What About Marriage?
Chapters. 18
When they were at the door of the house, Mu Chen held Song Ning's hand and softly said, “Song Ning, don't push yourself too hard. From now on, you must trust me, rely on me, and let me help you carry the burden. You and Grandma just need to sit back and enjoy life.”
Song Ning lowered her head and bit her lower lip before she gently replied, “I'm used to doing things myself and alone. I don't know how to be a girlfriend. If ... If there is something you are not satisfied with, you can tell me, and I promise to try harder.
Mu Chen reached out and pinched his cheek, freeing his lower lip from his teeth. “Dumb girl, be yourself. I love how strong, independent, courageous and capable you are. I also like that you are reasonable, filial, naive, and innocent. I like everything about you. Remember this: I like you so you don't have to change, understand?”
Song Ning almost cried when she heard his words.
Meanwhile, Mu Chen felt a pain in his heart when he saw the pitiful expression on his face. He pulled her into his arms and said in an attempt to comfort her, “Dumb girl, don't cry. You need to understand Grandma better. Did you know that no matter the reason you cried, Grandma would definitely blame me for that? Looks like I have no choice but to lick you now.”.
His words managed to make Song Ning laugh.
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When the couple finally entered the house hand in hand, they heard a commotion from the living room. It seemed so lively that they did not think too much about it and thought it was just the sound of laughter and conversation.
However, as the voices grew clearer, Mu Chen became stiff and suddenly stopped as he clenched his hands tightly. After a while, he walked back.
Confused, Song Ning looked at him and found her eyes that were shining with affection and gentleness just a moment ago were extremely cold at this moment. In fact, his entire person seemed to be emitting a bone-chilling aura.
At this moment, the butler walked towards the couple. “Young Master, Young Miss, you are finally back!”
As the butler spoke, his voice grew louder, and his tone was arrogant. However, regardless of his tone, a hint of relief could be seen in his eyes. It was as if he wanted to announce their arrival to everyone.
Song Ning felt this was strange.
However, before Song Ning could contemplate the peculiarity of the matter, Jiang Jin who had seen Song Ning waved and exclaimed, “Ning, you have finally returned. Quick, come!”
Instead, Mu Chen led Song Ning to Jiang Jin's side before he greeted the guests sitting on the sofa coldly, “Hai, Second Grandma, aunt, brother-in-law.”
Jiang Jin reached out and pulled Song Ning to sit next to him. Then, she complained childishly, “Don't you say you only have half a day of classes today? Where did Mu Chen kidnap you? You two just care about dating and forgetting all about me!”
Amused, Song Ning smiled. Then, he expertly switched the conversation. “Grandma, why didn't I make you something nice tonight?”
“Good.” Jiang Jin refused to let go of Song Ning's hand.
When Song Ning saw the unfamiliar faces in front of her, Jiang Jin finally realized that he had forgotten to introduce Song Ning. “Oh, Ning, let me introduce you. This was Second Grandma Mu Chen; this was her brother-in-law from the Second Grandmother's side; this was her aunt, and this was her cousins, Tingting and Qiaoqiao.”
Song Ning wanted to stand up to greet them, but Mu Chen pressed his shoulders down and leaned on the arm of the sofa next to her.
Jiang Jin pretended not to see her actions and said to the guest with a smile, “This is Mu Chen's wife, Song Ning. The two had registered their marriage, but they were both too busy to hold a wedding party for now. When they finally have their wedding party, everyone should come and help me! I am an old woman and cannot keep up with current trends. I don't want to ruin Ning.”'s wedding
The guests looked surprised at Jiang Jin's words.
Then, Second Old Madam, Ding Hong, looked at Song Ning before she asked, “Jiang Jin, a-are you serious? When did Mu Chen get into a relationship? Didn't he have a scandal with the woman from the Ye family before? Why did he turn around and marry someone else? What about Ye's family? If the Ye family knew about this, they would be furious!”
Meanwhile, Mu Chen's sister-in-law, Qu Huanhuan, stared intently at Song Ning and said in a mocking tone, “True, Grandma. Where did this girl come from? Why haven't we heard of him before? Can an ordinary woman just marry into your family? Although Mu Chen did not have a mother, he still should not do anything embarrassing, right?”
It seemed to be driven by the words of Qu Huanhuan, Mu Chen's two cousins, Mu Tingting and Mu Qiaoqiao, even sneering at Song Ning's clothes. “Look at the way she dresses. I even thought she was Grandma's new recruit nurse!”
Jiang Jin's expression immediately deteriorated.
Meanwhile, Mu Chen got up with a dark expression. Just as he was about to speak, Song Ning grabbed his arm.
