Chapter 465: Coaxing Mother-in-law with One Trick After Another
Li Beiting hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward and called out, "Mother."
"Why, are you so unhappy to see me?" He Yunlan felt a little aggrieved, and her tone became aggressive: "You thought I had already gone back, and you are still feeling lucky."
"I don't think so. I don't understand why you always think of things in the worst possible way. In fact, I have never thought so." Li Beiting's tone was somewhat helpless.
He Yunlan was slightly stunned and felt a little annoyed for a moment.
She came over here, obviously not intending to find fault, but why couldn't she control her mouth?
It was as if... after so many years, she had become accustomed to this way of getting along.
Sure enough, people don’t change so easily.
He Yunlan sighed silently in her heart, and after a moment she took out a gift box from her bag and handed it to him.
Under Li Beiting's puzzled gaze, she said awkwardly, "This is... a gift for you. If you think it's useful, accept it."
He opened it and saw a matte black fountain pen lying quietly inside. The titanium alloy pen body was shining with a cold light, and a faint black diamond was inlaid on the top of the pen cap, which was low-key yet sharp.
It's not anything particularly expensive.
But the gift...
This word was too new to the relationship between mother and son.
This seemed to be the first time his mother showed any kindness to him.
"Mother, thank you for your gift." He expressed his gratitude to the other party.
But this polite attitude made He Yunlan feel uncomfortable.
"You are so polite to me. If it was Jiang Yao who gave you the gift, you would be very happy." He Yunlan's tone was a little sour.
How could she not feel uncomfortable knowing that her son only had eyes for his girlfriend and not his mother?
The sudden mention of Jiang Yao made Li Beiting's expression change slightly. "Mother, I appreciate your gift, but if you want to persuade me to break up with Yaoyao in another way, then I can't agree to it."
He thought this might be a policy of appeasement.
She appears to be friendly with him, but her real purpose is to break them up.
"You..." He Yunlan choked with anger.
It was a rare opportunity for me to express my good intentions, but it was misinterpreted in such a malicious way.
What kind of magic potion did Jiang Yao feed him?
She was so angry that she turned around and was about to leave, but then she thought about it and felt unwilling to do so.
At this moment, a chuckle suddenly sounded behind him, "I think my aunt gave you a gift just out of concern."
Jiang Yao walked up to him cheerfully and took the pen from him. "The color of this pen suits your style very well, and it's very tastefully chosen. I think you'll like it!"
When these words were spoken, He Yunlan was obviously stunned.
Although Li Beiting was a little surprised, he nodded and said, "I just happened to be short of one."
"It seems that your aunt knows you quite well. But reciprocity is the only way. Didn't you prepare a gift for your aunt before? Why don't you take it out and give it to her?" Jiang Yao said with a smile.
He Yunlan looked surprised.
Li Beiting was slightly stunned.
Jiang Yao winked at him in the direction of home.
Li Beiting seemed to understand what she meant. He opened the door and welcomed the two of them in. "Wait a moment."
He then went upstairs.
After everyone left, He Yunlan looked at Jiang Yao warily, "What are you planning?"
"I didn't!" Jiang Yao said innocently, "I just think that since you have this feeling, you should express it to each other. This will reduce a lot of unnecessary misunderstandings."
He Yunlan snorted coldly, "No matter what tricks you use, I will not easily agree with you."
Jiang Yao just smiled lightly at this.
After waiting for about five minutes, Li Beiting came down with a brocade box and handed it to He Yunlan.
"For you."
He Yunlan didn't expect that there really was a gift.
She felt a little happy and nervous. She placed the brocade box on the coffee table and slowly opened the velvet lid. A dark jade-colored cheongsam lay quietly inside.
The moment the fingertips touched the fabric, the unique cool and smooth feeling of silk wrapped around it. This was a piece of top-grade mulberry silk, with dark patterns visible to the naked eye, and it appeared shimmering as it flowed under the light.
"Wow, this cheongsam is so beautiful! It's embroidered with double-sided peonies, and every stitch exudes elegance. If my aunt wore it and paired it with a pearl hairpin, it would be so noble and elegant..."
Jiang Yao held her face in her hands and exclaimed, "Beiting has such good taste, and he also understands my aunt's taste. He has never helped me choose such a brilliant dress!"
He Yunlan could no longer suppress the surprise and smile on her face.
Especially after hearing what Jiang Yao said, she was stunned and her mouth corners were almost stretched to her ears.
"Yes, it's quite good. I'll go try it on."
As she spoke, she couldn't wait to pick up her cheongsam and go upstairs.
After everyone left, Li Beiting walked over to Jiang Yao and put his arm around her shoulders. "Why don't you say you picked it yourself?"
When Jiang Yao originally planned to visit the Li family to meet the parents, he prepared a gift for each elder in the Li family.
However, she also knew that He Yunlan probably didn't like her, so she never had the chance to send her away.
"You don't understand this?" Jiang Yao looked at him helplessly, "How can this gift from my son be the same as the one from my daughter-in-law? Besides, she doesn't like me to begin with. If I say it was given by me, she'll dislike me even more.
But you are different. If you prepared in advance, it is a sign of filial piety, and as a mother, you also hope to be rewarded."
Li Beiting nodded in understanding, "As expected of my daughter-in-law, she knows how to coax her mother-in-law."
Jiang Yao's face flushed: "Who, who is your wife?"
Li Beiting smiled and said, "Didn't you admit it yourself? Your son and daughter-in-law..."
Jiang Yao: “…” He spoke too quickly and let him take advantage of him again.
She glared at the man in reproach.
"Okay, my family affairs have been basically dealt with. Let's go back to Nancheng together tomorrow!" Jiang Yao has not forgotten to find Yao Yuanxin's mother to find out the truth.
Li Beiting was about to reply when he heard the sound of high heels stepping on the stairs.
"Tomorrow, I will go back to South City with you."
Jiang Yao looked up and saw He Yunlan walking slowly towards him in a dark jade-colored cheongsam. The high stand-up collar was decorated with three shiny pearl buttons, and the lapel was adorned with cloud-patterned piping at an angle.
The blooming peonies make her look elegant and charming.
"Aunt, you are so beautiful." Jiang Yao praised sincerely.
He Yunlan looked proud and said, "Of course, otherwise how could I have given birth to such a handsome son that you would like him so much?"
Jiang Yao chuckled, and Li Beiting also curled up the corners of his lips.
After this incident, she clearly found that He Yunlan's attitude towards her had changed a lot.
The next day, the three of them returned to South City together, sent their mother home, and the two of them went to the Yao family together.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard a quarrel.
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