CHAPTER 493: 474: OLD FRIEND (SECOND UPDATE)

Gao Xique couldn’t resist Lin Tao, and kept messing around with him until his parents came home, at which point she hurriedly put on her clothes and left. Both of Lin Tao’s parents are proper people and don’t like such frivolous girls as Gao Xique. Once Gao Xique was gone, Lin’s father glared at his son, but Lin Tao didn’t mind at all.

"You all can’t help me, so I find my own, isn’t that okay? I’ve already told you, I’ll arrange the marriage myself. Her cousin came to our house today, the son of a leader, someone I know, and he’s quite a big shot in the company," Lin Tao said, full of pride at this mention.

Lin’s father’s expression softened, "Really? Did their family come over?"

"Yes," Lin Tao, seeing his father believed him, became even more smug, "When my sister gets here, I’ll talk to her about arranging the wedding for me. Once married, then we’re family, and in the future, if there’s anything, they can lend a hand. Right now, we’re not married, so we’re not family, and even if there’s an issue, they won’t help."

Lin’s mother, feeling sorry for her son, pulled her husband aside, "Since Tao’er likes her, let’s just arrange it. Look, he’s not young anymore, kids his age already have kids running around."

With his wife persuading him, plus the fact that the two were already sleeping together, Lin’s father didn’t stop them anymore, "Then wait for your sister to come back and you can talk to her."

Both he and his wife are introverted people; household matters are mostly managed by their daughter. Lin’s father simply left the matter to his daughter and returned to his own room.

Lin’s mother asked a few questions about Gao Xique’s family situation, which her son was aware of. Knowing that there was such an influential relative now, Lin’s mother was also happy for her son, "Once married, live well and don’t get into such troubles again."

Lin Tao nodded carelessly; even if his mother didn’t say it, he wouldn’t mess around with Bai Lianhua anymore. He needed the Shen Family to look up to him after all.

As for Bai Lianhua, after working for a few days without seeing Lin Tao, she was relieved. Regarding the injury on her head, she just said she accidentally slipped and fell, which no one questioned.

And through the introduction of a lady at her workplace, Bai Lianhua met someone on a blind date. He worked at a textile factory, lost his parents early, and only had an elder sister who although married long ago, kept a close watch over him. Bai Lianhua wasn’t interested in such a situation; having a strong-willed sister-in-law around would be troublesome after marriage.

However, this guy had a good nature. You could say ten sentences and he wouldn’t retort with one. Reflecting on her past, Bai Lianhua felt only someone like him could be easily fooled, so she began to slowly get along with him.

Shen Bin left the second day; after breakfast, the driver took him to the station. Ye Ling didn’t plan on going, fearing her mother-in-law would have objections. But her mother-in-law seemed to have noticed this and found an excuse, saying she needed to make something for the child, and didn’t let Ye Ling go.

On the fifteenth, Ye Ling was awakened early by a commotion. Seeing Liu Nan enter after pushing the door, Ye Ling smiled, "What time did you get off the train? Coming directly to my home?"

Liu Nan walked to the bedside. Seeing that Ye Ling was pregnant, she didn’t let her cold body linger on the bed, "Nope, I arrived at around four, had breakfast at the Zhao Family’s house, and then I had Zhao Guodong bring me over early. Since I missed your wedding, I had to come early to see you."

"Alright, I know your nature. Go on, what news do you have that you can’t wait to tell me?" Ye Ling laughed, sitting up and wrapping her robe around herself. She didn’t hurry to get up, just leaned against the bed looking at her.

Liu Nan laughed heartily, "You’re the one who knows me best. I won’t even mention me and Zhao Guodong planning to get married. I’m sure you knew about your relationship with Zhao Guodong a long time ago. Let me tell you about Yang Juan’s affair. Yang Juan is seeing Sui Gang. You remember Sui Gang, right? He was close to Zhao Guodong and them, and he got transferred here. Yang Juan got transferred too. I don’t think it will be long before you see them. I’m just giving you a heads up."

Ye Ling nodded, feeling this wasn’t what Liu Nan wanted to say the most; otherwise, why would she be so excited? Sure enough, she heard Liu Nan’s excited voice next, "Isn’t Ma Yue with Fu Lei? After we graduated, Fu Lei was assigned to Ma Yue’s grandfather’s place. Life wasn’t going well for him, being oppressed badly. Later, don’t know how he persuaded Ma Yue, he got promoted. But I heard from my grandfather that Ma Yue had a huge fallout with her grandfather, almost severing ties. When Ma Yue and Fu Lei got married, Ma Yue’s grandfather didn’t attend."

Ye Ling nodded, "Seems things aren’t recent, why are you only telling me now?"

Though they didn’t meet often, they always kept in touch by phone.

Liu Nan chuckled, "Didn’t I think telling you in person would be more satisfying? You know Ma Yue’s temperament, she won’t live happily even after marrying Fu Lei. Just wait and see."

"Did your family approve of you and Zhao Guodong’s thing?" Ye Ling teased as she looked at her.

Liu Nan blushed, "My parents are abroad. They want to wait until they come back to see. I said I’m too old to wait and told them to come back to see their grandchild. My grandfather supports me."

Ye Ling couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "Your temperament really matches Zhao Guodong’s, you two are a perfect match."

Liu Nan, rarely shy, protested, "Stop teasing. Today he’s taking me to his place, and he directly took me to his room and followed me in. What did he take me for? I kicked him out at once. Then I regretted it, after all, it’s at his home, and his grandma was watching. During breakfast, not knowing what to do, his grandma praised me for kicking him, saying it was good to clear his mind."

Ye Ling watched Liu Nan’s joyful face and laughed again, "Grandma Zhao was right. Actually, Zhao Guodong didn’t have any other intentions. He probably just figured that with his age, sleeping with his grandmother is not as convenient as with you, since you’re eventually getting married. Plus, with his character, you ask him to do something before marriage, he wouldn’t dare."

"I know that logic, but he should consider my feelings. I’m still a young girl!" Liu Nan grumbled softly.

Ye Ling shook her head, "I’m telling you ahead of time, your marriage is a good event, but I’m not getting in the middle of your matters."

With the personalities of these two, even after marriage, they’d still be causing a ruckus.

"Don’t worry, with your big belly, I won’t bother you." Liu Nan encouraged herself, "I already planned it when I came. After getting married, I’ve got to fix all his bad habits properly."

Ye Ling nodded in agreement, "Now there’s no worry about Zhao Guodong, but Zhang Linong and Wang Ping still haven’t married. Who knows if they’ve met anyone."