Of course, no one paid any attention to him despite his constant complaining.
Lin Ji then said, "The school has been closed for the past two days, and I haven't been home for a long time, so I might as well come back with your brother-in-law and stay for a couple of days."
Regardless, Jian Yuxiang was happiest to have her children back. Living alone in such a large house was indeed lonely. She didn't have the energy to go out and play.
After Lin Shen sat down, Lin Zhan started making conversation: "Fourth brother, why don't you bring your girlfriend home to meet the family this Chinese New Year?"
Lin Shen said succinctly, "We'll see."
"Why are you worrying about this? Xiao Shen knows what he's doing."
After what happened before, Jian Yuxiang has come to a realization. For most of her life, she had been thinking about how to cause trouble for Lin Shuyu, fearing that he would have another child and that in the end, what her child deserved would be taken away by someone else.
Despite all the fuss and vigilance, they failed to properly care for their children when they should have, and in the end, they couldn't protect themselves in their old age and still have to rely on their children for support.
She's already grateful that her children still acknowledge her as their mother and are willing to be filial to her; she doesn't want anything else...
"Hey! I was just thinking, he found a younger girlfriend, shouldn't we settle down now? What if she changes her mind and dumps our fourth son? These days, young girls all like younger men."
Lin Zhan always felt that of the four children in his family, he was the one his parents loved the least, without ever considering that it was sometimes related to his mouth.
Can't you say something that people like to hear?
Even the mother couldn't stand her stupid son anymore. "You'd better shut up already! I hope your brother does something good!"
Lin Ji's husband, Nan Huaichuan, laughed and said, "Second brother is not right either. Nowadays, many young girls also like Xiao Shen, who is mature and steady. Last time Xiao Shen gave a lecture at the school, even Ah Ji and I heard about it and praised Xiao Shen for being handsome."
Lin Ji chimed in, "That's right, Mom. The students know I'm Xiao Shen's older sister, and they even come to ask me if Xiao Shen has a girlfriend."
Lin Shen, who was the subject of everyone's discussion, remained silent throughout. His family knew he was a man of few words and didn't pay much attention to his silence. However, Jian Yuxiang, his mother, smiled when she saw her son's expression while looking at his phone.
Fortunately, none of her children resembled that old man. Regardless of who they looked like, they were all good children who valued loyalty and affection.
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The Xia family's dinner was quite lively tonight. After the food was served, Xia Wenxi even made a video call to Ke Shurong so they could see how lively things were at home.
"Huanhuan, eat more! Don't be shy!" Ke Shurong was overjoyed and kept urging Minghuan to eat more vegetables.
"Alright, alright, with me here, how could she not have enough to eat? You two stop worrying and go enjoy your time together, we need to eat too."
After Xia finished speaking, he picked up the phone and hung up. He looked at his sister and girlfriend with a helpless expression and said, "At this rate, you two will never finish talking to Mom and Dad. Hurry up and eat."
During dinner, Xia Wenxi remembered the fireworks and casually mentioned it to the two of them.
"I guessed at the time that the fireworks display was a gift from Ms. Su's boyfriend to her. I don't think it's that coincidental. There were other people at the hotel that day, and their initials were also SYY."
Xia Wensheng, unaware of this, said after hearing it, "Of course! There aren't that many coincidences. Huanhuan and her husband aren't getting married, are they? Proposing with fireworks?"
Minghuan knew about this. "It wasn't a proposal, just a surprise. Yinyin posted it on her WeChat Moments, and I saw it."
Xia Wenxi, unaware of the inside story, even used Su Yinyin and Yin Chengjing's affair to put Xia Wensheng down, saying, "Xia Wensheng, you should learn from them and see how romantic they are?"
"You still dare to criticize me? Is Lin Shen romantic now?"
Xia Wenxi thought to herself, "Then you've come to the right person." She hummed softly, "Of course there is."
She had saved that photo of the fireworks themed around the school anniversary, but hadn't posted it on her WeChat Moments yet. Posting it now wouldn't be appropriate; she'd have to wait until she was ashore to post it.
Xia choked upon hearing this, silently drinking her soup without saying a word. Lin Shen watched her quietly, thinking she was quite capable of causing trouble.
Xia Wenxi then said to the two of them, "That Mr. Yin, he also knows my brother. After hearing my name, he knew that I was Xia Wensheng's sister. So at first I thought he was also in business, but Lin Shen told me that his family was in politics."
Xia Wensheng and Ming Huan exchanged a glance after hearing what she said.
Xia Wenxi looked at the two of them and noticed that their expressions were a little off. "What's wrong?"
"I was just wondering where I'd seen Mr. Yin before. Does Lin Shen know him too? Did he say anything?"
Minghuan still cared about his junior sister. After hearing from Xia Wensheng that something was off about the man surnamed Yin, he asked him to inquire. However, Xia Wensheng didn't find out anything. The two didn't have any mutual friends, and he couldn't just grab someone and ask, "What does Yin Er's ex-girlfriend do?"
"He didn't say anything, just that we'd met a few times before, but we weren't very familiar with each other."
Hearing her say that, Xia Wensheng nodded in agreement, "Indeed, we're not on the same path. I was the same just now, I really couldn't remember where we'd met before."
Xia Wenxi got up very early today, but didn't catch up on sleep after getting home, so she was sleepy very early.
"Minghuan, I'm going upstairs to sleep now. See you tomorrow."
This way, we won't disturb Minghuan and Xia Wensheng's time alone. She had already received several sharp glances from Xia Wensheng.
"What should we do about this? Should I ask around again?"
Minghuan shook her head. "Forget it, this is a private matter. How can you ask? No matter how you look at it, their relationship seems to be going well. We can't interfere."
Let alone just being a junior sister, even if she were a biological sister, when it comes to feelings, it's not necessarily something I could control.
“You’re right. Your junior sister is over twenty years old. She must know what she’s doing when it comes to relationships.”
Xia Wensheng didn't care about this matter. He only thought of helping to find out because Ming Huan cared about Su Yinyin.
"Okay, don't overthink it. It's actually quite normal to like the same type of person when you're dating."
Xia Wensheng meant to reassure Minghuan, but after he finished speaking, he heard Minghuan ask him, "And what about you? What type do you like?"
"Me? Need I say more? I like the Minghuan type!"
...
Before going to bed, Xia Wenxi went to the balcony again. The snow was still falling, so heavy that it had spread into large patches. She wondered how thick the snow would be when she woke up tomorrow morning.
Lying in bed, just as I was about to fall asleep, I remembered yesterday and opened my phone's photo album again. The first photo was that ugly snowman.
"Let's see how long you can keep up your stubbornness..."
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