Next day.
Around 7 pm.
A black and silver Audi A8L entered a high-class district in the western suburbs and parked in a villa's courtyard. The car doors opened, and many people alighted. Xie Huilan, Madam Han, Xie Jing, Xie Ran, Xia Yanzhen, etc. Most of them are the Xie Family's women, and they are there to look at Xie Huilan and Dong Xuebing's new house. The wedding is only one to two days away.
In the courtyard.
Xie Huilan, who alighted, smiled. "How is the car?"
Xie Jing walked over and held her sister's hand. "It's fine. Thank you, Sis."
"You're welcome. Haha … I'm glad you and Xiao Ran like it." Xie Huilan replied.
"We don't just like it." Xia Yanzhen said with a smile, "These two kids of mine just picked up the car yesterday and drove around Beijing." Xia Yanzhen knocked on the A8's side door and looked at Xie Huilan. "Huilan, after you and Xiao Bing get married, I will give you a car." Dong Xuebing and Xie Huilan's gifts to her son and daughter are too expensive. Xia Yanzhen had discussed with her husband, Xie Guoliang, and felt it is not appropriate. That's why she wants to buy something for them.
Xie Huilan waved her hand. "Aunty, don't. Xiao Bing and I will buy it."
"You bought it?" Xia Yanzhen looks around. "Where's the car?"
Xie Ran replied. "My sister and brother-in-law are driving a Land Rover and a Porsche."
Xie Jing added. "We must book it in advance, and the car is not here yet. It might be a few days later."
Xie Huilan laughed. "The wedding is the day after tomorrow, and we can't drive it before the wedding."
Han Jing smiled. "Your father had never driven a Land Rover before, and you drove it first. Aren't you afraid others will gossip about you?" Xie Huilan laughed.
"My Xiao Bing had been driving a Mercedes MPV since he joined the grassroots, and he changed to a Cayenne. If he is not afraid, why should I be?"
Han Jing grumpily said, "You two are a perfect match. One is better than the other."
"Don't worry." Xie Huilan smoothed her hair. "I will try not to drive it during work hours."
"This is your new house?" Han Jing looked at the villa and nodded with satisfaction. "Not bad."
Xie Huilan explained. "Actually, Xiao Bing had bought it for his mother. We are only staying here for our wedding, and we will be moving out when the wedding is over. Haha …"
At this moment, the villa door opened.
Dong Xuebing walked over. "Ah … Aunty, Aunty, you are all here? Come in, come in. "
Han Jing looked inside. "Where's your family?"
"Hi." Dong Xuebing replied. "My mother had gone out to buy bedsheets and insisted on changing to a red one. She had just left not long ago."
Xie Huilan looked at Dong Xuebing and grumbled. "Our Mum's blood pressure is high, and you keep making her do all the work. Why are you so relaxed at home?"
Dong Xuebing replied helplessly. "I tried to persuade my mother, but she refused to listen to me. I told her I will buy it for her, and she is worried."
Han Jing was the first to enter the villa. "Let's go in and wait for our in-laws."
Xie Ran looked around for a long time. "Brother-in-law, how much does this house cost?"
Dong Xuebing rubbed his nose and thought for a while. "Ah … I can't remember. It should be around a few thousand RMB per square meter. There is a discount for one house, and it should be around 20 million RMB. "
Xie Jing was shocked. "20 million RMB?"
Han Jing sighed. "The houses here are not cheap."
Xie Jing blinked and smiled at Xie Huilan. "Sis, my Brother Dong dotes on you. He bought a 300 million RMB diamond ring, a few million RMB car, and tens of million RMB house."
Xie Huilan laughed. "This brat is a nouveau riche. Other than money, he has nothing else."
Dong Xuebing complained to Han Jing. "Aunty, did you see that? She's starting to trample on me again. Other than this, she doesn't know anything else. She's always trampling on me for fun. She's always talking about her old profession. I'm impressed. "
Han Jing laughed. "Fine. I will reprimand her later!"
Xie Huilan narrowed her eyes and looks at Dong Xuebing. "Not bad. You have learned how to complain about me?"
"I will get some water for you all. Have a seat." Dong Xuebing walked into the house and ignored her. He immediately starts to prepare tea and bring the fruit platter.
"Brother-in-law, take a break. Let me do it." Xie Jing said.
"No need." Dong Xuebing said. "You all can watch TV. The remote is on the sofa."
"Ah … why are you so polite with me?" Xie Jing refused to let Dong Xuebing help her.
"I am not being polite. Just sit there and go." Dong Xuebing refused to let her touch anything and forced her to sit down before pouring a glass of water for her.
