Chapter 1298: Lang Ge's MVP Settlement Time

Shen Cuiping, who was holding and playing with Xiao Haoze, heard the sound and subconsciously looked up.

When her gaze fell on Han Jae-in, she was slightly taken aback, and then a smile that was both surprised and a little embarrassed instantly bloomed on her face.

It was a unique kind of joy that a mother-in-law felt when she saw her daughter-in-law after a long time, a joy tinged with a mix of restraint and ingratiation.

"Oh, it's Jae-in!"

Shen Cuiping recognized him immediately, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "How could Mom not recognize you? You're Alang's high school classmate!"

Han Zaiyin gave a gentle yet playful smile: "Oh my, Mom, you recognized me at a glance. It seems you had a pretty deep impression of me, your 'future daughter-in-law,' back then."

Upon hearing this, everyone present burst into laughter, and the atmosphere instantly became more relaxed and harmonious.

Seeing this, Tang Yan quickly reached out and took Haoze, who was still clinging to Shen Cuiping's arms, and said with a smile, "Mom, stop holding him, your arms must be tired. Let me hold Haoze for a while."

Shen Cuiping then realized what was happening and quickly handed Xiao Haoze to Tang Yan. With her hands free, she took a step forward, her smile becoming even more kind.

"Zaiyin, you were a beauty even in high school, and you've only gotten more beautiful now. Of course, I have a very deep impression of you!"

As she spoke, her gaze fell on the little girl Han Zaiyin was holding in her arms, and her eyes lit up instantly: "Oh my, let me see my two precious granddaughters!"

Shen Cuiping carefully reached out and gently touched Xiao Zhinuan's rosy cheeks, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh, this little one is so exquisitely beautiful, her skin is so tender it looks like you could squeeze water out of it, she's so adorable!"

When touched by the unfamiliar grandmother, two-and-a-half-year-old Zhi Nuan was clearly a little shy. She blinked her big, dark eyes and subconsciously shrank her neck.

Her little hands tightly hugged her mother Han Zaiyin's neck, burying her head in the crook of her neck, looking shy yet dependent.

Seeing this, Han Zaiyin smiled gently, patted Xiao Zhinuan's back softly, and said in a gentle voice, "Nuan'er, don't be shy. This is your grandma. She will love you very much from now on."

Xiao Zhinuan lifted her head from her mother's neck, her big, dark eyes looking at Shen Cuiping with a bewildered expression, and said in a childish voice, "Grandma?...Don't I not have a grandma?"

Standing to the side, Lin Lang, who was holding the eldest daughter, Wang Ailin, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He said to Xiao Zhinuan, "Nuan'er, you will have a grandma from now on. She is your biological grandma and will love you as much as your father does."

Xiao Zhinuan blinked, tilted her head slightly, and carefully looked at Shen Cuiping.

That smiling face felt both unfamiliar and strangely familiar to her.

But the child's shyness prevailed. After looking for a few seconds, she quickly pulled her head back, hugged her mother's neck tightly, and buried herself in Han Zaiyin's neck, only revealing a small section of her pink ear. She was extremely shy.

Han Zaiyin was amused by her daughter's adorable appearance. She gently patted her daughter's back, then carefully put Xiao Zhinuan on the ground and let go of her eldest daughter Lin Zhiruo's hand.

“My dear daughters, come quickly and kowtow to your grandmother to pay your respects.”

The eldest daughter, Lin Zhiruo, was quiet and well-behaved. Upon hearing her mother's words, she immediately walked obediently to Shen Cuiping, bent her knees slightly, and knelt on the ground, calling out in a clear voice, "Hello, Grandma, I am Lin Zhiruo, the eldest daughter of the third branch of the family."

Her voice was soft and sweet, yet very polite, which warmed Shen Cuiping's heart.

But Xiao Zhi Nuan on the other side presented a completely different picture.

As soon as she was put on the ground, she cried out and hugged Han Zaiyin's leg, saying in a tearful voice, "Mommy, hug me... Mommy, hug me..."

That soft, sweet little voice was full of dependence and fear, enough to melt anyone's heart.

Seeing this, Shen Cuiping quickly waved her hand and said with heartache, "Zaiyin, Nuan'er is still young. Don't force her to kneel and kowtow. She's shy. Take it slow, take it slow."

