Chapter 67: Yan Family
Even Ms. Xiang, who makes everyone in the courtyard envious and jealous, feeling that everything about her is perfect, also has a side of unknown worries.
For example, the southeast, northwest at home, her good children!
Their ages are visibly getting bigger one by one, yet none of them is willing to get married!
Is it because her marriage with their old man is not happy? Can’t that make them have expectations for beautiful love and happy marriage?
If that were really the case, it would be fine, but clearly after having the children, the two of them became even more loving and happy!
Exactly what made these kids all so resistant and disgusted with marriage?
Yan Family’s southeast northwest: Ms. Xiang, that’s because you completely don’t know your old man’s sneaky operations!
Yan Ziyu, who studied abroad and got a PhD, unlike other rough guys who only know fighting and killing, has high combat power but loves to play dirty like an old fox; this is almost a consensus among everyone at the regiment headquarters!
As for Ms. Xiang, who was young and ‘couldn’t judge people clearly’, she was deceived for thirty years, and many people regretted how such a fresh flower ended up with that fox-like guy!
The southeast northwest, who saw ‘its harm’ early on, although they always secretly complain about their dad’s various inhuman behaviors.
But aren’t they also deeply influenced by their parents’ love: better to lack than have excess.
The other half must be true love, children are all accidents! No need for suitability, not for carrying on the family line, only seeking a soulmate that fits perfectly in body and mind.
“Bei Bei, Bei Bei? Yan Bei! Mom is talking to you, why are you still spacing out?”
Xiang Mingyu looked at her youngest son, who has been excellent from childhood to adulthood and is the most independent and aloof; an old mother’s heart was almost soaked and swollen by bitter juices!
She grabbed his hand and shook him back to attention, then continued to persuade, “Did you hear clearly what Mom said? While you’re back this time, let’s just meet that little girl and get to know her, okay?”
“Ms. Xiang, if Older Brother and Second Brother’s marriages aren’t enough for you to worry about, there’s also Elder Sister; can we put me aside for now?”
“Good for you, you little Yan Xiao Qi! Look at what you’re saying!”
Definitely the type to sacrifice a friend to save oneself.
Yan Xi, who had just entered the door and heard it all, hadn’t even had time to put down the things in her hands, and immediately pointed at him and gave him a scolding.
“You’re wasting how much Sister dotes on you. Did you forget that when you wet the bed as a kid, I washed the bed sheet and took the blame for you? Did you forget that when Yan Mo Wang punished you with confinement, I climbed through the window to bring you food? Did you forget…”
“Sis, stop, I was wrong!”
If she continued, his few black histories would be completely shaken out.
Yan Bei pressed his throbbing brow: Alright, one wasn’t enough, now another one comes.
He didn’t know when the two good older brothers who could attract firepower would come back?
“Hmph!”
Yan Xi, who was two hours older than Yan Bei, unlike his aloofness, was a forthright, straightforward, and valiant woman known in the courtyard as the big sister boss.
The dragon-phoenix twins grew up together; as the sister, Yan Xi didn’t know how many fights she had fought because of his unsociable personality and that overly outstanding face.
In the courtyard, among those their age, none hadn’t been hit by her iron hammer; no matter how naughty or stubborn the boy, which one didn’t tremble at the name of Little Demoness Yan?
It was all a resounding reputation built from fighting for her little brother!
So much so that she couldn’t even find a childhood sweetheart like her mom Ms. Xiang.
So who is to blame for her still being single now? Can it be blamed on her?
After all, he was the younger brother she had protected since childhood; even though the little brother grew taller and taller than her, with fists harder and harder than hers, protecting him had become instinct.
So after not seeing him for so long, could she still be mad at him?
Yan Xi put down the big and small bags in her hands, pretended to be annoyed and pressed his head with her fist, then couldn’t hold back her laugh and asked, “Why did you suddenly come back this time?”
“I accidentally got a little injured, and Teacher told me to rest well before going back to work.”
With Fu Jiaming’s big mouth, he couldn’t hide it anyway, so Yan Bei simply told the truth, but it would make the family worry again.
Sure enough, upon hearing he was injured, the two ladies present immediately became nervous.
Especially Ms. Xiang as the mom; with her son back, she was busy with introducing a partner and actually forgot to care about him!
