Chapter 145: Chapter 138: Mrs. Yin, She Wants to Keep Doing This Forever
Yin Shixiu opened his mouth to taste it.
He smiled, "Seems like there’s a bit too much salt."
Su Xiaomeng thought it might be, added some water, and covered the pot again.
"Why cook by yourself?"
Yin Shixiu held Shuangshuang with one hand and wrapped his other arm around Su Xiaomeng’s waist.
"Always buying food from outside isn’t good, have to learn eventually."
Su Xiaomeng said as she spoke.
Yin Shixiu didn’t continue to ask why it needed to be learned, as he vaguely knew the answer.
"Has Huanghuang been asleep the whole time?"
"Still not awake?"
Su Xiaomeng asked, "He was asleep when I got back."
"Probably ate his fill."
Yin Shixiu said, and then asked her, "How was class at the university today?"
"Hmm... the old man teaching Chinese language and culture is still quite long-winded."
Su Xiaomeng said indignantly.
"And what about the other classes?"
"I brought your nephew back for dinner, by the way you didn’t tell me Shan Minglang also got into A University. Seeing him today scared me."
Su Xiaomeng admitted honestly.
"That’s not bad, you got another acquaintance around."
Su Xiaomeng thought the same, after all, if Shan Minglang hadn’t arrived on time today, she might have ended up with a bruise!
"Take Shuangshuang out, it’s too smoky in here."
"How long until dinner is ready?"
"Just need to stir fry the vegetables, and then we can eat."
Yin Shixiu acknowledged and then carried Shuangshuang out.
Shan Minglang picked up Huanghuang too, calling him from left and right, and Prince Huang seemed to awaken...
Just with swollen eyes, lacking energy, looking quite dazed.
However, when Yin Shixiu came over, Prince Huang’s eyes brightened, then he waved his hands and "ah ah" twice...
"Uncle, does he want you to hold him?"
Yin Shixiu knew Huanghuang was more attached to him, passed Shuangshuang to Shan Minglang, and held the lethargic Prince Huang in his arms.
Once Prince Huang’s little head rested on Yin Shixiu’s shoulder, he started to sleep again.
During dinner.
Shan Minglang talked quite a bit about the family happenings.
Su Xiaomeng just listened without participating.
Yin Shixiu occasionally added some food to Su Xiaomeng’s plate.
After dinner, Shan Minglang didn’t want to leave, but Yin Shixiu had made his intention to send guests away quite clear.
He had no choice but to leave sulkily.
While Su Xiaomeng was tidying up the dishes, he pulled Yin Shixiu out and quickly recounted what Su Xiaomeng had experienced today.
Yin Shixiu’s face naturally darkened.
"Uncle, don’t say it was me who told you! I promised Aunt not to tell you."
"...Alright, be careful on the way."
After that, Yin Shixiu went back inside and closed the door.
Shan Minglang rubbed his nose and headed home.
Su Xiaomeng cleaned the dishes, put them away, and just sat down when Prince Huang started wailing.
She picked up her son to feed him.
This time, Yin Shixiu sat beside her, glancing at her face.
Then he asked, "Do you have a lot of classes tomorrow?"
Su Xiaomeng calculated with her fingers, "One class in the morning, another in the afternoon, I’ll be home by two or so."
Yin Shixiu nodded.
He pulled her hand over, "If enjoying cooking makes you happy, that’s good. If you don’t feel like cleaning the dishes, just leave them, the housekeeper will come to clean up."
"...Oh."
"Meng Meng, don’t overwork yourself."
Su Xiaomeng chuckled lightly, cradling her son who was nursing, she leaned against his chest, "Uncle, I feel these days are really good... especially fulfilling and genuinely real!"
Yin Shixiu looked at her spirited face, lowered his head, and kissed her little lips.
Many things, Su Xiaomeng had already started to think about, had already started to do.
Simply because her position was different now, as Mrs. Yin, she wanted to keep doing it.
When Shan Minglang returned to the Yin Mansion, it was almost nine o’clock.
He didn’t go directly back to Huannan Garden but went to the main house, Zheng Garden, where Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin lived.
At this moment, Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin were both sitting in the living room, one was wearing glasses reading the newspaper, the other was watching TV.
The elders were about to tidy up and head to bed when Shan Minglang bounced in.
Carrying a box of pastries in his hand.
"Young Master Minglang, you’re back! Have you had dinner?"
Ah Su asked quickly upon seeing Shan Minglang.
"Sister Su, it’s already nine o’clock. If I hadn’t eaten, I’d starve to death!"
"Haha, want something to drink then?"
"No, no need. This is almond pastry bought at Xinghua Building for Grandpa and Grandma. Take it to the kitchen."
Shan Minglang handed the box of pastries to Ah Su, then scooted over to sit next to his grandma.
Zhou Mengqin saw her grandson seemed in a good mood and couldn’t help but ask softly with a smile, "Is there some good news today? Why are you so happy?"
Shan Minglang hurriedly nodded, eyes squinting with a smile, "Grandma, take a guess!"
Zhou Mengqin raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, "Did you get a girlfriend?"
"Grandma, what are you thinking? I don’t want a girlfriend right now! My brother said, getting a girlfriend is just finding trouble for yourself!"
Yin Shaohui, who was listening on the side, paused his hand and looked up, asking coldly, "Your brother has had a girlfriend?"
