After Ning Xiaolan said this, the Su father and daughter finally realized.
It was true.
Li Qianfan had clearly told them his mother was a beggar with mental problems. If their family of three appeared all dressed up, wouldn't it make the "beggar" feel inferior?
"Xiaolan is the thoughtful one. No wonder you've become the head of our household. You can even manage someone as outstanding as me so well."
Old Su exclaimed with admiration and then hurried into the bedroom.
"That old man, bragging like a peddler selling his own melons."
As Ning Xiaolan pouted, Su Ziyu asked foolishly, "Mom, should our family of three also dress up as beggars? That way, Mother-in-law will surely feel more kinship. We'll be able to connect with her in no time."
Nonsense!
Ning Xiaolan couldn't help but laugh and cry, "You silly girl, your mother-in-law isn't a real beggar. She has voluntarily chosen a beggar's life due to emotional setbacks. Perhaps she's using this hardship to punish herself for her past foolishness in choosing the wrong partner. If your mother-in-law saw our entire family as pitiful beggars, would she feel at ease letting her son live with us?"
Su Ziyu suddenly understood again.
"Dress as plainly as possible, but you must be clean. Remember, no makeup, just a natural face to showcase my daughter's natural beauty."
Ning Xiaolan patted her daughter's arm and also turned and hurried into the bedroom.
A full hour later.
Li Qianfan finally opened the door and returned home.
Old Su was in work clothes, and Mother Lan was in a sharp training suit.
His elder sister wife was in a simple white shirt, a plaid suspender skirt, and black flat cloth shoes, looking no different from a textile worker, her commanding aura completely gone.
What are they doing?
Li Qianfan looked at them blankly, and then gradually understood.
It was funny, and even more touching.
"Let's go, let's go."
Ning Xiaolan glanced at the vintage watch she had specifically put on and said, "Remember, when we get to Victoria, Qianfan and Ziyu, walk in hand in hand, and make sure to act like a loving couple. But Old Su, you're not allowed to touch me. After all, your future mother-in-law has been hurt emotionally, it's best not to stimulate her."
"Received!"
Old Su and his daughter replied in unison.
It was as if they were preparing for a real mission.
"Little husband, you should be happy to have a wife like me and such a considerate mother-in-law."
After Old Su and his wife left, Su Ziyu linked arms with Li Qianfan and said this.
Her words were impeccable!
Li Qianfan, with a face full of happiness, nodded vigorously, but he could feel a bitter taste in his mouth.
"Regardless of the cost, no matter the means, I must make the Shen family voluntarily dissolve the marriage with me!"
As Li Qianfan secretly vowed, he heard Su Ziyu ask in a casual tone, "Little husband, what happened to those two small garments I left on the balcony sink the other day? They're gone."
"What small garments?"
Li Qianfan looked utterly bewildered.
"Hmph, you can pretend all you want."
Su Ziyu pouted, "A guy who dares to do it but not to own up to it."
Li Qianfan gave a sheepish laugh.
The two of them walked down the stairs.
As they reached the turn of the staircase, Su Ziyu whispered, "Qianfan, if one day you have to hurt me, please tell me in advance."
Li Qianfan froze.
He knew exactly what Su Ziyu meant by that.
It was all because the two garments he had brought home from outside a few days ago had left a thorn in her heart.
If the names on those two garments had been "Yazhi" or "Mingyuan," Su Ziyu would never have felt this way.
Finally unable to hold back, she spoke as they were about to see his mother-in-law.
"You don't need to explain anything to me."
Su Ziyu walked down the stairs, "I am simply speaking from a wife's perspective, and I have the right to know which women my husband has shown affection to outside. If the reasons are unavoidable, like Murong Mingyuan and Chu Yazhi, or even Sister Hongti, I can accept it rationally."
"Wife—"
"Shh."
Su Ziyu, however, interrupted him, linking her arm with his and quickening their pace downstairs.
She only needed to clearly express her meaning.
As for what Li Qianfan would do in the future, she didn't want to interfere.
If he cherished her, he would naturally know what to do.
If he couldn't resist external temptations, even if he swore the most solemn vows, what would be the point?!
Su Ziyu would only try her best to give him all her love.
To have such a wife, what more could a husband ask for?
