Chapter 244: Thank you: Just stay overnight

The two watched the snow through the window and built a snowman in the yard. There was really nothing to do, so they decided to go home. Xie Xie would be alone at home at this time, so Shen Yuan invited him to have dinner at her house. It was a good time to have a hot pot when it snowed heavily. It would be more lively with more people.

When Shen Yuan got home, she heard that her father was also in her grandmother's yard, so she took Xie back directly. On such a snowy day, people were too lazy to go out, and Shen Yun was the same. She simply came with the cat to talk to her mother.

"Dad! Grandma! I'm back."

The old lady said to her son, "Listen, the man hasn't arrived yet, but the voice has arrived first."

Shen Yun also muttered, "You came back early today."

The nanny opened the door and looked inside, then said to Old Madam Shen and Shen Yun, "Old Madam, Second Master, the young lady came back with Master Xie."

"Uncle, old lady, I am sorry to bother you for a while."

Old Madam Shen looked at her future grandson-in-law, who was a handsome man, with a smile on her face. "I won't bother you. Just treat this place like your own."

"Dad, Grandma, it's snowing heavily outside, let's have hotpot tonight. Since no one was at Xie's house, I asked him to come along. It will be more lively when more people come."

Xie Hui said at the right time: "My father and mother went to the farm yesterday. The mountain road is difficult to travel after the heavy snow, so they probably won't be coming home today."

"It's snowing really hard today. We've never had such heavy snow in Jinling before. Oh, second brother, can you send someone to the He family to tell Kang Ge'er and Ying Niang not to rush back, and to stop wasting time with the child."

As he was saying this, he heard someone knocking on the door. It happened to be Shen Su who had returned.

As soon as the door opened, Shen Su was surprised, "It's so lively?"

"Why are you back? Where are Yingniang and Suishun? I just told someone to tell you not to come back."

Shen Xu sat down and took a sip of hot tea before speaking. "Yingniang and Suisui haven't come back yet, so I came back by myself. I have to go on duty tomorrow. My official uniform and some documents I need are all at home. It would be a shame if I didn't come back. When did you come, Lord Xie?"

Shen Yuan said to his brother: "We just came back not long ago."

"You guys? Went out to play? Where did you go?"

Shen Yuan made a face at his brother, "I won't tell you. You ask more questions than dad."

"Hey! Girl, I care about you."

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After finishing the meal, Shen Yun looked at the sky outside and replied to Xie Er: "It's snowing too heavily, Youqi should stay here tonight. Su'er, give Youqi some of your clothes to wear."

It was snowing white outside and it was getting dark. It would be dangerous to go back at this time. The Shen family's house was not big, but it could accommodate a few guests.

"Yes, sorry to bother you, uncle. Sorry to bother you, Brother Shen."

How could Shen Su dare not agree when his father spoke? He went back to the house and asked someone to find clothes for Xie.

While her father was away, Shen Yuan secretly asked Xie Hui: "How is it? Are you happy living in my house? Do you feel like you are already a son-in-law?"

"You're talking nonsense again." Shen Yuan's father appeared behind her without knowing when. When he heard what his daughter said, he reached out and patted her on the head. This daughter was raised by him, and there was no one else in the whole capital who was so shameless.

"Ouch!" Shen Yuan touched his head and turned around to accuse, "Dad, why did you hit me?"

"Yes, let the servant take you downstairs to rest. Manman, come with me to the study. Dad has something to say."

Shen Yuan had no choice but to wave to Xie Hui, showing a pitiful expression, and left with her father.

"Dad, what do you want to tell me? I was just joking with Xie Hui. Besides, it's okay at home, but when we're out, my daughter is very reserved."

Shen Yun sneered, "Do you think I believe it?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, Dad, I won't do this again next time." Shen Yuan pulled Shen Yun's arm and started to act coquettishly, but in her heart she added: Next time I will do it behind her dad's back...

"Alright, alright, let your dad go." Shen Yun pulled back his arm, "Go over there and sit down. Dad wants to tell you something."

Shen Yuan knew that her father was going to talk about something serious, so she sat down obediently and waited for her father to speak. However, after waiting for a long time, she didn't hear her father speak. Just as Shen Yuan was about to speak, she took a closer look and found that her father's eyes were red. Shen Yuan panicked all of a sudden.

"Dad, don't be angry. I won't say nonsense next time. Really!" Shen Yuan thought that her father was crying because she "teased" Xie Hui.

Shen Yun took a breath and waved his hands, then sat down. After he sat down, he said to his daughter earnestly, "Speaking of which, you and Youqi have been engaged for so long, it's time to discuss the wedding date. Dad always deliberately didn't think about these things before, always thinking that you wouldn't get married unless Dad told you."

Shen Yuan stood up, squatted down beside her father, and said coquettishly: "Dad, I told Xie Hui today that there is no rush to get married. Besides, the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion is very close to our home, I can go home every day. Oh, by the way, can't I take the exam next year? By then, I will be admitted to the Dali Temple, and we will see each other more often than now. If you can't bear to leave me, I will go home with you every day."

Shen Yun patted his daughter's head gently, "I always feel that you are still young. At that time, you would not let anyone hold you, only Dad. Dad would rush home to coax you after work every day. It seems that in the blink of an eye, you have grown up and are old enough to get married. The princess and Lord Xie did not mention the matter of marriage because they were thinking about our family. You are not young anymore. Our two families should consider each other and discuss your wedding date together after the New Year. Even if we have to wait for another two years, there should be a date, right?"

"Dad, I will listen to you. I will get married whenever you tell me to. Why don't you and grandma live with me after I get married?"

Shen Yun smiled at his daughter, "I've never heard of a woman marrying and bringing her father along."

"There are so many things I haven't heard of, why bother with what others do."

"Aren't you tired of squatting? Hurry up and stand up. Regarding the wedding date, are you going to tell Youqi yourself, or should Dad tell him?"

"You should tell me about this. I have to be reserved."

"Please forget it."

It was Xie Hui's first time staying at the Shen family. He slept very well, but he had a dream when it was almost dawn. He didn't expect that the method of pleasing his mother-in-law that he learned from Lord Yuwen would be used in his dream. For some reason, as soon as Xie Hui saw the person, he knew that she was Manman's mother.

——Xie's Dream Theater

"Manman, I dreamed about your mother last night."

"Really? What did my mother tell you?"

"Your mother said that Manman is the best girl in the world and asked me to cherish her."

After hearing this, Shen Yuan muttered to himself, "Didn't you say you were embarrassed to say it? Why do you feel embarrassed to say it now?"