The woman near the door was in her early thirties, with an oval face and fair, delicate skin that looked as if you could squeeze water out of it.

Her eyebrows and eyes were exceptionally beautiful; beneath her curved willow-leaf eyebrows were a pair of smiling almond-shaped eyes, which always carried a touch of gentleness as if they could see into one's heart.

Her smile is like a gentle spring breeze, but the smile never truly reaches her eyes, as if through a thin veil, making her unfathomable.

The woman next to her was twenty-seven years old. The two had similar features, about seven or eight points, but the younger one was more lively and cunning than the older one.

"You must be Sisi!" Gu Wanyin stood up and greeted Shen Sisi warmly.

Chen Sisi suddenly had a strange feeling that Gu Wanyin was the mistress of the house.

Gu Qingqian reluctantly got up, a barely perceptible glint in her eyes, having already sized her up.

She is indeed quite beautiful, otherwise she wouldn't have bewitched their younger brother.

"You are..." Shen Sisi asked hesitantly.

Gu Wanyin took her hand familiarly: "I am Chengfeng's eldest sister, Gu Wanyin, and her second sister is Gu Qingqian."

Compared to Gu Wanyin's outgoing nature, Gu Qingqian seemed much more aloof.

It turns out it was my two older sisters who had arrived!

Shen Sisi then remembered that Xu Hongying had said before that with the wedding date approaching, she would invite Gu Chengfeng's two older sisters to help with the wedding preparations.

"I didn't even know you arrived, I'm so sorry!" Shen Sisi was caught off guard by the attack.

Luckily, I bought roast duck as an extra treat today, otherwise I would have been too neglectful of my aunt.

"So what if you know?" Gu Qingqian retorted.

Chen Sisi was stung, but she held back her words. "If I had known, I would have picked you up at the station. I'm sorry about today, but I'll treat you to hot pot tomorrow."

Gu Wanyin lowered her gaze slightly, but maintained a polite smile: "No need for that. I know you're very busy, a very busy person. It's okay, we can just eat something at home."

These words were originally meant to be considerate and thoughtful, but why did they sound so grating to Gu Qingqian's ears?

"Busy? I bet you're busy figuring out how to spend all my brother's money!" Gu Qingqian sneered. "You're a woman from the countryside who doesn't earn a single penny, yet you eat my brother's food, use my brother's money, and still dare to dine out so extravagantly?"

When it comes to money, Shen Sisi really can't refute it.

Almost everything she owns now was given to her by Gu Chengfeng. Even the capital she used to start her business was thanks to Gu Chengfeng. She keeps a record of all these things in a small notebook, and she will pay Gu Chengfeng back when the oil mill makes money.

But now, with people pointing fingers at her, Chen Sisi retorted, not to be outdone: "I admit that Gu Chengfeng has indeed taken on a lot of responsibility, but I am not an idle person. The money I spent on treating you to a meal was earned by my own hands, and I will never spend a single penny of his money."

"You?" Gu Qingqian exclaimed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world: "Chen Sisi, if I remember correctly, you only graduated from junior high school!"

Chen Sisi chuckled softly, "I just lack formal education, unlike you, who's uncultured..."

"What did you say?" Gu Qingqian was furious.

Chen Sisi said, "Isn't it because they lack education? Can't a junior high school graduate earn money?"

Moreover, she earned quite a bit; just two orders of medicinal oil brought in several months' wages for her workers.

Gu Qingqian didn't expect that Shen Sisi was so tough and dared to talk back to her. Just as she was about to lash out, Gu Wanyin gave her a wink: "Second sister, what kind of behavior is this? You just met Sisi and you don't say a single nice word."

Gu Qingqian was scolded by her older sister and sat back down on the sofa in anger.

"Fine, I'll shut up and say no more. Are you satisfied now?"

Gu Wanyin put her arm around Chen Sisi's shoulder and accompanied her all the way to the kitchen: "Don't take it to heart, that's just her temper."

Chen Sisi could only smile and say, "It's nothing."

Xu Hongying was cooking while wearing an apron, and the kitchen was in complete chaos, like a battlefield.

"Sisi's back!" Xu Hongying was busy flipping through the dishes, looking very busy.

"You're back." Shen Sisi put down the roast duck. "Mom, my aunts came today, and I bought a roast duck so we can have some extra food."

"Okay, go and rest!"

With her two aunts watching her, Chen Sisi didn't really want to go out and sit down to wait for her meal.

"Let me help!" She took the vegetables from the sink and turned on the tap to rinse them.

Gu Wanyin then joined the kitchen team: "Then I'll chop the vegetables!"

Gu Wanyin truly doesn't consider herself an outsider; she's even more familiar with Gu Chengfeng's family than she is with them.

This harmonious scene seems strangely unreal.

Especially Gu Wanyin, who is clearly very enthusiastic and familiar, why does she instinctively not want to get close to her?

"By the way, Mom, where's Niu Niu?" Chen Sisi asked.

"Niu Niu is sleeping in her room. Wan Yin played with her for a long time this afternoon, and the little one got tired and fell asleep on the bed until now. We'll wake her up after all the dishes are served!"

Xu Hongying said that Gu Wanyin really likes Niu Niu, and she even brought Niu Niu a new outfit this time.

Chen Sisi secretly glanced at her sister-in-law chopping vegetables beside her, thanking her aloud but secretly wondering what was going on.

Generally speaking, few families would accept a woman like her who had a child out of wedlock, let alone treat her daughter so well.

Even someone as sharp-tongued but kind-hearted as Xu Hongying took some time to adjust before accepting them.

Shen Sisi felt that something was wrong with Gu Wanyin, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Soon, a meal was ready, a simple four dishes and a soup.

Steamed pork with rice flour, steamed sausage, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, green beans and eggplant, and a pot of hot three-delicacy soup.

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