After picking up some snacks at Daoxiangju, Xie Jing and Zhou Jiyun returned to the old house, where it was almost time for dinner. The old man was shaking his head at the chessboard, and when he saw them return, he threw the chess pieces onto the board. "You're back? Let me see your marriage certificate?"
Aunt Yun just came out with a bowl of soup. Upon hearing this, she couldn't help but smile and said, "They are both good-looking. I'm sure they will look beautiful in the photos they take."
Zhou Jiyun accepted Aunt Yun's compliment without any modesty: "I think so too, Jingjing is really beautiful."
Xie Jing raised her eyebrows slightly. She wasn't the sweet type that boys liked. In fact, Xie Jing's beauty was very distant. She was too cold and aloof, like the snow on the top of a snowy mountain, difficult for people to approach.
So when she started dating He Shiyu shortly after school started, it did cause a lot of discussion. The gist was, how could Xie Jing fall in love so easily with such a cold girl?
Mr. Zhou also glanced at Xie Jing and said, "Yes, Jingjing is indeed very beautiful and talented. She is nothing like Jiyun, who reeks of money."
Zhou Jiyun was already used to his grandfather praising Xie Jing and then putting him down. This was his own grandfather, what could he do? Besides, he was happy to be Xie Jing's foil, after all, she was his wife!
"Here, the marriage certificate you wanted to see," Zhou Jiyun shrugged and handed it to the old man. The old man looked at the marriage certificate for a long time and said, "Your grandmother will be happy to see it. I will talk to her about it this afternoon."
"I know. I plan to take Jingjing to pay homage to them this afternoon." Zhou Jiyun looked at Xie Jing with a questioning look in his eyes.
Xie Jing nodded: "I should go to pay my respects. I don't have any other plans this afternoon. This is a big deal and it's also a courtesy."
"Okay," the old man carefully closed the marriage certificate. Seeing Zhou Jiyun staring at the two small red books, the old man said angrily: "Can I damage your marriage certificate?"
Zhou Jiyun smiled apologetically: "No, no, I'm just worried that your hands will get sore from holding it for so long, so I want to do it for you..."
The old man couldn't help laughing: "Okay, keep it. I'm happy for you to see that you have a family and a career now. Your parents... they should be relieved if they know about this in the afterlife."
Fang Qin, who was about to call the old man to dinner, paused. The next second, a smile appeared on her face, as if the previous expression change had never occurred at all. "Jiyun and Jingjing are back? It's time for dinner. Sister Yun specially made a nourishing soup today. Jingjing, you should drink an extra bowl later."
Xie Jing's scalp tingled. What kind of tonic soup? It wasn't what she was thinking, was it?
Fang Qin covered her mouth and smiled: "I saw you holding your waist when you went out this morning, so Sister Yun specially stewed a bowl of wolfberry essence stewed quail for you."
Xie Jingqiang responded with a smile, not knowing whether to be shy or to clarify: "Thank you... Thank you Aunt Yun for your concern..."
Who caused her back pain? If Zhou Jiyun hadn't been so upset, would she have had back pain?
But Xie Jing was too embarrassed to refuse Aunt Yun's kindness. Besides, if she refused, would it seem like Zhou Jiyun was...useless? Thinking of this, Xie Jing's eyes began to drift to unspeakable places again.
Zhou Jiyun knew what was going on in her mind as soon as he saw her eyes rolling around. He tapped Xie Jing on the forehead and said, "Put your mind back on track. Your health hasn't been very good to begin with, so it's time to replenish it."
Now that he has started to cultivate his relationship with Xie Jing again, Zhou Jiyun has discovered that although Xie Jing looks cold on the outside, she actually has a lot of psychological activities, and her thoughts can basically be seen from her eyes.
Yet, she appeared to be quite composed on the surface, and no one knew she was actually a salted duck egg girl. She had a wealth of theoretical knowledge, but practical experience was practically nil, a pure king of theory but a complete novice in practice.
Seeing the two flirting, everyone was smiling. Even the somewhat gloomy Zhou Jiwen looked at Xie Jing and Zhou Jiyun with a smile in his eyes, but he would lower his head in thought from time to time, obviously thinking about how to do something bad.
Because she had been scolded by the old man in the morning, and because the snacks Xie Jing had just brought back pleased the old man, Fang Qin did not dare to act up during lunch.
Of course, she had no right to act pretentiously. After all, she was only Zhou Jiyun's aunt, not his biological mother. Besides, the old man was still in charge, so it wasn't Fang Qin's turn to act in a high-ranking position.
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Inside the cemetery, Zhou Jiyun carefully placed the bouquet on the tombstone, then took out a handkerchief and wiped it carefully. Then Zhou Jiyun squatted in front of the tomb: "Grandma, Mom and Dad, I'm getting married. This is Jingjing. I brought her to see you."
Xie Jing bowed slightly: "Grandma, Mom and Dad, I'm Xie Jing."
Zhou Jiyun looked at the black and white photo on the tombstone and said, "Grandma used to be in good health and very strong."
"My parents passed away in their prime, which was a huge blow to her. Later, her health gradually weakened."
"Not long after Rongsheng went public, she passed away."
Xie Jing also squatted down beside him. She didn't need to say anything at this time. The only thing she had to do was to stay with Zhou Jiyun.
Zhou Jiyun turned his head and looked at Xie Jing: "I'm not sad at all now. If she can't see me, then it's the same if she goes to accompany my parents."
Xie Jing stared into Zhou Jiyun's eyes, frowning slightly: "You don't have to lie, I know you are very sad."
"You didn't say it, but I just felt that you were in a depressed mood."
Zhou Jiyun paused, the smile on his face gone. When he wasn't smiling, his eyebrows and eyes looked sharp, and his lips were pressed straight, making people afraid to approach him.
Xie Jing stood up and hugged his shoulders: "It's normal to be sad about the departure of a loved one. But we are here today to talk about happy things. Are you sure you want to keep feeling sad like this?"
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