Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 731 - 770: The Celebrity Daughter-in-law

Chapter 731: Chapter 770: The Celebrity Daughter-in-law

"Don’t just chat with Yifei, Yifei’s wife is here too, you should also get to know her." Fourth Aunt had already met Li Yifei, so her reaction was smaller than everyone else’s, and she quickly reminded the others.

Everyone immediately turned their attention to Ning Xin’er, and Li Yifei hastily said, "This is my wife Ning Xin’er, and this is my daughter, Xin’er, this is my Second Aunt..." Li Yifei introduced his relatives to Ning Xin’er one by one.

Ning Xin’er greeted the elders with grace and poise, leaving everyone with a very favorable impression of Li Yifei’s new bride. It was clear that Ning Xin’er was from the city, yet she didn’t display an ounce of arrogance—her only peculiarity was that she was wearing sunglasses and hadn’t taken them off yet. It left the elders somewhat puzzled, but they didn’t feel comfortable asking about it, perhaps assuming it was some special city-dweller habit.

Little Yifei was excited when she arrived, but now she was a bit timid, suddenly facing so many adults. She really wasn’t accustomed to it and shrank behind Ning Xin’er, shyly looking at everyone.

"Come on, up on the kang; the ground is cold, the kang is warm." Fourth Aunt called Ning Xin’er again at this moment.

Ning Xin’er quickly responded, "No, no, we’ve been sitting in the car the whole way here, and I’m a bit tired of sitting. It’s good to move around on the ground for a while. You elders please sit on the kang."

"Yifei, what are you doing now?" Second Aunt’s husband asked Li Yifei at this point.

Li Yifei quickly replied, "I’m working at the Dreamfly Company."

"Is that company a big one?"

"It’s okay, the investment is several billion, I guess."

"Several billion, that’s a big company indeed! What do you do there?"

"I’m the manager of the security department."

"Ah, a big manager already, I thought so! Yifei was bound to be successful."

"So, Yifei, how much money do you earn in a month?"

"My salary plus bonuses can be about seven or eight thousand."

Li Yifei knew that his relatives were just concerned about him and didn’t have any other intentions. They could be happy for him only if he was doing well, so he didn’t beat around the bush and told them about his situation.

"Amazing! That’s quite a bit of money, a good hundred thousand a year. No wonder you married such a beautiful wife."

In the eyes of the villagers, a man who earns seven or eight thousand a month is a very capable person. Now hearing about how well Li Yifei was doing, they were all of course happy for him.

In the room, besides Li Yifei’s three aunts and their husbands, there were also children from the Second and Third Aunt’s families. Second Aunt’s son was named Meng Lei, 24 years old, a typical rural youth with a sturdy frame and a simple demeanor. Third Aunt had her child later and had a daughter named Zhao Rong, only 18 this year, and just started college. She had specifically taken leave to come back for her cousin’s wedding.

While the elders were conversing with Li Yifei, they didn’t chime in, and Zhao Rong didn’t have a very clear impression of her cousin Yifei as they hadn’t met often. However, she was very interested in Ning Xin’er. Being a college student, she was naturally very fond of popular music, and she was well-informed about many pop stars.

At that moment, she sneaked over to Ning Xin’er and whispered, "Cousin-in-law, did you just say your name is Ning Xin’er?"

Ning Xin’er smiled slightly and said, "Yes, that’s right."

"You’re really called Ning Xin’er?" Zhao Rong stared at Ning Xin’er and asked another question.

The smile on Ning Xin’er’s lips grew wider as she replied, "Yes, why do you ask?"

"I know a pop star named Ning Xin’er, and you look kind of like her. Could you please take off your sunglasses?"

Ning Xin’er chuckled and slowly took off her glasses.

Zhao Rong stared at Ning Xin’er’s face, her mouth agape with shock, and then she suddenly let out a shrill scream, hugging Ning Xin’er tightly.

Everyone was startled and looked toward the screaming Zhao Rong.

Li Yifei immediately guessed that Ning Xin’er had been recognized by his cousin and quickly said, "Little Rong, don’t shout. I don’t want my daughter to know. It’s not good for her growth."

Zhao Rong nodded vigorously, one hand over her mouth, while the other clutched Ning Xin’er’s hand tightly, as if afraid that Ning Xin’er would run away the moment she let go.

The others watched, not understanding the situation, especially puzzled by what Li Yifei had just said.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and two children peeked their heads in. Children from the village would often run around during festive occasions, especially when they knew that snacks and drinks were kept inside. Now, they were looking for drinks.

Little Yifei immediately took an interest in the children. Li Yifei patted Little Yifei on the head and said, "Go and play with the kids."

"Will they play with me?" Little Yifei hesitated.

"How has Dad taught you? If they don’t play with you, you find a way to make them play with you."

"I got it." Little Yifei ran over to them, beaming with joy. She quickly blended in with the other children, though how she did it was anyone’s guess.

