One of the little girls said, "My mom taught me that when addressing someone of the same gender, no matter how old they are, we should call them 'elder sister'. As for the opposite gender, just tell the truth! Besides... Uncle, although you're really handsome, you're really old!"
"You guys...!" Yan Yincheng already had an ice-cold face, and when he frowned, it really scared the little girls.
"Uncle, you're so fierce!"
"Can't Uncle even take a joke!"
"Uncle, why are you so stingy!"
Xu Zixi pressed down on his hand, trying hard not to laugh as she said to the girl students, "Add me as a friend and send the photos to me."
When the students sent the photos to Xu Zixi's phone, she opened them and took a look. She found that the pictures taken by the students were really aesthetically pleasing, permeated with the strong sour stench of love.
These photos made her heart skip a beat. She rolled her eyes and said to the little girls with a big smile,
"Kids, could you take a few more photos of sister and uncle for us?"
The girls who took the photos were overjoyed that their photography skills were affirmed. They raised their hands enthusiastically, "Sure, sure. I can do it. Let me take the photos!"
"Zixi." Yan Yincheng gritted his teeth. She even called him 'uncle', which instantly made him seem old.
Xu Zixi hooked her arm around his and said with a smile, "What's wrong with calling you 'uncle'? Grandpa Yan Yincheng, whose age is almost a hundred in total?"
Yan Yincheng replied, "Well, you're not much younger either, Grandma Xu Zixi."
Xu Zixi pretended to be angry, "Don't you dare say that! A woman's age is always a taboo. Do you want to eat stir-fried chestnuts?!"
Yan Yincheng immediately knelt down on one knee and admitted his mistake, "I'm wrong. My fiancée will always be young and beautiful."
Xu Zixi laughed happily, while the girl students were once again fed a mouthful of dog food and shouted that they couldn't take it and were stuffed full.
Next, Xu Zixi hooked her arm around Yan Yincheng and took several group photos in different poses at the school gate.
There were photos of him hugging her, of him sitting on a chair while she hugged his neck from behind, and of the two of them eating cotton candy and blowing bubbles...
The sweetness of this moment between the two of them was perfectly captured by the camera.
Xu Zixi flipped through these photos and was very satisfied. The only pity was that the two kids were missing from these photos. But it didn't matter. They still had a long time ahead, and there would be more photos worth cherishing and remembering in the future.
With an uncontrollable smile on her lips, Xu Zixi took Yan Yincheng's phone from him, sent her favorite photo to it, and set it as his phone wallpaper.
Then, she also set these photos as the wallpaper of her phone, the avatars of various accounts, the incoming call background pictures, and so on.
Finally, she publicly posted a photo update in her friend circle with the caption: An interesting day.
Without caring about the sensational effect this photo caused in the friend circle, when the sun was setting, the two of them left the campus full of youthful spirit. They went to a shopping mall in the city center to pick a gift for Xie Shi and then drove to Xie Shi's private kitchen restaurant, "Poetic Sentiment".
...
At the Yuan family's.
Today was the day for Yan Zhen and Yuan Ya'er to return to her parents' home. Early in the morning, Yuan's mother had been bustling around, instructing the servants to make preparations.
Especially after receiving the text message from Yuan Ya'er saying that they had already set off, she was even more overjoyed.
Although the wedding was a bit disappointing, she was still very satisfied to be related to the Yan family and have a son-in-law who would be the heir of the Yan family in the future.
However, even when it was well past noon, the newlywed couple still didn't show up. Moreover, Yuan's mother couldn't get through to her daughter's phone. Her mood gradually became anxious, and she kept pacing back and forth between the villa gate and the sofa. Yuan's father's eyes were getting dizzy from watching her, and he couldn't help but complain,
"Why are you in such a hurry? Maybe something delayed them. They'll come when they're supposed to."
Yuan's mother turned around and said, "Of course I'm in a hurry! Don't you see what people are saying on the Internet and in the neighborhood these days? Every time those rich ladies living nearby see me, their looks are so strange, as if they're saying that I'm blind and that it's a heinous thing to abandon my adopted daughter after having my biological daughter!"
"Moreover, it was Ya Ya who told me that Ji Xinyue suddenly came out and said that the photos were photoshopped. I'm worried that Yan Zhen might quarrel with Ya Ya because of this. They've just gotten married, and quarreling is a very inauspicious thing! If this affects the relationship between Ya Ya and Yan Zhen, I'll definitely go and have a good talk with Yuan Xi and Yan San!"
"Alright, alright. Stop talking so much. If you're really in a hurry, just call Ya'er and ask, won't you?"
"Do you think I haven't thought of that? I've called her more than 20 times, but I just can't get through! Something must have happened!"
Compared with Yuan's mother's worry, Yuan's father actually seemed a bit indifferent to the gossips outside.
All of them knew what had happened back then. The claim that the photos were photoshopped could only deceive the public and make the relationship between Yan San and Xu Zixi more reasonable. It wouldn't affect the relationship between Yan Zhen and Yuan Ya'er at all.
However, there was one thing the outside remarks got right. From a profit perspective, if both the biological daughter and the adopted daughter of the Yuan family married into the Yan family, it would indeed bring the greatest benefits to the Yuan family.
Just looking at the equipment that Yan San gave him for free in order to take away Yuan Xi's household registration documents, one could tell that forming a marital relationship with the Yan family would only bring advantages and no disadvantages.
However, he knew very well that forcing Yuan Xi to marry Guan Baocheng four years ago and finally driving her away in a hurry was really not the right thing to do.
With such grudges, the relationship between them and Yuan Xi could never be repaired to what it used to be. It couldn't be compensated for by the Yuan family showing weakness, saying a few nice words, and using the kindness of raising her back then to comfort her.
So, at the wedding, he could only show his attitude like that and choose his biological daughter among the two daughters.
Although Yan Zhen was still young and couldn't shoulder the heavy responsibility for now, the Yan Corporation would eventually be handed over to him. As for Yan San, maybe he would stay in the Yan Corporation as a shareholder to retire and would gradually be deprived of his power. These were all foreseeable outcomes.
So he still knew what was more important.
He hoped that his choice would be rewarded accordingly and that he wouldn't regret cutting off the relationship with his adopted daughter.
At this moment, the servant of the Yuan family ran in from outside and said to Yuan's father and mother a bit excitedly, "Miss is back!"
Yuan's mother swept away her previous worries and happily got up to greet them at the door.
Yuan's father also smiled in satisfaction.
With Yan Zhen as his son-in-law, losing an adopted daughter didn't matter much. They would surely make up for it.
Yuan's mother rushed out of the door excitedly, thinking she would see a harmonious and loving scene of a couple. However, when she saw Yan Zhen and Yuan Ya'er getting out of the car, her brows frowned imperceptibly.
Although the two of them had come back, their hands were empty. They didn't seem to be here for a return visit at all.
Even more strangely, Yuan Ya'er's cheeks seemed to be much more swollen than the day before yesterday.
Yuan's mother then showed a smile again and comforted herself, It's okay. It doesn't matter that they didn't bring anything. It's good that they came back together, which means Yan Zhen still cares about Yuan Ya'er.
But the next second, she saw Yan Zhen with a gloomy face, grabbing Yuan Ya'er's wrist and dragging her over forcefully.
"Yan Zhen, Ya'er, what's going on with you..."
Without even saying hello or looking at Yuan's mother, Yan Zhen dragged Yuan Ya'er into the house. As Yuan Ya'er passed by Yuan's mother, she let out a sob, "Mom!"
Yuan's mother realized something big had happened!