MTLNOVEL Chapter 689 - 689: 689, don't you really want a son?
Chapter 689: 689, don’t you really want a son?
Qian Yulin was speechless.
Mrs. Shi didn’t expect Chu Xiuhuang to be so rude.
Before she could speak, Chu Xiuhuang spoke again, “See them off.”
With that, he turned around and left.
Mrs. Shi was about to go after him, but several bodyguards immediately stepped in front of her, “Madam, please leave.”
“I am Luoluo’s maternal grandmother! On what grounds are you asking me to leave?” Mrs. Shi’s old face turned red and white alternately, she was utterly embarrassed.
She wore her best qipao and put on her most elaborate makeup, only to find out she wasn’t even allowed in the banquet hall!
At the age of seventy, this was the first time she had ever encountered such a humiliation.
Qian Yulin persuaded, “Mom, let’s go. There are many journalists here, let’s not make a scene.”
“You useless thing!” Mrs. Shi was so angry that her heart hurt, she could only vent her anger on her daughter-in-law.
Jiang Yulin: “…”
….
Meanwhile, when Chu Xiuhuang returned to his seat, he called Shi Huan, “I’ve sent them home.”
“I’m sorry.” Shi Huan apologized, “I didn’t know they would come unannounced, I hope they didn’t cause trouble for your family?”
“Your family?”
Shi Huan was taken aback: “…”
“You’re about to marry me, you’re my wife, and a member of the Chu Family. From now on, you should say ‘our family’, understood?”
Shi Huan sighed, “Thank you.”
“Thank you?”
Shi Huan again: “…”
“All right, you’re my wife, I can’t blame you.”
The next moment.
“But you mistakenly addressed ‘us’ twice, so you have to kiss me twice as punishment.”
“…” Shi Huan fell silent.
Chu Xiuhuang couldn’t help but laugh, “Wife, hurry up and kiss me twice.”
“Ahuang?”
“Ahuang?”
Someone nudged his shoulder.
Chu Xiuhuang, annoyed, raised his head, “Sis, I’m on the phone with my wife.”
Chu Jingyi sat down on the opposite couch, crossed her long, white legs, “I want to ask you about Shi Family’s relatives. What’s your plan?”
Chu Xiuhuang said into the phone, “Wife, I have to hang up, something came up, I’ll call you back in a bit.”
After saying that, he murmured sweetly into the phone.
Chu Jingyi couldn’t bear to watch.
She closed her eyes to suppress her erupting emotions.
Chu Xiuhuang glanced at her, the smile on his face completely gone, “You don’t need to worry about any affairs related to the Shi Family.”
“You think I want to?” Chu Jingyi snorted coldly, “Since we’ve already decided to get married, it’s not just about you and Shi Huan. It’s a matter concerning both the Chu and Shi Families.”
“Ah.” Chu Xiuhuang raised an eyebrow, “Sis, aren’t you too free recently? If you have nothing to do, go abroad to gain some inspiration and make some money for Xiaoye’s education fund. Oh, by the way, Luoluo officially recognized her ancestry today, have you, as her aunt, given her a red envelope yet?”
Chu Jingyi frowned deeply, “Don’t mess around with me, I’m talking about serious business with you.”
“You just worry about your own business.” Chu Xiuhuang said, then stood up and left.
Chu Jingyi: “…”
….
Main table in the banquet hall.
Little Luoluo was eating fruit. She was sitting between Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu, surrounded by the Chu family’s elders, who continually placed tasty dishes in front of her.
The atmosphere was akin to stars surrounding the moon.
Chu Xiuhuang walked over, reached out with both hands, and picked up the little girl, “Luoluo, are you full?”
Before Little Luoluo could speak, Grandpa Chu started speaking in displeasure, “What are you doing, brat!”
“Grandpa, since the recognition banquet is almost over, I’ll take Luoluo back to sleep.”
“It’s only eight o’clock, what’s the hurry?”
“I have to go to the hospital to see Shi Huan.”
On hearing this, even if Grandpa Chu was displeased, he couldn’t say much, “Fine, but you had some drinks earlier, let the driver take you.”
“Alright.”
Chu Xiuhuang lowered his head, “Luoluo, say goodbye to Great-grandpa and Great-grandma.”
Little Luoluo had already become familiar with her new elders during this period. She obediently waved her little hand and said goodbye in her childlike voice, “Great-grandpa, bye. Great-grandma, bye.”
Grandpa Chu immediately showed a wide grin.
Grandma Chu also forced a smile.
“Let’s go.”
After Chu Xiuhuang left with the little girl, the younger generation at the Chu family table immediately began to flatter:
“Dad, Luoluo is really too cute!”
