"I don't know. It's the weekend today. Even if our son and daughter-in-law have to work, the two children should be off school. There must be someone at home, right?" Su's Father was not sure either.
The moment they heard last night that their son was married and had two children, they had eagerly rushed over. Today, they had gone to the mall and bought a whole pile of things: ingredients for dinner, gifts and supplements for their daughter-in-law, as well as all sorts of building blocks and toys for the children.
The old couple could barely carry everything in their hands.
"How about we call our son?" Su's Father asked.
Su's Mother thought for a moment, then shook her head. "Forget it. What if our son really is at work? It wouldn't be convenient to call him. Let's just knock and see if anyone's home~"
Su's Father nodded. "That works too. If our son's home, there's no need to call. If he isn't, we'll wait here. Once they get off work, our son and daughter-in-law will definitely come home."
Su's Father raised his hand to knock, but Su's Mother suddenly called out, "Wait, Old Su!"
"I... I'm a little nervous~ If our son, daughter-in-law, and the children are all home, and we suddenly show up, won't it be so exciting when we meet~"
Su's Father laughed and looked at his wife. "We're already here, and only now you realize you're nervous?"
"Don't overthink it. If the whole family is home, that's a good thing. Aren't we eager to see our daughter-in-law and grandchildren? Won't you be happy once you see them~"
"Happy? Of course I'll be happy~ I'm just nervous. Old Su, our son said our grandson and granddaughter are already three years old. We only had Chen Chen, and we forgot all our experience raising him long ago. What should we do later so the grandchildren will like us?" Su's Mother truly felt more timid the closer she got. Standing at the door, her mind was suddenly full of questions.
Su's Father smiled helplessly and pointed at the little house building blocks in her hands. "If all else fails, just build blocks with the children. Kids love playing, so we just need to play with them. Stop thinking so much. I'm knocking, okay~"
After saying that, Su's Father did not wait for Su's Mother to keep hesitating and directly raised his hand to knock on the door.
Inside, Yan Bingxue heard the sound and stood up in confusion.
Had Su Chen come back so quickly?
Had he forgotten to bring something?
She walked to the door and opened it at once.
The moment the door opened, the three people inside and outside formally came face-to-face.
Yan Bingxue had thought the person outside was Su Chen, while Su's Father and Su's Mother had thought the person inside would be Su Chen. Seeing that neither was the case, all three stared at one another in surprise.
Su's Mother was the first to react. She immediately put on a brilliant smile. "Hello, are you my son... are you Chen Chen's girlfriend?"
She had originally wanted to say daughter-in-law, but she was afraid of frightening her, so she quickly changed her words.
Yan Bingxue froze for a moment, then nodded. "Hello. I'm Su Chen's wife. May I ask who you two are?"
"We're Su Chen's father and mother," Su's Father introduced.
Yan Bingxue's almond-shaped eyes widened abruptly, and her gaze darted around in panic.
Why had her father-in-law and mother-in-law come?
This was far too sudden!
She had not prepared herself at all!
At that instant, Yan Bingxue felt as though her strong heart was about to overload.
She tried hard to remain composed, but she still could not help flusteredly stepping aside from the doorway.
"Uncle, Auntie, please come in."
"Su Chen... he just went downstairs to buy groceries."
Yan Bingxue felt that Su Chen had left at the worst possible time.
If she had known her father-in-law and mother-in-law were coming, she would never have let Su Chen go downstairs.
What was she supposed to do now?
She had appeared here so abruptly. Her in-laws probably still did not know about her, Tuantuan, and Lele, right?
After all, when her mother-in-law had sent a video last time, Su Chen had not mentioned getting married.
Her mother-in-law had just asked whether she was Su Chen's girlfriend... Could she think they were still dating?
Then, since she was already living in Su Chen's home, would that leave a bad impression on the two elders?
Yan Bingxue's thoughts were a complete mess. She had even forgotten that there were two little ones in the house.
