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Although the air conditioning was on in the private room, Ye Wenyu was still sweating profusely because of her anxiety and frustration.

Zhang Susu happily said, "Old Cai, Shufen, look how good Wenchuan is to Xiaoyu! The way they treat each other reminds me of Xiaoyu and Wenchuan when they were little."

Ye Wenyu shuddered, feeling as if someone had suddenly poured a spoonful of hot oil into her ear.

Zhang Susu smiled and spoke in a kind voice, but Ye Wenyu felt a chill run down her spine. The old woman was immersed in her memories of the past and sighed, "Back then, I was raising the child alone and had to go to work every day. How could I have time to take care of her every day? Many times, I was still working overtime when she got home. She told me that almost every time, Wenchuan would open the door for her to come into your house, and then he would cook for her and tutor her."

Uncle Cai and Aunt Cai were also very happy. It was naturally pleasing that the other party knew how to be grateful. They reminisced about the past, and Uncle Cai said, "Susu, although we were poor back then, we were very happy." His tone was full of nostalgia.

Aunt Cai sighed and said, "Back then, I treated Xiaoyu like my own daughter." A look of reminiscence crossed her face.

While the elders were talking, Cai Wenchuan listened with a smile.

Ye Wenyu was lost in thought. She felt like an outsider, while the Cai family of three and her mother were the real family. They were setting up a trap, and that net was being cast towards her.

She felt inexplicably uneasy.

Zhang Susu started showering him with compliments: "Old Cai, Shufen, think about it, I'm not very educated and I'm always busy with work. People always ask me, 'How did your daughter get into Q University? She doesn't look like your daughter at all!' Haha, I just tell them it's because Wenchuan is a top student, and a top student can naturally tutor another top student. So, Wenchuan deserves half the credit for my daughter getting into Q University!"

Ye Wenyu broke out in a cold sweat. Her mother's exaggerated praise was a bit much! She remembered that when the Cai family moved to their new place, Cai Wenchuan was only a teenager, and she was just a few years old. Of course, he helped her with her studies, which undoubtedly contributed to her developing good study habits. But for the next ten years or so of her school years, she had to endure it all on her own. She knew from a young age that for a poor family like her, education was the only way out. So she studied desperately, and with her good aptitude, she was able to get into a good university.

The mother's flattery was so cheesy and exaggerated.

Aunt Cai and Uncle Cai were amused by Zhang Susu's words and burst into laughter, so loud that it almost lifted the roof off.

The five of them ate and chatted, and apart from Ye Wenyu who seemed preoccupied, the others got along very well.

After a few drinks, Aunt Cai greeted Ye Wenyu with a smile, "Xiaoyu, come here—"

What? Ye Wenyu was taken aback. She had already lost her appetite and just wanted the banquet to end as soon as possible. She looked up and a big question mark rose in her mind.

Seeing her daughter still sitting in the chair like a fool, motionless as a statue, Zhang Susu urged her, "Your Aunt Cai is calling you over, come over quickly, you silly child!"

Ye Wenyu had just agreed when, as if struck by a thunderbolt, she blushed and quickly walked to Aunt Cai.

She bowed her head and bent her back, her expression extremely respectful. But her heart was pounding like a drum, going up and down in turmoil.

What did Aunt Cai want to do by calling her over?

Ye Wenyu felt nervous and curious.

Aunt Cai smiled and took a large red brocade box from her handbag, handed it to Ye Wenyu, and said kindly, "This is a gift from your aunt."

Ye Wenyu immediately issued a warrant.

What gift should I give her out of the blue? It's not a holiday or her birthday. A small brocade box—based on her life experience, the smaller the box, the more valuable the gift.

Zhang Susu was overjoyed and urged, "Silly child, hurry up and take it, open it and see."

Ye Wenyu stood there, refusing to accept the package or open it.

How can you accept gifts from people for no reason?

Aunt Cai thought that she felt the gift was not substantial enough, so she opened the brocade box herself. It immediately shone with golden light and contained two solid gold bracelets, which were estimated to be worth more than 20,000 yuan each.

Such a generous gift!

Ye Wenyu was stunned, as if struck by lightning. "Aunt Cai, what...what does this mean?!" The gold bracelet, as bright as the midday sun in summer, dazzled her eyes.

Zhang Susu's eyes lit up, sparkling like jewels, and she excitedly stood up as well.

Ye Wenyu stood there as if carved from stone or wood, completely stunned and motionless.

Zhang Susu happily walked to Ye Wenyu's side. Ever since reuniting with the Cai family and seeing their house, car, and substantial financial resources, Zhang Susu had made up her mind to marry her daughter into the Cai family!

This way, her daughter can live a good life, and she will be blessed in her old age with a place to retire. Moreover, the Cai family has always known her family well and knows that she cannot give a single penny of dowry when her daughter gets married. The Cai family does not mind and still likes her daughter. This shows that the Cai family is a very ideal family!

It's good to have a big tree to lean on; the Cai family is a big tree with many branches and leaves.

If her daughter could marry into the Cai family, she would be content for the rest of her life. In recent days, she had been making her own plans, constantly expressing her willingness to the Cai family, and using her own strength to promote the marriage.

Seeing Shufen take out two brand-new gold bracelets to give to her daughter, their dazzling brilliance dazzling Zhang Susu, she knew that the marriage was most likely settled, and the Cai family was very satisfied with her daughter.

She was overjoyed, as if she could hear soft music in her ears and felt as if she were walking on colorful clouds.

I feel so good! I've never felt so happy in my life before.

That's true! She's beautiful, a top student at Q University, and the two of them have been childhood sweethearts since they were little. They know each other well and would make a good match for his son.

Therefore, Zhang Susu exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Wow, what a beautiful bracelet! Xiaoyu, quick, let Aunt Shufen see it." She seemed to have been injected with excitement.

Ye Wenyu told herself to come to her senses as soon as possible. She looked at the brocade box and knew she couldn't accept it because it was a generous gift. If she accepted it, the old man would have strange thoughts, and she didn't want to cause this misunderstanding.

Now all her doubts have been answered: this banquet was an engagement banquet! The Cai family organized this meal for both families to tell them that they wanted her to be their daughter-in-law.

She looked at Cai Wenchuan with suspicion, her eyes asking him, "Did you know what your parents were thinking beforehand?"

Under her probing gaze, Cai Wenchuan blushed and lowered his head.

Ye Wenyu had no answer. She was somewhat annoyed with Cai Wenchuan, as he was the one who caused her predicament today.