CHAPTER 279: CHAPTER 253: WEDDING PREPARATIONS

Amidst the hustle and bustle of wedding preparations, balancing work, school, and caring for their two children was no easy feat.

One evening, Su Xiaomeng sat in front of the dressing table, a face mask on, staring blankly at the mirror.

When Yin Shixiu returned, he saw her sitting there like a fool, filled with infinite sorrow.

"What’s wrong?"

He asked, before taking off his clothes to head to the bathroom.

Su Xiaomeng suddenly turned around, pointing at her own face, "I think I’m getting old!"

Yin Shixiu paused for a moment.

Su Xiaomeng hurriedly ripped off the face mask, pointing at the fine lines at the corners of her eyes, "Quick, come and see."

Seeing her like this, he found her adorably silly. He walked over, hugged her neck, and bent down to give her a heavy kiss on the lips, "Let me see..."

Su Xiaomeng blinked her eyes, determinedly leaning her eye corner closer to him, looking deadly serious.

Yin Shixiu was amused, he looked and then patted her head, "It’s fine. At least this way, when I take you out, people won’t look at me as if I’m kidnapping a minor girl."

Su Xiaomeng’s expression froze, then she angrily said, "You big-headed dummy! What twenty-one-year-old girl has wrinkles at the corners of her eyes? It’s all your fault for making me work so hard!"

Her last words stopped Yin Shixiu in his tracks. Bare-chested, he returned to her side, grabbed her and pulled her up.

"What are you doing!"

"Shower time."

"I already showered!"

"Then let’s work a bit..."

The same words, said by different people and with different tones, can have completely different meanings!

By the time they came out of the bathroom, it was already past nine.

Su Xiaomeng was so hungry her stomach flattened, but she was too tired to get out of bed, so it was Yin Shixiu who fed the two little ones and warmed up the food.

Two high baby chairs were brought to the bedroom, where Shuangshuang and Huang Huang sat, each holding a bottle.

Their big black eyes stared intently at the couple eating on the bed.

How rare is this?

Su Xiaomeng wasn’t genuinely unable to get out of bed to eat, but Yin Shixiu said, "After you eat, let’s work a bit more..."

That one sentence made Su Xiaomeng decide to lie in bed and be served.

Su Xiaomeng lay there using a table for lazy people to eat, which made it seem like their house gained another child...

Six pairs of similar-looking eyes watched each other...

"Mom..."

Shuangshuang stared at Su Xiaomeng for a long time, seemed to have an understanding, and then stretched out a chubby hand to give the bottle to Su Xiaomeng.

Su Xiaomeng nudged Yin Shixiu with her elbow, who was watching emails on a tablet, muttering, "Shuangshuang is full, take her bottle."

Yin Shixiu responded, then got off the bed to take the bottle from Shuangshuang, but——

"Mom!"

As soon as Shuangshuang saw Yin Shixiu reaching for the bottle, she quickly withdrew it, leaning forward, her small arms stretched out, wanting to hand the bottle to Su Xiaomeng.

"Mom! Drink nainai!"

Clearly, Su Xiaomeng eating in bed in front of the children was a mistake.

Shuangshuang already categorized her with Huang Huang and herself.

Prince Huang, seeing Shuangshuang’s actions, eagerly drank a few big gulps, almost choking, and only then extended his bottle to Su Xiaomeng...

"Mom, drink nainai..."

"Huang Huang, don’t butt in, okay?"

Yin Shixiu laughed beside them, even asking Shuangshuang, "Giving mommy a drink?"

"...Yes!"

Shuangshuang blinked and nodded vigorously.

Yin Shixiu looked at her, "How about it? Want to take a couple of sips, just to try it?"

"Go away!"

"Tut-tut..."

"Mommy isn’t drinking it, what to do? Daddy drink it, okay?"

Shuangshuang looked at Su Xiaomeng, then at Yin Shixiu, back and forth several times, until seeing Yin Shixiu about to put the bottle in his mouth——

The chubby hand stretched out quickly, snatching the bottle back from the edge of Yin Shixiu’s mouth.

Her small mouth opened, biting the nipple tightly.

Yin Shixiu was stunned for a long time, feeling... a bit defeated inside.

Su Xiaomeng almost spat out her food from laughing!

Prince Huang stretched out an arm, gently patted Yin Shixiu’s back...

Yin Shixiu turned to look at Prince Huang, "PAPA, drink..."

Yin Shixiu felt touched, bowed down to kiss Prince Huang, "Good boy, you drink it yourself, daddy won’t."

"Drink..."

Who knew Prince Huang, rarely so enthusiastic, eagerly leaned forward, laughing so heartily.

Unable to resist his son’s enthusiasm, Yin Shixiu took the bottle, took a symbolic sip, but who knew——

The empty sucking sound could be heard even by Su Xiaomeng from a distance, it was truly... awkward...

Yin Shixiu shook the bottle, finding not a drop left!

He looked at Huang Huang, and Huang Huang was also looking at him...

Their eyes met, and then, Huang Huang suddenly laughed!

"Hehe..."

"Hehehe..."

Whenever Prince Huang laughed, Shuangshuang would surely follow! And today was no exception.

