"I understand. By the way, Mom and Dad, why don't you stay here tonight?"
"Forget it, the child is still at home."
"It's okay, my brother is off tomorrow, isn't he? He can take care of one child at home."
"Old man?"
"Then let's stay for one night. It's been so long since we were allocated apartments, and we've never lived in an apartment building before."
"Hey! That's right, I've told you so many times, otherwise people would think I didn't let you come!"
"Let's go downstairs for hot pot later. The restaurant just opened, the meat is fresh, and the sesame sauce is delicious."
"Why not just eat at home? Why spend the money?"
"Eating at home requires cleaning the kitchen, which is quite troublesome. A hot pot meal doesn't cost much."
"Yes, old woman, let's listen to Xiaoyue."
"Two spendthrift sons."
Finally, the family enjoyed hot pot. After eating and drinking their fill, Jiang Yue took her mother for a walk around the area. It turned out that the family hadn't really had a chance to look around properly before, and things had changed a lot since Jiang Yue first arrived. All sorts of electric puppets were now on display. Back then, when Jiang Yue wanted to buy something, she had to call the neighborhood committee.
After taking a stroll, they returned home. Once home, the family chatted about Bai Ze. There was no other way; Jiang's mother had some free time and wanted to talk about it. When it was almost time, Jiang Yue said she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed, so she went to sleep.
The next morning, when Jiang Yue woke up, her parents had already bought breakfast. After eating, Jiang Yue went to work, and her parents were going home.
By the end of January, Bai Ze had finally finished his work. The information had been verified to be true, and he was released from the classified unit. This period of time was enough for the country to investigate his situation, mainly because he had no bad intentions to begin with.
On the first day of February, when Jiang Yue got off work, Bai Ze was already waiting for her at the entrance of her workplace. He was leaning against his car, holding flowers, just like in a movie. Jiang Yue was stunned when she saw this scene, mainly because she had only made a rough plan, and the specific details were up to Bai Ze to improvise.
To be honest, she's been through so many worlds and countless people have pursued her, but this is the first time she's directed and acted in something like this. It's actually quite interesting, like a real-life game of make-believe.
Bai Ze's eyes lit up when he saw Jiang Yue, and he rushed over to her. Although Jiang Yue and he were in a relationship, it was only on paper. He still had to put on an act, and he had to carefully consider his expressions and reactions. The driver the government had assigned to him was also watching.
Two or three days later, to outsiders, the two quickly became familiar with each other, which was in line with the pattern. They talked more and more, and became more and more like a young couple in love.
On New Year's Eve, Jiang Yue brought the man home, claiming that he had lost both his parents and had no relatives to rely on while spending the New Year away from home. He played the victim and Jiang Yue was unable to resist the temptation of her beauty, so she took him home for the New Year.
To avoid trouble, they didn't drive. They had the driver drop them off nearby and then got out of the car. The two of them carried a bunch of things home.
As they approached the courtyard, they encountered a group of acquaintances who watched Jiang Yue return with people with curiosity. Some even followed behind the two, all there to see what the commotion was about.
When they arrived at the door, a group of adults and children followed behind. Jiang Ze, who was playing in the yard, saw them and ran straight into the house to inform his parents.
"Mom!! Mom!!!! Mom!!!! My sister brought her husband here!!"
"What?!!"
Everyone at home who was preparing for the big lunch ran out when they heard Jiang Ze's words, and they ran into Jiang Yue and Baize as soon as they came out.
"Hey, Xiaobai, you're here?"
"Hello, Auntie. I apologize for bothering you today. Is this Uncle? Hello, Uncle!"
"Haha, no disturbance, no disturbance, come in quickly, come in quickly."
Jiang Ma smiled broadly, lifted the curtain and hurriedly invited them into the house. After the two entered, Jiang Ma immediately closed the door.
After Jiang Yue and Bai Ze sat down, the eldest sister-in-law brought them a cup of tea. Bai Ze stood up, took the tea, and thanked his sister-in-law.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Don't mention it, you're home now."
"Yes, yes, yes."
What happened next was similar to everyone's first visit to their mother-in-law's house. Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang, the eldest brother and sister-in-law took turns asking questions, bringing out all the questions that had been accumulating.
About an hour later, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang finally stopped. Jiang Yue poured a glass of water for each of them and asked Mrs. Jiang, "Mom, shouldn't we start cooking?"
"Yes, yes, you talk to Xiaobai for a while, and Mom and your sister-in-law will go cook."
"I'll go too, let him chat with my dad and older brother for a while."
"Alright."
The group went to cook, and Bai Ze wanted to help, but Jiang's mother refused. In the end, Jiang's father took him to play chess. Jiang's father wanted to test him, as he had heard that people in their area could marry several wives, and wanted to see if Bai Ze had that idea.
Bai Ze said that Jiang Yue alone was enough. He would abide by the laws of the mainland, as having illicit relationships was illegal. Regardless of what would happen in the future, Jiang's father was at least satisfied at this moment.
After a while, the aroma of food wafted over. The three of them cooked very quickly, and the eldest brother also had a stove, which made the process twice as fast. In no time, a table full of delicious food was ready.
Because Bai Ze was there this year, Jiang's father's annual speech was cancelled. During the meal, Jiang's mother kept putting food on Bai Ze's plate, especially the dishes that Jiang Yue had cooked.
"Xiaobai, Yue'er cooked all of this. What do you think?"
"Auntie, it's delicious, even better than what I've had at some big restaurants."
"Haha, then eat more."
Although there was one more person, the atmosphere of family reunion remained unchanged. After eating, drinking, and cleaning up, the neighbors, who were bored and wanted to visit, came over. Today, Jiang Yue's family was destined to be anything but peaceful.
For Bai Ze, this was nothing. Putting aside everything else, his disguised identity in this life was not that of an ordinary person. As the conversation progressed, it became a one-man show.
The kids in the family don't go out to play anymore. They're still very interested in Bai Ze. Little Pumpkin, for example, runs into his arms without anyone noticing. There's no way around it; he's just like Jiang Yue, a total looks-obsessed person. When he was little, he wouldn't even let his sister-in-law hold him, but as soon as Jiang Yue comes home, he clings to her, insisting on being held.
They chatted until evening. Since they were going back to their hometown to see their grandparents the next day, Bai Ze was sleeping here. His sister-in-law came to sleep with Jiang Yue, and he went to sleep in the next room with his brother-in-law and child.
The next day, at the crack of dawn, the family packed their things and prepared to set off. Bai Ze had someone park the car not far away the day before, so he was the one driving them home.
She couldn't go straight home yet; she had to pick up her third uncle's family. After arriving at the nearby building, Jiang Yue didn't let Bai Ze park the car there. Instead, she parked the car nearby and went inside to look for them. Otherwise, like Jiang Yue's family, rumors would be flying everywhere.
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