[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived":3,"chapter-contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-526":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Contract Marriage: Love Has Finally Arrived",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1602120,2071,"Chapter 527 - 528: Time to Meet the Parents!","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-526",526,"\u003Cp>Qin Sijue also slightly turned his head, the corner of his lips lightly curling into a shallow arc, \"It’s time to meet the in-laws.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His seemingly flippant tone belied the loneliness and pain deep in his eyes, which Gu Qiangwei sharply captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning her head, she looked again at the tombstones of Qin Chengyan and An Zhiya, feeling a heavy weight in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the icy ground, she knelt down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue knelt beside her, his narrow eyes staring fixedly at his parents’ tombstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Qin Feimo and Feng Jinglei also walked over, holding joss paper in their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay for you to stand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Jinglei was about to kneel, but Qin Feimo stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was in her sixth month of pregnancy, about to give birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feimo lit incense for everyone, three sticks each, for the parents of Qin Sijue, his own parents, and the ancestors of the Qin Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the process, Gu Qiangwei was very serious, not daring to show even a slight bit of disrespect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they stood up, her knees were soaked through with icy water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing with the incense, the four of them went back into the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t matter much that the men’s knees were a bit wet, but Gu Qiangwei’s knees were considerably damper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue looked at her and couldn’t help but ask softly, \"Are you cold?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not cold, just a little bit, it’s nothing!\" She wasn’t a pampered young lady; her body wasn’t that delicate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, bring the heater!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the elderly lady who spoke. As soon as she finished, Qin Sijue hastily went upstairs, brought out the heater, and started drying Gu Qiangwei’s clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All day, Gu Qiangwei stayed at the Commander Residence with Qin Sijue, the entire mansion festive and lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward the evening, the elder Mrs. Qin had all the servants take a holiday. After the servants left, they found that four red lanterns had not been hung upstairs and downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no other option, Qin Sijue and Qin Feimo had to hang them themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, a bit higher!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between Roman columns, the two brothers each stood on a ladder hanging lanterns, while Gu Qiangwei and Feng Jinglei stood below, gauging the alignment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, a bit lower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having aligned the heights properly, the brothers began to fix the lanterns securely in place before hanging them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this harmonious scene, Gu Qiangwei’s gaze seemed a bit distant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since her mother disappeared, she hadn’t felt the atmosphere of the New Year for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Gu Family home, during the New Year, life was no different for her, as Chen Peifang didn’t like her and Gu Zhendong was busy working late into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, there was just the New Year’s Eve dinner, and there were no red packets to be received.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey? What are you thinking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the lanterns were hung, and Qin Sijue came down, only to find her staring blankly into space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his gentle call, Gu Qiangwei snapped back to reality, her lips curling into a smile, \"Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wrapped his arms around her, and the four of them went upstairs together, hanging the other two lanterns on the balcony of the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With everything busy taken care of, it was time for the New Year’s Eve dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family sat together, with Qin Guozhong taking the seat of honor as the eldest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, this year has been the most fulfilling year for our Qin Family. Seeing both of you setting up families and establishing yourselves, grandma and grandpa can finally rest easy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the elderly lady spoke, looking at the two young couples at the table, she couldn’t help but become a bit teary-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout, Gu Qiangwei felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, very uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole day, she felt as though she were performing under the watchful eyes of Qin Guozhong, uneasy with everything she did.\u003C\u002Fp>",671,"2026-06-06T09:48:49.550Z",1,"novelbin.me","011358c777a88b5f011fdd9add1429202fe95fd069a34218d83ff6e07198f01c","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-527","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-525",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]