Jingxia Rose

Chapter 224 [Irresistible Sweetness 023]

Shu Tang paused in her sipping of bird's nest soup. "Grandma Xiao's 80th birthday?"

Shu's mother nodded, "Yes, the invitations have already been sent over today. Our whole family has been invited. Besides, when you were in Moscow, they helped you a lot, so you definitely have to go."

"Gu Xing will definitely come back. We'll take some time to invite him to dinner and thank him properly on behalf of our family."

Shu Tang blinked but didn't say anything.

After she returned from Moscow, she didn't contact him again except for the day she arrived.

They just lie there quietly in each other's friend lists.

It's been almost half a year since she returned from Moscow. During this time, she has been busy with her studio and has rarely thought about Xiao Guxing.

It's just that occasionally... well... occasionally I think about our first meeting on the plane, and the scene where I glanced up and saw him at the Moscow police station that night.

While they were talking, Shu Tang's mind wandered.

When Shu's mother didn't get a reply, she looked up and saw Shu Tang staring blankly ahead.

"I'm talking to you! Didn't you hear me?" she shouted.

"Oh, I heard you." Shu Tang snapped out of her reverie, responded casually, picked up the bowl, and gulped down the bird's nest soup in two mouthfuls.

Shu's mother looked like she couldn't bear to watch. This girl had grown up in luxury, but sometimes she ate in a way that was far from elegant. She ate a bowl of fine bird's nest like it was two pieces of porridge.

Also no one.

Shu's mother put down her nail polish, got up, and sat down opposite her. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Is it really over between you and Gu Xing?"

"I don't know." Shu Tang's expression was natural, her eyes showed no emotion, and she shrugged.

"If you don't know, who does?!"

"Old Man of the Moon," Shu Tang said with a smile, "you can go to the Temple of the Old Man of the Moon these few days and ask him if he has tied me and Xiao Guxing together. If that doesn't work, ask him to give you some hints about where my destined person is and when I will meet him. If all else fails, I can go to him and renew this fate ahead of time."

"By the way, you should bring plenty of offerings and light some incense before asking, sincerity is key." Shu Tang pouted, "I just don't know if the Old Man of the Moon will fall for that."

Shu's mother gave her a speechless look, "You're such a nice girl, how come you have such a mouth that loves to talk nonsense? I think all your potential suitors were scared away by your mouth."

"How am I talking nonsense? I'm just giving you advice."

"You think you're so important? I'm not the one in a hurry about this."

"You're the one who's in a hurry right now."

"..."

“My dear mother, please don’t worry about me. This matter needs to be handled naturally. You can’t force things.”

Shu's mother chuckled lightly, "Oh, didn't you used to insist on twisting off a melon to taste it before you knew if it was sweet? Have you changed your mind now?"

Shu Tang shrugged. "Back then I was young and impetuous. Besides, I never really pursued anyone. It was all just talk. Now I'm not the same person I was back then. I'm mature and stable now."

Shu's mother glanced at the pink bow ribbon in her hair, the pink and white Chanel-style suit she was wearing, and the Holle Kitty phone case that she had covered on the table.

Mature?

steady?

Those two words are completely foreign to her, okay?

Shu's mother wasn't in a hurry for her to get married, after all, she was only 26 years old this year, but her mental age was only 16. However, she was really satisfied with Xiao Guxing, her future son-in-law.

It is said that a mother-in-law is more and more satisfied with her son-in-law the more she looks at him.

She truly felt this now. From her perspective as a mother, she naturally hoped that Shu Tang and Xiao Guxing could have a lasting relationship.

However, not long after Shu Tang returned from Moscow, she said that she had given up pursuing Xiao Guxing, but what exactly happened inside was unknown to them as well.

"Aunt Yun, is there any food left?" Shu Tang picked up an empty bowl and walked towards the kitchen.

Watching her retreating figure, Shu's mother shook her head with a smile. "Fine, let's see if this melon that's been growing on the vine for half a year is ripe this time."

Shu Tang felt no pressure at all about meeting Xiao Guxing in a few days.

There was no tension, melancholy, embarrassment, or anxiety.

Anyway, I'm pretty calm about it.

Of course, she was secretly pleased, but not overly so. She also wanted to see what kind of attitude Xiao Guxing would have towards her after six months.

Shu Tang loves to eat, so the nanny at home must be a good cook. She always wants to eat something when she comes back from outside.

There was a small bowl of eight-treasure porridge and a waffle in the kitchen. After she finished eating, she picked up her bag and went upstairs. She waved and smiled at her mother, who was sitting at the dining table, saying, "My dear mother, go to sleep early. Good night."

Shu's mother rolled her eyes.

The next day, Shu Tang slept in late and didn't get up until Aunt Yun came to call her at noon.

"The second young mistress is back," Aunt Yun said.

"Second sister-in-law?" Shu Tang asked in surprise, "And my second brother?"

She was alone.

Shu Tang frowned and immediately ran downstairs. She saw her second sister-in-law, Xu Jiaran, talking to her mother. Her mother was smiling so much that there were more wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, which was unlike her usual dignified and well-maintained appearance.

"Second sister-in-law, you're back!" Shu Tang called out as she walked over.

Shu's mother couldn't help but share, "Your second sister-in-law is pregnant, and you're going to be an aunt again."

Shu Tang opened her eyes wide and leaned closer to ask, "Really? How old is he?"

"Two months," Xu Jiaran said with a smile. "My due date is in late July next year. I just found out yesterday."

"That's great! Where's my second brother? How could he let you come back alone?"

"He couldn't leave the company today, so he had his driver take me home. It's okay, he'll pick me up tonight."

"That's pretty much it!"

Shu Tang's second brother and eldest brother are only two years apart in age, but her second brother got married two years earlier than her eldest brother. Now her eldest brother's son is almost five years old and his daughter is two years old, but her second brother and sister-in-law still don't have children.

This was also a major worry for Xu Jiaran. When they went to the hospital for checkups, the couple found that there were no major problems, but they just couldn't get pregnant.

Shu's parents didn't put any pressure on the couple, saying that having children is a matter of fate.

Now that the child has finally arrived, everyone is relieved and overjoyed.

On Saturday, apart from her older brother and father who work at the hospital, everyone else had a meal together at the Shu family's old house. Shu Tang's older brother and sister-in-law both work in the medical field.

They are usually very busy. The older one is in kindergarten and is being cared for by a nanny. Occasionally, the younger one and the older one are left together at the old house to be cared for by Shu's mother.

It just so happens that Sister-in-law Shutang is going to attend an academic conference out of town next week, and her older brother is so busy at the hospital that he can't be in two places at once, so both children were packed up and sent to the old house.

Shu Tang teased her mother, "Mom, you'd better take on the responsibilities of being a grandmother."

Shu's mother picked up two-year-old Shu Xiaoxiao and said, "Xiaoxiao, you are much cuter than your annoying aunt."

Feeling verbally attacked, Shu Tang rolled her eyes, slung her bag over her shoulder, and headed out the door.