The old lady said, “I asked the driver to bring me over last night. Your eldest uncle and the others had come back, so I wanted to let the mother and granddaughter have some quality time together. When I arrived, you still had not come home yet.”
She always went to bed early.
By the time she was asleep, Old Eight still had not returned.
And the housekeeper and the staff usually finished work at ten in the evening.
It was perfectly normal that Zhan Yue did not know his grandmother had arrived last night. He had assumed she came over early this morning.
“Grandma came over last night? I always thought Grandma had just arrived today. I was even wondering why Grandma did not bring Beibei along. It is the weekend and I am at home. If you brought both the precious brother and sister over to play, having two children around would make Xiaoya feel more at ease too.”
The old lady replied, “If you want the sound of children’s laughter filling the house, that is easy to arrange. On weekends, none of your nephews and nieces have to go to kindergarten. Eat something first, then go pick up Xiaoya. Grandma will help you call your elder brothers and sisters-in-law.”
“I will tell them to bring the children over to your place for the day. It will definitely be lively. However lively you want it to be, it can be that lively.”
“Do you want just the children to come, or should I invite your brothers and sisters-in-law along as well?”
“Right now, only Ayin and Yichen are in Guancheng. Your other brothers are not here.”
Zhan Yue said, “Then invite Big Brother, Second Brother, and the others too. Let them bring the children over. We can all have a meal together here, make it lively, and also let Xiaoya spend some time getting to know my two sisters-in-law.”
“Mm. Then Grandma will call them in a bit and ask them to bring the children over to play. Your elder sister Xiaojun’s child is also at your big brother’s house. Xiaojun is pregnant with her second child now. Su Nan is worried that their son is too naughty and might bump into Xiaojun.”
“Su Meng has been staying at your big brother’s place recently. He will definitely come along too.”
Zhan Yue laughed and said, “Grandma, my place is not small. One more child is no problem. Bring them all. Has Yangyang not come back this weekend?”
The old lady replied, “No. His studies are quite heavy now. After all, he is already a junior high school student. Although his grades have always been excellent, that is because he puts in a lot of effort. He usually stays at the boarding school and only comes home on weekends. He also needs to spend time with his parents and little sister.”
“Next time he comes back, it will probably be the winter holidays. Children grow up so fast. You cannot keep them by your side every day like when they were little.”
The old lady sighed softly.
When Ayin and Tongtong had their flash marriage, Yangyang was only two years old. Now he was already in junior high. Time really flew by.
“A few days ago, Fengying helped look after Beibei for a day. If you do not mind having more people, you could also invite Xiaofei and her husband. If they bring their child too, it would be even more lively.”
Zhan Yue: “…… Let us not invite them for now. I will wait until Xiaoya and I have confirmed our relationship before inviting friends and relatives to gather. Then I can introduce Xiaoya to everyone properly.”
“I am worried that if there are too many people, Xiaoya might feel uncomfortable.”
His own brothers and sisters-in-law were fine. Xiaoya had already met his brothers.
The old lady nodded. “Then we will talk about it later. When the winter holidays come and all your brothers and sisters-in-law return for Chinese New Year, the whole family will be together. We can have a big gathering then. By that time, you should have already confessed to Xiaoya, right?”
“Old Eight, Grandma thinks that even if you confessed right now, it would not scare Xiaoya. She is not someone who has never seen the world. She has had a failed relationship before. In terms of experience with feelings, she is richer than you. How could it possibly frighten her?”
People who study medicine have very strong nerves.
“Grandma, I will arrange it myself.”
“Alright, you arrange it yourself. Finish eating quickly and go pick up Xiaoya.”
The old lady continued, “I will not disturb you while you eat. I am going to call Tongtong and Yun Chu now and ask them to bring the children over.”
Zhan Yue gave a soft hum in agreement.
