"Xiao Han, does your family know about you and my Xiao Wan?" Sensing the good atmosphere, Liang Hongmei took the opportunity to ask.
"They know," Han Yi straightened his posture and said.
"And your parents are okay with it? After all, we’re from out of town," Liang Hongmei was most worried about this, as many locals looked down on rural people, let alone those who do business from other places.
As soon as Liang Hongmei finished speaking, she noticed Han Yi hesitating for a moment, and even her daughter did too. She wondered if she had said something wrong!
"Mom, today..." Lin Wan’s words were interrupted by Han Yi. "Xiao Wan, this is something Auntie should know." After finishing, he put down his chopsticks, looked at Liang Hongmei and Lin Yinghui, and solemnly said, "I... have not had a father since I was young, and my mom remarried many years ago. I now live with my grandma, and I have two uncles who each started their own families and moved out. Auntie, please rest assured, my grandma is very easygoing, and Xiao Wan won’t suffer any grievances when she marries over."
"With your words, Auntie is relieved. Oh..." Liang Hongmei obviously didn’t expect Han Yi’s family situation to be . Compared to Xiao Wan, this child had it harder.
"Look at my foolishness, go ahead and eat, today you and Ying Hui should have a good drink," Liang Hongmei blinked her slightly sore eyes, becoming more enthusiastic towards Han Yi.
By the end, even Liang Hongmei joined the two in drinking some wine.
Lin Wan rarely saw her mother , her heart ached slightly, silently thinking that Mom probably thought of Dad again.
"Be careful on the way, another day we should find a time for both families to meet."
"Xiao Wan, see Xiao Han out."
Aside from the small hiccup in the middle, the meal was quite enjoyable, lasting for more than two hours. Brother and Han Yi actually drank two bottles of baijiu.
Lin Wan knew Han Yi wasn’t much of a drinker, and while walking, she was worried he might stumble, so she kept her hand raised by his side, too shy to support him.
Luckily, Han Yi’s steps were quite steady.
"What did you and brother talk about inside? He seemed unhappy," taking advantage of the moonlight, Lin Wan looked up and asked.
"He asked me what my intentions were in dating you, and I said I wanted to marry you and make you my wife," Han Yi said with a chuckle.
Lin Wan was embarrassed, thinking his foolishness must be from being drunk. She couldn’t help but roll her eyes inwardly and teased: what else can you do if not make her your wife when you take someone’s daughter home, no wonder brother was upset.
She didn’t directly rebuke him, "When do you leave tomorrow? I’ll see you off."
"I’m leaving early tomorrow, you don’t have to see me off."
"... Oh, then be careful on your way," then added, "Can you get back home on your own now?" Lin Wan was still a little worried about him.
"I can, no need to see me off, quickly go back," Han Yi, in the alley without lights but luckily with moonlight, felt uneasy about her walking too far alone, so he stopped to let her return.
Lin Wan glanced at the tall, pine-like Han Yi, obediently responded, and just as she was about to turn and leave, Han Yi pulled her into his embrace.
"When I come back, let’s have the wedding."
The long-missed warm chest made Lin Wan feel both dazed and nostalgic. Listening to Han Yi’s thumping heartbeat, Lin Wan happily murmured a soft "mm" in his arms.
The two hugged like that for a moment, and Han Yi, with what little sense he had left, released his embrace, "Hurry back, don’t make Auntie worry." Earlier, he had borrowed some liquid courage, struggling internally for a long time, to bravely hug her.
This was the first time he held a woman in his life, and although she was his own wife, without the wedding, having not followed the formal process, he still felt he was doing something wrong. Daring not to overstep.
"Come back soon, I’ll wait for you at home," she said bashfully, then mustered up the courage to quickly plant a kiss on Han Yi’s lips before running back without looking back.
Han Yi was left stunned by the warmth on his face, took a long time before he realized what had just happened.
Lin Wan was very happy. She knew that since Han Yi could be this intimate, it meant he was set on her for life.
Lin Wan returned home, bolted the front door, and found her brother vomiting non-stop in the courtyard, while Mom held water for him to rinse his mouth.
"Brother too, can’t drink yet still drank so much."