Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife-Chapter 1098: Meeting Soon (8)

Unexpectedly, Gu Nuan acted swiftly, probably because she knew the elders were coming. The house was filled with flowers, lights, happiness symbols, etc., creating a joyful and festive atmosphere everywhere, which perfectly matched the traditional needs of the elderly lady for a lively celebration.

The Xiao family’s housekeeper was standing aside with a smile, waiting for the three of them, and said, "The dining room is all set. The young lady will be down shortly."

The elderly lady thought about the New Year’s Eve dinner menu she had arranged and felt very satisfied, nodding in approval without insisting that Gu Nuan be there to greet them.

Gu Nuan was pregnant, and the child was most important, which the elderly lady understood.

Xiao Jianming didn’t seem to have any objections either.

Xiao Shuju bent over to admire the flowerpot she could easily reach, her face showing a joyful expression, without listening closely to what the housekeeper was saying.

Gu Nuan had obviously arranged things well, a good start.

The dining room was where the Xiao family used to gather for meals when they lived here, unchanged. Gu Nuan arranged it specifically after asking the housekeeper.

Entering the dining room, the elderly lady saw the familiar setting and felt even more at ease. Initially, she was worried that Gu Nuan might have changed the place beyond recognition.

After sitting down, Xiao Jianming seemed quite interested in the tableware and started the conversation: "Is this from the original place?"

The housekeeper hurried forward and replied, "Yes, the young lady instructed it. She said to keep everything the same and added things according to the elders’ preferences." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The elderly lady nodded, "She has this thoughtfulness, showing that her heart is with the Xiao family."

Those words revealed the elderly lady’s unnecessary worries.

Soon, before Gu Nuan appeared, Little Pudding came downstairs first. He avoided Xiao Shuju to prevent her mischievous hands from pinching his cheeks and properly greeted the elderly lady and Xiao Jianming, "Great-grandmother, Grandfather."

"Didn’t you go back home?" the elderly lady asked in surprise.

She thought that during such a big festive occasion, the child should have returned home for the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Little Pudding answered clearly and crisply, "My dad couldn’t make it back for dinner tonight, and at home, Grandpa and Grandma agreed, saying we’ll have our dinner back home tomorrow evening. My sister isn’t here tonight either."

Only then did everyone notice that Zhao Mengjin really wasn’t present?

Xiao Shuju asked Little Pudding, "Where’s your sister? Did she leave you here to have fun on her own?"

The elderly lady glanced disapprovingly at the third sister: that’s not a nice way to speak!

Xiao Shuju chuckled, continued on her own, "Your sister must have gone to the Ou Family for dinner, right?"

Ou Shihua and Ou Chunhua, due to their son’s need to stay here for treatment, planned to spend this Spring Festival in mainland China, aside from possibly visiting family on Hong Kong Island on the first day of the New Year.

On New Year’s Eve, the family of three was dining here. After hearing that Zhao Mengjin didn’t plan to spend the New Year in the United States, Ou Shihua invited her to join them for dinner, unexpectedly, Zhao Mengjin accepted right away.

Upon hearing this news, the elderly lady felt pleased and turned to her son, saying, "The good news of Mengjin and that young master from the Ou family seems near. Find a time, discuss with the Zhao family, and prepare for the dowry and wedding early to avoid being caught off guard if the youngsters suddenly register."

Xiao Jianming slowly responded, "She isn’t that kind of child; she will tell us in advance."

"Who says so?" The elderly lady, seemingly well-versed with young people nowadays, said, "Isn’t Yebai just like that, doing it without a word."