Chapter 60 60. My sister-in-law’s whole body was trembling slightly.
Paste the word "Fu" and the atmosphere of the New Year will be filled with joy.
Aunt Chen hummed a little tune as she opened the Suzhou specialties brought by Mi Yanyan. There was a big red envelope in the brocade box. Her mouth was sweet and her heart was even sweeter. She held Mi Yanyan's hand and her eyes were red.
"My wife always thinks about me. After you married me, I really felt like I had a daughter."
Aunt Chen really likes Mi Yanyan from the bottom of her heart. She has a good temper and doesn't show any pampering towards her.
She had worked in the Shi family for many years and had met countless people of all kinds. She had thought that the person Shi Jingzhou was marrying would be difficult to serve, so she was prepared to take care of him patiently.
Unexpectedly, the young couple was so worry-free and even more considerate during the holidays, fearing that she would be neglected.
"I want to celebrate the New Year with you, but we have to go to the old house. I feel bad leaving you alone at home on New Year's Eve."
"Of course not! I still have Peanuts and Popcorn here to keep me company. These two little ones are so sweet! Peanuts even brings me slippers now," Aunt Chen said, pulling out two dog toys from the cupboard. "He even remembers to give me little gifts. He even brings all the food and drinks to the kitchen."
Hearing someone calling her name, the little golden retriever came running over, wagging its tail. Aunt Chen quickly produced two small pieces of dried meat, muttering, "Reward! Reward!"
Mi Yanyan squatted down to play with the dog, and the two of them laughed so hard in the kitchen.
Shi Jingzhou leaned against the door frame with his coat draped over his arm. He didn't have the heart to disturb them and just felt relieved.
The decision to invite Aunt Chen to come along was the right one. Aunt Chen is very nice, and so is Mi Yanyan.
Glancing at Shi Jingzhou, Aunt Chen glanced at the clock and said, "We were so happy chatting that we forgot the time. Let's go quickly. Our family is waiting for us."
There was still an hour before the banquet started. Mi Yanyan stood up, smoothed her skirt, and followed Shi Jingzhou out.
Aunt Chen chased after her and stuffed two hangover pills into her bag. "Drink some yogurt before you sit down to dinner, and then take these pills. I tend to sleep late, so call me if you need a midnight snack."
Mi Yanyan agreed and hugged her before getting in the car, "Happy New Year, thank you for your hard work."
Shi Jingzhou saw that the two were reluctant to leave, so he said with a smile, "Why don't you come with us?"
Peanut poked his head out of the door at the right moment and yelled twice in dissatisfaction.
The window decorations, spring couplets, red lanterns, and the reunion decorations in the community reminded Mi Yanyan of the time when she first moved into Zhongshan Villa.
"One day I was about to go out, and I ran into Aunt Chen in the living room. She told me you were coming back."
Shi Jingzhou didn't expect her to suddenly think of the past, so he jokingly said, "From your tone, it seems like you don't want me to come back."
"Who told you to be gone for half a month..."
Shi Jingzhou put her bag away and packed the gift boxes in the trunk. He did everything he could and didn't think about how to explain his mood at that time.
The marriage registration was rushed, and the change of identity made him unusually awkward, and he didn't want Mi Yanyan to see it.
I had to run around outside for half a month.
He heard from Ye Qionghua that his elder brother was going to get married. Thinking about his age, it was time for him to start a family.
Ye Qionghua: "Zekai has been with his father since he was a child. His mother passed away suddenly. On the surface, he seems calm and composed, but in reality, he is not close to anyone."
Shi Ting looked at his lover and said, "It's a pity that Jiang Meng left. The child was still so young, and he had to deal with other women outside. He kept changing from one aunt to another, and he kept shouting at them. His heart was hardened."
Ye Qionghua lamented, "I'm afraid he won't be caring. Now the old man wants to arrange a marriage again, and the person he chooses is clearly someone he can control. How can we maintain a lifelong relationship like this?"
Shi Jingzhou didn't care about these things at all. But for some reason that day, perhaps because he was annoyed by the word "control", he asked his mother an extra question out of the ordinary.
"Whose girl does Grandpa want to control now?"
"She's Professor Mi's granddaughter from Eastern Hospital. Do you remember her? We went to her birthday party."
She.
The little girl who couldn't even refuse a bowl of Tremella soup.
Being watched by the old man again makes life even more difficult.
When Zhou Shu found out Shi Zekai's schedule, he arranged a place for the meeting with an attitude of watching the fun.
A roar sounded in my ears.
