Chapter 282 The Ugly Daughter-in-law Meets Her Parents-in-law (1)
Early in the morning, Tian Xin got up before dawn.
By the time Li Aiying woke up, she had already cleaned the house three times, mopping the floor to a shine, wiping the table so hard it could peel paint off, and even reflecting a person's face in the glass. She was like a maniac, not eating or washing, just burying herself in her work.
This is really surprising.
"What are you doing so early in the morning?"
Li Aiying was really confused, so she came over, snatched the rag from her hand, and threw it aside, pushing her to go wash up.
"Didn't we agree that you and Lin Zhou would go visit her mother today? Why haven't you packed yet?" Li Aiying said, handing her a towel and bringing a basin of water. "Are you going just like that?"
"Mom, you're such a jerk! Why did you say that in front of Lin Zhou yesterday? Didn't you see how busy I've been these past few days?"
She grumbled as she washed her face, not caring how ugly Li Aiying's expression was: "You didn't go to the village committee yesterday, so how could you let him go? Let him go if he wants! How am I going to meet his mother? Mom, why didn't you discuss this with me before you spoke?"
After saying this, she put the towel on the washbasin rack and went into the house to wipe her face and put on makeup.
Li Aiying followed him in: "What's there to discuss? How many times has Lin Zhou been to our house? Don't you know what the villagers are saying? Besides, since you've decided to be with him, you have to be prepared! As the old saying goes, 'An ugly daughter-in-law will eventually have to meet her parents-in-law!' Lin Zhou said it at the door in front of so many people yesterday. What can I say? Can you really reject him outright? Do you think it's appropriate?"
"That's true!" She patted her face in the mirror and glanced back at Li Aiying. "Hey, Mom, what do you think... this is my first time going there, what gift should I bring for her mother? She's such a celebrity, her family should have everything they need! I can't afford an expensive gift, and I don't think she'd appreciate a cheap one either!"
“Oh…what a headache!”
"You can give anything. But it must be polite. You can't go empty-handed, and you can't give an odd number of gifts. You have to give at least four gifts!"
"I know that!"
After saying that, she turned around and continued wiping her face.
After applying makeup and drawing her eyebrows and eyes, she looked at herself in the mirror.
My hair has grown long, almost reaching my shoulders. My original curls are no longer recognizable, so it looks better tied up!
She found a silk scarf and gathered her hair up on top of her head into a high ponytail.
This makes you look more energetic!
Next, what to wear?
She opened the wardrobe.
I flipped through the few skirts I had.
In this kind of weather, wouldn’t it be better to wear a skirt?
But these skirts were bought when I was in college. Not only are they old, but the styles are also very childish and they don’t look mature at all!
Or just wear pants!
A shirt and harem pants, at least that's considered more formal, right?
She took out the clothes and looked at them.
This suit is quite new. It was bought when she first became a village official. At first, she thought she had to wear formal clothes to work, so she bought this suit.
But when she got there, she realized the village committee members weren't particular about it. She looked odd in it. So, she didn't wear it more than a few times before it was tucked away in the bottom of her closet.
Change your clothes and tie your hair! She glanced in the mirror again.
"Pfft..." She couldn't help laughing.
She looks like she's going to sell insurance, like a spirited young lady. She doesn't have the spirit of an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her parents-in-law at all!
Forget it, I'd better change into a skirt!
After struggling with "skirt, pants, pants, skirt" and trying them on repeatedly, she changed back into the Hepburn-style little black dress she wore the first time.
Comfortable!
Sure enough, the first version is still the best!
She picked up the pile of clothes on the bed, folded them again and put them in the closet, then picked up her small bag and went out.
Lin Zhou called at this very moment.
"Are you ready? I'm coming!"
"oh!"
"Oh what? Where are you?"
"On the way, I'll go to the online store first. Let Zhang Ying take everyone through the process! Once the equipment arrives, we can start registering one after another!"
