Chapter 935 Preference and Exceptions
Shi Li drank more than half a cup of milk and swallowed a small piece of dessert before her aunt came out from the inner room.
"Madam, please invite the Second Young Master and the Young Madam in to talk."
Oh, I really get to meet my mother-in-law!
Shi Li was cheered up and quickly patted the unnecessary snack crumbs on his lapel, then took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth.
Although I had no experience meeting my mother-in-law for the first time, I couldn’t leave a sloppy first impression on others.
Shi Li, feeling a little nervous, followed her aunt and Cheng Xi into the inner room.
The main room facing the sun was well lit. Cheng's mother was sitting beside the couch in a maroon dress with a gentle smile on her face.
"Erlang and Lili must have been waiting for a long time, come and sit down." Cheng's mother's voice was very soft, and it made people feel comfortable just listening to it.
Shi Li subconsciously turned her head to look at Cheng Xi, and saw him nodded to her quietly, so she walked to Cheng's mother with confidence.
Mother Cheng looked Shi Li up and down with her eyes bent, then nodded slightly.
"Lili, come to our house. Tell me if you find anything you are not used to. If anyone is disrespectful to you, tell me too."
The tone was so affectionate as if he was treating his own daughter.
Shi Li nodded cautiously, "Thank you, mother."
Cheng's mother then opened the small box next to her, took out a crystal white jade bracelet, and pulled Shi Li's hand over and put it into hers.
"This is a meeting gift. Your sister-in-law has one, but this one is yours. You are too young to wear it now, so it will be great to keep it for later."
The ancients valued gifts from elders and dared not refuse them. However, Shi Li felt a little guilty accepting such a big gift on their first meeting, and glanced at Cheng Xi again.
He was also looking at her, with a faint smile in his eyes.
"I can't eat your wife, so go do what you need to do! Don't delay your work!"
Seeing the interaction between the two, Cheng's mother chuckled and scolded Cheng Xi, then pushed the bracelet into Shi Li's hand.
Shi Li could only hold the jade bracelet, thank him while lowering her head and not daring to look at Cheng Xi again.
"I'm not busy today, so I wanted to have breakfast with my mother. Why did she chase me away?"
Cheng Xi touched his nose helplessly and answered calmly.
Hearing this, Cheng's mother glared at Cheng Xi with a smile, but did not suggest kicking him out.
The three chatted casually for a while, and then a servant came to report that breakfast was ready and invited the three to go out and eat.
"Let's go, you're in for a treat today." Mother Cheng said with a smile.
Shi Li also smiled, stood up and followed him to the outer room.
Before Cheng's mother could say "Sit down", the aunt in Cheng's mother's room came in again, "Madam, the eldest young master's wife is here to pay her respects."
Cheng Xi has a half-brother, Cheng Jue, who is four years older than him and married a girl from the Xu family two years ago.
Mother Cheng didn't think it was a big deal when her illegitimate son and daughter-in-law came to pay their respects. She nodded and said to her aunt, "Please ask her to come in."
The aunt went out and soon brought in a young girl who was not much older than the original owner but had a mature look on her face.
After the girl entered the room, she did not look around, but bowed and greeted Cheng's mother in a very proper manner.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Shi Li did not dare to be negligent and knelt down and called out "sister-in-law".
Xu took the opportunity to look at her, with a friendly smile on her face, neither unfamiliar nor overly intimate.
Since she came at this time, Cheng's mother would definitely keep her for dinner, but Cheng Xi couldn't stay and could only make an excuse to leave.
Before leaving, he nodded slightly to Shi Li, indicating that she was fine.
So far, Cheng Xi has behaved very reliably, and Shi Li vaguely feels that this young husband is not bad.
Xu was also an informed and interesting person. She knew that Shi Li had just come into the family and was Cheng's mother's biological daughter-in-law, so she left without staying long after having dinner together.
Finally, Shi Li was the only one left in front of Cheng's mother.
"You all go down first. I want to talk to Lili for a while."
When Shi Li heard Cheng's mother say this, her heart tightened slightly.
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is an eternal problem. Could it be that this mother-in-law is the kind of person who says one thing in front of you and another behind your back?
[Hahaha! I knew that with Princess Jing as an example, it would be impossible for Cheng's mother to fall in love with Gongsun! ]
[My mother tongue is speechless, brain-dead fans are really scary~]
[My mother-in-law hasn't said anything yet, but some people are really good at making up stories. 】