Time soon arrived at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In the morning, Su Bei was already in Su Xiaobao's room, helping him choose the clothes he would wear when they visited Jinxi Garden that afternoon.
Su Bei: "No, this one is too ordinary."
"I think it's pretty good." Su Xiaobao glanced at his sportswear and said quietly.
Su Bei: "Not good, it doesn't look expensive enough."
So, Su Xiaobao took out his most expensive outfit: "What about this?"
This was the outfit that Uncle Fu prepared for Su Xiaobao to attend social events. Very handsome.
Su Bei: "Looks too friendly."
Su Xiaobao: "..."
"You don't have any clothes with more murderous aura? Forget it, I'll find it myself." Su Bei jumped off the bed and directly dragged Su Xiaobao into the cloakroom. Soon, she found a suit with a decorative pattern. It was fashionable, looked expensive, and very handsome!
"This one. Hurry and try it." Su Bei stuffed the clothes to Su Xiaobao, full of expectations.
Looking at the suit that Su Bei handed over, Su Xiaobao frowned in disapproval: why is this pattern again. However, he still took off his sportswear obediently and put on the suit.
"Wow!" Su Bei's eyes suddenly brightened. She found a super nice T-shirt in Su Xiaobao's closet.
"Su Xiaobao, where did you get this T-shirt?" Su Bei showed the T-shirt to Su Xiaobao. This was an ordinary black T-shirt, but with a big cartoonish fat unicorn printed on the chest. It looked so cute.
"I don't know." Su Xiaobao glanced at the T-shirt in Su Bei's hand, without the slightest impression. The siblings' clothes were basically prepared by Uncle Fu. The clothes for Su Bei were mostly cute and girlish, while Su Xiaobao's clothes were mainly all kinds of T-shirts. He seemed to have worn this T-shirt once before, but didn't remember exactly when.
Su Xiaobao saw Su Bei blinking at him.
Su Xiaobao: "What?"
Su Bei: "Give me!"
Su Xiaobao took a close look at the T-shirt in Su Bei's hand, then at the other clothes in the closet. He didn't know which part of this T-shirt was more 'excellent' than the others. "It's too big, you can't wear it." Su Xiaobao said truthfully. The T-shirt was one or two sizes bigger than Su Bei.
Su Bei: "Not big, ah."
To prove her words, Su Bei put on the T-shirt on her body. Boys' clothes were much larger than girls'. This T-shirt could directly be used by Su Bei as a semi-long one piece.
Su Bei: "Look, quite good, isn't it?"
Su Xiaobao: "..."
In their family, Su Bei has the final say, so whatever she said is correct.
...
When Mr. Qin came in, Su Bei was holding a bottle of hair wax, helping Su Xiaobao styling his hair. She was wearing her newly-grabbed unicorn T-shirt, which only covered some part of her upper legs. Under the nightdress, the rest of her legs looked very 'cold.'
Mr. Qin's face instantly turned dark.
Su Bei: "Dad?"
"What are you doing dressed like that?" Mr. Qin said in a dark voice, his eyes stern.
Su Bei was taken aback by Mr. Qin's sudden sternness. She shrank her head and whispered: "I'm just trying to wear it..."
Seeing Su Bei's grieved face, Mr. Qin's expression loosened. He quietly sighed and said, "We are departing soon. Quickly tidy up and change your clothes."
"Okay, Dad." Still with her head bowed, Su Bei passed by Mr. Qin and quickly ran to the room next door.
—
Su Bei changed into a long collared dress, then gave herself a hair bun for additional self-cheer. When the brother and sister stood together, they really brightened the space.
Looking at his children, a light secretly flashed through Mr. Qin's eyes.
"Let's go."
—
Soon the family of three arrived at Jinxi Garden.
Jinxi Garden was the villa Qin Jinguo and Chen Xueyan bought after their marriage. The whole building was larger than Jingyuan, with a traditional European architectural style that looked a little oppressive.
"People inside won't eat you. Don't be so nervous." Before entering the house, Qin Shao patted Su Bei's head.
Knowing that Qin Shao was going to bring his two children over today, Qin Jinguo and Chen Xueyan have been waiting in the living room. Although the two had prepared psychologically, when they saw the two children behind Qin Shao, their hearts were still flustered.
Qin Shao took Su Bei and Su Xiaobao to the two elders. "Dad, Aunt Chen. They are my children, Qin Yu and Qin Yue." He then said to the twins, "Xiaobao, Xiaobei, greet them."
Qin Jinguo and Chen Xueyan looked at the Su Bei and Su Xiaobao, and couldn't help being surprised. What a pair of very beautiful and handsome children, and also very similar to Qin Shao. Not only on their facial features and appearances, even in their gestures, the couple could see Qin Shao's shadow on the twins.
While Qin Jinguo and Chen Xueyan were looking at the siblings, Su Bei also observed them back. Similar to the description in the novel, Qin Jinguo was a calm and conservative man, while Chen Xueyan looked weak outside, but actually had a tough heart.
From the couple's expressions at the moment, she could see that they were simply being surprised upon seeing herself and Su Xiaobao, but not malicious.
