Su Xiaong blushed and leaned against her grandfather, "It’s good to have Grandpa dote on ."
Bai Fengmao patted Su Xiaong’s hand and continued, "Then on New Year’s Day, Sixian and Chengji are coming to my place."
"Okay."
Bai Sixian nodded, and then Bai Fengmao looked at Su Chengji, "At that ti, Sixian’s brothers and sisters-in-law will also be there, you should be more attentive. Got it?"
"Dad, don’t worry, I will definitely pay attention."
Su Chengji answered confidently.
But Bai Fengmao was not the least bit assured.
"Oh, by the way, you all should go to the Yin Family this New Year’s Day, then co to my place for the Spring Festival."
Bai Fengmao said.
"Grandpa..."
Unexpectedly, Su Xiaong called out softly again.
Bai Fengmao beca a little unsettled, "Don’t tell that old guy Yin Shaohui called and booked you again?"
Su Xiaong hurriedly gave her father a look, and Su Chengji quickly looked away, knowing better than to step into the line of conflict at this mont.
But this little interaction between father and daughter didn’t escape Bai Fengmao’s notice.
Bai Fengmao imdiately understood, "Back to Chengdu?"
Su Xiaong nodded, "Grandpa and Grandma have been looking forward to this all year..."
Bai Fengmao was a bit unhappy, but he couldn’t show it openly.
Speaking of which, he just acknowledged his granddaughter this year, but her grandparents have been doting on her for twenty years...
"Why don’t you go back to Chengdu next ti for New Year? You have two kids with you, and Chengji’s place is just a two-bedroom. How can it accommodate your whole family?"
"Dad!"
Su Chengji raised his hand, "You don’t need to worry about that, when they return, Xiaong and Xiao Yin can take the kids to stay at the villa."
"Villa? A gardener like you bought a villa?"
It wasn’t that Bai Fengmao looked down on Su Chengji, it was just...
"Dad, you misunderstood, it was Xiao Yin who bought it."
Bai Fengmao looked at Yin Shixiu...
Yin Shixiu explained unhurriedly, "When it was bought, I didn’t let Mom and Xiaong know, it was under Dad’s na, since we’ll be going often in the future, I thought a bigger house would be more convenient."
Sotis, Bai Fengmao had to admit, Yin Shixiu really was considerate in every aspect.
"If Grandpa doesn’t mind the distance, you can co too, the house is big. Chengdu is a nice place," said Yin Shixiu.
Bai Fengmao waved his hand, "Forget it."
He did want to see the place where his daughter had lived all these years, but back then he was strongly against his daughter and Su Chengji being together.
He had never even greeted Su Chengji’s parents, so even if he were to et them, or even thank the Su Family for their care over the years, it wouldn’t be appropriate to do so during a ti like the Spring Festival.
"Grandpa... are you upset?"
Su Xiaong waved her hand in front of him.
Bai Fengmao rubbed the little girl’s head, then smiled, "Am I such a petty person? I thought I was already early, after all, the Spring Festival is in February, and it’s only December now. Who knew you two had already decided long ago."
"Dad, after visiting Chengji’s relatives, I’ll co back to accompany you."
Bai Sixian said.
Bai Fengmao nodded, and at this mont, Bai Sixian’s phone rang, the driver for the Bai Family had arrived.
Everyone stood up, and Bai Fengmao asked Su Xiaong and Yin Shixiu to stop, as Bai Sixian and Su Chengji escorted him downstairs.
The driver’s car was parked outside the building’s main entrance.
Bai Fengmao glanced at Su Chengji, "Are you free tomorrow?"
Su Chengji nodded quickly, "Once in Beijing, I’m definitely free."
Bai Fengmao patted his shoulder, "Tomorrow, how about us two old n have a small drink together?"
"Dad... you shouldn’t drink."
Bai Sixian hurriedly said.
Bai Fengmao smiled and said to Bai Sixian, "Don’t worry."
Turning around, Su Chengji and Bai Sixian each stood on one side to see their father out, only to hear their father say softly, "A man, in this lifeti, there are so drinks that must be had no matter what, the toast on your wedding day, the full moon wine when your child is born, and... the celebration wine when your child gets married..."
Su Chengji’s body stiffened slightly, the driver got out to open the car door for Bai Fengmao.
Bai Fengmao stood by the car door, looked at Su Chengji, "Well? Chengji... will you allow this old father to have this celebration drink?"
In an instant...
The usually carefree and straightforward Su Chengji felt his heart twist into a knot...
The cold wind was piercing, Su Chengji closed his eyes, bent his knees, and knelt in front of Bai Fengmao...
Only to hear him say, "I’m sorry... for taking your beloved daughter away for twenty years..."
Bai Fengmao’s cloudy old eyes were brimming with tears.
"Get up."
Su Chengji looked up, tears streaming down his face, he wiped his nose and stood back up.
Bai Fengmao patted his shoulder, "It’s just that my daughter has had a decent life, although it’s nothing like a Bai Family’s princess, I’m a generous old man, and in all these years, I won’t hold it against you..."
