Xia Lan sat down next to Chu Xiaolan and introduced Xiao Yuqin to her.
"This is my mom. You can treat her like your mom. She's a great cook, you'll love her."
"You...you call your mother-in-law 'Mom'?"
Chu Xiaolan asked in surprise.
"Yes! This is my mother, Xiao. She's so good to me."
"That's right, Lanlan is my good daughter."
Xiao Yuqin smiled at Chu Xiaolan as well.
The two looked so close that they could easily be mistaken for mother and daughter.
"You two have such a good relationship."
Seeing the expression Xiao Yuqin showed towards Xia Lan, Chu Xiaolan was very envious of their relationship.
You can do it too!
Xia Lan smiled at Chu Xiaolan.
"I...I dare not."
Chu Xiaolan knew that Chen's mother treated her well, but she still didn't dare to get too close to her.
A mother-in-law is not a mother, and besides, Chen's mother didn't really like her back then.
"True feelings are reciprocated. If you treat her with sincerity, she won't be any worse off."
Xia Lan patted Chu Xiaolan; with her personality, it was really hard to say what would happen.
But all I can say is that sincerity begets sincerity.
If you treat your mother-in-law sincerely, she will reciprocate in some way.
Of course, we can't rule out those extremely difficult mothers-in-law.
"Mommy, who is this pretty auntie?"
When Tuantuan and Yuanyuan came out of the room, they saw Chu Xiaolan sitting next to Xia Lan. Tuantuan walked over curiously and asked.
"You have such a sweet tongue."
Xia Lan pinched her daughter's cheek.
"This is your Aunt Lan."
Xia Lan explained.
"Xiao Lan, this is my eldest daughter, Tuan Tuan, whose full name is Qin Youyou."
"This is my youngest son, Yuanyuan, whose full name is Qin Ye."
"Hello, beautiful auntie! I'm Tuantuan."
Tuantuan walked confidently to Chu Xiaolan's side and smiled.
"Aunt Xiaolan."
Yuanyuan nodded to Chu Xiaolan, her calm and composed expression making her seem like a little adult.
"Hello! This is a gift I brought for you. I hope you like it."
Hearing Tuantuan's words, Chu Xiaolan happily stood up, went to the pile of gifts she had brought, and took out two boxes.
"What's this?"
Tuantuan took it excitedly, but didn't open it right away.
Chu Xiaolan looked at them and smiled.
"I asked Lanlan what you guys like, so I went out of my way to find it."
"Thank you, Aunt Lan!"
Tuantuan happily hugged Chu Xiaolan, then looked at Xia Lan.
"Go in and dismantle it!"
Xia Lan smiled at Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan.
"Yay, time to open presents!"
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan ran back to their room with their gifts to open them.
"I'm sorry you had to see this."
Xiao Yuqin smiled at Chu Xiaolan.
"No, I really like them. They look cute and lively. Yuanyuan looks like a little adult, so mature."
Chu Xiaolan smiled and said that she really liked Tuantuan's liveliness.
Of course, she also liked Yuanyuan's composure and exceptional politeness.
It's hard to dislike these two darlings.
"Wow! It's the doll I've always wanted!!"
Tuantuan excitedly ran out carrying a doll, and Xia Lan turned around in surprise.
Is Tuantuan finally back to normal?
He would like dolls that girls like...
When Xia Lan turned around, she saw Tuan Tuan holding a baby zombie in her arms, and she was stunned.
"Mom, look, this is the ghost doll I've always wanted."
"..."
Xia Lan looked at Chu Xiaolan, and Chu Xiaolan chuckled at Xia Lan.
"I originally wanted to buy one of those dolls, but you said she doesn't like the kind that's for girls..."
"Thank you, Aunt Lan, I love it so much."
Tuantuan excitedly hugged the doll, unable to put it down. Xiao Yuqin looked at the makeup on the doll's face and was so frightened that she closed her eyes and dared not look.
"Tuantuan, you like this doll, but you're not allowed to take it out to scare people tonight, understand?"
Xia Lan already knew what Tuan Tuan would do with the doll...
"……hey-hey."
Feeling guilty, Tuantuan immediately grabbed the doll and carried it back to her room.
Yuanyuan also came out and nodded to Chu Xiaolan.
"Thank you, Aunt Lan, I really like your gift."
Xia Lan looked at Yuan Yuan curiously.
"Son, what is your gift?"
"It's a chess game that Grandpa Wu and I played together."
Yuanyuan smiled at Xia Lan.
Xia Lan nodded, knowing that Yuan Yuan had always liked Lu Wu's chess set. Chu Xiao Lan was really thoughtful; Xia Lan had only mentioned it once, and she had already gone to find the gift.
"These are the gifts I brought for you!"
"This is perfume, I don't know its name... it's something like... fragrance... fragrance."
Chu Xiaolan took out a bunch of things and put them on the table.
"This is for your aunt, this is a cheongsam, this is a shawl, this is pearl cream..."
Chu Xiaolan's bag was like a treasure trove; she kept taking out one item after another without stopping.
Xia Lan looked at Chu Xiaolan in surprise.
When did you prepare so much stuff?
"From the moment we knew we were coming!"
Chu Xiaolan smiled brightly at Xia Lan.
"I'm coming to see you, so of course I need to be fully prepared."
"And the cigarettes and alcohol I brought for my uncle, these were all prepared by Chen Hua. I don't know much about these things."
"You've really gone to so much trouble."
Looking at Chu Xiaolan, Xiao Yuqin patted her hand.
"Auntie, it's only right. If it weren't for Lanlan, I wouldn't be where I am today!"
Chu Xiaolan looked at Xia Lan with eyes full of gratitude.
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