At that moment, in a luxurious villa in Zhonghai, a stunningly beautiful wealthy woman was humming as she painted her nails.
She was exceptionally gorgeous, and thanks to years of careful maintenance, she looked like a woman barely over thirty.
Yet compared to women in their early thirties, she possessed even more of the mature charm of a married woman.
She was Yan Bingxue's mother.
The phone rang. Yan Mama glanced at it and saw that it was a call from her best friend.
Smiling, she tapped the "Answer" button on the screen.
As soon as the call connected, her friend's voice came through. "Hello, Shuyun, I've got some earth-shattering gossip!"
Yan Mama continued painting her nails and asked carelessly, "What gossip now? As long as my favorite celebrity hasn't had a scandal, it's not earth-shattering~"
"It has nothing to do with your favorite celebrity, but this gossip is about your own family!"
"Shuyun, Bing Xue got married. Did you know?"
"What?" Yan Mama's hand slipped, and nail polish smeared all over her finger.
She quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe it off, then picked up the phone and asked, "What did you just say? Our Bing Xue got married? Are you sure?"
"Absolutely! Old Gu told me himself. He went to a meeting at the bureau just now and ran into Old Zhang from the Civil Affairs Bureau. Old Zhang said that last night, Bing Xue called him back from home and brought Tuantuan and Lele with a man to get their marriage certificate!"
Yan Mama was utterly stunned. Half a minute later, she suddenly bounced up and down on the sofa in delight.
"Old Man! I've waited for it! I finally lived to see this day! Boohoo~"
Yan Mama cried tears of joy into the phone.
Her friend on the other end laughed. "Shuyun, look at you. Compared to Bing Xue's swift and decisive style, you're being way too delicate~"
"Old Man, it's not that I'm delicate. You have no idea how much I've worried about Bing Xue getting married!"
"All these years, I've been hoping she would get married and find a father for those two children~"
"I know! Didn't your wish just come true? Oh, do you want to know what Bing Xue's husband is like? Should I have Old Gu call Old Zhang and ask? He personally handled their marriage certificate, so he must know what the man looks like~"
"No need! I'll accept my son-in-law no matter what he looks like, as long as he's a man!" Yan Mama said happily, one hand pressed to her chest.
"How many years has it been? Other people's children were either dating young, falling in love, or stepping into marriage, but my Bing Xue spent every day studying. I thought she'd get a boyfriend after graduating from university, but instead, she threw herself headfirst into the company. Romance seemed like it wasn't even on her life schedule!"
"And look at the top floor of the group headquarters. Everyone in the secretary department who can get close to her is a woman. Even the cat upstairs is female! And among the people Bing Xue spends time with, you can't find a single man! I was even worried that there might be something wrong with that child's sexual orientation!"
"Three years ago, she suddenly brought home two children. I even secretly had a paternity test done. Although the results showed that Tuantuan and Lele really were Bing Xue's children, I always felt that Bing Xue had deliberately brought them back to fool Old Yan and me because she didn't want to get married!"
"Now that she's married, this weight on my heart has finally been lifted. As for what kind of person my son-in-law is, I don't care at all~"
"You're unbelievable! Bing Xue is so beautiful, how could there possibly be anything wrong with her?" her friend laughed.
"There's more. Do you want to hear it?"
Yan Mama stopped painting her nails and happily settled in for a long chat.
"Tell me, tell me, tell me~ Stop keeping me in suspense. Tell me all the other good news!"
"Haha~ Look how anxious you are. Let me tell you, your son-in-law is no ordinary man~ Do you know that after they got their marriage certificate yesterday, Bing Xue took the two children and moved into your son-in-law's home? And that night, the two of them even ate barbecue at a food stall! The kind on a snack street! Can you believe it?"
Yan Mama looked astonished. "You said my Bing Xue went to eat barbecue at a food stall? Is that information reliable?"
"Absolutely~ Shuyun, for your sake, that little brat Yuxin blackmailed me badly. I had to buy her a handbag worth tens of thousands before I could get the information out of her. She showed me the chat screenshots Bing Xue sent her~ There were pictures of Bing Xue eating barbecue!"
Yan Mama's face was full of disbelief.
"I'm starting to wonder whether you're really talking about my Bing Xue. That child is a clean freak, and she has never eaten unhealthy or unhygienic food since she was little. Her meals are specially prepared by Michelin-starred chefs. She actually went to eat at a roadside stall?"
"Haha, you don't understand, do you? Love is powerful! And that wasn't all. That night, Bing Xue even went with her boyfriend to buy chicken noodle soup from a snack stall downstairs~"
Yan Mama blinked and smiled helplessly.
"Well, well~ Bing Xue really has grown up. She's even learned to have double standards. She always turns up her nose at the chicken noodle soup I make, but she actually ate chicken noodle soup from a snack stall! A daughter married off is like water spilled away. Oh my, it looks like my precious daughter belongs to someone else now~"
Though Yan Mama said that, her tone was full of delight, and the smile on her face would not fade.
Her friend could easily guess what she was feeling. "Shuyun, stop pretending you're not thrilled after getting exactly what you wanted. Who was so excited just now after hearing Bing Xue got married? You're just trying to make me jealous, aren't you? Showing off in front of me, aren't you?"
"Sigh~ Your Bing Xue is settled now. As for my Yuxin, I have no idea when she'll finally stop making me worry~"
Yan Mama said, "She definitely will~ Don't worry, haha~"
The moment she spoke, her smile spilled out uncontrollably. Fortunately, the person on the other end was her best friend, someone who was genuinely happy for her.
"Shuyun, aren't you really curious about your son-in-law? I'm quite curious. What kind of man could possibly conquer your Bing Xue?"
A hint of anticipation appeared in Yan Mama's eyes. She smacked her lips twice and said, "Of course I'm curious~"
"Since he's already my son-in-law, I definitely need to go see him. But I can't go openly~"
"What's wrong? I've only heard of sons-in-law being nervous about meeting their mothers-in-law for the first time. I've never heard of a mother-in-law being nervous about meeting her son-in-law. Haha, Shuyun, you really are hopeless~ Want me to go with you and give you some courage?"
"Stop joking, Old Man. I'm not nervous about meeting my son-in-law~ I'm afraid of our Bing Xue."
"You know how that child has had her own mind since she was little. Back then, she brought home a pair of Dragon-Phoenix twins without saying a word. Now she got married without telling the family either. I'm afraid Bing Xue will be unhappy if I suddenly show up!"
"I think it's better to wait until she tells me herself~"
"Look at you, so timid! But honestly, parents like us really have to watch our children's moods and expressions these days. When my Yuxin gets angry sometimes, I get scared too. And Bing Xue is even more intimidating. Every time I see her, I don't dare act too presumptuous, haha~"
Thinking of her daughter, Yan Mama's face softened with tenderness and motherly affection. "Yes, Bing Xue doesn't like to smile. She always keeps a cold face, and she speaks and acts decisively. I always feel like she's more mature than I am as her mother. So even though I'm curious about this son-in-law of mine, since Bing Xue hasn't mentioned it to me, I can only secretly go see him~"
At that, Yan Mama's eyes lit up. "I'm planning to go see my son-in-law tomorrow~~"
"A man who made my Bing Xue step into marriage and willingly eat at roadside stalls... I'm really curious what he looks like!"
"I absolutely have to see him with my own eyes~~"
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