Xiang Mingyu, full of self-blame and worry, came to him in a few steps, wanting to touch but not daring to, and asked repeatedly, “Where are you hurt? How did you get injured? Is it serious? Come on, let’s go to the hospital for a check-up now!”
Yan Xi instantly withdrew the fist she had placed on his head, circled around him several times, really couldn’t see where the injury was, “Still listen to Mom, let’s go, to the J District hospital for a good check!”
“Go to what hospital? Who got injured? Xiao Qi?”
“Dad, Mom.” “Grandpa, Grandma.”
Old Master Yan waved his hand, looking at his youngest grandson with full worry in his eyes, “Where is Xiao Qi hurt?”
“What are you still standing there for? Quickly take Xiao Qi to the hospital!”
“It’s just a fracture, already set in the hospital, nothing serious, just need to rest, don’t worry.”
Yan Bei hurriedly spoke to stop the family members who were about to lift his arms, and simply explained the cause and process of the incident.
He himself didn’t notice that when he mentioned Su Ning, just saying her name made his eyes sparkle.
The three elders immediately sensed the different meaning in his words, exchanged a look: something’s up!
“Cough, so that’s how it is~”
Xiang Mingyu received the eye signal from her in-laws, nodded imperceptibly, and sat down beside him.
“So that means, this little girl named Su Ning is also in Shanghai City now?”
“Yes, in a few days when she’s done with her tasks, we’ll go back to Xiangnan together.”
“Aiya son, that’s where you’re wrong!”
Facing his face full of question marks, Xiang Mingyu said with blame in her tone, “That little girl saved you in such a dangerous and urgent moment back then, and she herself got injured, right?”
Thinking of the rolling stones that fell from the sky that day, thinking of her forceful push, he broke two ribs, she got a bump and mild concussion from the collision, and her back pierced like a porcupine.
Yan Bei nodded without hesitation, “If not for her, I probably would have been in real danger that day.”
“That’s it, she saved your life, and came to this unfamiliar place for a business trip, how can you treat your benefactor like this, leaving her at the hotel and ignoring her?”
“…”
He instinctively felt something was off, but couldn’t refute it.
So he chose to lower his head and obediently take the lecture.
“Look at how big our house is, with plenty of rooms, why can’t you bring her back so we can thank her properly and host her?”
“During the day, Little Li can drive her for tasks, at night she can eat and rest at home, no worry about getting lost and ensuring the little girl’s safety.
We also show our kindness, this is win-win, doesn’t that make sense?”
“Yes, so?”
So? So what so?
Xiang Mingyu’s hands itched, for the first time having the urge to learn from her husband and give her son a fat beating.
His brain is clearly so sharp, those formulas and algorithms that make her dizzy are a piece of cake for him, but when it comes to interpersonal relationships and social graces, he’s so clueless!
Heart tired, she patted his hand, Xiang Mingyu softly reminded, “So when are you bringing her home?”
“It’s not time for dinner yet, what are you looking at, right now! Pick her up, let Sister-in-law Quan make a good table of dishes, a lifesaving grace must be treated solemnly anywhere, what is there to discuss?”
Old Master Yan interrupted them, looked seriously at his youngest grandson, “Our Yan Family has always been clear on gratitude and grudges, is your life only worth a light thank you? Nonsense, now immediately invite her home properly!”
“I’ll go with you! The little girl is thin-skinned, you with your stone face and cold mouth probably won’t say nice things, still need me to step in, Grandpa wait, mission guaranteed!”
Yan Xi saluted her own grandpa, then turned her head and urged enthusiastically, “Let’s go quickly, Yan Xiao Qi!”
Until they left the house and got in the car, Yan Bei was still a bit dazed: how did things suddenly turn into this?
But thinking carefully, what Ms. Xiang and Grandpa said made sense; he indeed wasn’t thoughtful enough and should invite her home.
Finally realizing that besides the reason the family mentioned, deep in his heart there was also a vague, indescribable joy and excitement.
Although Yan Bei didn’t quite understand yet, he didn’t choose to evade or ignore, but began to face and think about it.
He seems to, for Su Ning?
“Little brother let me tell you, in ancient times for this kind of thing you would have to repay with marriage…”
Boom—
With Yan Xi’s words, the fog in his mind seemed to be blasted away in an instant.
His heart uncontrollably beat faster than the previous two times.
So this is what heart flutter feels like.
