Chapter 1679: Chapter 10: Xie Duo Extra (10)

The day before Yuan Jianyue’s parents left, Xie Duo went to her house for a meal, and she had never seen her parents so attentive.

That day was the weekend, and they had arranged to have lunch. Yuan Jianyue rarely got to sleep in, but at seven, her mother woke her up to help clean the house.

"Don’t sleep anymore. It’s not good to still be in bed when Xie Duo comes over."

It’s only seven o’clock, and he’s not coming for breakfast anyway.

After cleaning, she was sent to walk the dog, and while at it, took Naisi for a bath and grooming. Since Xie Duo was coming over, even the dog needed to be dressed up, while her parents went to the market and bought a heap of chicken, duck, fish, meat, shrimp, and seafood.

For the four of them, her parents seemed to be preparing a grand feast.

Before Xie Duo arrived, Yuan Jianyue helped out a bit. Hearing he was about to arrive, her parents sent her downstairs to meet him.

Yuan Jianyue took the dog and wandered downstairs, soon seeing Xie Duo’s car, and he brought some gifts and drinks.

He drank quite a bit with Yuan’s father. It seems that between men, a drink can solve anything. Besides, Yuan’s father already liked Xie Duo, and once tipsy, he completely saw him as his own son.

He even showed a look of wanting to entrust his daughter to him, making Yuan Jianyue wish she could shut her father’s mouth.

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When Yuan Jianyue’s parents left Beijing, Xie Duo personally saw them off. Yuan’s father only has one daughter and likes Xie Duo, even without any formal engagement, he already saw Xie Duo as his son. He was just short of putting on a grand send-off.

He specifically reminded Yuan Jianyue to get along well with him and not miss out on a good man.

After the parents left, their lives returned to a normal track. Xie Duo occasionally had to commute between Beijing and other places, while Yuan Jianyue continued her usual work. Aside from one male colleague, no one at her company knew who her boyfriend was.

During this time, Yuan Jianyue went with Xie Duo to the Xie Family for a few meals and got along quite well with Xie Tongtong.

Xie Tongtong is easygoing by nature. On days when his brother is not in Beijing, he often invites Yuan Jianyue out, and it’s often his treat, making Yuan Jianyue feel quite embarrassed.

One time during a meal, it was Xie Tongtong treating again:

"I’ll treat you next time."

"We are going to be family in the future, why be courteous with me?"

"If you keep doing this, I won’t dare to go out with you anymore." What’s the point in always having others treat?

Xie Tongtong just laughed, "It’s true I’m treating, but it’s my brother’s money I’m spending."

"..."

The few times she went to the Xie Family, she always met familiar faces from the first time she met the parents. On weekends, she’d also bring some gifts to visit the Xie elder, who was naturally very pleased.

One time when Xie Duo was on a business trip, the Xie elder invited Yuan Jianyue over for a weekend meal. She bought a little gift, and upon entering the courtyard, she saw two unfamiliar children.

They looked around twelve or thirteen, the boy handsome and the girl pretty and cute.

These were probably the dragon-phoenix twins from Jiang Yanting’s family, which Xie Duo had mentioned.

"Sister-in-law, this is Jiangjiang and Taotao, they’ve been at school, so we haven’t seen them much," Xie Tongtong introduced.

"Don’t call me sister-in-law." Yuan Jianyue’s face flushed a little.

By the second time meeting her, Xie Tongtong had already started calling her sister-in-law, making her completely at a loss.

And the kids immediately greeted:

"Hello, sister-in-law!"

Yuan Jianyue knew these two kids were of the same generation as Xie Duo. She hadn’t thought much of it before, but after Jiang Jinsang had brought her to meet some of his friends, she started to feel something was off.

Xie Duo’s status in the family hierarchy...

Was downright humble!

Especially that day when the Huo family arrived. Did she have to follow Jiangjiang and call Huo Qinqi "Great-Uncle"?

Was Xie Duo so low in this circle?

At that moment, Yuan Jianyue somewhat understood why he was always the subject of jokes or ridicule, and why he seemed to want to stay as far away as possible from Jiang Jinsang.

After that gathering, Yuan Jianyue even asked him why his status had ended up like this.

Xie Duo only looked into the distance and said:

"This all started with Jiang Yanting..."

The love-hate relationship between him and his uncle Jiang Yanting was a tale that could last three days and nights.

He originally wanted to earn some sympathy points in front of Yuan Jianyue, but Yuan Jianyue just brought out her snacks and listened to it like a story, laughing her head off when it ended.

"Were you really having such a hard time?"

"..."

After laughing, Yuan Jianyue realized this behavior was inappropriate, "Sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh at you on purpose."

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