noffsinger Chapter 269 It's still uncertain whether he can pass the "probation period".
Chapter 269 It's still uncertain whether he can pass the "probation period".
The next morning, before dawn, several alarm clocks woke up the two adults and one child in the house.
"Mommy... Good morning." Sweetie was still a little sleepy, rubbing her eyes.
Jiang Qin responded with a "Good morning," turned on the bedside lamp, got out of bed, and went into the en-suite bathroom to wash up. "Baby, lie down for a while longer."
Sweetie hummed in agreement, and a few seconds later, remembering something, she jumped out of bed.
No, no, I can't sleep now. Mommy said last night that today is Auntie's big day.
You can't stay in bed!
Thinking of this, Tian Tian didn't care whether she was still sleepy or not, and quickly opened her eyes wide.
If you can't open your eyes, use your little hands to push them open. The bed in this room is a bit high. The little baby slowly turns around, grabs the bed with both hands, slides down little by little, and turns back to the floor after stepping onto it.
After putting on her slippers, Tian Tian headed towards the bathroom.
Jiang Qin wasn't surprised to see Tian Tian arrive. She had brought all the personal items from the villa yesterday, along with a small toothbrush filled with children's toothpaste, and handed Tian Tian a lightweight, disposable, food-grade plastic cup.
Sweetie stood on her special little stool, filled her cup with water, and started brushing her teeth at the sink next to Jiang Qin.
On the other side, Su Lejia also had to rely on willpower to get out of bed—on the day of her wedding, even though her best friend came to accompany her in advance, to be honest, she was still a little nervous and emotional.
So much so that even though she went to bed early last night, her mind was still racing even with her eyes closed.
I wonder if anything unexpected will happen at the wedding today. I've come this far with Zhou Junxuan, and now we're really getting married?
Time flies! In the blink of an eye, her best friend's baby is already two and a half years old, and she herself is getting married.
I thought and thought, and finally fell asleep around midnight.
Not long after the two adults and one child had finished washing up and changing their clothes, a group of Su family relatives and friends arrived.
She helped count the wedding favors, went to the kitchen to make the local specialty breakfast that must be eaten on the wedding day, rehearsed the door-blocking games later, and confirmed the questions to be asked to the groom.
A short while later, the professional wedding makeup artist that Su Lejia had booked in advance also arrived.
And so, the new house became increasingly lively.
In this room, Jiang Qin was also putting on makeup. She was abroad and only needed to meet clients in person very occasionally. She would put on makeup to enhance her presence during business negotiations and to give clients a better impression of her appearance.
During her three years abroad, she worked from home 90% of the time and always appeared without makeup.
Having worn makeup less often, she felt somewhat unfamiliar with the makeup tools she had picked up.
Fortunately, bridesmaid makeup doesn't need to be too heavy; a light makeup look is fine.
Jiang Qin looked at herself in the mirror. Although she could tell that she was still a little sleep-deprived, her eyes were not very bright.
But perhaps it's because she's taken such good care of herself these past three years. Despite being tired, her skin is still in perfect condition, fair and flawless. Jiang Qin simply drew her eyebrows, applied a low-key matte mauve lipstick, and finished without even applying foundation.
I quickly styled her hair and looked at Tian Tian, who was diligently changing into the flower girl outfit I had prepared for her that day.
She had considered that Tian Tian was only two and a half years old and, although she was not usually shy, there would be many people at the wedding.
They didn't want Tian Tian to be a flower girl, but the little girl really wanted to, thought it was fun and liked it a lot. Su Lejia, her aunt and godmother, doted on her, so Tian Tian agreed as soon as she mentioned her best friend.
And so, here we have the winter dress that Sweetie is wearing.
This winter dress was a bit complicated, so Jiang Qin quickly went over to help and soon tied up Tian Tian's beautiful hair.
The little one smiled happily at the mirror, and as soon as she finished dressing, she looked over and said, "Mommy, Mommy, let's take a picture!"
Jiang Qin smiled and said, "Okay."
