Xue Xin slept on her stomach for a while, but soon her sleep became restless and she swayed uncomfortably.
Cheng Huanran gently helped her adjust her posture, then held her on his lap to ease the strength of her lying on her stomach.
With the caring care of her elder brother, Xue Xin finally slept peacefully until dawn.
There was a gentle knock on the door, and Xue Ling opened it.
Cheng Huanran called out "Mom" through lip language, and then made a shushing gesture.
Xue Ling murmured at the door: "Go and squint for a while, and let me take care of her."
Cheng Huanran shook his head and pointed at his thigh to explain silently.
Whenever he moves, his sister will wake up and let her sleep a little longer.
Xue Ling observed his son's sitting posture, turned around, walked away, and came over with two big pillows in his arms.
Cheng Huanran smiled happily and thanked silently.
Xue Ling supported him behind his back and murmured: "You should also squint for a while. I will call you later."
Cheng Huanran nodded lightly.
Xue Ling closed the door, put on her down jacket and went to the big kitchen.
The lights have started to turn on in the big kitchen, and Lao Li is preparing to make breakfast.
Xue Ling asked him to make some soothing soup and a pot of millet porridge.
"The fourth child has been secretly staying up late recently and is not in good spirits. I will cook some millet porridge for her to rest her mind."
Lao Li quickly answered.
Xue Ling couldn't sleep, so he went to the big living room to warm himself by the fire and drink water.
Early morning is the quietest time in Xinyuan. Even the sound of the wind outside can be heard clearly.
After a while, steady footsteps came from outside.
Xue Ling was slightly confused and turned around - he saw Chen Xinzhi walking slowly, pulling a large suitcase.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and said warmly: "Morning, madam."
Xue Ling hurriedly stood up and asked in surprise: "Xinzhi, you're back? Didn't you say you'll be back in two days? It's earlier?"
Chen Xinzhi nodded: "The contract was signed very smoothly, and a celebration dinner was held for dinner. The only ticket that I didn't come back today was from last night. I simply unpacked my suitcase and got on the plane and caught up on my sleep on the plane. It was early in the morning, and I had to go from the airport to the city.
There is no traffic jam, and we can reach the gate of Xinyuan in half an hour.”
Xue Ling hurriedly asked him to sit down and hurriedly went to pour water.
"It's only minus seven degrees outside, is it cold? Come on, come on! Drink some warm water first."
Chen Xinzhi took it in thanks and drank most of the glass.
"I haven't stayed there for several days, and it's freezing inside. I might as well come over here to have breakfast, and then go back to catch up on my sleep later."
In fact, he wished he could see Xue Xin just a minute earlier. After not seeing him for several days, he was going crazy.
No, I ran straight here as soon as I got off the plane, not wanting to delay for a moment.
Xue Ling is also a person who has been there and understands it very well.
"That's right. It's very cold outside, so it's not easy to find food early in the morning. When you get off the plane, you're cold and hungry, and it's troublesome to cook for yourself. We're all on our own, so don't be polite. You usually eat at the company
, if you come to the Siheyuan, you will always eat here. Anyway, you can walk around by the back door and it will only take a few minutes."
Chen Xinzhi smiled: "I'm not polite to my wife, so I shamelessly come to her door every time."
"Very good." Xue Ling looked at him and said, "Xinzhi, since you came back, I have always treated you as my own child."
Chen Xinzhi whispered: "I know...Thank you, madam."
"Stop calling me 'Mrs.'" Xue Ling chuckled: "It seems very awkward and inappropriate for our current relationship."
Chen Xinzhi was slightly embarrassed and explained: "I was used to calling you, and I can't change it for a while. Moreover, I hope that when I correct myself, I will call you 'Mom' directly."
"Haha!"
Chen Xinzhi: "..."???
Xue Ling couldn't help but tease: "What? Are you too surprised? Still don't agree?"
"No, no, no!" Chen Xinzhi shook his head repeatedly: "I - I was just too surprised for a while, and I couldn't react."
A surprise pie suddenly fell from the sky and knocked him unconscious!
If this situation hadn't been so real, he would have thought he was dreaming!
Xue Ling explained with a chuckle: "Engagement is the sublimation of your relationship, and it also gives you mutual status in advance. I don't want you to be cautious when you come here, and I don't want Xiaoxin to have to secretly go on dates with you. Of course, engagement is not a restriction for you.
, it does not stipulate that you must get married in the future, the autonomy of marriage is still in your hands."
Married people, legal couples recognized by the Marriage Law, can still separate and divorce, let alone others!
"You should understand what I mean, right?" Xue Ling explained again: "I just want you two to fall in love better and more safely."
Chen Xinzhi smiled happily and kept nodding.
"Madam, I understand your good intentions! Thank you... thank you!"
When he first fell in love with Xiao Xin, he did it almost secretly, not daring to let them know about it. It wasn't that he didn't respect Xue Ling or Cheng Tianyuan enough, but that he didn't want them to object.
Xiaoxin was not yet an adult at the time, so he really didn't have the confidence or courage to express his feelings to them directly.
Later, they acquiesced to him and agreed to let the two of them fall in love first - he was secretly happy for a long time and was extremely grateful to them.
After all, Xiaoxin was still a high school student at that time, with a lot of academic pressure and she was still young. Other parents strongly opposed their children's premature love, and even ruthlessly killed the first signs. They were very open-minded to agree, which was not easy.
Now that Xiaoxin is in college, their relationship is getting closer, but this is Xiaoxin's home after all, and he can't go in and out openly and openly with the word "boyfriend" all day long.
He would not tell Xiaoxin about his restraint and embarrassment, and was reluctant to let her know.
His wife saw it and planned to use the traditional model of "engagement" to give them two statuses first, which helped him solve the problem and hoped that he could better integrate into this big family.
She did this for her own good, and also to better protect and maintain his relationship with Xiaoxin, giving him enough confidence and patience to continue waiting until Xiaoxin successfully graduated and married her.
"Thank you!" Chen Xinzhi stood up and bowed slightly to Xue Ling.
Xue Ling narrowed her eyes with a smile and quickly helped him stand up.
"Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, wait until you get engaged, then bow to all our elders. When your mother is free, I will discuss it with her and try to choose a good day on the weekend. Then there will be more people participating.
And lively and lively.”
"Okay!" Chen Xinzhi agreed, "I will find the best wedding planning center in the imperial capital to organize it. As for the location, it can be a big hotel, Xinyuan or Siheyuan."
Although Xue Ling is open-minded, the word "tradition" is still engraved in his bones.
When a son marries his daughter-in-law, he can naturally choose his own family. If a daughter is to be engaged, she will be married off, so of course the place is dominated by men.
"It's better over there in the courtyard." Xue Ling suggested, "The yard over there is bigger and the grass is wider."