Propose.

The Spring Festival Gala was playing on the TV, and the family, having just finished cooking dumplings, was enjoying a rare moment of warmth.

With her loved ones beside her and caring elders in front of her, the house was no longer a deathly, silent place where she was all alone. The lively and warm New Year felt almost unreal.

Xia Yan's cooking was as delicious and visually appealing as ever, with the freshly cooked dumplings still steaming hot. She remembered that last Chinese New Year, she and Xia Yan had made a bet on who could find the coin first, but unfortunately, Xia Yan won in the end.

However, Hua Xin, who was already drunk and unconscious, still suspected that Xia Yan might have cheated while she was asleep, since she hadn't seen it.

During their lunch break, Hua Xin brought up the bet again and planned to make it a regular part of their conversation.

It's probably a special kind of play between young couples.

So this time, the girl chose to focus on eliminating the dumplings, hoping to seize the opportunity to control Xia Yan first. Although she hadn't decided what she wanted Xia Yan to do, getting the Immortal Craftsmanship first was always the right thing to do.

Grandpa, who had gone out to visit neighbors and some old friends in the morning, seemed to be in a good mood, as if he had completed some task. He had prepared some baijiu that he had been treasuring for a long time and occasionally had a little with Xia Yan. Hua Xin, on the other hand, was embarrassed because she got drunk very easily and did not drink any alcohol.

Joke...

Previously, she would lose consciousness and fall asleep immediately after drinking some alcoholic beverages. If it were this strong-looking liquor, she might not wake up until tomorrow night.

She might not even know what happened during that time.

So it's better to just focus on cooking.

"Xiao Hua, Xiao Yan, how long have you two been together?"

The grandfather, who had been chatting with Xia Yan, suddenly put down his small wine glass and then slowly asked the two young people in front of him with clear eyes.

Hua Xin was still chewing, unable to answer immediately, so she hurriedly swallowed. But Xia Yan, standing beside her, said without hesitation, "A year and a half."

"Yes, yes, it's been a year and a half, and in a few more months it will be two years." After swallowing her food, Hua Xin answered quickly, her face slightly flushed.

Why is she always eating when something like this happens...?

Thinking this, Hua Xin picked up the steamed crab from the bowl again and silently sucked on the crab legs.

She might end up as a huge fat woman by the time she finishes the New Year here. Just imagining herself as a fat woman eating like crazy sent a chill down her spine. She then silently lowered her head.

Well, because she was sitting close to the dining table, her powerful strength made it impossible for Hua Xin to see her small belly for the time being.

I'll weigh myself at the store when I get back to Shanghai and see how much weight I've gained.

She felt she had gained at least ten pounds; could she be close to 100 pounds already?

Hua Xin didn't really care about her weight at first, but after realizing that she had fully become a woman and accepting it, she gradually started to care. She also realized that now that she could earn money independently, she needed to pay attention to protecting her image like other normal girls.

After all, Hua Xin didn't want Xia Yan to have become a handsome middle-aged man, while she would become an old woman who could only gradually wither away.

"It's been a year and a half..."

"It's been quite a while. University only lasts four years. So, you two got together as soon as you started university?"

Grandpa was quite emotional, after all, fate is something that can't be explained.

The meeting of two people might be as simple as choosing between taking the main road or a side road home, scoring a few points less on the middle school or college entrance exams, deciding whether to eat noodles or rice, or the day they want to go shopping happens to be rainy... and so on. With so many factors, even the slightest mistake can have a butterfly effect-like difference.

The people I was supposed to meet, I never will; the people I was supposed to see, I never will. Looking back, if I had just made one wrong step, this relationship that could have lasted a long time until the end of my life would have ended.

So it's truly amazing that so many coincidences could come together.

But this also raises a question for everyone.

Hua Xin and Xia Yan have only just finished their first semester of sophomore year and will only be starting their second semester. So, according to the timeline, wouldn't they have been together since they first started college?

Young people...

It took so long to get some clues from Xia Fen. If he hadn't been dying, it would probably have been a long time before he could see his granddaughter-in-law.

In this life, he hopes that his family can live happily ever after.

However, her own indulgence led her son to abandon the woman he deeply loved and the son with whom he shared blood ties. This was not Xia Fen's fault, nor was it Xia Fen's mother's fault.

He had also met Xia Fen's mother, who was a very well-educated and reasonable person.

Xia Zhongshan was certainly wrong to have an affair.

To some extent...

It must have been his own mistake.

If Xia Zhongshan had been disciplined more strictly, and his worldview and character had been more influenced, would Xia Yan have been able to have the happy childhood he deserved and grow up happily like his peers?

What remains in the past can only remain in the past. No matter how much you regret or reminisce, there will be no chance to start over. All you can do is continue to live your life well from now on.

Now Xia Yan's parents have a life and happiness of their own again. Perhaps they have long since moved on from that time and are looking forward to their new family and future.

But if Xia Yan hadn't met Hua Xin, he might have lived with the shadow of his childhood for the rest of his life, unable to let go.

So, as an elder, he was genuinely happy to see Xia Yan bring this wonderful girl back to celebrate the New Year with him. He was truly happy that Xia Yan had found his own happiness.

Perhaps they will have more arguments, more conflicts, and more times when they are unhappy with each other and question their relationship...

But they are still young.

A year or so is enough time to see what kind of person someone really is.

He believed that Xia Yan and Hua Xin could support and tolerate each other in their lives.

Because he no longer has time.

"Since a considerable amount of time has already passed, then..."

"Let's get engaged!"

Hua Xin and Xia Yan looked at the smiling old man in front of them with some confusion as he put down his wine glass and solemnly spoke.