He didn't even eat dinner. He had been sitting here waiting for him since he came back. Now he was really hungry.
Tang Muzhi walked to the kitchen door and said with a serious face: "Today is your birthday and you want to eat longevity noodles. Don't worry, I will definitely let you eat them before twelve o'clock."
Seeing her serious look, Jing Xiao suddenly felt that something in his heart had been touched.
Everyone in Haicheng knew tonight that it was his birthday, but he didn't even have a meal. All he had was this little guy, and he wanted to cook him a bowl of longevity noodles before twelve o'clock.
When Tang Muzhi saw that he had stopped talking, she ignored him and was busy in the kitchen alone.
Ten minutes later, she came out with a bowl of noodles.
"Hurry up and eat, I've even spread out an egg." She urged while standing at the dining table.
Jing Xiao sat still, looking at her, as if he was having some kind of struggle in his heart.
"Don't worry about it. It's okay to eat once in a while." Tang Muzhi thought he was worried that he would gain weight if he ate late night snacks, so he persuaded him.
Seeing that he still didn't move, he walked over, grabbed his wrist and pulled him to the dining table, "You should eat quickly. If I hadn't left early in the morning and you got up late, this side I’ll cook it for you in the morning.”
Hearing this, Jing Xiao felt inexplicably sad. Is this why she asked herself when she would come back this morning?
After sitting down, Tang Muzhi handed him the chopsticks and said, "Eat it while it's hot. Happy birthday."
Jing Xiao took it, without any further hesitation, and took a bite. The taste was average, but it was not difficult to swallow.
"My grandma said that you must eat longevity noodles on your birthday." Tang Muzhi lowered her eyelids and spoke lightly with a hint of sadness, "It's such a pity that I will never be able to eat the longevity noodles cooked by my grandma again." .”
Hearing this, the chopsticks in Jing Xiao's hand paused. He had heard his grandma say before that Tang Muzhi grew up with Grandma Tang. Their relationship was very good. Three months ago, Grandma Tang passed away and she took care of it alone. funeral.
It was really hard for him to imagine how such a petite body could bear such great sadness and pain.
"I'll do it for you in the future." He couldn't help but say this.
Tang Mu Zhi was startled for a moment, then raised her head, met his eyes, chuckled, and asked, "Are you just making longevity noodles for me? Or are you also cooking every day?"
"You can do it whenever you have time." He replied calmly.
"Mr. Jing, thank you." After saying that, Tang Muzhi turned and walked to the bedroom, "You eat slowly, I will go back to the room first."
After entering the room, she locked the door. The image of her grandma kept popping up in her mind. She felt as if her heart was being pricked by a needle, and the pain was severe.
She didn't want to cry, but she couldn't stop tears from flowing down her face.
She huddled on the ground along the door panel, hugging her knees and letting her tears flow freely.
Outside the house, Jing Xiao stood at the door, listening to the sobbing coming from her room. Her chest seemed to be filled with cotton, stuffy and congested.
After a long time, he finally endured it and took back his hand that was in mid-air to knock on the door.
Early the next morning.
When Jing Xiao got up, he was wearing a set of home clothes. The style was simple, but it inadvertently revealed his handsomeness.
Tang Muzhi had already gotten up and was eating snacks on the sofa. Looking at her, her mood seemed to have recovered.
When she saw him, she smiled and greeted him, "Good morning, Mr. Jing."
Jing Xiao's eyes fell on the potato chips in front of her, and he frowned slightly, "Is this what you eat in the morning?"
"I don't eat in the morning. I'm just bored sitting here and always want to eat something." She replied with a smile, then put down the potato chips and took out a tissue.
He wanted to say something else, but his phone rang at this moment. Instead of avoiding her, he stood still and answered the phone.
Mrs. Jing's voice soon came from the other end of the phone, "Axiao, are you free tomorrow? We can go there."
"Grandma, what's the matter?"
Hearing this, Tang Muzhi, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly became nervous and looked directly at him with his eyes.
"Can't I come and see my granddaughter-in-law?" Mrs. Jing asked displeasedly on the phone, and then added, "It's time for you to introduce Zhizhi to your family."
Jing Xiao understood what she meant. The old man was afraid that he would go back without Tang Muzhi, so he thought of bringing his family over directly, but this was a bit sudden, "Grandma, can't we change the time?"
"We agreed before that we would meet after your birthday. Your birthday passed yesterday." Mrs. Jing reminded him in a serious tone, "Okay, tell Zhizhi and ask her mother to call her tomorrow. Her stepfather comes with us, so we can all meet."
As soon as he finished speaking, the call was hung up.
Jing Xiao sighed helplessly, put away the phone, and looked at Tang Mu Zhi. Seeing the curiosity and expectation on her face, he spoke directly without waiting for her to ask, "Grandma said that she wants the elders of the two families to Let’s meet and let me ask you, is the time convenient for you there?”
"Ah?" She stood up from the sofa suddenly, obviously shocked, "This... I have to call and ask."
