After sitting for a while, Grandma May rose to her feet and was about to leave.
Serena and Jasmine got up as well.
“Nana, do you want to come over for lunch at noon?”
“No. I’m treating Mr. Queen to a meal at noon. He’s now in our hotel, and I had Kevin keep him company,” said Grandma May as she looked at Serena with a playful gaze.
Serena got the point and answered with a smile, “Alright. Do pay us a visit whenever you’re free, Nana. It’s best that you come over and stay with Zack and I. It’s convenient.”
When she uttered the word “convenient“, she shot a look at Old Mrs. York.
Grandma May understood tacitly and replied, “After River’s birthday, I’ll move to your place. If Zack doesn’t agree, you need to speak up for me. Well, it’s been a long while since I last mocked Zack. I miss. mocking him.”
Everyone burst into laughter.
“Serena, Ms. Sox, Nana and I will take our leave.”
While smiling, River wanted to hold Nana, yet she pushed his hand away.
“I’m not so old to the extent that I need you to hold me. When that happens, I’ll soon be reunited with your grandpa.”
At the mention of her partner who passed away years ago, Grandma May could not help but sigh and say, It feels as though I watched sunrise and sunset with your grandpa yesterday. With the blink of an eye, he has left us for nearly a decade.”
“Nana.”
What feared the Yorks most was when Grandma May thought about her late spouse.
Grandma May was soon pulled back from her drifting thoughts and said, “This was in the past. I can now. face it openly. Humans have to die one day. It’s a matter of time. Your grandpa went to heaven earlier than me. By the time I reach there, he’ll have familiarized himself with the environment. Having him guide. me, I won’t panic.”
“Nana, you’ll live a long life. Grandpa would hope that you treasure your life.”
River comforted Nana. “Nana, you have us.”
Grandma May laughed. “Live a long life? Yes, I need to live a long life. I need to help my grandsons to look for wives.”
River said, “Nana… I’m still young. I’m only twenty–three.”
“You’re not young anymore. When your grandpa was your age, he had given birth to your eldest uncle.”
“Nana, people of your generation got married early. This era is different. Now, we advocate late marriage. and childbirth.”
Serena said, “Nana, River is not in a rush.”
River darted an appreciative glance at Serena who stood up for him.
Jasmine grinned and said, “Grandma May, you have quite a number of grandsons. Those who are older. than River are still single. I think it’s better for you to pressure them into getting married in the order of their age. It’s not easy, and it takes at least two years for them to actually get married after being. pressured.”
Except for Zack, the rest were unmarried. It would take at least two years for Grandma May to actually make each of them get married after pressuring them.
This meant that she would need to pressure them for sixteen years before her grandsons could all get married. She would be almost a centenarian by then.
“I’m not saying River is in a rush. He’s not. He still needs training. My grandson who’s twenty–five is still single, that’s why I briefly mentioned it. If any of them are still single at the age of twenty–eight, I’ll pressure them.”
River heaved a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, he was only twenty–three.
Anyway, he had a few older brothers acting as his shield. One of them was twenty–six and still single. If Grandma May were to pressure someone into getting married, that said brother would be the one first.
“Serena, Ms. Sox, you don’t have to send me. I’ll bring Nana to visit the Stones.”
River opened the car door. After Grandma May got into the car, he turned around and bade goodbye to Serena and Jasmine.
Serena and Jasmine stood at the entrance of the bookstore and watched River and Grandma May leave.
After River’s car was some distance away, Jasmine said, “River keeps such a low profile.”
River’s car brand was ordinary. He bought the car for $101,000 to $102,000. Compared to the cars that Zack and the rest had, River’s vehicle was just like a bicycle.
Serena responded, “River is about to start working, but he hasn’t proven himself. He can’t overindulge in his life, so he keeps a low profile. When he’s successful in his career and holds a high position in York Corporation one day as his older brothers did, he can change his car.”
Jasmine sighed and said, “Seren, you’re really lucky. You found such good in–laws. Your in–laws‘ family values are wonderful.”
“It’s true that Nana loves me. Your in–laws are not bad either.”
Serena recalled how Grandma May had wanted to introduce her eldest grandson to Serena so they could get into a relationship. When Serena and Zack got married, the old lady said that she introduced her best grandson to Serena and would not ill–treat Serena.
Nana did as she promised.
Sure enough, the man Serena married was the most outstanding man among the Yorks.
“Yes, my in–laws are good too. But I don’t have so many brothers–in–law.”
Jasmine was satisfied with her future in–laws.
Jasmine returned to the bookstore with Serena. She laughed and said, “Your brothers–in–law are all good- looking. I was thinking when all nine young masters of the Yorks show up at your wedding, it’s going to look like a male beauty pageant.”
Serena grinned and said, “The Yorks have good genes. The men have good looks and marry good- looking wives. Considering that the couples look good, how bad can their children get?”
After some thought, Jasmine felt that it made sense.
“When Zack and you have a child, it must be either a handsome boy or a pretty girl.”
“The son should look like him, whereas the daughter should look like me.”
Jasmine said, “I heard it’s better for the son to look like the mother and the daughter to look like the father.”
At the thought of the Yorks‘ family values, Jasmine added, “Regardless of who the child looks like, he or she will be extraordinary.”
“I’m not ambitious. If I have a child, all I want is for him or her to be safe and healthy. Other matters are secondary.”
Being safe and healthy mattered most.
With that, Serena said with a self–deprecating laugh, “I don’t even have a child. It’s too early to talk about these things.”
Knowing her concern, Jasmine quickly comforted her. “Your wedding hasn’t been held yet, so there’s no need to rush into having a child. What Zack said to the public is that you both will enjoy your moments as husband and wife first. I think so too. Josh and I aren’t planning to have a child in the first two years of our marriage.”
“We should enjoy being pampered by our beloved husbands. If we give birth to a child too early, the love. will be divided. I won’t be able to enjoy undivided love from Josh all by myself.
Jasmine chuckled. “I really enjoy Josh’s entire love for me.”
Once Jasmine had a child, Josh would still prioritize her. Even so, he would definitely love the child as well. Jasmine would feel that she could not have undivided love from him.
Serena was amused by Jasmine’s statement.
“You’ll actually feel jealous of your child.”
Jasmine said in a self–righteous manner, “Josh is my man. How can I not feel jealous when other people grab his attention, even if they’re my children? My children will be pampered by their other halves in the future, so they can’t share Josh’s love with me.”
“Perhaps Mr. Bucham is worried that he’ll be jealous of his children.”
Serena laughed and said, “My husband is definitely going to be jealous of my child. He’s an overbearing person. On the outside, he looks magnanimous, but he’s actually narrow–minded and overbearing.”
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