Marshmallow

Bai Qiurui had no recollection of what happened on the day he was drunk.

He only remembered that he hugged someone when he was drunk, and the memory after that was vague and he couldn't remember it at all.

He suddenly remembered that day when he and Ge Qing had an argument in the dormitory and she was so angry that she vomited. He didn't take it seriously. Isn't this a symptom of his aunt's early pregnancy?

Bai Qiurui panicked and explained to his father and grandfather,

"Dad, Grandpa, I was in a bad mood that day and was drinking at home. Ge Qing came to see me. I remember someone hugged me when I was half asleep. When I woke up, Ge Qing didn't say anything. I didn't understand these things and I didn't want to make her pregnant. I didn't want to touch her at all."

Bai Qiurui was crying as he spoke. He had no feelings for Ge Qing. He was always so annoyed just by being nice to her. How could he possibly touch Ge Qing? If he hadn't been drunk, he wouldn't have let Ge Qing take advantage of him.

Father Bai looked at his old son. He knew his son very well and knew that he would not lie.

"Dad, I think Qiu Rui was just drunk and confused. You can't blame him entirely."

Mr. Bai tapped the ground slowly with his cane. He slowly opened his eyes.

"A real man should take responsibility for his mistakes instead of putting the blame on a woman. That's a girl's reputation. If you've ruined her chastity, you should take full responsibility."

Bai Qiurui's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Grandpa, I don't like her. You said we could break up after I graduated from college. My family owes the Ge family a favor, but I also promised to give myself four years of freedom in college to deal with Ge Qing. You can't push me into this fire pit."

Mr. Bai knocked the ground heavily with his cane in dissatisfaction.

"You are a grandfather, and you have to make the decisions on all matters at home. What kind of woman can you not keep outside if you like her?"

Bai Qiurui subconsciously wanted to refute. This was a new society, and the law required monogamy. He didn't want to let the person he liked be without a legitimate relationship.

"Grandpa, I don't want to go to Ge Qing. If she marries into our family, nothing good will happen. It will definitely cause unrest in our home."

As expected, what Mr. Bai disliked most was women with bad tempers.

But the favor I owe to the Ge family cannot be erased just because of Sun Zi's words.

"Women with bad tempers usually become obedient after a few beatings. She is Bai Ge when she marries into our family. She must obey her husband. If she doesn't obey, just beat her."

Bai Qiurui couldn't communicate with his grandfather. Although his grandfather might be very good at fighting, his ideas were completely stuck in the old society.

When Bai's mother and old lady Bai heard that the Ge family was going to take Ge Qing to the clinic to have the baby aborted, both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law disagreed.

How could the Bai family's grandson be removed in a small clinic? Qiu Rui is not irresponsible.

The addition of his mother and grandmother made Bai Qiurui feel overwhelmed. If the Ge family aborted the child, he could still get away with it in the future. But if Ge Qing gave birth to the child, his life would be over.

"Mom, I can have only one child in my lifetime. Let Ge Qing have an abortion."

Mrs. Bai said lovingly, "What if Ge Qing is pregnant with a big fat boy? Even if it's a little girl, we can afford it. It's just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks."

Bai's mother nodded and said, "You are the only child in our family. This is your first child. How can you say no?"

Bai Qiurui held his forehead in pain.

"Mom, I don't want to marry Ge Qing."

Bai's mother didn't take it seriously, but smiled.

"You kid, you don't want to get married yet, but you've already made it a done deal. You men say one thing and mean another, maybe you're just dying to marry the girl."

Bai Qiurui failed to communicate with her family and could only pray that the Ge family would take Ge Qing away to get rid of the child.

Half a month after the new product was launched, Song Shixia finally found time to go to the company to research the product.

Little did she know that several girls in the dormitory who had finally finished their exams were planning to go to her house to say goodbye to her as they were all on winter vacation.

Several girls in the dormitory saved money and worked part-time in the cafeteria at the end of the semester, and each of them had a can of food in their hands.

Hao Guihua was frightened when he saw the sentry standing guard.

"Is it not a good idea for us to come to your house unexpectedly?"

Ding Jiajia patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, this sentry looks like the one who let us in last time."

A few girls approached, and the sentry on duty asked them to sign and then let them pass.

Zheng Lingling glanced back and then lowered her voice: "Have you noticed that the sentinels seem to have become more serious?"

Guo Qianlan: "No feeling? Aren't they all stern-faced?"

Several young girls walking on the road formed a beautiful landscape. The neighbors guessed at a glance that they were looking for Song Shixia, because Song Shixia was the only one in the entire family community who was attending college.

Ji Weiqing was writing the year-end summary at home, and the two kids were taken out for a walk by their grandmother, with the door ajar and not locked.

Ding Jiajia looked inside through the crack in the door.

"Xia Xia is so careless that she doesn't even lock the door at home."

Zheng Lingling poked her head inside and said, "There are guards standing guard outside. If it were me, I wouldn't lock the door either."

They wanted to give Song Shixia a surprise, so they tiptoed into the yard.

The taciturn Chai Shanjing suddenly spoke up.

"Why do I feel like the house is so quiet when Xiao Xia is not at home?"

Cheng Lingling sat on a chair in the garden.

