Chapter 67 -66 Birthday Banquet (1)_2
Deng Tonglian also pulled his arm in the opposite direction of Su Nian, saying: “Your Uncle Guo has been good to you, you can fail to show filial piety to your mother if you must, but you must show filial piety to him.”
Shen Hanxiu glanced at the disappearing backs of Su Nian and Su Bao and thought that the space was not so big that anything of consequence could happen right under his nose, so he might as well let Su Nian have her fun.
So he pulled his hand away and walked briskly forward, Su Yalan wearing high heels couldn’t keep up, and he didn’t slow down to wait for her.
Su Nian followed Su Guotian to the side hall behind the garden, where there were far fewer people than in the garden.
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The side hall was connected to the garden and was designed like a pavilion with a few sofas and wooden tables, sparsely populated with a few people.
“Xiao Nian, you go sit inside first; I’m going to ask someone to bring some food over.”
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Hearing about the food, Su Zhen sweetly said: “Great-grandpa is the best, I’m starving!”
Su Nian smiled and nodded, leading Su Zhen towards the pavilion.
They found an empty spot and sat down.
Su Nian gently touched Su Bao’s head and asked him, “Su Bao, why don’t you call anyone?”
Su Bao looked indifferent and answered without looking away: “I don’t know anyone.”
Su Nian knew that Su Bao was cold in temperament, but warm-hearted. She wasn’t like Su Zhen, whose words were always honeyed, so she didn’t force him. Despite his young age, he had his own opinions and ideas.
“Xiao Nian?”
As she was talking with the children, she suddenly heard a low and surprised male voice behind her.
Turning around, she saw a man with slim-framed glasses, gentle and refined, exuding a gentlemanly demeanor.
Seeing him, Su Nian stood up happily: “Uncle Cheng!”
This man was Su Yuecheng, who had been very kind to her in the Su Family, the elder brother of Su Yalan from a different mother.
Although Su Nian called him uncle, he looked to be just over thirty.
Su Yuecheng approached, and even his glasses could not hide the joy in his eyes on seeing Su Nian again: “Xiao Nian, where have you been?!”
“Sorry, Uncle Cheng, I left in a hurry that time, things were too chaotic to say goodbye to you.”
“Good that you’re back,” Su Yuecheng said in relief. Then, lowering his head, he looked at the two children standing next to Su Nian, a complex expression in his eyes: “These are… your children?”
Su Nian pulled the two children forward and nodded, saying: “They should call you granduncle.”
Su Zhen, ever sweet with her words, immediately said: “Granduncle!”
Her voice was soft and endearing.
But Su Bao was gazing intently at Su Yuecheng, as if scanning whether this man would bring any harm to his mother.
Su Yuecheng patted Su Zhen’s head: “Both children look like you.” He paused before asking: “The children… are they his?”
Both clearly knew who “he” referred to. Su Nian looked around and saw no one else, then nodded honestly: “Uncle Cheng, you must keep this a secret for me.”
Su Yuecheng was startled. Did Shen Hanxiu himself still not know about the children? Wasn’t she here for a family reunion?
Although unclear of the specifics, he still nodded his head in agreement to keep the secret.
“Uncle Cheng, please have a seat. Has my aunt found someone?”
As Su Yuecheng sat down, his eyes held a hidden depth as he watched Su Nian lower her head to pour tea for him. Only when the cup was nearly full did he look away, answering: “Not yet, no plans to marry so soon.”
Su Nian teased him: “You’re too picky. Wait a few more years, and it’ll be others picking you. So many people at the hospital chase after you, not a single one catches your eye?”
Su Yuecheng smiled and deflected with an answer: “Fate has not arrived yet.”
At that moment, Su Guotian also came with several servants, his speech amiable as he looked at them and said: “Catching up on old times?”
Su Nian quickly got up to help him into his seat: “Grandpa, please have a seat.”
This was probably the most polite she had ever been to Su Guotian in history, of course, provided that Su Guotian was polite to her as well.
“Wow! Fried potatoes!” Just as the servant placed the dish on the table, Su Zhen hurriedly reached out to grab it, grabbing a big handful, then immediately threw it back: “Ouch, so hot!”
Su Nian quickly rubbed the hand Su Zhen extended, blowing on it: “All better, eat slowly, it’s all for the two of you.”
Watching the lively Su Zhen, everyone’s faces were tinged with smiles.
Su Bao didn’t move, so Su Zhen picked up a piece and brought it to his mouth, insisting that Su Bao eat with her, and with a sour face, Su Bao relented to Su Zhen.
“Old Master Su, Young Master He is looking for you,” the butler said.
Su Guotian immediately beamed with joy: “Bring him over.”
“Alright.”
The butler turned and left, and Su Guotian looked at Su Nian and said: “Xiao Nian, it’s not easy for you to raise children by yourself…”
As Su Nian was wiping Su Zhen’s oily hands with a napkin, she turned to look at Su Guotian just as he continued: “This Young Master He is He Xu, the eldest son of the He Family, you’ve met him before. We’ve told him about your situation, and he said if fate allows, he wouldn’t mind the children either…”
It was at this point that Su Nian clearly understood the implication of his words and immediately interrupted Su Guotian: “Grandpa, I won’t marry.”
“Stop messing around! When you ruined the Tang Family’s marriage, considering you were young back then, we let it go. But now you understand better, how can you, a single person raising two children without a man by your side, be acceptable?”
Su Nian’s recent warming up to Su Guotian disappeared again; after all the roundabout ways, he still, just like before, wanted to control someone else’s life with his own ideas.
She was eighteen when they forced her to marry the notorious playboy Tang Shaosheng; it was during her escape that she encountered Shen Hanxiu, which turned out to be a turning point in her life.
Before Su Nian could think more, the butler’s voice from just now came through: “Old Master, Young Master He has arrived.”
The man following the butler, in a white suit and probably nearly 1.8 meters tall, had the looks of an outstanding person just from his appearance.