A pair of dark eyes swept over her: "——"
She was quite composed!
After not seeing her for a year, Du Ruoxin had grown considerably, which surprised him.
"Mm." He responded with a heavy nod and averted his gaze.
Du Ruoxin received his answer, but seeing the man's "annoyed" demeanor, she also turned her head haughtily, looking out the window.
He ignored her, and she ignored him. Let's see who held out longer.
The strange atmosphere inside the car was oppressive, a feeling Lin Xuanyao, sitting in the driver's seat, understood all too well.
So cold!
A bone-chilling cold!
He couldn't help but turn on the car stereo, playing a lyrical and romantic piano piece.
Du Ruoxin's prickliness instantly relaxed the moment the beautiful music began.
Soon, the sedan arrived at the Rong family's ancestral home – Crescent Bay.
Feng Linwan emerged from the wine cellar with the items she had collected and, seeing her son and daughter-in-law arrive, changed direction to greet them, "Ruoxin, you're here."
Du Ruoxin immediately put on a flawless smile and called out, "Mommy."
She naturally took the wine from Feng Linwan's hand, linked arms with her mother-in-law, and the two chatted and laughed happily.
The neglected "mister" from beginning to end: "——"
He snorted coldly, thoroughly displeased!
However, this small gesture, in Lin Xuanyao's eyes, signaled a significant shift.
When had the master learned to "tolerate" his wife? Wasn't it always the master who made his wife jump and explode with anger?
He never expected the master to be at a loss for words with his wife.
If Master Qin were to know... it felt like it would be broadcast to the entire world!
Lin Xuanyao reached for his phone but quickly put it back down.
No, he was taking the master's salary!
The sun shone brightly today, and the weather was fair. Because the Rong family had bought an entire mountain as their ancestral home, the residence was nestled by the water and surrounded by forests, offering a breath of pure, unpolluted oxygen.
Feng Linwan ordered people to set up several long tables in the park. On the tables were various ingredients for making zongzi – bamboo leaves, glutinous rice, red beans, cured pork, cured ham...
Every year on this day, as the mistress of the Rong family, she would organize everyone to participate in the labor. Initially, it was just her family of five. As the family grew, this day became a family gathering.
With the younger generations of each family growing up and bringing their girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, and children, the tables expanded from one to several.
It was like a never-ending dragon of people.
This was Du Ruoxin's third Dragon Boat Festival spent at the Rong family's home.
The first year, she was in confinement, so Feng Linwan didn't let her participate in making zongzi. The second year, Dou Dou had a fever, and she stayed up all night caring for her daughter, feeling very sleepy. Feng Linwan couldn't bear to wake her, and by the time she woke up, the zongzi were already made.
To be honest, this was Du Ruoxin's first time truly participating in the Rong family's traditional activities as the eldest daughter-in-law.
"Sister-in-law," Rong Jingshu called out.
Du Ruoxin looked at the tall man in the white t-shirt and asked in surprise, "Aren't you at work yet?"
Rong Jingshu smiled, "I am. I reported yesterday, but there wasn't much to do, so I made an excuse to leave today."
"Oh." Du Ruoxin nodded.
Looking at her younger brother-in-law, the face of her friend Grace automatically popped into her mind.
Ah! She almost forgot! She, the matchmaker, hadn't succeeded yet!
Du Ruoxin quickly took out her phone and dialed Grace's number, "Darling, when do you get off work today?"
Grace: "What's up? I'm not working today; the machines are under maintenance."
Ha!
Du Ruoxin almost laughed out loud. What a coincidence! Fate! How much fate was it that they were both off work at the same time?
She said excitedly, "Come over to my place, right now, quickly, quickly."