Chapter 4 Call Mom
Lin Youqian's home is a Chinese-style villa on the outskirts of the city. The garden and rockery inside are like the Suzhou gardens, with an ancient charm that makes you feel like you've traveled back to ancient times. It really feels like you're acting in a play.
After getting off the car, Lin Youqian pretended to cough twice and bent his elbow, motioning Qi Xu to come over.
But she didn't understand the cough at all and asked foolishly, "Do you have a cold?"
Lin Youqian was speechless.
He didn't expect this idiot to come to his senses, so he just grabbed her little hand and held it in his palm.
Qi Xu was surprised for a moment, and then walked side by side with him obediently. Even the little hand that was held was unspeakably soft.
Her hands were like a ball of cotton, soft and boneless, with a slight warmth, soft and smooth to the touch. Lin Youqian began to play with them unconsciously.
Qi Xu frowned slightly, and after a while, he gently reminded him, "Brother Youqian, you pinched me and hurt me!"
Lin Youqian's heart tightened, and he loosened his grip a little, curling the tiny thing into his palm.
"When you see an elder later, you must call them. No stuttering, and no ahh ...!"
"If grandma asks you a question, answer it well. If you don't know what to say, don't say anything. I will smooth things over for you."
"Oh!" Qi Xu responded. Her pouting mouth seemed to be in silent resistance.
I thought, who is stuttering? It's because you are so cold and indifferent, like the King of Hell. Who can talk to you without stuttering?
When we got to the door, two aunties came over to help carry our things. "Mr. Lin, you're back. Grandma and Madam are waiting for you upstairs!"
Qi Xu followed Lin Youqian upstairs, and with every step she took, she became more nervous.
Lin Youqian clearly felt that the little hand in his palm was already hot and sweaty, and it felt sticky when he pinched it.
Hearing the footsteps coming up the stairs, Lin's mother stood up from the sofa happily and couldn't wait to go forward to greet them.
"Ayou, you finally decided to come back. I haven't seen you for a few months, and Mommy missed you so much!"
Then, after blowing two kisses, she ran to the sofa and pulled up the other girl.
"Ayou, let me tell you, this is Aunt Yang's daughter, Xiaohui. Look, isn't she pretty? Her brother is your close friend from high school, Cheng Xin. You two played together when you were little."
Cheng Hui had already seen Qi Xu, with an extremely unnatural expression on her face, and she called out in a low voice.
"Hello, Brother Xiaolin!"
"Hello!" Lin Youqian nodded in response, then pulled Qi Xu to his grandmother.
Only then did Lin Youqian's mother, Ms. Wen Lan, realize that there was someone holding her son's hand, and she was a pretty little beauty.
"Son, who is this girl?"
Lin Youqian put his arm around Qi Xu's shoulders to reveal his identity.
"Her name is Qi Xu, my girlfriend, and she's a doctor. You can call her Xiao Qi or Xiao Xu."
"Hello, grandma!" This time, Qi Xu didn't need Lin Youqian to remind her and took the initiative to greet her. That pure and innocent smile was very pleasing to the eye.
The grandmother on the sofa, with her hair already full of silver, was so happy to see her grandson bring a girl home for the first time that several wrinkles on her face disappeared.
"Good, good, good, what a good child. Xiaoqi, this name is also nice. Just like you, you are the seventh child in the family. It suits you very well!"
The ranking grandma was talking about was the ranking of the Lin family.
The eldest branch of the family is engaged in business, consisting of him and his sister. Currently, the company is mainly managed by Ms. Wen.
The second branch of the family has lived abroad for a long time and is also quite famous in the international financial circle.
The third branch of the family is involved in politics and rarely interacts with the family unless it is important, in order to avoid suspicion.
When Wen Lan heard the word "girlfriend", he covered his mouth in shock.
Oh my god, had she heard it right? Her son was really in love, and his partner was a woman.
This is so joyful. If I had known earlier, I should have bought two strings of firecrackers and set them up at home to celebrate this sacred and great moment.
God knows how much she has worried about her son's personal problems over the years.
Ever since he broke up with that girl at the age of 22, he's refused to have any contact with any woman. Hearing that he spent all day at the research institute, sleeping in the same bed with a man, her whole world collapsed.
