All tension disappeared during the meal, Xin Yong"s father and Jin Yue chatted as though they were father and son.After the meal, they played the game of chess, while Xin Yong and her mom took sides, obviously Xin Yong sided with Jin Yue while her mom with her husband.
The parents won, while Jin Yue was left to promise Xin Yong to play better next time. After resting for a while, it was time for him to leave.
Xin Yong insisted on following him home, but he refused, they were going to be together, it would be harsh to take her away too soon, she should enjoy her last days with her parents.
After biding them farewell, he left, but not after whispering to her that he was going to coming back at night to see her, which was the only reason why she let him leave.
…
Liling sat so close to Liu Wei that he felt like he was almost suffocating. She was sweating even in the air conditioned living room. Her face was slightly red and eyes s.h.i.+ny from her nervousness; all through the trip to the ancestral home; she had asked Liu Wei severally if she looked okay, if she was presentable and a million other question that his mouth ached from answering them. And although he spent over thirty minutes in the car cheering her up and making her know that she was perfect, right there in the living room, she looked like his efforts were futile.
His grandparents had not appeared even after he told a maid to go tell them that they were there; and the longer it took them to come by, the more nervous Liling was getting. Liu Wei hugged her closer and pecked her forehead;
""My grand mom already loves you; don"t worry too much, okay? ""
He said, pus.h.i.+ng some strands behind her ear; Liling"s eyes widened a little; before she could reply to him, she heard some footsteps approaching and their eyes darted towards the direction of the sound;
Grandma held grandpa in hand as they walked towards the parlor, as soon as she saw them; she left him and walked towards them, her face beaming with an elegant smile;
Before Liling could greet, grandma pulled her closer and hugged her tightly;
""Uh, she"s so pretty! Liu Wei, you really have good eyes. ""
She said, freeing her and admiring her thoroughly;
""its nice meeting you Grandma, I"m…""
""Liling, it"s nice to meet you too. ""
Grandma completed still beaming with smiles;
Liling instantly liked her; you could see it in her eyes, the pure smile that she was so sure that it wasn"t faked;
It took her a few seconds to realize that she had not greeted Grandpa, who had come in with grandma;
She instantly turned to his direction and smiled sincerely;
""Grandpa, I"m Liling, it"s nice to meet you. ""
She said; her heart beating rapidly against her chest.
Grandpa, who was sitting down already, lifted his eyes to look at her;
""How are you? ""
Liling was shocked at his reply; it took her a few seconds to reply;
""I"m fine, thank you. ""
""Grandpa, it"s nice to see you. ""
Liu Wei said, right after she replied; making his eyes to dart towards him; grandpa narrowed his brows;
""I see you grandson, how is the company? ""
""its fine grandpa, I"m trying my best. ""
Before grandpa could say another word, grandma interrupted, not knowing whether it would come out well;
""Oh, dinner is ready; let"s go eat, I"m so hungry! ""
She said as she began walking towards the dining table, others following behind.
Dinner was not as quiet as Liling had initially thought it would be, grandma kept asking her questions, or rather both of them;
""Liling dear, so how did my grandson ask you out? I"m sure he"s very shy! ""
Liling"s ears and cheeks turned a shade of pink at her question; she raised her eyes to look at Liu Wei;
""Grandma, you"re making her uncomfortable!""
He said, taking Liling"s hand which was on the table, he kissed it;
""No, I"m not…"" Liling replied siding with grandma, Liu Wei"s face fell as he immediately turned to look at her, he couldn"t believe she was about to tell his grandparents how he asked her out!
""You see, she"s not uncomfortable! ""
Grandma grinned cheerily; her ears out to hear what Liling had to say;
""Well, he just asked me to be with him, and I knew I wanted him too, so I agreed; ""
""Awnn… did you hear that?""
Grandma said, nudging grandpa, who was sitting beside her;
""Your grandpa didn"t even ask me out, can you imagine? One day, I asked him what we were, and he replied, we"re dating of course! Just like that!""
The three of them burst out laughing when they heard her; grandpa face was still stoic as though he had not heard what she said; grandma ignored him completely and continued with what she was saying;
""And so when he wanted to propose, he asked me to marry him without a ring! G.o.d; so unromantic!""
They all burst into fit of laughter. Grandpa"s face was a little red at this point, he darted his eyes towards his wife;
Unable to take it anymore, he explained himself;
""I got a ring but it was bigger than her finger. ""
At that revelation the laughter increased;
""What"s the difference between an oversized ring and a no ring? ""
""but you accepted my proposal anyway…""
Grandpa said rolling his eyeb.a.l.l.s;
""Well yeah, I liked you a little back then, so yeah, I didn"t have a choice.""
Grandpa"s cheeks tainted a little; ""and I had tons of money too. ""
He said proudly; grandma laughed;
""Yeah, you had tons of money too; ""
Grandma giggled before she turned to look at Liling again;
""So, when are you both intending getting married? ""
Liling who was about to put food into her mouth coughed it out immediately; her eyes widened in shock;
Grandma was staring at the both of them with smiles as though she hadn"t said anything surprising;
Liu Wei eyes lifted from his food to his grandpa, in shock and surprise; there was nothing written on his face that showed that he was dissatisfied; at that moment his brain stopped working for a few seconds, he didn"t know how to reply;