you are my joy

The night before the wedding, the Lu family, Lu Yuting's villa, and Ning's family were still brightly lit, and the servants were busy preparing for tomorrow's wedding.

According to custom, the bride and groom cannot meet each other before the wedding.

Ning Yuxi and Lu Yuting didn't care about customs.

After all, they have children and are legally married, so the wedding is just a process for them.

But Song Yebo cared.

He and Ayun have not been with their two daughters for so many years, and they have missed the time when they were growing up.

After they reunited, the fact that Ning Yuxi had married Lu Yuting became a thorn in their hearts.

Now Ning Yuxi's wedding is very important to them, so the customs cannot be abolished.

So Song Yebo took Ning Yuxi back to the Ning family the night before, leaving Lu Yuting to guard the wedding room alone.

As the bridesmaids, Jian Ximan and Qiao Zhiqin also stayed at Ning's house one night early.

When Mr. Ning heard that the house was busy today, he asked the kitchen to prepare a table of delicious dishes, which were all the little girls' favorites.

When the meal was served, the old man was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth and clamored for a drink.

Mrs. Yun had no choice but to pour a glass for Mr. Ning.

"Drink less, tomorrow is Xiao Xi's wedding."

"Just a small cup!"

As Mr. Ning spoke, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then continued to speak.

"It's rare that the house is so lively today. You little girls should come and see me, this old man, more during your vacation! Otherwise, I'd be bored looking at his face all day long."

This him naturally refers to Song Yebo.

It hadn't been a day or two since the old man had said he disliked him. Song Yebo had long been used to it.

After all, it was because of him that Ayun was forced to separate from Mr. Ning.

This separation lasted more than twenty years.

Now it's okay to listen to a few words of disdain for him.

Anyway, the old man didn't really dislike him.

Otherwise, he would have been driven back to the Song family long ago.

Ning Yuxi secretly glanced at Song Yebo's face, and then looked away when she saw that his expression was unstable.

Jian Ximan spoke from the side.

"Grandpa, didn't I just come to see you two days ago with Zhu Kunjing!"

Mr. Ning pretended to have a straight face.

"You said it was a few days ago. Didn't you come to see me these days? Go out and ask, which girl doesn't come home for five or six days to eat? Even when Xiao Xi and Yu Ting are together, I don’t dare not go home for dinner for so long!”

The words "Which girl" fell into Jian Ximan's ears, and her heart trembled.

Her heart seemed to be surrounded by layers of warm currents, warm and touching. Jian Ximan suppressed the soreness in her throat and responded with a smile:

"I know~Grandpa! I will definitely come back to have dinner with you every week from now on!"

After hearing this, Mr. Ning's face looked a little better.

"Next time I bring that boy from the Zhu family, I have to talk to him! Although my old man is older, he is still your mother-in-law, so he must be taken seriously!"

Jian Ximan nodded in agreement, "Yes! Next time he comes, please criticize him! With you protecting me from now on, he will definitely not dare to bully me casually!"

"And Girl Qiao! How long has it been since you came to Ning's house for dinner?"

Mr. Ning changed the topic so quickly that Qiao Zhiqin was stunned for several seconds before she explained:

"Grandpa, I've been filming in the group recently and I really can't leave. How about this? I'll come see you whenever I'm not busy."

Mr. Ning deliberately snorted with a straight face.

"Humph! This is what you said!" Qiao Zhiqin held out three fingers, "I said it! I promise you! Not only will I come by myself, but I will also bring Chen Yu with me to let him know that I am also you. Covered person."

When Mr. Ning heard this, his expression softened a lot.

"That's pretty much it!"

Mrs. Yun watched the two girls coaxing the old man as if they were children. She shook her head with a smile and placed the soup in front of Jian Ximan and Qiao Zhiqin.

"Although the Ning family's surname is Ning, this will always be your home. When you get married, the Ning family will be your natal family forever. If you are bullied outside, or if Zhu Chongjing and Yan Chenyu bully you, come back. Stay here, this will always be your safe haven.”

The old man actually meant the same thing.

But he was hard-spoken and soft-hearted, so it was better for her to make this clear.

Jian Ximan naturally understood what the old man meant and said with a smile:

"I know~ Aunt Yun! I know all the kindness you have done to me, and I will remember it all!"

Mrs. Yun gave her a look that was pretending to be angry.

"Girl, are you unfamiliar with calling me Aunt Yun? There is also Zhiqin, who calls me Mrs. Yun every time she sees me. She doesn't see anyone outside."

Jian Ximan and Qiao Zhiqin looked at each other, not understanding the meaning of Mrs. Yun's words.

Ning Yuxi spoke calmly.

"My parents have discussed it and want to recognize you as goddaughters. If you don't mind, you can just call me godmother."

Qiao Zhiqin's eyes trembled fiercely and she looked at Mrs. Yun in disbelief.

Jian Ximan was quite shocked, but she reacted first and sweetly called out, "Godmother!"

"Hey!" Mrs. Yun said loudly, but her eyes turned red involuntarily.

For many years, when she dreamed back at midnight, she would dream of such a warm and happy scene as now.

Now she not only has two beautiful daughters, but also a goddaughter.

Perhaps this was God's compensation for her.

"Godmother, please have some soup!"

Jian Ximan stood up and filled a bowl of soup for Mrs. Yun, holding it to her with both hands.

Mrs. Yun smiled and scolded, "You are the cleverest!"

After the words fell, Mrs. Yun looked at Qiao Zhiqin.

Seeing that she didn't speak for a long time and had no expression on her face, she thought it was a misunderstanding and explained:

"If you don't like it, just call me aunt from now on, but I don't want to accept you as my goddaughter, not because of sympathy, but simply because I think you two are in love with me, and Aye likes girls very much, so there are two more daughters in the family who call him Dad is too late to be happy, so we have this idea. We should have asked you two for your opinions on this matter first..."

"Godmother!"

Qiao Zhiqin interrupted Mrs. Yun's explanation. She sniffed with red eyes and smiled.

"I don't dislike it, I just think it's unreal."

Perhaps no one will understand her longing for her family.

Over the years, whenever she was about to lose her strength, she wished she could have her family as a safe haven and tell her "you have us."

But reality is cold and cruel after all. The fact that she is an orphan cannot be changed, and the only one she can rely on is herself.

So when she heard that Mrs. Yun wanted to recognize her as her goddaughter, her first reaction was that she couldn't believe it.

She couldn't believe that her dream for so many years had come true at this moment.

Mrs. Yun felt a sense of sourness in her heart, and her eyes when she looked at Qiao Zhiqin were full of distress.

"Silly boy, this will be your home from now on, and we are all your family."

Qiao Zhiqin smiled happily, "Thank you godmother, godfather, and grandpa."