novelraw Chapter 1409 - 929: Determination (5500+)_2
Chapter 1409 - 929: Determination (5500+)_2
"That’s true..." Yun Doudou nodded and agreed, "I understand, I’ll go find him in a bit. Once I have a result from our conversation, I will decide whether to have your Division Commander talk to him. Chuxia, thank you. If it weren’t for you, I still wouldn’t have figured it out."
Chuxia chuckled lightly, "Stop it, why are you being so formal with me? Resolve your worries first and remember to thank the matchmaker properly when you both get married."
Zhao Yulan came in with a cup of hot milk, and seeing her daughter hang up the phone, she handed over the milk, "Drink it while it’s hot. By the way, I heard you mention something about thanking a matchmaker for marriage just now. Is it Xiaoqiong?"
"No..." Chuxia replied while sipping the milk, "It’s Doudou."
"She’s getting married too..." Zhao Yulan sighed, "I thought Xiaoqiong was marrying Qiliang. Today, when your eldest maternal aunt called, she was enviously admiring that Qifeng’s wife had a son."
"Who is Qifeng?" Chuxia asked and then immediately regretted it. There are many people that the original Chuxia knew whom she doesn’t, she should just respond properly and not let her curiosity slip out.
"You forgot Qifeng?" Zhao Yulan shook her head helplessly, "When you visited your grandmother’s house as a child, it was Qiliang and Qifeng who played with you. Qifeng is the eldest grandson of your granduncle and is a year younger than Qiliang."
"Oh, oh, oh..." Although still uncertain, Chuxia made a face of realization and nodded repeatedly, "Time flies, he’s married and has a son now..." She finished speaking and felt like biting her tongue off; was this a ’pregnant-for-three-years’ kind of foolishness?
Zhao Yulan looked at her daughter with an amused smile and tapped her on the head, "You were the one who went to snatch wedding candy when he got married, weren’t you?"
Chuxia felt her mind was a bit out of sorts. She’s been in this era for about a year and a half. If it was her who went to grab the wedding candy, she would remember. If it was the original Chuxia, the timing of this child’s birth was quite late. In this era, the elders would have been anxious, often nagging about it. Why hadn’t she ever heard of it...
She was full of doubts but dared not ask further, fearing it would arouse her mother’s suspicion. This matter can be confessed to Zhou Mikang, but under no circumstances could it be disclosed to her father and mother. She doesn’t believe there are any parents in this world who could accept such a thing.
"I advised your eldest maternal aunt that this isn’t something worth comparing. If Qifeng and Xiaoyun hadn’t been forced to marry because of the pregnancy, Qifeng would have joined the army too. Thinking about it, Qiliang is still the one with a future; what’s there to envy?"
"Right, right, right..." This time, Chuxia’s repeated nodding was truly out of realization. It’s likely the child conceived out of wedlock didn’t make it, which explains the long gap before having a child, making sense of it all.
"When Qifeng got married back then, not a single person was genuinely happy; your eldest maternal aunt felt it was a pity for Qifeng. But now, hearing they’ve had a grandson, she starts to envy them; it’s really..." Zhao Yulan shook her head, not continuing further.
"Eldest maternal aunt is likely unsure about the marriage between our eldest brother and Xiaoqiong. If Xiaoqiong were still in the village or just an ordinary female student, she probably wouldn’t be like this."
"Yes." Zhao Yulan nodded, "Your eldest maternal aunt is actually worried that Xiaoqiong, with a better career than your brother, might look down on him. By that time, with your brother getting older, finding someone suitable would be difficult.
It’s not that she truly envies Qifeng’s wife for having a son. Mostly, it’s about venting through the situation, hoping that with us over here, there could be more supervision and support.
Chuxia, keep an eye on this matter. If Xiaoqiong happens to have any different thoughts, you need to let me know. Whether it’s your Fat Auntie’s side or your eldest maternal aunt’s side, we don’t want them caught in a tough spot."
"Mom..." Chuxia looked at her mother speechlessly, "What are you overthinking? Xiaoqiong was also someone you watched grow up. Is she the type to be fickle and capricious?"
"I know Xiaoqiong isn’t like that, but I’m worried that the long-distance relationship might cause something unexpected..." Zhao Yulan looked at her daughter seriously, "I know you don’t like it when I speak ill of Xiaoqiong, but it’s better to anticipate the worst than to be caught off guard when something happens, right?"
"Alright..." Chuxia sighed helplessly, "You have a point, but I feel Xiaoqiong truly has feelings for our eldest brother and definitely wouldn’t do what you’re worried about."
"I wasn’t worried at all originally, but after listening to your eldest maternal aunt go on and on, I got anxious too..." Zhao Yulan smiled sheepishly at her daughter, "Just in case, we don’t want to find ourselves stuck in the middle, right?"