Su He wanted to laugh again at his expression, but the thought of meeting his parents tomorrow made her a little nervous. "Where are your parents? What are their personalities like?"

Lin Jingyan smiled and said, "They are easy to get along with. My dad doesn't talk much, but he has a great personality, as does my mom. They are very open-minded. They were the ones who first suggested that we could move out after we got married."

Su He was relieved to hear this.

Seeing this, Lin Jingyan added, "Well, my parents were thinking that according to the old custom, they would first go to propose marriage, the two sets of parents would meet, and then they would discuss the engagement, the betrothal gifts, and the wedding."

But now the government stipulates that everything should be simplified, so they wanted to skip this step. Plus, both of us are quite satisfied, so we'll consider our meeting tomorrow as a direct engagement.

Su He nodded. He had already discussed this with her before, and her family had agreed. In fact, this kind of situation is very common nowadays, and there are many couples who get married without being engaged.

Then Lin Jingyan added, "So they're thinking of bringing the betrothal gifts over tomorrow as well."

Su He was surprised to hear this. "Your family has even prepared the betrothal gifts?"

Lin Jingyan nodded shyly, "The big items are all prepared. Actually, they started preparing as soon as they found out I had a boyfriend. My sister also helped out. But the small items are not ready, and there are clothes and such that they bought for you. We'll have to pick them out ourselves when the time comes."

Su He was even more pleasantly surprised, not expecting the Lin family to be so well-prepared.

However, she was too embarrassed to ask what he had prepared. Anyway, judging from his tone, it should be quite good. She couldn't help but think to herself, "It's so great to have such a family to marry into. They've already bought all the betrothal gifts before I've even met her."

Aren't your family members afraid that I'll treat them badly?

Lin Jingyan smiled, "No, they trust my judgment."

Su He felt a little embarrassed after hearing what he said. She chatted with him for a few more minutes, arranged to meet again the next day, and then left.

When we got back to the village, we found that it was different. The roads were much cleaner, and even the stacks of firewood in front of many houses looked much neater.

When they arrived at the Su family's house, the courtyard was spotless, as if there wasn't a single pebble in it, and the old dust inside the house had been wiped clean.

This shows how much importance they place on their future in-laws.

The Su family didn't say anything after hearing the Lin family's plans from Su He. Just as Su He thought, this situation was quite common. The two families lived far apart, and they had specifically mentioned it in advance, which meant they didn't take it seriously.

Instead, they were nervous about meeting their future in-laws tomorrow, fearing they would be disappointed when they arrived.

Although Su He said not to worry too much, the whole family was still very nervous.

Finally, the next day arrived amidst the anticipation of the Su family.

Su He was woken up early in the morning by Grandma Su, and dressed in the new clothes that had been made for her before, with her hair neatly combed.

Everyone in the family changed into their best clothes, and even my little cousin wore the tiger-head shoes that Su He brought back.

Then the family prepared lunch while waiting for the Lin family to arrive.

Not only them, but the villagers were all waiting to see what kind of family the Lin family, whose in-laws were officials, would be like.

Around nine o'clock, a military green jeep drove into the village, followed by a tractor. After asking for directions at the village entrance, it stopped in front of the Su family's house.

A group of adults and children followed behind to watch the spectacle.