Chapter 31 [Update 2 and 3]

The main reason is that Huo Yuyan doesn't usually behave like he has elderly parents and young children.

For more than a month, he never mentioned this person, nor did he go back to his parents' home to take a look. The housekeeper and servants in the Huo residence seemed to have tacitly ignored this matter.

Usually in stories about wealthy families, isn't there supposed to be a mother-in-law who gives the heroine 50 million to force her to leave her son?

Oh, I forgot, she is not the heroine.

She is a vicious female supporting role.

It was probably the one that the mother-in-law used to separate the male and female protagonists.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuntang became calmer, and said calmly: "You should treat those ladies the same way they treat you when they come to visit."

Butler Li looked embarrassed: "But Miss Shen, Mrs. Huo... are a little difficult to serve."

"More difficult to serve than me?"

Butler Li paused, thinking that he would die if he admitted it, and he would die if he denied it, so he just shut up.

After a while, the experienced butler Li gritted his teeth and decided to receive Mrs. Huo with the same attitude as he treated Miss Shen.

As Miss Shen is satisfied, I think few other people would be dissatisfied.

Butler Li went to move bricks with a serious look on his face.

When Ms. Tang Fengqiu got off the car, there was no expression on her face.

She threw her handbag to her assistant without blinking, and strode towards the door in her expensive shoes. The bodyguard opened the door before she arrived and stood waiting at the door.

After she entered, she paused and suddenly frowned: "Where is Huo Yuyan?"

The assistant said cautiously, "He's not here."

Only then did Ms. Tang’s frown relax.

Out of the blue, she suddenly asked, "Have you seen my daughter-in-law?"

"...No, ma'am. I was on vacation in South America with you during the wedding last year and didn't have time to come back."

Ms. Tang sighed somewhat wistfully.

"How old am I? I already have a daughter-in-law."

"Yes, it's all because Mr. Huo is too ambitious."

Ms. Tang sneered: "You think about getting married instead of doing your work all day long. I'm really afraid that one day I will be promoted to a higher generation."

"It's probably too early. Mr. Huo doesn't seem to be that motivated."

Hearing this, Ms. Tang seemed to be convinced and let out a long sigh.

She continued to ask in a low voice: "Isn't my wife beautiful?"

The assistant was a little embarrassed: "She is beautiful in the photos, but I have never seen her in person."

"It's good that she's pretty. If I were to get along with a plain daughter-in-law, I'd go crazy first." Ms. Tang paused, "But I came to see my daughter-in-law right after returning from vacation, which is a lot of sacrifices. I don't know if Huo Yuyan is worthy of her."

"Yes, maternal love is so great." The assistant exclaimed sincerely.

Mrs. Tang basically never visits other people's homes. The lives of other people's homes are too rough for her, and a visit to their homes would make the perfectionist Ms. Tang collapse.

The two ended their discussion and rang the doorbell with unhappy expressions.

Butler Li opened the door almost immediately.

Before Ms. Tang could start to complain, he quickly took out a pair of new indoor slippers and placed them in front of her respectfully. He put on his gloves and said politely, "Welcome, Madam. It's a great honor to be here."

Tang Fengqiu paused.

She looked up with a critical attitude, and saw that everything in the house was spotlessly clean, even reflecting light.

The soft furnishings in the house are mainly light-colored with harmonious tones, and every pleat of the curtains is neatly arranged and tied aside.

At first glance, there was nothing worthy of her criticism.

Ms. Tang was stunned.

She changed her shoes calmly and walked through the entrance.

As soon as she got around the barrier, she was shocked. Looking at the big red "Excellent Family" banner hanging on the wall, her face suddenly turned bad and she asked, "Who made this?"

Butler Li hurriedly said, "It was won by the master."

Tang Fengqiu's face suddenly became very ugly.

The assistant blurted out as if it was normal: "Don't be angry, Madam. You already know what Mr. Huo is like."

