Upon hearing Huo Beixiao's words, Xu Yizhou immediately raised his head and puffed out his chest proudly, "Mom, let me tell you, I'm not a child anymore, I'm very capable too."
Xu's mother looked at her youngest son, Xu Yizhou, with eyes full of doting affection, "Yes, yes, you've grown up now, and you're so capable."
As she spoke, she pulled Luo Yingzi aside and told her that although Xu Yizhou had many shortcomings and was still like a child even though he was in his twenties, he was kind-hearted and responsible, and asked Luo Yingzi to be more tolerant of him in the future.
Actually, the shortcomings that Xu's mother mentioned about Xu Yizhou are not a big deal.
It's a mother's humble way of talking about her child.
The staff housing where the Xu family lives is a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment. It's quite old, and the furniture inside looks like it's been around for a while.
But it was decorated very nicely and warmly by Xu's mother.
After entering the house, everyone sat in the living room and talked for a while, mostly about the arrangements for Xu Yizhou and Luo Yingzi's wedding banquet.
After they had finished talking, Xu's father stood up and said to Huo Beixiao, "Beixiao, come in with your uncle for a moment. The old man left you some things."
Huo Beixiao got up and followed Xu's father inside.
Xu's mother then busied herself preparing dinner.
Luo Yingzi and Yang Qiaoqiao wanted to help, but Xu's mother pushed them into the house to sit down. "Our kitchen was built in the passageway. It's very narrow, and there's not enough room for many people."
You two can sit down and have some fruit. Oh, and Qiaoqiao, you can eat more nuts; I heard they're good for the fetus when pregnant women eat them.
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
After thanking her, Yang Qiaoqiao sat down with Luo Yingzi without any qualms.
Huo Beixiao and Xu's father did not come out of the inner room until just before dinner.
Perhaps because the two of them had been talking about Huo Beixiao's maternal grandfather inside, they both looked rather somber when they came out.
During the meal, Xu's father brought out a bottle of wine he had treasured for many years and, with some emotion, drank a few glasses with Huo Beixiao and Xu Yizhou.
When Huo Beixiao left the Xu family, he had a small box in his arms.
Yang Qiaoqiao guessed that it contained the belongings left to Huo Beixiao by his maternal grandfather.
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