Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 273 Mom and Dad are coming

Chen Ruiyu took Chen Xinyue's words as a joke and had a headache. "It's just that this kind of loyalty is quite expensive. Fortunately, I've earned some money in the past year. My cousin is even more so, with substantial assets. Zhiyang is in charge of finding connections and contacting business. Now that the company is open, it can't just be a game."

Chen Xinyue nodded repeatedly, muttering softly, "You didn't tell me about something this big, do you not consider me a friend?"

Chen Ruiyu chuckled and shook his head. "What are you saying! Lingxue said that you are her best friend, but ever since she found out that Zhang Jingxuan threatened you last time, she has felt quite guilty. She was afraid that her matter would implicate you again. In addition, she was willful this time and didn't want to drag you down with her. She asked us to keep it from you, and since we promised, we certainly can't go back on our word."

If things hadn't settled down now, I wouldn't have told you. By the way, how's it going on your end? Is work going smoothly?

Chen Xinyue nodded, and said somewhat shyly, "Brother, Xiao Jinlin confessed his feelings to me, and I accepted."

Chen Ruiyu suddenly raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Sure enough! I felt something was off when that kid came to our house for the Spring Festival, and he definitely had ill intentions!"

"You knew?" Now it was Chen Xinyue's turn to be shocked.

Chen Ruiyu's lips twitched violently. "Silly girl, anyone with eyes can see that he has ill intentions towards you. How come someone as smart as you didn't see it?"

Chen Xinyue pouted, feeling wronged. "When we first met, he really did seem unapproachable. And at the company, we were really just in a superior-subordinate relationship. Even after we got to know each other better, we weren't that close. During the Chinese New Year, he said he wanted to talk to my mother about a collaboration. How could I possibly be so presumptuous as to suspect that he liked me!"

Chen Ruiyu quickly surrendered, "Okay, okay, you have a reason, brother was wrong, okay? When are you going to tell Dad, Mom, and Grandpa?"

According to his understanding, Chen Xinyue definitely hadn't informed her family yet.

"Should we tell them later?" Chen Xinyue asked tentatively.

Chen Ruiyu was speechless. "I think you should wait until National Day and tell them a few days in advance. Maybe they'll even want to take a seven-day trip to your place."

Chen Xinyue also thought it was very likely.

After hanging up the phone, she immediately went next door to find Xiao Jinlin and explained the situation.

Xiao Jinlin was particularly concerned about his future father-in-law, and immediately asked Tang Ming to find someone to make up for the things that Chen Xinyue's family was missing, so as to prepare for the arrival of Lin Qin and her party.

A week before the National Day holiday, Chen Xinyue finally told her family about her relationship with Xiao Jinlin.

Less than two days later, Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun took Lin Yi on a plane to the capital.

The three of them didn't tell Chen Xinyue beforehand, and only called her after arriving at the airport.

Chen Xinyue immediately sent a message to Xiao Jinlin.

Xiao Jinlin, who was in a meeting, immediately asked Lao Fang to pick him up from the airport.

End the meeting as quickly as possible and rush back with Chen Xinyue.

The two men looked grave, and the unsuspecting employees thought something terrible had happened, so they were too scared to even breathe.

"You know, my parents are really something. Why didn't they call before they came? What are they planning to do?" Chen Xinyue had a headache and felt uneasy.

Xiao Jinlin held her hand. "Don't worry, I'll ask my second aunt if she's home and have her come over."

Chen Xinyue's pupils dilated, and she gave Xiao Jinlin a thumbs up. After they arrived home, Xiao Jinlin immediately contacted He Xue and explained the situation.

Upon receiving the news, He Xue immediately asked Xiao Sheng to go with her to Xiao Jinlin's place.

It was the couple's first time visiting, and upon learning that the courtyard had opened up and the two families were now like one, they couldn't help but tease each other.

Chen Xinyue blushed and dared not look at anyone.

He Xue teased her for a couple of minutes and then stopped, pulling Chen Xinyue aside to talk.

After the two left, Xiao Sheng looked at Xiao Jinlin seriously and asked with a solemn expression, "Did you inform your parents that Xin Yue's parents were coming?"

"Why should we notify them?" Xiao Jinlin's expression turned somewhat indifferent.

Xiao Sheng sighed, "Jinlin, no matter what, they are still your parents. It's not appropriate not to invite them on this occasion!"

Xiao Jinlin stubbornly turned his head away, "Guo Lingyue's actions against Xinyue have still not given me a satisfactory explanation. I don't want to see them on such a joyous day."

Xiao Sheng choked, feeling a headache coming on. "Yes! Your sister-in-law is really outrageous. It's not that she was lucky to get pregnant. You know how long your brother has been hoping for this child. Under those circumstances, no one would dare to risk making her apologize. It's fine now, but if something had happened to her, your brother would hate you to death!"

"Then you don't care whether I hate them or not?" Xiao Jinlin retorted.

Xiao Sheng was speechless after being rebuked, and his temper flared up. "Jinlin, please don't be like this! Fine, if you don't want to call me that, then don't. You can hate your sister-in-law, or even quarrel with your brother, but you have to be careful about what you say."

It's obvious to everyone that Chen Xinyue has already let this go; it's Xiao Jinlin who can't get over it. But no matter what others say, it's useless; he has to figure it out himself.

Meanwhile, He Xue next door was also talking to Chen Xinyue about the Xiao family.

"Guo Lingyue gave birth a while ago, it was a girl. Jinlin's parents and older brother were very happy. Even the old man and the old woman went to see her. However, there is a problem with the child."

Chen Xinyue looked puzzled. "What's the problem?"

He Xue shook her head. "It seems to be a problem with the immune system. They say the child is naturally weak and needs to be taken very seriously. He will get sick if they are not careful and it can easily develop into an acute illness. I only found out about this a few days ago when I went to visit Jinlin's grandparents at the old house."

Seeing that Chen Xinyue remained silent, He Xue patted the back of her hand, looking relieved. "Luckily, I didn't actually make her come over to apologize to you back then, otherwise, with this whole mess, I would have had to take the blame."

Xiao Jinlin's generation in the Xiao family were all male, with no daughters. Guo Lingyue was lucky to give birth to a daughter, who was cherished by the whole family. She thought she would turn her life around and everyone would look up to her. However, she was shocked to discover that her child had a health problem before she even finished her postpartum period. This was a huge blow to her.

Chen Xinyue was also filled with lingering fear. "Aunt He, do you think she might really take her anger out on us?"

He Xue scoffed, "Does she even have the nerve? I still have the surveillance video from back then. We neither made her apologize nor confronted her face to face. They still owe you an explanation! You can't blame us for blaming anyone else!"
If you ask me, it's just karma coming down on her child because she did so many bad things! Otherwise, everyone in our Xiao family is doing well, so why is it that only her child has problems? Things are different now than they were back then. In the past, when things were difficult and conditions were harsh, we could still find excuses even if we didn't eat or live well.

What are the conditions now! Guo Lingyue has been indulging in delicacies ever since she became pregnant. She wanted to go to the hospital for prenatal checkups every day. Whenever she felt unwell, she would call Jinchen home, making her husband and mother-in-law revolve around her.

She ate the best food, used the best products, and even chose the best doctors at the hospital, yet she still gave birth to a sickly child. It can only be her own fault.

It's so pitiful for the children; the adults have committed terrible deeds, and as a result, the children are suffering!