Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 269: Living Next Door to You

As soon as they reached the stairs, they heard Xiao Bai angrily say, "I think the second son’s wife makes a good point. We should get Jincheng to divorce and find him a more compatible and reasonable wife to settle this matter."

Mu Qinglian looked tense, quietly sobbing, "You think I don’t want that? Just now in the car, when I called Jinlin, he told Jincheng to get him a new sister-in-law right in front of me, calling the eldest without a hint of respect. How can we all sit at the same table like this in the future?"

He even wanted Xiao Jinlin to move back in with them, but with this turmoil, unless Xiao Jincheng divorces and remarries, it will never happen.

Guo Lingyue turned pale and looked as if she might faint, and eventually did pass out.

Xiao Jincheng was shocked, "Ling Yue! Don’t scare me!"

Downstairs, the couple Xiao Bai and his wife were also startled and quickly called an ambulance.

At the hospital, after checking, they found out that Guo Lingyue was pregnant!

Xiao Jincheng was overjoyed, but Xiao Bai and his wife had mixed emotions.

If this hadn’t happened, they would have been happy, as it was their first grandchild. But now they were considering replacing their eldest daughter-in-law, yet she was pregnant; it was quite troubling!

Xiao Jincheng wished the whole world could know he was going to be a father. He immediately called the old house to share the good news and then contacted the second family.

He Xue, upon hearing the news, sneered, "Her luck sure is good, getting pregnant! Never mind, let’s remember this for now. Revenge is never too late for a gentleman!"

Xiao Sheng found it both funny and annoying, "You, you, always so fair-weather! Maybe that girl didn’t take it to heart at all."

He Xue wasn’t pleased, "Whether she took it to heart, I don’t know, but I’m genuinely unhappy! Forget it, you wouldn’t understand. I’ll call Jinlin and ask him to bring Yaya over for dinner tomorrow to comfort her."

Xiao Sheng didn’t commit either way.

At this moment, Xiao Jinlin was receiving a call from Mu Qinglian.

Mu Qinglian was a bit embarrassed, "Um....your sister-in-law is pregnant."

Xiao Jinlin remained expressionless, speaking with a calm tone, "And then?"

Mu Qinglian was at a loss for words and felt blocked in her heart as she tried to persuade, "Second son, you know how long your brother has been hoping for this child. Your sister-in-law is pregnant and can’t be upset. Could you...talk to your second aunt, perhaps delay the apologies?"

Xiao Jinlin, as if expecting this, said, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now."

Mu Qinglian panicked immediately, "Second son, give a definite answer; why hang up?"

"If I say no, will you agree? You’ve already decided what to do! Why ask me at all! You never favored me from when I was little!"

"Hello! Hey, hey!" Mu Qinglian looked at the phone that was hung up on, feeling so wronged that tears fell.

Beside her, Xiao Bai naturally also heard what Xiao Jinlin said, his face turning dark without a word.

As Xiao Jinlin was fuming, a call from He Xue came in.

Upon learning she wanted him to bring Chen Xinyue over for dinner, Xiao Jinlin’s mood brightened, and he excused himself to have Old Fang drive him to the company dormitory.

Just as he was getting out of the car, he saw some employees coming in and out. He could only sulkily call Chen Xinyue and ask her to come down.

In the cold night breeze, Chen Xinyue got into the car, looking at Xiao Jinlin strangely, "Boss, why are you calling me down now?"

Xiao Jinlin lowered his gaze, "I sent the mall video to grandparents and second uncle, aunt to vent your anger. Second aunt wants Guo Lingyue to apologize to you at her home. I suggested to my brother to change wives, and Guo Lingyue fainted. At the hospital, they found out she’s pregnant."

Chen Xinyue: "..."

"It’s even more dramatic than a TV series!" Chen Xinyue remarked.

Xiao Jinlin looked at her, puzzled, "Aren’t you angry?"

"Why should I be angry?" Chen Xinyue looked at him, puzzled, and pondered, "To me, she’s just a stranger, and I didn’t lose out in this incident, so why be angry?"

Xiao Jinlin pursed his lips, feeling a bit blocked by the word "stranger."

"You... never mind, let’s not talk about it. Second aunt asked me to bring you over for dinner. You can’t refuse!" Xiao Jinlin, looking at her, was somewhat nervous.

Chen Xinyue’s face fell, "Again! Boss, why don’t we just be honest...."

"No way!" Without a second thought, Xiao Jinlin refused, "The arrow is already on the bow. Speaking the truth now, do you think I won’t be forced to do blind dates immediately?"

Chen Xinyue shrugged, not saying anymore, "Alright, I’ll listen to you. When tomorrow?"

Xiao Jinlin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "I’ll have Uncle Fang pick you up, and, by the way, when do you plan to move?"

"In a while."

After chatting for a while, Chen Xinyue left.

Old Fang, watching anxiously, couldn’t help but speak, "Boss, this is not how you pursue girls. I suggest you buy a house next to Secretary Chen’s. Apart from work, you can have meals together and visit each other to foster a relationship.

Just like me and my wife, we lived in the same courtyard, hahaha..."

Xiao Jinlin’s eyes lit up, smiling broadly, "Uncle Fang, you’re the best. I’ll take your advice!"

Taking action immediately, the next day he had someone buy the house next door to Chen Xinyue.

At this moment, Chen Xinyue was sitting in Xiao Jinlin’s car, feeling incredibly nervous, "What if Aunt He suddenly wants to call my mom? What if Aunt He accidentally spills the beans? And..."

Listening to her rambling, Xiao Jinlin couldn’t help but smile.

They arrived at the Xiao family’s second villa.

He Xue, grabbing Chen Xinyue’s hand, was full of heartache for her and took the opportunity to utterly insult Guo Lingyue, "Don’t worry, with me supporting you, even if that woman gives birth to a dozen sons, it won’t matter, we don’t need to fear her!"

"Aunt He..." Chen Xinyue’s heart was filled with guilt, not knowing how to respond.

He Xue didn’t think much of it, pushing a bunch of things in front of her, "These are gifts that grandma and mom prepared for you, Jinlin refused to bring you back, so they could only send them to me to have a look."

Chen Xinyue quickly thanked her.

Spending two hours eating and chatting with He Xue, then she left.

In the car, she handed all those gifts to Xiao Jinlin, "I don’t even need to look to know these things are extraordinary; I can’t accept them, you keep them for me."

"Alright!" Xiao Jinlin agreed so readily it was suspicious.

But since he agreed, Chen Xinyue didn’t think too much about it.

Soon, it was the first day back to work. Chen Xinyue’s life returned to its previous rhythm. At the company, she and Xiao Jinlin maintained their president-secretary relationship, and after work, Chen Xinyue returned to the dormitory, having little interaction with Xiao Jinlin.

Just when she thought Xiao Jinlin was giving up on her, he brought up the topic of moving house.

Chen Xinyue looked out the window, suddenly realizing it was already spring, and immediately decided to move this weekend.