Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

A few days after the interview aired, Shen Junhui happily said to me, "Wife, my mom said they'll be coming to the US tomorrow. I wanted to ask if you have time so we can have dinner together!"

"What time would you like to meet?"

“It depends on when it’s right for you.”

"The day after tomorrow then!"

"OK!"

As soon as we finished talking, Aunt Wang came up and said Mr. Li was here.

Shen Junhui was very unhappy. "Why does Li Zhanwen come to our house every few days? Doesn't he have a home?"

I smiled and comforted Shen Junhui, "Wei Cheng is here! They are father and son, so don't be so picky!"

"I want my own child too! I also want to play games with my own child! You already have children for Rong Zixuan and Li Zhanwen, so when can you give birth to one for me?" Shen Junhui waited for the answer with great anticipation.

"Let's talk about it later! I just gave birth to Wei Cheng a little over a year ago, and my body needs to recover! Besides, my doctoral program is a bit heavy right now, so I need to focus on my studies first and strive to graduate early!"

"Your professors have praised you for your excellence, and the papers you've published in the past two years have already met the standards, so you can definitely graduate early. How about we get pregnant this year, and if you graduate early next year, we can have another child. Wouldn't that be double happiness?"

"You're a man, so giving birth only takes ten minutes for you, but it takes me ten months to conceive, and then several more months to recover! If you were the one giving birth, I would absolutely agree!"

"What do you mean ten minutes?! Don't question my ability! That's a man's dignity, and it can't be questioned casually! Besides, you've already given birth to Li Zhanwen, so it wouldn't be right for you not to give birth to me!"

"Okay, okay! I was wrong. It wasn't ten minutes, it was more than ten hours! I'll say it again, that was an accident! Do you know what an accident is? And look at you now, you don't act like an adult at all. You're always throwing tantrums like a child! My eldest son now is not Jiashu, it's you!"

"I don't care, I want the child!" Shen Junhui shook me frantically.

"Stop!" Shen Junhui stopped shaking.

"You agreed?" Shen Junhui was very excited.

"talk about it later!"

"After all, we've been together for two years! And I've already graduated with a master's degree! It's time to start a family!"

"You can build a career first and then start a family! And I'm warning you! Stop playing tricks! I've already discovered your little tricks! Tricks like piercing holes are outdated! How can you hide them from adults?"

Shen Junhui felt very aggrieved and was sulking on the side, but I didn't want to comfort him. He got angry quickly and lost his temper quickly, with a personality like that of a child.

"Okay, let's go downstairs. We have guests after all!" I saw that he had no intention of moving. "Then I'll go alone?"

Although Shen Junhui didn't say anything, he followed me angrily. I knew he didn't want Li Zhanwen and I to be alone together, so he deliberately used provocation.

After more than a month of being together, Wei Cheng is no longer so resistant to Li Zhanwen. Now he can be alone with Li Zhanwen and let Li Zhanwen hold him. Li Zhanwen holds Wei Cheng and puts him on his shoulders, making Wei Cheng giggle and laugh happily. When he sees me coming, he picks Wei Cheng up and takes him down. Wei Cheng, who has just learned to walk, runs towards me, swaying from side to side. I squat down to greet him.

"happy?"

"Happy!" The baby's voice is really healing.

"Then continue playing!" I let go of Wei Cheng and let him play with Li Zhanwen for a while.

Two days later, we arrived as scheduled, and the Shen family had already arrived at the hotel.

"I'm so sorry, we're late!" I said apologetically with a slight bow.

"It's okay, it's okay! We came too early!" Grandpa Shen said with a smile.

I was about to pull Shen Junhui to sit next to his grandfather, but his grandfather refused, "No, no, no! Let Wei Qing sit, you sit next to him!"

Shen Junhui complained, "Grandpa, you are biased!"

"Get out of the way!" Grandpa Shen said angrily to Shen Junhui, but then turned around and smiled at me, "Wei Qing, are you guys coming far?"

"It's not very far. There's no traffic today so it's okay."

"That's good! That's good! Then you can order first!" Grandpa Shen handed me the menu.

"Oh no! You are the elder, you order first!" I pushed the menu back.

"You are the guest, you order first!" Grandpa Shen continued to hand me the menu.

"Please come first, elders!" I continued to push the menu back.

"Since you don't order, I'll do it!" Shen Junhui took the menu and was looked down upon by Grandpa Shen.

"Look at my grandson, he is so impolite. It's because we didn't teach him well! I'm sorry to embarrass you!" Grandpa Shen smiled at me embarrassedly.

"Grandpa! In your eyes, I may be impolite, but in Wei Qing's eyes, I am truly sincere and pure! Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, Grandpa, don't you understand?"

"Look at this brat! He was spoiled by us. We are so embarrassed!" Grandpa Shen glared at him.

"It's okay, it's okay!" I quickly tried to smooth things over.

"If I were as rigid and dull as Li Zhanwen, Wei Qing might not even like me!" Shen Junhui said proudly.

"Have you finished ordering? If you have, give it to Wei Qing!" Grandpa Shen ordered Shen Junhui.

"I can just order! I know what you like to eat, and I also know what Wei Qing likes to eat, so I am the most suitable person to order the dishes. You guys are pushing each other around, and you can't even order anything even if you starve to death!" Shen Junhui complained.

"Okay, okay, just order! Once you've ordered, don't say anything else! One word is worth three words!" Grandpa Shen said impatiently.

