Family Dinner

"Dada!" Little Melon went and hugged his leg. "Mello saw you down the stage!"

Lu Yifeng patted his son's head, "You did well."

The Little Melon grinned happily when he got a praise from his father.

Their attention was caught when they heard a female clear her throat. The three of them looked towards the woman.

Jing Yue was looking at her son as if trying to remind him to introduce her.

Lu Yifeng didn't forget his mother, he actually wanted to show his mother how much his new family meant to him. "Oh yeah, Meilin, Xiao Gua, meet my mother, Jing Yue."

Xia Meilin turned to his mother and noticed the similar features between them. Lu Yifeng's mother looked young, it wasn't even obvious that she was actually his mother! She looked like she was Lu Yifeng's sister instead!

"It's nice to finally meet you, Madam Lu." Xia Meilin said with a polite smile on her lips. "My husband told me that you would be coming to my concert. I am happy to finally meet you, Madam Lu.

Jing Yue raised a brow at her, " Oh really? Happy? You don't look like one. Are my eyes deceiving me?"

Xia Meilin gulped nervously when she received a piercing gaze from Jing Yue and this made her shrunk to Lu Yifeng's side.

Lu Yifeng noticed this that was why he turned to his mother and was about to say something but he was interrupted by Xia Meilin's soft voice.

"I'm sorry if it didn't look that way, madam." She straightened her back while she was standing close to Lu Yifeng, "It's because I am feeling nervous, after all, you are my husband's mother."

Jing Yue scanned her face and when she saw that she was telling the truth. Jing Yue turned to Lu Yifeng, "Have you been telling her bad things about me?"

Lu Yifeng's mood lightened up and what added to that was whenever Xia Meilin addressed him as her husband. His blank face softened up and a small smile was seen on his lips, "No, I didn't."

"Oh yeah, I prepared a small gift for you." Xia Meilin went and took a box from her bag before she handed it to Jing Yue.

Jing Yue looked at the box that Xia Meilin gave her before she accepted it with a small smile, a smile that was similar to Lu Yifeng's. "Thank you."

"You will love it." Lu Yifeng was smiling at his mother.

Seeing how her son was smiling with his eyes sparkling, Jing Yue couldn't help but sigh in defeat. He really loved that woman. She was actually hoping to convince him into a divorce but as a mother who has a soft spot for her son, she couldn't help but give Xia Meilin a chance and see what kind of woman she was.

Xia Meilin may look so fragile and weak but that didn't convince Jing Yue that she was one. The look on Xia Meilin's eyes was different and being a granddaughter of a former general, there was more to Xia Meilin than what meets the eyes.

The Lu men were not allowed to have a weak woman as their wife that was why Jing Yue wanted to make sure that Lu Yifeng didn't choose someone weak. The look in Xia Meilin's eyes pleased Jing Yue greatly. The face may deceive others but the eyes were the window to a person's soul.

Jing Yue opened the box to see what was inside.

Inside was a jade bracelet. It was the finely polished jade with an emerald hue. Since Jing Yue was fond of jades, she could, at once, distinguish the quality of the jade just by looking at it. The jade bracelet that Xia Meilin gave her was one of the high-quality jades. Jing Yue love jade not only because of its aesthetic beauty but also because of what it represented regarding social value.

Seeing the bracelet made her smile, "This is such a beautiful gift. Thank you."

Xia Meilin has already gained a good impression from Jing Yue the moment she saw her play the piano and another point when she was able to see the fire in Xia Meilin's eyes. She continued to please her when she gave her the gift.

Jing Yue was pleased with Lu Yifeng's choice of woman. Xia Meilin was a wonderful woman and being a mother like her, Jing Yue could see how Xia Meilin cared so much about Little Melon. Although Xia Meilin gained a good impression from her, Jing Yue preferred Bai Xiu Ying more since the girl's parents were her close friends.

Xia Meilin watched Jing Yue wear the jade bracelet and she was relieved that she liked it. The bracelet was expensive but with Xia Meilin's standing, it was affordable for her.

"Mello has a gift too!" Little Melon went and took a cupcake box; inside was a blueberry flavored cupcake.

He went and stood in front of Jing Yue and reached out the cupcake to her, "This is for Dada's momma."

Jing Yue's eyes softened when she saw the little boy's sweet gestures. Little Melon looked like her son when Lu Yifeng was in the same age as him. The only difference was their personalities and the color of their eyes and hair. Lu Yifeng was a quiet child while Little Melon was a child filled with energy, just like Lu Xian Yu but unlike Lu Xian Yu, Little Melon wasn't a troublesome boy.

She accepted the cupcake box before she patted his head, "You can call me grandma, sweetheart."

"But Dada's momma doesn't look like a grandma." Little Mello pouted, "Dada's momma is Mello's momma!"

The boy sure knew how to woo her with his words!

A soft chuckled was heard from Jing Yue. She couldn't help but love the small boy more.

"Oh! But Mello has Momma as my momma already..." Little Melon turned to Xia Meilin.

Jing Yue smiled, her face brightening up. "Then call me Mammy."

Little Melon turned back to Jing Yue and tilted his head to the side in confusion, "Mami?"

Xia Meilin and Lu Yifeng eyed each other before they turned back to Jing Yue.

"I have made a reservation in Red Garden. We will have our dinner there." Lu Yifeng said before he took a glance at his assistant, Su Lei, who was standing outside of the room. "Send all these gifts at home."

"Yes, sir."

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When they arrived in the restaurant and entered the room they reserved, Xia Jiamu and Ji Ruo were already there.

Jing Yue wasn't surprised to see them since she was already told by Lu Yifeng that they would be having a family dinner after Xia Meilin's concert.

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Senior Xia, Madam Xia." She gracefully greeted.

"The pleasure is all mine, Mrs. Lu. And please, no need for formalities since we're now a family," said Xia Jiamu with a smile as he shook her hand.

Jing Yue responded him with a small smile before she sat on her seat. Since her husband was long gone, Jing Yue was the Matriarch of the Lu family.

Lu Yifeng sat beside his mother, on his other side, Xia Meilin was sitting.

Their meals were brought in by the waitress and waiters and were placed on their table. A piece of soft music was played, and an expensive wine was opened and poured on their glasses. For the Little Melon, he was given an orange juice as his drink.

The room was quiet and only Little Melon was the one making the conversations, he was telling stories about what happened at the concert and he started telling them again about what happened in the amusement park.

The tension between the Xia elders and Jing Yue disappeared because of Little Melon.

Aside from that, Ji Ruo saw that Jing Yue was a strong and independent woman who knew how to respect elders. She was glad that Lu Yifeng's mother wasn't a bitch like those other women from an elite family.

"Here, dear, have some of this." Ji Ruo smiled as she offered her some food.

Jing Yue smiled back at her, "Thank you, Madam Xia."