Father Gu snorted, and looked at his son as if he were a good-for-nothing kid whose nose was not a nose and whose face was not a face.
"Then eat first, eat first."
Father Gu waited for Pei Qinghuan to nod before tapping Gu Jinchen on the head.
"Come on, sit down."
Pei Qinghuan led them to the dining table. She nervously served the dishes and pushed the chairs towards Gu's father and mother.
"Mom and Dad, please sit down. I only know a few home-cooked dishes, so all I cook are home-cooked dishes. Please don't be disgusted."
Her voice was cautious and somewhat unsure.
These are just some home-cooked dishes.
It was nothing at all. She was afraid that Gu's father and mother were used to eating delicious food outside, and would dislike her dish because it was too simple.
Unexpectedly, Mother Gu looked at me differently.
"You did all this?"
Pei Qinghuan nodded.
Mother Gu looked a little surprised. "There are very few girls nowadays who can cook. You actually can cook. That's incredible."
Pei Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, "Really?"
Gu Cheng also sat down with a tut-tut sound, "Of course, sister-in-law, you don't know. Nowadays, there are very few girls who are willing to cook, almost none. It's all us men who cook. I thought my cousin would never find such a virtuous wife in his life."
Pei Qinghuan blushed at the compliment, "That's not an exaggeration. In our Pei family, all the cooking is done by the girls."
Father Gu took a piece of food with chopsticks and nodded continuously, "It's delicious. This level is up to my level."
Pei Qinghuan couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, could it be..."
Gu Jinchen said helplessly, "Yes, in our family, my dad is the one who cooks. He usually treats my mom like a princess. My mom never does these things."
Mother Gu glared at Gu Jinchen angrily, "What are you talking about? How can I, your mother, cook with my delicate hands?"
Mother Gu also took a chopstick and said, "It's delicious. The pickled cabbage is very chewy, and the sweet and sour fish is very authentic. Qinghuan, when are you going to learn to cook?"
Speaking of this, Pei Qinghuan smiled a little embarrassedly.
"I started learning to cook when I was very young, probably around five years old."
What Pei Qinghuan didn't say was that when she was five years old, her family's financial situation was poor and her parents worried about their livelihood every day. Not only did Pei Qinghuan learn to cook, but she also took on all the housework at home.
From big things like washing clothes and mopping the floor to small things like washing dishes, these are all things that Pei Qinghuan has to do alone.
It was obviously a trivial matter, but after Pei Qinghuan said it, a look of disbelief appeared on Gu's mother's face.
"Five years old, gosh, that's pretty impressive."
Gu Jinchen couldn't help but keep his gaze on Pei Qinghuan for a little longer. She had her hair tucked behind her ears and was eating with her head down, looking somewhat peaceful.
For the first time, he felt that Pei Qinghuan might not have had a good childhood, and it was really inappropriate to talk about her sad stories in such an occasion.
Gu Jinchen's flash of sympathy prompted him to change the subject.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Why haven't my father-in-law and mother-in-law come yet?"
Pei Qinghuan looked at the time and looked a little embarrassed. "I'll make a phone call and ask."
She walked aside and dialed the number.
"Mom and Dad, why haven't you come yet? Grandma and the others are already here."
Mother Pei spoke slowly, "Why are you in such a hurry? We are in-laws meeting, so we need to show our power from the beginning."
"If we go there sooner, the in-laws will think our daughter is easy to bully."
Pei Qinghuan looked down at the time, a look of anxiety on his face. "Then you can't be so slow. It's almost half past eight. It would be rude if you don't show up."
Mother Pei asked Father Pei to put on his suit and tie, while humming perfunctorily, "I know, I know, you are such a bitch."
Pei Qinghuan hung up the phone and returned to the dining table feeling a little embarrassed.
"My parents are on their way here. It might be a little crowded. Sorry."
Mother Gu was very understanding at this time. She smiled and waved her hand.
"It's okay, sit down, we're not in a hurry."
Gu Jinchen raised his eyebrows and looked at his mother's sudden good temper.
He's not that easy to deal with. Why did he change his temper today?
Before she came, she said that she must help him to take a good look at the true face of her daughter-in-law. But after she came, she kept calling her Qing Huan very skillfully.
At the dining table, Father Gu skillfully peeled a shrimp for Mother Gu, who then placed the shrimp directly into Pei Qinghuan's bowl. "Come on, Qinghuan, eat some shrimp."
It was the first time Pei Qinghuan felt such a family atmosphere. She felt warm in her heart and lowered her head and sighed, "Thank you, Mom."
Gu Jinchen's eyelids became more prominent.
Why did he feel that he was more like the adopted child now? His biological mother kept getting close to Pei Qinghuan and asking about his well-being.
Gu Cheng was standing by and happily watching his cousin, who was a big shot in the business world, frown. He was even happier watching the fun.
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Pei Qinghuan immediately stood up and opened the door.
Gu Cheng smiled and stood up. "I'll do it, I'll do it. This must be the Pei family, they're in-laws."
He pushed open the door and saw Lu Zhicheng standing at the door in a suit and tie.
Pei Anan was wearing a simple and clean cotton coat and holding Lu Zhicheng's arm.
"Sister, we are here."
Everyone followed his gaze, and Gu Cheng smiled immediately.
For no other reason, simply because Lu Zhicheng dressed too exaggeratedly.
He even had his hair waxed, and had large gold watches on both sides of his hands, a gold necklace around his neck, and a smug look on his face.
"Well, sister-in-law, An An and I are here to visit you. These are all your uncle's family members, right?"
He took off his leather shoes and casually put on slippers. As soon as he entered the room, he looked around the furnishings in the room and talked freely.
"This room seems to be empty. It's too empty. The decoration is a bit outdated. This beam looks like it's from the last century."
Lu Zhicheng glanced at the furnishings and then glanced at Gu Cheng, "Aunt, which one is the uncle-in-law?"
Before Pei Qinghuan could point, Gu Jinchen had already walked forward calmly. He had a strong aura, coupled with his usual intimidating presence in the business world. Even without saying a word, his eyes carried a hint of bloody majesty.
"Hello."
However, Lu Zhicheng first looked at Gu Jinchen's wrist.
Empty?
He doesn't even wear a watch, which means he can't afford a famous watch. Nowadays, every man in the business world wears a watch.
I guess this uncle-in-law is definitely not a white-collar worker. No wonder he was so secretive before. Maybe his income from work is not that good either.
Lu Zhicheng calculated Gu Jinchen's social status in his mind and smiled with some contempt.
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