She took off her helmet, shook her hair, hooked a rubber band from her wrist, and tied it up in a few seconds.
After not seeing each other for many years, the little girl's childishness faded, and she pushed the door open and came in. Seeing that the person she was going to meet had not arrived yet, she looked relieved.
Later, I was getting anxious waiting but didn't dare to get angry. I wanted to complain to my friends, but I picked up the phone and put it down again, feeling very conflicted.
When Shi Zekai arrived, she instantly put on a fake smile that looked like a little bird.
Seeing his eyes constantly wandering towards the front hall, his friend said, "Don't even think about it. That's your eldest brother's wife."
Everyone is a pawn of the family and is used to this kind of scene. There is a lot of casual and nonchalant banter in their words.
He didn't think he was very confident, nor did he feel it was necessary.
After a brief conversation, Shi Zekai stood up and left in a hurry. The girl's shoulders suddenly relaxed and she took a big gulp of coffee. It was probably too cold or too bitter. She puffed out her mouth and frowned.
Then she raised her eyes, looked around blankly, made sure no one was paying attention to her, lowered her head and secretly vomited into the trash can.
Shi Jingzhou's memory was instantly brought back to several banquets from his childhood.
The same look, the same movements, and the round eyes that looked a little embarrassed and threatening when he discovered her.
The look in his eyes meant something very clear - shh, don't tell anyone!
He smiled and nodded, and the girl raised an eyebrow in satisfaction.
The noise around us has stopped, the compliments and the fake wine have disappeared, and only the small secrets shared between us remain.
Shi Jingzhou suddenly made a decision.
"So what? A bigger picture."
"Fuck, are you trying to snatch this from your big brother..."
Before everyone finished speaking, Shi Jingzhou had already stood beside Mi Yanyan.
Just like now, he leaned over and looked over: "Xiaoyan, why did you agree to marry me?"
Mi Yanyan was slightly startled. She didn't expect him to bring this up, and her cunning eyes blinked again and again.
"Then why did you marry me?" she asked back.
Shi Jingzhou realized that this was his usual way of dealing with him.
He pulled her scarf, tied it into a knot in front of her neck, and said to her with a chuckle, "It's good not to learn."
Mi Yanyan didn't buy his tricks and continued to ask, "Tell me, why do you want to marry me? Is it like what everyone says, just to show off your status with Big Brother?"
In fact, Mi Yanyan had let go of this matter a long time ago. In the early days of her marriage, people around her would more or less mention that Shi Jingzhou was competitive and aggressive, and had always been clashing with Shi Zekai over family interests.
She began to feel uncomfortable, but she accepted it calmly.
After being together for a long time, I felt that we were just strangers. In this kind of marriage relationship, it doesn't matter how it starts. After all, I agreed to it out of selfish motives.
What's more, she knew whether Shi Jingzhou was sincere to her or not, and she didn't need anyone to criticize her.
"No." Shi Jingzhou gave her a completely different answer.
"I didn't get married to compete with my eldest brother."
Mi Yanyan laughed. This answer was too serious and unexpected.
But she couldn't think of the reason for a moment.
Shi Jingzhou smiled instead, helped her open the passenger door, and slightly blocked the door frame with his hand, his expression gentle and calm.
"We'll talk about it later, let's go first."
Mi Yanyan glanced at the time and saw that she was almost late, so she hurried in and sat down.
I arranged a vacation for Uncle Wu before the New Year. It’s a day for family reunion, and family is always the most important thing.
Shi Jingzhou was driving himself. He fastened his seat belt and looked at the people around him.
It seemed that he had no intention of delving into the previous question.
Mi Yanyan was painting herself in front of the mirror. She had spent two hours in the dressing room before putting on this burgundy cashmere dress. She had changed her lipstick color over and over again, and the corners of her lips were a little swollen from rubbing.
A pair of pearl earrings hung from her smaller earlobes, their color mellow and full, bouncing along with her various small movements.
It can be seen that she was nervous but had to go.
Shi Jingzhou: "Let's eat outside tonight and not go back to the old house."
"Oh," she said, still wiping off the tiny amount of excess lip gloss with a tissue, "Why don't you go home and eat?"
"There are so many people, it's convenient outside."
Mi Yanyan didn't know whether to be happy or sad. She thought that if there were more people around, their attention would be evenly distributed, and Shi Huaizhi might be less displeased with her. Her tone finally softened and relaxed.
“It’s also nice to eat out.”
In fact, she never ate outside of home during the Chinese New Year. No matter how busy Mi Zhenhua was, he would always come home for the New Year's Eve meal. Even if he had to be on duty at night, he would be home at 8 o'clock on time and return to the hospital after eating.
