Chen Yifei couldn't bear the awkward silence, so he brought the items over and placed them on the table with a smile.

"Hello, father-in-law and mother-in-law, and cousins ​​and their wives, I am Chen Yifei."

“These are all local specialties from our area, and I thought I'd bring them over for you to try.”

"If you don't like the taste, just let me know."

While saying these words, he held He Runqing's hand the whole time.

It seems to have become a habit that he always takes his wonderful wife with him wherever he goes.

"……Um."

He Duan found the hand irritating, but he didn't show it; his expression simply became more serious.

He responded with a "yes".

"Chen... Yi?" I wanted to call him, but I couldn't quite remember his name.

"Chen Yifei. Father-in-law, you can just call me Xiao Chen."

Chen Yifei was very sincere at this time. He could talk however he wanted when discussing business with outsiders, but he still knew how to behave appropriately at Qingqing's house.

My heart was beating a little fast mainly because I was in front of my parents-in-law.

Although we were old acquaintances in our past lives, this time we met as sons-in-law.

He Runqing's palms were still sweaty, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this moment, my cousin-in-law Bai Li said, "Runqing, go to the kitchen and help your brother cook."

"Let's see if we can help."

Chen Yifei quickly stood up as well: "Let Qingqing rest. I'm better at cooking."

He Runqing also said happily, "Yes, Chen Yifei cooks well at home. His potato pancake shop is always packed with people."

Upon hearing this, He Runqing's mother, Wan Yi, said in surprise, "That's quite impressive."

"Runqing has a good eye."

"Ahem." He Duan felt a bit awkward listening to his wife and daughter praising him.

It seems that the people who have always protected him are now on Chen Yifei's side.

Resentment also grew in his heart.

Chen Yifei's heart skipped a beat.

I wonder which path this father-in-law is taking.

He's supposedly successful, but he's not happy about it?

Originally, Chen Yifei wanted to properly explain his future career plans and let his father-in-law know his determination to improve himself.

Why did my father-in-law's face turn so ugly just from mentioning setting up a potato pancake stall?

Do you enjoy seeing him as a good-for-nothing?

Chen Yifei was also somewhat unsure.

He stood there, wanting to help He Runqing.

To everyone's surprise, Wan Yi smiled and said, "It's alright! Let Qingqing go wash the vegetables, and her brother can chat with her."

"Have some fruit here."

"Thank you, Mom."

Chen Yifei smiled reservedly, feeling that this reserved manner was more likely to win the favor of elders.

"Oh, that's wonderful!" Wan Yi exclaimed happily. "We were worried that Qingqing would marry a bad person, but we didn't expect you to be so kind."

"He Duan, whatever good things happen to you in the future, always think of Chen Yifei, and leave one of the houses for them too..."

Before he could finish speaking, He Duan said helplessly, "Wife, please don't say anything, okay?"

"Xiao Chen, sit down, have a cup of tea, and eat something."

“…Okay, thank you, Dad.” Chen Yifei remained unaffected by any emotions, politely tearing open the Pu’er tea he had bought from Pu’er City. He was quite particular about brewing tea with the right teaware.

He Duan was satisfied with this.

However, his gaze towards Chen Yifei became even more scrutinizing.

If you can't see anything wrong, that might be the biggest problem...

The atmosphere grew even more somber.

Chen Yifei was also flustered. It was only their first meeting, and they hadn't even chatted much, yet his future mother-in-law was already saying she wanted to prepare a house for him.

That really gave me a fright.

Houses in Shanghai aren't cheap...

Moreover, the mother-in-law's simple-mindedness is exactly the same as Qingqing's.

We only met in our past lives when we visited graves, and we were both a bit reserved, not as relaxed as we would be as family.

It feels very different now.

This is different from marrying a wife; it's like suddenly having a lot more relatives, and they're all people who want what's best for you.

Of course, it's because He Runqing is good, and because He Runqing's family is good.

If the wife is from a family of terrible people, there's nothing you can do about it.

...

Moreover, Chen Yifei had always thought He Runqing was naive and easily deceived, trusting people too much.

I originally thought that if I waited a long time and he taught me slowly, I would become more shrewd.

Looking at her now, even though my mother-in-law is in her forties or fifties, she's still quite naive.

His Qingqing will be like this in the future. For some reason, I'm even looking forward to it. I just want her to be carefree forever. It feels pretty good.

However, he also observed that Wan Yi and He Duan still seemed to have a very good relationship.

When he and Qingqing reach that age, they should hold hands often.

For some reason, Chen Yifei also felt a strange urge to compete.

——

He Runqing was in the kitchen, watching He Xiaojie kill the fish.

"Brother, I knew you guys prepared the biggest and best fish for Chen Yifei."

"Heh, he's already married. How could we possibly neglect the person you've chosen?"

"How's it going? How's the chat between that Chen Yifei guy and Uncle?"

He Runqing was a little worried: "Chen Yifei is such a good person. Dad's face was so cold. He's not usually like this. I feel like he's deliberately testing him. He probably learned how to make things difficult for his son-in-law from somewhere."

"I bet Daddy Chen Yifei is panicking right now, because he doesn't know what to say."

He Runqing covered his mouth and laughed as he said this.

He Xiaojie was delighted to see her younger sister so happy and so energetic.

She breathed a sigh of relief: "I was going to ask him if he was good to you, but I can tell from your state that I don't need to ask at all."

“(*^▽^*)” He Runqing smiled at his cousin, but didn’t start cooking. He just talked to him from the side.

The men in the He family are all capable. He's father can cook Wan Yi's favorite dishes, and He Xiaojie's dishes are all his wife Bai Li's favorites.

He Xiaojie said while marinating the fish:

"No matter what, we will make our family's stance clear this time. Qingqing, it wasn't easy for you to go to the countryside. We all know how difficult it was to get those educated youth to return to the city."

“We’ve found out a bit about the details of your marriage to him, so we were thinking… if you feel it’s not right, you can get a divorce.”

“Although our family has a bad class background and it’s inconvenient for us to move around, we have money, so I can do some things.”

"I will support you no matter where you want to go after your divorce."

He Runqing also said earnestly, "At first, I did marry him to protect my reputation. But brother, I changed my mind later. I genuinely like him."

"He was genuinely good to me."

"I feel like I'll never meet a man who treats me this well again."

He Xiaojie never expected his sister to say such a thing.

In his eyes, his younger sister always seemed to be naive and immature, and even when she was little, she would always follow Yang Lixin next door, saying that she would marry Yang Lixin in the future.