"Wei Qing, did Ah Hui cause you any trouble?" asked Mother Shen.

"No, no! He takes good care of me! Although he looks unreliable, he is still very caring! And he is a straightforward person, I like his character very much! Both parties are honest with each other and there is no need to guess at each other!" I answered with a smile.

"As long as you like him! We were afraid he'd cause you trouble! He's our only child, so we've always given in to his every need, and that's made him arrogant. We hope you'll be patient!"

"It's okay, it's okay! In my opinion, this is not a big deal! It's actually part of his cuteness!"

"Mom, look! I told you that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder! And why do you always say bad things about me! Dad, please praise me!" Shen Junhui looked at his father for praise.

"Just say less so we can have some peace and quiet!" Father Shen said speechlessly.

"Ah! You forgot about your son after having a daughter-in-law!" Shen Junhui cried aggrievedly.

"Just shut up! Just enjoy your meal and don't make so many little moves!" Mother Shen scolded Shen Junhui.

"Did you come here today just to scold me?" Shen Junhui said aggrievedly.

"I almost forgot about the important thing! We came here today just to see you!" Grandpa Shen said to me with a smile.

"Is something wrong?" I had a bad feeling.

"Look, you and Ah Hui have been together for two years. He graduated with a master's degree this year and is about to officially start working in the company. When it comes to starting a family and building a career, you should start with a family and then build a career! Then we wanted to discuss your affairs with you!" Grandpa Shen said softly.

"There's no rush for our relationship! He's still young!" I smiled calmly.

"Ah Hui is already a grown-up, so we're thinking of giving him a family so he can settle down. I wonder what you think?"

"Well, because I have experienced a marriage that ended in failure, I am now more sensitive to marriage issues. I would be more cautious if I were to enter into a new marriage again," I answered seriously.

"Is there something wrong with our Ah Hui?" Grandpa Shen asked anxiously.

"He's a good person, but right now I'm still focused on finishing my doctorate. After all, I've come this far. If I have to manage my marriage and finish my course at the same time, I'll be under a lot of pressure!"

"Oh, I see, I see! How about we get engaged first?" Grandpa Shen compromised.

"Uh, isn't this engagement a bit early?"

"It's getting late! Ah Hui is officially going to work this year. Let's get engaged first. Give him some pressure or motivation so that he can focus on his career and family! And stop fooling around outside! And actually, we also have a little selfish motive, which is to ask you to keep a good eye on him for us!"

"He did a great job on the last hotel merger project! He's quite capable at work and knows how to draw inferences from one instance. With more experience, he'll be even better. You can rest assured!"

"He was able to complete that project thanks to you supervising him. Otherwise, how could he have completed it so well if he worked for three days and rested for two days!" Grandpa Shen continued to make trouble.

"Is there something we, as parents, have done wrong that makes you still worried about your future?" Mother Shen asked from the side.

"To be honest, there is!" I said truthfully.

"You can tell us and we can change it!" Grandpa Shen said sincerely.

"It's not your fault, but your Shen family is a big family, and I was born in an ordinary peasant family. Our two families are completely different. The ancient saying of marrying someone of equal status does make sense! I'm used to being unrestrained and free. If I were to marry into a big family like yours with so many rules, I would really have some resistance!"

"That's okay. We in the Shen family don't have so many rules! No matter how you are now, you can still follow your own habits after you marry in! Although your parents are not wealthy and don't provide you with much financial support, you have already become equal to us through your own abilities! We should be ashamed! Ah Hui has achieved what he has today thanks to the protection of his family, while you have worked hard on your own. You are not equal in ability, and we are very sorry!"

"Also, I have three children. If I marry into your big family, other family members may be prejudiced against them. I'm afraid it will affect their growth and character formation."

"You don't have to worry about this! We don't mind the matter of children! The other branches of the Shen family have no right to say anything about you! We just hope that you can give birth to one for our Shen family!" Grandpa Shen said with a smile.

"Grandpa, you have made a good calculation!" Shen Junhui teased his grandfather.

"We're talking, don't interrupt!"

We talked a lot afterwards. The Shen family was indeed very sincere, but I did not agree to the marriage directly. Instead, I said I would go back and discuss it with my parents, and the Shen family also agreed.

When we got home, Shen Junhui couldn't wait to ask me, "Aqing, do you really not want to marry me? Do you prefer Li Zhanwen? Or are you still obsessed with Rong Zixuan?"

Shen Junhui's series of questions confused me. I couldn't help but pinch the face of this cute boy. "What nonsense are you talking about! The person I like now is you! Shen Junhui! Rong Zixuan is a thing of the past! And Li Zhanwen and I have never had any feelings for each other!"

"Then why didn't you agree to our engagement?"

"I told you I've been through marriage, so I'd be more cautious about getting married again. Since you've never been married before, of course you're looking forward to it! We each have different perspectives, so I need to reconsider!"

"Are you really still concerned? My parents said they don't mind your past!"

"I asked that question at the time just to understand your parents' true thoughts. Now it seems they really don't mind, and your family really likes me. I've passed the hurdle of your parents, but I still have to face my own! I can only bravely enter into a marriage with my parents' blessing!"

"Oh, okay! But I am confident that your parents will be able to pass the test! When are we going to meet your parents?" Shen Junhui couldn't wait.

"I'll ask them first! You just keep waiting!"

"All right!"

My parents didn't even bother me. They just listened to me. I just wanted to buy time and see what was happening. Life is no joke. I don't want to make the same mistake again!