Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 753 The Beginning of a New Stage in Life

--mom?

The words that Chu Xuan blurted out made everyone in the audience quiet down for a moment.

Apart from Ankang and his aunt, Wang Jinhua and her grandmother vaguely remembered that Chu Xuan had called Liu Xiaoli "Mom" at the dinner table before.

But that was just a drunken joke instigated by them, and Chu Xuan obviously just wanted to please his mother-in-law. The word "Mom" did not count. From the fact that Chu Xuan had always called Liu Xiaoli "Auntie", it was clear that Chu Xuan had not yet gotten over the hurdle in his heart about changing his words.

But now, on the day of getting the marriage certificate and the night of the engagement banquet, although no one knew what Liu Xiaoli wrote in the letter to Chu Xuan, seeing Chu Xuan crying like a child with his head buried in the shoulder of Liu Xiaoli, his mother-in-law, the family members knew that Chu Xuan was moved. This "Mom" was sincere and without any flattery, and it was called very solidly.

Su Chang, Ren Quan and their families showed knowing smiles on their faces. They all knew in their hearts that Chu Xuan had officially changed his tone towards Liu Xiaoli from today on.

"Change your mind, drink!"

Wang Jinhua set the rhythm for the mother and son-in-law, clapping and talking at the same time, saying a sentence every time she clapped her hands.

Immediately afterwards, Su Chang, Zhou Wenqiong and grandma enthusiastically joined Wang Jinhua's rhythm.

"Change your mind, drink!"

"Change your mind, drink!"

"Change your mind, drink!"

"..."

Hearing the crowd's cries, Liu Xiaoli put her hands on Chu Xuan's shoulders and helped him up. She raised her hand to wipe the tears from Chu Xuan's face and said, "You are already my husband, why are you crying?"

Having said that, the look in her mother-in-law's eyes when she looked at Chu Xuan was full of joy and love.

Chu Xuan took the tissue handed to him by Liu Yifei, turned his back and wiped his face hurriedly.

Chu Xuan's embarrassment was met with warm looks from his family members. Wang Jinhua said, "For so many years, apart from acting, I have never seen Xiao Xuan cry in my memory. He just called you mom, which was both sincere and moving. I was quite touched."

Liu Xiaoli nodded repeatedly and took a tissue from her daughter's hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.

If Chu Xuan changed his words in a normal state, she would definitely not cry, but when she saw Chu Xuan's moved expression and the word "Mom" he shouted, she really heard Chu Xuan's love, respect and gratitude for her.

In her heart, Chu Xuan appears strong on the outside but is gentle and kind on the inside. However, even though he is gentle and kind on the inside, Chu Xuan will not reveal it easily.

Just as Wang Jinhua said, over the years, she had never seen Chu Xuan cry or be vulnerable.

Therefore, she was instantly moved when Chu Xuan suddenly showed his tender and warm side to her as a mother and son-in-law.

The original intention of writing the letter was to impress the son-in-law, but unexpectedly the son-in-law was so moved that he moved the mother-in-law to tears as well.

Liu Xiaoli was happy about Chu Xuan's change of heart and also found this little episode interesting. She crumpled up the tissue and put it on the table, picked up the wine glass and said to Chu Xuan, "Come on, good son-in-law, Mom toasts you."

Chu Xuan threw the tissue into the trash can, walked back a few steps to the table, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with his, "Mom, I toast to you."

Another "Mom" was called out more and more skillfully. Seeing the mother and son-in-law drinking this cup of "changing wine", the family members felt warm in their hearts and were happy for it.

However, there is a "Dad" present, and it would not be polite to just call her "Mom".

Wang Jinhua glanced at Ankang and saw that Ankang was just acting as a spectator and smiling along, but there was a hint of expectation in his smile.

Wang Jinhua had made up her mind and pretended to cough to remind Chu Xuan: "Ahem, Xiaoxuan."

Chu Xuan looked over and saw Sister Hua's eyes constantly glancing in Ankang's direction.

The family members all watched with amusement as Chu Xuan tried to cover up his mistake and waited to see how he would respond.

Ankang also caught Wang Jinhua's gaze. He glanced at Chu Xuan while eating, waiting for Chu Xuan's next move.

