Chapter 162: Chapter 155: Going Up the Mountain to Honor the Ancestors (Part 1)
Yin Meng always believed that politicians are not to be trusted.
It’s not to say they’re all evil villains, but the political arena is complex. To survive and rise to high positions, one must possess a level of cunning and maneuvering that others can’t see.
What kind of person Yin Shixiu truly is on the inside, Yin Meng still hasn’t figured out.
Let’s not discuss the family head himself, but his two children are definitely no good.
Yin Meng absolutely hopes it’s not up to Uncle to inherit the position of Family Head.
So even if during this ancestral worship, she must leave Xiao Meng behind and let her suffer, she has to find a way to persuade Uncle to bring Shuangshuang and Huang Huang back.
The matter of Xiao Meng and Uncle getting married has long spread within the family, and back in May or June, several relatives even came to the Yin Family Old Mansion to indirectly inquire with Grandpa and Grandma.
But Grandpa and Grandma’s responses were limited.
So even now, in the eyes of many, Uncle’s marriage remains a mystery.
Yin Meng could see clearly that the reason Grandma was willing to compromise earlier was because the ancestral worship was imminent.
But Grandma couldn’t have predicted that after all her careful consideration and compromises made for the greater good, she would be struck by Su Xiaomeng.
"I say, Uncle, just bring Aunt up the mountain. When the uncles, aunts, and a cluster of family members gather, Grandma won’t be able to chase Aunt out, would she?"
Shan Minglang stepped out, speaking with a sense of justification!
Yin Meng immediately shot Shan Minglang a look, leaving him to fathom it himself.
Yet this look was more frightful for Yin Meng once thrown!
"Ming Lang! What kind of trouble are you up to! Are you crazy!"
With Yin Meng’s sudden raised voice, both Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng turned their heads to look!
At this sight—
Yin Shixiu couldn’t hold it together!
He directly leapt over the back of the sofa chair...
"Hehehe! See how amazing I am?"
Shan Minglang was actually balancing Little Shuangshuang on his head, hands free, performing acrobatics!
Little Shuangshuang, perched so high, wasn’t afraid; her bright eyes blinked with effort, tilting her head to gaze at the people sitting on the couch.
Drool trickled as she chuckled.
Her tiny body swayed atop his head, making the hearts of the three adults skip, while the little girl wore an excited expression.
Her little face matched Shan Minglang’s expression as he asked them "Am I not amazing?"
Su Xiaomeng almost fainted...
Yin Shixiu hurriedly took Shuangshuang down from Shan Minglang’s head, then kicked Shan Minglang.
"Ow, Uncle, it hurts..."
Yin Shixiu’s face darkened, "I think you’re missing your brother."
Shan Minglang’s eyes lit up and he quickly said, "I’ve always missed him!"
Yin Shixiu squinted, "Fine, I’ll send you to the military base tomorrow!"
"Er... seems I suddenly don’t want to. Sis, it’s getting late, let’s hurry home?"
Shan Minglang immediately leaned close to Yin Meng, squinting and laughing.
Yin Meng raised her hand and pinched Shan Minglang’s ear, "Shan Minglang, if I bring you here again, I’m not human!"
"Sis, take it easy, I know what I’m doing. I wouldn’t let Little Shuangshuang fall off..."
"Ah ah... haha... hahaha..."
Perhaps Shan Minglang’s antics were too hilarious; Shuangshuang in Yin Shixiu’s arms was thrilled, shaking her little body and laughing breathlessly!
Delighted!
Shan Minglang’s eyes lit up, looking at Shuangshuang...
Then Shuangshuang reached for Shan Minglang with outstretched hands, calling "ah, ah."
Su Xiaomeng knew this was bad... Shuangshuang was getting fond of Shan Minglang.
"Uncle, see, Shuangshuang wants me to hold her!"
Encouraged by Shuangshuang’s gesture, Shan Minglang exuded confidence!
Yin Shixiu, face still dark, intended to take Shuangshuang indoors, "Ah... ooh... ah... ooh... wah..."
Unable to turn her head and not seeing Shan Minglang anymore, Shuangshuang’s tone changed; Yin Shixiu noticed that his daughter’s eyes were already red!
Her eyebrows pitifully drooped on each side, and her small mouth pouted repeatedly; Yin Shixiu knew this wasn’t good...
Turning back around, Shuangshuang again saw Shan Minglang, "Plop" went two tears, but her face quickly brightened again!
"Ah ah..."
Seeing the little one sobbing to be held, Shan Minglang’s own eyes reddened, looking sorrowfully at Yin Shixiu, "Uncle, let me hold Shuangshuang... boo hoo..."
That tone...
It was as if Yin Shixiu was the villain separating them...
"Alright, alright, let him hold her."
Su Xiaomeng couldn’t bear to watch, but she cautioned, "If you balance Shuangshuang like an apple for acrobatics again, never think of seeing her again."
"Okay okay!"
Shan Minglang immediately took Shuangshuang from Yin Shixiu’s arms.
Shuangshuang was delighted, then extended her small hands toward Shan Minglang’s head, seeming she wanted to perch there again.
This time, Shan Minglang dared not show off in front of Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng but played warmly with the little girl.
