novelraw Chapter 468 - 466: Coincidence
Chapter 468 - 466: Coincidence
The fact that Mei Shuping has Han Yi as a son is probably unknown to anyone in the Mei Family except for the father and son themselves. Otherwise, Mei Shuqing wouldn’t be so calm when seeing Han Yi.If they do become godparents, and Mei Shuping finds out in the future, his old face would surely be quite a sight.
To avoid making Han Yi awkward, Lin Wan thought it was better to refuse. "If my brother agrees, it would be fine if he just acknowledges Aunt Liang as his godmother. I’ll pass."
"How can that be? I’ve been hoping Little Star would call me Grandma," Liang Qian said, seeing Lin Wan’s reaction, at least she wasn’t rejecting the godparent idea outright. "Xiao Wan, just become Aunt Liang’s goddaughter. Aunt Liang really likes you both. It’s been so many years, and although Mei and I know many people, none have been as enjoyable to chat with as you two. I’m quite satisfied with you and your brother. Aunt Liang doesn’t ask for much, just that you visit us during holidays to bring some cheer."
Even though they don’t meet often now, with Liang Sis and Lin Wan’s wits, they would certainly have great prospects in the future.
Maybe someday they’ll move to the Capital City. If not, in the future, when I often call to persuade them, they might settle in Capital City.
If they’re around to help, life won’t be tough. A slight job transfer for Xiao Hui isn’t impossible either. It’s better for mother and daughter to do business in big cities.
No need for Han Yi to worry; Old Mei is in the team, so he will surely reunite the children with him in the future. That way, their home will become lively. The more Liang Qian thought about it, the happier she became. Without caring for the mother and daughter, she directly went to Lin Wan’s living room and called Old Mei.
Upon hearing his wife’s intentions on the phone, Mei Shuqing didn’t think twice and happily agreed, "I’ll officially recognize them as godchildren when I return the day after tomorrow. Haha, my wife did well on this."
"What’s so good about it? Xiao Wan and Xiao Hui haven’t agreed yet."
Hearing this on the other line, Mei Shuqing got anxious, "Wha... it’s unfair for them to recognize me as their godfather? I’m a military officer, not bad at all."
"Alright, alright, it’s not like they’re doing it just for your officer status, showing no consideration. You don’t need to worry about it; I’ll talk them into it, even if it takes a lot of convincing."
Mei Shuqing chuckled twice and said, "I’ll be waiting for your good news, darling."
It was Saturday, and Lin Wan didn’t need to attend classes. After breakfast, she saw it was nearly time and picked up the phone to dial Han Yi’s school number.
....
In the evening, when Lin Yinghui came back and heard from Mom, he was stunned.
It was something he had never thought of before. Although Lin Yinghui felt Aunt Liang was a nice person, it wasn’t to the extent of being particularly intimate.
"Mom, isn’t this a bit inappropriate? I’m not familiar with Mr. Mei, and suddenly recognizing someone as a godfather feels awkward."
"This came up suddenly. Ah, who can blame Aunt Liang for liking you two so much?" Liang Hongmei didn’t oppose it, but she wouldn’t force the children. "If you don’t agree, I’ll talk to Aunt Liang tomorrow."
"Mom, would it hurt Aunt Liang’s feelings?" In recent days, he had noticed that Aunt Liang particularly liked his mom.
Their willingness to recognize the siblings as godchildren was probably out of respect for their mom.
"Seeing how excited she was this afternoon, she’s already determined to treat your family as her own children."
"Then... what does my little sister think?"
"If you agree, so do I. If you disagree, neither do I. But..." Lin Wan suddenly paused and then smiled, "Having more godparents to dote on us isn’t bad, right?"
With a few concerns, Lin Yinghui, after hearing his sister’s words, didn’t offer any more objections.
They had grown up without a father, and internally envied those friends who had loving fathers, like Li Congnan.
Since childhood, Uncle Li was the backbone of their family, never letting Li Congnan worry about any family affairs.
Li Congnan never suffered any grievances growing up.
The reason being, he had loving parents.
While he only had Mom and never knew how it felt to have a father...
In the end, the matter of recognizing godparents was agreed upon by both children, bringing utter joy to Mei Shuqing and Liang Qian. Mei Shuqing rushed back the next evening and spent the following morning tidying up the house. The old couple went to the mall to buy several sets of clothes for the children, including Little Star’s.
By noon, Lin Yinghui and Lin Wan formally served tea and addressed Mei Shuqing and Liang Qian as godfather and godmother.