Later, as the number of students increased, it was basically no longer the turn of the elderly to take the lead in the front line, and they made the New Year a top priority.
Even though most of the time it was just the three of them, the grandparents, the grandchildren, and Aunt Qian, Mi Wenzhong and Zhang Qiaoshu usually just showed up and left.
Speaking of her parents, Mi Yanyan turned her head and looked out the window.
In the morning, she still called to greet Mi Wenzhong and Zhang Qiaoshu.
The two of them just repeatedly told Mi Yanyan to be polite, without even saying "Happy New Year".
They were not even seen greeting Shi Jingzhou's parents. After the Mingyuan incident was settled, it seemed as if this was not a daughter being married off, but a daughter's death.
Although Mi Yanyan didn't care about these false superficial efforts, she felt a little guilty in her heart. After all, the holiday gifts from Shi's parents were delivered on time without any money, and she felt helpless and helpless with no one behind her.
My eyes suddenly felt sore and I missed my grandparents.
Shi Jingzhou noticed her depression and was wondering whether to go at the traffic light.
Ye Qionghua had arranged the New Year's Eve family dinner outside. This year, several distant relatives and close friends were in the country. She had wanted to take the children on vacation to avoid the dinner, but unfortunately the old man insisted that the two brothers Shi Jingzhou and Shi Zekai must come back.
So they compromised and chose the club under the Shi family, and set up more than 30 tables on both sides.
"Why did you stop the car?" Mi Yanyan heard the turn signal on, and Shi Jingzhou double-jumped and pulled the car to the side of the road.
He picked up his phone and flipped through it, not looking up with a serious expression.
Shi Jingzhou: "Check the plane tickets."
"ah?"
"Want to go skiing? Or take a hot spring bath?"
Mi Yanyan's eyes widened in disbelief as she pulled out her watch and showed it to him, "The dinner is almost ready."
"You don't have to go."
"Don't tease me, this is my first time visiting your house for the New Year. You can't treat me unkindly or unjustly, and you can't be late."
He had already made a promise to Shi Huaizhi that he would not bring Mi Yanyan home in the future. If it weren't for the old man's rapidly declining health, he really wouldn't have given him this face.
"Let's go." Mi Yanyan shook his arm and said coquettishly, "Look at this new dress I specially picked out. It's pretty, isn't it?"
“It’s beautiful.”
Mi Yanyan smiled and pointed forward, "Let's go!"
The banquet was scheduled to be held in a secluded private club in the west of South City, which is the private property of the Shi family and is usually used to host business banquets of all sizes.
The garden is well maintained with great care, and the landscape layout looks like it was designed according to the flowering seasons of the four seasons.
When they reached the area where the flowers were in full bloom, Shi Jingzhou changed his position, squeezed her to the open space on the left, and strode in.
When she arrived at the private room, she was shocked by the large number of people in the Shi family. Men, women, young and old filled the entire hall. The grandness of the party was more like a wedding banquet than a New Year's celebration.
The most exaggerated thing is that Yan Ge is still standing beside Shi Huaizhi like a giant Buddha, also wearing a red dress, bright red, purple and red, extremely gorgeous.
Shi Jingzhou also frowned. Ye Qionghua came forward and took Mi Yanyan's hand, then turned around and complained, "Did everyone in the Yan family die? They still came to join in the fun on New Year's Eve. They originally arranged a table for ten, but they added three chairs."
Shi Jingzhou snorted coldly, "Then I'll leave. There's no room for you anyway."
After saying that, he was about to go and pull Mi Yanyan. Ye Qionghua let go of her hand as if she agreed, gathered her hair, gave Shi Ting a wink, and prepared to go back to deal with the old man.
"Jingzhou, come and sit down."
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An order resounded throughout the private room, and dozens of people looked over at the same time. The elder stood up and carried Shi Jingzhou to the table.
Seeing that he didn't move, Mi Yanyan tried to persuade him: "Since you're here..."
Ye Qionghua stroked his brow and said soothingly, "Have a simple meal. I'll arrange for you to go back early later."
"Mom, it's okay. It's a lively time during the New Year when there are many people around." Mi Yanyan replied with a smile.
The arranged order was disrupted, and the seating order at the main table was also disorganized. Mi Yanyan took a seat, and soon Shi Zekai was sitting next to her.
She put down her phone and called out "Brother" with a smile.
Shi Zekai took the water cup in front of her and asked considerately, "Sister-in-law, would you like juice or yogurt?"
