The Film Emperor's Secretly Married Wife Ch. 46

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Grandma thought of her little darling and couldn't help feeling tender. "The reason her health isn't good is because her mom worked so hard at the company when she was pregnant with her, pushing herself for a promotion and ignoring her health. She ended up delivering prematurely. She was born weighing only four pounds, five ounces."

She showed Yu Jingxing photos of Qi Zhen as a baby—some taken just after birth, eyes closed and red-faced, even at the full month mark she was pitifully small.

Flipping further, the baby looked a bit older, with fair tender skin, jet-black eyes, and arms like lotus joints.

The last baby photo showed Qi Zhen with sparse baby hair on her head, tears soaking her little bib, her red face looking so upset.

Grandma laughed, "If we didn't feed her milk and tease her a bit, she'd cry like that and get so sad she'd hiccup."

Yu Jingxing couldn't help but chuckle, "She's still like that now."

Grandma waved her hand, "We bought her a few cases of Coke and keep them in the freezer in the basement, but I'd never dare tell her."

There were also photos from Qi Zhen's toddler days—she was already walking but grandma always dressed her warmly and festively, wrapped up like a fat little chick, only her fair little face showing, surrounded by thick knitted scarves.

Grandma said, "Zhenzhen takes after her grandpa—she has a soft and easygoing temperament."

She pulled out a faded old photo of Qi Zhen just under one year old, wearing a watermelon-patterned sunhat with rolled edges, being held by her grandpa by the bottom.

The baby's face was chubby with baby fat, eyes bright and black, and her short chubby legs were in little white socks.

Grandpa looked to be only in his forties, tall and slim with a straight posture, his face gentle and refined, a stunning image in the faded old times.

But grandpa wasn't in Qi Zhen's memory—she was too young then.

Grandma said, "He was almost sixty then, and not in good health—heart disease. That was the last time he took Zhenzhen out to play."

Yu Jingxing was silent for a moment, but grandma smiled slightly without saying more.

Shanshan had a temper like hers—irritable and proud to a fault, looking rather plain and delicate.

But Zhenzhen was very much like grandpa, with almond-shaped eyes and a delicate nose, very fair skin, and a kind of goofy cuteness, so grandma especially loved Zhenzhen, treating her like her own heart and soul.

If it weren't for her parents' divorce, she'd be like a little princess raised in a honey jar.

Grandma gathered herself and showed Yu Jingxing photos of Zhenzhen just starting kindergarten.

Her eyes looked especially big, so big they almost seemed a bit blank. The little girl's natural black curls were quite obvious, her skin snow-white and soft, like a cute doll.

In the photo, she wore a red plaid sundress, with two red bows drooping on her shoulders. She looked down, licking a strawberry ice cream, with pink whipped cream cat whiskers around her mouth, totally focused.

Grandma told him, "Zhenzhen likes strawberry-flavored things."

He flipped through the photo album and saw pictures from Qi Zhen's first elementary school spring outing, carrying a yellow Pikachu backpack, holding hands with a boy.

The little boy smiled silly at her, while she looked down seriously sucking crushed ice.

There weren't many photos after that—not like when she was little and had several taken every month.

In middle school, she wore a light blue pleated skirt, had twin ponytails, slim and straight legs, standing with a backpack in front of her old school gate for a photo.

Innocent and awkward, like a little sapling not yet fully grown. Because school was about to start, the ponytailed little sapling looked a bit unhappy, with a gloomy face.

The man's hand, wearing a wedding ring, slowly stroked her face with a faint smile.

Grandma looked at her grandson-in-law and thought of his different looks in films.

And also him as a Best Actor standing on a dazzling star-lit stage, holding a golden award and giving a composed speech.

Now he looked just like an ordinary husband, sharing parts of his wife's life he had never been involved in before.

Grandma Qi said, "You're more than ten years older than her, so you might have some generation gap when talking. My Zhenzhen is even more clueless than others her age. Don't argue with her; she'll get scared and cry."

Yu Jingxing said, "I can't argue with her, don't worry."

Grandma understood that feeling. It wasn't that Qi Zhen never made mistakes—she was just so innocent that as an elder, all she felt was cuteness and couldn't bring herself to scold harshly.

The old lady smiled kindly but with an unyielding tone, "Even if she does something wrong, don't blame her."

Yu Jingxing said, "I know."

The old lady added, "Zhenzhen's parents are divorced, so she doesn't really feel secure. At my age, I can't protect her forever. You have to remember to protect her for life. Don't let her suffer."

Yu Jingxing suddenly smiled and said gently, "I know."

Grandma closed her eyes and nodded, sighing slowly.

She stood up slowly and said, "Let's eat. Zhenzhen's dad will probably be late again; we won't wait for him."

Grandma chuckled, "Just one more dish—sweet and sour ribs. She likes it hot, so I'll cook it now."

She told Yu Jingxing to sit and watch some TV, and without waiting for him to say anything, she hurried to the kitchen to start today's round of scolding.

"What's wrong with you two?! Are you really that picky about vegetables? Qi Zhen?!"

"What does it have to do with me again?!"

Shanshan thought she was really unlucky.

Last night, grandma dropped the huge news that her brother-in-law was Yu Jingxing... which made her sleep badly all night. Then this morning, grandma casually told her Yu Jingxing was coming.

—Which meant she not only didn't sleep well, but had dark circles, hadn't washed her hair, her face oily and eyes dull, wearing a tacky bright pink floral pajama set, squatting on the floor like some market auntie, while the little villain in her heart was on her knees crying.

But Qi Zhen was super good, focused on picking vegetables carefully, not talking to her at all.

Even though she was used to it, Shanshan was still mad.

Getting married to her idol and not telling her earlier?!

Qi Shan said, "Hey! Say something! Why didn't you tell me you married my idol!"

Qi Zhen looked up innocently and slowly said, "Why would I tell you? I didn't even tell my roommate."

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