Chapter 14 A Big Family of Relatives

The results of the NT scan could come out on the same day. They waited for about an hour or so and got the report. All the values were normal, and only then did Li Zhenguan breathe a sigh of relief.

However, by this time it was already noon.

Just as they came out of the hospital, Li Zhenguan’s phone rang. The person on the other end said something, and Li Zhenguan hesitantly glanced at Wang Zhao several times, then shook his head and said some words of refusal.

However, soon the other party seemed to say something again. Li Zhenguan looked at Wang Zhao hesitantly, obviously having something to say.

Wang Zhao noticed, sighed, and said with a smile, “What’s wrong?”

The other party looked at her several times, the action was really obvious, and it was impossible to pretend not to see it.

“My father called and said he wanted you to come to my house for lunch,” Li Zhenguan said a little slowly. Meeting Wang Zhao’s gaze, he knew he couldn’t hide it, so he added, “My uncle and aunts are also here today, saying they want to meet you.”

The day after tomorrow would be the meeting of the parents of the two families. However, most of the Li family had not yet met Wang Zhao, so they were naturally curious. However, Li Zhenguan’s parents did not tell their relatives that Li Zhenguan was now pregnant. They also wanted to keep it a secret for a while, as getting married because of a child was not good to hear.

“It doesn’t matter if you refuse. I’ll just tell my dad and them,” Li Zhenguan hurriedly said when he saw Wang Zhao lower her eyelids and fall into contemplation, fearing that she might be a little angry. “Actually, it’s just that they haven’t met you, so they are a bit…”

Before he could finish his words, a familiar voice interrupted him, “No need to refuse. I’ll go to your house for lunch.”

Since the two families had already decided to become in-laws, she didn’t need to make any petty refusals. She would have to meet those relatives eventually, and it wouldn’t hurt to get familiar with them earlier.

“Last time I only met Uncle. This time I should meet Auntie,” she said, referring to Li Zhenguan’s mother.

Only then did Li Zhenguan smile with curved eyebrows, his entire face glowing and taking on a unique halo of sunlight.

“Wang Zhao, you’re really nice,” the man said. He looked genuinely happy.

Wang Zhao didn’t say anything about Li Zhenguan’s sudden happiness, just smiled and said, “Let’s go, don’t keep them waiting.”

“Mhm,” Li Zhenguan nodded.

Forty minutes later, the car stopped outside the villa. This was a group of semi-mountainous villas where wealthy and noble families lived. Every household was rich.

There were several cars parked outside the door. A young man came out and was opening the car door to look for something. He looked up and happened to meet Li Zhenguan and Wang Zhao who were getting out of the car.

“Zhenguan.” The young man was holding a charger in his hand. His gaze involuntarily moved to the person beside Li Zhenguan, and then he was stunned.

He didn’t expect his cousin’s girlfriend to have such a good appearance. Her temperament was cold, just that her lips were too thin, looking like a cold and aloof person, not very approachable.

When he first heard his cousins talking about it, he thought his cousin’s girlfriend was a woman with a scholarly temperament. His cousin had a delicate personality, and a woman with a scholarly temperament would be gentle and approachable. He didn’t expect that when he actually met her, he found that this girlfriend’s temperament was really quite different.

However, when Li Zhenguan saw the young man, he frowned slightly, almost imperceptibly, his footsteps pausing. He subconsciously glanced at Wang Zhao. Seeing that her expression remained unchanged, with her eyelashes fluttering a few times, a familiar smile appeared on her face.

“Cousin, why are you here?” When his father called the hospital just now, he didn’t say his cousin was coming too.

The young man, who was Zhu Xishan, also smiled, “Not only am I here, but Cousin Wan is also here. She said she wanted to act as a matchmaker for you.” Cousin Wan was the one who worked in the procuratorate.

After he finished speaking, he naturally turned his head to look at the woman beside Li Zhenguan.

