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Chapter 1540: Chapter 889: Becoming a Thief on the Eve of the Wedding? Jiang Xiaowai Nearly Infuriates Fifth Master (3rd Update)

Ruan Mengxi and Si Qingxiao were pregnant at about the same time, so they often kept in touch, discussing pregnancy matters and keeping each other company. Over time, their relationship became very harmonious.

Although Qi Zeyan and Jiang Chengsi did not agree on the idea of betrothing their children, the two women were quite taken with the notion.

They even secretly exchanged so-called "tokens" behind their husbands’ backs.

However, at the beginning, no one took this seriously. After all, both families could end up with daughters or sons, and nothing was certain.

Besides, even if they were to arrange a betrothal, if the children didn’t like each other in the future, it wouldn’t be forced upon them. Anyway, the current situation is:

The two of them got along just fine.

Jiang Chengsi was happily busy with wedding preparations.

Jiang Shiyi and Lin Luyou returned to Beijing two days before the wedding. Unusually, Lin Luyou had gained some weight during this trip and had gone to a hospital check-up to confirm there were no issues, which reassured both families.

**

The day before Jiang Chengsi’s wedding, both families were busy and didn’t go to bed until almost midnight. Lying in bed, tossing and turning with insomnia, Jiang Chengsi got up and decided to re-iron the suit he would wear for the wedding the next day.

Not a crease could be seen on the clothes.

He paced around the room, trying to find someone to chat with to kill time, but no one paid him any attention; some were coaxing children, while others were adjusting to the time difference.

He thought to himself, tomorrow’s wedding cannot have any disruptions, so he decided to check on everything again.

The cars for the next day’s bride pick-up were already neatly parked in the yard. Maybe due to his picky nature, Jiang Chengsi felt the cars weren’t clean and began to wipe them down.

Even the wheel hubs weren’t spared.

As the Jiang Mansion was hosting a wedding the next day, with many valuable items in the house, they had arranged for people to take turns keeping watch at night. Then someone noticed a suspicious figure crouching next to the car.

Near the car door, bent over with their face almost pressed against it, it was unclear what they were up to.

Could it be...

A car thief?

These cars of Fourth Master are very expensive; if scratched or dented, it would be a disaster.

Jiang Chengsi was focused on wiping the car when suddenly a strong light shone on him, followed by a loud yell: "Catch the thief——"

Jiang Chengsi was so startled that his legs almost gave out. With a joyous event happening at the Jiang family tomorrow, everyone wasn’t sleeping very deeply. Upon hearing the shout, they all got up.

Then Jiang Chengsi was surrounded and mistaken for a car thief...

"Jiang Xiaosi, what are you doing outside sneaking around instead of sleeping in the middle of the night?" The old lady was so scared her heart almost leapt out of her chest.

"I’m not sneaking around doing anything bad, I was just wiping the car." Jiang Chengsi was also quite shaken, "I really couldn’t sleep, so I found something to do."

"If you can’t sleep, can’t you stay in your room? In the middle of the night, are you trying to scare someone to death?"

"Staying in the room makes me feel even more uncomfortable."

Everyone looked at him as if he were an idiot.

But then they all went back to sleep, not paying him any more attention, leaving someone to diligently wipe cars in the yard all night long.

The incident spread, almost making Qi Zeyan burst with laughter.

The next day, the person was still energetic as he drove to pick up the bride, completely unlike someone who had pulled an all-nighter.

...

Speaking of Jiang Chengsi’s bride-picking event, it caused quite a stir. Before seeing the motorcade, Si Yushan had no idea what kind of grand display the Jiang family would put on.

Jiang Chengsi only said, "Don’t worry about these things, I guarantee Xiaoxiao will have a wedding she’ll never forget."

Si Yushan was curious to see how it would all play out, and focused on helping his daughter prepare her dowry without intervening.

As it turned out, the motorcade was so eye-catching—with motorcycles, various racing cars, and a host of limited-edition vehicles—that the traffic police were under immense pressure. In the end, to prevent road congestion, they even provided a police escort.

Some people even said it wasn’t a bride pick-up but a show of wealth!

When Si Yushan saw this bride-picking convoy, his eyelids twitched uncontrollably——

He had lived a proper life, valuing tradition; how did his daughter end up with such a character?

Jiang Chengsi and Si Qingxiao’s wedding was extremely lively.

