Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1036 - 1079: Still the Good Son-in-law of the Past

Chapter 1036: Chapter 1079: Still the Good Son-in-law of the Past

Love requires effort and dedication. A pair of lovers can’t stay together based solely on love; they both need to work together to nurture their relationship. Only by doing so can their love last and their family be happy.

Under Li Yifei’s deliberate efforts, the atmosphere at home had been incredibly pleasant recently. Everyday, everyone was cheerful and visibly happier than before. This gave Li Yifei even more motivation. Aside from his career, he devoted the rest of his time to his family. Whether it was watching a movie, shopping, admiring the moonlight from a mountaintop, or listening to the waves by the sea, sometimes a simple activity could bring joy to his family members. Why wouldn’t Li Yifei do them?

Having chosen to be with his family, Li Yifei knew he had to give something in return. They had already embraced him with the utmost tolerance. If he did not make an extra effort to bring them happiness, he would truly be letting them down.

However, in recent times, Xu Yingying and Lin Qiong were feeling quite troubled. Both sets of parents were pressuring them to pursue their goals, especially Xu Yingying’s parents, who frequently called to urge Xu Yingying to formalize her marriage with Li Yifei.

Both of them already had their marriage certificate, but to the elderly, without a wedding ceremony, it wasn’t really considered a true marriage. Only after a wedding would they feel that Li Yifei and Xu Yingying were truly married, and only then would it put their minds at ease.

Xu Yingying herself was looking forward to having a wedding ceremony, but given the current situation at home, it wasn’t appropriate to hold one. If she and Li Yifei were to have a wedding, it would undoubtedly upset the others. Xu Yingying was highly respected in the family, even Su Mengxin respected her opinions, so she had to set a good example.

For now, she could only keep delaying, but it seemed like she couldn’t put it off much longer. Her parents were planning to visit in the next few days. The reason they gave was to check on the house that was almost ready, but their main goal was still to push Li Yifei and Xu Yingying to have a wedding ceremony. If they didn’t get an answer, they were prepared to stay put.

Xu Yingying was at her wits’ end, and Lin Qiong was equally overwhelmed. Having just finished work for the day, Lin Qiong lamented to Li Yifei, "What should I do, my parents are coming, and they won’t listen to reason."

Lin Qiong and Xu Yingying hadn’t kept their family issues a secret from everyone. Lin Qiong’s parents wanted her to win over Li Yifei. It was understandable—a man as outstanding as him who had been intimate with their daughter and shared deep feelings—if they let him go, it would indeed be a pity.

This was what everyone had been looking forward to, but now that both families were pressing them, it had become a big headache for Li Yifei and the others. Right now, the two sets of parents only approved of Li Yifei as a person and hoped their daughters could be with him. However, they clearly hadn’t considered letting their daughters share Li Yifei.

"How can we reveal our situation to them now? We need to test the waters with them. Unfortunately, my husband, Yingying, and Lin Qiong are all unsuitable for this task. It seems like Shanshan will have to be the one to divulge the information."

Su Mengxin stroked her lower abdomen gently, speaking languidly. She was only over two months pregnant, and her abdomen wasn’t yet showing, but as an expectant mother, she particularly liked this gesture. It seemed as if this way she could communicate with the little life inside her.

Xu Shanshan rolled her eyes and said, "You’re all lovey-dovey every day, and then I always end up having to smooth things over for you. Why am I so unlucky?"

Xu Yingying glared at her and retorted, "What part of what’s here isn’t yours? Look, whose family members are living with us? You’re the special case here, shouldn’t you be doing more? If you keep being so reluctant, I might just kick you out."

Xu Shanshan immediately exclaimed, "Ah, big sister, you’re so ruthless! After all I’ve done for you, you’re tossing me aside like a used matchmaker after the wedding!"

Su Mengxin winked at Xu Shanshan and said, "Shanshan, you’re the only one who can settle this."

There was an unspoken understanding between Su Mengxin and Xu Shanshan. Among the people here, only Su Mengxin knew the relationship between Xu Shanshan and Su Mengxin.

Xu Shanshan let out a resigned sigh, "I can hint about this to my parents, but I have no sway over Lin Qiong’s parents. Surely, I can’t be expected to be the mediator for them as well?"

