The next day, Xing Xiaomeng returned to her parents' home with the gifts she and Qiao Lei had bought together.

My father wasn't home, and my younger brother was at work.

Xing Xiaomeng had the maid carry her things into the house, then kicked off her shoes and lay down on the sofa without any regard for her image.

The maid rushed over with slippers and put them down beside her.

"You have no manners. If outsiders saw you like this, they would definitely criticize you. You don't look like someone from a wealthy family."

Xing Xiaomeng's mother, Qian Yuelan, came downstairs and looked at Xing Xiaomeng sprawled on the sofa. She shook her head helplessly.

Xing Xiaomeng sighed, "Mom, you have no idea how bored I've been for the past month. Now that I'm home, please let me relax a bit. I wouldn't dare act like this in front of Qiao Lei's parents, but this is in front of you."

"Sister Zhang, I want to drink juice."

After acting coquettishly towards her mother, Xing Xiaomeng smiled and gave instructions to the household servants.

"Please wait a moment, Miss."

Sister Zhang is an elderly person in the family, and she is very efficient at her work.

Qian Yuelan sat down next to Xing Xiaomeng and asked in a low voice, "How is Qiao Lei's health? After all this treatment, are you two able to have sex?"

In Qian Yuelan's view, she did not believe that Qiao Lei could be cured.

She felt that the Qiao family wanted to take drastic measures to ensure that Qiao Lei would have an heir.

"Mom, what are you saying..."

Xing Xiaomeng blushed suddenly. She and Qiao Lei were a couple in name only, and upon hearing this, she felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Why are you reacting so strongly? Mom was just asking a normal question. Besides, it's not like it's something that can't be said. I think you haven't understood your mother-in-law's attitude."

Qian Yuelan lightly patted Xing Xiaomeng in an annoyed tone.

The Xing family is large and has many capable members, but the man she married is not very capable, and she feels embarrassed every time she returns to her ancestral home.

But things changed after her daughter married into the Qiao family. With the Qiao family's support, the business improved, and she gained more confidence.

But Qiao Lei's health was such that many people still secretly laughed at her, saying that Qiao Lei wouldn't live for more than two years, and that Xing Xiaomeng didn't have a child. They said that once Qiao Lei died, the Qiao family would turn against her.

After all, the Qiao family are all snobs.

"Mom, I don't think they're like that. Qiao Lei is fine. Even if he can't be cured, we can have an IVF baby in two years. Besides, we found a really good traditional Chinese medicine doctor this time. He not only cured my mother-in-law's minor ailment, but also said he could cure Qiao Lei as well."

Xing Xiaomeng sighed helplessly. She knew that her mother was also concerned about her, so she told her mother about what had happened to the Qiao family recently.

Qian Yuelan frowned as she listened.

"So, according to you, it's actually possible for Qiao Lei to be cured? If he is cured, will he look down on you for coming from a lower social class?"

Qian Yuelan still had concerns. Their social standing was not as good as the Qiao family's. Qiao Lei's previous marriage was due to health reasons, and her daughter could accept a marriage of convenience. But once Qiao Lei recovered and felt like a normal man, would he still treat her daughter as well as before?

Xing Xiaomeng frowned: "Mom, no way. Qiao Lei has been very good to me. Before this, we always lived outside, and my mother-in-law was very polite to me."

“Silly girl, times have changed. In terms of social standing, our family is not as good as the Qiao family. If it weren’t for her son’s situation, you wouldn’t have had a chance. Look at the status of the woman her eldest son married. You just can’t think straight.”

Qian Yuelan was worried about everything.

The Qiao family has businesses and political connections, and Qiao Yan's wife, Chu Qianqian, is the daughter of the mayor.

"Mom, hearing you say that makes me feel bad too. What can I do? My mother-in-law slapped Qiao Jing and kicked her out when she objected. If her own daughter is like that, how dare I, an outsider, stop her? She won't even wait for Qiao Lei to get better; she'll just make me divorce Qiao Lei."

Xing Xiaomeng shrugged in annoyance; she had witnessed Qiao Jing do so many things.

Wen Fanghui wouldn't tolerate even Qiao Jing's actions, so she's even less likely to tolerate her daughter-in-law.

“I didn’t ask you to stop him. It’s a good thing that Qiao Lei is getting treatment. Let him get treatment. Mom spent a lot of money to buy you a wonderful treasure from a master. Give it to Qiao Lei to eat, and he will become a man. It will also make you pregnant in one go. When you have a child, it doesn’t matter whether his treatment works or not. If he is cured, your family will be happy together. If he is not cured, you will have a child to accompany you. The Qiao family will treat you well for the sake of the child.”

Qian Yuelan patted Xing Xiaomeng on the shoulder and said with a gentle smile.

She spent a lot of money to get this recently, and it's really effective.

She asked many people to confirm that it was really a spirit before she called her daughter back.

"Mom, what treasure did you buy? It's so powerful, is it some kind of magic pill?"

Xing Xiaomeng sat up and looked at Qian Yuelan suspiciously.

This is something science can't do. Where did her mother get this miracle drug? Could she have been scammed?

Qian Yuelan smiled slightly and said mysteriously, "Have some juice first. I'll show you when we go upstairs. Now let me see what my son-in-law bought for me."

As Qian Yuelan spoke, she began to unwrap the gifts that Xing Xiaomeng had brought.

She has a jade bracelet, a designer silk scarf, and various expensive skincare products.

Qian Yuelan was so happy she couldn't close her mouth.

"My son-in-law is so thoughtful."

Qian Yuelan was so happy she couldn't stop smiling. Her son-in-law wasn't in the best of health, but he was really very generous.

"Qiao Lei is truly exceptional; he's very generous."

Xing Xiaomeng chimed in, saying that she felt there was affection between her and Qiao Lei, and that even if Qiao Lei recovered, things wouldn't turn out the way her mother described.

"Good, good. Get some rest for a couple of days now that you're back. Come upstairs, Mom will tell you something else."

After Qian Yuelan finished looking at the gifts, she asked the maid to tidy them up, and then she got up and went upstairs.

Xing Xiaomeng drank the juice in one gulp, put on her slippers, and ran upstairs.

Qian Yuelan mysteriously opened the safe.

Take out a wooden box from inside, which has the name 'Gu Yu Zong' printed on it.

Qian Yuelan carefully opened it, and inside was a black pill with what looked like a pattern drawn on it. The black pill was decorated with red lines, which looked a bit eerie.

Xing Xiaomeng immediately frowned: "Mom, this looks awful. Even if I give it to Qiao Lei, he won't eat it..."

Although Qiao Lei doesn't have overly picky tastes, let alone something that looks disgusting and strange, he would never eat it; it would be a painful and unpleasant experience.

"What were you thinking? Who told you to give it to him in front of him? Wait until he's asleep and put it in his mouth. This medicine dissolves instantly in his mouth, so he'll swallow it subconsciously. Didn't you say he sleeps very soundly at night? He won't even know you gave it to him."

Qian Yuelan tapped Xing Xiaomeng's head in annoyance, saying that her daughter was just too naive.

Qian Yuelan solemnly instructed, "You absolutely must give this medicine to Qiao Lei. One pill costs 150,000 yuan. It breaks my heart."