Thus, these two little ones began to laugh recklessly, their laughter carefree, as the sound echoed through the large bedroom.

Su Xiaomeng touched her nose, faintly aware that there seemed to be someone in this world who could twist Yin Shixiu around their little finger.

Yin Shixiu, annoyed, tossed the two little ones onto the bed and tickled them as a form of punishment.

Shuangshuang laughed so hard her voice went sharp, and Prince Huang crawled all around the bed, trying to escape Yin Shixiu’s "punishment."

Around ten o’clock, the two little ones finally became so sleepy that their eyelids drooped, and before long, Yin Shixiu placed them back into their cribs.

Su Xiaomeng washed up and climbed back into bed, leaning beside Yin Shixiu. Seeing him still busy with work, she couldn’t help but be curious, "Weren’t you working overtime today? There’s still so much unfinished?"

"Almost done. You go to sleep first."

"Hmm..."

Su Xiaomeng was thinking of saying, I’ll wait for you to sleep together.

But Yin Shixiu didn’t give her the chance, and without lifting his head, he said, "Get a few minutes of sleep. I’ll wake you up later."

Su Xiaomeng really wished...

Her face flushed; she turned her back to him and closed her eyes tightly, not wanting to pay him any attention.

Yin Shixiu glanced at her figure, the corner of his lips curling into a faint smile, and continued browsing through his emails.

He didn’t tell Su Xiaomeng that he hadn’t actually been working overtime at the company today but had been dealing with a matter...

Something she probably would never know.

The feelings Bai Shunyuan once had for Su Xiaomeng, Su Xiaomeng wouldn’t know.

She would only know that her cousin wouldn’t hate her anymore, and gradually, their relationship would become like that of ordinary cousins, not too close nor too distant, but moving in a better direction.

The girl named Jiang Shanshan.

She would probably live her life in constant fear.

As she does unto others, so will it be done to her; she shouldn’t have too many complaints about it.

On May 26th, it was sunny. Yin Shixiu and his wife and children arrived in Bali.

On May 27th, it was sunny. The wedding was held as scheduled.

Early in the morning, Su Xiaomeng was taken into the makeup room to prepare her attire and makeup.

Yin Shixiu was a big man, and moreover, a man blessed with good looks, so makeup seemed a bit superfluous.

The makeup artists and stylists bustled around the bride, bridesmaids, and groomsmen, busy with their tasks.

The elders from the Yin Family, the Bai Family, and even the Su Family were busy from early in the morning.

One moment instructing the venue arrangements, the next moment receiving guests from afar.

In contrast to this bustling and busy atmosphere was Yin Shixiu.

He casually put on a leisure outfit and began tending to the two children, feeding them, changing their diapers, dressing them up, and playing with them.

Not at all like a groom about to get married today.

It wasn’t until a stylist walked past the living room, saw Yin Shixiu leisurely taking care of the children, and paused for a moment before reminding him, "Mr. Yin, shouldn’t you be changing your clothes too?"

Only then did Yin Shixiu glance at his watch, and still unhurried, he asked, "Is the bride ready?"

"...Yes, almost. Would Mr. Yin like to go see?"

Yin Shixiu agreed, handed the children over to two servants for care, and followed the stylist into the makeup room.

The door opened, and standing in front of the full-length mirror was Su Xiaomeng, wearing the wedding dress he had custom-made for her. Her long hair spilled over her shoulders in gentle waves, adorned with tiny flowers on her veil...

Su Xiaomeng looked up and saw Yin Shixiu enter through the mirror, causing her lips to curl into a smile, truly a radiant and bashful sight.

"Do I look a bit unlike myself?"

Yin Shixiu, with his hands still in his pockets, walked behind her, drawing out his hands to gently encircle her waist, resting his chin on her shoulder.

The intimacy of the gesture was apparent, causing the nearby stylist and makeup artist to wisely exit the room.

"Isn’t this you? Beautiful to the point of being astonishing..."

Su Xiaomeng furrowed her brow.

"Is ’astonishing’ the right word here?"

Yin Shixiu turned to kiss her veil, "Or perhaps... you’re so beautiful it gives people goosebumps?"

Su Xiaomeng, with a faint blush applied to her cheeks, inadvertently turned a deep shade of red because of his compliments, looking truly enchanting.

"I’m really lucky."

Yin Shixiu genuinely sighed.

Su Xiaomeng gave a soft chuckle, shifting her attention to his attire, nudging him with her elbow, "Why haven’t you changed clothes yet? What time is it?"

As soon as Su Xiaomeng asked, there was a knock at the makeup room door again.

Several elders stood outside, all carrying something in their hands.

After the door was opened, Bai Fengmao took the lead, stepping forward and presenting a small box of jewelry to Su Xiaomeng, "Open it and take a look."

Su Xiaomeng looked at Bai Fengmao and couldn’t help but touch her head, "Grandpa, it better not be anything too expensive..."

"It’s nothing valuable, just a couple of strings of beads. These were your grandmother’s most cherished jewelry, to be worn on your wrist during the wedding."

"Brother Bai, something as meaningful as these beads should be for Xiao Meng to cherish. At the wedding, given the number of people present, it’s best to wear something more elegant."