**

After the wedding, the couple stayed at the Jiang Mansion for a period, but Si Family, having only this one daughter, missed her dearly and wanted to bring her home for a few days.

A daughter already married should not always stay at her parents’ home, but the Jiang family directly sent Jiang Chengsi over too.

It wasn’t that the Jiang family was unwilling to take care of Si Qingxiao; it’s just that Jiang Xiaowai had just learned to walk recently, and being young and clumsy, once almost bumped into her. The house was quite noisy and not very suitable for a pregnant woman’s rest, so perhaps Si Qingxiao was more comfortable at her own home, making Jiang family less opposed.

Si Qingxiao spent most of her pregnancy at the Si Family’s home; the Jiang family wasn’t indifferent, as both families often had meals together and maintained close relations.

Running back and forth the most was Jiang Xiaowai.

The little one had just learned to walk, and Tang Wan often took him out to play. Jiang Xiaowai loved going to the Si Family’s place, though Jiang Chengsi found it a little concerning.

This little guy, well, he never seemed to be up to anything good day after day.

Every day, he bounced around on his short, chubby legs, running everywhere, with Jiang Chengsi following closely behind, worried he’d fall and hurt himself.

"Jiang Xiaowu, Mutang is over a year old; he can walk, how come he still can’t talk? Even if he can’t say complete sentences, at his age, he should at least be able to say mom and dad, right?"

"I’ve tried teaching him, but he just babbles all day." Jiang Jinsang also found this puzzling.

Generally, some children start speaking earlier, what was with his kid?

How come no matter how much he taught, he just pretended to be clueless?

...

Speaking of Xiaowai’s struggle with calling mom and dad, there was an incident that left Jiang Jinsang both bemused and frustrated. That day, they were at the Huo Family’s place, and Xiao Yi’s due date was approaching. Shen Shuci was teaching him to say mom and dad.

The Huo Family’s little surprise, although not yet able to walk, had already developed language skills early. Despite his babbling, one could vaguely discern he was indeed saying mom and dad.

Shen Shuci taught him and was preparing to video call Huo Qinqi, as he had yet to hear his son call him dad.

When the video was set up, Shen Shuci began prompting her son, pointing at the screen: "This is dad, dad——dad——"

She pronounced each syllable clearly and deliberately.

Jiang Xiaowai waddled over to the screen on his short legs.

The little surprise opened his mouth as if trying to say something, maybe unsure of how to start.

"You did well earlier, try saying it again, dad!" Shen Shuci continued encouraging her son.

The little surprise didn’t manage to say it, but Jiang Xiaowai quite clearly called out "dad——" to the screen.

Huo Qinqi was dumbfounded, and Jiang Jinsang was equally stunned.

Seeing everyone’s silence, Jiang Xiaowai called out "dad" to the screen once more, then turned to look at the little surprise with a very proud expression, as if to say:

See, I’m better than you!

Jiang Jinsang never imagined that his son’s first "dad" would be directed at Huo Qinqi. It seemed like he’d discovered something new, and seeing Huo Zheng, he’d call him dad too. He seemed to be showing off his skill, making Jiang Jinsang almost faint with frustration.

After much correction at home, he finally understood that dad was a special term that couldn’t be used for just anyone.

...

As for the Huo Family’s little surprise, he began speaking and walking early, which should have been a good thing, though it became a headache for Jiang Chengsi.

Originally, only Jiang Xiaowai would come over, but now it was the two of them. Beijing was such a big city with so many fun places, why did they keep coming to the Si Family?

Si Qingxiao was very endearing to children, and both Si Yushan and his wife also adored the two little ones, usually preparing all sorts of treats for them in advance.

However, Jiang Chengsi wasn’t very pleased.

It seemed kids at this age all liked scribbling and coloring wherever they could, particularly on his cars, and if he was careless, his car would end up a chaotic mess.

Jiang Chengsi was on the verge of a breakdown. It’s true these marks could be washed off, but his beloved cars were something he wouldn’t even leave a fingerprint on, and these two little rascals treated them like a blackboard.

Jiang Jinsang simply said:

"Don’t suppress the children’s nature or dampen their enthusiasm."

Jiang Chengsi: "..."

Later, whenever he heard those two little ancestors were coming, Jiang Chengsi would put a shield over his car. After that, the little ones didn’t scribble on his cars again.

Because recently, those two had taken a liking to playing with mud.

Jiang Chengsi was even more exasperated.