“Yeah, she really takes after Ahuang!”
“Big brother is so blessed!”
“After the wedding, let sister-in-law have a few more kids, and bring us a few more grandkids to the Chu family!”
“Yeah hahaha…”
Old Master Chu couldn’t help laughing, while Lady Chu looked completely unamused.
She doesn’t like Shi Huan, her daughter-in-law, and never thought Chu Xiuhuang would marry such an ordinary woman.
What she never anticipated was that Shi Huan had a child with Chu Xiuhuang five years ago.
Now there is no turning back. Old Master Chu adores his great-granddaughter so much, so she, as a mother, has no choice but to accept it.
**
While there is a lively celebration here, a birthday feast is also being held at the old mansion of the Mo family.
Yes.
Old Lady Xu’s sixty-sixth birthday was eventually held at the old Mo mansion.
Originally, Mo Weiyi wanted Uncle Shi to book a restaurant outside to celebrate old lady’s birthday properly, but then Mo Yaoxiong said his legs were not functioning well, preventing him from going out.
So, once Old Master Mo gave the order, the birthday feast was set at the old mansion.
Anyway, the place is spacious, and there are plenty of rooms, so there’s no issue if any relatives and friends of the Xu family need to stay over.
Mo Weiyi didn’t care much, as long as her grandmother was happy.
She specifically had Uncle Shi bring several Michelin-starred chefs from the Dihong Hotel, and set up a couple of big round tables in the living room of the Chinese-style courtyard.
Old Lady Xu also put on a festive new outfit, which made her look radiant.
Being so happy, she even drank a little with the younger generation.
However, by eight o’clock in the evening, she finally couldn’t hold up anymore.
Xu Jing said, “Mom, where are you sleeping tonight? I’ll take you back to rest.”
Mo Weiyi quickly called a maid, “Aunty Zhou, please take my grandmother and my aunt to the Beiyuan Villa.”
“Okay.”
At the mention of the villa’s name, Xu Jing’s eyes twitched and she led the old lady away.
**
Once at the Beiyuan Villa, Xu Jing helped the old lady wash up and then tucked her into bed.
After chatting with her mother for a while, Xu Jing looked at the time, “Uncle and the others must have finished drinking by now. Mom, I’m going to leave now.”
“Okay.” Old Lady Xu closed her eyes.
Xu Jing closed the door but instead of leaving, she slipped into the nearby study, took out her phone and called Mo Yaoxiong.
The phone rang several times before it was answered.
As soon as the call was connected, a slightly panicked voice came from Mo Yaoxiong, “Xu Jing, are you crazy? What are you calling me for?”
“Brother-in-law, why are you so nervous?”
“This is Mo’s place! Xu Jing, what the hell are you up to?”
“I want to see you!”
“You’re crazy!”
“You left without eating much earlier. Are you that afraid to see me?”
Mo Yaoxiong gritted his teeth, “Xu Jing, don’t forget what you promised me!”
“I haven’t forgotten. I just have a few things to tell you.”
“Then say it over the phone.”
“It’s not convenient over the phone.” Xu Jing said, “What I have to say concerns the child in my belly. Brother-in-law, if you don’t come to see me, I’ll go find you directly!”
“You…”
After a while, Mo Yaoxiong asked, “Alright, where are you now?”
“Beiyuan Villa, my mom is resting in the guest room. You can just come to the study on the first floor.”
“…” Mo Yaoxiong seemed to think for a moment, and then finally said, “Wait a moment.”
Xu Jing hung up the phone, a smile appearing on her face.”
She sat silently on the couch, waiting. About ten minutes later, the door was pushed open.
Mo Yaoxiong walked in leaning on his crutch, his left leg in a cast, indeed looking quite inconvenient to move.
Xu Jing quickly stood up, “Brother-in-law, how’s your leg doing?”
“Cut the crap, what do you want?”
Xu Jing bit her lip, “Brother-in-law, I just want to care for you.”
“Xu Jing!” Mo Yaoxiong lowered his voice, “Don’t forget what you promised me!”
Xu Jing looked at him reproachfully and then she lowered her head, pulled a piece of paper out of her bag, and handed it over.
“What’s this?” Mo Yaoxiong sounded annoyed and didn’t even want to look at it.
He had already asked Xiaoli to wait for him at the entrance.
But feeling guilty, as well as being at the Mo’s, and with so many relatives in the adjacent living room, he just wanted to get the conversation over with and leave as soon as possible.
Xu Jing said, “Brother-in-law, this is my pregnancy test report. I went to a private hospital yesterday. The doctor said that it’s quite likely that I’m carrying a boy.”