Chapter 1440 - 1255: I Really Like Her (2)
Song Yansheng laughed, "Not long, but now, we really need to get out of the car!"
Shi Nuan felt a bit guilty, "Sorry, I overslept!"
Song Yansheng ruffled her head, "No worries, just make it up to me tonight!"
Shi Nuan: "..."
At this moment, Song Yansheng was still thinking about those things, really...
She didn’t bother to say more, and got out of the car with Song Yansheng, heading towards the main residence.
Aunt Tong had been waiting at the door. Seeing them, she quickly turned back to Yu Yaodao, "Lady, Mr. brought the Lady!"
Yu Yao nodded and said, "The tea here has cooled down; please go change it for a new pot!"
Aunt Tong replied and went off; after she left, Song Yansheng quickly brought Shi Nuan inside.
The two greeted Yu Yao, and Shi Nuan knew Yu Yao must have been waiting for a while, so she apologized to Yu Yao.
Yu Yao didn’t mind, saying, "Why apologize? If anyone’s to blame, it’s A Yu for not waking you, but he’s just being considerate, so if blame is to be had, it comes from me."
Song Yansheng laughed, "Alright, I apologize. Mom, it’s all my fault; I owe you an apology!"
Yu Yao shook her head, "Forget it; I was just saying anyway. Today is your birthday; would I really blame you? Let’s not talk about this; you two sit for a bit, then go to the backyard shrine to light incense for the ancestors!"
Shi Nuan paused for a moment, looking at Song Yansheng in surprise.
The backyard shrine offered homage to the Song Family’s ancestors, this she knew.
But she hadn’t been there, and Yu Yao had never suggested she went.
Song Yansheng explained, "Every year on my birthday, I have to light incense for the ancestors; it’s the Song Family tradition. Of course, only the eldest son and grandson and his wife have this tradition!"
Shi Nuan’s eyes flickered, "Eldest son and grandson... wife?"
Song Yansheng laughed, "Still don’t understand my words? Silly girl, I’m the eldest grandson; you are my wife. Today is my birthday, and you need to come with me to light incense!"
Shi Nuan blinked, nodding, "Oh!"
Shi Nuan’s dazed look amused Song Yansheng greatly; he reached out and pinched Shi Nuan’s cheek, "You truly are a silly girl!"
Shi Nuan frowned, feeling that Song Yansheng’s disregard for occasion by pinching her face might be overly rude.
Sure enough, Yu Yao immediately spoke, "Alright, A Yu, stop teasing Nuannuan. Don’t think just because you’re the birthday boy today I won’t speak up!"
Song Yansheng shrugged and could only drop it.
Aunt Tong quickly brought in the tea, and the few of them drank tea, occasionally engaging in light conversation.
Not mentioning at all what happened at Song Qingyang’s wedding yesterday.
No matter how chaotic it was outside, it seemed it had nothing to do with them.
After finishing a cup of tea, Song Yansheng took Shi Nuan to the backyard shrine to light incense.
This was Shi Nuan’s first official visit to the shrine.
The shrine wasn’t very large, but it was elegantly arranged.
Inside were the altars of the Song Family’s ancestors.
Shi Nuan followed Song Yansheng, respectfully lighting incense, bowing three times to the altars.
She didn’t quite understand the specific process; anyway, whatever Song Yansheng did, she followed suit.
After bowing three times, Song Yansheng didn’t get up, instead looking at his grandfather’s altar and saying something.
He said, "Grandfather, this is my wife, Shi Nuan, I really like her! I really like her!"
Song Yansheng had talked to her about his grandfather before; Shi Nuan knew Song Yansheng had a good relationship with his grandfather.
His introduction was meant to reassure his grandfather, and in that moment, Shi Nuan’s heart was touched.
Returning from the shrine, Yu Yao was in the living room having tea, and the two sat down, Yu Yao mentioned it was almost time to eat.
She then asked Aunt Tong to hurry the kitchen.
Yu Yao said, "A Yu doesn’t really like sweets, so on his birthday, I wouldn’t get him cake or anything; just made long-life noodles. This year is special; he married you, so I made two bowls; later you’ll eat together with A Yu. Consider it as celebrating your first year of marriage!"
Shi Nuan nodded and said "Thank you" to Yu Yao.
Yu Yao smiled, "No need to thank me; my health is deteriorating, don’t know how many more times I can make long-life noodles for A Yu. In the future, I may need your help!"
Song Yansheng frowned, "Mom, why are you saying this!"
Yu Yao wasn’t really too old, just a bit over fifty.
But she had indeed endured much suffering over the past decades.
Her temples were grayer than ordinary people, and her health had not been good for a long time.
The servants at the Song Family Mansion all called Yu Yao "Old Lady," but actually Shi Nuan never felt Yu Yao was old.
Yu Yao chuckled and said, "Alright, I won’t say it. But no matter what, in the future, the one who’ll be making long-life noodles for you the most will have to be your wife, right?"