A Wealthy Family’s Married-In Alpha Redemption On A Parenting Variety Show - Chapter 12

After listening to Chu Siyun’s explanation, Xiao Chen practically wanted to dig a hole and bury herself in it.

Their family was perfectly happy and harmonious. What on earth had she been imagining here?

So embarrassing.

After they finished washing their hands, Qin Shiyue and Meng Ruolan each came out carrying a bowl of noodles.

The bowl in Meng Ruolan’s hands had plenty of toppings, and even a fried egg. She placed it in front of Xiao Chen.

Chu Siyun’s bowl looked much more shabby by comparison, bare and plain.

Xiao Chen said cautiously, “Thank you, Auntie.”

She hoped Auntie would not take her anger out on her after learning that she was Chu Siyun’s work assistant.

And Miss Qin too. She had even gone to the kitchen to help, yet she still could not bear to add a few more things into Chu Siyun’s bowl. With the two bowls placed side by side like this, Xiao Chen felt a little awkward, and even the food in her mouth no longer tasted as good.

Halfway through eating, Xiao Chen suddenly discovered that there seemed to be more things in Chu Siyun’s bowl now. There was a fried egg too.

No wonder. It had been hidden underneath. Why was she always imagining things? She had measured a gentleman’s heart with a petty person’s mind. Miss Qin was clearly so good to her wife.

The two of them finished eating in about ten minutes.

When the auntie came to collect the bowls, Xiao Chen expressed her gratitude once more. “Thank you so much, Auntie. It was delicious.”

Meng Ruolan smiled very kindly, with no trace at all of that mocking, strange side from before. “As long as you’re used to eating it.”

The cake was brought back onto the table. The auntie thoughtfully turned off the main lights, leaving only a dim floor lamp on.

Meng Ruolan had inserted exactly twenty-four candles, one by one. She and Chu Dongnan lit them together.

Chu Xiao wore a birthday hat and held her face in her hands as she watched, as if she were the one celebrating her birthday.

Chu Siyun found the other birthday hat, adjusted its size, and secretly walked behind Qin Shiyue before suddenly placing it on her head.

Qin Shiyue turned around in surprise. “What are you doing?”

Chu Siyun straightened the crooked birthday hat. “It’s your birthday. Atmosphere.”

Qin Shiyue still wanted to refuse. “These are for children.”

Chu Siyun exposed her. “Then why did you bring two back?”

Qin Shiyue: …

Xiao Chen silently shipped them from the side. She was a firm and unwavering CP fan. She had been one from very early on.

Her CP was so sweet, hehe.

Once all the candles were lit, Xiao Chen suggested, “Teacher Chu, let me take a photo of your family. As a keepsake.”

Chu Siyun nodded. “Sure, sure.”

Everyone else cooperated as well.

Qin Shiyue stood in the middle holding Chu Xiao. Chu Siyun stood on one side, and the old couple stood on the other.

When this family of five smiled, they actually looked a little similar. Xiao Chen clicked the shutter rapidly.

After the photos were taken, they sang the birthday song.

Chu Xiao’s voice was clear and bright, and hers was the loudest. Everyone else softly sang along.

After the last line was sung, Chu Xiao looked at Mommy with starry eyes. “Mommy, make a wish.”

Everyone’s gazes were on Qin Shiyue, so she symbolically clasped her hands together and closed her eyes to make a wish.

Only two seconds later, Qin Shiyue said, “Done.”

Chu Xiao said happily, “Blow out the candles.”

Qin Shiyue invited everyone, “Together.”

The twenty-four candles were blown out. The auntie turned the main lights back on, and Qin Shiyue began dividing the cake.

For the sake of Qin Shiyue’s birthday, Ms. Meng did not nag Chu Siyun again.

Actually, after these few years, she had already accepted things. It was just that every time she did not nag a little, she always felt as though something was missing.

After eating the cake, Chu Dongnan and Meng Ruolan did not stay. Xiao Chen was sent back by the driver, leaving only the family of three at home.

It was past nine, and Chu Xiao should be sleeping.

Chu Siyun volunteered to coax the child to sleep and told Qin Shiyue to go shower first.

Qin Shiyue was more than happy to enjoy the leisure.

First, she took off the watch on her wrist and placed it on the bedside table. Then came the ring, a plain wedding band, which she also placed on the bedside table.

She did not have the habit of wearing accessories. All she had on her from head to toe amounted to these few things.

Since they might do this and that at night, Qin Shiyue simply did not wear pajamas either. After showering, she put on a bathrobe and came out.

Her calculations were right. Chu Siyun had already coaxed the child to sleep and was now sitting by the bed, fiddling with something.

Seeing her come out, Chu Siyun lifted the small bag beside her and walked over. “Birthday present.”

Qin Shiyue ran a hand through her hair, which was about seventy percent dry. “What? Can I open it?”

Chu Siyun nodded. “Of course.”

Inside the bag was a square box.

“A watch.”

Chu Siyun explained beside her, “A mechanical watch. A sporty style. I felt it matched your style pretty well.”

Qin Shiyue took the watch out. “It’s quite pretty.”

Chu Siyun took the packaging box from her. “As long as you like it. Just now outside, I saw you wearing a smartwatch, so I didn’t take it out. Those are more convenient nowadays. This kind of mechanical watch is basically an accessory.”

Qin Shiyue put the watch on her wrist.

She was thin, but her frame was not small, so she had a very bony elegance.

The strap of the watch was white, making her skin look even fairer.

Chu Siyun looked at it and could not tell whether the watch made her hand look better, or whether her hand was already beautiful, making the watch look even better.

Qin Shiyue said, “Thank you. I like it a lot. Go shower.”

After Chu Siyun entered the bathroom, Qin Shiyue took off the watch and examined it carefully.

