CHAPTER 230: CHAPTER 134: THE MYSTERIOUS SOLDIER

On Saturday, Minghang was somewhat absent-minded all day. He forgot to ask the maid to refill his rice during dinner, and he didn’t even realize what soup he drank as it took him ages.

Because of this, he was teased by his brother, his sister-in-law, and even his little nephew.

Everyone could tell that Minghang was very nervous.

To comfort their youngest son, Mr. and Mrs. Ren decided not to go out today. "The more nervous Minghang is, the more important that girl is to him." In order to make Minghang relax, they didn’t tell him that, despite the doctor’s advice, Uncle Ren Bonian insisted on returning home to meet his future granddaughter-in-law.

Finally, it was three o’clock, and Minghang left the house early with excuses like the road might be jammed, and his car was running out of fuel.

There was no traffic jam, and his fuel tank was actually more than half full. Minghang arrived at Qianze Street at half-past four.

He sat in the car for over an hour; he didn’t want to put too much pressure on Xia You. It turned out, the only person feeling immense pressure that day was Minghang alone.

At that time, Xia You had just been rushed upstairs by Xia Yun and had played with Maggie for a while before taking out the whole new set of things she bought yesterday.

Maggie sneakily peeked through the crack in the door, looking at her sister who looked different inside.

"Mama," Maggie didn’t know how to describe her sister to Xia Yun at the moment, thought for a while, and from her limited vocabulary found a few words: "Sister looks like the mermaid princess." In Maggie’s eyes, Xia You was the mermaid princess from the fairy tale, beautiful and from the sea.

"Maggie, you can’t call your sister ’mermaid princess’ anymore unless you want Sister You to turn into bubbles like the mermaid princess, understand?" Xia Yun spoke sternly to Maggie for once.

"Okay," Maggie covered her mouth and looked pitifully outside, "Mama, that big brother has been standing outside for a long time."

Children are sharp-eyed; she immediately spotted Minghang who was lingering at the door, recognising him as the big brother who had dinner with her that day. Maggie called Lin Yi ’Uncle Lin’ and Minghang ’big brother,’ which had slightly upset Minghang at that time.

"Mama, go invite big brother inside, and you go call your sister down," Xia Yun gently touched her little daughter’s head. It had been hard to find peace, and now that Xia You had found a good man, she hoped everything would go smoothly tonight, only then would she feel she had done right by Xiao You.

Minghang had met Xia Yun once before. Facing his future mother-in-law, he smiled ingratiatingly, unable to hide how eager he was to please. Minghang, essentially, was a boy quite liked by middle-aged women, from a good family, humble, and with no airs about him. So, during the few minutes waiting for Xia You to come down, Xia Yun’s impression of Minghang improved further.

"Mom, what are you guys talking about that’s so cheerful," Xia You came down the stairs, changed into her clothes, still not quite used to the wig on her head.

"Xiao You," Xia Yun was pleased to see her daughter looking renewed. Xia You had cut her hair short, which Xia Yun disapproved of a bit at first, short hair although neat, was not favored by the elderly.

"Minghang, let’s go," noticing that Minghang had not given any remarks, Xia You felt a bit disappointed, but she still put on a smile and took the initiative to walk up and hold his hand.

Walking on the street, the well-matched couple caught the attention of many. Just as Xia You was greeting a few neighbors, she noticed Minghang speeding up, almost starting to run, leaving her gasping for air after stopping as she was wearing medium-heeled shoes that day.

"What’s the matter..." Xia You had never seen such an inconsiderate side of Minghang.

"Xiao You," Minghang laughed foolishly and held her tight in his arms. His unique simple and happy scent lifted Xia You’s mood as well. While she might not be able to fall in love with him yet, she definitely liked him. She would probably grow to like him even more in the future.

"Just now, I was at a loss for words. Today, you are breathtakingly beautiful," Minghang felt all his day’s tension melt away when he saw Xia You, pushed forward like a treasure by Maggie. His intense emotions and overwhelming love flooded him completely.