Her face even showed signs of turning blue, but she finally remembered that she had a daughter-in-law in the family and managed to calm down her temper.

She felt ashamed to have such a son.

Butler Li: “…” He is in a trembling state now.

As Ms. Tang walked in, she said coldly, "I just came back from a two-year vacation abroad, and I heard that Huo Yuyan got married. According to traditional etiquette, I think I have to come and meet this daughter-in-law."

The assistant added: "It's a bit unexpected. I didn't expect Mr. Huo to get married."

Butler Li wiped his sweat and said, "...Hahaha, it's quite unexpected. Please sit down first. Miss Shen is taking a nap now. I'll see you when she wakes up."

Ms. Tang was stunned.

She was about to say let's go back, but when she turned around and saw the newly tidied garden outside the French window, she suddenly changed the subject and paused, "...That's fine too."

While Butler Li was busy arranging afternoon tea, Ms. Tang strode into the garden.

Her expression was full of surprise: "Huo Yuyan can actually grow flowers?"

The assistant agreed: "People always grow up. What if Mr. Huo suddenly wants to make progress?"

Ms. Tang bent down slightly and sniffed, "He still has a bit of life."

After admiring the garden, Ms. Tang's mood, which was in a mess when she suddenly learned that she had become a mother-in-law, was barely improved a little.

Butler Li and Ji Liang pushed a small dining cart over and said, "Madam, please have afternoon tea over here."

Tang Fengqiu originally wanted to say that he seldom ate out, and the food there was not delicate enough, but when he looked at the afternoon tea he prepared, he saw so many varieties.

She swallowed the words she hadn't said yet, paused, and said expressionlessly: "Put it on."

Ji Liang also took special care to arrange the dishes. When they were laid out on the table, the colorful presentation was very spectacular, and the portion of each dish was just the right amount, which looked very high-end.

Before Ms. Tang could find anything to complain about, Ji Liang had prepared a dozen knives and forks of different sizes and materials, and pushed them over in a sterilization box.

Ms. Tang: “…”

Halfway through her afternoon tea, she suddenly turned her head, covered her lips and said to her assistant calmly, "Go back and learn."

The assistant nodded solemnly.

They didn't expect that Mr. Huo's family was so well-trained. They underestimated him.

While having afternoon tea, Tang Fengqiu asked casually, "Who prepared all this?"

Butler Li said hurriedly: "I will treat you according to the standard I usually treat Miss Shen. There is absolutely no neglect."

It took her a while to react and then she remembered that this Miss Shen seemed to be her daughter-in-law?

Ms. Tang paused, then calmly exchanged glances with her assistant, and saw sparks in each other's eyes.

——There’s something.

Originally, what Tang Fengqiu feared most was that she would meet a daughter-in-law who was a good wife and mother, who would be busy at home with a plain face every day, and who would tremble and beg not to kick her out when seeing her - just like those melodramatic TV dramas, she would be annoyed when seeing it.

The family is so rich, isn't it for you to just sit there and say you are not worthy? If you can't even enjoy yourself, how can you be worthy of being her daughter-in-law?

But it seems that this daughter-in-law is better than she imagined.

At least be picky about what you eat.

She doesn't have to worry about whether she will eat any home-cooked dishes or homemade cookies here.

After afternoon tea, Ms. Tang walked around the garden and suddenly asked, "Where did you buy these flowers?"

Butler Li quickly replied, "Miss Shen said she wanted it, so Mr. Wang asked someone to go to South America to purchase it and had it airlifted back."

Ms. Tang nodded: "No wonder they look just like the ones I planted in the house over there."

Although her expression remained calm, Ms. Tang was in turmoil.

...Were these flowers also planted by her daughter-in-law?

It seems that her daughter-in-law is a little better than she had just imagined.

I underestimated it, I underestimated it.

At this moment, Shen Yuntang, who was taking a nap upstairs, woke up slowly.