After Su's Father and Su's Mother entered, they were somewhat awkward as well.
They had thought their son was home. Even if he was not, they had assumed no one would answer the door. They had not expected to arrive just as their son went out to buy groceries, leaving their daughter-in-law home alone.
For their first meeting, this was a little too rushed.
"Uncle, Auntie, please make yourselves comfortable. I'll make you some tea."
Yan Bingxue invited Su's Father and Su's Mother to sit on the sofa, then immediately turned and went to make tea in the dining room.
She looked calm on the surface, but her hands trembled slightly as she made the tea.
I'm so nervous!
What tea was this at home again? It seemed Su Chen had bought it. It smelled quite nice, but she did not know whether it was suitable to serve her father-in-law. If she had known, she should have asked Assistant Zhang to bring up the tea from the car.
When had this hot water been boiled? It seemed to have been a while. Would the temperature be too low, making the tea taste bad...
Yan Bingxue's thoughts raced, and her mind was completely scrambled.
After finally making two cups of tea, she carried them into the living room.
"Dad, Mom, please have some tea."
Su's Mother lightly nudged Su's Father, then looked up with a smile. "Um, daughter-in-law, you..."
"My name is Yan Bingxue, Auntie. Yan as in color, and Bingxue as in intelligent and wise." She had introduced herself many times before, and she usually did not even need to introduce herself when she went out. After all, there were very few people in all of Zhonghai who did not know her.
But at that moment, this was truly the most awkward yet most sincere self-introduction she had ever made.
Su's Mother smiled and nodded. "Bingxue, that's such a lovely name. Bingxue, since you and my Chen Chen are already married, don't call us Uncle and Auntie anymore~ Just follow Chen Chen and call us Dad and Mom."
Yan Bingxue's cheeks flushed slightly. Biting her lip, she slowly said, "Dad, Mom."
"Ah~" Su's Mother answered with a smile, her face full of kindness and affection.
Seeing her mother-in-law like this, Yan Bingxue relaxed a little.
Just then, the phone on the table suddenly rang. Yan Bingxue almost immediately resumed her serious expression, but she quickly realized her father-in-law and mother-in-law were there. She turned back somewhat awkwardly. "Dad, Mom, I..."
Su's Father raised a hand to interrupt her and smiled. "Xiao Yan, go take care of your business. The two of us will sit here for a while."
Yan Bingxue nodded and took her phone to the balcony to answer it.
Su's Mother glanced through the glass door and said with satisfaction, "Old Su, our daughter-in-law is really beautiful~"
"But why haven't we seen our grandson and granddaughter? I was too nervous meeting our daughter-in-law for the first time, and I forgot to ask."
Su's Father looked around. "I don't know. Logically speaking, the two children should be home from school today, right?"
Tuantuan and Lele had gone to have barbecue during the day. Since Yan Bingxue had just said they both smelled like smoke, she had ordered them to take baths.
Lele finished first and came out of the bathroom wearing cute blue pajamas, his hair still damp.
He suddenly noticed two extra people in the living room and froze.
Tuantuan had also just finished bathing. She opened the master bedroom door and charged straight toward Lele like a little pink ball.
"Hehe~ How are you faster than me again~"
The little girl wore pink pajamas, with two long rabbit ears dangling from the hood behind her. She had washed her hair and wrapped it in a drying cap. The small pink towel was rolled into little circles beside her ears, making her unbearably adorable.
Seeing her brother's expression, Tuantuan also turned to look toward the living room.
"Eh~ We have guests at home~"
How could Su's Father and Su's Mother remain seated when they saw such two adorable little ones?
They immediately stood up. Su's Mother crouched in front of Tuantuan and Lele and smiled kindly. "Hello, little ones~"
Tuantuan and Lele immediately replied, "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma~"
Su's Mother's face filled with delight. She turned to Su's Father and said, "Old Su, our grandson and granddaughter are so smart! They already know we're Grandpa and Grandma!"
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