Chapter 102: Chapter 99: How Many Love Rivals Do You Think You Have? (Part 2)
It’s often said that clothes make the man, and a gold statue makes the Buddha, but... this saying doesn’t apply to Yin Shixiu.
Even in an elderly person’s down jacket, he brought a sense of fashion!
Su Xiaomeng even praised him for that!
"Brother, why do you take so long to change clothes?"
Du Qing came over again, looking up and asking.
"Qingqing, come over and sit down, it’s time to eat!"
Su Xiaomei hurriedly said.
"Uh... I want to sit with Brother." Du Qing quickly grabbed Yin Shixiu’s hand.
Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, her good mood vanished again.
"Qingqing!"
"Oh! Dad, you can’t force me to sit next to you!"
Du Qing was still taken away.
Su Xiaomeng made a funny face at Yin Shixiu.
"Xiao Meng Meng, your mom told me you’re having twins!"
Grandma Su came over, asking with a smile.
Su Xiaomeng nodded, "Yes, twins!"
She had always been proud of this!
"Not bad! Grandson-in-law! Quite capable, huh!"
Grandma Su’s eyes laughed as she spoke, clapping Yin Shixiu on the butt! Then she walked around him to the main seat.
Yin Shixiu immediately felt his glute muscles tighten!
Then the stiffness spread to his limbs, even fingertips...
It turned out that for Yin Shixiu, this kind of "terrifying" had not vanished.
He probably couldn’t predict what this family might do for a while.
Su Xiaomeng’s eyes widened, mouth open, looking at Yin Shixiu’s frozen expression, then looked down, barely able to hold back laughter.
Yin Shixiu took a deep breath, and after a while, his muscles relaxed, glancing at someone who was laughing uncontrollably.
Raising an eyebrow slightly, he nonchalantly reached out and pinched a piece of meat on Su Xiaomeng’s rear!
He released it after a pinch, then sat down casually as if nothing happened.
Now it was Su Xiaomeng’s turn to be stiff all over!
Unfortunately, she couldn’t pretend as well as Yin Shixiu! Her face turned red to the roots of her ears!
She wanted to hit someone, but feared it would be discovered by others, making a scene would be unseemly, so Su Xiaomeng just sat quietly, eating in silence, and started picking dishes.
However, their little actions didn’t escape Su’s mother’s eyes, but she just pretended not to see.
After all... such behavior in rural areas would seem ill-mannered and improper.
Just as she was about to sit down, she felt someone lightly pat her rear!
The playful force made Su Ma raise an eyebrow, her eyes turned cold as she looked, only to see the culprit looking particularly smug.
Su’s father happened to catch Yin Shixiu’s action, then noticed his daughter’s flushed face, finding it amusing, wanting to see his wife’s reaction as well.
Watching her with full anticipation—
"Ah—"
Su’s father suddenly let out a sharp scream, startling those who had just sat down, turning everyone’s eyes towards him!
Su’s mother imitated the expressions of those people and looked at him, "What’s wrong with you? Why are you hollering?"
Su’s father moved his almost crushed toes, staunchly saying, "Nothing... nothing... eat, eat!"
The meal was quite lively, although Yin Shixiu didn’t eat much.
Halfway through, a man in a crisp suit and a woman dressed in expensive attire walked in.
Suddenly, everyone paused mid-bite...
"Jianyi..."
Standing up was the third granduncle of the Su Family.
"Dad, happy New Year, Wenxiu and I came back to see you!"
"...Oh, oh! Quick, quick, come sit, Chengji, get some bowls and chopsticks for your brother and sister-in-law."
Third granduncle spoke, words not very fluent, seemingly overwhelmed by the visit.
Yin Shixiu glanced mildly at the elegantly dressed, hair-slicked middle-aged man. The woman beside him must be over forty but looked younger, dressed in full glamour.
"Hello, Uncle."
Su Xiaomeng quickly called out.
Then others followed with greetings; obviously, the arrival of Su Jianyi and his wife caught everyone by surprise.
"Uncle, Aunt, these health supplements are for you, take care of yourselves. Dad, you keep the rest, don’t give them away."
Su Jianyi walked over, placing the nutritional supplements they brought aside.
"Dad, have you been well lately?"
Zhou Wenxiu asked, standing beside third granduncle.
"If you truly cared about Uncle, you should visit him often. Not coming for the festivals is one thing, but not coming last New Year either, barely a phone call. Asking now, what’s the point?"
The one speaking was Su Dad’s older brother.
Generally, when Su Jianyi didn’t visit, it was Brother Su taking care of third granduncle.
"Jianyi is so busy with work, how would he find time to come to this countryside?"
Zhou Wenxiu, hearing Brother Su’s words, couldn’t hold back and argued.
"Too busy to visit his own father, what bullshit work is that?"
Brother Su was straightforward and rugged, always disapproval of Su Jianyi, let alone the flamboyantly dressed, socialite-like Zhou Wenxiu.
"Alright, it’s New Year’s, let’s not argue. It’s good to have you back, really good! After all, the New Year is all about family reunions! Hurry and sit down, the food is getting cold!"
Grandma Su hurriedly played the peacemaker.
Third Grandpa tugged at Brother Su, signaling him to stop talking.