As the child left the room, Third Aunt finally asked, "Little Rong, what are you going crazy about? Why all the shouting?"

Zhao Rong then let go of her mouth and pointed at Ning Xin’er, excitedly exclaiming, "It’s Ning Xin’er! Sister-in-law is Ning Xin’er, that’s a big star, a huge star!"

"What big star? Ah! This isn’t the Ning Xin’er who’s always on TV, is it?" Third Aunt also started shouting in excitement.

Now, people in the village were not cut off from news. Everyone had a television, and Ning Xin’er’s image wasn’t that of an alternative fringe, so even the older folks recognized Ning Xin’er, the star. Upon Zhao Rong’s cue, it didn’t take long for everyone to recognize her.

"Cousin, this... this can’t be real, right?" Zhao Rong stutteringly said as she looked at Ning Xin’er and then at Li Yifei: "Ning Xin’er is actually your wife, and she even had a child with you?"

With a wry smile, Li Yifei shrugged his shoulders and said, "You guys mustn’t spread the word about this. No one knows that Ning Xin’er has a child yet. Xin’er has already left the entertainment industry, all for the sake of our child."

"My goodness, cousin, how did you pull it off? How on earth did you win over Ning Xin’er? This is just unbelievable."

Ning Xin’er looked at everyone’s astonished expressions and listened to their exclamations of surprise. She felt indescribably happy as she gently looped her arm through Li Yifei’s and sweetly said, "Your cousin didn’t chase after me; I was the one who clung to him. If it weren’t for giving him a daughter, he probably wouldn’t have wanted me."

"No way?" Zhao Rong was skeptical, thinking Ning Xin’er was just trying to give Li Yifei face, but regardless, the fact that Li Yifei had married Ning Xin’er and had a daughter with her was truly an amazing feat.

Once they knew Ning Xin’er’s identity, everyone in the room suddenly felt awkward. Just moments ago, Ning Xin’er was just Li Yifei’s wife. But now, she had become a big star. These people had never been close to a celebrity, and now, they didn’t even know where to place their hands while looking at Ning Xin’er.

Li Yifei was caught between laughter and tears as he hurriedly said, "Don’t act like this, guys. After all, Ning Xin’er is still my wife. Just treat her like a niece-in-law and not some kind of star. Otherwise, we’ll have to head back home."

"Yes, yes," everyone nodded in agreement, but their facial expressions remained just as reserved as before.

Ning Xin’er, on the other hand, was quite composed about the situation. With a smile, she said, "My feet are a bit cold, may I sit on the kang for a bit?"

Zhao Rong promptly replied, "Sure, sure," escorting Ning Xin’er to the edge of the heated brick bed. The uncles who had been sitting there scattered in an instant, worried that being too slow would discomfort Ning Xin’er.

Ning Xin’er took off her leather boots and climbed onto the kang. She sat cross-legged and said with a hint of grievance, "Dear aunts and uncles, please don’t be like this. Yifei didn’t agree to bring me here at first, I had to insist and he reluctantly agreed. If you keep treating me like a stranger, he will scold me when we get home."

Seeing Ning Xin’er giving him a meaningful look while she spoke, Li Yifei immediately got the hint and said sternly, "You see? I said not to come, but you had to follow. Now everyone’s embarrassed. This is Fourth Aunt’s wedding we are talking about. Is this the way to behave?"

Ning Xin’er feigned even more distress and said, "Sorry, Second Aunt. Look, I’m getting scolded now."

Second Aunt immediately glared at Li Yifei and retorted, "You little brat, you actually dare to get angry? Having married such a wife, you should be pampering her, not glaring and huffing at her."

Third Aunt chimed in, "Exactly, you brat! Apologize to your wife this instant."

As the aunts began to speak, everyone joined in berating Li Yifei, who had no choice but to clear his throat and say, "Well done on garnering sympathy. Just like that, you have my new aunts siding with you."

Everyone suddenly burst into laughter, lightening the mood that had been eased by the minor spat between Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er.

Then, Li Yifei added, "The fact that Ning Xin’er and I are married and have a child is unknown to the outside world. Please don’t let this leak out. If the press finds out, they’ll make life at home unbearable."

Zhao Rong pouted and said, "I was hoping sister-in-law could sing a couple of songs at the wedding. That’s not going to happen now."

Ning Xin’er apologetically said, "I’m really sorry, but I can’t risk it. Most importantly, it’s for my daughter’s sake. Right now, she doesn’t even know I’m a celebrity. I’m afraid it might affect her growth negatively. When she’s older, if you still have such requests, I will definitely fulfill them. Besides, we are all family. If there is time in the future, we can always meet up. When there’s nothing much going on, we’ll come to visit you. You wouldn’t mind, would you?"

"Not at all!" Everyone understood where Ning Xin’er was coming from. Stars like her hardly had any privacy. Li Yifei had just managed to marry such a famous daughter-in-law, and if the news spread, making it common knowledge, and if that caused her to leave, the elders would never be able to forgive themselves.

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