Snowflakes were flying outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, and a thick layer of snow had already accumulated.
Xue Ling stared at the rustling snowflakes outside the window in a daze. She was the only one left in the empty living room sitting in front of the fire. Instead of the bustle and joy earlier, only the cold loneliness left in the room.
"Daughter-in-law." Cheng Tianyuan came over, holding a glass of water in his hand and handed it to her: "Here, drink some."
Xue Ling took a sip and asked, "Have your parents rested?"
"They are all fast asleep." Cheng Tianyuan lowered his voice: "I just went to see them. The temperature in the room was just 26 degrees, and the humidifier was always on. The house was busy today. The old man may not have slept much at noon. He lay down not long ago.
Then he fell into a deep sleep."
Xue Ling smiled bitterly: "There were constant surprises during the day, and finally there was a scare at night - today was indeed very lively."
Cheng Tianyuan smiled helplessly: "We are halfway through life, and we find that there are always unexpected surprises on the road."
The couple was warming themselves by the fire, drinking water, looking at the heavy snow outside the window, and chatting in low voices.
After a while, Cheng Huanchong came.
"Dad, Mom, it's already past twelve o'clock. Go to bed quickly."
Xue Ling smiled slightly and asked, "Why haven't you slept yet? Have you arranged for Ah Qing and the others to rest?"
"Everything has been arranged." Cheng Huanchong looked out the window and said, "How can we go out when the snow is so heavy? He...he sleeps with me, and another room is arranged for the bodyguards and assistants. They usually take turns on duty at night."
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but remind: "The security system at home is fine, so there is no need to stay on night duty. For those who are celebrating the New Year, let them all go and rest."
"I've already said it." Cheng Huanchong explained in a low voice: "However, they still decided to take turns to keep vigil. They are used to it and don't dare to relax."
"That's right." Cheng Tianyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No matter how safe the security system is, it can't withstand the unruly people. Be safer and don't let Ah Qing have any accidents in our house again."
Cheng Huanchong shook his head quickly, stepped forward and put one hand on his father's shoulder, and hugged his mother with the other.
"You must not feel guilty or apologetic. Ah Qing doesn't blame you at all. He didn't take it to heart at all, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the initiative to stay. He also said that if there are such lively activities in Xinyuan in the future, he must be called
Fuck him."
It was late at night, and the snow outside suddenly became heavy again, falling one after another, turning the originally dark earth into a brilliant white.
Lin Qingzhi made an excuse that it was snowing too much and wanted to stay overnight. He refused at first, saying that no matter how heavy the snow was, he could not stop his high-end nanny car.
But he said that if he left in a hurry now, maybe his family would worry that he was caring about the accident earlier. Only if he stayed for one night, or even stayed in Xinyuan tomorrow for the New Year, would everyone believe that he was serious.
do not mind.
He had said so, and Cheng Huanchong couldn't drive him away anymore. Anyway, he had already planned to let him come to the house to walk around more, at least for a while.
Xue Ling laughed softly and said warmly: "Aqing is a very considerate young man who takes care of other people's feelings. Tell him that you will continue to invite him to family gatherings in the future."
"He must be very happy!" Cheng Huanchong said with a smile: "He likes the lively family atmosphere of our family the most, and he is very envious of it."
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and whispered: "That's because there are few people in his family and the place is too spacious. When he gets married and has children in the future, and there are more family members, he may be eager to find a quiet place to stay. Ah Qing was supposed to be a lover
A noble gentleman who loves to read quietly."
Forehead?
Cheng Huanchong realized that this topic could not go on, so he said good night to his parents and hurried back to his room.
Xue Ling and Cheng Tianyuan really couldn't sleep, so they sat in the living room waiting for the news.
After midnight, Xiao Huzi called and said that his father-in-law was rescued in time and was out of danger. However, the doctor required that he must be hospitalized for two days for observation to ensure that no other harm was caused to the body before being discharged.
Xue Ling breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How will you arrange it?"
"The old man has been sleeping." Xiao Huzi replied: "I asked Brother Ran and Yangyang not to stay here and go back to rest quickly. It is not good for everyone to stay in the hospital during the Chinese New Year. Brother Ran's friends are very generous and specially arranged a
It's a high-end ward with ample heating and a sofa for sleeping. Anyway, there's nothing going on here, so I can just stay here. Don't come and compete with me for sleeping on the sofa."
Xue Ling said warmly: "Okay, then you stay and take care of me. Tomorrow I will ask some of their buddies to take turns helping."
Xiaohuzi answered and then hung up the call.
Cheng Tianyuan on the side couldn't help but ask: "Didn't Xiao Huzi ask what was going on here? Didn't he ask us if we checked the surveillance video?"
Xue Ling smiled and shook his head: "He didn't ask. That's because he believed that if something went wrong, we would definitely give an explanation to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, so there was no need to ask."
Xiao Huzi has always been very precise, and he has become more and more sure of what he does.
"If something happens on our property, he doesn't need to ask, we will naturally handle it well."
Cheng Tianyuan sighed softly and suggested: "Daughter-in-law, why don't you go to bed first. I'll wait here for the boss and the second brother to come back."
"Let's go together." Xue Ling smiled bitterly: "I don't feel sleepy at all."
As we get older, if something happens, no matter it is big or small, it will seriously affect the quality of sleep. Although today's incident was not a big deal, they were all shocked, especially when they saw Shanyue showing no reaction no matter how he screamed.
He looked unconscious and was really frightened.
Cheng Tianyuan brought two bowls of leftover sea cucumber soup from the dining room and placed them on the heat preservation stove to warm them.
Xue Ling slowly ate melon seeds and watched TV lazily.
More than half an hour later, Xue Yang came back with his eldest brother.
"Hoo ho! It's very cold outside!"
"Dad, Mom, why aren't you asleep yet? It's past one o'clock."
Cheng Tianyuan greeted: "Drink something hot to warm yourself up, and then go to sleep."
The two took off their down jackets, sat down to drink soup, and quietly discussed with their parents.
Xue Yang frowned slightly and lowered his voice: "Dad, Mom, Xiaoxiao has already told me about this. She and I... are both very sorry. I had just talked to Xiao Huzi, and he said not to embarrass me too much.
He said that Xiaoxiao's natal sister needed medicine to help her sleep, and accidentally dropped one in the bird's nest, and it happened to be eaten by Uncle Shan. It was just a misunderstanding. He also said that his old father-in-law and mother-in-law were not fuel-efficient lamps.
If we know the actual situation, there might be a riot. Xiaohuzi doesn't want me and Xiaoxiao to be in trouble, and he doesn't want to make the matter bigger, so he plans to explain it like this."
"Oh?" Xue Ling nodded slowly and asked with a smile: "What else did you discuss?"
Cheng Huanran drank the last sip of the soup and chuckled: "They have agreed on Uncle Lian Shan's nutrition subsidy."
Xue Ling and her husband looked at each other, then turned to their second son.
"One hundred thousand." Xue Yang gestured with his fingers and whispered: "Give a little more, after all, something big happened almost happened. I don't want Aunt Shan to be angry and cause trouble. Xiaoxiao and I will go to the hospital to apologize to Uncle Shan. This
The money... is also paid by us. Dad, Mom, try not to let my father-in-law and mother-in-law know about this matter. Let's keep it secret, okay?"