1608 Casual Matchmaking
No matter how dissatisfied Xia Mingzhen was, Yuan Yuan still came to the Xia residence for lunch, and Mother Xia welcomed her warmly.
Seeing that Yuan Yuan had brought a lot of gifts this time and her words were pleasant to listen to, Mother Xia was more and more satisfied.
No matter how much Xia Mingzhen disliked someone, it wasn’t good for him to retort openly with Mother Xia around, let alone target a woman.
During lunch, it was mainly Mother Xia and Yuan Yuan who talked. The Xia brothers were silent. Occasionally, Mother Xia would take the initiative to talk to Xia Mingcheng, and he would give a perfunctory reply or two before he stopped.
Mother Xia felt very helpless. She still had some probing thoughts. She originally wanted to bring up Mingcheng’s birth characters in front of him, but she was afraid that Mingcheng would misunderstand Yuan Yuan, so she simply waited for the two brothers to go upstairs. Once Mother Xia and Yuan Yuan were left alone, Mother Xia probed, “Xiao Yuan, about the birth characters last time…?”
Yuan Yuan was puzzled. “What’s wrong? Aunt, what’s wrong?”
Seeing Yuan Yuan’s puzzled and clueless expression, Mother Xia secretly wondered if she really didn’t know or if she was pretending. Mother Xia was still a little craftier than an ordinary person, and suddenly probed, “Okay, let’s not talk about the birth characters. Xiao Yuan, what do you think of my Mingcheng?”
Yuan Yuan didn’t seem to understand Mother Xia’s words this time, and replied, “Aunt, Mingcheng is a good person, but what does that have to do with me?”
Mother Xia examined Yuan Yuan seriously and continued, “Xiao Yuan, I think you and Mingcheng are especially compatible. Say…”
After all, her son was very outstanding. Mother Xia thought that Yuan Yuan would hesitate or nod in reply, but who would have thought that before she could finish speaking, Yuan Yuan acted alarmed and frightened. “Aunt, what are you saying? Don’t scare me. How can I be compatible with Mingcheng? Not to mention that Liling was my best friend, even if she wasn’t, Mingcheng is so outstanding and the Xia family has such status. How can I be worthy of Mingcheng?”
After a pause, Yuan Yuan continued, “Besides, I’m really just good friends with Mingcheng. Aunt, don’t think too much. Don’t be in a hurry to matchmake me with Mingcheng. Moreover, something just happened to Liling. If you rush to bring up marriage, Mingcheng will definitely be annoyed, especially when it’s between him and me!”
It had to be said that Yuan Yuan was very good at talking. She drew a line with Xia Mingcheng and portrayed herself as someone with a particularly loyal personality. After listening to Yuan Yuan, Mother Xia was both happy and disappointed. She was happy that when Yuan Yuan brought up the matter of Mingcheng’s birth characters, it definitely hadn’t been for selfish reasons.
This child was so silly; it was clear that she really wasn’t interested in Mingcheng. It seemed that Yuan Yuan really wasn’t scheming against Mother Xia.
Mother Xia was also disappointed that someone like this who would make a good daughter-in-law wasn’t part of the Xia family. Mingcheng actually didn’t like this child, and she had no interest in him either.
As for Yan Liling, Mother Xia instinctively ignored her. When this girl was alive, she didn’t like her much. Of course, she still didn’t like her now, but the girl was already dead, so she couldn’t say much.
Although Mother Xia didn’t say much, she was extremely satisfied with Yuan Yuan at that moment. She itched for this child to marry into the Xia family immediately and make it prosper.
Without waiting for Mother Xia to speak, Yuan Yuan glimpsed a familiar shirt in the distance out of the corner of her eye, and suddenly corrected herself as she said, “Aunt, don’t say anything about matchmaking me with Mingcheng in the future, especially in front of Mingcheng. It’s really impossible between Mingcheng and me. We’re just friends. Besides, even if I really like Mingcheng, I can’t get over Liling. I won’t snatch my best friend’s boyfriend to be my husband.”
Yuan Yuan’s words were quite decisive. Only then did Mother Xia settle down, while at the same time, she was even more satisfied with Yuan Yuan.
At that moment, Xia Mingcheng suddenly walked over, scaring Mother Xia. She couldn’t help but say, “Child, why don’t you make any noise when you walk? You scared your mother to death!”
Yuan Yuan hurriedly asked Mother Xia if she was alright.
Xia Mingcheng’s face was very unsightly at that moment. Who knew how long he had been listening, but Yuan Yuan heard him say with a livid face, “Mom, Yuan Yuan also said that it’s impossible between us. She can’t get over Liling, and neither can I. When Liling was alive, they were best friends. How can you matchmake us?”
Xia Mingcheng was actually a little resentful that his mother could accept Yuan Yuan but not Liling. Back then, Liling had been much more filial than Yuan Yuan to his mother.
Why didn’t his mother agree to his marriage with Liling? Now that Liling was dead, Xia Mingcheng deeply regretted not marrying her back then.
Xia Mingcheng’s resentful tone made Mother Xia furious. She covered her forehead and said that her head hurt.
Yuan Yuan’s pupils contracted violently when she heard Xia Mingcheng’s words.
Xia Mingcheng knew that his mother was pretending to have a headache, so he simply ignored her and said directly to Yuan Yuan, “I’ll see you out!”
Yuan Yuan was also a bit embarrassed at that moment. As an outsider, it was awkward to be caught in the middle of a mother and son quarrel, so she might as well leave first. Yuan Yuan immediately nodded and said, “Aunt, I’ll leave first. Have a good rest!” She then said to Xia Mingcheng, “Mingcheng, no matter what wrong Aunt did, she’s still your mother. If you have anything to say in the future, talk to her properly. Aunt isn’t unreasonable!”
Xia Mingcheng was usually quite impatient with Yuan Yuan, but when he thought about how she had saved him a lot of trouble by refusing his mother just now, he was still very grateful in his heart. Moreover, she had just said, “I can’t get over Liling.” He was also very moved. It seemed that Yuan Yuan had been really good to Liling, which made him more patient with Yuan Yuan at the moment.
“Aunt, if you still have a headache in the evening, give me a call. I’ll accompany you to the hospital for a checkup. Okay, Aunt, I’ll leave first!”
After saying that, Yuan Yuan left the Xia residence, and Xia Mingcheng saw her out.
Mother Xia looked at Yuan Yuan’s back reluctantly.
On the way, Yuan Yuan immediately explained that Mother Xia had asked her to calculate his marriage fate last night. Yuan Yuan feigned embarrassment.
“Mingcheng, I didn’t expect our birth characters to be the same. Don’t blame Aunt for casually trying to matchmake us. But don’t worry; like I said just now, I can’t get over Liling. I can’t snatch her boyfriend, no matter what. I’ve already made myself clear to Aunt. If Aunt tries again, I’ll persuade her!”
No emotion could be seen on Xia Mingcheng’s face as he nodded coldly. “Thank you!”
