CHAPTER 297: CHAPTER 267: PRINCE HUANG IS VERY FILIAL 2

Biting down on it with all his might.

The way he looked made people laugh.

Yin Shixiu finished his work and came out of the study. Prince Huang spotted him immediately and waved for Dad to sit next to him.

Prince Huang liked being close to Yin Shixiu, and of course Yin Shixiu also liked his son.

Prince Huang chewed that orange segment dry and spit the residue into his chubby little hand.

Then, everyone watched as the chubby little hand reached out in front of Yin Shixiu, accompanied by a childish voice, "Dad, eat orange!"

Yin Shixiu’s face darkened immediately, and he pulled his son into his arms, "You’re really filial, huh!"

"Eat orange, eat orange."

Seeing Yin Shixiu not opening his mouth, Prince Huang started to whine a bit.

Grandparents laughed so much they couldn’t close their mouths.

Su Xiaomeng sat to the side, watching the fun.

It seemed like she was waiting to see whether Yin Shixiu would open his mouth or not, after all, it’s his son’s filial gesture!

The funniest part was when Old Master Yin joined in, urging Yin Shixiu, "Prince Huang is so filial, aren’t you touched enough to eat it?"

Yin Shixiu looked bitterly at his old father, "Dad, I didn’t give you chewed orange when I was a kid, did I?"

"You think you were well-behaved as a kid? You did things that were worse! If you don’t believe me, ask your mom."

Yin Shixiu quickly turned to Zhou Mengqin, "Mom..."

Zhou Mengqin swiftly replied with six words: "Anyway, Huang Huang is like you."

Su Xiaomeng finally couldn’t keep it in and laughed out loud with no mercy.

Yin Shixiu wasn’t stupid. Although he didn’t mind his son, looking at that handful of orange residue in the little chubby hand, only four words emerged in his heart: pretty disgusting.

He asked Xiao Meng to go inside and bring out the toy truck he had bought today.

Upon seeing the toy train, Huang Huang obediently put the orange residue on the coffee table, wiped his hand on Yin Shixiu’s clothes, and went to grab his beloved toy truck.

The Yin grandparents didn’t want to go back after staying here.

Su Xiaomeng mentioned preparing a room for them and letting the two elders stay overnight.

However, after discussing the full-month banquet, the grandparents still returned to the Yin Mansion.

According to the Yin grandparents, the child’s first birthday banquet should be grander, it’s his first birthday after all.

But Yin Shixiu’s opinion was that simplicity is best.

The first birthday is more about its significance rather than the form.

Besides, it’s hot, holding such a grand event is tiring.

The grandparents thought it made sense, and suggested that several elders should attend. As for the younger folks, those who wish to come can come; those who don’t, don’t need to waste their time.

Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng both expressed their agreement.

Coincidentally, the first birthday falls on a Sunday, and the family’s butler had already arranged the banquet at Beijing’s highest-grade, the Pangu Seven-star Hotel.

This was Su Xiaomeng’s first time stepping into a super five-star hotel.

As soon as she stepped in, she wanted to turn around and run out, pulling Yin Shixiu’s arm, exaggeratedly asking, "I just want to know if the few steps I take on this floor will have to be paid for..."

Yin Shixiu was amused by her, "Thanks to Third Uncle this time, this hotel belongs to the Duan Family. Mr. Duan has quite a good relationship with our family, and especially close with Third Uncle."

"Mr. Duan?"

A sensitive nerve in Su Xiaomeng’s brain suddenly tightened.

"Duan Qiaoqiao?!"

Yin Shixiu couldn’t help but chuckle, "You still remember her name, huh?"

Su Xiaomeng lightly frowned, as if she had eaten bitter melon, only feeling that the tip of her tongue was bitter, and was at a loss for words.

Seeing her silence, Yin Shixiu pulled her shoulder, "What’s wrong?"

Su Xiaomeng mumbled, "I remember you guys..."

"What’s up with us?"

"You guys... have a good relationship, at that time, Third Uncle even tried to set you two up..."

Yin Shixiu looked at her attempt to be broad-minded but couldn’t help showing her small-mindedness, feeling quite amused.

"She already has a boyfriend now, who is very excellent."

Yin Shixiu said this, intending to ease her jealousy, but unexpectedly—

"You’re actually still in contact with her!"

This remark made the grandparents in front turn their heads.

Yin Shixiu could only chuckle dryly, then hurriedly whispered to Su Xiaomeng, "Lower your voice..."

"Yin Shixiu, you—"

Su Xiaomeng furrowed her brows tightly.

"Anyway, she calls me ’brother,’ can’t just cut her off because we aren’t together, right?"

"Oh wow, you’re talking about being considerate now!"

Su Xiaomeng’s tone was sarcastic.

Hearing her sarcastic and unhappy words, Yin Shixiu didn’t take them to heart.

He knew Xiao Meng wasn’t someone so petty to be jealous over a girl who meant nothing to him.

But what he didn’t know was that in Su Xiaomeng’s eyes, despite Yin Shixiu being able to attract women wherever he went, the only person who had truly mattered to her was Duan Qiaoqiao.

She would never forget the first time she saw Yin Shixiu and Duan Qiaoqiao walking down the street, her affectionately calling him Fourth Brother, him gently chatting and laughing with her...