Liu Xiaoli was eating her food by herself. She was very pleased that Chu Xuan started calling her "Mom". But now that Chu Xuan seemed to be changing his way of calling Ankang "Dad", she felt a little uncomfortable.

Liu Yifei would like to see Chu Xuan change his words on both sides, as this would further promote harmonious relations within their family.

Chu Xuan could call Liu Xiaoli "Mom" because they had a relationship that was like a family for many years, but calling Ankang "Dad" was a bit awkward.

But the marriage with the other person's daughter has been decided, and since she has already changed her name to "Mom", it is reasonable and emotional to call her "Dad".

Chu Xuan thought for a moment, picked up the wine glass and stood up and said, "Dad, I toast to you."

There was a gap of seven or eight seconds between Wang Jinhua's eye contact and Chu Xuan's toast and calling him "Dad".

Although seven or eight seconds is not a long time, compared to the word "Mom" that came out of his mouth, Ankang still felt a little uncomfortable. This man's self-esteem came up, and his damn desire to win also came up.

He then raised his glass and said, "Although we don't meet often, you are already my son-in-law. While you and Xixi live a good life, if you need any help in your life or career in the future, please feel free to contact me. Men should communicate more with other men, so that they can have common ideas."

"Heh!" Liu Xiaoli reached out to pick up some food and glanced at Ankang. "Why, your son-in-law calls you dad but not me mom, and you're jealous? Can't stand it? Are you trying to sow discord? Who are you?"

What Ankang said sounds normal, but it doesn't make sense if you think about it carefully. What does it mean that men need to communicate more with other men?
These words of persuasion to Chu Xuan seemed to be telling Chu Xuan to communicate less with Liu Xiaoli and more with him.

Chu Xuan didn't understand the deeper meaning at first, but when he heard his mother's inexplicable retort, he realized that there was something else behind his father's words.

Liu Yifei also understood, and she and Chu Xuan looked at each other. They both felt that their father was really jealous and had a very strong self-esteem. He even confronted his mother over the issue of changing his words. This was really unbelievable.

Also, my mom really didn't give my dad any face. She directly picked out the needle hidden in my dad's cotton ball. Seeing my dad's embarrassed look, I really wanted to cry but had no tears.

The couple found it extremely amusing and tried to hold back their laughter along with their family members.

"Come on, come on, drink and be nice to Xixi." Ankang quickly finished the glass of wine to avoid any further embarrassment.

He didn't expect that Liu Xiaoli would understand the deep meaning of his words. When did this damn woman become so clear-headed? He couldn't see through his ex-wife.

Seeing Chu Xuan put down his wine glass, the matter of "Mom and Dad" changing their words was over, and the grandmother took the lead in applauding: "Okay, our family officially has a new family member."

Following grandma's words, my aunt said with a smile: "My An family has officially gained a son-in-law. Xiaoxuan, remember what I said. There will always be a pair of bowls and chopsticks for you at home. You can come back anytime and have food and shelter at any time."

"Okay." Chu Xuan responded happily, feeling warm in his heart.

After changing her words, Wang Jinhua turned her thoughts back to the letter: "Xiaoxuan, where is the letter? Let me see it."

"What are you looking at? It's a letter I wrote to my son-in-law!" Liu Xiaoli said unhappily, and slapped the hand that Wang Jinhua extended to her. In fact, she felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing Liu Xiaoli's look, Wang Jinhua stopped pestering her.

"But mom, you're being unfair." Liu Yifei frowned and said unconvincedly, "The letter only describes my shortcomings and Chu Xuan's strengths. You don't look at both of us objectively. This makes me feel that your love for your son-in-law exceeds that for your daughter. Your daughter is a little sad at this moment."

The family members couldn't help laughing. Although they didn't know the content of the letter, they roughly guessed the direction of the content through Sissi's words.

"Now the daughter is jealous of her son-in-law. What are you going to do, mother-in-law?" Wang Jinhua joked.

Mother-in-law… This was the first time Liu Xiaoli received such a title, which made her feel a little happy: "This is what I wrote for Xiaoxuan. Of course, I have to write it from his perspective. I will write one for you when I have time."

