After dinner, Xia Hengyuan and Ke Shurong went out for a walk, leaving only the two siblings at home.
Xia Wensheng suddenly asked Xia Wenxi, "When do you and Lin Shen plan to get married?"
Xia Wenxi was eating a pomegranate. She likes to stuff a handful of pomegranates into her mouth and chew them all at once. When she heard this, she was so anxious to speak that she almost choked on the pomegranate seeds in her mouth and coughed so loudly that it shook the heavens and the earth.
Seeing her reaction, Xia frowned and quickly poured her a glass of water. "Did I say something scary? Why are you reacting like this?"
She spat out the pomegranate in her mouth, took a couple of sips of water to calm herself down, and then said, "We're still a long way from getting married. Maybe we'll have to wait until after you've had your baby."
"Is it really like Mom said, that I'll finish my master's and doctoral studies before getting married?"
Hearing her words, Xia Wenxi couldn't help but joke with him, "What's wrong? Are you eager for Lin Shen to join the family?"
"What? You're really marrying into the family?"
Xia Wensheng had always thought it was a joke... Lin Shen was the heir of the Lin family. Wouldn't the Lin family be furious if he married into their family?
Xia Wenxi said helplessly, "It's too early to talk about these things now. Let's talk about it later. Right now, all I can tell you is that anything is possible."
"I was just thinking that your relationship was progressing so quickly that I thought you two were going to start planning your wedding."
Xia Wensheng poured himself a cup of tea and relaxed on the sofa, sipping it.
However, he couldn't hold back his words. After taking a couple of sips, he couldn't help but sit up and say, "If you get a doctorate and then get married after graduation, Lin Shen will be almost forty. Isn't that too old?"
After saying that, he shook his head again, "No, actually you don't necessarily have to get married just because you're in a relationship. You can find someone younger in the future."
Xia Wenxi couldn't help but roll her eyes. The cold and domineering CEO Xia Wensheng she had met at the beginning was getting further and further away. She couldn't stand it anymore, so she got up and went upstairs, taking the fruit plate with her.
Honestly, she got to say both the good and the bad things.
Before going to bed that night, Xia Wenxi thought about whether she should invest in some other industries. With Xia Wensheng's job, could he really be reliable?
In the second week of November, Minghuan took a week off from the orchestra and took Xia Wensheng back to her home in Jinjiang to meet her parents.
Before they went, Xia Hengyuan and Ke Shurong called their son home to train him on "things to keep in mind when meeting his girlfriend's parents".
When it was Xia Wenxi's turn to speak, she only said one thing—"Speak less."
Someone who looks decent enough can seem unreliable if they talk too much.
"You're quite presentable in terms of appearance, as long as you don't show off your inner qualities too much."
"Why do I feel like you're cursing me? You've got a whole repertoire of sweet talk; all that studying really paid off."
Xia Wenxi looked at her parents with a smile, "I think it's good for my brother to get married and have children soon. Dad, you're still young, you still have time to raise the next generation."
Xia Wensheng smiled behind her, having endless fun teasing his little sister!
Unfortunately, he only realized this now.
The two planned to stay there for a week. Minghuan hadn't been home for a long time, and this time she brought Xia Wensheng back not only to see her parents, but also to see her old friends from that place.
On the plane, Xia Wensheng was still assuring Minghuan, "Look how handsome your boyfriend is, I'm sure I'll make you proud."
"Alright, if you're nervous, just say you're nervous. I won't laugh at you. My parents are already very happy with you, so what are you afraid of?"
Xia Wensheng still denied it, saying, "Who's nervous? I'm not nervous at all."
Minghuan glanced at him but didn't say anything. She wondered who it was that had drunk all the drinks on the plane an hour after takeoff.
Minghuan's father works in the public sector, and her mother is a music teacher at a school. Neither of them has retired yet. Today, knowing that their daughter was bringing her boyfriend home, they both took leave from their jobs to come to the airport to pick her up.
Xia Wensheng had met Minghuan's parents in a video call before. He was taller than Minghuan and could see farther, even spotting people before her.
"Huanhuan, over there."
Minghuan's parents came to pick him up from the airport and brought him a bouquet of flowers. Xia Wensheng was flattered and his nervousness eased considerably.
Minghuan's parents had only seen her through video calls before and had never met her in person. They wondered if their daughter's boyfriend, who was so young and managed such a large company, would be too domineering or assertive. However, when they met him, they found that he wasn't at all like that.
Moreover, he looks quite good match for her own daughter.
In conclusion, both parties were very satisfied with the first meeting.
"Come on, let's go home and have dinner first. Auntie bought a lot of groceries today. I heard you should try Uncle and Auntie's cooking."
"Great! Huanhuan has told me before that your aunt and uncle are really good cooks. Now we can finally eat here."
Minghuan turned her head to hide her smile; she had never said those words.
Minghuan's family lived in the staff housing of her father's workplace. The neighbors nearby were all old friends, so Xia Wensheng naturally received a lot of stares as soon as he got out of the car.
Fortunately, he still has some experience as a chairman, so he can keep things stable.
"Old Ming, is this the future son-in-law you were talking about? The young man is good-looking and quite dashing!"
As soon as he said this, someone nearby immediately chimed in, "Our Huanhuan has always been the prettiest girl in the neighborhood since she was little. How could someone who's not good-looking be worthy of her?"
The group chatted downstairs for more than ten minutes before they were finally able to slip away and go upstairs.
"Don't mind what I heard. That's just how old neighbors are. They like to ask around when something happens to someone. Nobody has any bad intentions; they just like to join in the fun."
Xia Wensheng immediately said, "I don't mind the auntie. I think it's fine this way. Older neighborhoods like this have a more human touch."
These words struck a chord with Minghuan's mother. "That's right, that's why we've never been willing to move."
While making dinner, Xia Wensheng wanted to show off and went in to help, but Minghuan grabbed her arm.
"Not helping will actually leave a good impression."
So Xia Wensheng awkwardly sat back down on the sofa. Huanhuan was right; cooking was indeed not his forte.
"How about I go and study under Lin Shen some more?"
"No need. I heard from Xi that Lin Shen cooks because of his interest and talent. You don't like cooking, so there's no need for you to learn it."
To show his support for his future in-laws' cooking skills, Xia Wensheng ate three whole bowls of rice that night. He would eat as much as he was offered rice, until Minghuan finally couldn't stand it anymore and stopped him.
That night, Xia Wensheng slept in Minghuan's guest room. After his parents fell asleep, Minghuan got up again to find him some digestive tablets.
Minghuan shoved four pills into his mouth in one go. "Can't you say you can't eat them? Just eat them when I tell you to, are you stupid?"
Xia Wensheng chewed on a sour digestive tablet, leaning affectionately on Minghuan's shoulder, "It's okay, it's worth it to hold on for a while."
After saying that, I turned my head and saw that she was sending a WeChat message, and the other end of the conversation was Xia Wenxi.
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