Since she had the opportunity to come to the Imperial Capital, she naturally couldn’t miss it; she had to do something on this turf.
After standing on the balcony for a while, Xiaofeng went inside.
A car stopped in the night, looking at the shadow on the balcony, the corner of the lips lifted, "This silly daughter-in-law, probably pondering something again."
Watching her go in, he then started the car and silently left the spot.
"We’re here to wish Grandpa Gu a happy new year," announced Chu Qing early that day. He had prepared everything, stating that today they were going to pay a New Year’s visit to the Gu Family. As a new member of the Chu Family, Xiaofeng naturally had to go along.
If Xiaofeng was going, the boy and girl twins naturally had to go too.
Thus, the entourage was not small.
The Chu Family party split into three cars. Grandpa Gu had known since early morning that the Chu Family would come to wish him well and had put on a dark red Tang suit, looking spirited.
Grandpa Gu insisted on waiting for the guests at the door, and Ye Cheng was of course with him.
The car slowly stopped at the entrance of the Gu residence.
From the outside, the courtyard of the Gu Family didn’t look very splendid; on the contrary, it was somewhat old.
At the gate, stern guards emitted a forbidding aura that warned strangers to keep away.
Quan Sifang and Xiaoyan shared one car, while Chu Qing, Xiaofeng, and Xiaonian shared another.
Upon arriving, Chu Qing and Xiaofeng each carried a basket, while the boy and girl twins slept soundly inside.
"Grandpa Gu, happy New Year," Xiaonian said joyfully jumping next to the elder: "May you be extremely healthy in the New Year."
She reached out her hand while speaking.
"You girl," the elder chuckled and gently slapped her hand: "I’ve already prepared it for you."
"Grandpa, one isn’t enough, I need three," Xiaonian took one and reached out her hand again: "Though you weren’t home the past few years, my brother and I still came to wish you a happy New Year. You must make up for last year, the year before, and the year before that."
"Xiaonian, don’t make a fuss," Chu Qing sometimes really had no way with his daughter.
"Haha," the elder laughed heartily: "You vengeful ghost, you have a good memory. Okay, I’ll make up for all of them."
"I knew Grandpa Gu was the easiest to talk to. Grandpa, you must recognize my sister, right?"
As she spoke, Xiaofeng winked at the elder, a look on her face that said she knew everything.
"Haha, you girl, come all come inside; it’s really cold outside, don’t let the children catch a cold." Today small snowflakes were falling, blanketing everything in white.
Ye Cheng had already brought the babies inside.
Once inside, the elder motioned to Xiaofeng: "Girl, come here."
"Grandpa," Xiaofeng wore a red jacket today that looked very festive, which Chu Qing had prepared for her. She didn’t bring many thick clothes when she came to the Imperial Capital, so Chu Qing had prepared many new clothes for her, allowing her to wear new clothes as soon as she arrived. She grinned widely at Grandpa Gu: "Long time no see."
"Indeed, it’s been a while." He had left Xijiang County when Su Xiaofeng was only a few months pregnant, and now the child was nearly two months old: "This matter of your return, I found out only after you arrived in the Imperial Capital. Next time tell your man to handle things more reliably. Such a big event, he didn’t even let us know. At my age, I’m not going to compete with him for a daughter-in-law."
Acheng likely had his reasons, and he preferred not to intervene. He trusted Acheng’s abilities, confident that he could handle it well.
However, understanding is understanding, but there are times when criticism is necessary.
"Grandpa, he is your grandson. If you can’t manage him, who can?"
"A grown child is beyond a mother’s control," Grandfather Ye sighed softly. "There are quite a few who forget their mothers after getting a wife, and fathers and grandfathers too. Don’t you think so?"
"Old Gu, don’t you want to see your great-grandson anymore? If you don’t, I may just keep him from you," Ye Cheng said softly as he watched Old Gu endlessly chatting with his wife.
"You rascal, now that your wife has arrived, if she cleans you up, I’ll see just how arrogant you can be. I need to see my great-grandson," Old Gu stood up, chuckling and went to see the child.
"You must be Xiaofeng," Yan Junmei, slender and with her hair up, friendly smile at hand, took Xiaofeng’s hand. "Acheng has always had big ideas since he was little. He didn’t even inform us about marrying you and having children, such a big matter. We couldn’t prepare anything for you, and you were put in a tough spot."
Yan Junmei looked at Xiaofeng and was very satisfied. Her face was beautiful and delicate, emanating the aura of a well-bred lady, and her speech was elegant too.
Compared to what she had imagined, her satisfaction was even greater upon meeting her in person.
"Xiaofeng, this is Acheng’s mom, and your mother-in-law," Chu Qing stepped forward to introduce Xiaofeng. "This is your father-in-law, please greet them."
Xiaofeng looked at the man and woman before her.
The Prime Minister often appeared in various news on TV, it would have been difficult for her not to know him. As for her mother-in-law, she had a great demeanor, full of dignity and grace.
Xiaofeng smiled at them, carefully choosing her words: "Hello, uncle and auntie."
"You child, is it because we didn’t give you a red envelope, so you won’t change how you address us?" Yan Junmei had the butler bring a large red envelope and handed it to Xiaofeng: "There are no outsiders here."
What was this maneuver? She was somewhat baffled.
Ye Cheng, with his long strides came over: "Dad, Mom, you can’t bully my wife."
"We wouldn’t dream of it," Yan Junmei looked at Xiaofeng with eyes full of anticipation.
Xiaofeng’s scalp tingled slightly: "Dad, Mom."
"Ah," Yan Junmei happily responded. "We were supposed to bring you home at this time, but Acheng has had some issues he couldn’t resolve recently, so you had to be inconvenienced."
On the contrary, Xiaofeng felt a bit guilty.
After all, when she and Ye Cheng initially got married, it wasn’t because of love but to help her. Seeing this arrangement, Ye Cheng’s parents probably didn’t know about Ye Cheng and her acting out this scene yet.
If Ye Cheng’s parents knew that the boy and girl twins in the Gu Family were not Ye Cheng’s, would they still have the same attitude?
"Things are quite good now," Xiaofeng replied to Yan Junmei with a smile. "I can understand."
She also didn’t want to step into the limelight too soon. She needed to ascertain Ye Cheng’s and his family’s attitude first, and most importantly, the safety of the babies was her priority. She wouldn’t gamble the safety of the babies on her relationship with Ye Cheng.
"You child, truly endearing," Yan Junmei looked more and more satisfied with her daughter-in-law: "After this, I’ll help you and Acheng organize a wedding, and we’ll warmly welcome you into the Gu Family."
While the Gu Family and Yan Junmei were busy fussing over the children, Xiaofeng pulled Ye Cheng aside. However, Ye Cheng misunderstood her intentions and directly led her to his bedroom.
"Wife, as you just saw, my parents are very easy to get along with," Ye Cheng embraced Xiaofeng within his arms, domineering yet authoritarian.
"Tell me, did you tell them that the boy and girl twins aren’t your biological children?" Xiaofeng looked at Ye Cheng suspiciously.