Upon laying eyes on Xu Niannian, Sister-in-law Du’s eyes instantly lit up, thinking to herself what a pretty girl had come from, so very fetching. The rightful source is novel⸺fire.net
Living to her age, she had never seen such a beautiful girl before.
The young girl had fair skin and was beautiful, her vivacious appearance even more striking than Miss Ji whom she’d met the day before.
Sister-in-law Du was just about to ask Xu Niannian which relatives she had come to visit when she caught sight of Jin Yu by Niannian’s side, and suddenly she remembered she was here to look for Ye Shaoting at Jin Yu’s place.
So, without second thought, Sister-in-law Du immediately guessed Xu Niannian’s identity.
"Yo, Jin Yu, this must be your wife, right?"
Sister-in-law Du looked after people well, and Jin Yu was always quite polite to her.
Hearing her inquiry, he patted Xu Niannian’s hand, "Niannian, call her ’sister-in-law’."
Then, he said to Sister-in-law Du, "Sister-in-law, this is my wife."
"Hello, sister-in-law," Xu Niannian said politely to Sister-in-law Du.
"Ay, good, very good indeed," Sister-in-law Du, thrilled, grasped Xu Niannian’s hand and said to Jin Yu while laughing, "You young man are truly blessed, to have married such a beautiful woman. You must treat her well."
"Sister-in-law speaks the truth, she must be treated well indeed."
Hearing someone praise his wife, Jin Yu’s pride was plastered all over his face, a touch smug, with a smile that split his face wide open.
Xu Niannian smiled and gave Jin Yu a stern look, gesturing for him to dial it back a bit.
Jin Yu knew Sister-in-law Du was here to find Ye Shaoting, so he deliberately asked again, "Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"
Sister-in-law Du kept sizing up Xu Niannian, growing fonder the more she looked, thinking to herself how delightful it was to gaze upon such a beautiful girl.
Being down-to-earth, Sister-in-law Du was always more favorable towards beautiful people or things.
While appraising Xu Niannian, she momentarily forgot her real purpose for coming, but when Jin Yu brought it up, she remembered why she was there.
"Look at me, forgetting what I came here for." Sister-in-law Du smacked her forehead, "By the way, where’s Xiao Ye? Did he come up here?"
Sister-in-law Du didn’t believe Jin Yu’s reply, worrying they might cover for each other. As she asked, her sharp eyes scoured the place like a searchlight, not missing an inch of Jin Yu’s bedroom.
The room was only so big, and a quick glance around left nothing hidden. Sister-in-law Du was just about to check under the bed for anyone there, when suddenly, her gaze locked onto the bed.
Her attention was immediately captured by the two little sticky rice balls on the bed.
Little Pang and Xiao Bao, with their rosy cheeks, became flustered under Sister-in-law Du’s gaze, and both little ones shuffled their bottoms further back.
Sister-in-law Du exclaimed with a "yo" and, excited, slapped her thigh and asked Jin Yu, "Xiao Jin, are these your sons?"
As soon as he spoke, Sister-in-law Du couldn’t wait to rush over to the bed and scooped up Little Pang, who was on the outside.
"You chubby little cutie, come to Auntie for a hug."
Startled, Little Pang quickly flapped his hands—go away, go away—he only hugged pretty little girls.
However, Little Pang’s resistance was futile; Sister-in-law Du still found him adorable and chuckled.
Xu Niannian and Jin Yu exchanged a glance, their eyes both shifting under the bed.
Ye Shaoting, tall and long-legged, hiding under the bed was truly an effort, and now with Sister-in-law Du not willing to leave while holding Little Pang.
Sister-in-law Du loved little kids, especially Little Pang and Xiao Bao, who were like adorable little sculptures. She was utterly delighted, holding Little Pang and playing with Xiao Bao.
She even wished she had an extra hand to hold Xiao Bao in her arms as well.
Little Pang and Xiao Bao thus successfully diverted Sister-in-law Du’s attention.