I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 258: A Life with Children is Perfect_1

Chapter 258: Chapter 258: A Life with Children is Perfect_1

In the kitchen.

Lin Shulei was cooking while Chen Yuyan was helping out.

"Mrs. Lin, when are you and my dad planning to have a wedding?" Chen Yuyan asked.

"We’ve discussed it and decided not to have a wedding ceremony. Your father and I are not young anymore. We plan to find a time to invite relatives and close friends to gather, once in Hai City and once in my hometown Sha City. Just to let our friends and relatives know that your father and I are together is enough," Lin Shulei said.

This was what they had agreed upon. Chen Yuanxiang felt that since it was his second marriage, having a lavish wedding didn’t seem appropriate.

Lin Shulei was not a flamboyant person and disliked hassle.

The two of them decided that it would suffice to gather the close relatives and friends and announce their relationship; that was enough.

It would also be simpler and less exhausting that way.

After all, their life was their own, and a wedding ceremony is just a formality. Essentially, a wedding is mostly for others to see.

They both had a quite open-minded view on this matter.

"That sounds good. I support you guys," Chen Yuyan said with a smile.

"What about you and Shen Dong? When are you planning to have your wedding? You young people should have a proper ceremony," Lin Shulei asked.

"We’re not in a hurry, we’ll talk about it in a few years. Shen Dong wants to wait until his career reaches a new level before having the wedding," Chen Yuyan said, smiling.

She had asked Shen Dong about this, and that was what he had said.

"Shen Dong is already very successful, yet he wants to wait for his career to reach a new level, when will that be?" Lin Shulei said with a wry smile.

Just with Dongyan Media and Shuidilao alone, Shen Dong had already surpassed most young people and was on par with established tycoons.

Waiting for his career to reach a new level, who knew when that would happen.

"I don’t know about him, he has his own plans, and I support him," Chen Yuyan said.

"As long as you two communicate well, that’s good. I’m just afraid that this might lead to misunderstandings between you, and that would be bad," Lin Shulei cautioned.

"That won’t happen, our relationship is great," Chen Yuyan said without a hint of worry, blinking as she continued to ask, "Mrs. Lin, have you and my dad considered having kids?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shulei hesitated before saying, "I’ve discussed it with your father. I do want to have one. Although I am of advanced maternal age, I can still have children, but your dad mentioned that he wanted to ask for your opinion first."

Chen Yuyan immediately said, "Of course, I support it. I think a woman’s life isn’t complete without her own children. Shen Dong and I are young; we would definitely want kids if it weren’t for other considerations."

"Yuyan, thank you," she said.

Lin Shulei breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Chen Yuyan’s words.

She knew that Chen Yuanxiang really valued Chen Yuyan’s opinion.

If Chen Yuyan disagreed, Chen Yuanxiang definitely wouldn’t have children.

In fact, Lin Shulei hadn’t thought much about it before since she hadn’t planned on getting married.

But after being with Chen Yuanxiang, her views on these matters had changed.

She now felt the same as Chen Yuyan, that having a child was essential.

A life with children is considered complete.

Regardless of whether it’s a boy or a girl.

In truth, she had planned on having two children.

Ideally, one boy and one girl, to have the perfect family of both sons and daughters.

"Mrs. Lin, then I’m looking forward to the birth of my little brother or sister. I’ll talk to dad later; you guys can’t delay this," Chen Yuyan said cheerfully.

As they joked and laughed, they finished cooking the meal.

Chen Yuyan ran out of the kitchen and asked, "Has Yuting not arrived yet?"

"Not yet," Chen Yuanxiang shook his head and said.

"Dad, can you give her a call and see why she hasn’t arrived yet? Maybe she ran into some trouble," Chen Yuyan asked.

"Sure, I’ll give her a call." Chen Yuanxiang took out his mobile phone and called Chen Yuting.

Soon, the call connected.

"Yuting, where are you?" Chen Yuanxiang asked.

He did not mention the meals were ready.

In this regard, he had handled the situation well.

In the past, he did not pay much attention to this daughter, mainly because she was with Feng Lijuan.

Even her thoughts were poisoned by Feng Lijuan.

Now that this daughter had thought things through and drawn a clear line with Feng Lijuan,

He was quite pleased that she wanted to mend the relationship with them.

"Dad, it’s pretty congested today, I’m three stops away. It’ll probably take about fifteen more minutes to arrive," Chen Yuting replied.

"Okay, we’ll wait for you." Chen Yuanxiang hung up and relayed the situation.

"She’ll be here in another fifteen minutes?" Chen Yuyan blinked and said, "Perfect, Dad, there’s something I want to talk to you about."

"What is it?" Chen Yuanxiang asked curiously.

"Hold on, I’ll call Mrs. Lin out first." Chen Yuyan went into the kitchen and pulled Lin Shulei out.

They sat down next to Chen Yuanxiang.

Shen Dong was very curious about what Chen Yuyan wanted to discuss.

"Dad, I just asked about your situation. You and Mrs. Lin have decided not to have a wedding and instead will pick a time to invite close relatives and friends to gather in Hai City and Mrs. Lin’s hometown of Sha City in two separate occasions. I fully support you both," Chen Yuyan said.

"That’s what you wanted to talk about? You made it sound so formal, I thought it was something serious," Chen Yuanxiang said with a chuckle and a shake of his head.

"There’s something more important that I haven’t mentioned," Chen Yuyan said.

"What else is there?" Chen Yuanxiang asked.

"About you two having children, Mrs. Lin mentioned you wanted my opinion. I want to make it clear now that I have no objections. In fact, I’m really looking forward to having a little brother or sister. I told Mrs. Lin that having children completes life. So, Dad, you two should seize the time, especially since Mrs. Lin is almost forty, and the sooner you have kids, the better," Chen Yuyan declared.

"You little rascal..." Shen Dong was a bit overwhelmed being talked to like this by his daughter.

His daughter was married, and he was still planning to have a child.

That was a bit...

This was precisely why he wanted to consult Chen Yuyan’s opinion.

Fortunately, Chen Yuyan did not object.

Indeed, as someone who’s been through it all, he knew well that starting a family always comes with the desire for a child, whether it’s a son or daughter.

Unless it’s the DINK (Double Income No Kids) lifestyle.

"Dad, when are you planning to notify our relatives and friends for the gathering?" Shen Dong asked.

"I think the sooner the better to announce your union, and then you can start planning for a child. That would be perfect," Chen Yuyan said.

"We haven’t decided on that yet," Chen Yuanxiang said after glancing at Lin Shulei.

"Dad, Mrs. Lin, I have a suggestion," Shen Dong thought for a moment and said, "I can give you half a month off to handle the gatherings on both sides, and then another half month for your honeymoon. How does that sound?"

"That’s actually a great idea." Chen Yuyan’s eyes lit up, finding the suggestion excellent.

"That’s a bit much, isn’t it? A month is a long time," Chen Yuanxiang objected, shaking his head.

"There’s nothing wrong with it. We need time for a gathering here in Hai City and another in Mrs. Lin’s hometown of Sha City. Especially back in her hometown, we can’t just have the meal and leave. We need to spend time with some of Mrs. Lin’s close relatives. Plus, you both have been working hard lately, so this is an opportunity for you to rest well," Shen Dong explained.