Later, she took great pains to get rid of her son's male bedmate, and introduced him to all kinds of socialites and beauties, and even dated several movie stars, but he didn't even look at them, and even felt disgusted. He spent the whole day working hard among the rough men, and only came back once every six months.
The whole family thought that he had a problem with his sexual orientation, which was why he only liked men's scents and was not interested in women.
It was truly a blessing from heaven. Wen Lan had never imagined that she would see the light of day in her lifetime. Her precious son finally held hands with a girl. This was truly a great joyous occasion.
"Qiqi! You are truly the lucky star of our Lin family. You have no idea how hard I've waited for this day. Woohoo—after so many years of heartache, I've finally gotten over it!"
As soon as Wen Lan started speaking, she burst into tears of excitement.
"Mom. What are you doing? You're fine, why are you crying?"
"Why are you crying? It's all because of you, a nuisance, that things are finally righted. How can I not be happy?" Wen Lan punched her son and cried even harder.
"Mom, please stop crying, okay? I brought my girlfriend back to you!"
Lin Youqian patted Qi Xu. "Hurry, call someone. Call them nicely and comfort Mom!"
Qi Xu followed Lin Youqian's lead and called out, "Mom."
"Oh!" Wen Lan burst into laughter, and the sound was louder than thunder.
Lin Youqian turned his head and stared at Qi Xu in surprise, his eyes full of speechlessness.
I told you to call someone, but didn’t tell you to call mom?
Qi Xu also felt that he was stupid. He said to call someone to comfort his mother, and he really called out stupidly.
"Ah, ah, ah, Auntie, yes, yes, yes, I'm sorry..."
It's over! Qi Xu started stuttering again at the critical moment. She really wanted to explain, but her mouth wouldn't listen.
"Stop, ah, ah, ah. Mom knows you're sensible! This is our first meeting, and I didn't have time to prepare a gift, so I'll give you this bracelet!"
Wen Lan quickly took off a jade bracelet that was emerald green without a trace of impurities from her hand and put it on Qi Xu's hand.
Grandma also came out from the inner room, holding an exquisite wooden box. She took out a round Dongzhu necklace from it and handed it to Qi Xu.
"This necklace is too heavy for me to wear, Xiaoqi, you can take it and play with it. Grandma doesn't have any good things, so please don't think this gift is shabby."
Lin Youqian was speechless. This Dongzhu necklace of his grandmother was an antique handed down from the Qing Dynasty and was worth tens of millions. She even said that it didn't matter if it was good, as long as it wasn't shabby. She was really rich and arrogant.
Qi Xu didn't know the value of the Dongzhu necklace and thought it was just an ordinary necklace. He took it with a smile.
“Thanks, Grandma, I love it!”
Wen Lan also followed suit and asked for favor. "What about mine? No thanks?"
"Thank you, ah, ah, ah——" Qi Xu wanted to call auntie, but was interrupted by Lin Youqian.
"Wasn't it so easy to call you mom just now? Why are you shy now?"
Ms. Wen looks enthusiastic and generous, but in fact she has a very bad temper. If you make her angry, you will suffer for the whole year.
Especially since she had just called her "Mom", if she called her "Auntie" again, Ms. Wen would definitely be very angry.
Fortunately, Qi Xu was still alert this time. After receiving the prompt signal, he called out sweetly again.
"Thank you, Mom!"
And he had a bright smile and didn't stutter at all.
Ms. Wen was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She wanted to hold this lovely little girl in her arms and cherish her.
"Hey! My dear, why is Xiao Qi's voice so nice? We both call each other mom, but when that bastard opens his mouth, I feel upset. When Xiao Qi opens his mouth, I feel completely melted."
This time it was Lin Youqian's turn to be upset. He finally made it home, but was treated so unwelcome.
But what Ms. Wen said was right, this little girl's voice was indeed very pleasant, a sweet and sticky loli voice, which was a perfect match with her cute and adorable baby face.
Cheng Hui, who was left aside, took advantage of the heated conversation between Ms. Wen and Qi Xu, lowered her collar, quietly approached Lin Youqian, and started a conversation in a low voice.
"Brother Xiaolin, have you been abroad in recent years? You haven't been in touch with us. My brother often mentions you, but he doesn't have your contact information. Can you add WeChat and leave him your number?"
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