Reborn in the 80s: The Smart Wife with a Secret Space

Chapter 1178: Chapter 1178: She’d Better Not Jump Around in Front of Me

Gao Yumei never expected her parents-in-law to be so completely unconcerned about saving face; once they said they wouldn’t care, they really didn’t care.

The two kids weren’t going to go hungry, but the two of them as a couple were so hungry their stomachs were growling.

Gao Yumei had originally wanted to go look for Guo Yueyue, but Guo Yueyue was holding the child and coaxing her to sleep, not giving her any chance to speak at all.

With no other choice, she ran to the dining cart, but by then it was past meal time and service had ended, so they could only stay hungry for now.

*

The second day after Xinyan returned to the Capital, she went with He Jinxuan to the family compound. Seeing that the house and yard had been tidied up very nicely by He Jinxuan, she said, "You’ve worked hard."

He Jinxuan pulled her into his arms. "I finally waited you out."

Xinyan certainly knew what he meant, but on purpose she asked, "Why, do you feel wronged?"

He Jinxuan held her even tighter. "Not at all."

Xinyan kissed him on the cheek, and this time He Jinxuan no longer wanted to hold back his feelings. He cupped Xinyan’s face and deeply kissed those lips he’d been longing for.

If Xinyan hadn’t started having trouble breathing, he wouldn’t have wanted to stop. Once the two of them had calmed down, Xinyan leaned back against He Jinxuan’s chest. "From now on, when I’m off on the weekends, I’ll come back to the family compound to stay.

When you’re not out driving during the week, you can come keep me company at the little courtyard by the school. Now you can finally do it aboveboard."

He Jinxuan’s face was full of a gentle smile. He gave a soft "mm": "Right, now I can finally cling to you with a clear conscience."

Only heaven knew how much he’d held himself back before, afraid that because of him, Xinyan’s reputation would be affected.

The two of them snuggled in the house for quite a while before finally coming out.

They hadn’t even stepped out of the yard when they heard someone walking over. "Sister-in-law, you’re back from abroad?"

Xinyan looked up and saw Wang Baoliang walking into the yard. "Yes. Brother Wang, you’re not out driving today?"

Wang Baoliang came over. "I’ve got a short run later. I saw your door open and thought I’d come in and take a look."

Xinyan had heard from He Jinxuan yesterday that these days Wang Baoliang had helped out a lot. "Brother Wang, Jinxuan said that you and sister-in-law have been coming over these days to help out quite a bit. I really have to thank you both."

In her heart she was thinking that after the wedding, she definitely needed to invite them over for a meal to show her appreciation.

Wang Baoliang’s face was all smiles. "It’s not anything big, just some physical labor. No need for thanks."

He was someone with good sense, so he didn’t stay long; after chatting a bit he took his leave.

Before he left, He Jinxuan even shot him a look that said "you know what’s good for you," which made Wang Baoliang leave half amused, half exasperated.

There wasn’t anything that needed changing in the house, so Xinyan was getting ready to go back to the Han Family’s old house.

Starting today, she would move back to the Han Family’s old house; on the wedding day, she would leave from there.

They had just come out when they heard people chatting under a tree not far away. "These days our family compound sure is lively—three households marrying in brides and one marrying off a young lady."

"It’s lively all right, but we’re going to have to fork out quite a bit in gift money again."

"Haha, true, but just take it as improving the menu for a few days."

"And that fiancée of Vice Captain Lu is something too, actually picked the same wedding date, the sixteenth of the eighth month, and their place is this close to here. I really don’t know what they were thinking."

"Exactly. Those two families getting married on the same day means a loss for us too. Originally we could’ve eaten at two banquets, now we’ve got to split the family up to attend."

Xinyan looked at He Jinxuan. "Is what they said true?"

He Jinxuan had only found out a few days ago himself. "Mm, I only heard a few days ago too."

He Jinxuan was afraid Xinyan would be unhappy. "Our wedding banquet has been arranged by Dad at the Railway Bureau cafeteria. They’re hosting theirs at the Transportation Team cafeteria. It won’t affect us."

Xinyan wasn’t going to get upset over something like that. After all, which day they chose to marry was their freedom. She just glanced in that direction and then withdrew her gaze.

He Jinxuan pedaled the bike and took Xinyan out of the Transportation Team family compound.

Thinking of the He Family, Xinyan asked, "Have the accommodations for your family been arranged?"

He Jinxuan gave a "mm." "I booked rooms at the guesthouse ahead of time. Don’t worry, I’ve got it all arranged."

As they were talking, Xinyan caught sight of an unexpected person out of the corner of her eye: Song Bingjing.

Previously at school she’d been Xue Hongjuan’s little sidekick. That woman was a total scheming bitch, had Xue Hongjuan dancing in the palm of her hand and Xue Hongjuan didn’t even realize it.

But ever since that whole incident she’d orchestrated—trying to make Xue Hongjuan take the fall—came to light, her days had been pretty miserable. If the Song Family hadn’t been thinking that having one child with higher education meant she could still marry well in the future, they probably would’ve stopped her from going to school long ago.

After that incident, Song Bingjing tucked her tail between her legs and behaved herself, and had never jumped around in front of her again. Xinyan hadn’t expected to run into her here.

She didn’t take it to heart, but the one pedaling, He Jinxuan, opened his mouth. "That guy over there holding onto the bike is named Zhai Songyuan. His wedding is just three days apart from ours."

Xinyan understood—so this was the other groom the people under the tree had been talking about. "Which department does he work in?"

He Jinxuan glanced at Zhai Songyuan. "His dad’s an old hand in the machine repair team, but because he likes to drink, he’s never been promoted. After he graduated, he pulled some strings through his brother-in-law, and now he works in the government motor pool’s auto parts section."

Xinyan couldn’t help asking one more question. "Then after they get married, will they be living in the Transportation Team family compound?"

He Jinxuan didn’t know why Xinyan would ask that, but he still answered, "Mm. He’s only been working for a short time, so he can’t get assigned his own room yet. A while back his dad was also fixing up the house, so they’ll probably be living in the compound."

Xinyan couldn’t help thinking to herself: She’d better not start jumping around in front of me again, or I’ll definitely make her pay.