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Chapter 289: Daughter-in-law Visits

Chapter 289: Chapter 289: Daughter-in-law Visits

Ruan Hongzhuang took a deep breath, then opened the car door directly, got out of the car, and revealed a sweet smile, greeting Shen Jianjun and his wife who followed her from outside.

"Uncle, Auntie..."

"Hello, welcome~" Shen Jianjun greeted cheerfully.

Although they had seen photos before, meeting in person made them realize that this girl was truly beautiful and had an excellent demeanor, clearly not a child from an ordinary family.

Such a girl, whether their son could keep her, no, their son wasn’t an ordinary person either, so there should be no problem.

"Welcome."

Huang Huijuan also greeted, though her expression was a bit complex.

"Auntie, it’s nice to meet you." Ruan Hongzhuang specifically greeted Huang Huijuan again.

"Seeing you, I..."

She hadn’t finished speaking when she saw two gazes—one after another—looking her way.

"Alright, alright, I’m also happy to meet you," said Huang Huijuan.

Though Ruan Hongzhuang found her words a bit odd, she didn’t think too much about it and said, "Sorry for bothering you."

At this moment, Huang Huijuan seemed to temporarily lay aside her reservations, sizing up Ruan Hongzhuang and said, "You do look like someone I knew."

"Was it a friend of yours?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked with a smile.

Huang Huijuan nodded and said, "You could say that, the more I look at you, the more you resemble her. What’s your mother’s name?"

"Jiang Yingxue," Ruan Hongzhuang replied.

"Ah, your mother has such a beautiful name, let’s go inside, it’s hot out here..."

In that instant, Huang Huijuan became very enthusiastic, taking Ruan Hongzhuang by the hand trying to lead her inside.

Ruan Hongzhuang was quite startled by her warmth, and she looked at Shen Siyuan beside her.

"It’s okay, my mom is just happy to see you," said Shen Siyuan.

"Auntie knows my mom?"

Ruan Hongzhuang thought about how Huang Huijuan had immediately become enthusiastic after hearing her mother’s name, half understanding the connection, and asked, "Does Auntie know my mom?"

"We don’t know each other," said Huang Huijuan.

Ruan Hongzhuang: ...

Shen Siyuan, following behind, quietly asked Shen Jianjun, "What’s up with mom?"

"Your mom thought your girlfriend was her arch-enemy’s daughter, but it seems she’s not," Shen Jianjun laughed.

"Talking nonsensically, what kind of deep grudge could there be? Did someone steal her boyfriend?" Shen Siyuan also felt curious.

Hearing this, Shen Jianjun immediately glared at him and scolded, "Nonsense, your mom only dated one person, and that’s me."

"Alright, alright, I misspoke. But what exactly happened?"

"Just some minor conflicts between girls, you know how your mom is," said Shen Jianjun.

"Okay, I’m really fed up with it, calling everyone her arch-enemy, I thought it was some serious feud," mumbled Shen Siyuan under his breath.

Just then, Ruan Hongzhuang turned her head back and said, "Siyuan, take the gifts I brought for Uncle and Auntie from the car."

"Gifts?"

"It’s my first visit, I couldn’t come empty-handed; that would be really rude," said Ruan Hongzhuang.

Shen Siyuan opened the trunk, only then realizing it was full of items.

"So much?" he hadn’t realized.

"Not too much, they’re all nourishing food ingredients, this is donkey-hide gelatin, this is ginseng, this is sea cucumber, this is abalone..."

Ruan Hongzhuang personally stepped forward, taking out one box after another.

"That’s really a lot," Shen Jianjun also felt it was a bit over the top.

"It’s not too much, some are for Uncle and Auntie, some are for Grandma, it’s my first visit so I wasn’t sure what to bring, so I bought a variety. I hope Uncle and Auntie won’t mind."

"We don’t mind, of course, no need to do this. We can’t eat that much, it would just go to waste, really a pity," said Huang Huijuan from the side.

"It’s okay, if you can’t eat it all you can give it away, and these are all dry goods, they won’t spoil soon," Ruan Hongzhuang said.

Then she took out two cartons of cigarettes and a box of Moutai from the trunk.

"I didn’t know if Uncle smokes or drinks, so I bought both."

He then took out a makeup set and handed it to Huang Huijuan.

