1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 361 Family
The sunlight shines through the steel bars on the balcony window and falls on the quaint old piano, leaving a long slanted shadow, like fingers playing on the black and white keys.

A festive and harmonious atmosphere immediately filled the living room, although of course there was some sense of melancholy.

Engagement is something that is enough to make young men and women so happy that they hug each other and tremble with excitement.

But for mother and father, this is also a sad and melancholy thing.

On the sofa, Jiang Wan bit her lip, quietly watching her daughter and Cheng Kaiyan hugging each other. Her eyes were already red, her round almond eyes were filled with a faint light, and her nose was so sour as if tears would fall in the next second.

Her husband Liu Jianshe noticed his wife's emotional fluctuations, held her hand, sighed in his heart, and whispered in her ear:

"It's only a matter of time. Perhaps this is the marriage between the two of them that has been cultivated for many lifetimes. Xiaoli and he will be happy. We should be happy."

"I...I know, I just can't bear to..."

Jiang Wan's voice was trembling and her words were intermittent, but she continued:

"Xiaoli was obedient and sensible since she was young. She left home at the age of ten... She was so young and dared to go to such a far place to learn dance. Except for the first two years when I was with her, she lived independently most of the time...

I remember one time I asked for leave and secretly went to Jiangcheng to see her. When she rushed towards me from the school gate, she was so skinny and looked like she was malnourished, shivering in the wind. I hugged her and cried at that time. I will never forget it in my life..."

"Whoosh..."

She took a trembling breath and continued, "More than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye. I've grown up and am about to get married. Time flies... But I can even count the time she has been by my side..."

"It's okay, it's okay. We're just engaged now..."

Liu Jianshe's eyes turned red for a moment as he listened to his wife's intermittent narration. It was the same for him. He spent much less time with his daughter than with his wife.

This was his first baby daughter. He still remembered her wrinkled face, big round eyes, and her red body wrapped in cotton cloth twisting as she cried non-stop when she was born...

"But I can't bear it!"

The beautiful woman's voice rose a few notches, sounding a little hoarse and low.

"mom……"

The sudden movement made Liu Xiaoli, Cheng Kaiyan and others turn their heads to look.

Perhaps it was her proud nature that was at work, the beautiful woman quickly raised her hands and lowered her head to cover her face, not wanting her daughter and Cheng Kaiyan to see it.

But the hot, crystal tears slid down her cheeks like broken raindrops, wetting her collar, cuffs and cotton trousers.

"mom!"

Seeing her mother showing such a rare tender side, Liu Xiaoli's heart suddenly softened. Only now did she truly feel the depth of her mother's love for her.

She stood up and rushed towards her mother, throwing herself into her mother's arms like a young swallow, and the two hugged each other tightly.

At this moment, her figure seemed to overlap with the skinny girl at the school gate that winter.

……

After an unknown amount of time, Cheng Kaiyan turned on the TV again, and the TV series "Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp" which was just released yesterday was playing.

The mother, her two daughters and their two children snuggled together, arm in arm. The bright sunshine fell on their pretty, porcelain-white faces. They watched TV quietly, with a faint smile on their lips.

The sad atmosphere gradually dissipated, and warm happiness flowed through everyone's hearts like spring water, warm and heartwarming.

"Have some tea and a snack."

Cheng Kaiyan went to the kitchen again and took out the thermos and some snacks.

His movements were skillful and natural, and he poured tea and distributed snacks to everyone like a host.

"Thank you."

Jiang Wan saw it, smiled and didn't care.

On the contrary, it feels strange, like...

"It always feels so natural to see Kaiyan inviting us to drink tea and eat, just like having another family member."

Jiang Wan carefully felt this feeling in her heart and sighed.

"The reason why a marriage relationship is established is not to separate an existing relationship, but to connect two unrelated people, two families."

Cheng Kaiyan thought about it and said gently.

He kept moving as he spoke, raising the kettle so that the tea leaves in the cup swirled.

“Yeah, it really feels like that.”

Liu Xiaoli's beautiful eyes are sparkling.

"Kaiyan is right. Aunt Wan is just being sentimental."

Jiang Wan picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at Cheng Kaiyan with gentle eyes and said softly.

That's really well said, so heartwarming.

From today on, there is one more person in the family...or two people, including Yuxiu.