She just recalled the plot and realized that Huo Yuyan's mother had quite a few scenes. At least in the eyes of the original heroine, Mrs. Huo's presence was extremely strong.

All day long, she either criticized her for not dressing appropriately or accused her of having no taste. In the original book, the heroine once made cookies for Mrs. Huo to please her - but they were thrown away. She also cooked a table of food to try to get closer to her - Mrs. Huo rolled her eyes at the table and walked out without even looking at it, leaving the heroine alone to eat the cold food in silence.

What made the heroine even more miserable was that Mrs. Huo once got furious and forced Huo Yuyan to break up with her because she accidentally spilled soup on herself.

This "mother-in-law" is a major stumbling block in the heroine's pursuit of love, and her hatefulness is second only to the vicious female supporting role Shen Yuntang.

For some reason, when Shen Yuntang read this description, two words suddenly came to his mind - soulmate.

How could it be such a coincidence?

She and Huo Yuyan's mother had exactly the same opinion about Wen Yanyan.

You are surrounded by celebrities and wealthy ladies, but you want to be a freeloader. Others are used to eating delicacies from land and sea, but you insist on making them taste home-cooked dishes. You always sprinkle money on other people's clothes. How expensive a piece of clothing is is secondary. The main thing is that some clothes are limited edition and high-end, don't you know?

She felt quite aggrieved.

You feel wronged at all. It's just that you soiled someone else's clothes and don't want to compensate. You can only make trouble by saying "You are so heartless, you are prejudiced against me, and you look down on me".

Shen Yuntang sat up lazily and asked the people guarding outside: "Is Mrs. Huo here?"

"…I've been here for an hour and am waiting for you downstairs."

She said "hmm", washed her face and took care of her skin leisurely, changed her clothes and went downstairs.

The servants around her were more anxious than her, fearing that Ms. Tang would be dissatisfied with her for delaying for so long, but Shen Yuntang was not panicked at all. The emperor was not anxious, but the eunuchs were.

When she went downstairs, Ms. Tang, who was sitting in the living room, was giving instructions with a stern face.

"I don't like rough people. If a person doesn't even dress up nicely to appear in front of me, then she looks down on me." Ms. Tang said, "I hope she is not such a person, otherwise it will be difficult for us to get along."

Shen Yuntang paused.

Mrs. Huo really practices what she preaches.

In the book, Wen Yanyan is such a person. In order to highlight her simplicity and innocence, she often makes Mrs. Huo so angry that she falls backwards. And she really carries out her dislike to the end without giving her face at all.

She continued downstairs.

Ms. Tang, who was continuing to give instructions, was suddenly touched by the assistant. She paused, stopped talking suddenly, and turned her head slowly as if she sensed something.

On the spiral staircase, a young woman dressed exquisitely was walking slowly down. Her face was stunningly beautiful, and one could tell at a glance that she had spent an astronomical amount of money on maintenance of her hair, eyelashes, nails, and skin.

She has a face that shows that she is very picky about the quality of life.

As a fellow human being, Tang Fengqiu suddenly felt awe.

Those who can maintain their beauty for ten years are not ordinary people.

And Shen Yuntang was also looking at her.

Huo Yuyan's mother should be over 50 years old, but she has made amazing efforts to maintain her appearance and looks as if she is only 40. Even the clothes she wears are from her favorite brands. This series can only be purchased by some very experienced buyers, and it takes a long time to adjust the stock. Most people either don't have the patience or the taste.

The young woman paused and said, "...Mother-in-law?"

Tang Fengqiu's heart trembled, he looked at her and asked tentatively: "...daughter-in-law?"

"Mother-in-law?"

"Daughter-in-law?"

Tang Fengqiu paused, and a long-lost joy surged in his heart.

After a while, her daughter-in-law asked, "What's your name?"

Tang Fengqiu suddenly had an idea: "Just call me Ms. Tang."

The daughter-in-law nodded: "My last name is Shen."

Ms. Tang smiled with satisfaction: "Ms. Shen."

