Yin ng felt like slapping them right then!
"You almost got my best friend killed!"
Yin ng was fuming, pointing at her two younger brothers who were two years her junior, "You guys... you think just because you’ve had your coming-of-age ceremony, you can decide everything on your own?"
Shan Mingxu scratched his head, "I... I was careless, I only intended to keep her locked up for one night."
"Do you know how many people could freeze to death in one night?"
"And what gives you the right to lock soone up? That’s illegal detention!"
Shan Mingxu and Shan Minglang remained silent.
"This ti, we found Xiaong, and she’s mostly unhard. But if sothing really happened to her, even if Grandpa and Grandma don’t like Xiaong, you both would still be in trouble! You know their temperant; they wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice family for justice!"
"Sis, don’t scare us..."
"Am I scaring you? If Xiaong really lost her life in that warehouse, you think her parents wouldn’t seek justice from you? Can you two bear the responsibility for a human life?"
Shan Minglang wasn’t sure if his brother was scared by their sister’s words, but he definitely was.
Yin ng saw that both their faces were tense, and thought she probably had scared them.
She raised her eyebrows, "Stand outside and freeze for a while!"
"...Okay."
"...Okay."
The two nodded, and then Yin ng, wrapping her coat around herself and shrugging her shoulders, went inside.
Shan Mingxu and Shan Minglang, both nearly six feet tall, exchanged bewildered glances with their youthful faces.
Beside them, Ah Bu stood up, and as they watched, Ah Bu walked past them into the house, seemingly thinking... it was too cold outside.
In the living room, three elderly people sat together discussing the incident.
Yin Shaohui explained that it was just a misunderstanding, and that the two grandsons were simply immature.
Bai Fengmao understood the implication in Yin Shaohui’s words, but he seed unable to fully agree.
"Su Xiaong and Shixiu are already married, so I just don’t understand, how did your two grandsons dare?"
"Well..."
Yin Shaohui was montarily at a loss for words because he understood that it resulted from the incorrect attitude of them as the elders.
"That girl Xiaong told there were two bad boys who didn’t like her, so they wanted to starve her..."
Zhou ngqin furrowed her brows.
Bai Fengmao, seeing Zhou ngqin’s expression, imdiately knew what she was thinking, and continued, "Then I asked, who do these bad boys belong to? And why don’t they like her? Where’s her husband?"
Zhou ngqin didn’t need to think to know that little girl probably told everything...
"In the end, the girl wouldn’t say anything else, she just borrowed a phone to assure her mother she was safe, so until Shixiu stood in front of , I didn’t know the girl was Brother Yin’s daughter-in-law."
Zhou ngqin was montarily stunned.
On the other side, Yin Shaohui’s expression was stern.
Bai Fengmao looked at Yin Shaohui, "Brother Yin, although we are both old cadres, you were in the military and I in civilian affairs, so we haven’t interacted much. But you’re still a person at the general level. To let your daughter-in-law be bullied like this can’t just be let slide, right?"
"Mr. Bai, this is our family matter."
Zhou ngqin smiled slightly, and said.
Bai Fengmao also smiled and nodded, "Yes, your family matter."
Yin Shaohui gave Zhou ngqin a look, signaling her to say no more.
"Actually... to be honest, Brother Fengmao, I’ll tell you frankly, although Su Xiaong is a good person and her personality is cute, in other aspects... she falls short for our family."
"For example?"
"This girl is an outstanding student from A University, yet she tells she plans to return ho after graduation to open a flower shop with her father!"
"Otherwise, she wants to teach little kids dance. This... in the future if this family falls into old four’s hands, and the daughter-in-law isn’t responsible, how can I and ngqin rest easy after we’re gone?"
Yin Shaohui looked at Bai Fengmao and spoke truthfully.
Bai Fengmao was sowhat silent.
"Her family is in Chengdu, her mother is a small teacher, and her father only graduated high school..."
"Not a proper match, is it?"
Bai Fengmao asked calmly, his eyes, carrying too many stories of life’s ups and downs, showing a hint of bitterness.
"Old four has grown up without ever arguing with the family, and for this girl, he nearly overturned the household today."
"I’ll compensate for those antiques."
At this mont, Yin Shixiu ca down from upstairs.
Zhou ngqin and Yin Shixiu had been holding in their anger all day, and as soon as Yin Shixiu ca down, Zhou ngqin looked away imdiately.
But she was anxious inside, a bit worried about that girl’s condition, so she secretly nudged her husband.
Yin Shaohui felt speechless towards his wife, yet he still asked, "How’s that girl Su Xiaong?"
"Asleep, suffered so minor injuries."
"And the child?"
"Yes, it’s fine. Once she wakes up, I’ll take her to the hospital for a thorough check-up tomorrow."
"That’s good. It’s reassuring to have a check-up."
Bai Fengmao was silent for a mont, then suddenly said, "Sister Zhou, Brother Yin, how about this?"
Yin Shaohui and Zhou ngqin both looked at Bai Fengmao, waiting for his follow-up.
"I feel that I and that girl Xiaong have a connection, how about I acknowledge her as my granddaughter, so, Sister Zhou, you might overlook the issue of proper match?"
Bai Fengmao’s suggestion surprised both the elderly of the Yin family.