Li Qianfan thought of this old saying again, and his opinion of the Shen family grew even stronger.
He even began to resent the elders who had proposed to the Shen family for him back then.
Sigh—
Downstairs.
Old Su and his wife were standing by the little Mini, chatting with some neighbors.
To ensure their ordinariness, their family of four would travel in the Mini.
As for the meeting place with their in-laws, Ning Xiaolan insisted on Victoria, the most upscale place in Qingyun.
People could dress ordinarily, but the meeting place had to be high-class.
This would show their utmost respect for their future mother-in-law.
"Qianfan, has Mother-in-law been enjoying her time in the provincial capital these past few days?"
On the way to Victoria, Ning Xiaolan, sitting in the back, asked nervously.
She was truly afraid that her future mother-in-law would object because her daughter was five years older than her son-in-law.
"It's been okay."
Li Qianfan lied with wide eyes, "She's been sightseeing, tasting local snacks, and having a wonderful time."
Ning Xiaolan asked again, "You didn't forget to put in a good word for Ziyu to Mother-in-law, did you?"
Li Qianfan replied, "I praised her to the skies. My wife is an immortal who accidentally descended to earth and was tricked into my hands. My mother was overjoyed to hear it."
Su Ziyu, who loved driving this little car, immediately rolled her eyes.
If her parents weren't in the back, she would have made this brat taste her 'White Bone Claw.'
"Originally, I wanted to ask her to come to Qingyun with me."
A look of shame appeared on Li Qianfan's face, "But my mother has picked up too much trash these past few days. She insisted on selling it first and then taking a taxi herself. She also said she'd prepare generous gifts for you all."
How much money could picking up trash earn?
It wasn't even enough for a taxi to Qingyun.
Let alone buying gifts for them with the money from picking up trash.
But even if it were just a few bottles of water from their in-laws, it would be the most precious gift.
As Ning Xiaolan thought about this, she suddenly exclaimed, "Speaking of gifts, why did we forget to bring them?"
Her mind was so preoccupied with how to satisfy everyone when she met her future mother-in-law that evening, that she had forgotten to bring the gifts they had already bought.
"Then let's go back."
Su Ziyu said, "It's still early, and we're not in a hurry."
"You two lovebirds go wait over there first. Your dad and I will buy the gifts on the way and then take a taxi over."
Ning Xiaolan felt touched and a little sad after hearing Li Qianfan say his future mother-in-law was picking up trash to buy them gifts.
She decided to buy new, expensive gifts!
Old Su also said, "Yes, yes. Pull the car over, we'll get out. You two go wait over there first."
Since they had said so, Su Ziyu pulled the car to the side.
"Xiaolan, what kind of gifts should we buy now?"
After watching the Mini drive away, Old Su asked Mother Lan.
Ning Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Qingyun Zhai and buy that phoenix bracelet."
Upon hearing her mention "Qingyun Zhai," Old Su's jaw twitched.
Qingyun Zhai was the most expensive place to buy jade in the entire Qingyun region.
The products from Qingyun Zhai were absolutely guaranteed to be genuine.
A seemingly inconspicuous jade pendant could cost tens of thousands.
And that phoenix bracelet, known as one of Qingyun Zhai's three treasures, was ridiculously priced, to say the least.
It wasn't surprising that Old Su, now worth tens of millions, had his jaw twitching.
However, Old Su still nodded, "Yes. If we're going to give a gift, let's give the best in Qingyun."
After agreeing, the couple immediately took a taxi straight to Qingyun Zhai.
Beep!
As the taxi was about to arrive at Qingyun Zhai, a short honk was heard from behind.
Ning Xiaolan instinctively looked back—
She saw two tall and mighty Warrior vehicles speeding from behind.
"Wow, a Sijiu license plate. Tsk tsk, it's a white plate with red characters!"
The taxi driver had a good knowledge of license plates and quickly steered to the side.
Old Su didn't understand.
He only asked the driver after the two Warriors had sped past, "Do cars with that kind of license plate have a big background?"
The driver proudly boasted, "It's probably a vehicle plate for the highest security in the East. Highest security, that would be equivalent to the Embroidered Uniform Guard Headquarters in the Ming Dynasty. Do you think this license plate is awesome or not? I really didn't expect such awesome cars to come to a small place like Qingyun."