Seeing his parents acting like wolves and tigers, eager to get their daughter-in-law married for the first time, how could Huang Tinggan feel at ease with Li Xiaoya being alone with her mother? What if his mother couldn't contain her excitement and suddenly asked Li Xiaoya to get married with him, wouldn't that scare Xiaoya?
As for the gifts and red envelopes I want to give Li Xiaoya, can't I just go upstairs quietly to get them later? Why bother taking Li Xiaoya with me?
Seeing her son protecting Li Xiaoya with a protective look, Tao Jiafen felt unhappy and complained.
"You kid, Mom just wanted to talk to Xiaoya alone, but you didn't want to. You're so protective of her."
Hearing what his mother said, Huang Tinggan said as a matter of course.
"Ah, Xiaoya is my girlfriend, it's my duty to protect her!"
Li Xiaoya: “…”
I was suddenly touched. What was going on? It was the first time I felt the feeling of being held in someone's arms. It was so nice.
Seeing their son protecting Li Xiaoya like a calf, Huang Xin and Tao Jiafen looked at each other, sighed helplessly, and Huang Xin compromised.
"Wife, this is Xiaoya's first time here, and you're taking her out for a stroll alone. It's not good. What if the child gets scared? Let her stay with Huang Tinggan. After all, they know each other best. Let's go upstairs and take a walk. Leave the children some space."
After saying that, the couple turned around and walked upstairs. Before leaving, Zhou Zhan came out of the kitchen and happened to see the couple going upstairs, so he heard Zhou Zhan greet them.
"Hey, you two are finally back. You didn't even have time to come home for dinner before, so how come you're free to come home for dinner today? What a coincidence! My grandson is back with his girlfriend, and you just happened to meet him. It's fate, right?"
After just a few words, Huang Tinggan was full of admiration. His grandmother was indeed a smart person.
As expected of a businesswoman, she spoke flawlessly in just a few words, which not only cleared her of suspicion but also indirectly showed that Huang Xin and Tao Jiafen came back by chance and were not called back by her.
In a word, it was none of her business that Huang Xin and Tao Jiafen came back for dinner. They came back for dinner and happened to meet her grandson with his girlfriend, so she took advantage of it.
Huang Xin's mouth twitched when he heard this. He thought to himself that his mother was indeed an old fox. Her words were just like her personality, very slick and it was impossible to find any evidence against her. However, she still cooperated with him.
"Yes, Mom, today is a good day. Jiafen and I wanted to come back for dinner with you, but we happened to meet our son and his girlfriend. It's really fate. Let's have a good family reunion dinner later. Mom, please ask the kitchen to cook a few more dishes."
After saying that, he hugged Tao Jiafen and went upstairs. They had to go upstairs to make a red envelope and find a decent gift for Li Xiaoya as a meeting gift. After all, it was the first time for the daughter-in-law to come to their home, so they had to give her a gift and a red envelope to express their parents' love!
Besides, they seemed very happy with Li Xiaoya, and they had no objection if their son married such a daughter-in-law.
Looking at the backs of his son and daughter-in-law as they hurried upstairs, Zhou Zhan responded with a smile from behind.
"Okay, go ahead and get busy. I'll keep an eye on the kitchen and make sure I cook a table full of dishes. I just don't know what Xiaoya likes to eat."
Not far away, Li Xiaoya, who was held in Huang Tinggan's arms, heard Zhou Zhan's words that sounded like he was talking to himself, and subconsciously opened her mouth to answer.
"Grandma, don't be so polite. You don't have to ask the kitchen to cook anything for me. I can eat anything. I'm easy to feed!"
After she finished speaking, Huang Tinggan gave her a meaningful look, and Li Xiaoya realized belatedly that she had said the wrong thing.
When Huang Tinggan looked at her, he said that she was easy to support herself, and there was something ambiguous in his eyes.
It's good to be easy to raise. When you marry her in the future, she can be well fed and clothed. Anyway, although their family is very wealthy, they don't care about food, clothing and other things, so they are quite simple.
Just as Li Xiaoya and Huang Tinggan were staring at each other with eyes wide open, and a special ambiguity was slowly rising in each other's eyes about the easy-to-support words, Zhou Zhan, who was not far away, had gray hair and should have had cloudy eyes and deafness at his age, but he could actually hear what his granddaughter-in-law said accurately and muttered.
"It's good to not be picky about food. Girls who are not picky about food are my favorite!"
Of course, as for whether it was easy to support her, Zhou Zhan pretended not to hear. With their family's financial resources, they could afford it. As long as Li Xiaoya married in, their family would be able to guarantee Li Xiaoya a rich life.
Li Xiaoya: “…”
So, what happened to the saying that people have poor hearing as they get older?
At this moment, Huang Xin and Tao Jiafen upstairs were rummaging through boxes and drawers, looking for a suitable gift for their daughter-in-law whom they were meeting for the first time.
Tao Jiafen took out a few jewelry boxes, took out a sparkling diamond ring and a bracelet, and asked her husband.
"How about this diamond ring? This diamond bracelet would be nice too?"
Huang Xin took a look at the diamond ring and diamond bracelet in his wife's hands and shook his head.
"It's not appropriate for us to give a little girl a diamond ring and a diamond bracelet when she comes to our house for the first time. Moreover, this diamond ring should be given to her by our son. He will need it when he gets married. If we give him a ring, we will be wrong in our stance."
Giving my son all the gifts he deserves, isn't that just a waste of time?
Huang Xin's words made sense to Tao Jiafen. She threw the ring and bracelet back into the jewelry box and continued rummaging through it while talking.
"Oh, then I'll look for it again!"
Next, the two discussed bracelets, pendants, earrings, and various jewelry. In the end, they both felt that the jewelry they found were not suitable as a gift for Li Xiaoya. Finally, Tao Jiafen took out a transparent jade pendant with kingfisher feathers from a jewelry box and asked Huang Xin.
"How about this jade pendant? It has good water content and a green emerald color. It looks very low-key, but it is actually very valuable. It is especially suitable for a fair-skinned and beautiful girl like Li Xiaoya. It shows our respect for her without appearing vulgar!"
This is a very old jade pendant. The jade is warm and transparent, with a bright emerald color. People who understand jade can tell at a glance that it is of extraordinary value.
Speaking of which, this jade pendant has a story behind it. When they went on a business trip to Yunnan, they happened to meet a jade merchant who had cut some good materials. They bought a few pieces and brought them back, intending to give them to their sons and grandsons as heirlooms.
However, after bringing them back, they were busy with work and bought many other jewelry, so they forgot about these peace lockets.
Nowadays, if I hadn’t rummaged through the drawers to give gifts to my daughter-in-law, I wouldn’t have remembered that there were a few peace lockets at home.
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