Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 275: With the Gao Family as Backing

Thinking about it, Lin Qin secretly tugged at the sleeves of Chen Wenjun and Lin Yi, and they immediately understood what Lin Qin meant.

At the dinner table, Chen Wenjun had no choice but to face the matter of this marriage and started to ask Xiao Jinlin all sorts of questions.

"You don’t live with your parents, don’t they say anything?"

Xiao Jinlin lowered his eyelids, "They haven’t taken care of me since I was young. What right do they have to demand anything from me? If Grandma hadn’t let it slip, I wouldn’t have known I was born because they had no choice. I wasn’t a child they expected. It’s better to keep a distance to avoid awkwardness for everyone."

Chen Wenjun looked surprised.

Xiao Sheng sighed uncomfortably, drank a glass of wine, and pondered, "My brother and sister-in-law were on an assignment abroad back then. Due to some special circumstances, my sister-in-law unexpectedly became pregnant. Normally, having one son would mean not having another, but given the special circumstances, they couldn’t terminate the pregnancy.

When they went to the hospital later on, the doctor said it was too late, and a forced abortion would endanger the mother’s life. They had no choice but to report it due to the special reason, and the authorities said nothing. After Jinlin was born, the couple worried that the child would affect their careers, so they immediately sent him back to the capital to be cared for by my parents.

They only come back once a year during the New Year. When he was little, Jinlin eagerly awaited his parents’ return, but as he grew up and understood the situation, he became increasingly distant from my brother and sister-in-law.

By the time my brother and sister-in-law realized and wanted to repair the relationship with the child, it was too late."

The Chen family was surprised to learn about Xiao Jinlin’s unfortunate past and looked at him with a bit of pity.

But Xiao Jinlin just smiled as if nothing was wrong and said, "You don’t have to look at me like that. Ever since I figured out the relationship with them, I’ve been fine..."

Chen Wenjun grumbled a bit in disappointment, expressing his dissatisfaction with Xiao Bai and his wife.

With biases in their hearts, they became vulnerable. Under the coordinated efforts of Xiao Sheng and He Xue, Lin Qin and the others implicitly agreed to this marriage.

They had dinner until after dark.

Several of the men were a bit drunk, so He Xue called the maid to help take them back to their rooms to rest and immediately reported the good news to Old Madam Xiao.

"Mom, today we met Xinyue’s parents and grandfather. Initially, they weren’t too keen on the marriage, worrying about their daughter marrying far without support. But thanks to the tacit cooperation between me and Ah Sheng, we managed to secure the marriage. You wouldn’t believe how happy Jinlin was tonight!

In all the years I’ve been in the family, I’ve never seen him so visibly pleased."

Old Madam Xiao couldn’t stop smiling, "Wonderful, wonderful, credit to you. Keep up the good work. It would be best to invite them to the old house for a meal, so we can all sit down and talk, and perhaps even finalize the wedding."

He Xue was visibly startled and broke into a cold sweat, "Mom, isn’t it a bit too fast?"

"How could it be! Jinlin and Xinyue have been dating for two years; it’s about time!" Old Madam Xiao was a bit anxious.

He Xue hung up the phone and was pondering how to bring it up with Lin Qin the next day.

The next morning, she saw Lin Qin and her husband and Lin Yi already chatting over tea in the courtyard.

The autumn morning was a bit chilly. Seeing the three of them in the courtyard, braving the wind, He Xue hurried over to greet them, "Why didn’t you come find me for tea?"

Lin Qin petted the little white dog and smiled, "We didn’t want to disturb you so early. Besides, we plan to go out in a bit."

"Where to? I can have the driver take you. Our driver knows every corner of the capital, can go anywhere." He Xue guaranteed with a pat on her chest.

Lin Qin did not stand on ceremony and gave her the address of the compound.

He Xue almost choked on her own saliva, catching her breath, she asked in shock, "You’re going to the Xiao family’s old house?"

Lin Qin was puzzled and shook her head to explain, "We’re going to the Gao family. Do you know Zhao Dongling?"

He Xue was stunned, eyes wide, "Isn’t that Old Madam Gao?"

"Yes, that’s right, her husband’s surname is Gao. Xinyue is Old Madam Gao’s god-granddaughter. We only found out last night that this girl has been in the capital for so long without visiting. Luckily, her godfather has been busy lately and hasn’t inquired about her. If he found out, he’d probably chase her down to scold her. Since we are already here, we thought we would take Xinyue to visit and see the old lady today."

Once Lin Qin explained, He Xue hurried to arrange for the driver.

She then rushed back to the bedroom and dragged the still groggy Xiao Sheng out of bed, "Stop sleeping, Sister Qin and her family are going to the compound soon."

Xiao Sheng nodded drowsily, "To the old house, right? Wait a bit, we’ll go together."

"Go where! They’re going to the Gao family. Xinyue is Old Madam Gao’s god-granddaughter!"

This statement shocked Xiao Sheng wide awake; his eyes widened, and he stammered, "Wh-wh-wh... What’s going on? Does Jinlin know?"

He Xue shook her head, "Probably not, otherwise they wouldn’t have kept it from us. You tell me, with a background like this, why is this girl so low-key? If the Gao family finds out about what Guo Lingyue did before, what will your brother, sister-in-law, and nephew do?"

"My goodness!" Xiao Sheng’s face went pale, and he stumbled to the bathroom, asking He Xue to notify the old house.

Old Madam Xiao was also taken aback by the news and quickly pulled Old Sir Xiao to visit the Gao family before any problem arose.

At the Gao family, it was just Zhao Dongling at home; everyone else was at work. Although puzzled by the Xiaos’ arrival, she still received them politely.

While they were awkwardly chatting, Lin Qin and her group arrived.

Hearing the commotion, Zhao Dongling breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out.

Seeing Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin, Zhao Dongling’s well-preserved face broke into a broad smile, "So good to finally see you again! Yaya, oh dear, my darling, you’ve grown so much your grandma almost didn’t recognize you! Big brother, you’re still as healthy as ever!"

"Auntie, we haven’t seen you for so many years, and you’ve become even younger and more graceful." Lin Qin praised her genuinely.

Zhao Dongling was amused to no end and led Chen Xinyue inside.

Seeing the Xiao family’s older couple, Chen Xinyue hurriedly greeted them.

Only then did Zhao Dongling realize they knew each other.

After a few questions, she discovered that Chen Xinyue was dating Xiao Jinlin, and her gaze towards the Xiao family’s elder couple instantly changed, holding Chen Xinyue protectively at her side, "Old Sir Xiao, your second grandson is the one in business, right? How old is he? How many relationships has he had before? What do his parents say?"

Zhao Dongling fired off a series of questions, causing Old Madam Xiao’s heart to tighten as she earnestly answered each one.

As the two conversed, what was initially a matter between the Chen and Xiao families turned into a confrontation with the Gao family, leaving Lin Qin’s group to sit quietly as bystanders.

After some discussion, Zhao Dongling was fairly satisfied with Xiao Jinlin.

The affairs of the Xiao family’s main branch weren’t a secret in the compound, so Zhao Dongling inevitably brought them up.

Internally cursing the eldest couple to the high heavens, Old Madam Xiao smiled and said, "In the future, once the young couple is married, they will live on their own and have no need to get mixed up with the elders. Let Jinlin handle matters himself without Xinyue having to get involved."