Chapter 202: A Strange Family Reunion Scene
The door was quickly opened by Li Muning, and then Lin Muqing appeared at the entrance of the Lin family house wearing her pretty little dress. But because she was feeling nervous, she stood just half a step behind Ye Ziming.
“Auntie…”
Lin Muqing was a little surprised to see Ye Ziming’s mother open the door, but she still politely greeted her first.
“Come in, I just happen to need to talk to you.”
Li Muning was also slightly surprised when she saw Lin Muqing, her daughter-in-law was just too cute.
She gave a small laugh and glanced at her son, then gently took Lin Muqing’s small hand and led her into the house. Ye Ziming, who got the signal from his mom, slowly followed behind and quietly closed the door.
“She’s here now.”
Li Muning brought Lin Muqing straight over to sit beside Meng Yue. Then she walked back to her husband’s side, smiled, and spoke to the three people now sitting together like a family.
After she said that, no one replied, and no one spoke next. The whole living room became strangely quiet.
On Meng Yue’s side, ever since Lin Muqing walked into the house, her eyes had been fixed on her daughter. She felt nervous but also extremely excited. The more she looked, the more she felt Lin Muqing looked like her. Not just her, but also a bit like her husband.
She opened her mouth slightly to say something, but her throat was choked up with emotion, so she couldn’t say a single word.
Lin Muqing wasn’t feeling relaxed either. She knew the woman in front of her was her birth mother and even felt a sense of familiarity and a wish to get close to her. But because of some strange feelings inside, she just sat there stiffly, looking at Meng Yue without saying anything.
After a short moment of eye contact, Meng Yue couldn’t help it anymore. She slowly raised her hand and carefully reached out toward Lin Muqing.
Lin Muqing didn’t move away. She quietly let Meng Yue gently touch her cheek and stroke her head.
“Cough cough. Meng Yue, didn’t you say you wanted Lin Muqing to join the Lin family and recognize you as her mom?”
Seeing the mother and daughter sit in silence for too long, Li Muning couldn’t hold back. Without thinking too much, she suddenly said something to break the awkward quiet. Only after she spoke did she realize, ‘Wait, was that okay to say?’
“Uh…”
When they heard what Li Muning said, both mother and daughter froze at the same time. They turned to look at her with the exact same blank expression.
Li Muning started to feel really nervous, and then turned to look at Lin Muqing, her eyes full of hope.
Compared to her, Lin Muqing felt a lot more relaxed. After hearing what Li Muning said,
“Really?”
Lin Muqing looked back at her birth mother and asked carefully, a little happy in her heart.
“Uh… yes.”
Meng Yue was a bit flustered, but still nodded.
“Then… I’m willing.”
Because Lin Muqing had already prepared herself emotionally the night before and had been thinking about saying yes, she was able to answer smoothly.
She then noticed that her mom's tightly knitted eyebrows slowly relaxed after she said those words.
“…Mom.”
Lin Muqing looked into her mother’s eyes and softly called out.
“Ai—!”
Hearing her daughter call her that, Meng Yue froze for a second. Then, unable to hold it in anymore, she reached out and hugged her daughter tightly, responding loudly.
She couldn't hold back any longer. As Meng Yue hugged Lin Muqing, her eyes became teary, and then big tears started falling one after another.
Beside her, Ling Cong was barely holding it together. When his wife broke down, he gently sat behind her and patted her back to comfort her.
Lin Muqing’s eyes went wide as she was pulled into the warm hug. At the same time, she raised her arms and hugged Meng Yue back tightly.
At that moment, she didn’t feel sad at all. Instead, she felt very happy, because she had finally found her family.
“Hubby, do you think what I said earlier was a problem?”
On another couch, Li Muning lightly tapped Ye Mingxu’s arm and leaned over to whisper in his ear.
“It should be fine.”
Ye Mingxu felt a little awkward. After thinking about it for a moment, he replied in a quiet voice.
Both families already knew the truth, and the reunion seemed to be going smoothly. At this point, whether they explained everything or not didn’t really make a difference. It was just a very unusual reunion scene: the Lin family had sadly lost a son but happily gained a daughter, still a joyful event.
After a while, Meng Yue finally calmed down. She wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes and started talking and interacting with her daughter.
During this, Lin Muqing only said a few simple words, calling Meng Yue “Mom” a few times and calling Ling Cong “Dad” a few times.
But even those few words were enough to melt the couple’s hearts.
At this moment, maybe even if Lin Muqing asked for the entire Lin family estate, Meng Yue would gladly pack it up and hand it to her.
“Oh my, something this big and happy just happened, shouldn’t we invite relatives and friends, throw a banquet, and make a public announcement to celebrate?”
While the mother and daughter were still interacting, Li Muning suddenly thought of something and smiled as she spoke to the Lin family trio.
“Yes, yes, of course we need to hold a banquet!”
Meng Yue suddenly reacted to that and quickly agreed with Li Muning’s suggestion.
Not only should they hold a banquet, but it also had to be a big one. The goal was to let everyone know that the Lin family now had a daughter. Since she had already come home, she had to be officially recognized, this couldn’t be taken lightly.
“Leave it to me.”
Receiving a look from his wife, Ling Cong stood up right away, pulled out his phone, and began giving instructions to organize everything.
“Mom… isn’t that too much trouble?”
Seeing how excited her parents were, Lin Muqing didn’t really understand what the banquet was for, so she asked in a soft voice.
“It’s not trouble. As long as it’s for you, it’s never trouble. Right?”
Meng Yue gently patted her daughter’s head with a big smile on her face. She thought her precious daughter was so sweet and thoughtful toward her parents. Then she turned and playfully poked Ling Cong, clearly directing her last sentence to him.
“Yep, not trouble at all.”
Ling Cong nodded with a smile. He had already thought their daughter was this sweet even before today.
Seeing how her birth parents reacted, Lin Muqing quickly gave up trying to talk them out of it. She knew it wouldn’t work.
In the next period of time, Ling Cong kept busy arranging the banquet, while Meng Yue took care of the Ye family guests and continued chatting happily with her daughter.
During this time, Ye Ziming gently reminded them about an important matter, the household registration booklet.
Since they were now officially a family, Lin Muqing’s name needed to be added to the Lin family’s household registration.
This was where Ye Ziming played an important role.
Back on the previous day, he had already asked someone to use his key to go to the house in the south part of the city and bring Lin Muqing’s household registration booklet.
And in the meantime, he also had someone help Lin Muqing prepare the necessary documents for transferring her household registration.
At this point, Ye Ziming couldn’t help but give a smug little smile.