Chapter 2

Arriving in the city, Bian Li looked at the traffic outside and couldn’t help but sigh…

Fu Xiangze looked at her and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Bian Li shook his head. He felt pressured when he thought about going to his house and being with him and his family…

When they arrived at the Fu family’s yard, the two walked in one after the other. Fu Xiangze felt that the person behind him did not catch up, so he turned around and looked at Bian Li who was walking slowly.

Fu Xiangze said, “Why are you like a turtle?”

When Bian Li heard the voice, he immediately quickened his pace to catch up with him. He held the gift in one hand and held her hand with the other.

Bian Li couldn’t help but look up at his strong and handsome face. In fact, this was the first time they held hands. Bian Li felt that his hands were a little dry and had some thin calluses, which seemed to be the marks left by years of training.

After entering the house, Fu Xiangze and Bian Li went to greet the elders, “Grandpa and grandma, long time no see.”

Grandma greeted, “Hey, my dear grandson and granddaughter-in-law are back?”

Fu Xiangze: “Yes.”

Grandpa, “It’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back.”

At this time, a woman came out of the kitchen and shouted, “Xiang Ze, are you back?”

Fu Xiangze, “Mom.”

Bian Li also shouted, “Mom.”

The woman originally looked at her son with a very happy expression, but when she saw Bian Li and Fu Xiangze holding hands, her expression changed.

Fu Xiangze also sensed the strangeness of the atmosphere and held Bian Li’s hand, as if to comfort him.

In fact, the main reason why Bian Li doesn’t like going back to the Fu family is because of Fu Xiangze’s mother, Li Zhimeng.

Bian Li knew that Li Zhimeng didn’t like him, and she also had the best candidate for daughter-in-law in mind.

However, sometimes, even though Mrs. Fu was polite to her, she felt that there was a gap between them that could not be bridged…

Fortunately, my grandma and grandpa are really kind to me.

…

Before dinner, Fu Xiangze was called into the study, while Bian Li was strolling alone outside the garden.

He saw a person walking towards him, a graceful and charming person. She was Jiang Yumian, whom Bian Li had met once. She was Fu Xiangze’s childhood sweetheart, and the two families were old friends.

Jiang Yumian saw Bian Li and smiled elegantly and greeted him, “Hello, Bian Li.”

Bian Li nodded calmly, “Hello, Miss Jiang.”

Jiang Yumian, “I heard that Brother Xiangze is back, so I came to see him.” At this time, Li Zhimeng came out of the house and immediately greeted Jiang Yumian with a smile. The expression was completely different from the one she had when she saw Bian Li.

She called out affectionately, “Mianmian, you’re here? Come in quickly, have a taste of the dessert that your auntie just made.”

“Okay, Auntie, I haven’t eaten it for a long time and I miss it. By the way, is Brother Xiangze back?”

“Well, he just arrived. He is in the study with your uncle and grandfather.”

Looking at the two of them smiling happily and talking freely along the way, Bian Li felt a little redundant following behind them, but it seemed that he had already gotten used to Li Zhimeng’s dislike for him.

Entering the kitchen, Li Zhimeng talked about the interesting things they experienced when they were young. “You liked to play behind Yunze since you were young. You are still like this now that you have grown up.”

Watching them chatting in Yixing, the relationship between the two was like that of mother and daughter. Li Zhimeng seemed to want to let Bian Li know that Bian Li and her son were not suitable. This was the candidate for my daughter-in-law.

Bian Li walked into the living room and saw grandma fiddling with her phone. “Grandma, what are you doing?”

Grandma said, “Li Li, come here, let me take a look.”

“What’s wrong?”

“That’s right. Le An asked me to send him photos, but I can’t see them. What’s going on?” Then Bian Li helped grandma fiddle with it for a while. “It’s OK, grandma.”

Grandma smiled and said, “Oh, thanks to you.”

Grandma put down her phone and started chatting with her, “By the way, have you seen your wedding house?”

The wedding room was renovated before they got their marriage certificate. Afterwards, Fu Xiangze returned to the base and she was busy with further studies, so the two of them never visited the room.

“Not yet.”

“I heard everything is ready. When do you plan to hold the housewarming party?”

Bian Li hadn’t thought about it, “I need to discuss this with Fu Xiangze.”

“Okay, okay,” grandma didn’t like to meddle in the affairs of young people.

She continued, “By the way, grandma has prepared a gift for you.”

Then grandma took Bian Li to the room and took out a jewelry box. “Nuo, this is for you. I haven’t found a suitable opportunity to give it to you before.”

