Xu Zhilan heard what the person just said and quickly chimed in, "Don't be so impatient. You should give the children more space. Sometimes, the tighter you chase them, the more rebellious they become. Everything should happen naturally. When the time is right, dating and marriage will just fall into place."
As she spoke, her gaze unconsciously drifted towards Qin Xiuyu and Mei Yun. These insights were, after all, derived from observing them.
"Mom, weren't you very anxious about Si Ye's lifelong commitment before? Why are you so calm now?" Qin Xuelan asked, looking at her with a hint of confusion as she sat beside her.
"Because Si Ye is dating right now." Xu Zhilan, flustered by the question and having had a bit to drink, couldn't hold her tongue. In her excitement, she blurted out a secret she had kept hidden in her heart for a long time.
"Grandma." Qin Si Ye tried to stop her, but it was too late.
All eyes once again focused on him. Qin Si Ye had promised Shen Xi that this matter could not be revealed yet. He let out a long sigh and was about to stand up to deny it when he heard Su Yixin's voice from the hall.
"Grandma, is the woman you're talking about her?" She said, walking towards Xu Zhilan with her phone in hand.
Xu Zhilan glanced at the phone. If it wasn't Shen Xi, who else could it be? Realizing she had let slip too much, she glanced at Qin Si Ye and gave a dry chuckle, unsure how to respond.
"Yixin, bring it here for me to see. I want to see which young lady has captured your cousin's eye." At this moment, Qin Xiuzhi, sitting on the other side, his eyes gleaming with excitement, reached out his hand.
Su Yixin quickly hurried over and handed him her phone. After taking it and examining it carefully for a moment, Qin Xiuzhi's smile widened. "Shen Xi, so it's her." He had always approved of Shen Xi. If she could indeed be with Si Ye, wouldn't that be wonderful? Seeing the intimate poses in the photo confirmed their earlier speculations; this young man was truly dating Shen Xi.
"Shen Xi? Who is Shen Xi?" someone from the Qin family asked curiously.
Qin Xiuzhi happily introduced them, "Shen Xi is an internationally renowned physician whom Si Ye specially invited to treat my mother. That girl is educated, sensible, calm, and incredibly capable. You see, under her treatment for several months, my mother's condition is improving day by day."
Mei Yun, sitting by the side, couldn't help but show a proud smile upon hearing Qin Xiuzhi's high praise for Shen Xi. Their Shen Xi was inherently outstanding. Being an internationally renowned physician was not just an empty title; she had successfully treated several prominent international figures.
"Yes. I think Auntie's spirit and energy are indeed much better than before," the person who had asked earlier said with a smile, looking around at everyone.
At this moment, someone at the main table said, "Si Ye, today is your father's birthday. Since Dr. Shen is your girlfriend, why didn't you bring her? That way, we can all get to know her."
"Yes, Si Ye, why don't you call her now and ask her to come over."
Gu Lin and Fu Jiheng, sitting at the side table, exchanged a glance, feeling the situation was a bit tricky, and worried for their friend. On such an important day, his failure to bring Shen Xi must have had its reasons. They wondered how he would handle this situation next.
Suddenly, Qin Xiuzhi's voice echoed through the hall again, "Si Ye, since your uncles and aunts want to meet Shen Xi, why don't you give her a call and ask her to come?"
Qin Si Ye had been looking down, remaining silent. Hearing his father speak like this, he finally replied, "She has something to do today and can't come."
Upon hearing this, disappointment flickered across everyone's faces. But soon, smiles returned. His words clearly acknowledged that he was indeed dating Shen Xi. However, some faces were etched with frost.
At this point, Su Yixin, standing behind Qin Xiuzhi, handed him her phone again and pointed to a spot on it, saying, "Uncle, do you see these three children, about four or five years old, in the front? I also heard them affectionately call that Dr. Shen 'Mommy' at the time. What do you think? Could they be the secret children of cousin and that Dr. Shen?"
As soon as this was said, the living room erupted.
"What? They've already had children? That's too fast!"
"This kid Si Ye, he's really capable. Without a sound, he has children, and three of them at that."
"Brother Xiuzhi, congratulations! You have three grandsons all at once."
Hearing everyone's words, Qin Xiuzhi's heart bloomed with joy. His hands trembling, he magnified the picture and said with a broad smile, "Not three grandsons, but two grandsons and one granddaughter. Quickly, Si Ye, go and bring them all here. I want to see them now."