"I also feel like there's no one at home, but where can Xiaoxia go during the winter vacation?"

Ding Jiajia looked around and said, "The door is open, so there shouldn't be anyone there."

Hao Guihua was walking at the end and happened to run into Feng Lian who lived next door.

"Sister, do you know Song Shixia is at home?"

Aunt Feng said cheerfully: "The fact that her front door was unlocked means there is someone in the house. You guys can shout loudly, but she is usually busy in the attic and can't hear you."

Hao Guihua shared the news he had heard with his roommates, and everyone stood up from their chairs.

Ding Jiajia rubbed her arm.

"I'm freezing! Let's quickly send the things back to Xiao Xia, or she'll ask us to stay for dinner again."

Zheng Lingling sighed: "Xiao Xia has treated us to dinner no less than ten times this semester. We'd feel embarrassed to stay for dinner again."

Several girls knocked on the living room door carrying the prepared thank-you gifts.

The living room was empty, the door closed to prevent the heat from escaping.

Ding Jiajia shouted: "Xiao Xia? Are you home?"

Zheng Lingling put her hand to her mouth: "Is anyone home? Is Xiaoxia home?"

Ji Weiqing heard some noise downstairs, put down his pen, got up and went downstairs.

The girls didn't dare to move. They just stood at the door of the living room and shouted for help. Just when they were about to give up, put down their things and leave, a person suddenly appeared at the corner of the stairs.

It happened so quickly that they had just put the can on the ground, otherwise the can they bought from their odd jobs would have been smashed to pieces.

The girls stood there blankly, not knowing how to react. How did Professor Ji appear on the stairs of Xiao Xia's house?

Professor Ji raised his eyebrows slightly. This seems to be Xia Xia's roommate?

He had never been to her dormitory, but he had seen these girls sitting next to Xia Xia in the advanced mathematics class.

Ding Jiajia was the first to react and quickly bent 90 degrees and bowed.

"Hello, Professor Ji!"

The other girls hurriedly followed suit and bowed and greeted him.

"Don't be nervous. Hello, are you here to see Xia Xia?"

The girls ignored their doubts. Facing Professor Ji's nervousness, they could not think of anything else.

Hao Guihua stammered, "Yes... yes, yes, Xiaoxia took good care of us. We finally finished our last exam and were going home for the winter vacation. Before we left, we brought Xiaoxia some thank-you gifts."

"No need to bring anything for her. Just take the things you bought back with you." These girls didn't seem to come from wealthy families, so Xia Xia wouldn't accept their things.

This was the first time that Chai Shanjing had such close contact with Professor Ji after class, and she was so excited that she couldn't express it in words.

"No, no, no, Xiao Xia invited us to dinner at least ten times this semester, and even brought us to her home to eat cakes and dumplings. She let us take the unfinished cakes home for breakfast. Xiao Xia really took care of us, and we really want to thank her. We bought these cans with the money we earned from working part-time in the cafeteria during our spare time. We didn't spend any money from our family."

Chai Shanjing finished speaking in one breath, and for the first time everyone realized that Chai Shanjing could talk so much.

Professor Ji had a gentle smile, and he was completely different from the person he was in class.

"I appreciate your kindness on her behalf. As for the gift, it depends on her own wishes. There is a phone next to the sofa. You can call her. She should be back soon."

Several girls squeezed onto the sofa cautiously, not daring to move. Ding Jiajia picked up the phone and dialed the number Professor Ji had given her.

Han Rong brought her two grandsons home, and each of the brothers was holding a marshmallow in his hand.

The two children greeted their father happily.

"dad!"

When Han Rong saw her son, she asked,

"Is your wife back?"

Ji Weiqing gestured to his mother to look at the sofa, and Han Rong saw several familiar girls.

Her face was filled with a warm smile: "Are you here to go out and play with Xiao Song?"

Ji Yang subconsciously tugged at his grandmother's clothes, and Han Rong reacted quickly.

"Xiao Song is at work, but she will definitely be back if you call her."

Ji Yuan was a little at a loss. His mother said that his sisters didn’t know his and his brother’s identities, nor did they know their father’s identity. But now that they met, should he call his father uncle?

Ji Weiqing discovered something unusual and asked his mother in surprise.

"Mom, what happened?"

Several girls in Song Shixia's dormitory swallowed subconsciously. What terrible news did they hear? Why did Professor Ji call Song Shixia's mother-in-law "Mom"?

The answer was obvious, but the girls looked dizzy as if they were drunk.

Xiao Xia's usual behavior doesn't seem like Professor Ji's wife at all. It's not that Xiao Xia is not worthy of being with Professor Ji, but they thought that Professor Ji's wife should be a counselor at school or an English teacher who studied abroad. In short, she should be a very mature-looking woman.

Xiao Xia looked too young. Standing next to Professor Ji, they looked like brother and sister of two different ages. It wasn't that Professor Ji was old and had a crush on young girls, but they just didn't look like a family.

Chai Shanjing stammered, "Auntie, we have something else to do. How about we come back next time?"

"You all sit down. I know you will be going home for the winter break soon. Today we are going to make some steamed buns for you to eat on the way. I remember one of your girls is from Northeast China. It will take her two days and two nights to get home by train."