Unfortunately, Shen Yu and Meng Tao did not have the pleasure of watching such a scene. For some reasons, Grandma Xu asked them to go to the Xu Mansion later that day and did not want them to pick her up at the airport. It happened that Shen Yu had a friend getting married that day, so the couple went to attend their friend's wedding to watch the fun. On the way back, they also went shopping on the street for a while and arrived at the Xu Mansion after four o'clock in the afternoon.

The Xu Mansion was very lively at this time, with guests in the front hall and the back yard. Grandma Xu was gathered with her group of old sisters, chatting and laughing. In the yard and under the corridors, five or six children were chasing and playing with each other, with crisp laughter. There were no children in the Xu Mansion, and these people came here to play with their elders.

There were staff members serving tea and snacks, and the host also had to greet the guests personally. Xu Zhen followed her aunt and worked beside her.

Xu Zhen was wearing a navy blue tweed slim-fit suit today, which made her figure look soft, dignified and elegant. This fashionable style can only be bought at the Friendship Store. She wore a light red high-necked wool sweater underneath, which made her skin look even whiter and more delicate, and her beauty even more apparent. The two scars on her cheeks could not diminish her charming charm.

She had a sweet smile on her face, and her brows, which had been slightly furrowed before, were now completely relaxed, and her beautiful eyes were shining. Needless to say, it must be because of Director Shen's arrival that the two of them met.

Seeing Shen Yu and Meng Tao walk into the living room, Xu Zhen's eyes lit up again, and she naturally wanted to come towards them, but just turned around, maybe thought of something, and went somewhere else, just looking back and giving them a bright smile. Meng Tao thought of a word for that expression: joy.

Shen Yu took Meng Tao to the grandmother's side and greeted the elders one by one. Grandma Xu took Meng Tao to sit on the sofa and asked them if it was fun to attend a friend's wedding, what was new, and why they came back so late. After talking for a while, Grandma Xu gave Shen Yu a few more instructions and asked him to go to the men in the front hall.

After Shen Yu left, Meng Tao sat among the grandmothers and listened to them teach parenting tips and talk about the interesting stories of their young wives giving birth. She also learned a lot of knowledge in the field.

After dinner at Xu's house, the tea party lasted until eight or nine o'clock. The guests all left, and Shen Yu and Meng Tao also said goodbye and went home.

On the way, Meng Tao said to Shen Yu, "Didn't you ask Director Shen if he wanted to go back with you? He came here from Province D early this morning, and he has been entertaining guests in the front hall with Grandpa, so he must be very tired."

Shen Yu smiled and replied, "He's not tired. He's more energetic than anyone else. He drank a lot of wine but didn't get drunk. I asked him, and he told us to go back first and leave him alone."

"It's really refreshing. He might as well stay here and rest. He can see Ms. Xu Zhen again when he wakes up tomorrow morning, so he doesn't have to walk."

"That's not what he was planning."

Shen Yu recognized Xu Zhen as his biological mother, but Xu Zhen was too young. With the careful care of Grandma Xu, the "processed" cosmetics given by Meng Tao, and she was very good at dressing herself up, she seemed to be reborn and becoming more and more delicate these days. She was completely anti-aging. Standing with Shen Yu, they looked like a pair of brother and sister. No matter what Shen Yu did, he just couldn't call out "Mom".

He didn't call her mom, and Meng Tao couldn't call her that either. Fortunately, Xu Zhen couldn't speak yet and didn't ask them to do anything special, so when the couple met they just pretended to be stupid and ignored the name, and privately called her "Ms. Xu Zhen."

Meng Tao added: "It's a pity that I didn't see the scene where Director Shen and Ms. Xu Zhen reunited. They must have been so excited that they forgot to ask grandma if anyone fainted."

Shen Yu gently squeezed the little hand in his palm: "Can't you hope for something good? Do you have to make people faint?"

"This is really rare, it happens once in a hundred years, it's normal to feel dizzy."

"Then they don't dare to faint, for fear that if they close their eyes, they will disappear again."

"Hahaha……"

"Still laughing, you bad daughter-in-law."

"You said it yourself. If there is a bad son, there will be a bad daughter-in-law."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "In fact, when Director Shen and Ms. Xu met, grandma was not around, so if you ask her, she won't know either."

"How do you know?"

"I asked my uncle, and he said that Director Shen called my grandmother before boarding the plane. Ms. Xu Zhen heard it nearby, so she went to ask my uncle for help. My uncle originally arranged for a driver to pick her up at the airport, but he went there himself without anyone else. Only his younger sister was in the car."

"Ah, so it was my uncle who witnessed the scene."

"What are you thinking? My uncle is not stupid. He is such a grown-up and still acts like a light bulb."

When Meng Tao heard this, she chuckled: Comrade Shen Yu, your standard definition of light bulbs is a bit special.

"Go back and have a good rest. You have to get up early tomorrow to tidy up the house. Did grandma say that you can have a wedding during the Spring Festival?"

"I just heard from my uncle that the date has been set, the nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month."

"Isn't that just a few days away? Oh, we're not ready yet."

"Grandma and the others have experience and have already prepared everything. Uncle Gao, Aunt Gao and I will take care of everything that needs to be done at home. Yu Ting and Jianli can also help. You just need to watch from the side and be the general commander. Don't just talk but don't do anything."

"All right."

When Xu Yuting and Liu Jianli heard that Director Shen was getting married, they felt it was quite unexpected: their son had just gotten married not long ago, and the father was going to get married for the second time soon? What did this mean?

The key point is, what if he marries a woman who is capable of making trouble and doesn't like Taotao? It's no wonder they think too much, after all, this kind of thing is too common, and there are few good stepmothers, let alone stepmothers-in-law.

The two of them grumbled to each other in private, but even though they didn't understand, they still actively helped to tidy up the house. They also discussed with Meng Tao about inviting several elders of Liu Yongsheng and other relatives and friends to come to the wedding banquet, so as not to let the step-mother-in-law think that Meng Tao had no relatives from her family.

Meng Tao smiled and told her two friends: The step-mother-in-law is the cousin of Shen Yu's biological mother. Grandpa and Grandma Xu personally took a liking to her and introduced her to Director Shen. They are family and will get along well, so there is no need to worry.

After being reminded by the two of them, Meng Tao also felt that she should tell Grandpa Liu, Grandma Xu and other relatives and friends, but since they had come so far and it was so cold in winter, there was no need for them to rush to the wedding.

Meng Tao and Shen Yu called Liu Yongsheng and told him the good news of Director Shen's marriage. Liu Yongsheng was very happy for Director Shen, but the wedding date was too close and they could not make it, so they could only congratulate and wish him well over the phone and said that they would send some gifts to the newlyweds later.

In the blink of an eye, the good day arrived. Director Shen and Xu Zhen got married with the blessings of their relatives and friends. The wedding ceremony was low-key and solemn, and the "newlyweds" behaved properly. Some guests who watched the ceremony saw that the groom was much older than the bride, and secretly guessed that the bride might have been forced.

Only their closest relatives knew how happy and joyful Shen Heping and Xu Zhen were at that moment.

(End of this chapter)