Reunion

Shen Yu brought Xu Qingqing to where the Shen family was gathered, and Xu Qingqing greeted them first. "Hello, Uncle and Auntie."

"Good child." Shen Mother immediately stepped forward and took Xu Qingqing's hand.

Everyone knew their limits, so naturally they would not acknowledge each other right away. There were too many people around, and it was not convenient to talk.

After the banquet ended, the Shen family said goodbye to the Hu family first, saying they had something urgent to take care of and would be leaving for the day. However, their plans to visit the villa tomorrow would definitely not be delayed, and the Hu family naturally did not object.

The Shen family found a private room where they could talk. As soon as they entered and there were no outsiders around, Shen Yu immediately introduced Xu Qingqing to his family.

He then introduced the Shen family to Xu Qingqing. After she had met them one by one, he finally brought her before Shen Can.

"Hello, Sister-in-law." Shen Can called out with a grin. Almost the instant his voice sounded, Xu Qingqing knew whose thoughts she had heard earlier.

Xu Qingqing nodded and said, "Hello, Can Can." Shen Yu had told her earlier that everyone called Shen Can Can Can.

After Xu Qingqing had met everyone, she and Shen Yu brought Xu Zhuo over to greet them. Xu Zhuo obediently said, "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma. Hello, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, and Little Uncle." Everyone responded with smiles.

Shen Can and his brothers all called her Sister-in-law because they understood Shen Yu's personality, and they understood their parents as well.

Xu Qingqing was bound to become their sister-in-law. After all, Xu Zhuo's identity could not remain ambiguous, and Shen Yu and Xu Qingqing would definitely get married.

If they truly could not make things work in the end, then divorce would be more appropriate. Wealthy families were actually quite snobbish. If their status remained unclear, there would definitely be plenty of gossip about Xu Qingqing and Xu Zhuo.

Moreover, if they attended banquets in the future, they might encounter petty people trying to provoke them. Xu Zhuo would certainly be transferring to A City for school, and the malice among children should not be underestimated.

The Shen family would never allow one of their children to be bullied at school. So his identity had to be made completely clear.

"Qingqing, Shen Yu's father and I discussed it just now. We think we should say that you and Shen Yu had already been together before, and that our whole family knew about Xiao Zhuo."

"It was just that the two of you encountered an emotional crisis back then. Young people can be impulsive, so we'll say that all the arrangements for your separation were discussed and agreed upon together."

"The child was still young then and could not be separated from his mother, so it was decided that he would stay with you. But the Shen family has always acknowledged this child. We simply did not publicize it because we did not want anyone disturbing you and your son."

"We originally planned to announce it once the child was older, but now that the two of you have reconciled, there is naturally no need to wait. Qingqing, what do you think of this?" Shen Mother asked Xu Qingqing seriously after she finished speaking.

That's good. If they said she didn't know she was pregnant when they argued, those people would start wondering whether Xiao Zhuo was really Eldest Brother's son, whether there was some kind of scheme involved, and so on.

In this situation, you can't exactly throw a paternity test in their faces. And even if you did, some people would still say that paternity tests could be forged.

There would always be people who thought they were the smartest in the world coming to warn you to watch out for them. Some might genuinely be concerned, but most would probably just be enjoying the drama.

After hearing Shen Mother's suggestion, Xu Qingqing had the same thoughts as Shen Can. Only by saying that the entire Shen family had known about the child's existence would no one question Xu Zhuo's parentage.

Of course, she did not want her child to live amid gossip and rumors. Xu Qingqing smiled at Shen Mother and said, "Uncle and Auntie are considering Xu Zhuo and me, so naturally we have no objection."

"Then when would it be convenient for you to return to A City with us, Qingqing? We can arrange your wedding." Hearing that Shen Mother still wanted to hold a wedding for them, Xu Qingqing was somewhat surprised and tried to decline. "There's no need for a wedding, is there? We already have a child."

"How could that be? You'll regret not having a wedding in the future. Besides, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of our family. You'll have to attend many occasions later on. If someone uses the lack of a wedding to mock you, it won't be easy for you to respond."

"That's right, Sister-in-law. The wedding must be held. That is the opinion of our entire family." Shen Ze smiled gently at Xu Qingqing. Xu Qingqing pressed her lips together. "I'm afraid the wedding won't look good."

Lu Shao naturally supported his wife without hesitation. "Won't look good? Who would dare make it look bad? Do they think the Shen family and I are pushovers?"

This wedding has to be as grand as possible. The more influential people attend, the fewer people will dare say anything reckless. Besides, the grander it is, the less anyone can claim we have a guilty conscience.

And if there are many influential people at the wedding, they'll all be busy networking. With their own matters to attend to, who would have time to care about someone else's family?

The Shen family attracts a lot of attention. Once news of Eldest Brother's marriage gets out, people online will definitely talk about it. But if a few articles are written about Eldest Brother and Sister-in-law's love story, everyone will only focus on discussing their beautiful romance.

The Shen family's thoughts were almost identical to Shen Can's. At a wedding held by the Shen family, everyone would only offer kind words. After all, no one would insist on offending the Shen family in public. As for gossip behind their backs, that was indeed beyond their control.

"I was being narrow-minded. I can go to President Hu's company tomorrow and handle my resignation." She did not actually know many people in this city. She had not worked during the first four years of her child's life.

She had supported herself and her child with the money she had saved before, along with online translation jobs and online teaching work she took from home.

She had not felt comfortable leaving her child in the care of strangers, and she had no relatives who could help her, so she could only care for him herself.

"You weren't being narrow-minded at all, Sister-in-law. You were just too afraid of troubling us, too concerned that people might criticize the Shen family. From now on, don't be afraid to trouble us. We're family now." Shen Can understood Xu Qingqing's thoughts very well.

After all, Xu Qingqing had not known them before. She did not understand their personalities or the Shen family's way of handling matters. She and Xu Zhuo had only just arrived, so it was normal for her to worry about causing trouble for the Shen family.

For the next three days, the family went sightseeing according to the Hu family's arrangements. At the same time, the Hu family was the first to learn of Xu Qingqing's identity. They even said that whenever Shen Yu came to see Xu Qingqing before, he never visited the Hu family—did he think of Uncle Hu as an outsider?

Naturally, the Hu family was only joking and could not truly question Shen Yu, since it was someone else's private matter. Shen Yu said that he had felt embarrassed about disturbing them before, and that every time he came, he had been in a hurry, so it had not been appropriate to visit.

The Hu family naturally said, "Would our two families really care about such things? Anyway, whenever either family comes here in the future and has time, you must come visit." The Shen family naturally agreed. It was not as though they would absolutely have to visit later, but they certainly had to say so now.