Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating-Chapter 145 - 146 Third Uncle Xu’s Secret Delight
Chapter 145 -146 Third Uncle Xu’s Secret Delight
Xu Ying resisted firmly, “I feel pretty good on my own, and even if I get married, I need to choose someone who loves me, and whom I also love.”
The last sentence Xu Ying uttered decisively.
Second Aunt Xu was very supportive of Xu Ying’s words, “Right, marriage is a lifelong decision, you must find someone where there’s mutual affection and you both fancy each other.”
Eldest Aunt Xu disagreed, “That’s not necessarily correct. What if the family is poor as dirt, wouldn’t Yingying suffer if she married into it? While mutual affection is important, being well-matched in social and economic status is also crucial.”
Her niece is now a master, and she holds a city residence permit, she must find someone with a city residence permit.
Knowing their daughter had achieved much and had her own opinions, Mr. and Mrs. Xu simply didn’t interfere, “All right, let’s not discuss other matters since we’re celebrating Dad’s birthday.”
“That’s right, that’s right.” Zheng Xue Nong quickly agreed and stood up with his glass raised, “Dad, on your birthday today, I toast to you, wishing you happiness as vast as the East Sea, and a life as lengthy as the mountains in the South.”
“Dad, happy birthday. Today is a joyous day; on this day of your toil over the decades, your offspring are gathered together, sharing the happiness of family, wishing you a life as everlasting as heaven,” Third Uncle Xu slickly chimed in.
Grandpa Xu glanced sideways at his third son, showing extreme disdain. Recently, for some unknown reason, the third son hadn’t been causing any trouble or running around, but Grandpa Xu felt irritated just seeing him.
“Always slick-tongued. Look at your wife, she’s working, and you’re just lazing around at home. It makes you antsy, doesn’t it?”
Third Uncle Xu chuckled, not at all annoyed, for his niece had said he’d be allowed to work in the textile factory if he behaved well.
Uncle Xu glanced at his younger brother and immediately smiled, saying, “Dad, the third has been behaving very well lately. I went to their house the other day, and he was cooking, washing dishes, and cleaning.”
At that, Grandpa Xu was quite surprised.
Third Uncle Xu’s face flushed with anger. Was his second brother praising him or mocking him? How could he talk about such things? As a man, how shameful is it to stay in the kitchen? It would be embarrassing to let others hear about it.
If it weren’t for his wife being so tired every day, and his conscience not allowing him to stand by, and most importantly, his niece keeping an eye on him, he wouldn’t be doing any housework.
“Third, is what your second brother said true?” Grandpa Xu asked, with everyone in the room looking at Third Uncle Xu.
Third Uncle Xu was mortified, his face turned red as a monkey’s backside, and he was about to shake his head in denial.
Xiao Xuxue and Xiao Xubai then spoke up, “Dad has been super good lately. Not only does he do housework, but he also makes us yummy food.”
“Yes, my dad is the best.”
There was a gleam in the children’s eyes when they spoke about Third Uncle Xu.
It was something Third Uncle Xu had never seen before; the two children used to cower behind their mother at the sight of him as if he were a big bad wolf.
Seeing his children talking about him, filled with pride and excitement, Third Uncle Xu’s face lost all traces of embarrassment.
At this moment, Third Aunt Xu also spoke, “Construction has been really good lately, kind to both me and the children.”
Though the words were brief, Third Aunt Xu’s face beamed with happiness, something Third Uncle Xu had never seen before.
In that moment, his expression turned somewhat dazed. He had merely cooked and cleaned the house, and it was enough to make his wife and children this happy.
His niece was right; he wasn’t a man before, he was a mess.
Watching Third Uncle Xu, for the first time, Grandpa Xu praised, “Knowing how to live is good, you lad have grown wise in just a few days. This old man has lived for so many years, and it’s good to see the children turn out well. Seeing the third one get sensible, my life is now without regrets.”
“Pfft, old man, what nonsense are you spouting?” Grandma Xu instantly became angry, with anger and sadness in the corners of her eyes.
Her son’s improvement was a good thing, but the older generation really didn’t know how to speak—the auspicious day was no time for such inauspicious words.
Xu Ying also spoke up at this moment, “Grandpa, you will definitely live to be a hundred years old. You mustn’t say such things in the future.”
Grandpa Xu, seeing the tense and sad faces of his children and grandchildren upon hearing what he had just said, immediately patted his chest, “Hey, I was just speaking offhandedly, look how nervous you all are.
Look at my health—I could easily live well past a hundred. I’m just too happy seeing the third son like this.”
Third Uncle Xu felt slightly embarrassed but also somewhat proud, “Dad, I will only try harder from now on, just you wait and see.”
Hearing his big talk, Grandpa Xu didn’t discourage him, “Alright, then I’ll see if you can be as impressive as Yingying.”
When it came to his own niece, Third Uncle Xu immediately lost confidence, “I’m definitely not as good as Yingying, but I will definitely try hard to follow in my niece’s footsteps. I can’t fall too far behind.”
Grandpa Xu nodded and beckoned everyone to start eating.
After the Xu family finished eating, the elders gathered to chat, and Xu Ying, having nothing to do, stepped out of the house for a walk.
Little did she know, just a few steps out, she ran right into Huo Chen. Before, Xu Ying never found it awkward seeing Huo Chen, but ever since her parents mentioned the idea of her marrying Huo Chen,
she began to feel odd inside whenever she saw him.
Seeing Huo Chen approaching, Xu Ying changed direction.
“Xu Ying, are you avoiding me?” Huo Chen strode toward her, always keeping a cold face and expressionless, but ever since he started being with Xu Ying, that face had more smiles than it had in a long while.
But now, his face darkened, tense, his eyes cold as ice, emitting a chill.
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The harsh winter day was already chilling to the bone, and Xu Ying felt a cold draft swooshing by her side.
Her fair little face turned purple from the cold.
“I’m not!” Xu Ying lifted her little face defiantly, refusing to admit it.
When Huo Chen heard her denial, his stern look instantly softened, “Then why did you run away when you saw me?”
Xu Ying blushed, fortunately wrapped in her scarf, revealing only her eyes and the bridge of her little nose, “I was just hurrying and didn’t see you.”
Huo Chen’s mood turned cheerful, excitedly presenting the skincare products he brought back from his trip.
“I went out of town with Qingsong a few days ago; these are skincare products I brought for you. All the girls there use these, and you have such good skin, you need to take good, really good care of it,” Huo Chen could usually talk quite smoothly when doing business.
But whenever he faced Xu Ying, he would start to stammer.
Especially since he became clear about his own feelings.
Xu Ying, seeing the bottles and jars he produced, was filled with surprise—all of them were old Chinese products from the 70s, Bai Que Ling skincare products, Jingwei Bencao Beeswax Eye Cream, Pianzaihuang Queen Brand Pearl Cream…
Huo Chen didn’t understand these; he bought some of each as the salesperson recommended them.
“Take a look and give some to your aunt.” As the saying goes, to win a beauty’s heart, you must first charm her mother.
“Here are some clothes, take them!” Huo Chen took out a large bag and, thinking Xu Ying might not be able to carry it, continued, “I’ll help you carry it back.”
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