Chapter 224: Impression
“Why are you here?”
Seeing the two of them, Su Ning’s eyes sparkled even more, especially when her gaze landed on Yan Bei, the longing buried deep in her heart surged forth unexpectedly.
Heavy, so intense and so deep.
“Hey hey~ What’s with this sticky gaze between you two that’s worth more than a thousand words!”
Pretending to rub his arms vigorously, Fu Jiaming was truly speechless at the deep affectionate stare between these two: Bullying my Shuang Shuang for not being here?
“Cough~”
Looking at a certain someone’s face that had completely flushed, Yan Bei curved his lips in a smile and slightly restrained his burning gaze, cleared his throat, ignored his friend who was having an intermittent fit, and turned to seriously answer her question.
“We were just picking up some dry grass and firewood over there earlier, and when we heard the sound of the ox cart, we thought it might be you coming back, so we hurried over to check.”
Wasn’t it hurried? The firewood piled on the ground was still left there, not even carried back.
“Ning Ning, why not come inside…”
“Big brother! Uncle Fu!”
Having packed up the things, Zhang Qi, who hadn’t seen her return to the room for a long time, led the inexplicably excited Xiao Qiu out to look for her.
Before he could finish speaking, the originally thoughtful and well-behaved little cotton-padded jacket, upon seeing the two standing in front of her, immediately called out happily, broke free from his hand, and trotted over to that side.
Hey~ Zhang Qi couldn’t help but feel a toothache.
How did he not know that his own little cotton-padded jacket could leak wind, and that she was actually one who judged by looks?
Clearly these two big men looked about the same age, yet she called one brother and one uncle.
Clearly seeing the little one running over, he happily opened both arms, but she turned and plunged straight into the arms of the best-looking one!
Slow down… two men?
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Zhang Qi lifted his hand to wipe the fogged lens of his glasses and carefully sized up the two.
“Xiao Qiu, it’s been so long since you’ve seen me, isn’t this hurting Fu Gege’s feelings too much?”
“Hee hee hee~ Xiao Qiu didn’t.”
“How not? Didn’t we agree to treat everyone equally? What should you call me?”
Nestled in Yan Bei’s arms, Xiao Qiu was poked itchy by his playful fingers, giggling nonstop, and only upon hearing his words did she quickly change her words.
“Fu, Fu Gege!”
“Aww, that’s more like it.”
“Ning Ning, who are they?”
For some reason, it was the first time Su Ning felt the nervousness and shyness of bringing her partner to meet the family.
Looking at her older brother whose gaze carried a bit of scrutiny, and then at Yan Bei who seemed to have his personal territory touched and inexplicably unleashed his full aura.
“Big brother, this is Yan Bei, my… partner. This is Fu Jiaming, our friend.”
“Yan Bei, Jiaming, this is my big brother Zhang Qi.”
Hearing her introduction, the three equally outstanding men instantly had different reactions.
Yan Bei was suddenly enlightened, immediately restraining the cold aura on his body to become gentle and harmless, and as her words fell, he followed up by calling out, “Hello, big brother.”
Fu Jiaming’s eyes lit up, with an excited expression, “So you’re Brother Zhang, I’ve heard my mom mention you countless times, I never thought…”
Didn’t meet in Shanghai City, but ran into each other in Xiangnan!
“Brother Zhang, thank you!”
Straightening his expression, Fu Jiaming solemnly bowed to him, thanking him for stepping in to help when the Fu Family was at its most difficult time.
Not only did he promptly deliver medicine to save his dad and big brother, but he also single-handedly handled his sister’s funeral, and afterward, whenever he had time, he went to the hospital to help with everything he could.
For all he had done, Fu Jiaming knew the biggest reason was Su Ning, but he was truly grateful from the bottom of his heart.
Shaking hands with the two and greeting them with a smile, Zhang Qi took Xiao Qiu from Yan Bei’s arms and faced the still excitedly thanking Fu Jiaming.
Holding Xiao Qiu with one hand, he patted his shoulder with the other.
Sometimes between men, one action is worth more than a thousand words.
“Don’t all stand outside in the wind, let’s go inside first, talk inside.”
The straightforward Fu Jiaming’s face regained its smile, nodding without hesitation, lifting his leg to follow into the yard.
Only when he reacted did he realize his good bro was frozen in place, not knowing what he was thinking, and hadn’t followed yet.
The sky was a bit gloomy, and with the biting cold wind, a piece or two of crystal-clear snowflakes drifted down from the sky.