During dinner, Yin Meng kept persuading Yin Shixiu; however, he seemed resolute and ignored her.
Yin Meng felt helpless.
After dinner, Yin Shixiu took the initiative to tidy up the table, and the meaning was quite clear.
He didn’t plan to continue playing Tai Chi on this issue with his little niece.
Afterwards, it was Su Xiaomeng who sent Yin Meng and Shan Minglang downstairs.
Shan Minglang was holding Shuangshuang, and seeing their hard-to-separate manner, Su Xiaomeng let him carry her downstairs...
But what Su Xiaomeng never expected was that Shan Minglang was shameless enough to sneak into the car with Shuangshuang while she was still talking to Yin Meng...
The car door was still open at the time, and she clearly heard Shan Minglang whispering to Shuangshuang, "Little cutie, don’t make a sound, so your mom doesn’t notice..."
Su Xiaomeng, upon hearing this, really wanted to support Yin Shixiu’s decision to send this man to the military tomorrow!
She let this kid hold her daughter for a while longer, and he mistakenly thought she had forgotten to ask him to bring Shuangshuang back home...
After Shuangshuang returned to Su Xiaomeng’s arms, Yin Meng closed the rear door with a "bang."
Through the glass window, she could see Shan Minglang looking at his empty hands, feeling quite lost...
Su Xiaomeng was afraid of Shuangshuang making a fuss, but surprisingly, Shuangshuang didn’t make a scene and started playing with Su Xiaomeng’s hair.
"Shall I go back then?"
"Yeah, don’t worry, I’ll have your uncle come over."
Xiao Meng said to Yin Meng.
Yin Meng nodded, hugged Su Xiaomeng, "Xiao Meng, trust me, it’s only a matter of time before Grandma accepts you. Just be patient and be yourself."
"Alright."
Watching Yin Meng’s car drive away, Su Xiaomeng hugged Shuangshuang in her arms, kissed her nose, adjusted her little wool hat, and went upstairs.
Yin Shixiu came out after tidying up the dishes.
"It’s cold, don’t stay downstairs for too long."
"Mhm."
Su Xiaomeng put Shuangshuang inside the house. Before dinner, she had fed Huanghuang, who fell asleep shortly after feeding.
Shuangshuang was a bit excited, but after Su Xiaomeng soothed her for a while, she also closed her eyes.
As she checked the time, it was almost nine o’clock, and her mother still hadn’t returned.
She came out to ask Yin Shixiu, "Mom really went out to buy something? How long does it take to buy things?"
"She should be back soon."
Yin Shixiu was sitting on the sofa, the tablet on the coffee table was on, he was looking at emails.
Su Xiaomeng walked over, nudged him with her elbow, "You’re really not going?"
"Not going."
Su Xiaomeng took the computer from his hands, stood in front of him, then knelt on either side of his thighs and sat on his lap.
With a commanding posture, she squinted at him, "Say it again, are you going or not?"
Yin Shixiu pinched her waist, "You don’t understand, if you go this time, there will be a next time. If you compromise once, you’ll compromise a second time."
"Mrs. Yin compromised once, and I missed the opportunity. This time it’s my turn."
"I’m young, but Mrs. Yin is quite old now, no matter how you look at it, we shouldn’t hurt the elderly’s feelings anymore, right?"
Yin Shixiu looked at the person in front...
That somewhat clumsy girl, with bright big eyes faintly shining with maturity beyond her years.
Very charming, and also very... conflicting.
He wrapped his arm around her waist, leaning back on the sofa, her soft hair had unknowingly grown to her chest, now falling on his face, soft and a bit itchy.
"Am I right? Say something..."
Su Xiaomeng frowned, lowered her head and kissed his lips, leaning against them, "If you don’t make a sound, I’ll bite you."
Just as she said this, before she could bite him, her mouth was bitten instead!
"Ah!"
Yin Shixiu removed her from himself, tidied his clothes, picked up the tablet, and said lightly, "It’s not negotiable. If you want to go, take the kids yourself."
Xiao Meng was unhappy now.
Earlier, she felt that Yin Shixiu was considerate and felt touched, but now...
Darn it!
She even tried seducing him, and he’s still being stubborn!
"If you don’t take Shuangshuang and Huanghuang, Mrs. Yin will definitely blame me again without a word; do you still want Mrs. Yin to accept me or not?"
Yin Shixiu still didn’t make a sound, silently sending emails.
Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, "Yin Shixiu, you can’t be like this!"
"Ancestor worship is not a small matter, Meng Meng even came and said!"
Yin Shixiu stood up, just about to speak, when the door outside opened, and Su’s mom came back carrying a bag of food.
"What’s the argument about?"
Su Xiaomeng saw her mom return and hurriedly went up to take the bag from her hands, "You spent so long buying these things..."
"With so many mouths to feed in this family, shouldn’t I buy more?"
"Stop changing the topic, what were the two of you arguing about just now? I heard you shouting from outside the door."
Su Xiaomeng touched her own mouth, was she that loud?
Yin Shixiu put down the tablet, said, "The family is going to worship ancestors, wants..."
"I don’t want to go, but Uncle insists on taking me with him!"
Su Xiaomeng quickly said.