After dinner, the old lady sat for a short while, then asked Zeng Xiaoya to accompany her for a walk outside to help digest the food.
Oh, and she also called Zhan Yue along.
This was Zhan Yue’s house, after all. The host should show the guest around his big villa.
Once the three of them left the main house, Haitong asked the third madam, “Third Aunt, what do you think? Xiaoya is pretty good, right?”
The children were already playing to one side.
They would not disturb the adults’ conversation.
The third madam said with satisfaction, “Very good. I have no complaints at all. As long as he can get married, I will be content. Besides, Doctor Zeng is not bad either. He did not bring a man home, so Third Aunt is already thanking Buddha. How could I possibly dislike anything?”
Ning Yun Chu burst out laughing. “Third Aunt, the way you put it, our Old Eighth is not someone who cannot find a wife. As long as he is willing, plenty of girls would want to marry him.”
“How could he possibly bring a man home? If he dared to bring a man back, his brothers would beat him up several times first.”
Zhan Yichen said, “Third Aunt saying that does not surprise me at all. In the eyes of the elders, we seem really hopeless, as if no one wants us.”
From another angle, it also showed how open-minded the elders in their family were.
As Third Aunt put it, as long as they brought home a woman and not a man, it was already something to thank Buddha for. They would not demand too much.
Moreover, their taste was never too bad.
With Grandma keeping an eye on them for the younger ones, there was even less to worry about.
Old Seventh and Old Eighth had found their own partners, and the elders were very pleased with both.
“Has Zhan Wei’s wedding been settled?”
Zhan Yichen knew the elders had gone to Yang City for Old Seventh’s big life event, but he still could not help asking.
Tang Jun Ye answered, “They held the engagement banquet. The two of them have already gone to get their marriage certificate. The wedding will take place in just over ten days. Make sure you all arrange your time in advance and fly over early to help.”
“Later, let Limin and his wife send an invitation to the Zeng family as well, inviting them to Yang City for Old Seventh’s wedding.”
Haitong said, “Xiaoya’s whole family are doctors. They might not be able to make time to attend the wedding. For Xiaoya herself, if she adjusts her schedule, she might manage to squeeze in two days.”
The third madam said, “Whether they can make time is their business. Sending the invitation is our attitude. In the future, we will be in-laws. When we have a happy event, we must invite the in-laws to attend.”
Haitong laughed. “Old Eighth has not even confessed yet, and Third Aunt is already treating the Zeng family as in-laws. Xiaoya’s parents and her older brother do not even work in Dong City. They probably do not even know Old Eighth exists.”
The third madam said confidently, “I trust my son. If he likes Xiaoya, then Xiaoya is my daughter-in-law, and the Zeng family is my in-laws, my future in-laws.”
While the people inside were chatting, Zeng Xiaoya, who was accompanying the old lady on her walk, supported her arm and walked very slowly. This also made it convenient for her to look around at the surroundings.
From the moment she arrived until now, she had not had time to properly tour Zhan Yue’s big villa.
“Xiaoya, I am really happy today. Having you all with me, I truly hope that in the future you can all come often to keep this old woman company.”
Zeng Xiaoya said, “Grandma Zhan, you have children and grandchildren everywhere. Your sons and grandsons are all very filial. Your daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law get along with you like mothers and daughters, or grandmothers and granddaughters. As long as they have time, they will definitely come to accompany you.”
“Next time I have a holiday and I am free, I will also come to chat with Grandma Zhan. We already agreed, right? Next time I am off, we will go on an autumn outing together. I have not gone out for a walk and relaxed in a long time.”
She was always so busy at work every day, running around in circles. Even on her days off, she had been helping her second uncle and second aunt, so she really had not gone out for a proper outing in ages.
There were quite a few scenic spots in Dong City, and many of them she, as a native born and raised here, had never even visited.
