Chapter 1012: 1012
Chapter 1012: Until We’re Both Hoary-Haired (8)
“What’s there to be scared of? His mother doesn’t bite, does she?” An Xiaxia was bewildered .
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Su Xiaomo sighed .
It was nothing like that . She was only afraid that it would upset He Jiayu .
“I’ll think about it . ”
That night, Su Xiaomo officially made the suggestion to He Jiayu, who, after a long silence, said, “It’s not a bad idea . ”
Su Xiaomo said anxiously, “I won’t go if you don’t want me to . ”
“It’s ok . After all, she’s still my mother . ” He Jiayu smiled wryly . “Alright, go to bed now . ”
It was well into the night .
Sleep evaded He Jiayu . By the moonlight shining in through the window, he looked closely at Su Xiaomo’s face next to him .
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He realized that he had been the cowardly one all along .
Caressing Su Xiaomo’s pretty eyebrows, He Jiayu whispered, “I don’t hate her . The person I hate is myself . ”
Lantern Festival arrived fifteen days after the Spring Festival .
With Cuddlie in her arms, Su Xiaomo went to visit He Jiayu’s mother with him .
His mother stood there dazed when she opened the door, her eyes filled with disbelief . Her mouth fell open and she stammered, unable to put together a coherent sentence .
Read more chapter on vipnovel . comHe Jiayu said mildly, “Momo and I thought we should come to visit . ”
“D- do come in…” A long moment passed before his mother finally came back to herself . After they entered, she crouched down to fetch slippers for them . Su Xiaomo stopped her right away . “Please, we can do that ourselves . ”
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Biting her lip, his mother stood back up and rubbed her hands together, looking uneasy . “What would you like to eat? I have everything here — chicken, duck, fish, seafood… If you fancy none of those, I can go get something else! Or we can eat out!”
It pained He Jiayu to see her so humble and timid .
Eventually, he sighed . “Anything will do . ”
“Ah Ying, who’s here?” It was a man’s voice, which surprised He Jiayu . Turning around, he happened to look into that man’s eyes .
He was of a similar age as his mother, had an ordinary face, and a simple and honest smile — a very down-to-earth man, in a word .
“Why, Jiayu, isn’t it?” He smiled . “Your mum has shown me photos of you!”
He Jiayu didn’t reply .
Su Xiaomo quietly tugged his sleeve, and only then did He Jiayu’s face soften a little .
His mother went up to the man anxiously and whispered something . The man then smiled awkwardly at He Jiayu and Su Xiaomo, saying, “I – I’ll go get a bottle of soy sauce . ”
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And he didn’t come back until hours later .
He Jiayu knew perfectly well that his mother had sent the man away so as not to upset her son .
“Are you going to marry him?” He Jiayu finally spoke after the long silence .
His mother hesitated, then nodded . “Old Li is a kind man . He has a small business of his own and his children are all good kids . He didn’t have much schooling, but he’s honest and very nice to me…”
He Jiayu was silent again .
His mother said hastily, “If, if it upsets you, I’ll leave him!”
“No,” He Jiayu replied . “I have no objections, as long as you’re happy . ”
His mother blinked and looked at him in disbelief .
Taking Cuddlie from Su Xiaomo’s hands, he rubbed her little head and said, “This is your grandma . ”
Cuddlie said in a clear and melodious voice, “Nice to meet you, Grandma!”
Recalling that she was supposed to say something propitious during the festival season, she added, “Grandma, I wish you good health and good luck in everything!”
Her grandma was dazed . Tears then welled up in her eyes before rolling down her cheeks .
“Grandma, what’s wrong?” asked Cuddlie gingerly .
Her grandma waved her hand . “Nothing! Grandma is just so happy!”