Chapter 80

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“They’re here, they’re here… Tell your brother to stop hurrying us, we’re grown-ups for goodness’ sake, yet still so flustered.”

Lin Changshui hurriedly responded and turned to look at the woman who had accompanied him for half of his life, reflecting, “Wifey, once we get Siyu married off, our mission will finally be complete.”

“Decades have gone by, and we’ve aged too, but I can still clearly remember what you looked like the first time we met,” he mused.

“Oh stop it, why talk about that now? Let’s go, let’s not keep the in-laws waiting anxiously; it’s not often they come to visit,” Xu Qin retorted. Her once jet-black hair now resembled the first snow of harsh winter or the first frost of autumn, a mix of silver strands, half concealed, half revealed.

The couple helped each other out the door and, urged on by their daughter’s beckoning, got into the black MPV.

Click—

At that moment,

A thunderous dragon streaked across the sky, piercing the heavy clouds with a deafening roar. The air turned moist; the sky, increasingly ominous—a heavy rain seemed imminent at any moment.

In Rakshasa City, at the Qin Zhen Seafood Farmhouse Fun.

Inside the private room, Li Jinwen’s parents were warmly chatting away with Lin Xiaoxiao, and his cousin Li Lingling and brother-in-law Liu Miao.

Lin Mo and Li Jinwen were at the front picking out dishes.

This farmhouse, much like most seafood restaurants, had an area with various models of dishes on display, accompanied by bamboo tubes filled with sticks next to them.

If there was a dish you wanted to eat, you would take a stick with the dish’s name on it from the corresponding tube, and hand it to the server at the end.

Right now,

Lin Mo and his wife already held seven or eight sticks, and all for premium dishes like lobster, abalone, sea cucumber, and shark fin.

Plus, with a few specially purchased bottles of Maotai liquor, the cost of this meal would be at least fifteen thousand yuan!

Expensive indeed!

Even though they now had a fair amount of money, Li Jinwen and Lin Mo still felt a pang of regret!

Their little family of three used to spend about this much on food for an entire year, and now it was all going into one meal…

Li Jinwen looked at the sticks in his hand, feeling pained, “That’s enough, that’s enough, don’t take any more, it’s too expensive, it’s making my heart race!”

“Let’s get a soup too!” Lin Mo, teeth gritted, opted for a Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup worth over a thousand yuan, “After all, it’s our parents who’ll be eating it, it’s not a waste to nourish them.”

“If all else fails, have Lingling eat a few more seafood buns later; it’ll be more cost-effective!”

“Knock it off!” Li Jinwen said with a laugh, giving Lin Mo a playful glare. After pausing, he added, “We also have Lingling to thank for this time. Otherwise, my parents’ attitude towards you couldn’t have changed so drastically.”

“What are you talking about! You can’t say it like that!” Lin Mo immediately objected. “It’s because their son-in-law’s business has been doing well lately. Your cousin is planning to snag some ginger shoots from me, which is why she talked us up so well.”

“Too bad she doesn’t know, the ginger shoots sold out long ago!”

This time, when Li Jinwen’s parents came to Rakshasa City, Lin Mo could clearly sense a change in their attitude.

It was much better than before!

Of course,

Lin Mo held no grudges against his in-laws.

For a simple reason: if Lin Xiaoxiao later married a poor man like he used to be, Lin Mo would have reservations too.

Who would want their daughter to suffer?

Especially since Li Jinwen was so beautiful, and could easily nod her head and move on to a better life.

“We already have ten dishes, that’s really enough!”

Li Jinwen stopped Lin Mo’s intention to add more dishes, handing over all the sticks to the server, “By the way, our parents will be here soon. Did you bring the gifts you prepared for them?”

“Of course I brought them.” Lin Mo nodded, pulling out a Rolex Submariner “Hulk” watch and a glass-type jade bracelet worth about one hundred thousand yuan from his inner pocket.

Both luxury items, not quite fitting for a construction worker.

As they walked toward the private room, Li Jinwen voiced his doubt, “Will mom and dad like the gifts you chose? They seem too ostentatious…”

“I’ve never seen dad wear a watch before!”

It wasn’t just Li Jinwen who was clueless; even Lin Mo, their own son, didn’t know if his parents would like these things.

His father had never had the habit of wearing a watch, nor had he ever shown interest in such items.

Yet, oddly enough, the Intelligence System had provided two pieces of information corresponding to his parents’ preferences: they were the green “Hulk” watch and the jade bracelet.

