Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 15 felt like a dream.
The clock on the wall ticked round and round, and sitting in his new office, Pei Ming's desk was piled high with documents and files.

In the quiet office, the only sound now is the rustling of pages turning.

The phone rang crisply. Pei Ming glanced at it and saw that the caller was her mother, Wen Lan.

Pei Ming picked up his phone and answered the call, "Mom, you wanted to see me?"

“I know you’re busy. To make a long story short, your dad and I are in Jiangcheng right now. Bring Weiwei with you later, and our two families will have a meal together.”

"Huh?" Pei Ming was surprised.

"Oh, what? Your dad and I are staying with your Uncle Ming. I'll send you the address for our meal later."

"it is good."

Even now, Pei Ming still feels that getting a marriage certificate with Ming Weiyi is like a dream, an unreal feeling.

After thinking for a while, Pei Ming opened WeChat and entered Ming Weiyi's chat box.

Ming Weiyi's WeChat was only added a couple of days ago when the two of them had dinner together. There must be very few couples in the whole country who have only added each other on WeChat and phone for two days.

Pei Ming hesitated as he looked at the chat box. How should he address Ming Weiyi now? Would it be impolite to ask her questions directly? But calling her by her first name would seem distant, and calling her Weiwei would make him feel that he and she weren't that close.

After some internal struggle, Pei Ming finally typed a few words: "Weiwei, are you leaving get off work on time today?"

Now that they're legally married, it's reasonable for them to be a little intimate, right?
With a ding, Ming Wei picked up her phone from the desk with one hand, while still typing on the keyboard with the other.

She swiped her fingertip to open her phone, and the screen switched to the WeChat chat window. When she saw that the WeChat message was from Pei Ming, her other hand, which was typing on the keyboard, stopped.

Is Pei Ming trying to ask me out to dinner?

Even if he wants to ask me out to dinner, judging from our current relationship, it doesn't seem like there's any problem. But it's still so awkward!
"Did you need something from me?" Putting aside the fact that you can leave work on time, ask him what he needs first!

Ming Weiyi replied to the message quite quickly, which reassured Pei Ming so he continued talking.

"My parents have come to Jiangcheng and are visiting Uncle Ming at the hospital. The two families will have a meal together later."

Meeting Pei Ming was already incredibly awkward, and today she was going to meet Pei Ming's parents. Ming Wei could already imagine how awkward she would be at the dinner table.

Before, they were just Uncle Pei and Aunt Lan, but now they've suddenly become in-laws. Who can understand this kind of change?

"Send me the address of the restaurant, I'll be there in a bit."

Mingwei knew that no matter how awkward it was, she had to be there for today's gathering.

"I'll take you with me, won't I?" Pei Ming didn't expect Ming Wei to agree so readily.

"It's a formal occasion, so I need to go home and tidy myself up before going to the restaurant." After sending this message, Ming Wei glanced at her outfit. She only wore this comfortable outfit to work.

When having dinner with Pei Ming's parents, Ming Wei naturally had to act like the eldest daughter of the Ming family again.

"Then I'll wait for you downstairs at your apartment building."

Pei Ming's little scheme was simply to have more opportunities to be alone with Ming Weiyi. "Okay." Ming Weiyi didn't refuse Pei Ming; she knew that today's occasion was suitable for the two of them to appear together in front of their parents.

After replying to Pei Ming's message, Ming Wei put down her phone and stood there for a while, feeling a sense of unreality about this marriage.

However, she knew clearly that her relationship with Pei Ming was an undeniable fact, and all she had to do was slowly adapt to her new role and Pei Ming's presence.

As darkness fell, rows of streetlights outside the window lit up.

Inside the agreed-upon restaurant, modern Chinese-style crystal chandeliers illuminated every inch of the space perfectly, creating a sense of depth without being glaring. Passing through a retro alley, the VIP private room before you exuded even more privacy and elegance.

Following the staff dressed in tuxedos, Pei Ming and Ming Wei walked side by side to the door of the private room.

It was clear that Mingwei was also a little nervous. Pei Ming whispered in her ear, "Don't be nervous, relax, just treat it as meeting a client."

Ming Wei chuckled, "You can describe things well too!"

At that moment, the staff opened the door to the private room, and the person sitting inside happened to see Ming Weiyi smiling and talking to Pei Ming.

In everyone's eyes, Ming Wei was wearing a bright yellow knee-length dress. The pearl embellishments on the dress complemented the pearl earrings she wore. She casually tucked her long, chocolate-colored curly hair behind her ears, and her light makeup made her look youthful and lively.

Judging from Ming Chengze's eyes, he must have been thinking, "Wow! My sister looks so beautiful today!"

"Uncle Pei, Aunt Lan."

"Aunt Yan..."

The two people who entered the room politely greeted the elders present.

"Weiwei looked like a porcelain doll when she was little, and now she's grown into a stunning beauty!" Wenlan warmly pulled Ming Weiyi to sit down next to her, and she was extremely satisfied with her daughter-in-law.

Seeing Wenlan's happy expression, Pei Jianhua joked, "When we arrived in Jiangcheng last night, Wenlan wanted to see Weiwei, but I managed to stop her. Now she's finally able to see her."

"Oh, by the way, Auntie prepared a little gift for you. It was a bit rushed, so please don't mind." Wenlan said, taking out a beautifully packaged gift box from an empty chair.

Looking at the logo on the gift box, Ming Wei already guessed what was inside. She quickly waved her hand and said, "Aunt Lan, I haven't even been to City C to visit you. Now that you've come all this way to see me, how can I accept your gift?"

"Please accept this gift, otherwise my mother will think you're not satisfied with her as your mother-in-law, and she won't be able to sleep for days," Pei Ming said, picking up the gift box from the table and placing it directly into Ming Weiyi's hands.

"Then thank you, Aunt Lan and Uncle Pei." Ming Wei felt a little guilty accepting this valuable gift. Pei Ming was now working for the Ming family, and she was still accepting a gift from the Pei family.

"They've already registered their marriage, but they still keep calling each other 'Auntie' and 'Uncle,' these two kids..." Yan Jie smiled, pretending to be speechless.

Pei Jianhua smiled and waved his hand generously, "It's alright. The Ming family's situation was sudden, and their marriage registration was also sudden. It's not too late to change their address after the wedding. The young people need time to adjust."

Ming Chengze nodded repeatedly at Pei Jianhua's words, "Uncle Pei is right. My sister got married suddenly, and she's still in a daze. She needs to adjust slowly."

Ming Chengze mainly wanted to meet Pei Ming at today's dinner. In his mind, Uncle Pei and Aunt Lan were indeed good in-laws, but whether Pei Ming was a good husband was another matter.

(End of this chapter)