Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 844 - 885: Dad, You Hit the Wrong Person

Chapter 844: Chapter 885: Dad, You Hit the Wrong Person

The atmosphere during the meal was even better, with Li Yifei added last year and this year, Little Yifei brought even more joy to the family, as a child often is the greatest source of happiness in a home.

This made Xu Yingying’s parents especially happy this year, their laughter constant.

Xu Yingying watched all of this and always felt a bit strange; although she had only lost some memories, those memories seemed to have taken a lot away from her, some even being the most precious things in life.

But she had no choice but to immerse herself in this atmosphere, which gave her an indescribable feeling.

After everyone happily ate for a while, Xu Yingying’s mother asked with a smile, "Yifei, Yingying, it’s been over half a year since you got married, isn’t it about time to hold the wedding ceremony? Your father’s colleagues and others have been aware of your marriage and keep asking about it."

Li Yifei immediately looked at Xu Yingying, who quickly said, "There’s no rush, I’m so busy with work, where would I find the time?"

Xu Yingying’s mother glared and said, "That was your excuse last year, and you want to use it again this year? No, we absolutely must hold the wedding ceremony this year."

"There’s just no time..."

Xu Yingying’s mother cut her off, saying, "What do you mean there’s no time? Don’t you have weekends off? A wedding is just a two-day affair. Think about how you want to do it and then tell us. We’ll prepare everything at home for you. You just need to come over to get married—how many days could it possibly take?"

Xu Yingying quickly tried to signal Li Yifei with her eyes, but before he could speak, her mother had already said, "Yifei, don’t listen to her. I will decide this matter. It’s not like you haven’t registered your marriage; you’ve had the certificate for half a year. Organizing a wedding shouldn’t be so troublesome. Yingying, you’re really not being reasonable."

Xu Yingying was truly at a loss for words then, and since her mother was clearly very insistent on this matter, no matter what she said, it probably wouldn’t have made a difference.

Xu Zhenguo chimed in, "Alright, you old woman, it’s the New Year, let’s all be merry. Why are you pressuring the kids? Yifei, come, let’s drink."

"You old man, always so carefree. When the kids weren’t home, you would nag about it, and when I bring it up, you start smoothing things over. You play the good guy, leaving me to be the bad guy," Xu Yingying’s mother muttered, but she didn’t bring up the topic again, much to Xu Yingying’s relief.

Last year around this time, Li Yifei and Xu Zhenguo had drunk quite a bit. However, back then, Li Yifei was Xu Yingying’s fake boyfriend, so the level of commitment hadn’t been the same—it was all just an act. But this year, this place had truly become his home, and that sense of warmth was inexplicably intense.

But life is unpredictable. Though he was now officially Xu Yingying’s husband, in Xu Yingying’s heart, this husband still felt so unreal, as if they were still acting.

After dinner, everyone set up the mahjong table, and Xu Yingying was tasked with keeping Little Yifei company. However, Little Yifei was clearly more interested in mahjong and left Xu Yingying’s side to curiously watch Li Yifei play. Li Yifei simply held Little Yifei on his lap and involved her in the game.

This year, Xu Shanshan refrained from playing her usual tricks as she no longer lacked money and didn’t need to con her parents out of some cash. So, everyone was just playing for fun.

But after a while, Xu Shanshan kept losing, which irked her. Even just playing for fun, no one likes to keep losing, so she stealthily extended her foot.

Feeling Xu Yingying step on his foot, Li Yifei couldn’t help but smile. This kind of thing hadn’t happened in a long time. Initially, it was just Xu Shanshan being naughty. Later, as their feelings grew and they crossed the line beyond friendship, such intimacy was no big deal. But in front of Xu Yingying’s parents, it still held a thrill.

Going along with what Xu Yingying needed, Li Yifei purposefully played cards that would help Xu Shanshan’s hand, allowing her to finally start winning.

"Six bamboo!" Li Yifei broke his sequence of six, seven, and eight bamboos and tossed one out for Xu Shanshan.

Xu Shanshan immediately called out excitedly, "Pong!" as she reached for the six bamboo.

At that moment, Little Yifei seemed to catch on to what was happening and quickly said, "Daddy, you made a mistake, don’t you have a seven and eight bamboo? Take it back quick."

Li Yifei was instantly drenched in sweat, and Xu Shanshan’s hand also retracted. Little Yifei leaned forward, took the six bamboo back, and inserted it back into place with pomp, saying, "See, now it’s right."

Li Yifei quickly said with a smile, "Yes, lucky my daughter spotted that for daddy. I wasn’t paying attention just now."

Little Yifei exclaimed excitedly, "Daddy is so silly, let me help you play."

