Chapter 686 - Chapter 686: Chapter 686: I’m Really Afraid That You’re
Chapter 686: Chapter 686: I’m Really Afraid That You’re
Wronging Yourself
Ye Qiuqiu hurriedly came to her rescue, “Mum, I want to go for a walk outside with Tangtang. Can we continue our chat when we get back?”
“Sure, you go ahead. I’ll hold the baby and show her to your great-aunt and the rest.”
Mrs. Chen took the child, and Ye Qiuqiu went out with Lin Gantang.
Ye Qiuqiu closed the front door behind her and sighed, “Good thing we got out. If we had stayed in the living room, they’d have grilled you about everything from your age to whether your neighbor’s dog is male or female.”
Lin Gantang also looked relieved. She couldn’t handle being the subject of gossip when a bunch of aunties and great-aunts got together.
The weather was nice outside. Seeing Lin Gantang take out an umbrella, Ye Qiuqiu teased her, “A bit of sun is good for your health.”
“No way, I didn’t put on any sunscreen,” Lin Gantang said, opening the umbrella.
“You’re so fussy,” Ye Qiuqiu complained, but she honestly pulled the umbrella closer. “Move it over, my arm is getting sunburnt.”
Lin Gantang: …Who was it that just said sunlight was good?
“I haven’t been out for a month, I was dying at home,” Ye Qiuqiu grumbled.
Lin Gantang suggested, “Then how about we take a walk in the mall?”
“Forget it. I have to go back to feed the baby soon.” Ye Qiuqiu asked her, “Didn’t Yanqing come with you? Is he busy?”
“Yeah, he said he had some things to take care of at the company.”
Ye Qiuqiu got curious, “His eyes are okay? He can handle company matters now?”
“He said it’s still a bit blurry, but he’s hoping it’ll clear up soon.” Lin Gantang turned the conversation to her, “Now that your husband is at work during the daytime, and it’s just you and your mother-in-law together, are you two getting along well?”
“It’s alright, we make concessions for each other and show mutual understanding,” Ye Qiuqiu said, brushing it off with a brief response.
Lin Gantang tilted her head to examine her.
Ye Qiuqiu pinched her chin and turned her face back, “Why are you staring at me? You’re that worried I won’t get along with my mother-in-law?”
Ye Qiuqiu laughed, “I’m saying you, someone who has never been married, why do you worry about these things so much? If I don’t get along with her, then I simply won’t bother with her. It’s not like I can wrong myself.”
“I really am worried you might wrong yourself,” Lin Gantang admitted.
“Don’t worry. Haobo and I have saved up some money. You were right before; it’s important to buy our own place first. Even if we don’t live there, it can be for our daughter in the future.”
The two of them strolled around nearby, chatting and laughing. When it was about time, Ye Qiuqiu returned home, thinking of her child.
After spending the afternoon together, they went to the hotel in the evening to greet friends and relatives.
Guests at the banquet chatted about everything under the sun, while bored children ran around between the tables, and parents, not keeping a close watch, had to get up and chase them down.
Lin Gantang had attended many banquets and cocktail parties, with suited and booted guests, pomade in their hair, smelling of cologne, everyone polite and thoughtful, yet lacking a bit in warmth. The banquet before her felt entirely different, with much more of a human touch.
After the feast, Lin Gantang went back to her booked hotel room. Hearing she would leave in the morning, Ye Qiuqiu tried to persuade her, “Won’t you stay a couple more days? I didn’t get to entertain you properly last time you visited.”
“Why stand on ceremony with me? You’ve just come out of confinement. Go home and rest well. I’ll come visit my goddaughter another time when I have a chance. I’ll stay for a few days with Yanqing then.”
Ye Qiuqiu had no choice but to bid farewell to her.
After returning home, Ye Qiuqiu went downstairs after taking a bath. The old house had poor soundproofing, and just a few steps down the staircase, she overheard her husband and Mrs. Chen’s conversation.
“Your great-aunt’s remarks are still unpleasant, but what she said isn’t wrong,” Mrs. Chen was sorting out the gift money from the banquet. “The baby is a girl, when are you two planning to have another one?”
At those words, Ye Qiuqiu immediately frowned..