However, Li Tiehua often nagged Lin Xue about the bottles, jars, antiques, calligraphy and paintings she bought.
Unfortunately, Li Tiehua's words did not cause the slightest ripple in Lin Xue's ears.
There was no way to explain this to Li Tiehua in detail; she could only let it go in one ear and out the other.
When they came out of the black market, Lin Xue's basket was full of things, and even Li Tiehua's basket was filled with them.
However, Li Tiehua stopped talking at this moment because Lin Xue had also bought her a lot of things.
Why torture your ears when money can solve the problem?
When she got home, since the men in the family didn't come home for lunch, Li Tiehua simply made two bowls of noodles.
However, Lin Xue's bowl contained a lot of shredded meat and two poached eggs.
In her own bowl, there were only a few barely visible shreds of meat, and she didn't eat a single fried egg.
Lin Xue sighed and had no choice but to give one of the golden-brown fried eggs to Li Tiehua.
After the mother and daughter finished their meal, they cleaned the house thoroughly, inside and out.
Since it was his future daughter-in-law who was invited over for dinner, Old Man Lin had said he would also invite his in-laws over to strengthen their relationship.
After all, whether their son can get married soon depends on what his in-laws think.
The feelings of one's children are one thing, but whether the elderly can maintain those relationships is another.
The older generation maintains a good relationship between the two families, which naturally makes things go more smoothly for the children.
At dinner, Lin Xue didn't let her mother do all the cooking herself; she also helped cook two dishes.
When the meal was halfway prepared, the Zheng family arrived.
This time, Zheng Juan and her parents, along with Zheng Juan's older brother Zheng Shuai, came from the Zheng family. It seems they wanted to come and investigate the situation of the Lin family.
Old Man Lin warmly welcomed his in-laws into the house. Li Tiehua also went out to greet his mother-in-law and future daughter-in-law before returning to the kitchen.
Zheng's mother and Zheng Juan both went into the kitchen to help with the chores.
With the addition of two people, the cooking speed increased significantly.
Several main dishes had already been prepared, and all that was left was to stir-fry and mix them, and make a soup.
At the dinner table, the Lam and Carrie families chatted lively and enthusiastically.
The elderly couple from the Lin family would glance at Zheng Juan every now and then, as if they were observing their future daughter-in-law.
Meanwhile, the Zheng family was also quietly observing the Lin family members.
Especially Lin Xue, the married daughter, they heard a lot about this young lady from the Lin family when they were investigating the Lin family's finances.
They had heard about the despicable things the original owner had done, but they had never met her. In addition, Lin Xue was married far away and would not come back often, which is why the Zheng family was willing to marry their daughter to the Lin family.
Aside from Lin Xue, who is such an oddball, the Lin family also has some eccentricities, although the old couple are also a bit eccentric, but they all have their own biases.
If they were to marry their daughter into the family, with two such elderly people protecting her, her life wouldn't be too bad.
But now they observed that Lin Xue sat at the dinner table with great poise and spoke eloquently.
Furthermore, Old Man Lin also boasted about Lin Xue's articles in the newspaper.
Do the Zheng family think that what's being spread outside is all just rumors?
From what they saw, Lin Xue was a capable and generous girl, not at all like the stingy and vicious person the outside world had described.
It must be said that this meal made the Zheng family even more satisfied with the Lin family.
It's likely that when they inquired about the Lin family's financial situation, they asked the wrong person.
Didn't you see how many things that girl brought back for her parents' home? Who could say a bad word about a sister-in-law like that!
After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,
The two families went from having a casual meal to discussing marriage.
Now the Zheng family is extremely satisfied with Lin Laoda, not only because of his good job, but also because of his family environment, which is something that ordinary families can't have.
Besides, the Lin family only has two sons, so the family fortune will at most be divided between the two sons.
They had subtly inquired about it at the dinner table, but the Lin family's married daughter had absolutely no interest in the family's property.
Moreover, the gifts that this girl brought out were not the kind of nice things that ordinary people would be willing to buy.
The silk scarf from Shanghai, the Warrior shoes from Beijing, and the fountain pen and notebook that were supposedly a reward from a newspaper, with the newspaper's stamp on them!
Zheng's parents and eldest brother could see it all clearly; where else could they find such a generous sister-in-law?
Sending such a generous gift before their daughter is even married into the family must mean that the Lin family values their daughter highly.
By the time the Zheng family of four returned home, the marriage arrangements between the two families had already been finalized.
The date was set for February of the following year. Li Tiehua's intention was to marry into the family as soon as possible so that she could hold her eldest grandson or granddaughter by the end of the year.
After discussing it with their son and daughter, the Zheng couple also felt it was a good idea.
Anyway, Boss Lin is already of marriageable age, so naturally he can't wait to get married.
It wasn't until after nine o'clock that Boss Lin rode his bicycle to take the Zheng family back home.
The Zheng family also came on two bicycles, but Old Man Zheng had drunk too much and couldn't ride a bicycle anymore.
So Lin, the eldest brother, rode his bicycle with Zheng, the old man.
The eldest brother of the Zheng family took his mother with him, and then Zheng Juan rode a bicycle by herself.
After everyone left, Li Tiehua put his arm around Lin Xue's shoulder.
"My dear daughter, you came back at the perfect time! The wedding date had been delayed for so long, but now that you're back, the Zheng family immediately agreed to let their daughter marry into the family!"
"My daughter, I now feel that you are the lucky star of our Lin family!"
"My daughter can write articles, earn her own money, and even help her brother get married..."
Li Tiehua became more and more beautiful as she spoke, but when she turned her gaze to Lin Lao Er, she couldn't help but frown.
"Daughter, why don't you stay home a few more days this time? Look at your second brother, he still doesn't have a girlfriend, and who knows when he'll find a wife!"
Seeing Lin Lao Er, Li Tiehua was filled with worry!
The second son is a simpleton, too honest, and not sweet-talking enough. I don't know how he'll ever win over a wife.
Just moments ago, Li Tiehua was incredibly smug; now, she felt just as melancholy.
"Mother, you need a matchmaker's help to find a wife. It won't work if you ask me!"
"If my second brother has a girlfriend, I can send some gifts to help us arrange a marriage between our two families. But don't expect anything else from me!"
Lin Xue gathered all the bowls and chopsticks on the table into a basin, and then put all the leftover food into the cupboard.
Lin Xue watched Li Tiehua muttering to herself and thought to herself, "Is this old woman trying to shirk her work?"
"Mom, hurry up and help me clean this up! If you don't start soon, I'm going back to my room to sleep, and you'll have to clean up this mess yourself!"
Lin Xue is already doing well if she can help tidy up the dishes; if you expect her to wash the pots and pans, Lin Xue says she won't do it.
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