The saying that the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes him is especially true for Shen Chunhua.
Perhaps because of the good impression they had made in the previous life, in this life Xu Xuejun not only became more educated, but also understood the ways of the world better, which made Chen Chunhua even happier.
Xu Xuejun forced himself to keep his eyes clear until he finished another round of dinner before going home.
Since the two families were not very far away, everyone in the Lin family warmly saw him off to the door. Then Chen Chunhua asked Lin Shumei to see him off for a few more steps, but she had to come back halfway and was not allowed to see him off all the way home.
Xu Xuejun grinned and kept shouting goodbye to his uncle, aunt, grandma, brother and sister-in-law. When he turned a corner, he accidentally tripped over a small stone on the ground that he could not see at all, and almost fell to the ground.
It was Lin Shumei who held him back.
"I told you! You can't drink! And you dare to drink so much!"
Shumei supported him unhappily, wanting to wait until he sobered up before leaving.
Xu Xuejun stood against the wall, grinning foolishly.
"It's not that exaggerated. I'm fine, aren't I?... Burp..." He couldn't help but let out a loud burp, then covered his mouth and continued laughing. "I just don't drink normally. I can actually hold my liquor quite well... Look, I'm fine!"
Maybe it's because young people have a fast metabolism. After two drinks, he just took a break and it was over. But Uncle Guoqing, I guess he would have to lie down on the bed as soon as he turned around.
Xu Xuejun was right. Lin Guoqing was already snoring in the room. Chen Chunhua took off his shoes and socks with disdain, and wiped him from head to toe with a towel. After that, she cursed him softly.
"You can't drink, but you're trying to compete with a kid in drinking! You drunkard!"
Liang Shengdi opened another bottle of Coke in the living room and stood at the door of Shen Chunhua and Lin Guoqing's room, drinking it happily and asking,
"When will our Shumei get married? They should be living in the provincial capital by then, right? When Shumei gives birth, we can go to the provincial capital to take care of her~"
"Not so soon!" Chen Chunhua came out of the room carrying a basin of water. "She just told me privately that it would take at least four years for them to get married."
"So long?!" Liang Shengdi was shocked. The main reason was that in her limited life, the old lady had never encountered such a long-term relationship.
"Isn't dating about observing whether the other person is suitable for marriage? Why do they have to observe for so long? Can they finally blossom after so long?"
Although the main reason for Lin Shumei and her friends' long-term relationship was not due to this, Chen Chunhua still confirmed Liang Shengdi's statement.
"You know what I mean. Time reveals a person's true character. After a long time, you can really observe a flower."
Liang Shengdi: ...
Her focus was not on this. She just felt that she was already seventy-four years old. In four years... Liang Shengdi counted on her fingers.
"No way! I'll be 74 by the time she gets married, and almost 80 by the time she has a baby. I won't be able to take care of her during the confinement period!"
Chen Chunhua looked at her mother-in-law with a smile, and felt that this little old lady was getting cuter as she got older.
"Then there's me, right? And there's Shumei's future mother-in-law! We went there at Shuying's time because her mother-in-law had to work and didn't have time, and Xuejun's mother didn't work either. The two of us couldn't take care of her alone. You just sit by and talk to her, that's all!"
"Xuejun's mother..." Liang Shengdi thought of the daughter-in-law next door and curled her lips. She didn't like to say bad things about people, but that daughter-in-law was quite talkative. She didn't think that with her bad temper, she would endure listening to all that nonsense just to get someone to take care of her during her confinement.
"Mom, don't worry so much. Things are developing so fast these days. If things really don't work out, we can still pay for a postpartum care nanny to take care of Shumei. Maybe she can take better care of her than us!"
The old lady still felt a little unhappy. She was old and seemed to be useless. Why did that girl take so long? Or was there something wrong with Xuejun?
"This was also discussed by the two of them." Chen Chunhua explained on behalf of her daughter and future son-in-law.
"They are still young, so there's no need to get married so early. They want to focus on their careers while they're still young. It would be more stable to get married and have children later on when their careers are more stable."
This is how Xu Xuejun explained it to his parents when he returned home.
Xu Youqing had learned yesterday over the phone that his son was going to visit the Lin family today. Lately, he and Lin Guoqing had tacitly avoided seeing each other, wanting to make sure the children were on top of things first.
Xu Xuejun's feedback on the Lin family's attitude should show that they are very much in agreement with the two of them, so the man's family should also quickly express their attitude.
"You can get married anytime you want, but since you've already come to my house, why don't you have Shumei come over for dinner in a few days? That way, our relationship will officially begin."
Xu Youqing rubbed his hands happily. He and Lin Guoqing were actually not much different in age, it was like they grew up wearing the same pants.
Seeing that he became a grandfather a few years ago and is about to become a grandfather, it would be a lie to say that he is not envious.
The main reason was that his eldest son was too ambitious. He repeated his studies for so many years before he was admitted to university. He worked too hard in university and was admitted directly. After admission, he ran too far away.
There is no news of his happy event at the moment, and he can only rely on himself in the future. Xu Youqing has even given up hope.
The second one is quite capable, hehe! The first one he made was Lin Guoqing's daughter!
Xu Xuejun's grandmother also said happily, "In the future, you should invite Shumei to come over for dinner more often. If you don't have time to come back, we can go over to see you!"
Only Youqing's wife, Xu Xuejun's mother, had some different opinions.
"Why are you two waiting so long to get married? Then, you won't be the prospective son-in-law for four years? By then, you'll have to bring a lot of gifts to your father-in-law's house during every festival. Especially during the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, you'll have to bring big gifts... How much money will it cost..."
Xu Youqing looked at his wife with a puzzled look.
"Our family isn't that hard up, is it? You can't even afford this little gift? The Lin family will have to marry their daughter, whom they've raised for over twenty years, to our son! Isn't that worth your gift?"
"No..." Youqing's wife began to hesitate again, "Normal families have one year...how come it takes four years in our family..."
"Then don't accept anything the Lin family sends you in the future! Just say you are not satisfied with his daughter!" Youqing's mother rolled her eyes at her unhappily. She didn't want to scold anyone in front of her grandson, but why was this person getting worse and worse?
"Go find a normal wife for your son!"
Xu Xuejun, still drunk, became anxious upon hearing this. "I don't want it! I want Shumei!"
Youqing's wife immediately became timid, "That's not what I meant..."
"If you don't, shut up!"
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