Li Huizhu pointed at Lin Yu with one hand: "I understand you now. You look well-behaved, but you're not at all."

She had thought she had a sweet and obedient daughter-in-law, but now it seems this girl is even more mischievous than a boy.

They've only been married a short time, and so much trouble has already happened.

Lin Yu took this as a compliment, since she didn't want to be a good girl.

She said with a grin, "Then dear Mom, would you like to see? I bought you some nice things."

Li Huizhu's anger had long since subsided after being repeatedly called "darling" by her.

When you think about how the children bought things for her, what's there to be angry about?

This is their filial piety.

She also had to thank Lin Yu; if it weren't for her, Gu Yunze would never have thought of buying gifts for his elders.

She smiled and said, "Then let's take it out and have a look."

Lin Yu rummaged through the pile of things and pulled out a few gift boxes: "Ta-da, look, this is a complete set of cosmetics and skincare products."

Li Huizhu took it and frowned, saying, "Why would I need something like this? Isn't this something you young people use?"

Lin Yu held up one finger and said, "No, no, no, look, the formula here says it's suitable for mature skin, so it's for you."

Li Huizhu waved her hand: "I dare not use it, wouldn't that make me look like an old hag?"

Lin Yu put her hands on her hips and said, "Mom, how can you talk about yourself like that? Wait, I'll draw one for you right now, and I promise it won't look like an old hag."

She stretched out her hand: "Yunze, give me a mirror."

Gu Yunze said "Oh," and quickly took out Lin Yu's small mirror from his bag and handed it to her.

Lin Yu opened the package and gave it to her mother-in-law: "Remember what you look like now."

Looking at herself in the mirror, Li Huizhu saw many wrinkles on her face, unlike the elastic and beautiful skin of a young person.

She really lacked confidence.

Lin Yu insisted on doing her makeup, but Li Huizhu refused, not wanting to embarrass herself.

In the end, Gu Henglin persuaded her, "That child is stubborn. Just give in to her this once, or she'll bother you every day."

Li Huizhu thought about it and realized that it was better to agree to her request and just bear with it.

It's better than her constantly nagging that she didn't trust her.

So she gritted her teeth and nodded, saying, "Then please do my makeup, just once."

Lin Yu found it amusing that her suppressed anger resembled Gu Yunze's, but she still agreed verbally.

"Okay, just once, no more."

Li Huizhu was relieved. It was just once; she could bear it and it would pass.

After getting her consent, Lin Yu began to use skincare products to moisturize her skin.

Surprisingly, Li Huizhu found her application technique quite comfortable.

Thinking about all these smears and varnishes, I figured I could keep them and use them.

After removing the face mask, Lin Yu began to apply makeup to Li Huizhu according to the steps.

Gu Henglin and his son Gu Yunze, who were initially nonchalant, began to show their expressions constantly changing as Lin Yu made her movements.

When Li Huizhu opened her eyes and saw their reactions, she felt even more distressed.

Oh no, she looks ugly now, like an ugly monster.

Even though she's getting on in years, she still needs to pay attention to her appearance.

Li Huizhu was on the verge of tears, and began to regret listening to her daughter-in-law's nonsense.

She had already decided that once she finished applying makeup, she would quickly wash it off so that no one would see it.

"alright!"

Lin Yu clapped his hands with a smile, looked carefully at Li Huizhu, and said, "I'm really awesome."

She held the mirror out to Li Huizhu and said, "Mom, take a look. If you're not satisfied, we'll make it again."

Li Huizhu felt aggrieved, but having come this far, she still forced a bitter smile.

She gritted her teeth and let it pass; she just glanced at it to see how ugly it was.

She opened her eyes and looked at the mirror.

The person inside had smooth, translucent skin, curled eyelashes, and rosy lips. They were blinking, their face showing disbelief.

Is this me?

Li Huizhu thought to herself, "Could I be seeing things?"

She opened her eyes wide again.

"Who...who is this?"

Her reaction made Lin Yu cover her mouth and laugh, saying, "It's you, my dear Ms. Li Huizhu."

"Isn't it beautiful? Look at my dad, he's completely mesmerized."

Li Huizhu glanced at the old man, who was indeed shocked, even more so than Li Huizhu herself.

Li Huizhu got angry: "What do you mean, old man? Do you think I can't look this good?"

When someone is beautiful, even when they're angry, they look good.

Gu Henglin quickly said, "No, I just think you're really beautiful, it reminds me of when you were young."

Looking at herself now, Li Huizhu realized she was indeed very beautiful, especially considering she had become someone's wife at the tender age of eighteen.

I never really dressed myself up back then, which I regret a little.

Seeing that her eyes were a little wet, Lin Yu quickly tried to lighten the mood: "Mom, please don't cry, or your makeup will run."

She wasn't lying; cosmetics these days haven't been developed with waterproof and sweatproof features yet.

When Li Huizhu heard that her makeup would smudge, she quickly wiped away her tears.

Taking the opportunity, Lin Yu said, "Mom, we bought you new clothes. Go and change into them."

She handed the two bags in her hand to Li Huizhu.

With such beautiful makeup, of course I need to wear new clothes to match.

This time, Li Huizhu went into the room to change clothes without uttering a single complaint.

She chose a dress similar to a cheongsam, and Lin Yu even provided her with matching little leather shoes.

When Li Huizhu walked out, she looked just like a figure in a painting of court ladies.

Not to mention Gu Henglin, even Lin Yu and Gu Yunze were stunned.

Lin Yu realized for the first time that her mother-in-law was actually a great beauty.

It's just that she doesn't like to dress up and always has a somewhat melancholy expression, which is why people don't notice her beauty.

"Huizhu, Huizhu, you..."

The aunt next door came in looking for Li Huizhu, and the first thing she saw was a beautiful woman standing there looking at her.

She thought to herself, "Why is this a complete stranger?"

She glanced at him and then turned to ask Gu Yunze, "Where's your mother?"

Gu Yunze looked at Li Huizhu and said, "Isn't my mother here?"

The aunt frowned and said, "Where's your mother? I can't see her."

She then pulled Gu Yunze aside and whispered, "Who is this woman? Is your dad having an affair?"

Gu Yunze is already married, and suddenly there's a beautiful woman in the house. She suspects that Gu Henglin brought her here.

Even though she spoke softly, this was in the Gu family's living room, which wasn't a large space, so Li Huizhu naturally heard her.

She nudged the aunt next door and said, "Sister Wang, it's me."

The auntie screamed, "Ah, you, you're Huizhu?"

Li Huizhu nodded matter-of-factly: "It's me, Sister Wang. Xiaoyu did my makeup, and you don't recognize me?"

The aunt stared wide-eyed: "Makeup?"

Then he circled around Li Huizhu and asked, "Did you do that with makeup?"

Li Huizhu felt dizzy from being turned around, so she quickly pulled her back: "Yes, and this outfit too, Xiaoyu bought it for me."