped her buy the plane ticket to Qiongtan Island. Indeed, among her parents' connections, only her father-in-law could buy plane tickets and was trustworthy.
She patted her mother-in-law's hand: "Mom, I'm fine, I'll be alright after a rest. Ayan's work is important, don't make exceptions for me."
Liu Qianyun winked at Pei Jiuyan secretly: "With such a considerate wife, what reason do you have not to work hard? If you don't work hard, your wife will only suffer when she goes out!"
Qin Suisui chuckled. What was she suffering from? Being able to afford a soft sleeper compartment already put her far ahead of many others. The main problem was her own health; she'd been prone to motion sickness since childhood.
Pei's parents lived in a detached house with a yard in the military compound. They also had a separate house outside, which Pei Huoshan had been allocated based on his merits, and which was also the "wedding room" prepared for them by Liu Qianyun and her husband.
Liu Qianyun hesitated for a moment before looking at Qin Suisui: "Suisui, Ayan, do you want to come back to the military compound with us, or do you want to go back to your bridal chamber and live on your own? The bridal chamber has been unoccupied and has not been cleaned. If you want to go back, I will go and clean it in a little while."
"Military compound".
"The wedding room!"
The first one was Qin Suisui's voice, and the second one was Pei Jiuyan's voice.
Qin Suisui glared at Pei Jiuyan, then continued:
"It's alright, Mom. We'll stay in the military compound with you. We won't be staying in Beijing for more than two days anyway, so there's no need to go to all that trouble."
Liu Qianyun suppressed a laugh and glanced at Pei Jiuyan. After all, he was her son, and she was an experienced person. How could she not understand him? His eyes never left Sui Sui, and what he was thinking was obvious.
Moreover, she could tell that the young couple's relationship was significantly better than when she last visited Qiongtan Island, especially Sui Sui, who had changed drastically. Last time she went to Qiongtan Island, Sui Sui was clearly clueless, but this time it was completely different! She didn't know what her son had done, but he was finally not a clueless guy anymore! He knew how to charm his wife! Since that was the case, she, as his mother, was determined to add fuel to the fire of their relationship!
She smiled and said, "Okay, then you can stay with Mom and Dad in the military compound tonight. I'll clean it up tomorrow during the day, and you can move in tomorrow afternoon. After all, it's our wedding room, so you should stay there at least once!"
Qin Suisui thought about it and realized that her mother-in-law's words made sense, so she nodded hurriedly: "Let Ayan clean it tomorrow!"
Looking at Qin Suisui's coquettish expression, Liu Qianyun couldn't help but smile broadly: "Alright, let him clean tomorrow! Mom will take you shopping!"
It wasn't even noon yet. Qin Suisui went back to rest for a while to calm herself down, when Liu Qianyun called her to eat. Before she had even finished her meal, the phone rang. Qin Suisui didn't hear what was being said on the other end, but then she heard Liu Qianyun speaking in Jiangcheng dialect: "My daughter-in-law has been on the train for over thirty hours and hasn't had a chance to rest. That old hag is starting to cause trouble. What is she trying to do?!"
Based on Liu Qianyun's attitude, Qin Suisui guessed that the call was from her father-in-law, and judging from the content, it seemed that the old house wanted them to come over.
Qin Suisui and Pei Jiuyan exchanged a glance, and then she spoke to Liu Qianyun, who was hanging up the phone angrily: "Mom, is it the old house that wants us to go over? I'm fine, I've recovered. Besides, I slept the whole train, so I'm not sleepy. Don't make things difficult for Dad."
Liu Qianyun's anger hadn't subsided, but the old family home was using filial piety to pressure her. Although they didn't talk about those feudal superstitions anymore, if rumors spread that Pei Huoshan disrespected the elderly, it would still affect her work.
She looked at Qin Suisui with some heartache: "Suisui, you may suffer some grievances over there. I'm sorry for this. Your grandma has never liked me, so she doesn't like you either."
Qin Suisui patted her hand: "Mom, don't say that. As long as our family is doing well, why should we care about others?"
Liu Qianyun nodded: "Yes, Mom has misunderstood!" Sui Sui is right. That family has never cared about Pei Huoshan since he was a child. They only came to claim kinship after he became successful. In all these years, they have not only failed to help the three of them, but have also become more and more exploitative. Such people do not deserve to be called "family".
