Chapter 443 Mind Your Own Business
Life after marriage is as beautiful as they both dreamed of.
After the wedding, Xia Miao’s parents and godfather all returned to Danhe.
The results of Xia Miao’s civil service exam came out. She passed the interview and physical examination successfully. She is expected to start work after the new year.
He Shu is on vacation now and has nothing important to do. He goes to school every now and then to participate in Professor Zhang's project research.
So the two decided to go back to Danhe during this year's Spring Festival. If there is time, they will host a banquet for relatives and friends who did not come to Dadu to attend the wedding this time.
Moreover, for the first New Year after their marriage, He Shu decided to spend it with Xia Miao at his parents' home.
When a girl gets married, everyone is happy except the father-in-law and mother-in-law, who may feel a little uncomfortable, right?
When He Shu saw his father-in-law crying with red eyes on the wedding day, he could understand his feelings.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, He Shu asked for leave from the professor and took Xia Miao back to her parents' home.
I stayed with my godfather in the new house in Danhe City for one night, and went to my parents-in-law's house the next day on the 30th.
Seeing that there were only two of them coming, Xia Miao's father drove to pick up Zhao Qishui himself.
Zhao Qishui tried to refuse, but Xia Miao's father insisted that if Zhao Qishui didn't go, he would not go home.
"Brother, He Shu is spending New Year's Eve at my place this year. If you don't come over, what's the point of spending New Year's Eve alone?"
"We are relatives and live in the same place. Come to my house for dinner when you have nothing to do."
Xia Miao's father was very enthusiastic. His daughter had already told them how important Zhao Qishui was in He Shu's heart, and that he was closer to He Shu than his biological father.
When He Shu saw his father-in-law bringing his godfather over, he was very grateful.
As the new son-in-law, he helped his mother-in-law make dumplings and cook during the New Year, and they had a lot of fun together.
In the evening, they ate dumplings and watched the Spring Festival Gala, and then drove to the riverside to watch the fireworks.
They didn't buy fireworks in advance this year, but they felt very satisfied just watching others set off fireworks.
Zhao Qishui had the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, and left after Xia Miao and He Shu left.
It's not good to sleep in someone else's house at night. Seeing this, Xia Miao's father knew that he couldn't let go and didn't force him to stay. They just had the New Year's Eve dinner together.
The young couple played outside until almost midnight before returning home, and the Spring Festival Gala had not yet ended.
He Shu was not surprised to know that his godfather had gone home, since they would be going to his godfather's house for dinner tomorrow anyway.
The original plan was to return to Danhe to hold another wedding banquet, but now that the mother-in-law knows that Xia Miao has a stable job and will be back to work soon, she has given up the idea.
While there were still a few days left, he took He Shu to visit relatives one by one, allowing He Shu to experience what it felt like to have a large group of relatives, and he also received a generous red envelope as a new member.
The New Year passed quickly and the two booked flights for the sixth day of the New Year.
The night before leaving home, Xia Miao slept with her mother, and the mother and daughter wanted to talk to each other in private.
He Shu also slept in the same bed with his father-in-law. Although there was an extra guest room, Xia Miao's father still wanted to chat with his son-in-law.
"He Shu, Xia Miao will have to go to work after we get back. She has just joined the company and is still learning. If she can't take care of you in your life, please understand."
"Dad, I should take good care of her."
He Shu knew that his father-in-law was speaking in a sarcastic way: "If I stay in school, I will have more free time than Miaomiao. Don't worry, I will take good care of her so that she doesn't have to be distracted and can adapt to work as soon as possible."
Xia Miao's father laughed twice, this son-in-law is really a smart man.
On the other side, Xia Miao hugged her mother, and the mother and daughter were also chatting in a low voice, but they were talking about something else.
"Miaomiao, Mom wants to ask you, when you two were together, did you use contraception?"
Even though she was her own mother, Xia Miao was too embarrassed to discuss this with her: "Mom, why are you asking this?"
Xia Miao's mother whispered, "Mom thinks you two should wait two years before having a child."
"Why?"
"Think about it, you just joined the company, it's such a good job, it's time to work hard to climb up, if you get pregnant now, how much will it delay things? That's your future."
Xia Miao felt that what her mother said was wrong, and she shook her head.
"Mom, whether or not to have a child is between He Shu and me. If he wants one, I'll give birth to him. When can't I work?"
Xia Miao's mother was choked and slapped Xia Miao: "Are you stupid? You can't tell good from bad. How short is a woman's adolescence? After giving birth to a child , don't you have to put more energy into raising it? Can you take care of both?"
The reason I say this is because Xia Miao’s mother has experienced it.
Although Xia Miao's father seems to be doing well now, he still helps with housework and cooking at home when he has nothing to do.
But when the business was first started, Xia Miao's mother was the only one taking care of the household, so she knew how tiring it was for a woman to raise children and work at the same time?
"Mom, even if that's the case, I'm happy about it, right? Anyway, don't tell He Shu about this!"
When Xia Miao's mother saw that her daughter didn't appreciate it, she snorted and stopped talking.
Xia Miao still insisted: "Mom, I am telling you seriously, don't tell He Shu about this."
"He's a very sensitive person. If you tell him, he might overthink it and may not want to have a child anymore."
"Having a child is a matter between the two of us. We will discuss it ourselves. If you tell him this, I will ignore you."
When Xia Miao's mother heard this, she was so angry that she slapped her twice again: "You little heartless girl, they say that people forget their mothers after they get married, and it's the same for you after you get married. Am I not thinking about you?"
Xia Miao smiled and hugged her mother again: "I know you are doing this for my own good, but sometimes, not meddling in other people's business is also good for me."
Xia Miao's mother was so angry that she pushed Xia Miao away and turned over to sleep: "Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want in the future. I won't interfere."
Although she made her mother angry, Xia Miao knew that her mother was just like that and she would be fine by tomorrow morning.
How could a mother and a daughter hold a grudge overnight? Besides, her mother's starting point was indeed for her own good.
Fortunately, she didn't say these things directly in front of He Shu. Now that I told her so firmly today, she would definitely not mention it to He Shu.
Xia Miao went close to her mother again, put her arms around her, closed her eyes sweetly and fell asleep.
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The next day, the couple sent the young couple to the airport. He Shu did not let his godfather make the trip, because his godfather would go to Dadu to see Brother Zhao Yan in a few days anyway.
After He Shu and Xia Miao got on the plane, on the way home, Xia Miao's mother told Xia Miao's father what happened last night.
Xia Miao's father was driving and frowned when he heard this: "Fortunately our daughter is sober, otherwise it would be trouble again!"
Xia Miao's mother was not happy: "Isn't what I said right?"
"What are you talking about? Who do you think helped Xia Miao get into the Ministry of Commerce? Do you really think it's that easy to compete with a bunch of locals for a spot in a place like Dadu?"
"Didn't you see what happened to the Qi family? Xia Miao just gave birth to a child. Do you think they need to raise the child? There are plenty of people to help take care of the child."
"You've been at home for too long and have too little experience. Just listen to Miaomiao and mind your own business from now on!"
