Chapter 1169 - 781: To Have One at the Beginning, to Have One at the End

An American born and raised packs dumplings with remarkable skill.

Yin Family elders constantly praised Joe’s skills. Joe chuckled, explaining that Shuying loved dumplings, but it was hard to find a genuine dumpling shop in the United States. Shuying longed for the taste of home, so he had to learn...

As he learned, he became proficient, from kneading the dough and rolling out the dumpling skins to mixing the filling, he mastered every aspect.

"In this world, the best love is likely like this..."

After the meal, Xiao Meng and Yin Shuying strolled in the courtyard, walking alongside the brick wall of the residence.

Ever since this Yin Family was overseen by Shixiu and Xiao Meng, many unrelated servants were dismissed, and the vast courtyard no longer showed traces of the usual neatness from people’s tidying...

The wind blew, branches swayed, dead leaves fell; this autumn breeze sweeping away the leaves presented quite a scene.

"The best love? Haha... Aunt, what you and Uncle have, that’s something enviable... Finding someone at first, holding onto them till the end."

Yin Shuying had good looks, inheriting the excellent genetic traits of the Yin Family. She was tall, slender, and well-mannered.

Su Xiaomeng elbowed her, raising her eyebrows, "How about we don’t compare like that anymore?"

"Haha, Aunt, you started it!"

"I was just casually saying... making a polite conversation, besides... Joe truly loves you. After so many years of marriage, you remain the focus in his actions... My interaction with your uncle is different from yours, not to say it’s bad, but if... cough cough... I’m saying if..."

Su Xiaomeng licked her lips, lowering her voice as if about to reveal a taboo, "If I hadn’t fallen in love with your uncle back then, I think I might have married someone like Joe instead—a relatively ordinary man."

"..."

"I quite want a simple life like yours... How joyful, like my dad and mom..."

Yin Shuying listened to Xiao Meng’s words, smiling, "Wouldn’t Uncle be sad if he knew you had such thoughts?"

"I’m merely hypothesizing... Did I not fall in love with your uncle? All hypotheses died thoroughly!"

"Haha! Aunt, you’re so funny."

"Would you like to take a stroll in Jun Garden?"

Su Xiaomeng asked, as they had reached the entrance of Jun Garden. The wooden door was still open...

"Sure. Actually, out of all the courtyards in the residence, I like Jun Garden the most. Once you enter, shut the door, and it’s peaceful."

"Alright, I’ll shut the door!"

Su Xiaomeng turned to close the door, setting the scene, amusing Yin Shuying.

"Aunt, I was just speaking casually. Nowadays, the number of people is dwindling in the residence, it’s already very quiet."

Yin Shuying laughed, walking along the long pavilion in the courtyard, stopping only after a few steps, surprisedly pointing at a few Cannas standing beside the large sycamore tree, exclaiming,

"It seems these flowers weren’t planted before! Why just a few? They look quite odd planted here..."

Yin Shuying murmured, stepping over the bench in the pavilion to reach the sycamore tree, squatting before the Cannas...

Su Xiaomeng followed along, touching the red and yellow petals of the Cannas... Revealing a sweet smile, "Your uncle gave them to me... We had some discord recently, which hurt our feelings, so he sent these flowers..."

"Canna... a resilient future... Haha, Uncle sure knows how to cheer someone up."

Yin Shuying joked with a smile.

Su Xiaomeng couldn’t help but furrow her brow, "Is the flower language of Canna really that famous? I only learned of it after searching online..."

Yin Shuying suddenly sat down, startling Su Xiaomeng, "It’s late, the dew is heavy..."

Yin Shuying waved it off, "It’s fine, I’m not that particular."

This made Su Xiaomeng feel a bit embarrassed too... so she sat down with her on the ground...

"Speaking of how you knew about Canna’s flower language?" Su Xiaomeng curiously asked. However nice the Canna’s flower language may be, for someone like Yin Shixiu to send them uprooted... there shouldn’t be many like that. This action seemed somewhat crazy.

Of course, if someone has the heart to arrange the flowers into a bouquet, then it is romantic.

"Aunt... finding one at first, holding onto them till the end, for me, that’s the best love... Unfortunately, I couldn’t hold onto the love I wanted."

Su Xiaomeng was momentarily stunned...

"Joe is great, he’s the best man I’ve ever met, incomparable to anyone. But when it comes to love... in my heart, he doesn’t measure up to these Cannas."

"Pfft... Alright, Shuying, you better stop speaking. If Joe heard that he doesn’t match up to these Cannas, his heart might bleed."

"Hahaha! He knows."

"... Knows what?"

"He knows he’s not worthy compared to these Cannas... That’s why I said he’s the best man. If only I had gone abroad right after high school graduation, if only I had met Joe at twenty... wouldn’t that have been great..."

Initially, Su Xiaomeng thought Yin Shuying was speaking casually... but it seemed recently many things related to Cannas occurred, making it hard for her not to be curious about the stories of Yin Shixiu’s niece... which also seemed related to Cannas.

"Twenty years old... first love?"

"What’s that? Aunt, you didn’t know?"

"Know what?"

"I thought Uncle must have told you..."

"Told, told what?" Su Xiaomeng was still confused...

Seeing Su Xiaomeng truly uninformed, Yin Shuying couldn’t help but burst into laughter, making Su Xiaomeng blush as she hurriedly reached for her wrist, "Stop hiding it and tell me quickly..."

"Honestly, very few in the family know the ins and outs of the matter, but Uncle should be one. I thought he would tell you..."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng got so anxious her head hurt.

"Alright, alright, but this counts as one of my secrets. I didn’t intend to keep it too tightly, but I also don’t want it to be widely spread..."

"Secret? Oh... then forget it, it’s personal privacy, I shouldn’t pry—"

"Aunt, didn’t you start teaching at Beijing Foreign Studies University? There’s a professor named Chi Lun there, he’s my first love."

"... What?!"

Su Xiaomeng was so shocked she nearly recoiled... Her eyes widened in surprise, swallowing a hard gulp, only feeling that Yin Shuying’s smooth and coherent statement contained so much information, it was hard to digest.

She always thought the stories surrounding Cannas were abundant, but never imagined that Chi Lun’s story was also Yin Shuying’s story...

"Uh... Aunt, do you know Chi Lun?"

"I... I... don’t really, not familiar..."

"Haha, he’s quite famous at Beijing Foreign Studies University... Handsome and young, with long hair, skilled in everything, it’s hard not to be popular among students..."

"... Your first love?"

"Yes, I can’t conceive because of him, you know."

"Pfft..."

Niece, could you refrain from discussing such explosive yet slightly sorrowful matters in such a playful tone that carries a hint of mischief?