Su Chengji sniffed and smiled, "Thank you, Dad."
Bai Fengmao glanced at him, "That ’Dad’ sure rolls off your tongue smoothly."
"Of course, I’ve been practicing for twenty years!"
Bai Fengmao looked at the fair-skinned, handso middle-aged man in front of him, whose eyes were red with guilt towards his old father.
He patted his shoulder, "Go inside, it’s cold out here."
With that, Bai Fengmao got into the car.
Su Chengji naturally didn’t go inside imdiately; instead, he held Bai Sixian’s shoulder, watching the private car drive away.
Bai Sixian turned to look at her husband, lifted her hand to wipe his tears, "n don’t cry easily."
Su Chengji looked at his wife, pulling her closer into his embrace, and kissed her hair, "Wife, I’m sorry..."
"...Enough already, Su Chengji."
Bai Sixian rolled her eyes at him; she didn’t want to stand in the cold winter wind with her foolish husband being unnecessarily sentintal.
Su Chengji wrapped his arms around his wife’s waist, looking down at her, "Should we stay at a hotel tonight?"
Before the words were fully out, Bai Sixian elbowed him in the stomach and walked directly inside, ignoring him.
Su Chengji pouted, "Just kidding, geez..."
Every year when Christmas cos, the city becos steeped in a strong Christmas atmosphere.
The happiest ones are the kids and so young couples.
The university campus is a place even more lively than the comrcial streets.
However, this doesn’t an the university gives students the day off for a Western holiday.
Classes still go on; Su Xiaong had a major class in the morning and later attended a lecture on translation techniques given by a professor from the English departnt.
Even though she was quite drowsy, she still managed to pick up a few things.
After class, Su Xiaong didn’t go ho; around two o’clock, the school’s activity center was holding a Christmas event.
Yin ng dragged Su Xiaong along to join in the fun.
Su Xiaong didn’t refuse; her parents had planned for a nice family atmosphere at a Western restaurant, taking the two kids and her grandfather there for dinner.
She didn’t go ho first, planning to head straight to the restaurant when it was ti to eat.
Christmas Eve always brought back so unpleasant mories for Su Xiaong, but she did her best to ignore them.
But after ignoring them, there was still sothing bothering her...
Yin Shixiu had gone on a business trip to the United Kingdom.
He would be gone for a whole week...
Su Xiaong was missing her husband a bit, especially since Yin Shixiu had said he would catch a flight back tomorrow.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and the closer it got to his return, the more restless her heart felt.
Su’s mother said it was because she was still too young, and that in a couple of years she wouldn’t feel so restless anymore.
"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry and get a red hat."
Yin ng urged Su Xiaong.
"Oh, oh!"
Su Xiaong snapped back to reality, walked to the entrance of the activity center, and took two Christmas hats from a volunteer.
Yin ng snapped a Christmas hat onto her head, took a picture, and then led her inside.
The inside of the activity center was livelier than she had imagined.
Happy music, sweet snacks, endless laughter from the gas, and prizes purely ant to create an atmosphere.
"Wow... so much fun..."
Su Xiaong couldn’t help but remark, it was only the afternoon, yet it was as lively as a midnight party.
Yin ng and Su Xiaong wandered around in the crowd, tasted so snacks made by juniors, watched young n and won dance in the ballroom, and saw so quirky folks having a blast with gas.
"Do you want to play that ga where two people are wrapped in a sack and see who jumps to the finish line first?"
Su Xiaong, seeing several couples stumble into the sponge mid-way, laughed until her stomach hurt and pointed it out to Yin ng.
Yin ng thought for a mont and decided there was no harm in participating, so she nodded, "Sure, let’s go sign up."
With that, the two went to sign up, but just as Su Xiaong finished writing her na, ant to write Yin ng’s, her hand whimsically wrote "Bai Shunyuan."
Su Xiaong blinked and turned, eting Bai Shunyuan’s calm gaze.
"You..."
"Everyone else has a man and a woman; just you two girls, what are you? A pair of lesbians?"
Su Xiaong glared at him, "Don’t you know how to speak? Is there a rule against two girls joining together?"
Su Xiaong wasn’t sure why Bai Shunyuan popped up at this ti, or what his intentions were, but she knew one thing...
It definitely wasn’t for a good reason!
Bai Shunyuan looked at the staff, "Can two girls participate together?"
The staff was about to nod, but Bai Shunyuan’s threatening deanor was too obvious, and the underclassman handling registration couldn’t take it, quickly saying, "No, no, it’s all in pairs."
Su Xiaong frowned and imdiately said, "Alright then, I won’t participate."
With that, she turned to leave the registration line, but just as she took a step, her arm was grabbed...
Bai Shunyuan gripped her arm, not looking at her, just directly asking the staff, "Can you withdraw from the ga after signing up with a na?"
This was a Christmas event; gas like these didn’t really have strict rules.
But... Bai Shunyuan, being a local figure in A University, was soone better avoided if possible.
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