Chapter 337 Visiting the Xie Family
Gu Yin glanced at the clothes the old lady had brought; most of them were dresses—princess dresses, cheongsams, and ladylike dresses.
Gu Yin looked through the dresses and, after rejecting the princess dresses and ladylike dresses, picked up a light pink fitted cheongsam made of mulberry silk.
This cheongsam isn't form-fitting, making it more suitable for young women.
Gu Yin took the clothes and low-heeled shoes inside and put them on. When she came out, she showed them to everyone.
Wang Yanzhi got up, looked at it, took a jade hairpin off her head, and styled her hair into a simple sideburn.
Chu Yan leaned back on the sofa and smiled, "It's a bit plain. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to wear a chain? Or you could wear the bracelet my mom gave you?"
"Oh dear, I almost forgot! I completely forgot about the things the old man asked me to bring!" Wang Yanzhi said, taking a long box out of her large tote bag and handing it to Gu Yin.
Gu Yin opened it, and inside were two rows of imperial green jadeite safety buckles, a total of 20, 9 more than Gu Yin had reported.
"Why are there so many? Grandpa, aren't you going to keep them to sell?"
Wang Yanzhi took one and put it on Gu Yin's head, smiling, "We can't sell them all! The old man said to get you a round number, so that besides giving it to family members, you can give it as a gift to anyone, regardless of age!"
After putting it on, Gu Yin looked in the mirror and appeared more refined, with a low-key yet sophisticated air about her!
"This outfit is great! How about we wear this one?" Wang Yanzhi was very satisfied with the outfit.
Gu Yin turned around and looked at herself, feeling that it was still too extravagant. The accessories she was wearing were worth almost 100 million, which was overwhelming!
She looked at the other clothes and saw a light, thin white silk shirt and a pair of black suit shorts. This outfit looked much more refreshing.
After Gu Yin tries it on, she'll tie her hair in a high ponytail, looking every bit the elegant and sophisticated high school student! The black and white combination is a classic color scheme, giving her the look of a young lady from a wealthy family—both cool and sophisticated! It's both casual and fashionable, and with the addition of a safety buckle, everything about it looks perfect.
"This is the one!" Gu Yin was very satisfied with it!
Wang Yanzhi said helplessly, "Fine, fine, I wasn't planning on bringing this outfit, but I thought you probably wouldn't want to wear a dress, so I just brought it along. I didn't expect you to choose it anyway!"
Gu Yin smiled at Chu Yan: "How about it, is this alright?"
Chu Yan touched his nose, thankfully without a nosebleed, and coughed lightly, saying, "Absolutely beautiful! Clean, neat, simple, and elegant! It matches Grandpa's style perfectly! This is the one!"
After I get married, I can buy more white shirts!
After choosing her clothes, Gu Yin changed them and asked the people Wang Yanzhi brought to take them to be washed, and they would be delivered later.
Gu Yin gave Ping An deductions to the two elders and her uncle and his wife, then gave one to Wang Yanzhi, and finally handed one to Chu Yan.
Chu Yan was surprised to find he had one too! He didn't stand on ceremony at all and immediately turned around: "Ayin, help me put it on!"
Gu Yin looked at the others and saw that they were all looking at the safety buckle and not at her, so she helped him put it on.
Looking at the green necklace on his neck, and then at the one on Gu Yin's neck, Chu Yan smiled and whispered, "Matching outfits!"
Gu Yin said helplessly, "The same goes for everyone else."
Chu Yan scoffed, "I don't care, it's a couple's set!"
Gu Yin stopped worrying about it.
The next morning, Chu Yan arrived. After Gu Yin got ready, she got into the car Chu Yan had driven, and the two headed to the military compound.
Having received instructions from the Xie family at the main gate, the two proceeded without hindrance.
The Xie family lived in a small Western-style house. There were guards standing at the door. After getting out of the car, the guards opened the door for the two of them, and Chu Yan led Gu Yin inside.
The Xie family was watching TV in the living room when the two people came in.
An elderly woman stepped forward with a smile: "You've finally arrived! My husband told me about you last night, and I've been talking about it all night! This must be Gu Yin! She's so beautiful!"
The old lady stepped forward, took Gu Yin's hand, and looked her up and down with a smile. The more she looked, the more she liked her. How could someone be so good-looking! She's just too beautiful!
Seeing the admiration in her eyes, Gu Yin greeted her with a smile, "Hello, Madam!"
The old lady raised an eyebrow: "Don't call me 'Old Madam,' just like Ayan, call me Grandma Xie! No need to be so polite, just make yourself at home! Come, come, come and sit down!"
Chu Yan gave the gift to the Xie family's nanny and followed the two inside.
Gu Yin walked to the sofa, looked at Xie Ming and the two younger men and women next to him, and said with a gentle smile, "Hello, Commander Xie, hello, Uncle and Aunt."
The old man pointed to the seat next to him and said in a strong voice, "No need to be so polite. Your Grandma Xie is right, we're all family. Just be at ease. Call me Grandpa Xie. The other two, call me the same way you would Ayan."
The two men looked at Gu Yin curiously, and upon hearing this, they immediately smiled and said, "Just call me Aunt Xie and him Dad Xie! It's our first time meeting, so we don't know what you like. Here, here, this is a gift from your Grandpa Xie, Grandma Xie, Dad Xie, and me for you. Take it!" After saying that, they handed Gu Yin a large red envelope.
Gu Yin: "..." This scene...it's so much like a boyfriend bringing his girlfriend home to meet his parents for the first time!
Gu Yin looked at Chu Yan, who smiled and placed the bag in her hand: "Don't be shy, take it! Treat me to dinner later!"
Madam Xie slapped him: "You brat, this is for Ayin! You need to eat, I'll give you some later. You can't bully Ayin!"
Chu Yan sighed, "Alas, they're already complaining about saving people once they have a new one. How heartbreaking!"
Everyone laughed when they saw him like that.
"Alright, alright, stop chatting and come eat! The food is ready!" The old lady called out as she came out of the kitchen, and the housekeeper brought the food over one by one.
Last night, Chu Yan had already introduced the Xie family to Gu Yin.
Grandpa Xie works in the military, and Grandma Xie works for the Women's Federation. They have a son and a daughter. Their eldest son is Xie Fangze, who married his childhood sweetheart, Wang Jing. Xie Fangze also works in the military, while Wang Jing is the mayor of Beijing. Besides being childhood sweethearts, they are also well-matched in terms of social standing. After their marriage, they had a son who just graduated from a national defense school and is currently working in the military.
The youngest daughter, Xie Fangyan, was in the military dance troupe and performed everywhere. Because of dance, she delayed her marriage. When she was forty, she married a troupe leader under Xie Ming. The troupe leader's first wife had passed away, leaving behind a girl. The family of three lived in the military compound, and occasionally Xie Fangyan would bring the girl to visit.
It was also very simple for the Xie family to get up.
They didn't talk while eating, and soon finished their meal.
After the items were removed, the old man asked Gu Yin and Chu Yan to go to the study together.
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