Chapter 369: Chapter 369: Shameless Is the Way to Go

On the evening of March 8th, Yi Roujing and Xu Ancheng went to the Cheng Family after class, while Xu Zongyin took Baozi from Baiqian Village. The whole family met at the gate of the courtyard.

"Dad, Mom." Baozi obediently held Xu Zongyin’s hand and waved to Xu Ancheng and Yi Roujing.

When the four arrived at the Cheng Family’s place, Cheng Jinyong and Ning Hong were at the door to greet the guests.

Today, the Cheng Family was hosting a family banquet, using the courtyard space and setting up ten tables. Quite a number of families close to the Cheng Family had come, and when Yi Roujing and the others arrived, they saw a lot of familiar faces.

Hua Yiran, Shu Yujie, Zhou Zeyuan, Ni Yanqing... all the juniors of the same age were gathered together. Xu Zongyin, holding Baozi, also sent Xu Ancheng and Yi Roujing over, since he should mingle with the middle-aged group.

"I heard you did a great job," Jiang Bomeng nudged Xu Ancheng with his elbow.

"It wasn’t much effort," Xu Ancheng replied, "just setting things right."

"Hiss—" Jiang Bomeng felt a twinge in his mouth. "You quietly got rid of the annoying people for your sister-in-law, really impressive."

"The Deng Family people now don’t dare to show their faces, and other families are telling their younger generation to stay away from anyone surnamed Deng. Who could handle such a blow if there was a case of swapped identities?"

"Notice that all the elders are here today. My grandfather also came, specifically to comfort Mr. Cheng." Jiang Bomeng clicked his tongue and shook his head.

"But I didn’t expect the Deng Family to be so bold. But Ancheng, you have sharp eyes, really perceptive," Jiang Bomeng gave a thumbs up.

"The real Cheng Yijin is called Ren Xuejuan, she’s Jing’s roommate," Xu Ancheng said, "If I hadn’t met her, I wouldn’t have doubted it either."

"No need to be modest. Big Brother said that you started suspecting something after knowing Deng Yiyi had a rare blood type."

Xu Ancheng raised his eyebrows slightly, not denying it.

"Ancheng, sister-in-law," Ni Yanqing greeted the two of them, but his eyes were fixated intently on Hua Yiran, unable to hide his gaze.

As long as you weren’t blind, anyone could see what was going on.

Even the always composed Hua Yiran blushed under Ni Yanqing’s gaze, inevitably recalling that awkward kiss in the guest room of the Ni Family.

Annoyed, Hua Yiran glared at Ni Yanqing, then turned to leave, while Ni Yanqing amusedly followed her immediately.

"Hungry? Notice how I’ve lost weight? You’ve been avoiding me so much lately, I can’t even sleep well not seeing you. How are you going to make it up to me?"

For the first time, Hua Yiran realized that Ni Yanqing was so shameless. Seeing the teasing and curious eyes around them, anger began to rise.

"Yiran, it’s almost time to eat, where are you going?" asked Cheng Yimo from a distance, looking at Hua Yiran’s delicate and rosy face, finding her a bit unfamiliar yet more attractive.

"Third Brother Cheng, I’ll be there in a while," Hua Yiran politely replied to Cheng Yimo with a smile, not forgetting to nod in greeting, but the initial sparkle in her eyes was gone.

Cheng Yimo’s heart tightened, and he stiffly agreed.

Ni Yanqing was even happier, getting closer and even brushing Hua Yiran’s hair, "Ran, your hair seems to have grown a bit."

"You—" Hua Yiran blushed and glared at Ni Yanqing, feigning a fierce expression as she raised her fist, "Get any closer and be careful, I’ll hit you."

"If Ran wants to hit me, I won’t fight back. Just don’t hit my face. I’d be embarrassed if people see. Hit anywhere else you want," Ni Yanqing almost whispered into Hua Yiran’s ear.

Cheng Yimo’s eyes dimmed as he turned his head, feeling like he missed his chance.

Ni Yanqing noticed the commotion, glanced back at the forlorn figure of Cheng Yimo, and straightened his back even more.

"Ran, do you still not understand my feelings? I can express them again."

"You’re shameless," Hua Yiran blushed, her eyes enchanting and captivating, tempting Ni Yanqing to intertwine his fingers with her soft, fair right hand.

"You..."

"Ran, if you still don’t get it, I can do what I did in the guest room again."

"Ran, I’ve already told my family about us. When will you come home with me to officially meet them?"

"Also, take me to the Hua Family. Isn’t it time for this future son-in-law to meet the future in-laws?"

...

Seeing the embarrassed Hua Yiran, who, aside from calling him shameless, didn’t refuse, Ni Yanqing really regretted not having been shameless sooner. If he had, they might already have a child.

But Xu Ancheng is truly shameless; no wonder he got married so early, marrying such a beautiful wife, and now their son can already be running errands.

"Ah-choo—" Xu Ancheng sneezed several times in a row, his nose itching. He wondered who was talking about him behind his back.

"What’s wrong?" Yi Roujing asked, with concern in her eyes.

"Wife, I’m fine. Feel my temperature, I don’t have a fever, right?" Xu Ancheng pulled Yi Roujing’s hand to his forehead.

Yi Roujing was momentarily stunned by this sudden action, and when she felt a normal temperature in her palm, she blushed slightly and glared at Xu Ancheng.

Xu Ancheng held Yi Roujing’s hand under the table, rubbing her palm lightly with his fingers.

When the family banquet started, Mr. Cheng introduced Cheng Xuejuan to everyone, along with Fang Zuxin. Many in the military knew Fang Zuxin as a capable young man.

Because of the Cheng Family, Fang Zuxin’s military status was on the rise, but that’s a story for another time.

Cheng Xuejuan’s name change was later known to her classmates, but she didn’t explain much, only saying she found her biological parents and reunited with them, which is why she changed her name. However, the relationship between Cheng Xuejuan and Yi Roujing grew stronger.

On May 12th, Xie Chenyan was discharged from the hospital. Xu Ancheng drove to pick up the three members of the Yi Family and brought them back to Beiluo Lane.

Li Hongying warmly invited Liu Huilan and the others to stay a few more days before returning, so Xie Chenyan’s wound could heal more thoroughly.

Yi Roujing and Yi Weiliang went to the post office to withdraw the 6,000 yuan from the remittance slip, then went to the bank to open a passbook and deposited the money.

Back at Beiluo Lane, Yi Weiliang handed the passbook directly to Liu Huilan.

"So much money," Liu Huilan was a little overwhelmed.

"Mom, Third Brother, the Zheng Family has already gathered all the materials for the Life-saving Pills. Once we sign the contract tonight, money will only keep coming in," Yi Roujing said.

"You don’t need to have so much money on hand. Should we buy a house in Jing City?" Yi Roujing suggested.

"Buy, buy a house?" Liu Huilan was a bit stunned. "We don’t come here often, buying a house would be a waste."

"If we don’t live there, we can rent it out," Yi Roujing knew the future real estate prices in Jing City. Buying early would be a surefire investment."

"When Junya and they grow up, and if they pass the entrance exams to Jing City, then there’ll be a place for them to stay. At worst, sell it in a few decades—it might double in value," Yi Roujing said.