As she spoke, she softened her voice and gave Xiao Zhinuan a gentle smile: "Nuan'er, don't be afraid, Grandma isn't fierce. Grandma loves children the most."

Seeing this, Lin Lang quickly and gently placed the eldest daughter, Wang Ailin, on the ground. Then, he bent down and picked up little Zhinuan, who was sobbing and clinging to her mother's leg.

As soon as the little guy was caught in the familiar embrace, he immediately clung to Lin Lang's neck as if grasping at a lifeline, burying his head in the crook of his neck and calling out in a pitiful voice, "Daddy!"

"Hey, Daddy's here." Lin Lang kissed Xiao Zhi's soft cheek, gently patted her back, and said softly, "Don't cry, Nuan'er, be good. This is your grandma, don't be afraid!"

While comforting her, he held Xiao Zhinuan in his arms, looked at Shen Cuiping again, and gave his daughter an encouraging look.

Xiao Zhinuan sniffed, her big, watery eyes timidly peeking out from behind Lin Lang's shoulder, glancing at Shen Cuiping before quickly shrinking back.

After several attempts, Xiao Zhi Nuan finally mustered her courage and called out in a tiny, childish voice, "Grandma... Grandma..."

"Yes!" Shen Cuiping immediately smiled, her eyes narrowing into slits, and hurriedly responded.

She carefully reached out and gently touched Xiao Zhinuan's face, then used her fingertips to wipe away the tears hanging from the corners of her granddaughter's eyes, her voice soft and red.

"My dear granddaughter, don't cry. Grandma will cook you something delicious tomorrow. Grandma's cooking is really good."

"Hehe..." Xiao Zhinuan was amused and laughed out loud. Tears were still on her eyelashes, but she had already revealed her sweet dimples.

Then, the little guy shyly shrank into Lin Lang's arms, hugged his neck again, and buried his face completely.

Seeing this, everyone laughed along, and the atmosphere became even warmer and more harmonious.

Shen Cuiping then turned her loving gaze to Xiao Zhiruo, who was still standing obediently to the side.

She squatted down to be at eye level with Xiao Zhiruo, gently pinched her granddaughter's sturdy little arms and legs, then stroked her face, carefully examining Xiao Zhiruo's delicate features, and couldn't help but kiss her face again and again.

"Oh my, Zhiruo's granddaughter, she's really beautiful."

Shen Cuiping looked at it and liked it more and more, her eyes full of praise, "These eyebrows, these noses, they really look like your mother's! You can tell you're going to be a beauty even at such a young age, you'll definitely be as beautiful as your mother when you grow up!"

Xiao Zhiruo blushed slightly from the praise, but she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes. She looked at Shen Cuiping and said earnestly, "In the past, other children all had maternal and paternal grandparents, but I didn't."

"Now, I have a grandma too."

As she spoke, she opened her small arms and hugged Shen Cuiping's neck tightly, her voice trembling with a barely perceptible sob: "Grandma!"

"Oh, Grandma's here, my dear granddaughter."

Shen Cuiping felt a pang of sadness, and her eyes instantly reddened. She hugged Xiao Zhiruo tightly in her arms, as if afraid that she would disappear in the next second. Her voice was filled with suppressed heartache and excitement.

"From now on, Grandma will stay with you every day, so that Zhiruo will never feel like she doesn't have her grandma's love again."

Han Jae-in stood to the side, watching the scene before her, and her eyes immediately reddened.

She turned her head away, quietly sniffed, and tried hard not to let the tears fall.

Over the years, Lin Lang's other children all had maternal grandparents, but her own daughter had nothing. Only she knew the bitterness in her heart.

Xiao Zhiruo is sensible and never says anything, but the more she does this, the more Han Zaiyin feels pain in her heart.

Zhi Nuan is still young and doesn't understand these things, but every time she sees other children calling out "Grandma," a hint of envy always flashes in her innocent big eyes.

At that moment, Han Jae-in could only hug her daughter tighter and silently tell herself: It's okay, Mom will love you even more.

But now, as she watched Shen Cuiping holding Xiao Zhiruo, her eyes reddened and her voice choked with emotion as she said, "Grandma is here."

Seeing how happy Xiao Zhiruo was after having a grandmother, Han Zaiyin felt a lump in her throat, and tears finally streamed down her face.