Before Liu Yifei could reply, Chu Xuan started to scold his mother: "Good fellow, is this really the case? From my perspective, you write about my good points and her bad points, and from her perspective, you write about my bad points and her good points? Isn't this double standard? My tears just now were shed in vain, and my touched heart is crumbling."

"Hahaha..." The family members burst into laughter.

"It's over, it's over, it's over. Not only have I offended my daughter, but my son-in-law is also unhappy. He just changed his way of addressing me as mom. You, the mother-in-law, are getting a little too proud of yourself." Wang Jinhua was delighted.

Liu Xiaoli didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She held her forehead and shook her head helplessly. She picked up the wine glass and faced the couple, saying lovingly, "Mom was wrong, Mom was wrong. Come, my two precious treasures, Mom toasts to you, may you be happy and contented."

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei put away their playful intentions and picked up their wine glasses to toast their mother.

"Mom, we respect you."

"Mom, you have to be happy too, we will be happy together."

Under the warm gaze of their family members, the family of three drank a glass of wine together.

Chu Xuan was sensible now. He put down his glass and immediately refilled it, toasting his father together with Liu Yifei.

"Dad, we respect you and wish you continued success."

"Dad, be happy every day."

Ankang felt it was interesting. Chu Xuan hesitated for a moment when he changed his toast earlier, and he saw that he was a little uncomfortable. Now he knew to toast his mom and then his dad immediately, which made him no longer unhappy. This kid is pretty good. With his attentive attitude towards people and things, he should be more relieved when it comes to taking care of Xixi.

"You should have another glass, and mom and dad should toast at the same time," Dong Zhihua suggested.

"Yes!" Wang Jinhua nodded heavily.

The family members also agreed that just because the parents are divorced, the daughter and son-in-law should not have to toast unilaterally, which would make the engagement party look flawed.

"Dad, Mom, we respect you."

"Dad, Mom, we respect you."

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were also not vague. They filled their glasses with wine and stood up to toast their parents.

Despite the estrangement caused by their divorce, in order to give their daughter and son-in-law a good wish, Liu Xiaoli and Ankang cooperated with each other in a rare tacit way. They each poured a glass of wine and stood up to drink with their daughter and son-in-law.

"Mom and Dad, your daughter has found her home today. I believe Chu Xuan will be a very good husband, and I also believe that we will be happy, so please rest assured. I hope you can be happy for us, and I hope you can be happy all your life." Liu Yifei said.

"Dad, Mom, please rest assured, I will take good care of her." Chu Xuan said.

"No matter what the future holds, I just hope you are healthy and happy," said Liu Xiaoli.

"I'm fine." Ankang said.

Seeing the common wishes of the family, the family members cast their blessings one after another, and the happy atmosphere of the "home" of the engagement banquet was finally complete.

When a couple gets their marriage certificate, the family of four, including their parents, is the core, and changing their names and toasting can be considered a ceremony.

After the ceremony, the dinner party was completely open, and the rest of the family and friends became active, with glasses of wine and blessings pouring towards the couple.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were excited, but as they drank glass after glass of wine, the fatigue that was masked by the excitement gradually released under the influence of alcohol, and the couple who had not slept all night finally began to feel sleepy.

Not to mention Liu Xiaoli, whose physical condition was not as good as that of young people. She also had not slept all night, and as she drank, she was already supporting her head with one hand, with her eyes half-closed and in a drunken state. But even though she was drunk, she could still clearly feel the genuine happiness in her heart.

Her daughter has decided on her lifelong partner, and her other half is Chu Xuan, the person she trusts the most and who is half of her son in her heart. Chu Xuan has also changed his way of addressing her to "Mom". She feels that she is really happy today, and even once thought that her happiness index today is the highest in her life.

"Family, friends, let's call it a day today," Wang Jinhua said.

Everyone turned their eyes to the family. Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei had dazed eyes, Liu Xiaoli was already dozing off from drinking, and Ankang covered his face with his hands, looking half drunk and half awake.

"Let them go to bed early." It was rare for grandma to stay up so late, and seeing the family in such a state, she thought the dinner should be over.

"Whether we play mahjong or sing, I will host it!" Wang Jinhua waved her hand to continue the festive atmosphere. The girl's parents were drunk, so she, as the boy's parent, continued to entertain relatives and friends.

