Chapter 484: Shin and Huian (3)
Xiang Qingge asked while serving tea. âSo, how is everything in the hospital, Shin?â
Shin nodded. âItâs good, Aunt. All my patients are recovering under my treatment. Some have shown great progress, and there are two major surgeries planned, but I am confident that they will succeed. What else does a doctor want?â
Xiang Wei and Xiang Qingge nodded in appreciation. âThatâs a fine way of thinking. Wei and I are also truly grateful to you for helping Huian recover. If not for you, then she wouldnât have been standing before us like this,â her eyes teared a bit.
Huian smiled.
âIt was my job, Aunt Xiang, and I couldnât have done it without Huianâs help. The patientâs mental fortitude is just as important to recover, not just the treatment.â
Xiang Wei smiled. âEn. So, tell us. What brought you two here?â
Shin silently took a deep breath. âUncle, Aunt. I have come here to ask Huianâs hand in marriage.â
Huian slightly blushed and lowered her gaze.
The Xiang couple widened their eyes in shock.
Marriage?
They thought that Shin would introduce himself as Huianâs boyfriend and their relationship.
They looked at each other, visibly surprised.
When did things go as far as dating to marriage?
Shin continued with a determined gaze, looking straight at them. âI know that it might have come as a shock to you. But please know that I am fully serious and aware of what I am speaking. I love Huian with all my heart and would like to marry her and make her my wife. We came here to ask for your blessings.â
Huian nervously said, âMom, Dad. I love Shin too, and I am also serious about marrying him. We really love each other and, andâ¦â
Xiang Wei asked, âAnd?â
His intuition said that there was more to this.
Shin pressed his hand on hers.
âUncle, Aunt. Huian is pregnant.â
âWhat!?â They both exclaimed at once. If asking about marriage took them by shock, then learning about her pregnancy made them stunned to a whole another level.
Xiang Qingge tremblingly spoke, âP-pregnant? Huianâ¦is it true?â
Huian cleared her throat and nodded.
The elder Xiang couple had to take a few long minutes to digest everything.
âHowâ¦I mean when did it allâ¦â
Xiang Wei said, âWe knew that you two liked each other but didnât know that things had already gone this farâ¦â he coughed.
Now, it was Huian and Shinâs turn to get shocked. âHuh? You knew about us?â
âI mean, not about Huianâs pregnancy but on the island during the wedding anniversary celebration, we kind of figured it out that something was going on between you two.â
Xiang Qingge nodded. âAnd when you two came just now, I saw you from the window, and we figured that you two were definitely here together to talk about your relationship.â
Xiang Wei said, âWe thought it was about dating, but then you suddenly asked her hand in marriage, and now I understand why.â
Suddenly, Shin and Huian didnât know where to bury themselves.
They already knew about us!
But wait, even Uncle and Aunt Liang knew about us.
There was silence for a moment.
Xiang Wei seriously looked at them and said, âQingge and I are happy about your relationship. Trust me. We are. If you two like each other, then there isnât anything else that we want. But, are you two sure you arenât marrying for the sake of the child?â
âYes,â His wife agreed, âWe donât want you two to force yourselves in marriage because of the baby and let you make hasty decisions due to her pregnancy.â
Shin immediately shook his head. âOf course not, Aunt. Please trust me. We have discussed and thought about this carefully. I know that we havenât really just dated and spent time together and it might seem like everything is going too fast, but I assure you that there will be no problem. No matter what, Huian will always be my priority, and I will keep her and our child happy. I will never let Huian down.â
Huianâs gaze turned a little blurry as her eyes stung in tears.
Shinâs resolute words struck not only shook Huianâs heart, but they won her parentâs hearts as well.
Xiang Wei and Xiang Qingge wanted nothing else than the assurance of Huianâs happy future.
They shared a glance and understood.
He chuckled. âWell then, we trust you two. I can see it clearly now that you are serious and ready about this. So, you have our blessings.â
Shin and Huian bloomed in joy. âThank you so much!â
Xiang Qingge quickly hugged her daughter. âYouâ¦why didnât you tell us before that you were pregnant? We are so happy! Wei, we are going to be grandparents!â
Now that it sunk in, Xiang Wei finally let out his excitement. âYes, Qingge! Grandparents! Gosh, I have so many things to buy. We should start decorating our grandchildâs room!â
Shin chuckled.
âAnd then there are wedding preparations to do! Wei, we would be so busy!â
Then it struck him. âWait. Do your parents know about you two?â
Shin nodded. âYes, Uncle. Actually, we came here after just meeting Mom and Dad.â
âSo what did they say? They are happy, right? I mean by Huianâ¦â Xiang Qingge felt a little worried.
Huian laughed as tears streamed down her cheeks. âMom, you wouldnât believe that Aunt Liang beat Shin up with a broomstick because he didnât propose to me before. She said we could have had three weddings on the island. Uncle Liang completely ignored him and even poured me tea.â
Shinâs mouth twitched in embarrassment. âYou didnât have to mention all thatâ¦â
âWhy not? It was fun seeing you running away from her like a scaredy-cat.â
The elder Xiang couple burst out into laughter. It was now that they truly felt lighter and happier knowing that the Liangs were happy about their relationship too.
Shin looked at them with a wronged expression. âAunt, did you see? Huian has already started to bully meâ¦â
Xiang Qingge giggled and flicked Huianâs forehead. âDonât you bully my son-in-law.â
Xiang Wei said, âShin is a fine man. Donât give him a hard time.â
Shin victoriously grinned.
Hah! I got my in-lawâs full support!
Huian gasped. âMom, Dad! How could you abandon me and side with him?â
The sweet banter and laughter livened up the Xiang villa even more.
Xiang Wei said, âLet me talk to Liang Zou and fix a meeting. We can have dinner together. After all, there are so many wedding preparations to start!â