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

Chapter 340 Discussing Marriage
"Are you saying that my Lingxue and your son are dating?" Wang Suling's voice suddenly rose.

Lin Qin's heart trembled with fear. She took a deep breath and nodded stiffly, "We only found out a few days ago. Now the two children have come back to see us and say they want to get married."

Mr. Xue and Wang Suling were in a daze until they got into the car with Chen Wenjun and his wife and gradually came to their senses.

Along the way, Lin Qin kept stealing glances at the Xue couple's reactions through the rearview mirror. She felt a little guilty and uneasy, but seeing that they weren't as furious as she had expected, she felt a little more at ease.

The four returned to Nanyu.

Despite the pressure from four elders, Chen Ruiyu and Xue Lingxue voiced their demands.

Wang Suling glared at Xue Lingxue with a serious expression, "You chose acting as your own path, and after finally making a name for yourself, you're just going to give it up like this?"

"Who said I was going to give up!" Xue Lingxue looked stubbornly at her parents. "I'm getting married, not retiring from the industry. There are plenty of people in the industry who get married and continue acting!"

Wang Suling sneered, "Then why don't you say that their careers have declined significantly since they got married?"

Xue Lingxue didn't take it seriously and muttered, "I went to Hong Kong because of Chen Ruiyu. Chen Ruiyu is one of the shareholders of my current agency! Whether my career is affected or not depends on me. Others won't be affected much."

The Xue couple had no idea about this and were somewhat surprised.

"You mean Ruiyu is the boss of your current agency?" Mr. Xue frowned slightly, staring at his daughter with a serious expression.

Xue Lingxue nodded. "Strictly speaking, it was Ruiyu's older cousin, Ruiyu, and Qu Zhiyang who jointly opened it. Because I wanted to act, they thought it would be safer that way."

Mr. Xue's expression softened considerably.

Wang Suling looked at Chen Ruiyu and said, "Ruiyu, I'm so sorry to have troubled you with my troublesome daughter all these years."

“Auntie, Lingxue didn’t trouble me. In fact, I also benefited from starting the company. I know that the marriage was very sudden, and I may not be the best son-in-law in your hearts, but I promise that I will not let Lingxue down.”

Chen Ruiyu stood there straight, his face calm, leaning slightly to protect Xue Lingxue behind him.

Lin Qin quickly spoke up for her son, "They say sons resemble their fathers. Just look at my Wenjun, he's absolutely wonderful to me! Putting aside everything else, my son is a perfect person. He's considerate, good-tempered, and honest. If Lingxue really marries into our family, Wenjun and I won't interfere. She can live however she wants, and we'll support her if she wants to continue acting!"

“Yes, yes, we won’t interfere in the lives of young people,” Chen Wenjun echoed.

Mr. Xue chuckled, “You’ve all put it this way, if we still object, it would seem like we’re being unreasonable!”

Xue Lingxue was overjoyed, "Dad! You really agree to our marriage?"

Mr. Xue rolled his eyes at her, annoyed. "Do you think I would lie?"

Xue Lingxue immediately fawned over him, saying, "Daddy's the best!"

"Hmph! Your mother is no good!" Wang Suling pouted jealously.

Xue Lingxue immediately went to coax her mother.

Lin Qin was overjoyed and, seizing the opportunity, discussed the betrothal gifts and wedding arrangements with the Xue couple.

The Xue family stayed in Nanyu for a day before being picked up by their driver and taken back home in the evening.

After arriving home, Wang Suling glanced at her husband and asked, "What do you think about this marriage?"

Mr. Xue, having drunk a bit too much, chuckled and said, "What can I think? My daughter is capable, so we don't have to worry so much! I was originally worried that she'd find a rich young master from Hong Kong, and if she suffered any injustices there, we wouldn't be able to help her, and we might even be unable to manage her due to political reasons. But now it's all good, she's taken a liking to Chen Ruiyu! Hahaha, the Chen family's business has grown bigger and bigger over the years, their relationship with the Gao family remains as good as ever, and now they've even become related by marriage with the Xiao family in the capital. The Chen family is indeed an excellent choice for Lingxue!"

In fact, he was secretly pleased when Lin Qin mentioned Xue Lingxue's relationship with Chen Ruiyu, but years of experience in officialdom had taught him not to show his emotions.

Wang Suling nodded in agreement. "That's what I think too. We made such a fool of ourselves with the marriage alliance with the Zhang family before; we absolutely can't afford to make another mistake this time. What do you think, should we have a grand celebration?"

After thinking it over carefully, Mr. Xue shook his head and said, "It's better to keep a low profile. If we attract reporters and the media and they bring up what happened back then, it won't be good for Lingxue."

Wang Suling got anxious after being reminded like that and immediately called Lin Qin.

Since the wedding isn't going to be a big affair, let's keep it simple.

Lin Qin considered that since the two of them had already had a relationship, it would be best to hold the wedding as soon as possible to avoid causing a death and having to explain herself everywhere.

The wedding is planned for the end of the year.

Chen Xinyue received the news just as she received her pregnancy test report.

"Mom, congratulations on your upcoming marriage! I also have some good news to share, so you can have double the joy."

"What's the good news?"

"I'm pregnant again."

Chen Xinyue's news truly shocked Lin Qin. "Don't you already have a son? Doesn't having more than one child have any impact?"

Chen Xinyue laughed, "Neither Jinlin nor I work for the government. We just need to pay the fine for having more children than allowed, so there's no problem."

Lin Qin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll buy a plane ticket and come see you tomorrow!"

The children are scattered all over the country, and she has to fly all over the country with them.

Chen Xinyue was overjoyed because her mother was about to arrive.

After returning home, she told Xiao Jinlin about the pregnancy test results and Lin Qin's upcoming visit.

The couple immediately took their son to the old house.

The Xiao family elders have been completely out of work for the past two years and are quite bored. When they learned that Chen Xinyue was pregnant, they wanted nothing more than to treat her like royalty.

Xiao Bai and Mu Qinglian came after receiving the news. The two of them doted on their eldest grandson, Xiao Yi.

Upon learning that Chen Xinyue was pregnant, the couple were afraid that their eldest grandson would be neglected, so they went out of their way to buy him toys and snacks.

The next day, Lin Qin came over and prepared a bunch of toys and snacks for her eldest grandson.

Chen Xinyue felt a headache coming on. "Mom, please stop buying him things. The courtyard house is almost full. If this continues, we'll have to move back to the villa."

“Then move back! I’m not saying this to be mean, but you’re only working part-time at Jinlin Company now, and you only go there occasionally to handle some work-related matters. There’s really no need for you to live here and make the whole family feel wronged.”

Lin Qin looked at her daughter and earnestly advised, "It was quite nice for just the two of you living here before. There were two courtyards separated by a door, which was quite charming. But now that you have a child, the security here is not as good as in the villa area. It would be more reassuring for the elders to move back. The villa has more space, and you can do whatever you like, right?"

Watching her son chasing the dog all over the place, Chen Xinyue was somewhat tempted. "Mom, moving there isn't a bad idea, it's just that we've lived here for so long and we're a little reluctant to leave!"