Chu Hengyuan thought she would just tell him directly. Unexpectedly, there was such a hand - over ceremony. He smiled and didn't rush to check what was written on the paper. Instead, he stuffed it into his pocket. "I'll surely not let you down."
"Good!"
The two of them ate their meal leisurely. They put the dishes into the dishwasher together before going to the living room to watch TV.
After watching TV for a while, they took turns to wash up and then went to bed.
On the day of the home - return visit, Rong Lan didn't wake up until 9 o'clock when the alarm went off. She opened her eyes groggily. The space beside her in the bed was already empty.
She rubbed her eyes, sat up, and yawned.
Just as she was about to shout and ask where Chu Hengyuan had gone, the man in a well - tailored suit pushed the door open. He looked at her with a gentle smile. "Lanlan, it's time to get up. Breakfast is ready. We'll leave for the Bai family's right after breakfast."
Rong Lan threw off the quilt and got out of bed. "What time did you get up? You even managed to make breakfast and get dressed..."
"Eight o'clock. I heard that there are a lot of relatives at the Bai family's. I have to take this home - return visit seriously and not let you down, so I got up early to tidy myself up." Chu Hengyuan straightened his sleeves.
Rong Lan: "???" The little fox scratched her head.
A lot of relatives at the Bai family's?
How come she didn't know about this? And how did Chu Hengyuan know something she didn't?
When they arrived at the Bai family's, Rong Lan found that Chu Hengyuan's words "a lot of relatives at the Bai family's" were extremely accurate. It was the first time she had seen the first - floor living room of the Bai family so full. Even on her wedding day, the scene wasn't this grand.
When Mrs. Bai saw Rong Lan, she immediately took her arm and led her to her side, introducing people to her.
Chu Hengyuan greeted Mr. Bai. After listening to Mr. Bai briefly introduce who the guests in the living room were and their identities, he assumed his taciturn persona.
"This is your aunt. She's been living abroad all year round and doesn't have many opportunities to come back. She couldn't make it to your wedding because of flight issues, so she came today, thinking of having a family meal together."
Hearing Mrs. Bai's happy tone, Rong Lan looked at the woman with a haughty look, dressed in gold and silver with diamond rings on eight of her ten fingers. She obediently called out, "Aunt."
Bai Xiyu nodded. Her expression when looking at Rong Lan was tinged with a bit of contempt. "Rong Lan has married into a good family. Even though you've married into the Chu family, don't forget to take care of your natal family from time to time."
Rong Lan knew from the first sentence of this Bai family aunt that she was being mocked. After all, everyone in the upper - class circles of the capital knew that marrying Chu Hengyuan wasn't a good thing. In the eyes of most people, Young Master Chu Hengyuan was just a good - for - nothing playboy. He couldn't even handle his younger brother who wasn't even in the family genealogy and let his younger brother step on him. He had no real power in his hands.
She lowered her eyes slightly. "Aunt, don't worry. If I can, I'll often take care of my natal family."
The causal line of this aunt was really interesting.
She felt that the answer she had failed to find after so many trips to City F now seemed to be right in front of her.
Mrs. Bai was so overjoyed that she didn't notice Bai Xiyu's mockery. She pulled Rong Lan and continued to introduce the eighteen - or nineteen - year - old twin siblings sitting beside Bai Xiyu. "These are your cousin Bai Xiju and your cousin Bai Xirong."
The twin siblings greeted Rong Lan first. They seemed extremely polite.
Rong Lan greeted them with a big smile and secretly memorized the faces of this family.
Her aunt's causal line was interesting, and the causal lines of these twin siblings were also very fascinating. This trip back to the Bai family was really rewarding.
After greeting everyone in the living room, Mrs. Bai finally let Rong Lan go and told her to go and accompany Chu Hengyuan and take good care of him.
Rong Lan quietly sat back beside Chu Hengyuan and grabbed a small handful of sunflower seeds from his palm.
Chu Hengyuan only had a little bit of sunflower seeds to begin with, and now his little wife had taken half of them. He said with a wry smile in a low voice, "Lanlan, you even snatch my sunflower seeds."
Rong Lan shrugged. "I'm just afraid you can't finish so many. I'm sharing them with you."
She thought this was a really good excuse.
Chu Hengyuan shook his head helplessly.
Rong Lan secretly nudged the man's arm with her elbow. "Do you want to go to my room and sit for a while?" She could tell that this whole family didn't like Chu Hengyuan. Not a single person took the initiative to chat with him. She even vaguely sensed that the looks of several people on Chu Hengyuan were full of contempt.
Chu Hengyuan slowly shook his head. His eyebrows were gentle. "Better not. If we go upstairs, they'll gossip. I'm fine just sitting here, cracking sunflower seeds and listening to gossips."
"Gossips? What interesting gossips are there?" Rong Lan was curious.
Chu Hengyuan leaned over to the little girl's ear. "Just now, they were complaining about how poorly some family's daughter had married." Although he wasn't particularly interested in these gossips, during festivals, as long as a group of people got together, this was an indispensable item. He had gotten used to it after so many years.
The little fox twitched the corner of her mouth. No wonder Chu Hengyuan didn't want to go upstairs. If they went upstairs, they might become the topic of discussion for this whole family.
The two of them sat together, cracking sunflower seeds. The noisy relatives in the living room didn't pay attention to them. The two who should have been the main characters happily became supporting roles and were glad that they didn't have to socialize.
After a while, the twin siblings Bai Xiju and Bai Xirong got up and left one after another.
Rong Lan saw that they were both walking towards the back garden. A minute later, she tugged at the corner of Chu Hengyuan's clothes and shook it. "Brother, come with me. I'll take you to a good place."
She wanted to see what the twin siblings were going to do in the back garden.
Chu Hengyuan raised his eyebrows. "Now?"
Rong Lan nodded. Chu Hengyuan didn't waste any words. As soon as he saw Rong Lan nod, he stood up, and Rong Lan stood up after him. Fortunately, no one in the living room paid much attention to them. When they got up, no one asked a single question. Rong Lan pulled Chu Hengyuan and smoothly got to the back garden.
Chu Hengyuan could tell that something was up just by looking at the little girl's furtive look. He tried to walk as quietly as possible and didn't say a word.
After walking along the wall for a while, they could finally hear voices. Rong Lan stopped, raised her hand, and put her index finger on her lips, making a shushing gesture.
Chu Hengyuan smiled, understood what she meant, and obediently nodded. He raised his left hand, which was made into a fist, and opened it. There were about twenty sunflower seeds in his palm.
He silently asked with his eyes - Do you want to continue cracking sunflower seeds?
Rong Lan gave Chu Hengyuan a thumbs - up and then picked up a sunflower seed.
This guy was really great. He even brought a handful of sunflower seeds with him.
Did he know what she was going to take him to do?