Click! The mother and daughter took a selfie, smiling sweetly at the camera.
Just as she was about to take the picture, Tian Tian said to take another one. Jiang Qin glanced at the time and realized it was still early, so she agreed.
When the shutter button was pressed, Tian Tian turned her head and gave Jiang Qin a kiss on the cheek, smiling adorably.
Click! Jiang Qin hadn't expected that this scene would be captured on camera. She couldn't help but smile slightly, her eyes becoming even more tender.
"Okay, let's go see how Auntie is doing." Jiang Qin reached out and took her daughter's hand.
"Okay~" Sweetie squeezed Jiang Qin's hand back and obediently followed her mother.
As soon as the results came out, she was surrounded by a group of aunts and sisters. Jiang Qin and Su Lejia used to be classmates, and several of Su Lejia's female relatives and friends knew Jiang Qin.
Seeing that Tian Tian was pretty, her eyes lit up. When she heard Jiang Qin say that Tian Tian was her daughter, she was even happier.
The aunties started chatting, one after another. "I told them back then that if you had a daughter, she would be so beautiful. And she really is! What a beautiful little girl! So cute! How old is she?"
“Two and a half years old,” Jiang Qin said.
"Wow, she's not even three years old yet, but she's quite tall. Her dad must be very tall, right?" Several aunties chatted with loving smiles about the children's growth, and then talked about their own grandchildren.
Jiang Qin smiled faintly, wanting to see Su Lejia, but unfortunately there were too many people surrounding her, and they were very enthusiastic, so she could only chat for a while.
A moment later, several girls in their late teens and early twenties also came over enthusiastically.
Seeing that Tian Tian's eyes lit up, she squatted down next to her and said in a soft voice, "Little girl, you're so cute! Would you like to take a picture with me?"
Jiang Qin looked at her daughter, Tian Tian, who wasn't shy at all. However, after a few photos were taken, she started looking for her mother with her eyes.
Jiang Qin, who had made way for the photo shoot and stood nearby, waved to Tian Tian, "Mommy's here."
Sweetie ran to Jiang Qin's side, hugged Jiang Qin's arm and shook it gently in a coquettish manner, raising her voice to make sure that the aunties and sisters around could hear her.
"Mommy, Mommy, I want to go see my godmother."
Instead of calling her aunt, she's called godmother. This is a specific term, and people around her would feel embarrassed to say anything more.
The mother and daughter exchanged a glance, and Jiang Qin naturally understood what her daughter meant.
To be fair, it's sometimes a good thing that little kids are smart.
After all, Jiang Qin is still a human being. Talking to these aunties about grandchildren and great-grandchildren that she doesn't even know, and with different educational philosophies, would just be awkward small talk.
I can't continue the conversation; I just want to escape.
This is where the importance of a child being smart becomes apparent.
Especially the tone of Sweetie's voice just now, it sounded like she was a bit socially awkward.
Jiang Qin smiled at the people around her and said, "Then, aunties, I'll take Tian Tian to see Lele."
The group smiled and nodded, quickly changing the subject. "Okay, okay, go ahead."
Su Lejia's makeup is done, and the makeup artist is doing her hair.
Seeing Jiang Qin come in, Su Lejia's inexplicably tense heart, which had been inexplicably higher since waking up early, finally calmed down a little.
Jiang Qin gently closed the door again, approached, and asked softly, "How are you feeling?"
Su Lejia frankly admitted, "I'm still a little nervous."
Jiang Qin offered a few words of comfort, but didn't know what else to say, because she quickly realized that she had no experience with weddings, and at the same time, she also realized something.
That is, it's been seven years since she and Huo Sili secretly got married.
Domestic law stipulates that women can only get a marriage certificate at the age of twenty, but she got her marriage certificate with him at the age of twenty.
Before she knew it, she was already twenty-seven.
But they haven't had a wedding yet, and until now, no one has even mentioned it.
However, this thought only surfaced for a moment, after all, it had been seven years.
Why even have a wedding? It's not even certain whether he'll pass the "probation period".