Chapter 119 : Side Story 3 — Wedding Room
Later, Lin Yuejiu learned about the aftermath of the “green hat” misunderstanding from Chen Qianxi. Chen Qianxi told her that at first, she thought everything was ruined, but it wasn’t. Du Sheng seemed to like her, and later even took her shopping for many clothes. She also brought Chen Qianxi home to meet Du Zhuo’s parents. Du Zhuo’s parents, thrilled that their son had a girlfriend, quickly ushered her inside, bought lots of food on the spot, and made a big feast. They kept serving her at the table, and she couldn’t even finish all the dishes.
They also scolded Du Zhuo for not telling them he had a girlfriend, which had caused Chen Qianxi to be upset and misunderstand. Du Zhuo hurried to explain that his sister knew about the relationship and wanted to meet his girlfriend later as a surprise. Everyone was reassured after that and agreed that any future matters, big or small, would be told immediately.
Chen Qianxi told Lin Yuejiu, “I still feel like it’s unreal, as if I didn’t really meet Du Zhuo’s parents.”
Lin Yuejiu laughed. “That’s normal. It’s your first time, after all.”
“Yuejiu, weren’t you nervous the first time you met them?”
“I wasn’t. Uncle and aunt were very kind.”
Chen Qianxi paused. “Right… I forgot. You’ve been visiting your grandparents for years and even live there now.”
“Hmm. You reminded me—I should buy a house.”
“…??? Wait, you can just buy a house? Do you even have that much money?”
“Did you forget? Grandpa Lin gave me a check before, and I already deposited the money into my bank account.”
“……” Chen Qianxi fell silent, remembering that Lin Yuejiu was actually wealthy.
“So, where do you plan to buy the house? Next to Xu Shen’s family?”
“I haven’t decided yet. I need to discuss it with Xu Nianshen.”
“?? Isn’t it your house? Why ask Xu Nianshen?”
“Although it’s my house, he will live there too. So it’s basically our house together.”
“…Future marital home?” Chen Qianxi asked, unsure.
“Pretty much,” Lin Yuejiu said.
“…That works.” Chen Qianxi thought it was very impressive—usually the groom buys the wedding home, or both buy together. She had never seen a bride-to-be buy the home first.
After deciding this, Lin Yuejiu returned to Xu’s house. She had originally wanted to mention it at the dining table but thought it might embarrass Xu Nianshen or make his parents look down on him, so she planned to tell him after dinner.
In Xu Nianshen’s room:
After Lin Yuejiu told him, Xu Nianshen quietly looked at her, closed his eyes, pinched his brow, and sighed helplessly. “You just said you want to buy a house as our wedding home?”
“Yes,” Lin Yuejiu said without hesitation.
Xu Nianshen sighed, gesturing for her to come closer. Lin Yuejiu obediently went over, and he held her on his lap, patiently explaining, “Yuejiu, usually the wedding home is bought by the groom, or both buy it together.”
Lin Yuejiu blinked. “I know.”
“Then why this…”
“Actually, I originally wanted to buy a house for myself, but when I told Qianxi that you’d live there too, she asked if it was a wedding home. Then I thought, why not just buy one as a wedding home directly?”
“But…”
“Ah, I know.” Lin Yuejiu cut him off. “Men need face. You probably feel it’s not appropriate. So here’s what I thought: I’ll buy one first as a backup, and when we get married, you can buy another as the official wedding home.”
“…If I buy this house, what about the other one?”
“We can live in either. If we want to live there later, we move over. Or if we ever argue, I can stay in that house when I’m mad.”
“We won’t argue,” Xu Nianshen said firmly, with a serious face.
Lin Yuejiu paused, looking at him.
“We won’t argue. I won’t fight with you.” He repeated earnestly.
His sudden seriousness made Lin Yuejiu want to laugh. She pinched his cheek. “Why so serious all of a sudden?”
Xu Nianshen held her hand in his palm. “This is my promise to you.”
“And if I want to argue with you?”
“Then I’ll apologize.”
Lin Yuejiu laughed, her eyes curved with amusement. “You didn’t do anything wrong, so why are you apologizing?”
“Anyway, I won’t let you sleep in a separate room, and I won’t let you sulk either.”
What Xu Nianshen didn’t know was that after they got married, Lin Yuejiu would occasionally want to sleep in a separate room. He would often sit alone in the guest room, staring at the wall across from him, silently watching her.
“Alright, alright, I get it. Now let’s get back on topic—do you agree with me buying it?”
Xu Nianshen looked at her helplessly. “If I didn’t agree, would you still buy it?”
Lin Yuejiu shook her head honestly. “Nope.”
“Then that settles it. Buy it.”
Lin Yuejiu giggled. “Shall we go look at houses together tomorrow?”
“Sure.”
“Where do you want the wedding home to be—busy and lively or more quiet?”
“Either’s fine, you choose.”
“Qianxi mentioned the villas near your family before—do you want to buy here?”
“No,” Xu Nianshen rejected decisively.
Lin Yuejiu looked at him in surprise. “Why? Don’t children usually want to live closer to their parents?”
“But it doesn’t need to be that close.”
“You don’t want to be near Uncle and Aunt?”
“Mm.”
“Why not?”
“Just don’t want to,” Xu Nianshen didn’t answer directly. Lin Yuejiu didn’t press further.
Seeing that she didn’t ask again, Xu Nianshen breathed a sigh of relief. If she had pressed, he wouldn’t have told her that living too close would make some things inconvenient. And with his parents and brother so fond of Lin Yuejiu, after the wedding, they’d probably try to dominate her attention—he didn’t want that.
“Since you don’t want to be that close to them, then we won’t choose a house here. Though I couldn’t afford the houses here anyway—just a small villa.”
Xu Nianshen smiled. “You couldn’t afford it, and yet you still asked if I wanted to pick one next door?”
“Ah, just letting you have the choice.”
Xu Nianshen shook his head and chuckled.
Lin Yuejiu thought for a while. “What kind of living environment do you want? Quiet or noisy?”
“Quieter, preferably fewer people around,” he said. That would indeed be the most convenient.
“Okay.”
“And inside the house? Any style you like?”
“Whatever you like is fine.”
“Okay.”
That evening, Lin Yuejiu shortlisted some houses. The next day, she and Xu Nianshen went to see them. Out of three houses, they picked the one Lin Yuejiu had liked at first sight. Xu Nianshen looked around, nodded in satisfaction—the soundproofing was excellent. It was a good choice.
“How is it? Satisfied?”
Xu Nianshen nodded. “Very satisfied. My girlfriend has great taste.”
Lin Yuejiu puffed up proudly. “Of course.”
They looked around a little more, and Lin Yuejiu noticed Xu Nianshen gazing at the floor-to-ceiling windows. “Do you like these windows?”
He nodded.
“I like them too. Sunlight comes in and spills onto the floor—it looks beautiful. You could even take photos.”
Xu Nianshen squinted slightly. “Yeah, they are really nice.”