Xia Yanzhen looked at Dong Xuebing and laughed. "Xiao Bing is from Beijing, right? You grew up in the hutongs? Hehe, I can tell at a glance. "
Xie Jing looked at her mother. "You only know now? Didn't I tell you that my brother-in-law is from Beijing? "
Xia Yanzhen shook her head and said, "That's not what I meant by 'old Beijing'. Xiao Jing, Xiao Ran, strictly speaking, you two are not old Beijing."
Xie Jing was speechless. "I was born in Beijing and grew up in Beijing. Then where do you think I am from?"
Han Jing laughed. "Your mother is talking about the environment you grew up in. You and Xiao Ran were born in Beijing, but both of you had never lived in the alleyways. You were born in high-rise buildings and did not grow up in the old Beijing atmosphere. That's why your accent and habits do not sound like Beijing. Yanzhen and I are not considered the same. Among the third generation in our family, only Huilan and Xiao Bing are from the old Beijing era. Huilan had also grown up in the alleyways, and you can tell from her accent. Xiao Bing is also the same. He stutters his words."
Xie Jing laughed. "That's true, and my brother-in-law is too polite."
Dong Xuebing laughed. "It's normal for me to be polite. I am not treating you as an outsider. It's just that I am used to it. "
Xie Huilan replied. "Actually, the both of us are not counted. How many Beijing residents are left? Other than my grandfather, I don't think there are many. "
"That's true. Most of the alleyways in Beijing are rented out to people from other provinces, and the atmosphere here is different."
Dong Xuebing and Xie Huilan chatted while watching TV. The living room is very lively, and the red "Happy" characters were pasted on the walls.
… …
Half an hour later.
Luan Xiaoping returned.
"Oh, in-laws."
"You all are here? Sorry. I had gone out to buy some things and did not expect you all to be here so soon. "
"We had just arrived. Huilan, are you all not going to help your mother-in-law?"
"No need. I can do it myself. You all have a seat."
After chatting for a while, Han Jing and Luan Xiaoping called Xie Huilan and Dong Xuebing to a room upstairs.
In the room.
Everyone sat down on the bed, and Han Jing held Xie Huilan's hand and looked at her two children. "The day after tomorrow is your wedding, and according to the rules, you all cannot meet tomorrow. That's why I want to say something to you all today. Xiao Bing, Huilan, I am really happy that you all are getting married. I am like Xiaoping these two days, and I did not sleep well. Every time I close my eyes, I am thinking about you all. It's not easy for the both of you to get to where you are today. You all should know this better than anyone else. You all should cherish each other more than anyone else.
Dong Xuebing immediately replied. "Auntie, we understand."
Han Jing nodded and patted Dong Xuebing's hand. She placed Xie Huilan's hand on his palm. "I will let you take care of Xie Huilan today. Treat her well. She is my only daughter."
Dong Xuebing immediately replied. "Don't worry, Auntie."
Han Jing smiles. "You are still calling me Auntie?"
Dong Xuebing blushed and replied softly. "… Mum."
"Yes." Han Jing smiled and squeezed their hands. Her eyes turned red and looked like she is about to cry.
Xie Huilan patted her mother's hand. "Mum, don't cry, alright? Don't scare us again. Haha … "
"I'm happy." Han Jing sniffled and turned her head with a smile. "In-law, say a few words."
"Ok … I will say something." Luan Xiaoping held Xie Huilan's hand slowly. "Huilan, it is Xiao Bing's fortune to marry you. He had not lived a good life since young, and after his father passed away, he had suffered a lot with me. It's all my fault. I feel I owe him something and have let him down …"
Dong Xuebing doesn't like to hear that and interrupted. "Mum, what are you talking about? I am the one who owes you. How can a parent owe their child? What do you have to let me down? "
"Let me finish." Luan Xiaoping moved away and held Xie Huilan's hand. "Huilan, your mother had handed you over to my son earlier, and I am handing my son over to you now. Xiao Bing is impulsive and does not care about the consequences, but he is not a bad person. I know you are older than him, and you are more mature than him. In the future, you must take care of him and give in to him."
Xie Huilan replied solemnly. "Don't worry."
"I am more at ease with you by his side." Luan Xiaoping looks at her son. "You too. Treat Huilan well in the future. If I find out you bullied her, I will not let you off!"
"I know." Dong Xuebing smiled and thought to himself. Do I dare to bully her? I will be grateful if she does not do anything to me!
"Huilan, you also know my phone number." Luan Xiaoping said. "Tell me if this brat does anything stupid in the future, and I will teach him a lesson!"
Xie Huilan laughed. "Ok, Mum."
"Ok!" Luan Xiaoping is also happy to be addressed as Mum. "Good girl!"
After a long talk and a formal exhortation, they finally felt like a real family.
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