Chapter 232 Preparations before the Wedding Banquet
The father and daughter returned to Nanyu. As soon as they entered the house, Lin Yi ran out with a shovel. He pulled Chen Xinyue up and down and looked her up and down, feeling very distressed. "You have become thinner and haggard! You suffered a lot abroad! You are so pitiful. Your parents are so cruel. How could they bear to let you go to that foreign devil's territory alone without worrying about you? It really pissed me off!"
Come on, come on, come in. Grandpa has prepared a big watermelon for you, as well as ice cream. Oh, and there’s also a cake. Your mom made it before she left this morning and put it in the refrigerator. It smells really good. Go and eat it now!”
Lin Yi talked incessantly, not giving Chen Xinyue any chance to interrupt.
It was not until they entered the living room that Chen Xinyue said with a smile: "Grandpa, I want to eat the steamed cod you made, as well as the braised prawns, braised pork, mushroom chicken soup, blanched pork belly, and egg fried rice!"
When Lin Yi heard this, he immediately called the wholesale store and asked the clerk to send back some ingredients.
He turned around and went to wash the rice and steam it.
Chen Ruiyu, Chen Ruiming and Xu Xinyi came back from the gym together. When they saw Chen Xinyue helping Lin Yi in the kitchen, they all surrounded her.
The two little ones hugged Chen Xinyue affectionately and pestered her with questions.
Chen Xinyue answered patiently.
Seeing the children talking and laughing and getting along well, Lin Yi was very happy in his heart. He ordered the children to work together, "Grandpa will cook a big meal for you tonight, hurry up and help."
The children cheered in unison and milled around the kitchen.
When Lin Qin came back from get off work, the meal was almost ready. The mother and daughter hugged each other affectionately for a while and then went to the table together.
During this time, Lin Yi kept picking food for Chen Xinyue and said with a smile: "I'm glad you're back. Have you decided where you want to work? Take the civil service exam like others do, or go to your mom's company or your dad's if you don't like it, or open your own store. Grandpa bought a store for each of you in the past few years, so you don't have to worry about starving to death even if you don't do anything."
This is what Lin Yi is most proud of.
Seeing Lin Yi so happy, Chen Xinyue didn't dare to tell him her plan for a moment. She just smiled vaguely and said, "Grandpa, I'm not in a hurry. Just like you said, our family has resources and we are not afraid of not being able to support ourselves. Besides, I came back from studying abroad and I have my own ideals and ambitions!"
That tsundere little look made everyone laugh.
Chen Wenjun changed the subject in time, "Dad, Xinyue is still young. She has been studying for so many years and has never had a good time. Now that she has just graduated, she must be allowed to relax for a few years. As long as she is in China, she can do whatever she wants.
Instead of worrying about her, you should worry about Ah Jian. That boy is already 27 years old. He has been doing very well in Guangdong Province these years. He is not coming back and he has no girlfriend. Sister and Dahai are almost dying of worry. Every time we call, we miss him for a long time. "
Lin Yi thought about it and felt that what Chen Wenjun said made sense. "Ajian is really a bad kid. As the eldest of this generation, he has not set a good example! I will call him and ask him about it. If he doesn't have a girlfriend, Yaya can see if there are any good sisters to introduce one to him. I think your friends are all good."
This brought up Chen Xinyue again.
She quickly smiled and agreed first.
After dinner, Chen Xinyue and Chen Ruiyu went for a walk in the fields to help digest the food.
The river breeze in the summer evening dispels the enthusiasm of the day. There is still a cluster of sunset glow in the sky, and night will fall as soon as it dissipates.
The surrounding area was bustling with the sounds of cicadas, birds, frogs and insects.
Chen Xinyue followed behind Chen Ruiyu and asked casually, "Brother, you went to college and went abroad all these years, didn't you have a girlfriend?"
"Why are you gossiping about me all of a sudden?" Chen Ruiyu turned around and looked at his graceful sister with amusement. Meeting her curious and persistent eyes, he smiled helplessly and said, "I'm relatively low-key. In addition, due to my physical condition, most girls feel sorry for me the first time they see me. Once I see that kind of look, I will instinctively keep my distance from them.
Plus, because of my biological mother, to be honest, I don’t like to approach the opposite sex casually. Isn’t it normal not to fall in love? "
“No, no.” Chen Xinyue walked to Chen Ruiyu, “Brother, not all girls are like that! Like mom, I vaguely remember how poor our family was when mom brought me to marry dad. The two of us could only squeeze in the cabin and couldn’t even lift our heads. At that time, mom was very good to dad and you. They supported each other until today.
We still have a very good relationship now. Mom and I can share the good and bad times. You are their son. You can have the love they have!"
Chen Xinyue looked determined.
Chen Ruiyu was really encouraged by her and smiled brightly, "Okay! I'll take your good words. By the way, grandpa just asked you what your plans were for the future, why didn't you tell him? Don't you want to stay in Anshi?"
Chen Xinyue nodded guiltily, "I want to go back to the capital. My parents have bought us a house, and our household registration is still there. It doesn't make sense for me to come back without doing anything. Then what was all my hard work all these years for?
People have to fight hard in their lives to prove the value of their existence. My requirements are not high. Give me a few years and let me try to see how far I can go so that I will have no regrets in the future. "
Chen Ruiyu supported her idea from the bottom of his heart and deliberately lowered his voice to remind her, "Tell mom to help. At least you have to convince grandpa first."
When people get old, they always hope to have children and grandchildren around them. They were all raised by Lin Yi, and they have a special relationship. Lin Yi absolutely cannot bear to let Chen Xinyue go to the capital alone.
Chen Xinyue nodded distressedly.
In the next few days, she stayed at home with Lin Yi, and occasionally went shopping with Lin Qin to buy beautiful clothes, bags, shoes and jewelry.
Getting ready for a wedding reception.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the marriage between the Xue and Zhang Ling families. The wedding was held in Anshi Hotel. Chen Xinyue wore a champagne-colored tight fishtail dress customized for her by Lin Qin. Her hair was styled by a stylist who came to her home to do big wavy curls. She then wore a thin rhinestone headband, small pearl earrings, and a set of pink gemstone jewelry. She looked like a socialite.
Lin Qin was extremely satisfied, "This is how a little girl should dress, so youthful and pretty!"
Lin Yi agreed repeatedly, "Yes, yes, your mother has good taste, this whole set looks so cute!"
Chen Xinyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Mom, Grandpa, it's not my wedding, why are you dressing me up like this? And I don't like this color dress, I like the black velvet one, I want to wear that one."
"Hey! Champagne color suits you, black doesn't look good!" Lin Yi quickly dissuaded.
Chen Xinyue insisted on changing, and the two could not persuade her, so they had to compromise.
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