"Okay! Let's do it tomorrow then. Today was a bit rushed, and we didn't have time to prepare anything. Tomorrow we'll invite Wang Min and Lao Li over as well!"

"No, we should go to the city, have a nice meal at a state-run restaurant, and invite Xiaojing and Shushu's friends to come too. Let everyone know that we have a new daughter, and Shushu has a new older sister."

"Oh right! Jingjing should call me godmother first!"

Seeing Lin Jingshu agree, Lin Huiwen seemed happier and more excited than anyone else, and held Jingshu's hand tightly.

Lin Jingshu was also infected by this excitement, and her smile became brighter and brighter. Her eyes sparkled, and she held Lin Huiwen's hands back with both of them, calling out "godmother" in a sweet and obedient voice.

Then he called Xie Huaiqian "godfather" again.

When it was Yun Shu's turn, she opened her mouth to call her "little sister." Yun Shu also felt that she should change her address to "older sister" like Xiao Ze and Xiao Wan. However, after spending half a year with her best friend, they had already gotten used to calling each other by their names, and the two of them couldn't change it.

The two women stared at each other for a while, unable to bring themselves to call each other "sister" in a cheesy way. In the end, they smiled at each other and let it go.

"Anyway, in my heart, Jingjing has long been my older sister!"

"He's the kind of person who'll stand up for me, fight for me, and slap Yang Yue! He's always on my side, the kind I can cling to!"

"Then it's up to you two, call her whatever you want! When we get back to Beijing, I'll tell Grandpa and Grandma, and Grandma and Grandpa on both sides, they've been wanting to see Xiaojing for a long time too~"

Lin Huiwen didn't dwell on such trivial matters as the form of address. After all, their recognition of Jing Shu as godparents wasn't just a formality; they genuinely appreciated and liked her.

Lin Jingshu nodded happily, then suddenly remembered that Yun Shu had a younger sister in elementary school in Beijing, and immediately said...

"Then I also need to prepare New Year's money for my little sister. Godmother, you must help me bring it back for her when you go back! I've also prepared things for my grandparents and maternal grandparents. I was planning to go to the county town with Yunyun in a couple of days to mail them back."

"Forget it, I'll just mail it back. It's inconvenient and tiring to carry too much stuff on the way. Oh right! I need to find some red paper first, or I'll forget about it later! And you, Xie Yicheng, leave the rabbit there, I'll stew it later!"

Lin Jingshu's free-spirited nature was suddenly exposed, and her thoughts jumped around rapidly. Countless things passed through her mind in a second, and her mouth couldn't keep up.

Her eyes lit up as if she had won the lottery, and she ran out of Yun Shu's room. When she passed Xie Yicheng, who was catching rabbits at the door, she didn't forget to try to take over the work from her future brother-in-law, wanting to show off in front of her godparents.

The family of three inside the house were amused by Jing Shu's lively antics, while Xie Yicheng outside pouted and decided to go against this new sister-in-law!

She wanted to show off her cooking skills to her godparents, hoping to impress them with her culinary talents!

Therefore, the final result was... one rabbit for each of the two rabbits.

The four dishes on the table were all delicious and visually appealing. The two of them competed to show off their culinary skills, serving braised rabbit with potatoes, spicy rabbit cubes, stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, green peppers, and stir-fried pork with eggs. Yun Shu ate with great pleasure.

Of course, this also made Xie Huaiqian and his wife extremely satisfied.

……

After lunch, the family sat around the stove and chatted for a while. There was no awkwardness, and everyone opened up to each other with a desire to understand one another better.

After their conversation, Yun Shu and the other two took the two elders for a stroll around the village before nightfall to relax.

After dark, Yun Shu's parents went to sleep at Xie Yicheng's house as usual. However, after spending the day together, Xie Huaiqian and his wife were even more kind and friendly to Xie Yicheng, their daughter's boyfriend.

Yun Shu didn't stay with her parents anymore; instead, she stayed at the educated youth settlement. She also told Jing Shu and her friends about her parents' family reunion dinner in the city the next day.

The friends all enthusiastically expressed their willingness to witness this joyous occasion, especially Jiang Xiucheng, who couldn't help but feel happy for Lin Jingshu, seeing her eyes still filled with excitement and joy.

Lin Jingshu happily accepted all the congratulations. Even Du Yujiao, who was usually a chatterbox and prone to making mistakes at crucial moments, managed to say a few nice things. She even helped Lin Jingshu retort to two envious female educated youths before going to bed that night.

Her uncharacteristically serious demeanor stunned the group of older educated youth who usually looked down on her and even thought she was a bit foolish. The two who were envious of Lin Jingshu and said she had climbed the social ladder exchanged a glance and fell silent.

After all, as Du Yujiao said, what's the use of being envious? Everyone knows that Lin Jingshu and Xie Yunshu have been on good terms since they arrived at Fengsheng Brigade. They are inseparable like sisters and help each other.

It's perfectly normal for people to recognize each other as godparents, so why do they call it scheming and opportunism?

Isn't it just sour grapes?

If you're so capable, go and talk to them!

Du Yujiao's outburst not only made people look at her with new respect and think that she must have become shrewd from spending a lot of time with those top talents, but it also silenced some people and saved Lin Jingshu a lot of unnecessary trouble.

As for whether anyone says Du Yujiao is also a sycophantic lackey? Du Yujiao doesn't care! When she first pursued Chen Ming, she was very open about it; she was after Chen Ming's family background, money, and personality!

She's always been such a realistic person!

Those who gossiped about Du Yujiao behind her back were infuriated by her unconventional thinking, but they also knew that their envy would be futile. This wasn't some kind of moral issue that would be criticized; were they going to report Xie Yunshu's parents just because they recognized Lin Jingshu as their goddaughter?

Don't joke around, who knows who will end up in there?

Thus, the incident was averted without a trace, except that the next morning when Lin Jingshu specially cooked two poached eggs for Du Yujiao for breakfast.

……

After breakfast, the group rode in the large truck borrowed by Xie Yicheng into the city, where they invited Wang Min's family to have a slightly more formal family reunion meal at a state-run restaurant.

In front of Wang Min's family and friends, Lin Jingshu formally called Yun Shu's parents "godfather and godmother," received the red envelopes prepared by Yun Shu's parents for the change of address, and also called Yun Shu her sister.

This family reunion banquet has now come to a successful conclusion.

After the guests and hosts had enjoyed themselves and eaten and drunk their fill, Xie Huaiqian then made a statement.

"We don't have many relatives and friends here. When Xiaojing and Shushu have both returned to the city, we'll hold another celebration in Beijing. Then we can let our relatives and friends know that the Xie family has gained another daughter!"

This shows how much they value this goddaughter; after all, the Xie family isn't exactly a small or insignificant family in Beijing. Lin Huiwen nodded in agreement, then added her own thoughts.

"Then let's set a date in advance and have Yunyi come back too."

Xie Huaiqian nodded: "Of course, I'll remember."

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