Han Zaiyin was moved by the scene and remembered how much her grandmother loved her when she was a child, teaching her to sing Shanghai opera in a strict and precise way. Childhood is very healing for children who are loved by their elders.

Now, her two daughters finally have a grandmother to love them.

Lin Lang carried Xiao Zhi Nuan and approached Han Zai Yin, wiping away her tears with one hand, and said with heartache, "What's wrong, wife? Why are you crying?"

Han Zaiyin looked at Lin Lang with tears in her eyes and said pitifully, "Husband, I miss my grandma too."

Lin Lang gently coaxed, "Don't cry, honey. When we have time, I'll take you back to the 70s to see Grandma's Shanghai opera performance when she was young, okay?"

"Really?" Han Jae-in's eyes lit up.

"Of course it's true!" Lin Lang smiled gently.

With tears in her eyes and a smile on her face, Han Zaiyin proudly said, "Back in the 1970s, my grandmother was a pillar of the Shanghai People's Opera Troupe!"

When Xiao Zhinuan saw her mother crying, she immediately reached out her little hands for a hug and said in her childish voice, "Mommy, don't cry, I want Mommy!"

Han Zaiyin quickly pulled Xiao Zhinuan back into her arms, kissed the little one's soft cheeks, and gently coaxed, "You little puppy, always wanting to stick to Mommy, right?"

"Hehe..." Xiao Zhi Nuan hugged Han Zai Yin's neck tightly, her sweet smile full of dependence on her mother.

Just then, a series of light footsteps approached.

Li Meng, dressed in a bright red dress that accentuated her fair skin and captivating charm, walked over with a beaming smile, holding her son Lin Haoxuan's hand. Her voice was as sweet as honey: "Mom, I am your daughter-in-law, Li Meng."

Shen Cuiping turned her head when she heard the sound, and when her gaze fell on Li Meng, her eyes lit up and her smile became even brighter.

"Oh my, Li Meng's daughter-in-law, you are so beautiful! Your figure and appearance are just like a big star who stepped out of the TV screen!"

Standing to the side, Li Moli said with a smile, "Mom, Li Meng is a big movie star."

After hearing this, Shen Cuiping took Li Meng's hand and said, "Mom was just brought back from 1996 by A Lang, and I haven't had time to watch TV or read the newspapers. I really didn't know you were a big star."

"Mom, all your daughters-in-law are either celebrities or prominent figures in their respective fields. My achievements are nothing."

"Daughter-in-law Li Meng, you're too modest!"

As Shen Cuiping praised him, she glanced at the little boy next to Li Meng, her eyes brightening even more.

"Oh my, this must be your son with Ah Lang, right?"

"Look at my precious grandson, with his big eyes and double eyelids, he's so handsome! Just like your dad when he was a kid, a real little cutie!"

Xiao Haoxuan, who was being praised, looked up with his little face, not at all shy. He immediately followed the example of the older brothers and sisters in front of him, knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Cuiping earnestly.

Then, the little guy raised his head and said in a clear voice, "Grandson Lin Haoxuan greets Grandma!"

"Oh dear, get up, baby, get up!" Shen Cuiping's heart melted at the childish yet energetic cry of "Grandma," and she quickly reached out to help him up.

Almost simultaneously, Lin Lang patted Xiao Zhiruo on the back and said softly, "Zhiruo, be good, Daddy will hold you, and Grandma will hold your little brother."

As he spoke, Lin Lang took Lin Zhiruo, who was still nestled in Shen Cuiping's arms, so that his mother could free her hands.

With her hands free, Shen Cuiping immediately picked up Xiao Haoxuan, who had just stood up, and kissed his chubby face repeatedly, smiling from ear to ear.

"Oh my, our grandson Haoxuan is such a good boy, so polite! That little face, those eyes, he's clearly a smart and bright child! He'll definitely amount to something when he grows up!"

Little Haoxuan giggled as his grandmother kissed him, wrapped his little arms around Shen Cuiping's neck, and sweetly called out again, "Grandma!"

"Oh, Grandma's here!"

Shen Cuiping held Xiao Haoxuan in her arms, feeling incredibly content. She felt that all her grandchildren in the room were precious treasures, and she could never love them enough.