Today’s update ends here.
"I’m sorry..." Jing Zhe’s face unconsciously reddened to the tips of his ears, "I shouldn’t have misunderstood without clarifying, actually..."
"Actually, you do like me a bit, right?" Zeng Meili smiled with her eyes curving, "I really did the right thing, Jing Zhe, I don’t regret my impulsiveness at all now, fortunately, fortunately, I’m truly so relieved now... mwah... I’m off, haha..."
Glancing at the stunned Jing Zhe, Zeng Meili laughed as she pushed the door open: "Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Zhu, I’m leaving, no need to see me out, I can walk by myself."
We didn’t plan to see you out anyway..., Zhu Xinqin rolled her eyes speechlessly, suddenly realizing something, she quickly ran to her son’s bedroom and sure enough, her silly son was covering his mouth, standing there like an idiot.
She rolled her eyes again... Sure enough, her guess was spot on!
"Xiao Zhe!" Zhu Xinqin stepped forward and poked her son; Jing Zhe, snapping back to reality and realizing it was his mom standing in front of him, his face instantly blushed, "Mom, why are you here?"
"Why can’t I be here?" Zhu Xinqin gave him a look, "Tell me, what’s really going on? Are you really bringing a daughter-in-law home for me?"
"Xiao Zhe, is it true?" Old Master Jing and Old Madam Jing also squeezed over, "I especially changed into new clothes for this," Old Master Jing said, "I changed too," Old Madam Jing immediately echoed.
"Maybe... or... possibly..." Jing Zhe’s voice grew softer, "Our family is really going to gain a new member."
"Son, you changed too quickly," Zhu Xinqin stomped her foot, "If you marry her, how am I supposed to face Lin Yanqiu ever again?"
"Is showing off in front of Lin Yanqiu more important, or is it more important for our Xiao Zhe to get married?" Old Master Jing glared at his daughter-in-law, "You say you’re not stubborn but you won’t admit it. If they get married now and quickly have a child, you might even hold a grandchild before Lin Yanqiu."
Old Madam Jing nodded her head incessantly: "Exactly, exactly, then I’d hold a great-grandson or great-granddaughter sooner than Old Zhou and his wife."
"Yes!" Zhu Xinqin suddenly slapped her forehead, "How did I not think of that, such a good opportunity, and I didn’t seize it?" As she spoke she grabbed hold of Jing Zhe’s sleeve tightly, "Xiao Zhe, have you guys set a wedding date yet, when is it?"
"Mom, we just confirmed our relationship, how can it be so soon?" Jing Zhe looked at his mother speechlessly, "Even if we’re quick, it can’t be until after the New Year."
Zhu Xinqin became anxious: "How can that be okay, after the New Year, Xiao Chuxia might be pregnant by then, son, mom’s already one step behind your Aunt Lin in getting a daughter-in-law, and I absolutely can’t be slower in holding grandchildren.
Just let mom have this, get married soon, okay? Let’s go get the marriage certificate tomorrow, is it alright? Looking at Meili’s attitude, she should be quite fond of you, discuss it with her, she’ll surely agree with you."
"Mom, marriage is serious, not child’s play," Jing Zhe frowned at his mother, "In your eagerness to compete with Aunt Lin, you’re even ignoring your son’s happiness, is this what a mother should do?"
"The two of you have already confirmed your relationship, how can you say mom doesn’t care about your happiness? It’s not like mom forced you to be together. Speaking of knowing each other, you’ve known each other since childhood, what else is there to understand?
Mom sees it now, you just favor your Aunt Lin, you can’t wait for her to keep lording it over mom’s head forever. After this blows over, it wouldn’t be surprising if Old Zhou gets another promotion. By then, your mom will be even more overshadowed, ah, it’s not easy being a woman, even less so to be one like your mom..."
Jing Zhe, at a loss for words, interrupted Zhu Xinqin: "Mom, what are you even saying, do you understand yourself?"
"She’s being stubborn," Old Master Jing tugged his grandson’s sleeve, shook it back and forth, "Grandpa won’t press you, get married whenever you want. Of course, it’d be best to get the certificate tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow if not, later is also fine, Grandpa has no objections. It’s just that I don’t know if your grandma and I can wait that long."
"Yeah, exactly, I’ve been feeling unwell lately," Old Madam Jing played along, scrunching up her face, "When people get old, they get more ailments, you never know, I might just not wake up one morning."
Jing Zhe stared at his grandparents who, following his mother, were pressuring him while pretending to be magnanimous, and he couldn’t help wondering why his grandparents were so different inside and outside the house.
"Grandpa, Grandma, there’s something I should remind you of," Jing Zhe cleared his throat, "Chuxia is now your god-granddaughter, and her baby will have to call you Great-grandfather and Great-grandmother too."