Shan Minglang felt a chill down his back and quickly coughed, "No, no..."
Yin Shaohui squinted his eyes.
The old soldier’s face hardened, and his expression was solemn. Shan Minglang’s voice instantly softened, "Well... it was a long time ago, they broke up early on."
"A long time ago... broke up early? That punk is only so young!"
Shan Minglang quickly covered his mouth.
Yin Shaohui took a deep breath and clenched his fists, "When he comes back for the New Year, I’ll have a proper word with him."
Shan Minglang rubbed his head, feeling nervous inside.
Brother... Sorry...
At that moment, Shan Mingxu, who was sleeping on a hard bunk in the barracks dormitory due to daytime exhaustion, seemed to furrow his brow as if having a nightmare.
Later, when Shan Mingxu came home for the New Year and was called into the study by the old man, who listed out the "mischief" he had committed and lectured him for an entire afternoon, he regretted it.
He should have dragged Shan Minglang into the army even if it meant dying!
"Minglang, you haven’t said yet, what’s the good news that’s making you so happy?"
Zhou Mengqin asked.
Shan Minglang, hugging his grandma’s arm, squinted and said, "Today I saw my little brother and sister."
"Uncle’s son and daughter, one is called Shuangshuang, and the other is Huanghuang. They’re especially cute!"
Shan Minglang was overwhelmingly happy, but Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin felt a mixture of emotions in their hearts.
And Shan Minglang, either unintentionally or intentionally, kept babbling on, "I think Shuangshuang already recognizes me. Today, when I went to Uncle’s house, I held her, and she giggled! My Aunt said the two little ones are over ten pounds each! Last time I went to Chengdu, they were not even ten pounds."
"Huanghuang is more shy around strangers but is very close to family... Huanghuang’s eyes and eyebrows look just like Uncle’s!"
Hearing this, Zhou Mengqin and Yin Shaohui felt a warmth in their hearts...
"When the two little ones are cooing, it’s so heartwarming. They’re so soft! Holding them is just so comforting..."
"Ahem, Minglang Young Master, are you thirsty?"
Ah Su, who couldn’t take it anymore, softly asked, trying to interrupt Shan Minglang’s enthusiastic description.
Shan Minglang waved his hand and continued eagerly, "Today Shuangshuang hummed a little ’woo woo,’ and Aunt Xiao Meng thought she was calling for mom, jumped up excitedly, and then Uncle said, if she’s going to call anyone first, it should be dad, haha..."
"Hmph, their life seems quite happy..."
Yin Shaohui commented coldly, a sourness in his tone.
Not noticing, Shan Minglang nodded, "Isn’t it! When I get married, I also want to find a cute girl like Aunt Xiao Meng! So our kids would also be cute!"
"It’s getting late, Minglang, go to sleep. You have classes tomorrow, right?"
Zhou Mengqin said lightly.
This grandson’s low emotional intelligence is nothing new, so Zhou Mengqin naturally didn’t argue with him.
But continuing to listen... her heart indeed felt uncomfortable.
As she spoke, she was about to get up. However, Shan Minglang hugged her arm, unwilling to let go, "Grandma..."
He smiled at her...
"...What is it?"
Shan Minglang’s bright smile suddenly turned a bit wistful.
A big boy suddenly started acting coquettishly...
"If you have something to say, just say it. Why be so coy? Not like a boy at all!"
Yin Shaohui, who only recognized tough guys, felt heavy seeing his grandson acting effeminately.
Shan Minglang looked pitifully at Zhou Mengqin and said slowly, "Little brother and sister... still don’t have names..."
Zhou Mengqin was stunned for a moment, and Yin Shaohui also didn’t react, "How can they not have names yet?"
They’ve been born for almost three months, how could they be nameless?
"Aunt Xiao Meng said the names have to be given by the children’s grandparents..."
"But the children’s grandparents seem not to like their grandson and granddaughter..." Shan Minglang continued, "Uncle wanted to give them names, but Aunt said no... She said to wait until the children’s grandparents accept them."
"Nonsense!"
Zhou Mengqin said immediately, "How can they let the children be without names!"
Yin Shaohui also found this inappropriate.
Without names, you can’t even register their residence, and if the kids get sick, it’s troublesome to see a doctor!
"Yes, I also think it’s inappropriate, so I said, at least you should come back to ask Grandpa and Grandma if you want them to help with names, right? But they don’t ask, don’t contact us, leaving little brother and sister without names... Even if Grandpa and Grandma want to name them, there’s no reason to."
"What did they say?"
Zhou Mengqin asked.
Shan Minglang quickly continued, "Then Aunt said, the two old folks are very softhearted, surely they’d feel for their grandson and granddaughter, they just worry you’d take her request to name the children as a threat to accept her as a daughter-in-law..."
"So they don’t mention it?"
"Well... Uncle said he’d find a time to bring it up, so he also told me not to tell you..."
Shan Minglang pursed his lips, then slapped his leg, "But how could I not say something? The little brother and sister have been born so long and have only nicknames, no real names, it’s so pitiful..."
Yin Shaohui’s face was stern.
The fact that his grandson and granddaughter still didn’t have names... really hit his heart.
He and his wife were curious about the children’s names and wanted to give them names, but at the time, that family was all in Chengdu.