Xinyan saw her coming over, waved to her, and patted the spot next to her: "Sister Zhenhua, come sit down quickly."
Chu Zhenhua sat down and didn’t forget her earlier question: "Quickly tell me, what were you all chatting about just now, laughing so happily?"
Xinyan looked at her sister-in-law, feeling that such a joyous announcement wasn’t quite right for her to make.
Usually, it’s best not to announce a pregnancy before three months, but Han Yang was too excited, and as soon as he came home, he told the family. It was hard to keep it a secret, so she signaled for Xinyan to announce it.
With her sister-in-law’s signal, Xinyan leaned over to Chu Zhenhua’s ear: "Sister-in-law is pregnant, but it’s still early, so it’s just for family to know."
Chu Zhenhua’s eyes sparkled, directly staring at Wu Shengfang’s belly, glancing back and forth: "Sister-in-law, congratulations!"
Wu Shengfang smiled and gently touched her belly: "You and Chaohu are getting married soon, and you’ll have your own children soon enough, no need to be envious."
Upon hearing this from her sister-in-law, Chu Zhenhua blushed: "Sister-in-law, it’s not that soon."
Wu Shengfang, experienced in these matters, teased: "After you get married, put in some effort."
After speaking, she remembered her little sister-in-law was still there, and blushed, embarrassed.
Luckily, mother-in-law Su Aihong saved the moment: "Your little sister-in-law’s family is about to arrive, hurry up and wash your hands and get ready to eat."
Turning around, she saw her younger son just entering the door: "Chaohui, go to the kitchen and help bring out the dishes."
Han Chaohui put down what he was holding: "I’m coming."
As soon as the words left his mouth, there was a commotion at the door: "Auntie and Uncle, why are you so late?"
Han Chunxue glanced at Sun Zhenling, who was coming in behind them: "We ran into some things on the road, so we’re late."
At this point, Han Jingheng and his brother also came out to the courtyard: "What happened, did something come up?"
Han Chunxue and Sun Baowei had already parked their bikes and turned to the somewhat absent-minded Sun Zhenling: "Aren’t you coming in?"
No one understood what that meant, so they all followed into the house.
Han Jingheng, being the eldest, spoke first: "What’s going on?"
Han Chunxue looked at her daughter: "Why don’t you explain?"
Originally, it was decided yesterday that Sun Zhenhai would come directly from school, and Han Chunxue and Sun Hewei would pick up Sun Zhenling after work to come together.
But at noon, Han Chunxue received a call from Sun Zhenling, saying they didn’t need to pick her up because she’d come by herself in the afternoon.
Han Chunxue thought, despite the long distance from the old house, Sun Zhenling was old enough and reminded her not to delay, since winter days get dark early, and advised her to head to the old house early after work.
When Han Chunxue finished work, she called Sun Zhenling’s office and learned she had left work half an hour early.
After meeting Sun Baowei, they took a shortcut to save time.
Unexpectedly, they found their daughter holding hands with someone, looking utterly infatuated, at a household’s doorstep.
Sun Baowei’s face instantly turned black, but Han Chunxue held him back, preventing a scene.
Everyone, knowing the details, all looked at Sun Zhenling.
Sun Zhenling didn’t expect to be caught by her parents: "His name is Yuan Yikai, he used to be in the army, and after retiring this year, he started working in the sales department of a distillery."
Sun Zhenling started by mentioning Yuan Yikai’s military background, hoping to leave a good impression on her family.
Han Chunxue gave her daughter a sideways glance, thinking this Dead Girl was still playing games with the family: "How did you meet?"