The time had already been set. Chu Siyun was quite thoughtful. It really was beautiful and suited her.

She had not expected Chu Siyun to come back today. She had not heard anything beforehand, so it was quite a surprise.

She wondered whether Chu Siyun had handled her work properly.

Had she rushed back especially? Or was she just coming home like usual?

It was probably especially. She had even prepared a gift.

This was the fourth birthday they had spent together, and the first gift she had ever received from Chu Siyun.

After her first birthday passed, they had gotten married the next day. The two of them had been sick of the sight of each other, so forget gifts—simply not having a fight had already been good.

For the next two birthdays, Chu Siyun had not been home once.

Speaking of that, Qin Shiyue suddenly realized that tomorrow was their wedding anniversary.

Since the other woman had given her a gift, would it be bad if she ignored all commemorative days like before?

Before, the two of them had tacitly agreed that they were only living together as partners. Whoever loved fussing over those complicated things could fuss over them.

Now it was different. It was still necessary to celebrate a little, right?

Qin Shiyue found her university dorm group chat. Back then, there had only been three people in their dorm, three alphas.

Qin Shiyue: [Beep beep. Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary. What should I give my wife?]

Shi Jialing: [What gifts do you usually give my goddess?]

Qin Shiyue was embarrassed. Could she say she had never given anything before?

Definitely not. There was a Chu Siyun fan in the group. She would be scolded.

Qiu Yayu: [Sis, you’re amazing. Your wedding anniversary is tomorrow, and you only remembered the gift now. I admire you so much.]

Qin Shiyue forcefully dragged the topic back. [Cough, cough. We’re here to solve problems, not create more problems. So what should I give my wife?]

Qiu Yayu: [Flowers? Clothes? Jewelry? No girl would dislike these, right?]

Shi Jialing: [Makes sense. And you need to give all of them. For someone like my goddess, giving only one thing would seem stingy.]

Qin Shiyue frowned in thought. Flowers? What flowers? Roses? So cheesy. It would seem abrupt. Chu Siyun would laugh at her.

Clothes? Did Chu Siyun look like someone short on clothes? And Qin Shiyue did not understand this stuff. If she stepped on a landmine, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Jewelry. That was acceptable.

Two minutes later, Qin Shiyue abandoned the two roommates who were still making plans for her and opened a certain jewelry brand’s official website.

Buy new, not old. Just go straight for the latest set. That definitely would not go wrong.

Estimating the time, Chu Siyun should be coming out soon.

Qin Shiyue secretly went out to make a phone call.

After stating her requirements and paying the deposit, she returned while holding a glass of water as a cover.

Sure enough, Chu Siyun had already come out. Seeing the water in her hand, she only said, “You went to pour water?”

Qin Shiyue took a sip and placed the rest on the bedside table. “Mm.”

Chu Siyun opened the suitcase in the room. It was still early, so she might as well sort out her things.

Qin Shiyue leaned against the bed and looked at her phone.

Other than the sounds of Chu Siyun putting things away, there was no other sound in the room. The atmosphere was a little strange.

Thinking about it, that was not surprising. The two of them had basically never spent time alone in this room.

Chu Siyun had been so busy before. Where would she have had spare time to come home and stay? During the few days of New Year, their family all stayed at the Chu parents’ house.

Qin Shiyue desperately searched for a topic.

“Hotpot tomorrow?”

“What plans do you have tomorrow?”

Two voices sounded at the same time.

Chu Siyun reacted quickly. “That works, but it might be a little troublesome. We’ll need to find a private room in advance.”

Qin Shiyue said indifferently, “Small matter.”

Once they opened their mouths, the conversation afterward naturally flowed much more easily.

“We’ll go for lunch tomorrow. In the afternoon, we can go to those stores and buy Chu Xiao a few pieces of clothing. Children grow fast.”

“Sure. Besides clothes, are we buying anything else?”

Qin Shiyue thought carefully. “If there’s enough time, add a few cars.”

Chu Siyun paused in what she was doing and looked back at her. “Cars?”

Qin Shiyue explained, “Models. Xiaoxiao likes them.”

“Oh.” Chu Siyun continued tidying up. “Then do you want a car? I’ll give you one.”

??!

Weren’t they talking about the child? How did the conversation suddenly turn to this?

Chu Siyun was so generous. A thing like a car, and she could just say she would give one away. Wicked capitalist.

Qin Shiyue felt too embarrassed to accept. “I don’t need one.”

Chu Siyun seemed to have suddenly gone deaf. “What kind do you like?”

Qin Shiyue: …

She did not want to speak.

Fortunately, Chu Siyun did not keep pressing her.

After putting her clothes away, Chu Siyun took out the colorful books from her suitcase. “I also bought a set of storybooks.”

Qin Shiyue took them and casually flipped through. “These are fine. Put them in her room tomorrow.”

The atmosphere today was quite good.

They seemed like a very ordinary pair of wives, discussing how to spend the weekend and discussing things related to their child.

Before eleven, Chu Siyun finished putting everything away and got into bed.

Qin Shiyue turned off the lights and said softly, “Sleep. Good night.”

A few minutes later, Qin Shiyue felt the person beside her move.

There was the sound of something being torn off.

That person leaned over and lay beside her ear, saying, “We’re really sleeping chastely?”

Qin Shiyue ignored her.

Chu Siyun refused to let it go and moved even closer, almost pressing against her ear. “Really sleeping chastely? Are you a normal alpha?”

The fresh scent of lemon drifted into Qin Shiyue’s nose, but the place it stimulated was the patch of skin at the back of her neck.

As Qin Shiyue turned over and pinned her down, she freed one hand to tear off her own suppressant patch.

“Then don’t sleep.”