Li Zhenguan hesitated for a moment, but still introduced with a smile, “Cousin, this is my girlfriend Wang Zhao. You can call her by her name.”

Then he said to Wang Zhao, “This is my cousin Zhu Xishan. He’s about the same age as you.”

This time he didn’t mention how to address him. Wang Zhao vaguely sensed that Li Zhenguan’s mood was a bit off, but she couldn’t say why. She couldn’t help but look at Li Zhenguan beside her. She happened to meet his gaze. He was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously smiled at her again.

In this glance and smile, Wang Zhao didn’t notice that the young man opposite was stunned for a moment after Li Zhenguan said her name, and couldn’t help but look at her several times.

The three of them returned to the villa together. No one spoke. Zhu Xishan did look at Wang Zhao several times, but she ignored him. Perhaps he was just curious, she didn’t think too much about it.

As soon as they entered, they found that there were some people sitting in the living room, talking and laughing. Men and women almost filled the sofa, and there were two children playing with Lego blocks on the plush carpet.

This atmosphere was even more lively than the Chinese New Year.

Almost as soon as Wang Zhao and the other two entered the door, several pairs of eyes simultaneously cast over, sizing her up from top to bottom.

Wang Zhao didn’t know any of these people. She could only let Li Zhenguan lead her to introduce them one by one. Her memory was good. After one round, she could match the titles with the faces.

After meeting a bunch of uncles, aunts, and cousins, Wang Zhao met Li Zhenguan’s mother. She was sitting at the mahjong table, wearing home clothes, and playing cards with several women in the recreation room. Her entire temperament was very gentle, not at all like a company boss.

Wang Zhao was led in by Li Zhenguan to meet people, but as soon as she entered, she couldn’t leave. A middle-aged woman pulled her to the mahjong table, saying to replace her for a round.

Li Le, Li Zhenguan’s mother, who was sitting at the table, said with a smile, “Just play for fun, don’t mind. If you lose, it’s on your cousin.” The cousin she referred to was the woman who had just gone out to the restroom.

Wang Zhao had no choice but to start arranging the tiles. Her technique was quite skilled. Almost as soon as she touched the mahjong tiles, the rules appeared in her mind.

She should have played mahjong before, and her skills should be quite good. It seemed that she practiced with the elderly. However, most of the memories were blurry, as if hidden behind a layer. They should be memories from her previous life.

Li Zhenguan was afraid that she would be uncomfortable alone, so he brought a stool and sat beside her, asking in a low voice, “Do you know how to play?”

Wang Zhao was arranging the tiles. Her expression was cold, making it impossible to tell whether she knew how to play or not. Hearing Li Zhenguan’s words, she made an ‘mhm’ sound, “I’ve played a few rounds at home with the elderly.”

“Mhm, just play casually, no need to mind,” Li Zhenguan said, “Anyway, my mom said if you lose, it’s on my cousin.”

The middle-aged woman sitting across from them glanced at her own son, not speaking, silently discarding a tile.

As for Wang Zhao, she just smiled at Li Zhenguan’s words without saying anything, and also discarded a tile. Li Zhenguan could say that, but she couldn’t do that. Coming to Li Zhenguan’s house for the first time and taking advantage of them, this behavior could easily be misunderstood by others.

In the end, it was the person beside Wang Zhao who discarded the winning tile, allowing Li Zhenguan’s mother to win. Wang Zhao unhurriedly shuffled the tiles in her hand. However, before the other party could pay, the door was knocked on. Li Zhenguan’s father was standing at the door, with Uncle Zhang beside him.

“Stop playing, it’s time to eat,” the two didn’t enter the room, just standing at the door and saying.

The woman who had discarded the winning tile hurriedly stood up, taking the lead to jokingly pull Wang Zhao out as well.

It was the rule at the mahjong table that the last round could be played without paying.

The Li family wasn’t short of money, but their family was. Playing one round of mahjong would cost a month’s salary.