Fortunately, there weren't many relatives and friends who came, so even though I drank a lot, it was not a problem to entertain so many people.

Just like that, the aunt and Su Chang helped Liu Xiaoli go upstairs to rest, Lu Tao and Zeng Ni drove Ankang back to the hotel, Dong Zhihua and her uncle continued to eat and chat, Wang Jinhua, her aunt, and Ren Quan turned the living room into a KTV mode in preparation for the night show.

"Chu Xuan, Xixi, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay. You guys go have fun and we'll go back by ourselves. Don't see us off, it's just a few steps away."

The moon is dim and it is already early morning.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei declined Su Chang's pursuit and walked towards the big villa, supporting each other under the moonlight.

"I'm so tired." Liu Yifei murmured while leaning on Chu Xuan's shoulder.

"Go have a good sleep." Chu Xuan hugged her.

"Yeah." Liu Yifei said "Yeah".

The two of them remained silent until then, and they looked really tired.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the small villa, the big villa seemed very quiet. Only the sound of Liu Yifei's high heels stepping on the stairs announced the owner's return home.

Arriving at the bedroom, Liu Yifei walked towards the closet: "No need to take a shower, just change into pajamas and go to sleep. I really can't stand it anymore. I haven't slept for 40 hours. I want to become an immortal."

Chu Xuan smiled, he was also very tired, and the smile disappeared in a second.

Liu Yifei was changing clothes in front of the wardrobe, while Chu Xuan came to the bedside table.

Chu Xuan carefully took the envelope out of his trouser pocket, smoothed it out on the bedside table, then opened the bedside table and put it in, preparing to keep it well.

Over the past few days, many family members and friends have given him their blessings on his marriage, but no blessing can compare to this letter from his mother-in-law. This letter is filled with memories of him, Liu Yifei, and his mother-in-law's family of three, as well as his mother-in-law's thoughts and blessings to them. It is the most precious gift in his mind.

"Husband~"

Chu Xuan pushed the drawer closed, straightened up and saw that Liu Yifei had already gotten on the bed.

Suddenly, a soft and tender "husband" made Chu Xuan feel a little uncomfortable, but also very moved.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

Hearing Chu Xuan reply "Wife", Liu Yifei stretched out a tired smile.

She patted the pillow and said, "We have been separated for several days. I can't sleep peacefully without your warm arms. Come on, hug me."

Following Liu Yifei's gaze, Chu Xuan walked to the closet, got out of his pajamas and changed into them. He got into bed, turned off the light on the bedside table, gathered the quilt in the dark, and spread out his arms.

Liu Yifei rested her head on his arm. The long-lost sense of security made her hum comfortably. She stretched out her arms and wrapped them around Chu Xuan's neck, resting her forehead on Chu Xuan's cheek, showing great intimacy.

She closed her eyes comfortably: "Don't do anything stupid, it's really tiring."

"Go to sleep. Don't mess around. I'm tired too." Chu Xuan turned sideways to face her and kissed her gently on the lips.

Late at night, the two fell asleep in each other's arms.

However, the excitement of getting married had not yet completely dissipated. After sleeping for a while, Liu Yifei flirted with Chu Xuan in a state of eight-part sleep and two-part wakefulness.

"husband."

"Well, what happened?"

"Nothing, just calling out."

Chu Xuan raised the corners of his mouth in his sleep.

"Wife."

"Ok?"

"It's okay, just shout."

Liu Yifei opened her smiling eyes, raised her hand and pinched Chu Xuan's face, then put her arms around Chu Xuan's neck again and closed her eyes.

"Go to sleep, sleep until you wake up naturally, and welcome the beauty of the first day of your married life." Chu Xuan said.

"Yeah." Liu Yifei kissed the corner of Chu Xuan's lips and rubbed the tip of Chu Xuan's nose with her own nose: "It is also the beginning of a new stage in life."

From then on, the two of them had no more nighttime conversations. The deep fatigue soon caused the couple to begin breathing evenly.

The two newlyweds fell asleep in each other's arms, seemingly no different from the past. However, the change in their state of mind made their hearts completely merge, and they both looked forward to a more exciting tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)