Chapter 253: Chen Ma is Here
"That's good too." Old Madam Xiao was very happy.
Qiao Shiyan came with a nurse. The nurse held the child, and Qiao Shiyan's eyes were glued to the child, his face full of doting.
When Old Madam Xiao saw this scene, she felt lost for a moment and sighed: "Bei Sheng doesn't have this blessing."
Qiao Shiyan and Su Man looked at each other without saying a word.
Aunt Mei tried to smooth things over and took the child from the nurse's arms. "Oh, what a lovely little baby, so delicate and beautiful, with such eyes and such a small nose. Madam, look at this child, how beautiful he is."
Aunt Mei handed the child to Old Madam Xiao's arms.
Old Madam Xiao looked down and saw the child's small, lotus-root-like arms waving around. They were soft, pink, and tender, and he looked at Old Madam Xiao curiously with his big eyes.
Mrs. Xiao's heart immediately melted, and she no longer had the melancholy feeling she had just now. She picked up the child and teased him with a kind look.
Even after the nurse took the child away, Mrs. Xiao's kind smile still lingered in the corners of her eyes.
"When the time comes to register the child..." Old Madam Xiao was still very concerned about the child's whereabouts.
Su Man said, "Grandma, the child will have my last name."
Madam Xiao's face immediately drooped.
"Everyone tells others that this child is Shi Yan's. We can't let the child have the surname Xiao, right?" Su Man spoke softly with a kind smile on her face, but her attitude was uncompromising.
Madam Xiao and Aunt Mei left the hospital, still feeling angry.
"Aunt Mei, look at Su Man's tone and attitude just now!"
"Old Madam, don't be angry. Actually, Su Man is right. This matter is still because the young master did something wrong in the first place. You can't let Luo Yan adopt the child, right?"
"I'm afraid that the child won't be able to recognize his ancestral home, but instead recognize the Qiao family's child as his father. If the child doesn't want to be close to our Xiao family, it would be better to snatch the child away and give him to Luo Yan to raise!"
The more Madam Xiao thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to her.
Aunt Mei advised, "Young Madam has that kind of temper. If she just brought any child over, it would be fine. But if she knew that this was the child of the Young Master and his ex-wife, who knows how she would torture the Young Master."
"That's right... Luo Yan's temper is really not one to be taken lightly! But the child can be raised with me, I can teach him well! In the Xiao family, why would you still be worried about the child's education conditions?" Old Madam Xiao said, and sighed again, "But I also know that Su Man won't agree. On the surface, she looks weak and can be bullied, but she is more stubborn than anyone else. She is willing to let me look after the child now, but it is just to exchange conditions with me."
"Yeah, if we push her too hard, who knows what she'll do. What if she runs away with the child in the future..."
"Absolutely not!" Old Madam Xiao was very excited.
Aunt Mei pondered for a moment and came up with an idea: "How about this? In the future, we can find an excuse to let the young master interact more with you, old lady. As long as there's contact and communication, there's no need to worry about not cultivating a bond. When the young master grows up and becomes sensible, we can find a time to tell him about his life story. Then, recognizing his ancestors and returning to his roots will be a natural process."
Old Madam Xiao fell into deep thought.
After a while, she said, "This is the only way. I just don't know if an old woman like me can wait until the child grows up."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, what depressing things are you saying, old lady? You are so blessed and will live a long life!" said Aunt Mei.
The matter was temporarily settled, and the master and servant returned to the Xiao family's old house.
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On the day when the baby was one month old, Suman returned to Manyuan from the confinement center.
The couple did not plan to hold a grand full-moon banquet, but instead invited relatives and friends to have a simple gathering at Manyuan.
All the members of the Qiao family were out of town, so that day, only Qiao Shixin and Song Lin came to the Qiao family.
On Qiao Shiyan's side, several colleagues from the law firm came over.
On Suman's side, the only close relatives are her aunt's family.
But ever since Shen Qing ran to Su Man's dance troupe and made a scene because of Su Man and Xiao Beisheng's divorce, Shen Qing and Su Man have cut off contact with each other.
When Su Man gave birth, she sent the news to Shen Qing, but Shen Qing had no news at all and did not say a word of comfort to Su Man.
Suman didn't care about it.
On the day of the full moon banquet, Su Man did not prepare a place for the Shen family, but someone came who Su Man did not expect.
At that time, Su Man was busy preparing the evening meal. Qiao Shiyan found her and said, "Don't be busy for now. There is an elder outside the door looking for you. She said she is from the Shen family. I invited her in, but she refused to come. Do you want to go out and take a look?"
"The Shen family? Impossible. My aunt is still angry with me. There's no way she can come today."
"Could he be a liar?" Qiao Shiyan became alert.
Su Man thought about it and decided to go to the club: "I'd better go and take a look."
"I'll go with you to avoid danger."
Qiao Shiyan went out with Su Man.
When she got outside, Su Man saw a middle-aged woman with her back to the door, standing next to the stone lion on the side of the gate.
The middle-aged woman was wearing simple clothes, her hair had a few strands of gray, and was neatly combed up. She looked clean and decent.
Su Man felt that this back view was both kind and familiar.
"Auntie Chen?" Su Man exclaimed in surprise.
Chen Ma heard the voice and turned around, "Miss..."
Su Man's tears immediately welled up in her eyes, "Why didn't you tell me beforehand that you were coming?"
"Your aunt forbade me to contact you, so I came here secretly. How could I dare to contact you casually?" Chen Ma said, stuffing a red envelope into Su Man's pocket. "Here, when you gave birth, your aunt was very strict, so Chen Ma didn't have the chance to visit you. This is a little gift for you and the child."
"I don't want it. Please keep it for yourself."
Su Man refused to accept it, so Chen Ma deliberately scolded her: "Hurry up and accept it! This is the custom back home. It will bring you good fortune if you accept the child!"
Su Man had no choice but to accept the red envelope and held Chen Ma's hand tightly, "Come with me into the house and have dinner together."
"No, no, I won't eat. I came here so suddenly..." Aunt Chen quickly waved her hands and made an excuse.
Qiao Shiyan said, "It's okay. It's just a matter of more people and more pairs of chopsticks. Xiaoman is very happy that you can come. We can't welcome you enough!"
"Yes, Aunt Chen, you can also come and see the child. You haven't even seen my child yet." Su Man pouted and acted coquettishly.
Mother Chen rubbed her hands, looking embarrassed. "I want to, but I've been out for too long. If your aunt knew..."
"Well, you know it. At worst, you can quit your job at your aunt's house and come to my place. I'm still short of staff. Now that we have a child, we need to hire a confinement nanny and a babysitter. Aunt Chen, you're one of us. It would be great if you could come and help."
Mother Chen was at a loss for words. "You're already such a grown-up, a mother, why are you still so childish?"
In fact, Suman hasn't had a tantrum for a long time.
After being strong for so long, it was only after meeting Chen Ma that she regained the feeling of being a little girl.
Because of missing and being touched, Su Man was so excited that she couldn't stop crying.
Chen Ma had no choice but to agree repeatedly, "Okay, okay, Chen Ma will accompany you tonight and have dinner with you. Don't cry, Chen Ma feels bad, and your son-in-law should feel bad too."
Just then, a car drove up to the crowd and stopped in front of the gate of Man Garden.
The car door opened, and Xiao Tian got out, carrying bags of gifts. "Teacher Su! I'm here to see you!"
Su Man looked through the front window and saw the person in the driver's seat.
Xiao Beisheng.
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