Xu Yingying’s parents, however, thought nothing of it and simply assumed Li Yifei’s game was affected because he was holding Little Yifei. They had no idea that Li Yifei was playing along with Xu Shanshan’s mischief.

Little Yifei was really clever. Watching people play mahjong for the first time, it didn’t take her long to figure it out. Whenever Li Yifei thought about playing casually, she would immediately protest, making it impossible for him to feed cards to Xu Shanshan.

By this time, Xu Shanshan knew that path was no longer viable and could only rely on her own luck.

But the card game didn’t last long this time. Little Yifei lost interest after playing for a while and wanted to go downstairs to play. Firecracker sounds were coming from outside, which was far more attractive to her. Now everything revolved around Little Yifei, and Xu Yingying’s parents immediately said they were done playing.

"Daddy, look, Grandpa bought me lots of firecrackers," Little Yifei said. "I’ve set off many with Grandpa in the past few days. They are really pretty, but there are still some big ones left. Grandpa said you should be the one to set them off with me. Hurry up and let’s go light them!"

Li Yifei smiled and replied, "Okay, we can set them off. But it’s not the right time yet. We can start with the small ones now, and at midnight, Daddy will take you downstairs to light the big ones. There will be many people setting them off then, and there will also be many beautiful large fireworks."

"Wife, are you going to come?" Li Yifei couldn’t go out dressed in just pajamas, so he needed to change his clothes and asked Xu Yingying.

This time Xu Yingying nodded and said, "Let’s go together."

Li Yifei was somewhat surprised by this. Last year at this time, Xu Yingying was busy with her own things in her room. This year, she was even busier with work, yet today, she decided to come along.

"Why? You don’t want me to go down?" Xu Yingying asked Li Yifei, frowning as she saw him lost in thought.

Li Yifei quickly responded, "No, no, let’s get changed quickly."

Both changed their clothes, back to back. Xu Yingying’s mother had already helped Little Yifei get dressed, and Xu Shanshan was also ready.

Xu Yingying’s parents were a bit surprised to see their daughter ready to go downstairs. Xu Zhenguo laughed and said, "It’s rare for Yingying to come down like this."

Xu Yingying’s mother immediately added with a smile, "That’s good. She shouldn’t always be thinking about work. A woman should pay more attention to her husband and child. That’s how you make a happy family."

Xu Yingying nodded repeatedly. She was already familiar with her parents’ nagging. Before, it was about a boyfriend, and now with a husband in name, there were other issues.

The four of them took some hand-shaking flowers and other little things and went downstairs. Xu Zhenguo had really bought a lot for Little Yifei, and she loved them. She had never played with such things before; she was too young before, and her previous guardians were like a couple holding their treasure, never daring to let her play with anything even slightly dangerous.

It was not yet four o’clock, and it wasn’t dark yet, but the courtyard of the complex was already lit up with lanterns, festive and full of joy. Many children were already playing with the small fireworks, and Little Yifei ran towards them excitedly. Li Yifei and the two Xin’ers hurried after her.

Little Yifei mainly wanted to play with the other children, so Xu Shanshan was the one looking after her, leaving Li Yifei and Xu Yingying to stand to one side watching.

"Now that you have such a daughter, why aren’t you with Ning Xin’er?" Xu Yingying suddenly asked.

Looking at Xu Yingying, Li Yifei said, "By the time I knew I had this daughter, we were already married."

"Then I can divorce you, allowing Little Yifei to live with her real parents."

Li Yifei furrowed his brows slightly and asked, "Do you really dislike Yifei?"

"It’s not that. Little Yifei is adorable, and I like her a lot. And my parents like her too. But a child should grow up with her parents, to be happier and have a healthier personality. Being with me, you’ve pushed Little Yifei’s mother aside, which is unfair to the child. And as for Ning Xin’er, she bore you a child and endured so much over the years, don’t you think you should compensate her?"

After pondering for a moment, Li Yifei replied, "Yingying, you’re right, that would normally be the thing to do, but that would be unfair to you. Plus, the one I like is you. Responsibility and affection can sometimes be tough to balance. That’s why I’ve decided to have Yifei stay with us, and Ning Xin’er can come to see us often."

"What about your plans for Ning Xin’er in the future?" Xu Yingying pressed on.

"For now... we can only keep things as they are. Ning Xin’er is no ordinary person; she isn’t short of money. Even if I wanted to compensate her financially, she doesn’t need it."

"A woman who has gone through so much hardship for a man and bore him a daughter, to be cast aside by that man in the end, is grossly unfair," Xu Yingying said coldly. "If it were me, I would despise that man."

Xu Yingying’s words took a chilly turn, making Li Yifei quite apprehensive. It seemed his words made Xu Yingying rather discontented.

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