Chapter 189 You can’t run far!
The car slowly stopped outside Yan Ruo's yard. Before she got out, she noticed that their house seemed a little too lively today. She immediately had a bad guess in her heart.
Sure enough, as soon as I got off the car, I saw a group of people coming out of the yard.
"Yan Ruo is back."
"When did you leave? Why are you here so early?"
"Is this your boyfriend?"
"Why are there just the two of you? Aren't there any elders from your boyfriend's side coming over?"
"Aren't you talking about getting engaged? It won't work without the elders stepping forward."
Faced with a series of questions from his uncle, aunt, and uncle, Yan Ruo felt her scalp tingling instantly.
She looked at Xu Shaoyu, who was also caught off guard after getting off the car, and could only shrug with her hands and a wry smile, "I don't know what's going on either."
But since it has come to this, he could only walk to Xu Shaoyu and explain in a low voice, "These are all my relatives."
After that, he quickly introduced them to the many elders. "Uncle, uncle, aunt, auntie, this is my boyfriend, Xu Shaoyu."
Aunt Yan Ruo squeezed from the back of the crowd to the front, "This is Xiao Xu. What's the matter with you standing at the door? If you have anything to say, go inside and talk."
The others also reacted, "Yes, yes, let's go inside first."
"It's still a while before dinner, so we can chat for a while."
Even though Xu Shaoyu had seen countless big scenes, the smile on his face seemed a little stiff when he was watched by so many elders.
Although he couldn't understand what everyone was saying, it seemed like they were inviting him into the house.
He looked at Yan Ruo and silently opened the back door. "How about we move our things in first?"
Yan Ruo hurriedly helped him move the things out of the car. After a while, various gift boxes piled up into a small mountain next to the car, and then Xu Shaoyu opened the trunk again.
Looking at the trunk filled with various gift boxes, Yan Ruo was silent for a few seconds before turning her head to look at Xu Shaoyu.
"Your sincerity is too much, isn't it?"
Xu Shaoyu chuckled, "Do you think this can buy off uncle and aunt?"
Yan Ruo shook her head decisively, "I should be more important in my parents' eyes."
Looking at the mountains of gift boxes, the elders were silent for a moment, and then they all became porters.
All we can say is that there is strength in numbers. Everyone ran two rounds, and the small pile of gift boxes that was originally placed on the roadside was moved to the main hall of Yan Ruo's house in a blink of an eye.
Hearing the noise, Yan's mother came out with a cooking spatula and looked at Yan Ruo and Xu Shaoyu in amazement.
“Why did you buy so many things?”
Xu Shaoyu pinched Yan Ruo's fingers in his palm and said, "Auntie, these are just a little gift from me. I hope you and uncle won't dislike them."
Yan's mother was a little amused and confused, "This is too much. We will be a family from now on. It would be enough to prepare a few gifts to show our appreciation. This is too expensive."
Xu Shaoyu quickly said politely, "How can you say it's a waste of money? I'm afraid it's not enough."
To prevent them from continuing the polite conversation, Yan Ruo asked, "Where's my dad?"
"Your dad went to buy wine and drinks. Let's not talk about it for now. I still have vegetables in the pot." After saying that, Yan's mother turned around and hurried back into the kitchen.
Xu Shaoyu looked at Yan Ruo and said, "I specially brought a few bottles of good wine for my uncle. You can send him a message. You don't have to go out to buy it."
Yan Ruo waved her hand, "Forget it, let him buy it. He likes it anyway. If he can't use it this time, he can drink it next time."
He turned to look at his uncles who were eyeing him hungrily, then turned his head silently and looked at Xu Shaoyu sympathetically.
"I'm going to the kitchen to see if I can help. Can you handle this?"
Xu Shaoyu lowered his head slightly and asked in a low voice, "Do you need me to come with you?"
"No need." Yan Ruo glanced calmly at the elders who were sitting or standing and drinking tea and chatting in groups.
"My parents probably thought that your elders would come with you, so your main task now is to deal with these elders."
"Don't worry, it's no problem."
When Yan Ruo arrived in the kitchen, her mother was busy cooking, and her aunt and aunt were helping to wash and cut vegetables.
She rubbed against Yan's mother and said, "Mom, is there anything I can help you with?"
Yan's mother didn't even look up. "No need. Go play in the front. Your dad hasn't come back from buying wine for so long. It's a good time for you to go and entertain the guests."
Thinking of that group of elders, it’s almost like they were all here during Chinese New Year.
Yan Ruo couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Why did you call so many relatives over?"
"Didn't you say that Xiao Xu would come over today to discuss your engagement?" Yan's mother looked a little dissatisfied.
"That's like coming to propose marriage. Why didn't any of their elders show up? With so many relatives watching, it would be embarrassing."
Yan Ruo held Yan Ma's hand and said, "It's far from here to Beicheng, and his grandparents are old. How can we trouble them?"
"What about his mother? She's too old to take a train or a plane."
"His mother, as for him, has an average relationship with him and doesn't really care about his affairs."
Yan's mother still looked a little unhappy, but she didn't say anything else. Instead, she urged Yan Ru to stay in the kitchen.
My aunt asked curiously, "Your boyfriend doesn't look like an ordinary person, does he? He looks like he's his own boss."
Yan Ruo said vaguely, "His family is indeed in business."
My aunt smiled and said, "We are here. You have just been in the car for such a long time. Go sit down and rest for a while."
The weather is nice today, the sun is shining brightly, and everyone moved stools to sit in the yard to drink tea and chat.
When she returned to the yard, Xu Shaoyu was already chatting with several uncles and aunts. When he saw her come out, he even had time to wink at her.
Yan Ruo wrinkled her nose and ignored him. She refilled the kettle with water, filled the fruit plate with some fruit, and then sat down beside him.
The topics of conversation were nothing more than asking about Xu Shaoyu's family situation and then asking about their plans after getting engaged.
Xu Shaoyu glanced at Yan Ruo before speaking slowly.
"My current work focus is in North City. But I'm already planning to move to South City. I'll probably spend half my time in North City and half in South City in the future."
Yan Ruo looked puzzled. Although the South City branch had several key projects, Xu’s headquarters was in the North City after all.
It's a bit unrealistic to spend half of the year in South City.
Yan Ruo's uncle was very satisfied with this answer.
"Originally, when we heard that you were from North City, we elders weren't very optimistic about your place. It was too far away."
Then he sighed, "Yan Ruo's cousin married far away. She said nicely at the time that she would come back to see us during the holidays, but what happened?"
"I never see him all year round. He always says he's busy. If it weren't for video calls now, I'd have forgotten what he looks like."
"After giving birth, it's even harder to come back with a child behind you."
Every time the uncle talked about his cousin marrying far away, he felt a little upset, and Yan Ru could only smile and add more tea for him.
"Don't worry, uncle. I'm still in the early stages of my business. My base is in our county, so I can't go far."
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