While Grandma Xu was talking to Shen Yu and Meng Tao, Xu Liwen sat obediently on the sofa, looking at the sleeping baby in her arms. She couldn't get enough of looking at the baby's tender and chubby face.
From time to time, she raised her head and peeked, and found that Shen Yu was no longer staring at her. She quickly took a breath of the baby's scent, and then smiled like a fox who had stolen candy, feeling satisfied and happy.
After a while, the staff came in and said that Grandpa Xu and Uncle Xu had returned and were in the front yard with a few other guests. Shen Yu asked Meng Tao to keep an eye on the baby and went to the front yard himself.
Xu Yingshuang, Xu Mingni, and Gu Yingying came in one after another and greeted Meng Tao. When they saw the baby in Xu Liwen's arms, they immediately surrounded him. Gu Yingying whispered happily, "Oh, cute little Yunhai! He fell asleep, why didn't you put him in the bed?"
Xu Liwen answered confidently: "He doesn't want to sleep on the bed, so he wants me to hold him. I feel comfortable when I hold him!"
Gu Yingying looked at her and smiled, with an expression of disbelief on her face.
Xu Yingshuang stretched out her hand: "Liwen, you are tired. Come, let your sister hug you instead!"
Xu Mingni: "Second sister, you just came back from outside, you are covered in dust and cannot be held, so give Third sister to me!"
"I came back in my dad's car without any dust or sweat on my body."
"You just came back from outside. Go change your clothes quickly. I'll hold you first!"
"Old Four, you..."
Xu Liwen shouted in a low voice: "Stop making trouble. If you wake up the baby, I will not let you two go!"
As she spoke, she carefully protected the little Yunhai in her arms. Gu Yingying helped her and moved a little to avoid Xu Yingshuang and Xu Mingni.
My aunt came over with a feather duster, and the few people finally calmed down and sat quietly watching Xiao Yunhai sleep.
After her aunt left, Xu Yingshuang moved closer to smell the baby, but Xu Liwen pushed her away: "What are you doing!"
Xu Yingshuang: "I'll be gentle and scent your little face."
"don't want."
"Hey you dead girl, I'm not going to kiss you!"
"Do you want to be kissed when you sleep? Besides, Xiao Yunhai doesn't like people kissing his face casually!"
“…”
Xu Yingshuang was so angry that she didn't know what to say.
Meng Tao sat not far away and watched, secretly laughing in her heart. Xu Liwen was really good at playing double standards. It was obvious that the officials were allowed to set fires, but the common people were not allowed to light lamps.
Grandma Xu next to her didn't think so. She could sense that her third granddaughter had really changed and was a little different from before. Of course, the other grandchildren had also changed to varying degrees.
So there must be little dolls in the home, pure and lovely little angels, who not only bring laughter, but also make children's mentality better than before.
Grandma Xu whispered to Meng Tao, "I just said what I said to you two in private. It's kept secret for now, and don't tell anyone else."
Meng Tao nodded seriously: "Grandma, don't worry, I understand."
"Well, Old Lady Yan mentioned it to me personally. Last time, when you sisters went to the Yan residence for a birthday party, Old Lady Yan and her daughter-in-law saw Xinhua and Liwen dancing and talking in the garden... One day, it was raining, and Xinhua came home soaking wet. Old Lady Yan asked where the umbrella was. Xinhua said she gave it to Liwen.
Later, Xinhua's father saw them eating together, talking and laughing happily. Old Mrs. Yan said that the two children grew up together and the two families knew each other well. Since it was so good, what were we waiting for? Let's become in-laws.
I then asked Yuer: Is Yan Xinhua dating someone else? After all, young people like them often meet outside and can understand more clearly than us. "
"For a family like ours, how can we joke about our children's marriage? They are serious. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came all the way to talk to me. I can tell whether they are sincere or not. Yan Xinhua is really a good guy. He is humble, elegant, talented, and handsome. Your third cousin is a good match for him. I am afraid that he will suffer a loss."
Meng Tao burst out laughing, this is really my grandma.
Grandma Xu continued, "So I let her hold little Yunhai. Seeing that she had such patience and knew how to protect the baby, I felt relieved: when she gives birth, she won't be like a bear mother who doesn't know how to do anything and doesn't care about anything."
"Grandma, let's first test Sister Liwen's reaction. We don't know if they are really like that yet. It's too far-fetched to think about it."
"Not far away. If we can get married this year, we can have a baby next year."
Grandma Xu answered the question irrelevantly and automatically ignored the first half of Meng Tao's sentence.
Meng Tao: “…”
It is understandable that the old lady is completely focused on the cause of marrying off her granddaughter.
Aunt Liwen did her best to protect him, and Xiao Yunhai finally slept for an hour. But Aunt Yingshuang finally succeeded in a sneak attack on him. She lightly poked his rosy face and Xiao Yunhai woke up.
He stretched his body, opened his eyes and found himself in Aunt Liwen's arms. Little Yunhai was shocked and did not move at all, still stretching his body, which made everyone laugh.
Meng Tao quickly hugged her son. Little Yunhai lay in his mother's arms and finally breathed a sigh of relief. His mother took him to feed him, and he looked back at Liwen three times.
Xu Liwen was so happy that she said Xiao Yunhai was thinking about her and that they would get along better and better with her aunt in the future!
After feeding little Yunhai and preparing dinner, Meng Tao looked outside and saw that it was getting dark, but there was no sign of Shen Heping and Xu Zhen. She couldn't help but feel strange: Xu Zhen was always very enthusiastic when she said she wanted to go back to the Xu Mansion, and she always came early, but today she couldn't even make it in time for dinner. What happened?
The men in the front yard also came over. Grandpa Xu stretched out his hand to Xiao Yunhai, and the little guy immediately jumped over. The grandfather and grandson happily played in circles under the porch. Shen Yu walked to Meng Tao and told her that his parents would not come, and asked them to eat and take the child home early.
Meng Tao: "Is there something wrong at home?"
Shen Yu nodded: "A guest has arrived, and he is considered... a relatively important guest."
"Do I know him?"
"You don't know him, and neither do I. But you've heard of him - do you remember when I told you that when I was a child I was put on a train and nearly disappeared?"
"Oh, I see! Is it the good uncle who recognized you on the train and took you home?"
"Yes, that uncle is an old friend of Dad's. We haven't been in touch for several years."
"This is an honored guest. How about we explain this to grandpa, grandma and uncle and go home first?"
"Dad told us to eat before going back, so we just listen to him."
"Wouldn't that be rude? He's our savior."
When Shen Yu heard the words "our savior", he smiled, stroked a strand of hair on his wife's temples, and said, "If it was a real savior, they would have come to eat with us by now."
"What is that?"
"His family... Let's eat first, and then I'll tell you slowly when we get back."
(End of this chapter)