As if in the blink of an eye, the originally tiny, almost invisible snowflakes turned into large dandelion-like flakes, drifting down profusely.
“Yan Qi, come on? It’s snowing, let’s hurry inside!”
“Jiaming…”
“?”
This was really rare and strange; when had he ever seen Yan Bei so hesitant?
Fu Jiaming couldn’t help but widen his eyes and stretch his neck, not minding the cold that drilled straight into his nape, making him shiver.
“That time, when you first went to the Luo Family with Luo Shuangshuang…”
“Oh~ Hahaha~”
So that’s what it was!
He had really thought his good bro feared neither heaven nor earth, fearless no matter what handsome face he faced, but turns out he had such cowardly and nervous moments too!
Hooking his arm around his neck and resting his hand on his broad shoulder, “Don’t be nervous, everyone has a first time meeting the parents, just be yourself…”
“What secrets are you two whispering? Hurry up and come in, the snow is getting heavier!”
“Coming, right away!”
Responding loudly, Fu Jiaming immediately turned to look at him, “Father-in-law wise, even after marriage, if he doesn’t like you, he still won’t. But mother-in-law is the opposite, got it?”
Is that so…
Yan Bei darkened his gaze slightly, nodded in understanding, and strode forward with his long straight legs, crossing the threshold with him.
Just as he stepped into the yard, he shook off his arm, inconspicuously scanning his own clothes from head to toe, secretly smoothing the wrinkles at the hem.
Taking a deep breath, he strode forward first into the main hall with the room door wide open.
Seeing the person who walked in, Zhang Fu and Hu Yingtao exchanged a glance with their eldest son at the same time, seeing him nod slightly, they immediately understood this was Ning Ning’s partner.
Their gazes swished back onto him, unconsciously carrying a bit of scrutiny.
Height visually about 1.85 meters, with broad shoulders and narrow waist; although the clothes on him were worn with obvious patches, they still looked good.
Not like the square faces most people fawned over these days, but with sharp angles and refined features, anyone seeing him would have to call him handsome, especially those brows and eyes…
Cough~
What face are you, a big man, staring at!
Zhang Fu forcibly tore away his gaze focused on his face.
A man of culture has an inherent elegance!
Setting aside that stunning appearance, this was the first impression he inexplicably got.
Heard he was the youngest director of the research institute, his brain was exceptionally smart.
Not to mention anything else, just how good-looking and smart would the baby he and Ning Ning had be!
Hu Yingtao couldn’t help but exchange a tacit glance with her husband: This young man is great, our Ning Ning has good taste.
Zhang Fu raised his brow and pursed his lips: What’s great about him? Just based on that face that attracts bees and butterflies…
Glancing at him sideways, Hu Yingtao retorted: You old thing, don’t nitpick for no reason, is it not okay to be handsome, does he have to be an ugly toad?!
Zhang Fu, who wanted to flip the table: I don’t care about his looks, the one who sneaks into someone else’s vegetable patch to steal the fresh big white cabbage is a shameless puppy!
Besides, who wasn’t a handsome young lad in their youth! Him? Far worse than I was back then, okay.
“Hello Uncle and Aunt, I’m Ning Ning’s partner Yan Bei.”
For the first meeting, he should have prepared generous gifts, but it happened suddenly and circumstances didn’t allow it; Yan Bei felt a bit unsettled inside.
He had wanted to give Ning Ning all the best, but…
“Uncle and Aunt, Yan Bei was rude…”
“What are you saying? Yan Bei, right? Come sit, quick.”
Knowing his situation and circumstances, Zhang Fu and Hu Yingtao naturally wouldn’t nitpick this.
Seeing his unconcealed guilt, for some reason Hu Yingtao felt uncomfortable too, and hurriedly interrupted him, warmly greeting him to sit.
Once he sat down, they couldn’t wait to chat with him.
Her joyful expression made the wrinkles at her eyes fold into flowers.
“Cough! Cough cough~”
Zhang Fu kicked her foot, but got ignored; wasn’t it agreed to have a united front and test him together?
Married for decades, how did he not know his old woman was so fickle?
“If your throat’s bad, drink more water! Xiao Bei, ignore him, his bronchitis is acting up again, old problem. Where were we? Oh, telling you about the in-laws’ grandparents…”
“Cough! Cough cough cough!”
What in-laws? Where are the in-laws? Is there even a stroke of the character for that? Already in-laws?!
Zhang Fu coughed thunderously and tear-jerkingly again, coughing so hard he wanted to hack up a lung.