Lin Mo found it hard to believe, but the reliability of the Intelligence System had been proven through countless events. So, a few days ago after selling the antique to Manager Song, Lin Mo purchased these two items.

“Don’t worry, they will absolutely love them!”

“That certain?”

“Of course, I’m their son. If I don’t understand them, who does?”

The two of them, chatting and laughing, walked into the private room they had reserved in advance.

Lin Mo’s mother-in-law was playing with Lin Xiaoxiao while his cousin and her husband were chatting with Lin Mo’s father-in-law.

Seeing them come in, Li Lingling called out with a smile, “Sister, brother-in- law, we can order a few less dishes, we only have so many people, we can’t eat that much!”

“Yeah, we really didn’t need to come to such a fancy place. Although you two have some money now, you still need to think about buying a house soon. Don’t get carried away and blow all your money!” Lin Mo’s father-in-law earnestly advised, then added, “Lin Mo, give your parents another call to see what time they’ll arrive and if they’re stuck in traffic!”

“Looking at the weather, it’s going to rain. Remind them to drive slowly, don’t rush, we’re not in a hurry!”

Honestly,

The content of Lin Mo’s conversations with his father-in-law over the past ten years might not add up to as much as they had talked just this morning.

In the past, even during festivals when visiting his in-laws, there wasn’t much to say and his in-laws always had stern expressions.

“Okay!”

“I’ll give them another call right now!”

Lin Mo replied with a smile and walked to the window. He looked at the increasingly gloomy sky and dialed his father’s WeChat video call.

Beep…Beep beep…

The video was quickly answered, showing a background inside a minivan. Looking out the window, it had already started to rain over there, and it seemed to be coming down heavily.

Lin Changshui habitually swept his phone’s camera around, smiling as he said, “Hey, son, we’re almost there. Tell your in-laws not to worry, we’re on the road and will be there in a little while!”

“Don’t rush, it’s not like I’m hurrying you, my father-in-law asked me to tell you to drive slowly, there’s no need to hurry, we still have plenty of time!” Lin Mo reminded, “How’s mom? Did she take her motion sickness medicine? Don’t let yourself get sick from the travel!”

“Took it, took it, don’t worry!” said Xu Qin with a slightly weak voice from the phone, “Li drives very steadily, even steadier than you. I don’t feel much motion sickness today.”

“I don’t feel dizzy at all in his car.”

Huh?

Already starting to dote on the son-in-law?

Family status -i.

Lin Mo teased, “Mom, I think it’s not the car that’s the issue, it’s the driver. Changing drivers and you don’t get dizzy?”

Xu Qin scolded, “You child, always talking nonsense!”

Lin Changshui also laughed and said, “Son, you really shouldn’t feel slighted.”

“Li used to be a motor transport soldier in the army, his driving really is steady. Anyway, it’s more stable than any other car I’ve ridden in!”

Alright then,

They even investigated what he used to do for a living?

Lin Mo’s mouth twitched, and he laughed, “Well, you and my precious sister should have a talk soon – such a good driver is not someone to miss out on!”

“Brother!!!! What are you talking nonsense about!!!!!” Lin Siyu’s roaring voice sounded.

Zhang Li had been an orphan since he was little, growing up in an orphanage without much experience of family warmth. Now, listening to his beloved girl’s family interact so harmoniously, he felt a warm and comfortable feeling in his heart.

He steadily stopped the minivan at a traffic light and turned to speak into the phone as well, “Brother, we’ve already reached North City District. There’s quite a bit of traffic today so I estimate it’ll take about 20 more minutes to reach the restaurant you pinned!”

“Okay, no rush, 30 minutes will also be fine. Drive slowly, safety first!” Lin Mo reminded him again before finally hanging up.

Whoosh

Right when he hung up the phone, the long-darkened skies over North City District suddenly unleashed a downpour.

On the rooftops and streets, a layer of white mist from the rain splashed up, like a faint, ethereal veil.

Looking at the wind and rain outside the window, Lin Mo’s brows inexplicably furrowed, and for some reason, he felt slightly absent-minded.

“Husband, how much longer will mom, dad, and my sister be? Did they say a time? If they’re going to arrive soon, I’ll have the waiter start serving the dishes!” Li Jinwen’s voice rang out.

Lin Mo was startled, snapped back to reality, and turned his head to look at his happily gathered family. He smiled and said, “They’ll be here soon, they’ve reached North City District. It’ll be about 20 minutes more, let’s wait a little longer!”