"This is a brand of makeup my mom has always been using. She says it works really well, so I bought a set for auntie too. You can try it out, and if you like it, I’ll get you more next time..."

"Okay, okay..."

Which girl doesn’t love beauty? Huang Huijuan was no exception, and this gift really touched her heart.

So she became even more satisfied with Ruan Hongzhuang.

Although she looked a bit like her arch-enemy, it was a good thing. The daughter of a capitalist family, how could she not be beautiful? Marrying her son would be perfect.

By the time Ruan Hongzhuang had emptied the trunk, the yard was piled full of stuff.

Thanks to Jiang Yingxue, otherwise, given Ruan Hongzhuang’s personality, she might have brought gold, silver, and jade.

Though those items are valuable, Shen Jianjun and his wife might not have accepted them, as it was their first visit, and it wasn’t usual to give such expensive gifts.

Plus, it’s a bit too showy to bring such expensive gifts, and it might not have been well-received.

Even though they have Shen Siyuan’s elixirs, regular maintenance is still needed.

After scrambling to put everything away, Shen Jianjun went to prepare lunch in the kitchen, while Huang Huijuan was chatting with Ruan Hongzhuang, leaving Shen Siyuan feeling rather redundant.

Huang Huijuan asked a lot of questions, covering every detail about Ruan Hongzhuang.

"How did you meet Si Yuan? How long have you known each other?"

"How many people are in your family? What do they do?"

"Will you live in Si Ming or Bin Hai in the future?"

...

Ruan Hongzhuang patiently answered all of Huang Huijuan’s questions, which made Shen Siyuan listening on the side couldn’t help but say, "Mom, you are asking too many questions, it’s really too much."

This displeased Huang Huijuan, who picked up her slipper and threw it at him.

"Why are you intervening when us girls are talking? Go away."

"Ah~, you can’t reach me."

Shen Siyuan dodged swiftly.

Then he stood up and deliberately kicked her slipper far away.

"Ah~, you can’t reach it."

Huang Huijuan, with one barefoot, chased after him, and Shen Siyuan ran away laughing.

"Old Shen... Old Shen... come out and manage your son."

Huang Huijuan, unable to win, called out loudly. Shen Jianjun, hearing the noise, appeared immediately at the kitchen doorway.

Shen Siyuan immediately behaved, picked up the slipper, and obediently put it back on his mom.

Huang Huijuan triumphantly said to Ruan Hongzhuang, "Once you two are married, make sure to manage him well. If he dares to bully you, just tell me."

Ruan Hongzhuang pursed her lips and laughed lightly; she had not expected Shen Siyuan and his mother to interact in such a way.

Huang Huijuan seemed to feel that her own words were not very persuasive, so she added, "I’ll tell his dad for you. Shen Siyuan is most afraid of his dad, and his dad listens to me."

Her tone was somewhat proud.

Hearing this, Ruan Hongzhuang couldn’t help but smile broadly.

As an elder, Huang Huijuan’s personality might seem not very steady, but it’s precisely because of this that she’s simple and easy to get along with. Whether she’s happy or unhappy, it’s all written on her face.

Not like some elders who are all smiles and friendliness on the surface, but behind the scenes show a different face, making you guess everything and completely unreadable, which is really headache-inducing.

Ruan Hongzhuang, although she started a business with her parents’ heritage, also needed her own abilities, not just any supportable helpless person, but someone who can expand and strengthen the business, certainly a person experienced in handling human interactions.

Soon enough, the plain Huang Huijuan was completely charmed by her, affectionately referring to her as Ruan Ruan, talking about their future marriage...

Shen Siyuan didn’t stay at home for long. After having lunch, he prepared gifts to visit Grandma.

The couple saw them out, especially Huang Huijuan, who kept on giving numerous reminders and invites for Ruan Hongzhuang to visit again.

Both were quite satisfied with Ruan Hongzhuang. Not only was this girl beautiful, she also handled herself with poise and grace. Had it been in the past, they wouldn’t even dare to dream of having such a girl as their daughter-in-law.

While on the way to Grandma’s house, Ruan Hongzhuang suddenly asked a question.

"Why wasn’t your mom happy when she first saw me? Does she not like me?"

"Eh?"

Shen Siyuan didn’t expect Ruan Hongzhuang to notice, but thinking about Ruan Hongzhuang’s keen observation, it wasn’t really surprising.

PS: Two more Chapters left~