Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 435 - 383: Wedding (Part 2)

Tong Hua appeared apologetic and worried.

Yin Bowen frowned. Although Guo Tong was startled, today was still their big day.

This small incident wasn’t something they wanted to dwell on, so he just looked at Tong Hua and said,

"Brother-in-law, fortunately, your sister-in-law and the child are fine. Next time, be careful and don’t let the child run around in crowded places."

After Yin Bowen said this, he placed his hand on Guo Tong’s stomach.

"So cold... Were you scared?"

Guo Tong pressed her lips together, nodded slightly, and only after a while did she let out a breath,

"Good thing you supported me in time."

After speaking, she bent slightly, pulled Tong Xiang’s small hand,

"Don’t be afraid, Auntie doesn’t mean to blame you, but in the future, you must pay attention to your surroundings in crowded places. It’s one thing if you bump into someone else, but what if you hurt yourself?"

Tong Xiang bit her lip and murmured,

"Little Aunt... I understand."

Guo Tong patted Tong Xiang’s head and looked at Tong Hua,

"Brother-in-law, I was frightened earlier and scolded little Xiang a bit, I hope you don’t mind."

"No, no, sister-in-law is broad-minded, I will certainly teach little Xiang well in the future."

Tong Xiang knew she was in the wrong and went back with Tong Hua to her seat. The little girl, who was already quiet, became even more so.

Having heard what happened from Tong Hua, Yin Bomeng quietly advised Tong Xiang but didn’t overly blame her.

Then, while speaking softly with Tong Hua about the matter, she expressed her surprise at Guo Tong’s later reaction,

"Perhaps today is indeed her wedding day, and all the guests are prominent figures, so she restrained herself."

Tong Hua agreed with his wife’s words.

Since marrying into the Tong Family, Yin Bomeng no longer paid attention to the Yin Family’s matters.

The couple focused solely on managing their own little family. The Yin Family was too complicated, and her father and brothers wanted too much, something they never wished to get involved in.

As Yin Bomeng put it,

A married daughter is like spilled water, even if I wanted to meddle, I wouldn’t have the standing to do so.

Nonetheless, Yin Bomeng was filial and would take Tong Xiang to visit her parents once a month.

Later on, after her eldest brother and sister-in-law divorced and Guo Tong moved into her brother’s house, Yin Bomeng visited less often.

Guo Tong had a bad temperament, somewhat arrogant due to her favored status, and the smallest disputes could easily set her off.

As they say, if you can’t provoke, stay away, right?

The small episode soon passed. Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng didn’t even pay any attention to it; once the banquet started, they were busy taking care of their two little ones.

Even if someone wanted to take the opportunity to talk or offer a toast, Yin Shixiu skillfully used his youngsters as an excuse not to engage.

Xiao Meng didn’t eat much, and mainly stuck to vegetarian dishes; she didn’t touch much of the greasy meat dishes.

Yet she chatted with Yin Bomeng while eating, and they talked for quite a while.

The topics were mostly those women usually discuss, like the latest TV dramas and movies, entertainment gossip, and when talking deeper, about the things they were currently busy with...

Although Yin Bomeng had a gentle personality, she wasn’t a housewife.

"Men are all the same. If I always stayed home as a housewife, I would have less and less to talk about with my husband, and my work skills would dwindle..."

"Honestly, I think it’s not worth it. I feel... my personal value is constantly declining."

Xiao Meng smiled and said,

"How could that be? I think being a housewife... perhaps you might lose some work skills, but your personal value shouldn’t be determined by that."

Yin Bomeng nodded,

"True, I just can’t adapt to the mundane life of a housewife. Plus, look at you, Little Aunt..."

Su Xiaomeng was momentarily stunned and then realized what Yin Bomeng was implying, and couldn’t help touching her head.

About to have a third child, yet she hadn’t given up her studies...

Xiao Meng thought if it weren’t for the man beside her being exceptionally outstanding, she wouldn’t have worked so hard.

"But everyone has their own aspirations, back then I did talk with Sister-in-law Guo Tong a bit, and she wants to stay at home and support the family."

"... Really?"

"Yes, but isn’t Sister-in-law Guo Tong very capable too?"