"Why are you in such a hurry? This won't happen overnight! Don't go yet, I'll be there soon!"
The words "I'll be there soon" were genuine. She had just taken two steps towards the door when the car drove in from the alley. Within a minute, it stopped steadily in front of her.
"So soon? You're here too early!" she asked him from the passenger window.
Lin Zhou didn't respond. Instead, he looked her up and down, then laughed and teased, "Did you... dress up specially?"
"What do you think? Does it seem childish?"
"No! How is it childish? It's obviously very delicate!" Lin Zhou commented: "It's just," he stopped his gaze on Tian Xin's bare neck exposed by the large round collar: "It's missing..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Aiying, probably having heard the sound of a car stopping, came out of the house and interrupted their conversation.
Lin Zhou immediately got out of the car and said hello to her: "Auntie, we'll be leaving first!"
"Will it disturb your mother's rest if you go there so early? Why don't you go after breakfast?"
"No need to trouble you, Auntie! My mom said she's ready and asked me to take Tian Xin there directly! Oh, right..."
He turned around and took out two boxes from the trunk, handing them to Li Aiying: "This is the chess set Xiaoxu wanted. Please give it to him for me. I'll teach him how to play after I'm done with my work. This one is for that kid, called..."
"Zhang Yifan!" Tian Xin reminded: "Sister Zhang Ying's child!"
"Oh, yes, this is for the child!" Lin Zhou handed the box over and reminded Li Aiying, "I promised him that I would play with him, but I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time. Please give it to the child for me and tell him that I will come over to play with him when I'm done!"
"Okay, then go ahead!"
Li Aiying took the box and turned to Tian Xin, saying, "Remember to be polite when you get there and don't cause trouble for Aunt Zhou!"
"oh!"
Tian Xin nodded obediently, then got into the car, waved to Li Aiying, and the two of them left!
This scene was no different from any other. Lin Zhou often came to pick up Tian Xin to go to the county to discuss work. But when he left today, Li Aiying suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.
The car had already left the alley and nothing could be seen, but she still kept looking out, her heart in turmoil.
"What are you looking at here?" Aunt Zhang came out with a basin of dirty water, ready to pour it down the drain. Seeing Li Aiying looking out, she followed her out of curiosity.
"Xinxin followed Lin Zhou out!"
Li Aiying retracted her gaze and replied calmly. She lowered her head and saw the toys in her hand. She picked one up and handed it to Aunt Zhang: "Lin Zhou bought this for your grandson. Give it to Zhang Ying!"
"Oh, really?"
Aunt Zhang quickly carried the water down the drain, placed the basin on the ground, wiped her hands on her apron, and then took it. "Lin Zhou is so thoughtful to buy such a nice toy! Please thank him for me!"
"What a good child!" She praised while looking at the toy in her hand. It took her a while to notice that something was wrong with Li Aiying's expression.
"Hey, what's wrong with you today? Why do you look so sad?"
"Alas... my daughter has grown up and is no longer under her mother's control!" Li Aiying sighed, glanced at Aunt Zhang indifferently, turned around and went back to the house.
Aunt Zhang stood at the doorway, pondering for a long time before realizing what she meant. She slapped her forehead and smiled. Then she put the basin and toys in her yard and went back to Tian Xin's house.
"Is good news coming soon? Did Xinxin go to Lin Zhou's house?" Aunt Zhang leaned against the kitchen door with a gossipy look on her face.
Li Aiying was chopping vegetables on the chopping board. When she heard this, she sighed again: "Yeah, go meet Lin Zhou's mother!"
"Tell me, why do I suddenly feel so empty inside!" She put down the kitchen knife and looked at Aunt Zhang with a frown.
Aunt Zhang couldn't help but burst out laughing, then walked over, patted her shoulder, and comforted her: "This is just the beginning. Can't you bear it? If she gets married in the future, won't you cry?"
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