Chapter 95 Showing Off
After Qin Shuzhi and his wife greeted their mother, Qi Yishan led them inside to find Qin's mother, who had arrived earlier.
As the three were talking and walking inside, they suddenly saw Mother Shen walking towards them.
"Auntie."
After calling her name, Qi Yishan couldn't help but glance at Qin Shuzhi.
Qin Shuzhi saw Shen's mother approaching from a distance. It was expected that she would run into her tonight. She gave Qi Yishan a reassuring look before nodding slightly to Shen's mother, "Aunt Shen."
Then she whispered to Shi Yuanxing beside her, "This is Shen Yichen's mother."
Shen's mother always treated her kindly, and Qin Shuzhi never transferred her dislike for Shen Yichen onto her.
Even though there will be no further contact, as adults, we can still greet each other politely if we meet.
"Book knowledge".
Mother Shen smiled gently at her, then looked at Shi Yuanxing beside her, "Is this your husband?"
Before Qin Shuzhi could respond, Shi Yuanxing spoke first, "Hello, I am Zhizhi's husband."
His tone was calm yet firm and powerful.
There was no deliberate hostility; it was simply stating a fact.
Hearing his words, Chen's mother was filled with mixed emotions, but she still smiled and nodded, saying, "That's good, that's good. Best wishes to you both."
She looked at the two well-matched people in front of her, her eyes filled with both blessings and regret.
"That would be great."
Qin's mother appeared out of nowhere and stood next to Qin Shuzhi. She said to Shen's mother, "My Shuzhi is a lucky star. People with less good fortune can't marry her."
These words were clearly a sarcastic remark about Shen Yichen's bad luck. Shen's mother looked somewhat embarrassed, but since it was her own son who had wronged the other woman's daughter, Shen's mother felt ashamed just standing in front of Qin's mother. How could she have the face to say anything?
In fact, she had previously visited Mr. and Mrs. Qin with generous gifts to apologize, but Mrs. Qin did not accept the apology or the gifts.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Qin Shuzhi gently tugged at her mother's hand and whispered, "Mom."
Qin's mother pretended not to see her hint.
Actually, she wasn't a petty or unreasonable person, and she knew that Shen Yichen's mistakes couldn't be blamed on his mother, but it was her daughter who was hurt, and she just couldn't get over it.
Especially with her son-in-law present tonight, she naturally had to show off a bit, so that the Shen family would know that their daughter could find a better partner after leaving Shen Yichen.
"Of course, my son-in-law is also quite outstanding. His family background goes without saying, but the key is that he has excellent character, is devoted, cultured, and very filial to his elders."
Qin's mother took two steps closer to Chen's mother, "G-FS V-level membership, you know how valuable that is, right? The top one in Jiangcheng—"
Qin's mother raised her chin and gracefully patted her chest. "It's me."
“My son-in-law took care of it for me, so you see, some things you still have to pay attention to. A man who loves his wife will naturally extend that love to everything related to her, even taking care of the preferences of his wife's family…”
Qin Shuzhi: "..."
Isn't Mom taking this bragging a bit too far?
She looked at Shi Yuanxing with a hint of helplessness, while Shi Yuanxing suppressed a laugh and gently squeezed her hand to comfort her.
After listening for a while, Qin's mother started showing off her skin condition.
"Their skincare products are tailored to individual skin conditions and adjusted accordingly. Look, my crow's feet are gone..."
When it came to her favorite beauty and skincare, Qin's mother got carried away and started discussing skincare with Chen's mother earnestly, without distinguishing between friend and foe.
Previously, Qin's mother and Shen's mother had a good relationship, after all, they almost became in-laws. The two of them, along with Qi's mother, would occasionally meet for afternoon tea or go for skin care treatments together.
After learning that Shen Yichen had betrayed Qin Shuzhi, Qin's mother stopped associating with Shen's mother and even rarely saw Qi's mother. Several times, Qi's mother tried to arrange a meeting to ease the tension between the two, but Qin's mother refused to accept the invitation.
Qin Shuzhi looked at her mother, who was nagging incessantly to Shen's mother, and felt both amused and exasperated.
She knew Qin's mother's personality well; if she wasn't stopped, she could talk about skincare until the end of the banquet.
Qin Shuzhi secretly gave Qi Yishan a look, and the latter immediately understood.
"Auntie, haha, the banquet will start soon. Shall I take you to your seats first?"
Qi Yishan stepped forward and interrupted with a smile.
Qin's mother then regained her senses and realized that she and Shen's mother were no longer on the same page, so why share so much with her?
She turned to Qi Yishan and said, "Okay, then you take Zhizhi and the others over first. I'm going to the restroom and I'll come back later."
Qin Shuzhi stepped forward and took her hand, "Mom, I'll go with you."
"No need, no need, I'm not going to get lost in the restroom."
Qin's mother laughed and pushed her towards Shi Yuanxing, "You just need to accompany Yuanxing, haha."
Seeing that she said that, Qin Shuzhi did not follow. She nodded to Chen's mother and then followed Qi Yishan to the banquet with Shi Yuanxing.
Qin's mother walked out alone. Just as she reached one of the entrances to the banquet, someone walked in.
Shen Yichen?
Didn't they say he wouldn't be coming tonight?
When Qin's mother saw the person in front of her, her face immediately darkened.
Upon seeing that it was Qin's mother, Shen Yichen immediately stopped, stood up straight, and respectfully greeted her, "Auntie."
"No, we're not close, I can't accept you calling me 'Auntie'."
Qin's mother didn't give him a friendly look.
Shen Yichen's already pale face flushed with embarrassment, and he lowered his head in guilt.
"Auntie, I'm so sorry, I..."
"Excuse me, is this the way to the restroom?"
Qin's mother ignored him and turned around to ask a passing waiter for directions.
"Yes, go out through this door and turn right to find the restroom."
"OK, thanks."
After finishing her sentence, Qin's mother turned and left, leaving Shen Yichen standing there stiffly.
*
Qi Yishan led Qin Shuzhi and his wife to the table next to the main table.
After the two sat down, Qi Yishan started talking to Qin Shuzhi about the dishes for the evening.
"...Tonight's dessert was specially made by a pastry chef I hired from outside. It's delicious, you must try it later..."
As she spoke, she looked up and found that Qin Shuzhi's smile had vanished, and he was staring straight ahead at something.
Qi Yishan looked up in confusion and followed the direction she was looking, and then saw Shen Yichen standing not far from them.
Qi Yishan stared in astonishment, her eyes wide, and stepped forward. "Brother? You... didn't you call and say you weren't coming tonight?"
Shen Yichen looked at Qin Shuzhi in silence.
Why would she come if he hadn't said that?
Shen Yichen hadn't expected that she would bring Shi Yuanxing along as well.
He forced himself to look away from Qin Shuzhi and responded to Qi Yishan in a calm voice.
"The doctor said it was okay, so I came over."
Looking at his pale and sickly face, Qi Yishan sighed and said, "Brother, you don't look well. You shouldn't push yourself. Should I have someone take you back to the hospital?"
Don't let your own discomfort affect other people's appetites.
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