Bian Li opened it and took a look. It turned out to be jewelry: necklaces, bracelets, and bangles. It was obvious that they were very valuable.

“Grandma, I can’t have this.”

“Silly girl, this is what I prepared for my granddaughter-in-law. You must take it.”

Bian Li’s eyes were a little moist at this time, “Grandma, I appreciate your kindness, but I really can’t take this.”

At this time, someone knocked on the door. “Come in,” said grandma.

Fu Xiangze pushed the door open and looked at them, then paused for a moment, “Am I disturbing you?”

Grandma smiled and said, “Come here. This is a gift I gave to your wife. Please take it back for her.”

Fu Xiangze took a look and saw that it was the latest model of a certain brand. “Oh, grandma, you are biased. Where is mine?”

Grandma laughed and said, “You never come back to see me all year round, so I won’t prepare anything for you. Only Li Li is sensible and comes to accompany us often.”

Fu Xiangze just smiled. He looked at Bian Li and said, “Please accept it. This is a gift from grandma.”

“But……”

“It’s time to eat. They are all waiting.”

In the end, Bian Li accepted it. The three of them went out together. Li Zhimeng saw the jewelry box. That was the old lady’s most precious thing. Why did she just give it to an outsider?

At the dining table, Jiang Yumian sat with Li Zhimeng, and she kept picking up food for Jiang Yumian. Li Zhimeng looked as if Jiang Yumian was her daughter-in-law, and was very cold to Bian Li.

However, Fu Xiangze seemed not to understand his mother’s thoughts. He just ate quietly and gave some to Bian Li when he saw something delicious.

Fu Xiangze took a sip of the soup, feeling it was good, he brought a bowl to Bian Li and reminded her to be careful about the heat.

However, the people at the table had different thoughts when watching their interaction…

But in Bian Li’s opinion, he felt that Fu Xiangze was just acting according to the situation, but he was still very grateful that he stood on his side.

Grandpa asked, “Xiangze, please take good care of your wife when you come back.”

Fu Xiangze turned his head and glanced at Bian Li and replied calmly, “Grandpa, I will.”

Grandma also said, “You can consider having children while you are still young.” Bian Li had been drinking his soup with his head down, but was suddenly choked by these words and started coughing.

Fu Xiangze calmly picked up the tissue and handed it to her. He patted her back while dealing with the old man with ease, “Okay.”

Bian Li looked up at him, and there was a flash of tenderness in his eyes. Before Bian Li could take a closer look, his eyes returned to calmness.

After dinner, Bian Li took a leisurely walk in the garden. At this time, the sky outside was already filled with fiery clouds and the colors of the sky were very rich. She looked up and saw the scene, and her mood seemed to improve.

Suddenly, the person behind him cleared his throat and said, “Ahem…”

Bian Li turned his head and looked at the man in front of him with some surprise, “Aren’t you in the study?”

“We’re done talking.”

“But don’t we have guests at home? You don’t have to accompany them?”

Fu Yunze, “What guest?”

“It’s Jiang Yumian.”

“She’s just the neighbor’s sister.”

He continued, “Are you hungry?”

Bian Li couldn’t keep up with his train of thought, “What? Didn’t you just finish your meal?”

Then she saw Fu Xiangze take out a bag of snack nuts from his pocket. Bian Li’s eyes suddenly lit up and he took it and started eating.

Fu Xiangze asked, “Is it delicious?”

He saw that she didn’t eat much, so he brought her some food from the dining table when he went downstairs.

He knew that she was not very comfortable staying in his house… Bian Li took one and handed it to him, “Try it.”

Fu Xiangze shook his head and said, “I don’t like it.” Then the two of them walked slowly.

After walking for ten minutes, Fu Xiangze asked, “Are you still going?”

Bian Li hung his head, “Where do you want to go?”

“Go back to our house.”

At this moment, Fu Xiangze looked at Bian Li with firm and sincere eyes. Somehow, his proud and upright appearance was deeply imprinted in Bian Li’s mind.

“Back to our house?”

Well, then the two of them went back to get their things, and Fu Xiangze took Bian Li to say goodbye to the elders.

Li Zhimeng was surprised, “Why are you walking so fast?”

Fu Xiangze said indifferently, “I’m tired from the long journey today.”

Li Zhimeng didn’t know why, but she looked at Bian Li directly, with an unfriendly look in her eyes. Fu Xiangze stood in front of Bian Li and smiled, “We’ll go back first.”

Jiang Yumian felt it was really irritating to see Fu Xiangze holding Bian Li’s hand. Since entering the house, Fu Xiangze had not spoken a few words to her, but was so intimate with that bitch.

Her nails were already digging into her flesh.