Their matching appearance made her...jealous.

And she could never forget it was the first time she felt herself not good enough, the first time she felt inferior because of someone else.

Yin Shixiu is a good man, that’s what she thinks.

So even if there are many women trying to get close to him by various means, she can understand.

It’s just like the saying, "A fair lady is a gentleman’s good match"... Likewise, a modest gentleman is what women are drawn to.

But she believes Yin Shixiu has his own boundaries, as a husband and as a father.

Most women with proper values, even if they admire him, wouldn’t touch a married man, let alone want to become the other woman.

As for those whose values might not be so proper, who happen to have good looks, a great body, even an impressive education or background, if they really want to interfere, she wouldn’t be able to stop them.

However,

If Yin Shixiu were to be seduced by such a woman, it would only mean there’s something wrong with Yin Shixiu, as she’s been devoted to him. If she can’t get his loyalty, she would choose to give up on such a marriage.

This is why she never took notice of those flashy women who hover around Yin Shixiu.

As for... Duan Qiaoqiao, she’s really different.

Su Xiaomeng has to admit, if one day a girl like Duan Qiaoqiao makes Yin Shixiu change his heart...

She’d find it quite normal... so much so that she might not even blame Yin Shixiu.

Because Duan Qiaoqiao is just that outstanding! Not only outstanding, but she also met Yin Shixiu long before she did!

The two families have been friends for generations, and that girl has liked Yin Shixiu for many years...

Honestly, thinking about it, it’s a pity they didn’t end up together!

Ahhhh!

Su Xiaomeng held her head and shook it quickly!

No, no, what are you thinking! Can you be any less ambitious!

In the elevator, Yin Shixiu saw Su Xiaomeng lost in her own world, sometimes shaking her head and sighing, sometimes frustrated and fuming, completely unaware that everyone’s eyes were on her.

After returning to her senses, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"Mama... hands..."

Shuangshuang in the stroller, reached out her chubby hand to hold hers.

Su Xiaomeng quickly hooked her daughter’s finger, smiling.

As they exited the elevator, Su Xiaomeng suddenly sidled up to Yin Shixiu, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in his ear, "Give me your phone."

Yin Shixiu raised an eyebrow.

"I’ll help clean up your contact list."

Yin Shixiu couldn’t help but feel amused, raising a hand to stroke her head, handing his phone to her generously.

Su Xiaomeng felt uneasy with his straightforward and honest gesture...

"Uh... I don’t want to snoop on your privacy, I just... just..."

No matter how she said it, it would make her seem both petty and distrustful of him.

"I have no secrets from you."

Yin Shixiu interrupted her, speaking softly.

In the dining room, both her grandfather and little uncle’s family had arrived, to Su Xiaomeng’s surprise, also present were her first uncle Bai Zhengxiang’s family and... her second uncle and his wife.

The weather was too hot, and Su Xiaomeng didn’t want her parents to travel to Beijing in the heat, so she had them stay in Chengdu.

So her real grandparents weren’t present.

Upon their entrance, everyone except Bai Fengmao stood up to greet the two elders of the Yin Family.

There were two large tables in the private room.

At the main table sat the elders along with Shixiu, Xiaomeng, and the children, while the other juniors sat at another table.

Actually, the combined gathering of the Yin and Bai Families totaled around twenty people, comfortably fitting into two tables.

Bai Zhengxiang and Bai Zhenghan also sat at the main table.

It was Xiao Meng’s first time meeting her first uncle’s wife, second uncle, and second uncle’s wife.

Politely, she greeted them and then sat down.

Yin Shixiu followed suit with his greetings.

"Seeing me, Xiao Meng must feel quite unfamiliar, right? Xiao Xian should have brought you back long ago."

Su Xiaomeng smiled, "Mom mentioned Second Uncle to me, saying he’s an outstanding doctor."

"Your second uncle is now much more than a doctor, he was promoted to deputy director long ago."

Su Xiaomeng embarrassingly scratched her head, "Second Uncle is really amazing..."

In truth, Su’s mother had told her very little about the Bai Family, those small bits were only because Su Xiaomeng had actively asked.

Su Xiaomeng could tell that her mom didn’t like to mention her first and second uncles...

Regarding why her mom eloped with her dad, leaving for twenty years, Su Xiaomeng only vaguely knew.

Su’s mother never explained in detail, and she didn’t want to pry.

All she knew was that her grandfather didn’t like her dad, and her mom loved her dad too much, so they eloped.

But what Su Xiaomeng couldn’t understand was...

What sort of clash back then could have been so severe that her mom, who missed her grandfather so much, stayed in Chengdu, refusing to set foot in Beijing for twenty years.

The first uncle, second uncle... and other relatives, why didn’t anyone speak up for mom...

To ease her remorse from becoming so heavy as it is today.

"In the blink of an eye, Xiao Meng has had kids before your second cousin, well, this is a little token from your second uncle and second uncle’s wife."

Bai Zhenghan said as he placed two red envelopes in front of Su Xiaomeng.

Just as Su Xiaomeng was about to nod in thanks, she saw Yin Shixiu pick up the two red envelopes and return them to Bai Zhenghan without taking them, "Mr. Bai, we appreciate the gesture, but there’s no need for gifts."