Qin Xiaoyu almost cried out as Fang Baobao's strong arms gripped her. She broke free from her embrace and saw Fang Baobao's mischievous face.

"Don't bully Xiaoyu." A Lei rushed over and hugged Qin Xiaoyu protectively. Only then did he look at Fang Baobao and exclaimed, "What have you been busy with lately? Your skin tone is amazing."

“Surfing,” Fang Baobao said proudly.

"She's obsessed with a surfing kid, it's that simple." The second sister added some explanation, and everyone understood.

"I have a feeling that sooner or later you'll learn every skill in the world because of a man. I still remember the time when she fell in love with a chef. My life was so dark. She would make terrible dishes in the kitchen every day, force me to eat them, and then give my opinion on them. She even set the oil pan on fire once! I left New York because of that!" Third Sister couldn't help but complain.

"Don't try to pin everything on me. That's no excuse for failing three subjects! You left because your seventh boyfriend found someone new," Fang Baobao retorted without hesitation.

Qin Xiaoyu was thinking about something else entirely. Was it really true, as her grandmother said, that the Fang family all had a philandering gene, regardless of gender? That would be quite fair.

"What are you thinking about?" A Lei noticed that her gaze was off and nudged her with his arm. Qin Xiaoyu looked up at him innocently, but they weren't on the same wavelength.

"If you look at me like that, I just want to eat you up, what am I going to do?" A Lei said with a wicked grin.

"I'm heartbroken, is God punishing me by showing me this?" The second sister turned and left, and the other sisters immediately went their separate ways.

"Alex, your mother will be coming," Fang Baobao said as she went upstairs.

Qin Xiaoyu noticed that her body relaxed and A Lei had lost his focus.

"You haven't seen her in a long time?" Qin Xiaoyu asked with concern.

"Not long, just over a year." A Lei had returned to normal, his smile warm, though there was a hint of weariness in his eyes.

Although Mrs. Fang repeatedly emphasized that Qin Xiaoyu did not need to pick her up at the airport, she still got into A Lei's car.

For some reason, she wanted a quiet environment for her first encounter with the most important woman in A Lei's life.

The Fang family is too chaotic, which can easily cause interference and create distance between them.

Ale was unusually silent while driving. He changed several records, finally stopping at The Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More".

"What a pity, a genius has fallen." Qin Xiaoyu couldn't help but sigh.

"There are many regrettable things in this world." A Lei was in low spirits.

"What are you worried about?" Qin Xiaoyu didn't get the answer. When she met A Lei's mother, the answer was written on her face.

This is a woman with frighteningly high self-discipline. If there is a fashion icon in this world, it is this woman in front of you.

The impeccable suit, the oversized black sunglasses, and the excessively large pearls around the neckline are all noteworthy.

She has a bob haircut, dyed blonde. Generally speaking, people of Asian descent don't have very bright skin, and blonde hair isn't a good match for them, but she has striking features.

A Lei's facial features are almost a carbon copy of his mother's: three-dimensional and distinct features, deep eyes, a high and arrogant nose, and a harsh mouth. The difference is that A Lei's eyes are gentler and less aggressive.

But his mother was different; the moment she saw Qin Xiaoyu, she had already scanned her inside and out.

Qin Xiaoyu felt like she was being X-rayed at a security checkpoint.

"Hello, thank you for your hard work." Qin Xiaoyu greeted the mother and son with a coldness that seemed to freeze the air.

"Hello," A Lei's mother replied quickly out of politeness.

But when Qin Xiaoyu reached for the handle of her suitcase, she cleverly switched it to her left hand. A Lei had no choice but to take it.

When getting into the car, Qin Xiaoyu automatically gave up the front passenger seat and sat in the back. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a difficult one. She hadn't gotten along well with Hanhan's grandmother and didn't want to make the same mistake again, so she decided to keep a low profile and find out the situation first.

A Lei and his mother seemed determined not to say a word, leaving Qin Xiaoyu feeling lonely and only able to look at the scenery along the way.

A large stretch of road leading from the airport is still wasteland. If we had the money to buy it, in the future…

"Xiaoyu, roll up the car window." A Lei suddenly spoke, startling Qin Xiaoyu.

She rolled up the car window and realized her face hurt a little, probably from the wind. Ah Lei's thoughts were still on her.

When they entered the Fang family home, they learned that Madam Fang had gone upstairs to rest. Qin Xiaoyu was a little puzzled. This old lady was a lively person, and these past two days she had been sitting downstairs until very late before going up. Yesterday, when they were making dumplings, she was worried about disturbing her, so she had volunteered to join in. Was she tired today?

But then again, it didn't seem right, since they were perfectly fine when they were about to leave.

Qin Xiaoyu glanced at A Lei's mother's stern face and suddenly realized. This was supposed to be a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship? It'd probably been strained for years, otherwise they wouldn't be so unwilling to even maintain appearances. It wasn't easy for her to survive in this predicament.

"What does Alex's mother do?" Qin Xiaoyu asked her third sister while A Lei was taking the luggage upstairs and neither of them were around.

She's currently closest to her third sister and they get along the best; this big mouth is still a person who speaks her mind.

"Miranda? She's the creative director of New York's most famous fashion magazine. She's arrogant, ignore her, she'll find fault with everyone. She hates the Fang family, just ignore her." Big Mouth not only gave the answer, but also offered a solution.

Qin Xiaoyu immediately understood the source of those fashion magazines A Lei had given her last time. Although she seemed fierce, pretentious, and picky, she was a rare teacher. If she could get her guidance…

"What delicious food are you thinking about again?" A Lei walked over, looking dejected, and tapped Qin Xiaoyu on the head.

"I haven't thought about what to eat." Qin Xiaoyu still swallowed.

A Lei was in a bad mood because his mother had moved into his small house, which was the only safe haven he could escape from public scrutiny, a place where he and Qin Xiaoyu had a little space.

Qin Xiaoyu, of course, understood his petty thoughts. She stretched out her little hand and slipped it into his big hand, letting him hold it to soothe his wounded little heart.

When it was time to eat, Mrs. Fang didn't come down; dinner was served upstairs. Qin Xiaoyu wasn't wrong; the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were trying to avoid seeing each other.

A Lei's mother was equally cold and impolite to Commander Zhou and his group. This made Qin Xiaoyu somewhat unhappy. Fortunately, her older cousins ​​were very warm and welcoming, especially her eldest sister, who liked her younger sister very much and kept trying to make her talk, which finally eased the almost frozen atmosphere.

After dinner, Commander Zhou and his men quickly went upstairs.

My cousins ​​knew Ah Lei's mother's temper all along, and they didn't want to put up with her bad temper, so they ran away long ago.

Only A Lei, Qin Xiaoyu, and the cold-faced killer remained in the living room.