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After Grandma Jiang and Grandma Sun left, only Su Ran and He Cheng's family were left in the room.

Chen Wanru went to the kitchen, and the living room fell silent for a moment.

Grandpa Chen took a sip of tea and spoke slowly: "Xiao Su, are you busy with the work at the research institute?" Although his voice was a little majestic, his tone was very gentle, trying to make Su Ran feel his kindness.

Su Ran smiled and replied, "Not bad, not too busy."

Grandpa Chen nodded, "That's good."

Grandma Chen: "Ran Ran, are you adapting to Beijing? Beijing is a lot colder than your place, right?"

Her voice was soft and full of concern, which made Su Ran think of her grandmother.

Su Ran smiled and replied, "Yes, it is a bit cold, but I am wearing enough clothes so I can adapt to it."

"Yes, you do need to wear more clothes, especially these few days. It just snowed and it's the coldest now." Grandma Chen nodded to show her understanding.

"Ranran, how long will you stay in Beijing?" Chen Wanru, who had just come out of the kitchen, handed the cup of water to Su Ran and asked softly.

"Not necessarily. It depends on whether there are any new projects coming up. Now the earliest this can happen is after the New Year." Su Ran answered after a little thought.

"Do you have a holiday during the New Year?" Grandma Chen continued to ask.

"No, we won't go to work on New Year's Day." Su Ran replied.

"Just one day of rest?" Grandma Chen asked worriedly.

"Well, the project we're working on now is quite urgent, so let's focus on it first. We can take the vacation later." Su Ran explained.

Grandma Chen frowned, "You can't not take a holiday during the Chinese New Year. It must be tiring to work for such a long time."

"It's OK. Compared to their previous research in remote places, this is already pretty good for us. It's not like we won't give them vacation time, but they have to wait until they finish the project. And they only have one day off. It was decided by us researchers ourselves. We don't want to delay the progress because of ourselves."

"Xiao Su's idea is correct. National affairs are naturally the most important. We should put the public first and then our own family." Grandpa Chen praised.

"Thank you for the compliment, Grandpa." Su Ran replied with a smile.

Grandma Chen knew that what her old man said was right, but she felt a little sorry for her future grandson's wife.

"Ran Ran, come to my house for dinner on the 30th. It will be so lonely for you to spend the New Year alone."

He Cheng, who had been silent the whole time, didn't wait for Su Ran to speak, and interrupted, "Grandma, let's talk about it later. I think Aunt Zhang's dishes are almost ready. Let's go eat."

Hearing that her grandson was trying to change the subject, Grandma Chen knew that she had gotten a little anxious and could only help her grandson change the subject.

"Yes, yes, let's eat first, or it will get cold."

Having escaped the disaster, Su Ran breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

~

Grandma Chen and my aunt were very welcoming, and we had a very enjoyable meal. After the meal, Su Ran didn't stay any longer, and left with everyone else.

Although Grandma Chen really wanted her to stay at home, she was afraid that saying so would scare Su Ran, so she didn't say it out loud and just enthusiastically sent Su Ran and He Cheng to the car.

Watching the car gradually disappear into the night, her mother still refused to go back. Chen Wanru couldn't help but curl her lips and said jokingly, "Mom, don't look at it~ There's no trace of the car, hurry into the house."

Grandma Chen turned around and glanced at her little girl. She didn't know the car was gone! She was just thinking about something and didn't notice it.

"Come in, where's Rongrong?"

Chen Wanru: "As soon as the car left, I went into the house."

The mother and daughter entered the living room. Chen Wanru looked at her daughter, who was slumped on the sofa and looked unruly. She frowned and said, "It's done. What will people think if they see it?"

Shen Rong pursed her lips and said, "Are there any outsiders here?" She said this but still sat up straight obediently.

It's no good not to be obedient, her mother will nag again...

The second floor.

Grandma Chen happily went to the study to chat with her old man.

As soon as she came in, she saw her old man sitting at the desk, looking at something. She curled her lips secretly. She thought her son and grandson had started to get busy with serious work in such a short time after coming here. It was up to him to let his workaholic habit run wild!

"Su Ran is a really good kid. Xiao Cheng has good taste." Grandma Chen said with a smile.

Grandpa Chen said "hmm".

Seeing Grandpa Chen's indifferent attitude, Grandma Chen snorted.

"I'm telling you, I'm very satisfied with this granddaughter-in-law. If you have any objections, just keep them to yourself."

Grandpa Chen: ...

He didn’t say anything, did he?

"What opinion can I have? I have the same idea as you. Xiao Su is so capable, how can I not be satisfied? You shouldn't worry about me now, you should worry about your grandson. What if Xiao Su dislikes him?"

Grandma Chen: !!!!

Although she thought her grandson was very good, she still felt that what her old man said was very likely to happen.

After all, Su Ran is much better...

No, when Xiaocheng comes back, she has to hurry up and get the two kids married or engaged as soon as possible.

Yes, just do it!

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Institute dormitory building.

He Cheng and Su Ran were standing under the street lamp, the surrounding lights cast a soft glow, shining warmly on them. The cold wind blew slowly, bringing a hint of winter chill.

He Cheng held her hand, feeling the softness in it, and felt particularly satisfied.

Ever since he held Su Ran's hand for the first time, He Cheng seemed to be addicted. Every time they met, he wanted to hold her hand and he really wanted to hold her hand for the rest of his life.

"How are they? My grandma, grandpa, and aunt Rongrong are all nice, right?" He Cheng asked with a smile.

"Yeah, they're all nice." Su Ran was speaking from the heart. After meeting him today, she felt that He Cheng's family were indeed very nice and approachable.

"Do you want to come to our house for dinner tomorrow night?" He Cheng asked even though he knew Su Ran would not come.

Sure enough, Su Ran shook his head.

"I just went there today. It's not good to go there every day. Besides, I think I'll be a bit busy tomorrow. I probably won't be able to get off work at six."

He Cheng didn't react much when he heard Su Ran's refusal. Su Ran was a person who didn't like to cause trouble to others. In her eyes, visiting someone else's home was also causing trouble to others.

Moreover, before he came, Ranran always got off work at eight or nine o'clock. During the two days he came, Ranran also got off work at six o'clock. This must have delayed the progress, so it is normal for her to be busier next time.

"Okay, then I'll bring you lunch tomorrow at noon. What do you want to eat? I haven't cooked for you in a long time. Do you want to eat the sweet and sour pork ribs I made?"

Listening to He Cheng's words, Su Ran couldn't help but think of the taste of sweet and sour spareribs. She swallowed unconsciously, but although she was a little greedy, she still kept her sanity and refused: "No, we have a cafeteria, you can eat there, it's rare for you to have a holiday, you should have a good rest."

Hearing Su Ran's caring words, He Cheng curled the corners of his lips.

"It's okay, it's just cooking, I'm not tired at all. And I want to stay with you for a while. You are so busy, I don't want to disturb you at work, I can only accompany you during your rest time~ You won't even give me this chance~"

He Cheng's expression looked aggrieved and his voice sounded pitiful, which made Su Ran's heart soften immediately.

"Okay, then come over at noon, and just cook anything. I'm not picky about food."

The smile on He Cheng's face widened, "Okay~"