"Hello, grandpa and grandma." Su Bei smiled sweetly at the two elders.
Su Xiaobao was pulled twice by Su Bei before he finally turned to look at the two and greeted: "Grandpa, grandma."
Qin Jinguo smiled kindly at the twins, "Good children."
These two children were cautious but not timid, very good.
Qin Jinguo: "Are Qin Yu and Qin Yue? Good names."
Su Bei also smiled and told Qin Jinguo happily: "Dad chose it."
Qin Jinguo: "How old are you?"
Su Bei: "Fourteen."
Chen Xueyan exclaimed, "Ah," and looked at Qin Jinguo: "So Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue are the same age as Yiyi."
Chen Xueyan looked at Su Bei again and explained smilingly: "Yiyi is your second uncle's daughter and the same age as you two. Her family will arrive soon, you can meet and play with her later."
The grievances between the two adults were already irrevocable, and the parents really couldn't manage it anymore. But they still hoped the next generation would be able to get along well.
Su Bei: Haha...
—
Su Bei and Su Xiaobao were taken to the backyard by Chen Xueyan to play, while Qin Shao followed Qin Jinguo to the study. In the study, Qin Jinguo's expression towards Qin Shao became stern, but also contained some concern.
"What's actually happen with Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue?" Qin Jinguo asked.
When Qin Group announced the two children's identity before, Qin Jinguo wanted to ask why Qin Shao, who never even had a single woman around him, suddenly had two fourteen-year-old children. However, Qin Shao hasn't visited him for more than half a year. Because of Song Yancheng, even their father and son's relationship was estranged, so Qin Jinguo really didn't know how to make the inquiry.
Hearing Qin Jinguo inquiring about Su Bei and Su Xiaobao's origin, Qin Shao suddenly sneered. "Dad, you only need to know that Xiaobei and Xiaobao are my children."
"As for the origin," Mr. Qin squinted his eyes and sneered again: "Then you will have to ask your baby stepson."
Qin Jinguo was surprised: "This matter is also related to Yancheng?!"
Mr. Qin's eyes flashed coldly. He obviously didn't want to talk more about it. Under his people's investigation, Mr. Qin found quite a few things: More than a decade ago, not long after he took over 'Jihua International', a careless mistake made him fell into a business spy's trap. After solving the trouble outside, he came home only to get schemed by Song Yancheng.
"However, for this matter, perhaps I should thank him." Thinking of the two children, the coldness in Mr. Qin's eyes melted a lot.
However, Qin Jinguo could clearly hear the hostility in Qin Shao's tone when he mentioned Song Yancheng. With a soft sigh, he tried to persuade: "Anyway, we are all one family. Even if the two of you don't get along, you shouldn't really point the muzzle at your family. You are already a father. You now should be able to see my and your Aunt Chen's perspective and understand our hardship. You are one year older than Yancheng..." When he and his second wife formed their new family, the two children happened to be in the rebellious period, and both also had such strong personalities. He and Xueyan would no longer force them to be real siblings. They just hoped that the two could stay in peace and didn't break the last familial cordiality.
When Song Yancheng was unwilling to enter 'Jihua International' in order to join the entertainment industry, Qin Jinguo thought he truly liked acting and didn't stop him. He secretly contacted the CEO of several entertainment companies to give Song Yancheng a lot of support. Unexpectedly, Song Yancheng made such a decision because of Qin Shao. Although Qin Jinguo didn't agree with Song Yancheng's approach, he undoubtedly felt that he owed Song Yancheng: The child's psychological shadow and burden were caused by the reformation of their new family. As the head of this family, Qin Jinguo felt responsible.
Besides, Song Yancheng was also his stepson, and the relationship between step-parents and step-children has always been challenging. Therefore, on many occasions, Qin Jinguo restrained his own son and made Qin Shao bear with Song Yancheng.
This time, Qin Shao interrupted Qin Jinguo. "Enough," He said coldly. After a pause, he said: "I have heard enough of you."
"I've left him under my nose for so long, my tolerance is also limited."
"What's more, your baby stepson is aiming for my life now."
Qin Jinguo's eyes suddenly widened with an unbelievable face: "Impossible!"
Qin Shao: "Did he come to tell you about Qin Group's suppression of the Song's Group?"
Qin Jinguo: "..." It was indeed so. He originally wanted to persuade Qin Shao after talking about the two children.
Qin Shao: "Suppressing Song Group is just an initial gift. To be precise, it is not suppression. I am going to let the Song Group disappear completely."
"When I went to S city two months ago, I encountered an accident and ended up in quite a trouble. Dad, if you really want to take care of this matter, you might as well find someone to check it."
Qin Jinguo was completely speechless now. Although he couldn't believe Song Yancheng would really do it, he understood Qin Shao's personality. His son would not lie about such matters.
Qin Shao got up from the chair and put down the last sentence: "You said that I am now a father. Even for my own children, I will no longer tolerate Song Yancheng to keep posing a threat to myself or my children."
Qin Jinguo: "You—!"
"Wait !" Qin Jinguo stopped Qin Shao: "Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue's biological mother..."
Qin Shao: "I don't know. Still checking."