Liang Qian was so happy she nearly cried.
Because of the godson and goddaughter matter, Mei Shuqing even applied to delay his return by a week.
According to customs, the godson and goddaughter needed to stay at their house for a period.
Fortunately, the two families lived close, so for the next few days, Lin Yinghui and Lin Wan stayed at Mei Shuqing’s house at night.
During the day, they returned to their home to eat—after all, Liang Hongmei’s cooking was delicious.
Just like that, a week passed, and Yin Peibai had also inquired about the other matter.
"The leader said the area hasn’t been planned yet, but it’s in the suburbs. It won’t develop there for years. If you want, just have someone go talk about it," Yin Peibai said.
"Really?" Lin Wan was delighted. The suburbs might not develop soon, but in twenty or thirty years, that area would be part of the second ring. That’s valuable! "I’ll tell my brother tomorrow so they can go to take a look."
"Have them come directly to me when they do. I’ll take them to meet the leader."
Lin Wan thought about it for a moment, "How much would it approximately cost over there?"
"About twenty thousand, but the surrounding area is quite barren. If you’re looking to develop further, I suggest you take all the surrounding area too. The total would come to about eighty thousand. It’s a bit high, but there’s plenty of land, about 500 acres if you fence it off."
Lin Wan’s eyes lit up, thinking to herself: it’s indeed a lot. The factory might have some difficulties, though.
Returning home, Lin Wan told her brother about it. Early the next morning, her brother rode off to the factory. The three of them discussed it.
Meanwhile, the godfather and godmother were preparing to leave.
Liang Hongmei specially prepared some travel food for them. She boiled some eggs, made about a dozen pancakes, and packed a jar of mushroom sauce.
This mushroom sauce was brought back by Lin Wan from the army. It tasted quite good.
"Godfather, here’s some rice wine and mulberry wine brewed by the factory last year. I’ve packed two cases for you. Once you’ve finished them, just call here, and I’ll send more over," Lin Wan said.
"Haha, having a son is nice, see? Knowing what I like. Your Brother Xiao Jun also brings me good wine when he comes back. This is even better; I’ve now found a son who can brew wine," Mei Shuqing replied.
"Godfather, is it just the son who’s good? Is the daughter not?" Lin Wan jokingly said, "Take these clothes, I’ll keep them for when Han Yi comes back."
Mei Shuqing hurriedly took the new clothes from Lin Wan’s hands, "No, I didn’t say the daughter isn’t good, didn’t you prepare something for that boy too?"
Both Liang Hongmei and Liang Qian watched and laughed aloud.
Actually, Lin Wan didn’t prepare much, just made a set of heavy velvet pants for both the godfather and godmother.
She also brought some warm clothes for Han Yi. The godfather and godmother could store things when they traveled back by car.
Besides these, she sent Han Yi a photo of her and Little Star. Plus, a family photo with the godparents, washing two extra copies—one for Han Yi, and the other for Mei Lang Jun.
The one Liang Qian was most reluctant to leave was Little Star. If Lin Wan weren’t hesitant, she would have liked to take Little Star back to Capital City to raise.
"Sisters, please keep an eye on our courtyard. If someone wants to rent it, just go ahead. Find a clean tenant. The rent isn’t an issue," Liang Qian requested.
"Sure, Sister Liang, don’t worry," Lin Wan assured.
"Xiao Wan, someone named Shi Lan is at the door looking for you," Lin Yinghui said after coming back from buying groceries, having seen a woman outside.
"Ah, Shi Lan," Lin Wan said, happily running to the door. Seeing Shi Lan, she laughed, "I thought you weren’t going to come."
"I came with Ning Jiang. I’ve been making a batch of sauce at home lately," Shi Lan explained.
The two of them chatted as they walked into the courtyard.
"How much have you made?" Lin Wan asked.
"Not much, about seven or eight of these tall jars. Actually, I’ve come to ask you for a favor today," Shi Lan said.
"What is it? Just tell me," Lin Wan offered.
"I don’t have a place to store the seven or eight big jars. I’m thinking about renting a house in the city. It’ll be convenient for business and storing the sauce," Shi Lan explained.
As Lin Wan heard this, she smiled and pulled her into the house.
"Mr. Mei, Aunt Liang, hello... Hello, Madam," Shi Lan greeted, surprised to see Mr. Mei in Lin Wan’s house. She had met Lin Wan’s mom but not Liang Qian, so she didn’t know she was Mr. Mei’s wife and remained polite without knowing her name.