Chapter 91: Chapter 88: All for Your Sake 2
She didn’t dare look back, fearing that the place where he should be standing was already empty of his silhouette.
There were only two people left ahead, and her hand holding the ID and ticket was already sweating.
She took a deep breath, whatever, let him be...
"Please show your ID and boar—"
The security officer hadn’t finished speaking when Su Xiaomeng was pulled out of the line.
Yin Shixiu grabbed her arm and tugged her in front of him...
Su Xiaomeng was startled, snapped back to reality, and looked into a pair of deep eyes that were more restless than hers.
"Uncle..."
"I can’t accompany you this year, I’m sorry, but next time I’ll definitely go home with you for the New Year."
Yin Shixiu suddenly spoke seriously.
Su Xiaomeng’s heart was pounding fiercely, next time...
"Um... oh, okay..."
"So you have to promise me you’re not planning to leave forever."
Su Xiaomeng froze.
"Did you hear me?"
His eyes were full of domineering assertiveness, with an air that said, "If you dare say something that doesn’t reassure me, I’d rather not let you go home."
"Uncle..."
"Hmm?"
"Don’t move."
Su Xiaomeng said lightly, and the next second, she wrapped her arms around his neck, tiptoed, and kissed his lips.
"I’ll be waiting for you in Chengdu, if you don’t come to get me, I won’t go."
She smiled, her eyes, her lips, her flushed cheeks were all playful.
The gloom in their hearts dispersed.
"When you get off the plane, someone will pick you up, so no need to rush, take your time, always remember you’re pregnant, don’t bounce around like a fool in public."
"I’m not saying you’re a fool, I just fear you’d be too excited when you get home, and can’t help yourself."
"I got it! Okay, can I go in now?"
"...Hmm."
Yin Shixiu reluctantly let go of her hand, stood there watching her go through the security checkpoint, watched her look back and wave at him, then watched her slowly disappear from his sight.
Su Xiaomeng was sitting in first class for the first time, her whole body sank into the leather sofa, as comfortable as could be.
Through the window, overlooking the city of Beijing, she found that the huge city seemed to contain only Yin Shixiu.
When Su Xiaomeng arrived home, Su’s mother had just returned from school not long ago, and Su’s father had closed the shop early to welcome his beloved daughter.
The car stopped at the entrance of the community, a young guy got out of the driver’s seat, saw Su’s father and Su’s mother, and politely greeted them, "Hello, Uncle and Aunt."
Su’s mother frowned slightly, "Didn’t Yin Shixiu come along?"
Su Xiaomeng heard her mother ask, hurriedly said, "Uncle is very busy, he said he’s sorry he couldn’t come."
The young guy took Su Xiaomeng’s luggage down, "Mr. Yin couldn’t come because of an urgent matter, so he asked me to take care of Miss Su. Uncle and Aunt, let me take your luggage upstairs."
"Oh, that’s really kind of you, young man!"
Su Chengji smiled and patted the young man’s shoulder.
Unexpectedly, no sooner had he done that, Su’s mother threw Su Chengji a look, "You’re only in your forties, can’t even carry your daughter’s luggage upstairs? Do it yourself!"
"Ahem..."
Su Chengji cleared his throat, walked silently over to the young man, smiled, and took the suitcase, "I won’t trouble you, young man!"
"Uncle, it’s my duty, but it’s..."
The young guy still wanted to say something, but upon meeting Su’s mother’s murderous look, he closed his mouth.
"Rich people are like this, think they’ve done enough by spending some money and finding someone to take care of things."
Su’s mother snorted lightly, her voice not loud, but deliberately loud enough for the young guy to hear.
Su Xiaomeng quickly went forward, "Uncle is really busy! Mom, let’s go upstairs."
"Yes, Xiao Yin is usually very busy, don’t blame him, don’t blame him, he arranged everything properly to escort Xiao Meng back, that’s already good!"
"Su Chengji, why don’t you go live with Yin Shixiu instead!"
"Hey, honey, what are you saying... if I lived with Xiao Yin, what would happen to you?"
"Su Chengji!"
"Oh dear, Xiao Meng, run!"
The young guy watched the somewhat chaotic family of three, scratched his head, sent a text to his boss reporting the safe arrival, then turned the car around and left.
"That Yin Shixiu, don’t date him, nothing good will come of it!"
Su’s mother was quite resentful about Yin Shixiu not coming personally, murmuring even until the end of dinner, and while sitting on the sofa watching TV.
"Mom..."
Su Xiaomeng leaned on Su’s mother, "You don’t even know, when you and Dad came before, Uncle put aside so many things to entertain you."
"Wasn’t that his duty? Did I ask him to get my daughter’s belly big?"
"Ahem..."
Su Xiaomeng pursed her lips.
"When we left Beijing, that fellow promised me he’d come back with you for New Year, yet now that your belly is so big and it’s hard to have an abortion for the child, he’s starting to shirk?"
"I just knew Yin Shixiu wasn’t reliable!"
Su’s mother glanced at Su Xiaomeng’s slightly protruding belly, frowned, "If this kid has his temperament, I’d want to strangle him right now!"
"Mom, believe me, at least one will be like me! Cute and gentle like me!"
Su’s mother wanted to scoff at this girl’s narcissism, but after pondering her words...