They quickly reached a consensus on not calling each other mother-in-law or daughter-in-law, and they saw the two words in each other's eyes.

——“soulmate”.

Butler Li and his assistant stared in amazement as they held hands.

They walked to the garden and sat down. Without even a familiarization process, they began to discuss the clothes from the same series they were wearing, and soon they talked about the fragrance tasting party.

"You've been to a fragrance tasting party?" Ms. Tang was shocked, with admiration in her eyes, "As expected of you, Miss Shen. Can you tell me what a fragrance tasting party is like?"

Shen Yuntang smiled and said, "Next year I will take Ms. Tang to Zhaburg and you will know."

Tang Fengqiu was shocked and deeply moved.

Before leaving in the afternoon, she also took away a box of perfume and essential oils given by Shen Yuntang, and reluctantly said: "Miss Shen, I will come to see you in two days."

Shen Yuntang also said: "Let's go for a spa together next time."

Ms. Tang smiled with relief: "You really understand me."

Butler Li: "..." What's going on? Did he miss a part? How come they suddenly became close friends?

He watched Tang Fengqiu leave in a daze.

On the way, Tang Fengqiu looked ahead and suddenly couldn't help but smile. He said to his assistant:

"She's so interesting."

The assistant murmured, "On par with you."

At this moment, Ms. Tang's cell phone suddenly rang. She looked and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

Ms. Tang paused, thinking it was her daughter-in-law calling, so she quickly answered the call. Just as she was about to say "I'll save your number," an extremely unbelievable voice came from the other end: "...Mom?"

Tang Fengqiu: “…” She was ready to hang up.

But she suddenly thought of something and paused, "By the way, I went to see Miss Shen today."

On the other end, Huo Yuyan, who had just seen the message, felt a jolt in his heart.

He hadn't seen his mother for two years, and had long forgotten that Shen Yuntang had a mother-in-law. He simply imagined the scene of these two people together, and he felt a headache that was as big as the sky and the earth.

It’s over. What if they start fighting?

Before he had time to think more, he heard his biological mother, who had lost contact with him for two years, slowly say, "I am very satisfied with this daughter-in-law."

"Huo Yuyan, you've become so successful."

Huo Yuyan, who was about to pinch his eyebrows, suddenly stopped.

"Miss Shen is so cute. I haven't seen such a lovely person in a long time. It would be great if she wasn't your wife." Tang Fengqiu sighed, and suddenly said, "Let's talk about our own things. You call me mom and I call her sister."

Huo Yuyan: “……?” What?

He ran his fingers through his hair from front to back in a somewhat confused manner.

"By the way, is there anything Ms. Shen needs help with recently?" Ms. Tang asked, "I asked her and heard that she was preparing to start her own brand. I was afraid that she would not tell me if she had any problems. Can you tell me if she is doing well?"

Huo Yuyan was silent for a long time.

After a while, he said, "She is so successful that you can't even imagine it. Respected mother."

It was still a virtual enterprise but it got the largest booth at the exhibition, and collaborated with the perfume giant Master Charles, and took up all the remaining booths in his hands. Which brand can have such a powerful start at the beginning?

"Really? Don't lie to me." Ms. Tang said suspiciously, "I asked her why she wanted to do business, and she said that if a man is not ambitious, he can only start his own business. Are you really not lying to me?"

Huo Yuyan: "..."

Huo Yuyan was puzzled: "I am not doing my best?"

"Where am I failing?"

"How would I know what happened between you and your wife?" Ms. Tang rolled her eyes. "Don't tell me this. I feel like I'm defiling Miss Shen."

Huo Yuyan choked.

Is he talking about striving for success? Even if he looked down on him, could he put it in context? It was obvious that Shen Yuntang couldn't stand him smearing him.

But his mother was always decisive and would not tolerate rejection. She waved her hand and said, "Don't say anything."

"I have invested in my daughter-in-law's company."