Gu Zhinian was completely confused, but Yun Muye said no more. On the way back, Gu Zhinian sat in the passenger seat, his eyes fixed on him.
"You said we've known each other for a long time?"
Yun Muye turned his head and looked at her.
"Yes, otherwise, where would the dumplings come from?"
Gu Zhinian affirmed:
"But I've never been pregnant, and I haven't lost my memory."
"I know." Yun Muye raised his hand and rubbed her hair.
"Don't overthink it. Little Tangyuan is indeed your child. You will know it later."
Gu Zhinian leaned back relaxedly, "The first time I saw little Tangyuan, I felt very close to him. There was a feeling I couldn't describe. Many times, I hugged him and wanted to cry."
"You don't feel any familiarity when you see me?" Yun Muye asked her expectantly.
"No!" Gu Zhinian shook his head.
Yun Muye had a heart attack, turned around, stopped talking to her, and concentrated on driving.
Yun Shuang has been very busy recently. Every afternoon after work, she goes on a date with Shen Huaian. Li Yuling mutters while cooking,
"Dating every day! Dating every day! You don't see anyone all day long, it's so clingy."
Gu Zhinian smiled and patted her, "Mom, I'm in love right now. I have to work during the day, so I don't choose to go on a date at night."
"Why!"
Ever since her daughter and Shen Huaian's relationship stabilized, Li Yuling always felt empty inside. Her daughter used to be the closest to her. She would come home from get off work every day and act coquettishly to her, asking for this and that. She would dislike it on the surface, but she was happy in her heart.
Gu Zhinian understood that her mother-in-law was jealous. In fact, she also understood that any mother would feel very lost if her beloved daughter, whom she had raised since childhood, was taken away by someone else.
After dinner, Gu Zhinian was afraid that Li Yuling would think too much, so he and Yun Muye took Xiao Tangyuan to accompany her for a walk. Li Yuling was accompanied by her son, daughter-in-law and grandson, and her mood became cheerful again.
Li Yuling sighed:
"It's still more comfortable here. When Makino's grandparents were still around, I had to serve them every day, take care of the children, do the laundry, and cook. Makino's father was a hands-off boss who didn't care about anything. I finally raised the child and sent his grandparents away, thinking I'd have an easy life in the future, but now I have to take care of my grandchildren. I've been serving others all my life and haven't had a single day of rest. When will I be able to truly have a restful life?"
Gu Zhinian felt a pang of sadness and held her arm affectionately.
"Mom, please don't leave from now on. Just stay here. Makino and I will take care of you together."
Gu Zhinian felt sorry for her mother-in-law and was willing to let her stay. She knew that her mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law were not on good terms and she did not want her to go back and suffer. However, Li Yuling was worried about her granddaughter.
"Jiaojiao is still young, and I can't let it go. Besides, if I don't go back, Panpan will complain."
Yun Muye said firmly, "Mom, just listen to Zhinian. Don't go back. Stay here and let me take care of you. As for your sister-in-law, ask her to hire a nanny."
"This..." Li Yuling was very moved. She didn't want to go back and be bullied by her daughter-in-law.
"I'll pay for the nanny. If I don't go back to look after the child and hire a nanny, I'm afraid Langqian will have objections after a while."
Yun Muye sneered, "How dare he have any opinions? He doesn't raise his own child himself, but relies on others to raise him. He is a father in vain!"
Little Tangyuan was raised by Yun Muye. He knew how tiring it was to take care of a child, which was no easier than military training.
Yun Langqian is a man who only cares about work, just like Yun Jianguo. He needs someone to guide him, teach him and let him do things. He will take care of the child even if you throw it to him. But he won't do it if you don't ask him to. This is a good opportunity to train him.
A few days before the engagement, Yun Jianguo asked, "Should we ask Lang Qian to come over? He's Yun Shuang's biological brother after all."
Yun Muye refused. "Once he comes, Song Panpan will also bring the children. Who knows what kind of trouble will happen at home then. Let's forget it! Let's invite him after the wedding."
"Okay!" As Yun Jianguo gets older, he is no longer as arbitrary as he was when he was young. Now he likes to ask his eldest son's opinion on everything.
On the day of the engagement, Zhang Yanni also came to the house to help, and was busy running around with the Yun family. Yun Shuang wore a red dress with sleeves, her hair was tied up, and her face was made up. Li Xiufang also brought her own stools to help. There were many people that day, and there were not enough stools at home, so many were borrowed from upstairs and downstairs.
In the kitchen, Li Yuling, Gu Zhinian, and Zhang Yanni were busy preparing meat and vegetables. The door to the house was wide open, and wedding candies and peanuts were placed on the table in the living room. Xiao Tangyuan grabbed a handful of wedding candies while no one was paying attention, and let Yun Muye grab the clothes on the back and lift them up.
"Put down the candy! You can only have one."
"No!" Little Tangyuan held the candy tightly in his hand and refused to let go. Yun Muye tried to grab it, but Little Tangyuan couldn't protect it and was almost crying.
"Grandpa, help me!"
Yun Jianguo wanted to help his grandson, "How can you be a father like that? It's just a few pieces of candy, so what if I ask him to eat one!"
Yun Muye rolled his eyes at him.
"If he cries again because of a toothache, go and comfort him, and I'll let him eat."
Yun Jianguo was choked by his son's words and shrank his neck. Coaxing a crying baby was the most annoying thing, and he would not do it.
"Little Tangyuan, if you eat too much candy, your teeth will hurt. You should listen to your father and stop eating."
Seeing that Grandpa couldn't control his father, Little Tangyuan handed over the candy crying.
"Dad, save it for me. I'll eat it tomorrow."
"Okay." Yun Muye left him a piece of candy and took back the rest.
At nine o'clock, Shen Huaian brought the Shen family to the door. Father Shen was holding a box of gifts, Mother Shen was holding a set of exquisite jewelry boxes, and his sister and brother-in-law were also holding cigarettes, alcohol and a set of toys.
Li Yuling and Yun Jianguo smiled and welcomed them into the house. Suddenly, the house was crowded with people. Shen's father and mother sat on the sofa and talked to Li Yuling and Yun Jianguo. Little Tangyuan took the hand of Shen's little brother and went to the bedroom to play with toys.
Yun Muye went to the kitchen to make tea and brought it to the living room. Shen's brother-in-law hurriedly stood up and distributed the tea to everyone. Shen Huaian and Yun Shuang sat aside to chat. After putting down the tea, Yun Muye returned to the kitchen to cook with Gu Zhinian.
"Aren't you going to chat with us?" Gu Zhinian asked him, and Yun Muye took the dish from her hand.
"I'd rather be with you."
Gu Zhinian closed the kitchen door to block out the noisy sounds in the living room, and picked vegetables with Yun Muye while chatting in the quiet kitchen.
In the living room, Shen's mother took out the jewelry box and placed it in front of Yunshuang.
"Yunshuang, this is a gift I prepared for you. Do you like it?"
Yun Shuang took the jewelry box and said thank you. Under the gaze of everyone, she opened the box. Inside was a set of gold-studded pearl necklaces and a pair of teardrop-shaped pearl earrings. Yun Shuang looked up in surprise.
"This is too expensive."
Mother Shen smiled and patted her hands, "It's not expensive, it's a meeting gift from me to my future daughter-in-law, you keep it."
Yun Shuang subconsciously looked at Shen Huaian, and Shen Huaian took out the necklace and put it on her, "It looks very nice. When I have time, I will take you to buy a ring."
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