Asked puzzledly, "What do you mean at least one like you?"
Su Chengji’s eyes lit up, "Wow, girl! Is it twins?"
Just as Dad finished speaking, Su’s mother tossed a pillow over!
"Su Chengji, get out of here!"
Su Chengji caught the pillow and chuckled as he scooched over next to Su Xiaomeng, asking, "When did you find out? Last time when your mom and I came over, why didn’t you tell us?"
Su Xiaomeng scratched her head and looked at Su Chengji, "The fetus was too small before, the doctor couldn’t tell. Then two days ago, when uncle accompanied me for a prenatal check-up, the doctor said it was double yolk—oh dear!"
Su’s mother reached out and smacked Su Xiaomeng on the head.
Su Xiaomeng winced from the pain and realized she almost got dragged into it by her dad.
"It’s twins."
She corrected herself.
"Twins are great! Twins are great! A single child is too lonely; twins have a companion."
"That’s what I think too."
Su Xiaomeng said, then sneaked a glance at Su’s mother and whispered to Su Chengji, "Dad, am I great or what?"
Su Chengji quickly gave her a thumbs-up in secret and whispered back, "Super great!"
Su’s mother kept her eyes on the TV, gritting her teeth audibly.
She suddenly missed the world she used to live in, where, at least, everyone was clever!
The night of the 29th was approaching, and every family started busying themselves with preparations for the New Year’s Eve feast.
Su Chengji’s flower shop closed at 3 o’clock, and he headed home.
Su Xiaomeng and Su’s mother hurried to the supermarket while it was still open to buy some groceries and essentials.
Two women shopping always ends up with big bags and small ones.
They took the bus there but had to wait for Su’s father to pick them up by car to get back.
Upon returning to the neighborhood, Su’s father parked the car and carried some things back to the apartment with the mother and daughter.
On their way, they ran into the neighborhood committee’s chubby aunt.
As soon as she saw Su Xiaomeng, she rushed over, "Oh, Xiaomeng is back!"
"Hello, Aunt Shen."
The chubby aunt’s surname was Shen, but because of her barrel-like figure and kind personality, everyone affectionately called her chubby aunt.
"Xiaomeng is really looking more like a young lady now! Studying in Beijing, not so rustic anymore!"
Su Xiaomeng smiled.
Rustic, huh, chubby aunt? Your whole family is rustic!
Though chubby aunt worked in the neighborhood committee, she wasn’t very educated, and her words weren’t always accurate.
Su Xiaomeng understood this and didn’t take it to heart.
"Hey? Seems like you’ve put on quite a bit of weight, huh? Haha, are you going back to being the chubby kid you were?"
Su Xiaomeng felt like crying.
Chubby aunt, how could you call somebody chubby like that?
Su’s mother intended to exchange a few simple pleasantries and then drag Xiaomeng home quickly, but—
"Chubby aunt, my Meng Meng is pregnant, she’s having twins! That’s why she looks a bit chubby, haha!"
Su Chengji laughed.
Su Xiaomeng was stunned, staring at her dad who was grinning from ear to ear beside her.
Seriously, how heartless can he be!
Turning to look at her mom, it’s clear enough how terrifying her expression must be!
Meanwhile, after hearing Su Chengji’s words, chubby aunt’s expression was exceedingly odd, uncertain whether Su’s father was joking or serious, unsure if she should laugh along or offer congratulations.
In short...
Her expression was peculiar.
Ultimately, she could only focus her gaze on Su’s mother.
At this point, hiding would merely be counterproductive, so she chuckled lightly, "Meng Meng is getting married."
Chubby aunt dropped her jaw, "Meng Meng... is only nineteen, right?"
Su’s mother continued to smile patiently, "Yes, once the New Year passes, it’ll be her birthday, and she’ll be twenty."
"To whom?"
"Someone you don’t know, Aunt Shen."
Su’s mother kept smiling.
"Shotgun wedding?"
Su’s mother ground her teeth, forcing a dry laugh, "Kids are young and naive. The wedding date was set long ago, but before they could register, she got pregnant. But it doesn’t matter, they’re getting married anyway."
"...really naive! And you’re so young, doesn’t that mean you won’t be able to continue studying?"
"Taking a half-year break, then once the baby is born, she’ll continue her studies. Aunt Shen, if there’s nothing else, we’ll head up first."
"Oh, alright..."
Although Aunt Shen responded, Su’s mother knew, even with her eyes closed, what Aunt Shen surely must be thinking privately.
Su Chengji seemed to vaguely sense something, feeling especially uneasy as they went upstairs.
"Click," the door opened.
Su’s mother walked in without saying anything.
Su Xiaomeng and Su Chengji exchanged a glance and felt a bit guilty.
"Mom..."
"What?"
"Uh, nothing."
From her tone, mom seemed fine, so Su Xiaomeng gestured to her dad that everything was "clear."
Only then did Su Chengji breathe a sigh of relief and enter the room with Su Xiaomeng, closing the door behind them, just after they changed their shoes—
"Bang," followed by a loud noise, both of them jerked their heads up like startled rabbits, staring with wide, identical eyes towards Su’s mother emerging from the restroom.
She tossed out a washboard, pointed at Su Chengji, and said, "Kneel as long as you see fit."