As she said that, she ran into the bedroom in a hurry, without even having time to put on her slippers, and she ran faster than a rabbit with her bare feet.
Seeing her look like this, Jing Xiao actually felt a little cute and couldn't help but chuckle.
When Tang Muzhi called her mother to tell her about this, she was still a little nervous, but Weng Lu didn't hesitate and agreed immediately. After all, she had long wanted to meet her son-in-law.
The next afternoon.
It was originally planned to meet at the restaurant, but then they came over temporarily and said they wanted to come up and have a look at their little home.
When they went downstairs to pick them up, Mrs. Jing's face was full of smiles, and her eyes were filled with deep joy.
After seeing Tang Mu Zhi, she came over enthusiastically, held her hand and asked her, as if she hadn't seen her for a long time.
Jing Xiao stood aside and watched this scene silently, with an elusive emotion flashing in his eyes.
After Jing Xiao's introduction, Tang Muzhi called people one by one. She thought her grandparents were coming, but she didn't expect that Jing Xiao's aunt Jing Yanli's family also came. As for his parents, she didn't see them.
She knew that Jing Xiao grew up with his grandparents, so she didn't ask much about his parents, but now it seemed that the relationship was probably very bad.
Jing Xiao's father, Jing Xunhua, has always disapproved of his mother's decision to let his son marry Tang Mu Zhi, not only because of the age gap between the two, but also because he felt that the two were not a good match in every aspect. .
But the old lady convinced his proud son, and there was nothing he could do to stop her.
Originally, Jing Xunhua didn't come. He planned to let his wife and youngest son come, but the old man stopped him. After all, in today's scene, if they came too, Jing Xiao would have to quarrel with him.
After a while, they went upstairs.
After sitting down in the living room, Tang Muzhi went to the kitchen to boil water to make tea for them.
As soon as Zhou Chengsi entered the room, he noticed the pile of snacks on the coffee table. He couldn't help but laugh and joked: "Brother, these snacks of yours look pretty good."
After all, he really couldn't imagine how Jing Xiao could tolerate such a thing entering his house.
Jing Xiao didn't say anything, just glared at him.
Mrs. Jing also noticed the changes in her home and smiled happily.
She felt that it was not without benefit for Jing Xiao to hide his true identity and want to investigate Tang Mu Zhi, at least it would allow them to see another side of him.
Everyone in the Jing family had already agreed before arriving that they would continue to hide their identities from Tang Mu Zhi's discovery.
Mr. Jing is sitting in the middle of the sofa. He is a gentle elder who has no doubts about his wife's vision.
In fact, he initially disagreed with Jing Xiao hiding his identity, but now he felt that it was somewhat interesting, so he tried his best to help his precious grandson continue to pretend to be poor.
Mrs. Jing is not afraid of Jing Xiao's temptation. After all, she knows that Tang Mu Zhi is a good girl, and she trusts people educated by her best friend.
Jing Xiao took a deep look at grandma and immediately understood what she meant.
They all agreed not to let Tang Muzhi know the truth for the time being. If he cheated, the old man would settle the score with them.
Jing Yanli liked this nephew-in-law very much, and she always had a gentle smile on her face. Her husband spoke little, but had a gentle face, and he had no objection to this matter.
Tang Muzhi was not very familiar with the Jing family. This was the first official meeting and she was still a little nervous.
Zhou Chengsi is a lively and cheerful person, and within a short time, he and she were chatting enthusiastically.
After he witnessed his brother allowing her to bring junk food home, he firmly hugged this sister-in-law's lap. He believed that her sister-in-law would be his supporter in the future.
They had dinner at a nearby restaurant. In order to cooperate with Jing Xiao, they deliberately did not choose a high-end restaurant, but a medium-sized restaurant.
Weng Lu came a little late with her son Lu Hao. She said that her husband had some work that he couldn't leave, and she kept apologizing to everyone.
But Tang Muzhi knew that the two people must have been quarreling again, but it didn't matter. Anyway, it didn't matter whether he came to such a scene or not.
Although Lu Hao is ten years old this year, he can still chat with his brother-in-law who is twenty years older than him.
Everyone had a peaceful meal, and Tang Mu Zhi didn't notice anything strange about the family.
Weng Lu was very satisfied with this son-in-law. Although she had heard that Jing Xiao was thirty years old, when they met today, she found that this man was really young and a perfect match for her daughter. The elders in his family were also very nice, and they all She is courteous and would not bully her daughter.
After dinner, they chatted for a while and then left.
After putting the grandparents in the car and watching the car drive away, the couple returned home.
Along the way, they almost didn't speak, and the car was eerily quiet.
After arriving home and entering the house, Jing Xiao was the first to break the silence and asked in a low and gentle voice: "Are you tired?"
"Yes." She responded softly, then walked to the sofa and sat down, her eyes closed tightly.
She really didn't want to experience this kind of chaotic scene again.
