Sweet slice-of-life love story: Wife, Let's love again
Chapter 321 - 314: You Are Not Welcome in My House

Chapter 321: Chapter 314: You Are Not Welcome in My House

The full month banquet was set in a hotel, this was something that couldn’t be skimped on.

Although times were tough, such joyful occasions often involved receiving red envelopes, but to throw a shabby event just for the money would be quite embarrassing.

Xiao Yu had always believed that.

The main goal was for everyone to have fun. The red envelopes were just for the celebration and were meant to be spent on the banquet. It didn’t matter if there was a small surplus or a loss, the important thing was to be happy.

The banquet wasn’t set up on a large scale, just four big tables in total, one for the female’s relatives and friends, one for the male’s relatives and friends, one for Xiao Yu’s friends, and one for Zhou Nan’s friends, which was just about right, only Xiao Yu’s side had a few more friends, so they squeezed in with some extra stools.

When Qin Guanglin arrived, Xiao Yu was standing next to Zhou Nan talking to people with a big smiling face, and the baby quietly lay in Zhou Nan’s arms, surprisingly unafraid of strangers, his dark eyes rolling around, looking at the uncles around.

Zhou Nan had a strong physique. Whereas others rested for a month or even longer during their confinement period, she couldn’t stay down after half a month, and by now, she had almost fully recovered, just a lot fatter than before, which made her appear somewhat bloated.

"Hey, looks pretty fun." After glancing at the baby, Qin Guanglin, finding it amazing, pulled He Fang over to look, "Look, he’s looking at me."

He’d seen many kids, but it was the first time he saw the child of someone his age, and the feeling was different; there was a subtle emotion at the bottom of his heart.

Xiao Yu had become a father; a decade or two from now, a kid not much different from his younger self would grow up... Such was the continuation of life.

"This kid is obviously smart, he’ll be just like me in the future, clever!" Xiao Yu couldn’t hold back a wide grin as he watched Qin Guanglin making eye contact with the baby, proudly boasting about his child.

"Tsk, much better than you."

The more Qin Guanglin observed, the happier he became. Eventually, he would have an even cuter daughter, making him even more delighted. Meanwhile, He Fang took out an exquisitely crafted bracelet with two small bells from her bag, saying, "This was blessed by the monks at Datong Temple, here, for the baby."

"I have one too, I also brought one." Qin Guanglin quickly took out the longevity lock he’d prepared.

"Hey, her grandpa and uncles gave her plenty already..." Xiao Yu’s heart raced as he saw the gold and silver items they brought out, which looked even nicer than the one from the child’s grandpa.

"More is better. If he can’t wear them all, just save them for him, and make them into rings when he gets married."

"Yeah, that makes sense..."

He Fang and Zhou Nan couldn’t help but exchange helpless glances as they listened to the two straight men talk.

"It’s been tough, hasn’t it? You’ve gained weight..." He Fang whispered to her.

"Tough... gained weight... feels so inconsistent." Zhou Nan complained.

"Hehe, having a baby is hard but fattening up while nourishing your body isn’t contradictory."

"Sit, come sit."

After chatting for a while, Xiao Yu invited the two to sit down. Xiao Yu’s friend’s table was crowded, while Zhou Nan’s friend’s table had fewer people. Qin Guanglin simply squeezed in with He Fang, betraying the other table where their mutual friends with Xiao Yu complained, while Gao Xin, envious for a moment, also squeezed over to Qin Guanglin’s side.

"What are you doing here?" Qin Guanglin asked.

"I’m accompanying my girlfriend, and I’m accompanying you." Gao Xin chuckled, "Sitting with a bunch of old men drinking booze isn’t as good as drinking juice with a bunch of sweet girls over here."

No matter if we can strike up a conversation, pleasing our eyes is enough.

Sun Wen wasn’t seen at the full moon banquet. Since the last wedding, he had almost completely disappeared, both in the real world and online, suddenly cutting off contact with everyone.

When the meal was nearly finished, after some idle chatter, Qin Guanglin said hi to He Fang and stood up, pulling Xiao Yu outside to talk.

"What’s up?" Xiao Yu was clueless, "What’s so secretive?"

"A big deal."

"Hehe, tell me how big it is. As long as I can handle it..."

Xiao Yu was about to boast when he saw Qin Guanglin took out a book from his bag and handed it over. He took it and his expression became quite interesting, "This, yours?"

"Nonsense." Qin Guanglin laughed, pointing at the cover featuring Zhou Nan with a big belly and Xiao Yu, "Look, you’re still in it."

"Damn, nice one, Lin!"

Xiao Yu was surprised. He had thought that Qin Guanglin was just dabbling, and though he had seen the comic and acknowledged its popularity, he had believed it wouldn’t make much money as it was free to read.

He hadn’t expected a book to be published.

"I told you to draw but you didn’t, and now this thing is hot. You have a twenty percent contribution in there, so... I don’t know how many copies this physical one will sell, but anyway, when it comes to royalties, I’ll give you ten percent, how about that?"

Xiao Yu was stunned and quickly waved his hand, "No need, no need, just showing my face doesn’t matter... You keep drawing well, and when I become somewhat famous, I’ll be more than satisfied—is this one for me?"

"Not a chance, this one has my wife’s autograph on it. I’ll send you two copies when it’s officially released." Qin Guanglin treasured this first copy a lot, "I’m just letting you know, let’s see how it sells. If it’s just a few dozen copies, it doesn’t matter, but if it’s tens of thousands—don’t laugh, everyone should have dreams. Just saying, if one out of every twenty people who read my comic buys it, then we’ll need a reprint, and the royalties will be much more."

He patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder, "The main attractions in this are me and my wife, but you and Zhou Nan are the secondary focus. A lot of people like you two. You could have drawn it yourself; now there are others imitating this style, and it seems to be doing quite well, though not as good as mine... Looking at you, it seems you don’t understand, but anyway, that’s how it is. You guys are the secondary protagonists, we’ll see how it goes."

Xiao Yu hadn’t realized it was this big a deal, but seeing the physical book, he sensed it wasn’t that simple and, knowing this guy wouldn’t scam him, he decided not to fuss anymore, "Alright, you deal with it. Just let me know if you need help... By the way, your wife, have you gotten married yet? When are you bringing her home?"

"Next year, we’ll definitely sort it out next year, we’ve talked about it already." Qin Guanglin smiled, looked around, and leaned in mysteriously, "I also had someone calculate my fortune, they said I’ll have a daughter the year after next."

"Damn? Nice, you’re preparing one for my son!" Xiao Yu was excited.

"Get lost! What do you mean ’preparing one for your son’?" Qin Guanglin laughed and cursed, "Alright, let’s go back in."

When Xiao Yu talked about his son, he was more enthusiastic than talking about money, holding onto Qin Guanglin and not letting go, "No, seriously, if you guys really have a daughter, we have to set up a baby betrothal. Childhood sweethearts, you know."

"Set up nothing, my daughter will definitely choose whom to love freely, no discussions."

"Heh, look at you... Alright, just wait." Xiao Yu was displeased, muttering behind him.

"When the time comes, I’ll pass on my entire set of skills for wooing girls to my son and take him to visit your place every day. I don’t believe your daughter could escape."

"... My place will not welcome you in the future, don’t come over."