Su Xiaomeng thought about it, then said faintly,

"Probably, I’m not very familiar."

Yin Bomeng, quick to think, noticed that the lively conversation dampened when Su Xiaomeng mentioned Guo Tong, indicating that their kinship was indeed distant.

"Little Aunt, there’s a question, actually... I’m curious about."

"... What question?"

"Initially, I didn’t plan to ask. My brother is past his thirties and has his own judgment..."

"..."

Yin Bomeng lowered her voice; her expression remained natural, so others wouldn’t think they were discussing anything private.

"Guo Tong and my brother, did they really have love at first sight... Did they get together within just a month of meeting?"

"..." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Su Xiaomeng quickly replied,

"Why are you asking me this question?"

Yin Bomeng pressed her lips together and said lightly,

"I heard from the Yin Family servants that Little Aunt had met Guo Tong in a Beijing shopping mall before..."

Xiao Meng was startled, slowly recalling...

The first time she and Guo Tong met in a Beijing shopping mall, the person with her should have been Ah Su...

Looks like Ah Su had mentioned this incident to other servants privately.

"I think, if Miss Guo wasn’t relying on you at the time, then..."

"Bomeng, that’s enough."

Xiao Meng quickly interrupted her, "Today is your brother’s wedding day."

Yin Bomeng and Su Xiaomeng locked eyes...

After a long moment, Yin Bomeng chuckled softly,

"Little Aunt, I’m not foolish. Do I need to ruin their relationship now? I’m just curious..."

"And... as Yin Bowen’s sister, I want to understand a little about the person who is going to become my sister-in-law."

Yin Bomeng had her own considerations, ones Su Xiaomeng hadn’t thought of.

These are considerations one can’t avoid when born and raised in a prestigious family.

"Recently, Sister-in-law seems to have restrained herself a lot. The household servants say she seems like a different person, unlike how arrogant she was when she first arrived at the Yin Family."

Su Xiaomeng thought she likely knew the reason for Guo Tong’s change.

"Actually, one couldn’t really call it arrogance; it’s more of an imposing manner. Plus, your brother likes to protect her, making it hard for others to warm up to her."

Yin Bomeng was a bit surprised,

"Really? Wasn’t it said that after the New Year, at Grandpa and Grandma’s place, because a servant accidentally spilled water on her, she knocked over a hot water pot and scalded the servant?"

Su Xiaomeng wasn’t present at the time but had heard Ah Su mention it afterward.

Ah Su recounted with indignation, and she too felt Guo Tong was excessive.

However, the Yin Family elders didn’t criticize her, so as juniors, they had even less reason to address it.

"People change little by little... let’s not dwell on past things."

Yin Bomeng thought that made sense.

"What are you two chatting about so engrossedly?"

Su Xiaomeng’s bowl had, at some point, become filled with food.

Yin Shixiu saw her talking non-stop with Yin Bomeng and couldn’t help but comment.

Su Xiaomeng turned back and replied lightly,

"Nothing much, just things that you men might find boring."

"Is that so..."

Su Xiaomeng noticed his slightly cold tone and couldn’t help but glance at him, meeting his meaningful gaze.

With just one look, Xiao Meng understood.

Yin Shixiu didn’t want her to have too much interaction with Yin Bomeng, let alone discuss any matter concerning Yin Bowen and Guo Tong.

In Yin Shixiu’s view...

No matter how harmless the appearance, the blood in all those veins was still Yin Shiqing’s blood.

In the latter half of the banquet, Xiao Meng no longer talked much with Yin Bomeng, instead, she focused more on Shuangshuang and Huang Huang.

The little girl Tong Xiang didn’t eat much either.

For children, a banquet is just about eating, and once they’ve had their fill of what they want, it only leaves boredom.

Just as Tong Xiang felt bored, Yin Junjie ran over from the main table, whispering something in Tong Xiang’s ear...

Tong Xiang then said a couple of words to Yin Bomeng and ran out of the banquet hall with Yin Junjie—

Shuangshuang and Huang Huang, seeing Yin Junjie going out to play without them, began clamoring that they weren’t interested in eating anymore and just wanted to go outside...

.........