"Okay, it's okay. I have plenty of time. The children's affairs are important. I've always dreamed that we could become in-laws!" Bai Meng responded politely.
She was quite satisfied with Mrs. Dong's son, but he was busy with his studies and a little older, but in other aspects he was definitely one in a million. If they hadn't taken the initiative to bring him up with Qing Ke that day, Bai Meng would have been too embarrassed to bring it up.
"Okay, then wait a moment!"
"Well, okay..." Bai Meng was about to say something when there was no sound on the other end of the phone.
There was silence again for a while, as if Mrs. Dong's son had approached. Bai Meng listened attentively to the conversation on the other end of the line, not wanting to miss a single word.
"Axuan, Shang Qingke from the Shang Dong family will be back from abroad next Sunday, you..." This seemed to be Mrs. Dong's voice.
Before Mrs. Dong could finish, a slightly anxious male voice interrupted her, "Really? When, what time? Which flight, which airport?"
The man started with a barrage of questions, which confused Mrs. Dong. She replied awkwardly, "This...this...I haven't had time to ask yet!"
"Oh my! Mom, why don't you ask clearly? Please help me ask! I will go to the airport to pick her up myself."
"Hey hey hey! I'm asking right now."
Mrs. Dong's clear voice finally came from the other end of the phone, "Mrs. Shang, are you still there?"
"Yes, yes, I'm still here!" Bai Meng responded excitedly.
"I have an unwelcome request. It's from my ignorant son! He wants me to ask what specific flight your Qingke is taking and which airport he's landing at. It would be better if I could be more specific about the time. He said he wants to go to the airport to pick up your Qingke in person." There was a hint of embarrassment in Mrs. Dong's words.
"What's the big deal? Take notes and I'll tell you right away. July 16th, Sunday morning at 10:30..." Bai Meng repeated to Mrs. Dong the information that Shang Xin had told her before, word for word.
While listening, Mrs. Dong repeated the information loudly to Dong Xuan who was waiting beside her.
Dong Xuan squatted beside the coffee table, holding a pen and paper, and carefully wrote down what his mother said. His expression was particularly serious, as if he was afraid he had misheard.
A week later, in the airport lobby...
Shang Xin and Bai Meng were waiting anxiously at the airport exit, but they hadn't seen Dong Xuan yet.
"Hey! Didn't you say that Dong's son would come to pick up Coco in person? Look, the plane is about to land in five minutes, how come there's not even a shadow of him?" Shang Xin rolled up his sleeves, handed the watch on his wrist to Bai Meng, and said angrily.
He was thinking, how could such an untrustworthy and unpunctual person be worthy of his precious daughter!
Bai Meng glanced towards the door and explained to Dong Xuan, "Maybe there's a traffic jam on the road!"
"Could it be that we're not in the same city, but we can still get there, but there's a traffic jam here?"
This excuse obviously didn't work; they had a smooth journey all the way here. Besides, if they really wanted to, they would have thought of leaving earlier. How could they be late?
"Or maybe something delayed him? He's a capable person after all. Don't you always say: 'The more capable, the more work,'"
"He was like this when we first met. I guess his character is not that good. No wonder he is still single at such an old age. I thought I had found a treasure, but now it seems not necessarily the case." Shang Xin's face was full of disgust. It was obvious that this "future son-in-law" had already taken note of him.
The two were arguing fiercely when Dong Xuan came slowly.
He was wearing a light blue shirt, black trousers, and liver-colored leather casual shoes. His hair was styled in a fluffy style, and he wore a pair of large-lens black sunglasses. He walked with a breeze, and his rate of turning heads was quite high. He was holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, and it seemed that he had done a good job of appearances.
He recognized Bai Meng at a glance, but Bai Meng was blind and didn't recognize him.
"Hello, Auntie! I'm late. Is Miss Qing Ke not out yet?"
Bai Meng stared at Dong Xuan in front of her infatuatedly, and for a moment she didn't come back to her senses. "Who are you?"
Dong Xuan took off his sunglasses. Bai Meng covered her mouth in shock. "It turned out to be Dong Xuan?"
Dong Xuan smiled and said, "Aunt, I guess this must be your uncle, right?" He turned his gaze to Shang Xin who was standing next to Bai Meng.
Shang Xin had a gloomy face, and it was obvious that he was very angry because Dong Xuan was late.
Bai Meng glanced at Shang Xin and quickly introduced him with a smile, "Yes! This is Qingke's father, you can just call him uncle. Old Shang, this is Mrs. Dong's son, Dong Xuan, whom I told you about."
"Hello, uncle!" Dong Xuan nodded politely to Shang Xin.
Shang Xin gave him a look of disdain, coughed, and said, "Stop talking. Keep an eye on Keke. She doesn't know we're coming to pick her up, and she won't even notice if we pass by her later."
After he finished speaking, he turned and looked towards the exit.
Bai Meng smiled awkwardly and explained to Dong Xuan in a low voice, "Ah Xuan! Your uncle Shang is quite strict. You'll just get used to it. He's like that with others, too. He's neither cold nor warm."
Dong Xuan smiled without saying anything and nodded in response. The three of them looked eagerly at the exit.
After a while, Qing Ke came out holding a little girl of three or four years old and pushing a gift cart.
Bai Meng and Shang Xin recognized her at a glance and ran over to greet her excitedly.
"Coco, you're finally back."
"Keke, you miss your mother so much. After you left, I lost my appetite and even fell seriously ill. You've been gone for four years. You unfilial daughter, have you forgotten the parents who gave birth to you and raised you?"
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