An Moxue sat in a private restaurant, enjoying delicious food, while Wu Sicheng across from her served her half a bowl of dessert and placed it beside her.

Seeing her eating so happily, Wu Sicheng still asked, "Mo Xue, how is it? Does it suit your taste?"

"Hmm, as expected of a dish made by a descendant of a famous imperial chef, it's truly exceptional. The ingredients must have specific origin requirements. The price is also quite reasonable, but it's commensurate with the taste."

“Next time we come, let’s order something else and try to eat everything on the menu. I reckon you’ll like it.” The faint smile on his lips betrayed his good mood.

Now that I've calmed down and thought about it, I was afraid that Mo Xue would take her anger out on him and get angry with him. Now that she's not angry with him anymore, everything is much easier to handle.

Anyway, he had heard some rumors since he came back, and he hoped that some people would take advantage of the situation and not let down the information he had spread. He had given them the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and take down the Li family in one fell swoop. At the very least, it would be good to drive them out of the compound.

"After dinner, I'll take you home. I have some things to take care of. If things go quickly, I can get revenge for you in three to five days. Those vermin from the Li family won't dare to trot in front of you again. But, Mo Xue, my grandfather would like you to come to our house as a guest. What do you think?"

An Moxue had almost finished eating. She put down her chopsticks, picked up her dessert, and slowly stirred it with a spoon. Then she looked at him and said, "You've attracted a lot of troublesome romantic entanglements. Shouldn't you deal with them? You can go, but did your grandfather say when?"

"Really? No pressure?" He ignored her first sentence and only listened to the second.

"Yes, really." She hadn't expected him to be so happy just for agreeing to meet her parents.

"Then, how about tomorrow morning?" Wu Sicheng's expectant eyes made An Moxue think he looked like a cute Samoyed trying to please her.

"OK."

"Then I'll pick you up tomorrow morning." He suppressed his excitement, and at this moment he was actually a little grateful to the Li family for their troublesome help.

After dinner, Wu Sicheng drove An Moxue home and then got busy. Unbeknownst to him, An Moxue also drove off after he left.

This night, many are destined to be sleepless, many are excited and expectant, while some are still unaware of the impending disaster and are sleeping soundly in their blankets.

An Moxue returned home just before dawn, gave Old Ma some instructions, and then went back to her room and fell fast asleep.

Aunt Ma was busy all morning. "Will this be alright, old man?" Aunt Ma held up the medicinal wine in her hand. This was wine brewed by Mo Xue herself. It was the most sincere gift for the old man. For someone like Grandpa Wu Sicheng, the value of the gift was not important. What mattered most was the sentiment.

"Alright, this medicinal wine is suitable for any veteran who comes from the battlefield, no matter who it's given to. However, this is the last unopened jar we brought this year. If we give it away, we won't have any to drink for the rest of the year."

Aunt Ma rolled her eyes at him. "You old fool, of course we need to deal with Mo Xue's matter first. It's okay if we don't drink for a while. We can drink again after Mo Xue brews a new batch! This is the last jar she brewed a few years ago. It's rare and precious, isn't it? Okay, let's settle on this one. Let's find some more tea leaves. I forgot to ask, I don't know what kind of tea the old commander likes?"

As Aunt Ma spoke, she took out all the good tea leaves from the cabinet.

"This porcelain bottle looks so antique, this tea tastes mellow, and this tea tastes sweet." Aunt Ma took out one item and listed them one by one, while Old Ma quietly accompanied her, occasionally offering some unimportant opinions in response to Aunt Ma's comments.

Seeing that she seemed determined to use all the family's savings, Old Ma asked, "Have you forgotten the most important point?"

Aunt Ma stopped what she was doing and looked at Old Ma. "What?"

"What is Mo Xue wearing? It's our first meeting, doesn't this first impression matter?" Old Ma fiddled with the bottles of foreign liquor in front of him. Mo Xue had brought these back for him, and he'd heard they were really expensive in Russia.

“Mo Xue would look good even in a burlap sack. I’ll help her pick out clothes when she gets up. It’s best to dress smartly and appropriately when meeting elders. What do you think would be a good gift for Wu Sicheng’s father?”

"What else can you give as a gift besides cigarettes, alcohol, and tea? If someone has specific preferences, it's best to give them what they like."

Aunt Ma muttered to herself, "That woman should prepare some fabric. I heard that Wu Sicheng's mother is quite a beauty, so give her a couple more pieces. But not too much. It's the first time we're going, so the gift should be just right to express our feelings. It can't be too much, otherwise it will seem like we're trying to curry favor with them."

Old Ma glanced at his watch and said, "It's almost time. Go check if Mo Xue is awake yet. She still needs to get up and get dressed! It's most important that she looks beautiful when she goes."

"Okay! I'm going right now." Aunt Ma put down what she was holding and rushed out.

Old Ma watched Aunt Ma's departing figure and muttered to himself, "That old woman, ever since she came to the capital, she's adapted better than me. She's so energetic and efficient, always busy this early in the morning."

Aunt Ma stood in front of An Moxue's door and gently knocked. "Moxue, are you awake?"

"You're awake, Auntie, come in!" An Moxue's voice came from inside the house.

Aunt Ma gently pushed the door open, and as she walked in, she said, "I was worried you'd fallen asleep, so I came to wake you!"

An Moxue was sitting in front of the dressing table applying makeup. "I set an alarm, it will go off as soon as I hear the sound."

Aunt Ma approached, looked at her face, and praised, "You're still young, you don't look tired at all, you're full of energy, isn't that what they say!"

An Moxue let out a pleasant laugh from her chest, "Yes, Auntie, you and Uncle Ma are really good at learning new things, just like me."

"That's right, I'm confident about that. What should you wear later? It's too rushed, otherwise I would have prepared several new outfits for you, so you can choose the best one later. Do you need anything? I'll get it out for you." Aunt Ma said, opening the wardrobe.

"Auntie, you've made so many clothes for me over the years, and I still don't have any new clothes? Which one do you think suits you?" An Moxue said, putting on makeup.

Then Aunt Ma took out a white dress from the wardrobe, then a green dress, then a red dress, and then seven or eight dresses in a row, some one-piece and some two-piece sets.

Then, she took out pairs of sandals and high-heeled shoes from the shoe cabinet, and then took out several handbags from the cabinet.

Then he glanced at An Moxue and asked, "Are you done with your makeup? Try on the clothes first, and then we'll see what hairstyle you want."

An Moxue looked at the clothes on the bed and the shoes on the floor, and asked with a slightly embarrassed smile, "Auntie, is it really necessary? You can wear anything."