Ye Yunzhu thought it over and said, "Actually, just communicating with Yingying’s parents is enough. As long as Yingying’s parents can accept this matter, then Lin Qiong’s parents won’t have any reason to refuse. After all, in the eyes of Lin Qiong’s parents, this is about seizing Yingying’s husband. Reaching a win-win situation is what they hope for, so they have no right to demand anything more. Lin Qiong, I mean no offense, don’t take it to heart. In our family, we are all treated the same."

Lin Qiong quickly said, "I understand this very well, and I won’t overthink it."

Su Mengxin nodded and said, "Yunzhu is right. As long as Yingying’s parents agree, then this matter won’t be so difficult. But what I’m worried about now is that even if they are willing to accept Lin Qiong, it will still be very difficult for them to accept this big group of us."

Xu Shanshan then said, "I think we need to use the old trick again, we’ll have to keep it a secret for now. As long as we get them to accept Yingying and sister Lin Qiong first, then even if the others find out later, the deed will have been done, and they will have no choice but to accept it, despite their anger. Just like in our family, my sister initially only accepted Xiaoyao and Yiyi. Once that precedent was broken, everything else followed naturally."

Everyone listened to Xu Shanshan’s reasoning and truly felt it made a lot of sense. The first time is always the hardest to accept, the second time stirs reluctance, but as more come along, it’s like having too many debts to worry about or too many lice to itch.

After two days, Xu Yingying’s parents were the first to arrive in Mile City. This time, they didn’t come unannounced; Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan drove to pick them up. Xu Yingying was occupied with company matters and couldn’t come today. Moreover, she wanted to deliberately give Xu Shanshan and her parents a chance, hoping Xu Shanshan could resolve the situation sooner rather than later.

Xu Yingying’s parents took the early morning flight and arrived in Mile City just after nine o’clock. Li Yifei originally planned to take them straight home, but Xu Shanshan’s mother smilingly said, "We slept on the plane and aren’t tired at all. If you’re not busy, why don’t you show us your new garden?"

Li Yifei cheerfully agreed and drove straight to the new garden. This time, it wasn’t as convenient to get in as before; the boundary wall had already been built, and the two silvery white, specially made metal grille gates opened automatically. Those gates were not simple; despite their simple appearance, the metal was incredibly tough. A regular grenade couldn’t destroy them. Should anyone try to scale the gates, there would be an automatic electrical discharge above the two-meter-high mark. Although it wouldn’t be lethal, it would definitely paralyze someone and cause them to fall off the gate. Of course, if there were a large-scale assault, the gates had even more defensive features, but that would require manual operation.

Li Yifei needed to have electronic recognition to drive through, and this recognition was also verified through fingerprints. This was to prevent outsiders from stealing identification cards since they’d be useless without the matching fingerprint verification.

Moreover, to enter the main gate, it required manual operation from within. This was why the method was only used by hired personnel; for the time being, aside from trusting the external staff, Li Yifei hadn’t fully trusted the internal staff, and so wouldn’t grant them such access.

Once inside the gate, there was a cement road. For the first twenty meters from the entrance, there was a lawn without tall trees or even shrubs. If someone managed to sneak in, they would be immediately exposed.

The road wasn’t very wide, allowing a maximum of three vehicles side by side. After twenty meters, there were trees several meters high on both sides, offering shade. Behind the trees were all kinds of flowers and plants, marking the beginning of the true residential area. Everything inside was designed for comfort and living.

A month ago, Xu Shanshan’s parents thought the place was a bit messy, but now that chaotic feel was gone. The scenery, reminiscent of a Suzhou Garden, kept them so entranced they could barely take it all in. Even the usually composed Xu Zhenguo was beaming with excitement.

A few minutes of driving brought them to the main villa at the center of the garden. The villa belonged to Li Yifei and was the largest in the entire garden. Besides serving as Li Yifei’s residence, the lower floor was a reception hall to entertain guests when they visited.

"Mom, Dad, the furniture isn’t in place yet, so we can only look around for now," Li Yifei said with a smile.

Xu Zhenguo laughed, "It’s changing every day. Seeing such a big garden taking shape, I can’t help but feel excited."

Xu Shanshan’s mother boastfully said, "Well, who do you think it belongs to? It’s your son-in-law’s place."

Xu Zhenguo chuckled heartily, "Indeed, I thought Yingying had found an ordinary fellow, but it turns out she caught a super-rich tycoon. That was unexpected." In Li Yifei’s presence, they felt completely at ease. Even though Li Yifei’s net worth had changed, his attitude towards them remained the same, which made them feel like he was still the good son-in-law he had always been.