"Anything is fine."
"My sister-in-law is really easygoing and not picky about anything she does."
Mi Yanyan silently pulled her lips and cursed in her heart.
——Of course I chose, but that’s not you.
When he looked up again, he met Yan Ge's folded-armed gaze. A clear and melodious voice like a nightingale called "Brother Jingzhou" in his ears, causing them to turn around at the same time. A bright and pretty girl in a woolen cape came bounding over, grabbed Shi Jingzhou's arm, and said affectionately, "Happy New Year! Did you miss me?"
Yuan Zheng grabbed the little girl's hat and pulled her back, "You have no respect for your age, you act like you're still a child."
The little girl held out her hand nonchalantly, "Of course I am. Where's Brother Jingzhou's red envelope? In cash or by bank transfer?"
Shi Jingzhou took a half step back and said with a smile, "Where's my wedding gift? Cash or bank transfer?"
Mi Yanyan was pleased to hear the voice and felt it was familiar. After thinking for a long time, she finally remembered that the hazy shadow she had seen in Shi Jingzhou's office before should be the person in front of her.
"Grandpa's old acquaintance, the Yuan family siblings," Shi Zekai introduced them as if no one else was around. "The little girl has been with Jing Zhou since she was a child, and they have a very good relationship."
"It's very cute." Mi Yanyan smiled.
Shi Zekai observed her expression carefully. It didn't seem like she was pretending. There was no envy or jealousy in her. She looked at the dishes on the table nonchalantly, and occasionally drank a few sips of juice to relieve her boredom.
There was a little orange liquid at the corner of her mouth, which was crystal clear and her lips were plump.
Every time I see Mi Yanyan again, I always feel that she is much more beautiful and lively than the last time I met her. The slight movement of her hair emits a refreshing and pleasant fruity scent, which is very different from other girls.
There is just the right amount of ease and elegance in the tranquility, which is restrained, implicit and intriguing.
"I've been thinking back to our first meeting lately, and I keep asking myself if I did something wrong and missed out on such an excellent wife like Miss Mi."
Mi Yanyan almost spit out a mouthful of water.
She randomly picked up a wet towel to cover her mouth and looked at Shi Zekai with horror.
There are only four words to describe that expression.
——Are you okay?
She had never felt that the world was so chaotic. Why did everyone rush to talk to her about the past?
Let’s forget about Xie Jingyang, at least they had a conflict there before. As for what’s wrong with Shi Zekai, it’s more important for them to go see a doctor together.
Mi Yanyan swallowed it, stroked her chest, and choked on the air, coughing a few times.
Shi Zekai looked at her like a frightened butterfly, her slender arms shaking with her cough, and her whole body leaning forward slightly and trembling.
She tried her best to hide her surprise and anger on her cute face, but she felt too seductive. Her almond-shaped eyes were wide open, and her dark brown pupils were innocent and pure.
He finally understood why Shi Jingzhou could change so much for her.
If it were me, there is no guarantee that I would not fall into the same addiction.
Shi Jingzhou heard the noise and got out of the crowd. He strode over and leaned over to put his hand on Mi Yanyan's shoulder. His eyes swept over Shi Zekai and then turned back. He poured a cup of hot water and handed it to him.
"Why are you coughing? Are you feeling unwell?" Shi Jingzhou asked.
Mi Yanyan took a sip of hot water, regained her composure, and replied, "No, I choked on the water."
I was shocked by your elder brother's amazing operation, and I was quite frightened.
Shi Jingzhou helped her smooth her back and told the waiter to close the door of the private room so that people would come and go and the heat would not be concentrated.
"Brother, you're so talkative, it's rare. What did you talk about with my wife?" Shi Jingzhou stood up straight, holding the back of the chair with one hand, facing Shi Zekai.
Mi Yanyan's heart suddenly jumped three feet high, and the sound came out of her throat.
Why hasn't the meal started yet? She looked around weakly, her neck stiff. Shi Jingzhou's hand was resting on her back, slowly and gently helping her to breathe, but the chill suddenly rose through the fabric.
Laughter could be heard all around. It was truly like friends and relatives who hadn't seen each other for years. They had endless things to talk about, which was more important than eating.
Shi Zekai stood up at the right time, with an inexplicable arc on the corner of his mouth, and replied like crazy.
"I say, I really regret missing Miss Mi."
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The author has something to say: I have finished writing the first half of the copy!
The eldest brother whose wife was taken away in the first episode is regretting it now. Isn’t it too late?
There’s nothing we can do about it, our Xiaoyan is becoming more and more charming.
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