Jiang Wan smiled gently and continued:

"Then let's find some free time for both families to meet and discuss your engagement together.

Things like the engagement date and process details need to be discussed clearly.

In addition, several tables must be set up for the engagement banquet so that relatives and friends can come to witness and share in the joy.

Do you and Xiaoli have any objections? " "Of course, Aunt Wan, Uncle Liu, and my mom, you can discuss it, we are all OK with it."

Cheng Kaiyan was looking forward to the engagement day, but she still let Aunt Wan and her mother make the decision.

"Okay, I'll write a few letters to discuss it with your mom. I think May is a good time. Labor Day is a day off. Then your uncle and I can take a few more days off or adjust our time off to get this done."

Jiang Wan thought about it and made a plan.

"It's okay to put it off until May. We'll have some time off by then, and both of our birthdays will be coming up, so it's just right for us to get together."

Cheng Kaiyan turned to look at the girl beside her, only to see her sitting quietly beside her, her eyes gentle, never lowering her head.

That beautiful oval face was delicate and smooth, like a peeled egg, but the skin was a blushing cherry pink.

However, the girl, who was as gentle as a spring flower, still suppressed the burning shame in her heart, smiled quietly and nodded, "Okay!"

Everyone was chatting idly, and laughter could be heard from time to time in the living room.

Warm and harmonious.

There are also expectations and aspirations for the future.

……

Half past eleven.

Everyone was still watching TV, drinking tea and eating on the sofa.

However, it was time for dinner. Cheng Kaiyan realized something and asked casually, "It seems that you didn't go out to pay New Year's greetings today?"

"Because we don't have many relatives, my father's relatives celebrated the New Year with each other yesterday, and even exchanged and brought back New Year gifts.

After all, they are all in the city and not far away.

Like today you come to my house to wish you a happy new year, and tomorrow I come to your house to wish you a happy new year, and we give each other gifts.

This is a bit too troublesome, so let's just keep it simple."

Liu Xiaoli explained.

"I see. That's easy."

Cheng Kaiyan thought it was similar to her own home. Apart from her aunt hanging out, there were basically no people around.

By the way, Sister Qiaoqiao should come to our house to wish us a happy new year today, but Xiaobao will get one less red envelope this year.

Oh, I didn’t give it to Xinyu either, I’ll give it to her when I get back.

Otherwise, this girl would come and bother me again.

Jiang Wan, who was standing by, listened to their conversation with a thoughtful look on her face.

The Liu family doesn't have many relatives. The only relative on her side is an aunt who became a widow very early. She hasn't come to visit for more than ten years, and no one knows when she will come to see her.

Even though I was a bit mean to them in the past, I never let the two sisters starve.

It's also a great favor.

Jiang Wan shook her head and put her worries behind her.

Looking at the time on TV, she stood up and said in a natural tone, "It's time for dinner. Someone come and help me. Hurry up."

The woman's tone of voice was calm and natural, even confident.

Of course she didn't mention anyone by name, but Cheng Kaiyan clearly saw her mother-in-law glance at her unintentionally.

Cheng Kaiyan couldn't help but smack her lips, this character is really arrogant.

After mumbling something in her heart, she raised her hand and actively responded to her mother-in-law's call: "I'll come and help, Aunt Wan."

As Cheng Kaiyan expected, Jiang Wan did not refuse him to help in the kitchen this time. Instead, she instructed him to do things naturally, as close as a family member.

Cheng Kaiyan followed his mother-in-law and realized that she had begun to truly accept him.

The two of them went into the house to cook. Working together, they achieved twice the result with half the effort and finished most of the work in a short while.

"Kaiyan, kill that fish."

Aunt Wan wiped the sweat from her forehead and gave the order casually.

"it is good."

We cooked about five dishes and five people ate them all.

After lunch, I sat in the living room to digest the food.

Out of curiosity, Cheng Kaiyan turned on the old piano on the balcony of the living room, sat down and played a very quiet and hypnotic piano piece.

Although the piano hasn't been tuned for a long time and is a little out of tune, I still feel very emotional when playing it.

After the performance, everyone felt sleepy and went back to their rooms to take a nap.

Finally, it was a quiet, peaceful and comfortable morning.

There is no need to worry or be nervous about the unknown future.

(End of this chapter)