Then he got up and placed two stools beside him, "Jianyi, Wenxiu, sit here?"
"Dad, actually we already ate before coming."
Zhou Wenxiu quickly said, "We mainly came back to bring you some supplements, wish you a happy new year, and we’ll be leaving in the afternoon."
"Ah? You’re not staying overnight?"
Zhou Wenxiu smiled, "Well, we need to head back to the city."
Su’s mother glanced at Zhou Wenxiu and could see the disdain for this place in her eyes.
It’s always been like this; claiming no time to come back, saying they’ve eaten outside, just excuses to stay away from here.
"Sister-in-law, even if you’ve eaten, sit down and have a bit. It’s just one meal a year, especially for you and Brother, it’s one meal every two years, a little won’t kill you?"
Su’s mother smiled as she looked at Zhou Wenxiu.
Zhou Wenxiu looked at the chaotic mishmash of dishes on the table, showing difficulty, and was about to decline again.
But Su Jianyi already sat down, "You should indeed have a bit! This is Aunty’s cooking, right?"
Seeing Su Jianyi sit down, Zhou Wenxiu had no choice but to sit down.
Su’s mother patted Su Chengji, "Change seats, I’ll sit next to Sister-in-law."
Su Chengji raised his eyebrows but still swapped seats with his wife.
Zhou Wenxiu never really liked Su’s mother, always thinking this woman had deep schemes.
"Third Uncle said, daughter-in-law loves chestnut pork, eat more."
Su’s mother spoke as she served some food into Zhou Wenxiu’s bowl, "That’s enough, thank you."
Zhou Wenxiu quickly said, reluctantly putting the food into her mouth with chopsticks.
"Sister-in-law, your clothes are really beautiful."
Su’s mother casually said while taking the chance to serve more food.
"Oh, haha! A friend brought it from abroad, it’s a trendy style this year."
"Brother Jianyi treats you so well."
Su’s mother said as she placed a chicken leg in Zhou Wenxiu’s bowl.
"Um... I have enough..."
"You don’t like chicken legs?"
Su’s mother asked with a surprised look, then without waiting for Zhou Wenxiu to answer, said, "Strange, Third Uncle keeps mentioning how you always wanted the chicken leg every time you ate when you first married into the Su Family..."
Zhou Wenxiu’s ears turned red, she pressed her lips tightly, barely maintaining her smile.
When she first married into the Su Family? What kind of days were those?
Clearly feeling Su’s mother’s deliberate sarcasm.
She slightly frowned and glanced at Su’s mother, a kind of warning in itself.
But Su’s mother completely ignored it, having achieved her purpose, she did not provoke her further.
Meanwhile, Su Jianyi was politely chatting with the elders, expressing concern and care.
Zhou Wenxiu surveyed the elders and children around the table, with an aloof attitude. Her gaze fell on Yin Shixiu, her eyebrows slightly raised, "Who is this young man?"
Su’s mother initially thought Zhou Wenxiu wouldn’t care about who was present or absent.
Thus, she never thought of introducing Yin Shixiu.
However, Zhou Wenxiu asked proactively, Su’s mother pressed her lips, then said flatly, "Xiao Meng’s boyfriend."
Zhou Wenxiu was stunned for a moment, "Xiao Meng... already has a boyfriend at such a young age? The young man is quite handsome, from which village?"
Yin Shixiu was wearing an out-of-style old down jacket, plus her inherent disdain for Su Chengji.
No matter how handsome Yin Shixiu’s face was, she never thought he was anything impressive.
Hearing this question, Su Xiaomeng was dumbfounded...
Which village?!
Pfft...
Su Xiaomeng dared not laugh aloud, just glanced at Yin Shixiu who was unusually calm, ready to speak, when Yin Shixiu lightly said, "Lingshui Village."
"Which village?"
It was not Zhou Wenxiu who exclaimed in surprise, but Su Xiaomeng, who looked at Yin Shixiu, blurting out ’Lingshui Village’ calmly in astonishment.
Yin Shixiu looked at Su Xiaomeng, calmly repeated, "Lingshui Village."
What kind of village is that? Is Uncle joking?
Su Xiaomeng hadn’t reacted yet, Zhou Wenxiu continued, "Never heard of Lingshui Village. What kind of work do you do?"
"Just some small business."
Yin Shixiu said lightly.
"Oh... quite like Brother Chengji, isn’t it? That saying ’birds of a feather flock together’ seems quite accurate."
Zhou Wenxiu said candidly.
Su Xiaomeng paused for a moment, Aunt’s words... Why does it sound sarcastic?
Not to mention the business Yin Shixiu is in, even if it’s just like Dad’s small shop, what’s wrong with that?
Su’s mother naturally also caught the sarcasm in Zhou Wenxiu’s words, but she didn’t bother to argue.
For if she brought up Yin Shixiu’s background at this family gathering, it might bring unnecessary trouble for Yin Shixiu and Xiaomeng in the future.
More importantly, she feared scaring these farmer-born elderly here.
A big business owner is nothing; no matter how powerful, in the eyes of elders, it’s just the term "wealthy."
However, the red family background of Yin Shixiu, to elders who have experienced the tumult of the new China, might be somewhat unnerving.