After lunch, Pei Huoshan drove back, and the family drove straight to the old house.
The old house is located in the old town area, not far from here, only half an hour away.
Qin Suisui, carrying the gifts she had prepared in advance, was led by Pei Jiuyan and followed Liu Qianyun and her husband through the gate.
There was no one to greet them at the door. Pei Huoshan's face was even colder than before. Every time he returned here, he was in a very bad mood. But he still endured it and led his wife, son, and daughter-in-law to his parents' bedroom.
Grandma Pei was lying on the bed with a pale face. When she saw them come, she squeezed out a few tears. As if she didn't see Liu Qianyun and Qin Suisui, she only greeted Pei Huoshan and then reached out to Pei Jiuyan: "Ayan, Ayan, you're finally back. Grandma thought she would never see you again!"
Pei Jiuyan's expression was exactly the same as Pei Huoshan's. Even his grandmother's "affectionate call" could not soften his expression. He only gave a blank "hmm" as a response.
Seeing his coldness, Grandma Pei squeezed out a few more tears: "Forget it, forget it, I'm old and useless, even my children and grandchildren don't care about me anymore! Forget it! Your grandfather has been cheated by someone again and bought some kind of stone. I can't persuade him, and neither can your uncle. You and your father should go and take a look, or you'll have to pay for it!"
Grandpa Pei's greatest hobby in life was "gambling on stones." Grandma Pei's family used to be in business, and they brought a lot of dowry with them, all of which he lost. Yet, throughout his entire life, he never found a truly good piece of jade. Because of this, he felt indebted to Grandma Pei, and in this family, Grandma Pei basically had the final say.
Upon hearing that their father/grandfather had gone to buy stones again, the Pei father and son both wore the same solemn expression. Liu Qianyun patted Qin Suisui's hand and said to Pei Huoshan, "You two go first, I'll take care of things here."
After the Pei father and son left, Grandma Pei's crying stopped instantly, and all the kindness on her face disappeared. After sending Liu Qianyun out to pour her some water, she looked sharply at Qin Suisui and asked, "Are you Ayan's wife outside?"
Qin Suisui frowned: "Grandma, I am Pei Jiuyan's legal wife."
Grandma Pei sneered, "Since ancient times, a betrothal means becoming a wife, while a runaway means becoming a concubine. You traveled thousands of miles to offer yourself up, what right do you have to call yourself Ayan's wife? Don't act like you've never seen the world before. Just because my Ayan is good-looking and a soldier, you start throwing yourself at him!" She then rolled her eyes.
Qin Suisui initially maintained basic politeness towards her, but since she was like this, she stopped pretending and crossed her arms: "What right do you have to talk to me like that? Didn't you insist on marrying Grandpa because of his face? What, are you regretting it now? Besides, this is the new China now. If these feudal superstitions you mentioned get out, it could send your uncle's whole family to work on the farm!"
On the way here, Liu Qianyun had already given Qin Suisui a crash course on the story of the Pei family, so Qin Suisui was able to handle the situation with ease.
"You! You!" Grandma Pei was so angry that she couldn't speak, having been hit where it hurt!
Liu Qianyun, who was outside the door, secretly gave Qin Suisui a thumbs up. She had just returned after pouring water when she heard the old woman start spewing nonsense again. She was about to step forward to stop her, but she didn't expect her daughter-in-law to be so powerful that she didn't need her at all.
On the other side, Pei Jiuyan was waiting for his father to drive over. Before he could stand there for more than two seconds, he caught a glimpse of a pink figure darting over out of the corner of his eye.
He instinctively kicked it.
The pink figure flew away in a parabola before it could even get close.
Grandma Pei, who was in the room, saw this scene through the window. She was so angry that she forgot to pretend to be sick and shouted anxiously, "Ayan! That's Keke! She just wanted to hug you, why did you kick her!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Suisui turned around and looked outside. She saw a young girl wearing a pink dress get up from the ground and look at Pei Jiuyan with a mixture of shock and sadness.
Pei Jiuyan frowned and looked up at Grandma Pei by the second-floor window. His expression was cold and distant, and his words were straightforward and proper: "What is she! No one can hug me except my wife!"
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