A knock came at the door.
Qiao Xiaoni placed the box on the cabinet, walked to the door, and opened it. She saw Su Chenhao standing there, looking particularly dashing in his new clothes. Clothes make the man; he looked even better than before, incomparable to any male celebrity on TV.
Such a dazzling man, the thought of him being mine in the future makes me happy.
Su Chenhao looked at his new wife, who seemed like a completely different person. Her hair was tied into two braids on either side, and she wore no makeup, her skin looking radiant and translucent. He really wanted to kiss her. However, he didn't dare to do so because his mother-in-law was still inside.
"Xiao Su, you've come at the right time. I have a few words to tell you," Li Meihua said, breaking the silence. The couple was sweet as honey at the beginning, but who knows what would happen over time? Their daughter and son-in-law were clearly destined for great things; she hoped they could stay together forever.
Su Chenhao closed the door, then walked up to Li Meihua and knelt down: "Mom, is there anything you need to tell me?"
"Why are you kneeling down, child? Get up right now." Li Meihua didn't want him to kneel. She reached out to pull him up, but found that she couldn't move him at all.
"Mom, I'll change how I address you from today. Don't worry, I'll take good care of Xiaoni and I'll never let her suffer any grievances outside."
“You’ve said what I wanted to say.” Li Meihua put her hand down. “But I still have to say this: if you ever get tired of her, send my daughter back.”
This family will always welcome her back. Remember that. Don't think that just because I married my daughter to you, she'll be yours forever.
Being a woman is tough. We have to bear children, raise children, manage the household—we have to do everything. It's different from being men, and I hope you can understand.
"What you're saying won't happen. I've only ever been with Nizi. I won't take any other woman," Su Chenhao replied calmly and firmly.
Qiao Xiaoni was deeply moved and almost shed tears. Unconsciously, she had come to regard Li Meihua as her own mother.
Li Meihua felt relieved and got off the kang (a heated brick bed): "I'm relieved to hear you say that. If you want to kneel, then keep kneeling! I'm going out to entertain the guests. You two hurry up and come out after you've finished talking. I reckon the banquet will be starting soon."
"Hmm!" Su Chenhao responded, and stood up while holding onto the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
Then the door closed, leaving only the two of them in the room.
Qiao Xiaoni squatted down and patted the dust off his trousers: "These are brand new trousers. They're covered in dust when you kneel down. Luckily they're black, or they'd be so conspicuous!"
"Kneeling down to marry you is absolutely worth it." Su Chenhao felt that he was the happiest man in the world right now, although he had only taken the first step and was still a long way from their actual union.
Qiao Xiaoni took the wooden box and opened it in front of him: "This is a wedding gift from my mom, dad, and brother. It's such a generous gift, I can't refuse it."
Su Chenhao looked at the glittering gold jewelry: "They're so good to you. Keep these things safe."
"My mom wants me to take her out to show everyone. Do you think I should?"
"Do you want to take it out with you?"
“I don’t think it’s necessary.” Qiao Xiaoni put the box down. “You know a lot of people came today. I don’t want to attract attention and cause them any more trouble.”
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