Early the next morning, Xue Ling woke up, washed and changed clothes, and ran to the kitchen excitedly.
Mother Xue was steaming steamed dumplings. When she saw her daughter coming, she smiled lovingly.
"When you get married, you know how to get up and come to the kitchen to see if your family gets up later and have nothing to eat."
Xue Ling raised her eyebrows proudly and explained: "I don't even have to make breakfast. Brother Yuan and my mother-in-law cook it."
"Lazy guy!" Xue's mother scolded with an angry smile.
Xue's father was shaving in the bathroom. Hearing the conversation between mother and son, he put his head out and said, "When she was at home, you were there for all three meals. She probably doesn't even know how to wash the rice and put it into the pot."
"Already know it!" Xue Ling replied with a smile.
Dad Xue said "Ouch!" and sneered: "Then what? You feel good about yourself, you feel good about yourself, right? It's not embarrassing to say such a thing!"
Xue Ling hugged her mother's arm and said coquettishly: "Mom~Dad, he is laughing at me!"
The old couple laughed.
Father Xue explained: "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and your mother and I decided to have hot pot and make dumplings at home. What does Ayuan like to eat? I asked your mother to go to the market to buy it."
"He's not picky about food and eats everything." Xue Ling replied.
Mother Xue smiled and said: "We are going to eat out for lunch and dinner today, and we will make arrangements for New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow. By the way, Xiao Heng will also come over to eat together in a while."
"Xiao Heng? Who is it?" Xue Ling asked.
Father Xue looked at her angrily and said with a smile: "Look at your memory! Xiao Heng is the eldest son of your uncle Zhilan. He just graduated from Country M. He returned to China last month and then returned to his hometown in the Imperial Capital. Zhilan went abroad to study.
, I didn’t come back for the Spring Festival. My sister-in-law didn’t go back to the imperial capital during the Spring Festival vacation, so she flew directly to accompany Zhilan. I asked Xiao Heng to accompany us during the New Year, and the young man wholeheartedly agreed."
Mother Xue whispered: "It's not convenient for him to get some food alone. No matter how many restaurants there are, he will get tired of eating too much."
Xue Ling remembered it and couldn't help but ask: "Dad, is he working in your factory now?"
"Yes." Father Xue explained: "A few old friends and I plan to do some foreign trade work next. He is proficient in foreign languages and international law, and we will have to rely on him to do this in the future."
Mother Xue said warmly: "Xiao Heng is now the deputy manager. He is handsome and has a good temperament. Not long after he came here, many girls in the factory have already fallen in love with him."
"Hahaha!"
Dad Xue laughed and said: "Zhilan is good-looking, and her sister-in-law is also good. The two sons she gave birth to are both good and bad. Not to mention the young girls, even some aunts almost twisted their necks!"
The whole family laughed!
At this time, Cheng Tianyuan walked over and heard the laughter, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but also raised.
"Dad, Mom, good morning."
"Hey! Ayuan is awake? Did you sleep well last night?" Father Xue asked with a smile.
Cheng Tianyuan quickly answered very well.
Xue Ling saw that Cheng Tianyuan was busy at work these days and his hair was a little long and looked a little slovenly. He suddenly suggested: "Brother Yuan, I'm going to have my hair cut in the afternoon. You can go with me to get it done! Get a good hair style to celebrate the New Year."
!”
Cheng Tianyuan nodded immediately and whispered: "I listen to you."
After saying this, he poured half a cup of hot water and handed it to her, reminding her: "Drink some hot water when you get up in the morning. It's easy to dry out when the room is heated, so you need to add more water."
"I know!" Xue Ling took it and thanked him.
Mother Xue and Father Xue looked at each other and smiled in unison.
The son-in-law is very considerate and doting on his daughter every day. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that the young couple have a really good relationship.
The Xue family is financially well-off, and the apartment is spacious, with two living rooms, three bedrooms and two large balconies.
The four of them were sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast and chatting.
Xue's father thought of Cheng Tianfang's incident and explained: "The day after I received the photo, I went to find an old friend from the police station for help. He had already made a copy of the girl's photo and said he would notify me as soon as there is news."
"Thank you, dad." Cheng Tianyuan sighed softly and said, "Although my parents curse, they are still very worried in their hearts. I often go to Lin Cong's house to look for him, but unfortunately there is usually no one there."
Mother Xue's face darkened and she cursed: "That Lin Cong is really shameless! He looked very well-behaved when he was a child, but he never thought he would become like this when he grows up! I don't know how my cousin Fan taught him!"
Cheng Tianyuan was stunned and blurted out: "Mom, do you know Lin Cong?"
Xue Ling swallowed secretly and nervously held Cheng Tianyuan's arm.
"That... I forgot to tell you! I... called my mother later, and found out that Lin Cong's mother is my mother's distant cousin. When our family went to Rongcheng, we met with their family.
A few times. But we haven’t contacted each other for many years, and the relationship is not close – really!”
"Yes!" Xue's mother agreed and explained: "We are all old cousins. If we hadn't been to Rongcheng that year and heard the elders in the family talking about it, we wouldn't know each other at all. Cousin from the Fan family took Lin Cong to live with us.
We visited the big alley several times, and then we moved away and lost contact. My old relatives were so far apart that we didn’t have much contact with each other anymore.”
Cheng Tianyuan suddenly had some impression. The other person seemed to be a very weak and fair-skinned city boy, about three years younger than him.
"...So, I should have seen him when I was a child."
"Never mind! So what if I've seen him before!" Xue Ling cursed excitedly: "It doesn't matter if he is a distant relative or not, he has such a bad temperament, even if we know him, we can't protect him!"
Cheng Tianyuan saw that her face was pale and she was squeezing her arm hard, and quickly patted her to comfort her.
"I know, one thing means another thing."
Father Xue's face sank slightly and he tapped his chopsticks.
"Ling Ling, your mother didn't mean to cover up. When I came back that day, your mother also told me. Lin Cong did such a thing, which made the family in his hometown uneasy. I heard that even the old house was in trouble.
If you want to sell it, you are indeed not a good-natured child."
He glanced at Xue Ling and said in a deep voice: "Why are you so excited? A Yuan's sister is also your sister-in-law. Only if she has a good home in the future will your mother-in-law and father-in-law be truly relieved. I told your mother that we
There are some benefits to having this distant relative relationship. At least when the person is found and the matter is exposed, we can still be peacemakers in the middle."
Xue Ling swallowed secretly, finally calming down the hatred in his heart.
"People like him don't deserve sympathy, let alone help!"
Mother Xue smiled bitterly and glared at her angrily.
"Then it depends on whether he can change. There is a saying that a prodigal son never pays for his return, right? If he can change, find a job to earn money to support the family, and treat your sister-in-law well, that would be the best. If your sister-in-law doesn't suffer from him, then make it happen
It's a good thing, let them get married smoothly. It will be a good thing for their family and your family."
Xue Ling had seen Lin Cong's true face and couldn't help but snort coldly.
"He abducted an underage girl and even encouraged his sister-in-law to steal money and run away with him. How can such a person change? How old is he? He's in his twenties, right? He's not a three-year-old!"