Chapter 11 – “Liancheng, You’d Better Call Me Sister-in-Law!”

But… wasn’t this all a bit too extravagant?

Before Su Mujin could voice that concern, Song Qinian pointed toward the wardrobe.
“There’s more over here.”

“More?”

Su Mujin gently closed the jewelry box and walked to the wardrobe, opening it.

Inside hung a neatly arranged row of clothes—all clearly women’s wear, judging by the colors and styles.

“Mom likes making clothes. Her eyes are as accurate as a measuring tape—just one glance at your figure and she estimated your size. Some of these were bought based on your measurements, others were custom-made.

She also said she wants to sew a few pieces for you herself, but she’ll need a few more days to finish them.”

Su Mujin felt a warm glow in her heart.
“This is way too much… I won’t even be able to wear them all…”

“Just take your time wearing them. No rush,” Song Qinian said with a smile. “Mom prepared a lot of nice things. As for me… what I prepared, you might not care for.”

“You prepared something too?” Su Mujin asked curiously. “What is it?”

Song Qinian wheeled himself over to the desk, opened a drawer, and took out a metal box.
“Open it and see.”

Su Mujin accepted the box, lifted the lid—and saw neatly stacked bundles of large-denomination bills, along with bundled ration tickets.

By rough estimate, there were three or four thousand yuan, and the number of tickets was simply uncountable.

“These are my allowances from the past few years, plus rewards from completed missions,” Song Qinian explained. “I don’t have much else, so I’m giving all of this to you.
I just hope you won’t look down on it.”

Su Mujin looked at Song Qinian with a complicated expression.

Did he misunderstand how valuable what he gave was?

This was cash and ration coupons!

In this era, without money and tickets, you’d practically be paralyzed—you couldn’t do anything.

And yet, after giving her so many practical treasures, he was still worried she wouldn’t like them?

But just one look into his eyes, and she could tell—he wasn’t faking it.
He was truly worried.

This guy… is just too adorable!

Su Mujin couldn’t resist—she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

“Thank you. I really like it.”

Song Qinian’s face turned beet red instantly, and his gaze became so panicked he didn’t dare meet her eyes.

Seeing him like this, Su Mujin smiled so wide her eyes turned into crescent moons.

A handsome and bashful soldier-boy… who wouldn’t fall for this?

She even had the wild thought—
What if one day, she made him cry and beg under her?
That could be… quite something.

Song Qinian looked at her nervously, cautiously, and when he saw her laughing so brightly, he smiled as well.

“As long as you like it. Even though my leg’s injured—whether I recover or not—I’ll still receive an allowance. I’ll give it all to you. I won’t let you suffer by being with me.”

Su Mujin nodded, still smiling.

“I believe you. And don’t lose hope—your leg will get better!”

Just for how sincere he was and how well he treated her, there was no way she could ignore him.

Hearing the certainty in her tone, Song Qinian also nodded with a smile.

“I won’t lose hope.”

He would definitely actively cooperate with treatment!

Even if there was only a one percent chance of walking again, he would never give up.

Only then could he truly protect her—
…so that others wouldn’t look down on her.
…so that she would never suffer.

Su Mujin carefully stored the box of money and coupons, along with the jewelry box, into the locked cabinet under the desk.

Since it had a lock, keeping things there was relatively safe.

Just as she finished putting everything away, she heard a knock at the door.

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Su Mujin immediately stood up and went to open the door. When she did, she saw Chen Yuehua standing outside.

“Mujin, let’s pack the rest of the things this afternoon. It’s time to eat!”

Hearing that, Su Mujin felt a bit curious.

“Time to eat? Where are we eating?”

Weren’t they going to eat at home?

Chen Yuehua smiled gently.

“Not far—just in the courtyard next door. Your grandfather and your second uncle’s family live right there. When Grandpa heard you and Qinian got married, he specially invited us over for a meal. It’s a chance for the family to sit down together, get to know each other and formally meet.”

Eating with Song Liancheng’s family?

Now that was… intense.

She had just gotten married—and now she’d have to sit down with her ex-fiancé’s entire family for a meal.

And that ex-fiancé would now have to call her “sister-in-law”!

Just imagining it made Su Mujin feel a thrill—it was so dramatic!

Seeing that Su Mujin didn’t immediately respond, Chen Yuehua showed a trace of worry.

“Mujin, what’s wrong? You don’t want to go?”

After all, Su Mujin and Song Liancheng had once been engaged, and she had even met his mother.

Now the engagement was off and the whole relationship had changed.
Feeling awkward would be totally understandable.

“If you’re really uncomfortable, we don’t have to go,” Chen Yuehua said softly, with warm understanding in her voice.

After all, this awkward situation was entirely because of Qinian, because of their family.
She had to be considerate toward Mujin.

Just as she was thinking that, Su Mujin suddenly smiled brightly.

“Mom, I do want to go. I was just thinking whether I should bring a small gift for Grandpa and Second Uncle. It’s my first time visiting them, after all.”

Chen Yuehua was pleasantly surprised.

She hadn’t expected Su Mujin to not only agree to go, but to be so thoughtful—even wanting to bring gifts.

“I’ve already prepared all of that,” she said with a smile, looking at Su Mujin with even more approval in her eyes. “Come on, let’s go now!”

“I’ll push Qinian,” Su Mujin offered.

She turned and went back inside, walking behind Song Qinian’s wheelchair and gently pushing him out of the room.

In the living room, she saw not only Chen Yuehua and Song Huaian, but also a young girl around fifteen or sixteen.

The girl had large, dark, sparkling eyes, and she was staring at Su Mujin with open curiosity.

As soon as their eyes met, the girl blushed and softly said,

“Sister-in-law.”

“Aww!” Su Mujin responded cheerfully. “Sister-in-law came in such a hurry, I didn’t bring any gifts for you. But this afternoon—or maybe tomorrow—if we have time, I’ll take you shopping. Whatever you want, I’ll buy it for you!”

“Really?” Song Muxue’s eyes lit up like stars.

“Of course it’s real!”

“Sister-in-law, you’re the best!”

Her words made everyone laugh.

Su Mujin couldn’t help but think:

Girls at this age really are easy to please!

While chatting, the whole family walked out the door and headed for the neighboring courtyard.

Song Liancheng’s family, along with Old Master Song, were already waiting there.

As soon as Su Mujin and the others entered, all eyes turned to them.

Among so many people, only Song Liancheng’s gaze stood out—it was the most complicated.

“Mujin—” Song Liancheng suddenly called out. It was unclear whether he did it on purpose or just lost control of his emotions.

Su Mujin calmly turned her head toward him, a perfectly polite smile on her lips.

Her voice was steady and even—not too loud, not too soft.

“So it’s Liancheng. Your big brother and I have already registered our marriage. From now on, you can’t just call me by name anymore—you need to call me sister-in-law.

If an outsider heard you calling me by name, they might think you were being rude.”