Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband Chapter 262

Chapter 262: Chapter 262: Test

Engaged next week.

Hearing these words, Ji Tingyang's expression changed slightly.

Ji Zeqiu had just drunk some water and choked on it, turning to the side to cough dryly.

Lin Xu was also stunned for a moment, “Is it so urgent?”

“Not urgent at all, there's plenty of time to prepare for the engagement party,” Xie Mingwang said cheerfully.

Seeing Lin Xu's somewhat hesitant expression, Xie Mingwang's face quickly turned from joy to worries, “This old man is getting on in years, and I don't know when I'll be going down to see my son and daughter-in-law. My only wish is to see Changyan get married before I die…”

“I know you young people these days don't like getting married so early. I would be content just to witness your engagement; that way, I can go meet them at peace,” Xie Mingwang said, letting out a sigh.

Xie Mingwang's once bright eyes dimmed, his aged body seemed to weaken, and his face grew haggard.

“What do you say, Miss Lin?”

Lin Xu's heart softened immediately, “Actually… getting engaged next week sounds quite nice.”

Xie Changyan found it somewhat amusing and said to Lin Xu, “Don't listen to his nonsense; he's in good health, and could live to be over a hundred years old no problem. If you don't want to get engaged so soon, it's alright to wait.”

Although outsiders might not know, they had already been married and even had a grown child; there was no rush for the moment.

“What do you mean, 'nonsense'? I went for a check-up at the hospital yesterday, and the doctor said my health has declined a lot,” Xie Mingwang covertly glared at Xie Changyan, signaling him to keep quiet.

He wasn't proactive, and here he was, lazily trying to get a wife in spite of it.

Lin Xu also reached out to tug on Xie Changyan's clothes, gesturing for him not to argue with Xie Mingwang.

Xie Changyan smiled helplessly and fell silent.

No one else objected.

A pleased smile spread across Xie Mingwang's cheeks as he motioned everyone to start eating, “Why are you all standing around? Eat up.”

And so the matter of the engagement was settled.

Ji Yuqiao was so joyous every day, even more eager for the engagement day than Lin Xu, buying many dresses and saying she wanted to dress up beautifully for her mother's engagement party.

In contrast to Ji Yuqiao, the two brothers' mood seemed rather somber.

“Even if he is our father, without the ability to protect our mother, he has no right to marry her again,” Ji Tingyang said somberly.

He still held a grudge about Lin Xu's two car accidents.

“Exactly, only after he passes our tests, will he be allowed to marry our mother!” Ji Zeqiu added.

The brothers, for once, stopped bickering and found themselves in rare agreement.

So much so that when they saw Xie Changyan, Ji Zeqiu still had a scowl and, feigning ignorance, asked, “What are you doing here?”

Xie Changyan casually raised the album in his hand, “Discussing the engagement details with your mother. Want to join?”

They had not been born when their parents had gotten married before. Now, suddenly, they had the chance to be part of their parents' engagement party and even the wedding that would follow.

Ji Zeqiu's heart stirred, his gaze instinctively drifting toward the album until he heard Ji Tingyang cough. He quickly snapped back to reality and averted his gaze.

“It's just an engagement, not a wedding, what's there to look at,” Ji Zeqiu shook his head vehemently.

A light laugh escaped Xie Changyan's throat as he ruffled his son's head, then walked over to Lin Xu, starting to flip through the album on the couch together.

The album contained sample decoration pictures from past wedding events held by the company, asking Lin Xu if she liked any of them.

For a moment, it brought back those busy, tormenting memories from when Lin Xu had been preparing for her wedding.

“You make the decision on this; that's fine with me,” Lin Xu said.

After going through it once, she lacked any enthusiasm to be hands-on at every stage for the second time.

“Didn't you say my taste was no good when I picked one out before?” Xie Changyan said with a smile.

He still remembered that when they first got married, Lin Xu had excitedly brought him the album, asking which set of sample pictures he liked.

He had carelessly pointed to one, and the next moment, he received Lin Xu's slightly disdainful look, “What is this, straight guy taste?”

After that, Lin Xu didn't ask for his opinion again and chose everything herself, which ended up wearing her out.

On the evening after the wedding was done, she hadn't even changed out of her wedding dress before she lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

Lin Xu seemed to recall this incident too, and her expression suddenly hesitated.

“I'll choose!” Ji Yuqiao proactively took the album, very eager to take some worries off her mother's mind.

She trusted her daughter's judgment!

Lin Xu immediately handed the album to her, “I'll leave my engagement banquet to you.”

Ji Yuqiao, as if she had received an important mission, puffed out her chest and assured her, “Mother, rest assured, I will not let you down!”

After saying that, she sat down with the album and started to mutter to herself as she flipped through it, “This one is so pretty, this one is nice too, this one is so romantic…”

Ji Zeqiu, listening to her mutterings, twitched his ears and involuntarily glanced in that direction.

He really wanted to help his mother choose too…

Ji Zeqiu's eager steps had just started to move when Ji Tingyang's cold look halted him in his tracks.

Ji Tingyang gave him a look.

Don't forget the challenge.

Ji Zeqiu, as if he just remembered, quickly went to pour a glass of water for Lin Xu, “Mother, have some water.”

He placed the glass on the edge of the table, where a slight touch would knock it off and wet her clothes.

Lin Xu didn't notice, and as she was speaking with Xie Changyan, she reached out to grab the glass.

However, just as her fingertips touched the glass, Xie Changyan had already steadied it in his hand and handed it to Lin Xu.

Ji Tingyang, who was intently watching them, softened his expression a bit.

But this little thing wasn't enough.

“Mother, there are some fruits in the fridge, I'll go and–”

Ji Tingyang's words were not yet finished when Lin Xu also remembered, interrupting him.

“That's right, the big watermelon I bought yesterday is still in the fridge, I'll go cut it for you now.”

“The knife is sharp, let the housekeeper do it,” Xie Changyan said.

“It's okay, I've cut fruits so many times, nothing will happen, I'm not a three-year-old child anymore,” Lin Xu muttered as she entered the kitchen.

Xie Changyan glanced at her, and following with an air of concern, he also went into the kitchen.

Ji Tingyang sat back down on the sofa, pondering over how to continue the challenge.

Suddenly.

There was the sound of a knife dropping in the kitchen, followed by Lin Xu's exclamations.

Ji Tingyang's heart tightened abruptly.

Ji Zeqiu also quickly looked up.

Without saying a word, the two brothers immediately rushed into the kitchen.

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