Yin Shixiu’s expression was also slightly surprised.
"Of course, I’m not saying I have such great face, that casually acknowledging a god-granddaughter would make her worthy for your young master. I just think... we’ve reached an age where so things should be left for the young generation to decide."
Zhou ngqin didn’t know what to say for a mont.
Yin Shaohui also didn’t expect Bai Fengmao to defend Su Xiaong so...
"Besides, that girl is only twenty now, young people at twenty are mostly just half-grown, discussing aspirations and ideals with them? It’s a bit early, isn’t it?"
The faces of the Yin family’s two elders were solemn, as if they were contemplating Bai Fengmao’s words.
"Or... do you really want to lose your own son?"
Bai Fengmao’s words seed to strike right at Zhou ngqin’s wound.
She suddenly stood up, "If this son truly wants a wife over a mother, then there’s nothing I can do. Mr. Bai, our family matters, please don’t interfere."
"ngqin!"
Zhou ngqin turned and walked outside after speaking.
Just because of a little girl who still slls of milk, I can’t even keep my son? Isn’t that laughable?
Yin Shaohui quickly stood up, "Brother Fengmao, let’s chat another day!"
Bai Fengmao nodded.
He... perhaps said a bit too much.
Yin ng saw her grandparents leaving and quickly followed.
Outside the door, Shan Mingxu and Shan Minglang were really standing there, unmoving.
"Let’s go, head back."
"Where are uncle and aunt?"
"Your aunt hasn’t woken up yet, your uncle is here accompanying."
Yin ng replied.
"Then we will stay here and accompany too."
Shan Mingxu said casually.
"It’s quite late already, how long do you plan to stay and accompany?"
Yin ng frowned.
Shan Minglang looked at Yin ng with a bitter face, "Sis, don’t worry about us, we are voluntarily accepting punishnt, admitting our mistakes."
Yin ng raised an eyebrow, "Doesn’t look like admitting mistakes to , more like playing the bitter-at trick?"
Ah oh...
Yin Shixiu ca out from the room and made a call to Su’s mother; it was cut off just after it started ringing.
He then made several more calls in succession, clearly intending to persist.
However, Su’s mother seed even more resolute than him, finally turning off the phone completely.
He then tried calling Su Chengji, but it was also off.
Yin Shixiu was left helpless, rubbing his forehead, probably could only wait until Xiao ng woke up and let her make the call.
If Su’s mother truly cos here, he would really have a hard ti explaining.
Just as he turned around, he saw Shan Mingxu and Shan Minglang looking eagerly at him.
Yin Shixiu pressed his lips together, then pointed with his hand, "Get inside, what doing standing outside?"
The two guys didn’t move.
"Didn’t you hear telling you to get inside!"
Yin Shixiu shouted sternly, and the two boys imdiately dashed into the room.
The twins were a bit anxious, but thought, since uncle let them inside, perhaps the consequences won’t be too terrible.
Bai Fengmao got two blankets for the two brothers, letting them make do on the sofa.
Before going to sleep, Yin Shixiu accompanied the old man for a ga of go, then returned to Xiao ng’s room.
Actually, if counted, Yin Shixiu had almost gone thirty-six straight hours without closing his eyes.
Fearing he might disturb Su Xiaong, Yin Shixiu rely leaned against the bedside, and as his tense nerves slightly relaxed, sleepiness overtook him.
The next morning, when he woke up, Su Xiaong’s shadow was gone from beside him.
A shock, it seed like a nightmare revisiting.
Imdiately got off the bed and out of the bedroom, "Xiao ng?!"
"It’s morning, what are you shouting for?"
Bai Fengmao looked up and glanced at Yin Shixiu.
Yin Shixiu rushed downstairs, seeing Su Xiaong was sitting at the dining table, devouring breakfast, his heart finally eased.
"...Kiddo, why didn’t you wake up?"
Yin Shixiu walked over, sighed softly.
Su Xiaong looked up at him, casually said, "Saw you sleeping soundly, so didn’t wake you."
Then she continued gnawing on the stead bun, making it seem like that plain bun was so kind of worldly delicacy.
"Uncle, you should co sit down and have breakfast too, Grandpa Bai’s buns are quite tasty!"
Said Shan Minglang brightly, sitting across from Su Xiaong.
Su Xiaong glanced at him then continued eating the bun.
Yin Shixiu looked at the dining table, seeing Su Xiaong and the twins sitting together, that feeling...
How strange it was?
Shan Mingxu and Shan Minglang woke up bright and early, and opened their eyes to find Su Xiaong silently standing by the sofa, fixedly staring at them both!
At that mont, the two were frightened into a tight embrace!
Don’t do guilty actions, that’s the principle.
"Aunty..."
Shan Minglang opened his mouth to call, and then saw Su Xiaong slightly open her mouth, as if confirming sothing...
"...so it really is you two."
These words seed even scarier than when she stood by the sofa staring at them.
"Aunty... we were foolish, please be magnanimous and forgive us?"
Shan Minglang quickly stood up, while Shan Mingxu also stood up, heads bowed.
Su Xiaong scrutinized Shan Minglang, his voice was clearer, and the other one... was he the one who pinched her chin, determined to kill her?
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