Chapter 733: Chapter 724: Su Qing: Blocking Me?

"Hey, Sister Li, did the Su family’s kid just bring his partner home?"

"That’s right, and let me tell you, that partner of his is really good-looking!"

"Well, Su Qing isn’t bad looking either. He’s tall, slim, and decent-looking. At the very least, he’s got money!"

"That’s true. In today’s society, as long as you have money, any guy, no matter how ugly, can still marry a beautiful wife. A man’s looks aren’t important; it’s all about ability!"

In the chess room downstairs, the gossip quickly spread among the uncles and aunties.

After all, the neighborhood is not that big, and it’s an old neighborhood with residents who are old acquaintances. When something happens in a family, young people might not care, but the older generation loves to gossip about it.

Especially in places like the chess room, where people play chess and cards, naturally gossip is exchanged easily. Apparently, today there’s a new topic of conversation.

Ever since Su Qing made his first 500,000 yuan, he has often been the topic of discussion among the uncles and aunties at the neighborhood chess room, something he has long been accustomed to, even thanks to his mother’s encouragement.

While people outside were gossiping, it was a different scene in Su Qing’s home. Zhou Hui and Uncle Su brought Shen Yi into the house and sat on the sofa to chat, paying no attention to their elder son.

And in Su Qing’s mind, a narration prompt sounded:

[Family Status -1, Family Status -1, Family Status -1, important things have to be said three times!]

Exactly, as soon as Shen Yi arrived at his house, even though they weren’t even engaged yet, her status had already overtaken his, leaving him behind.

Meanwhile, Su Qing was left to carry the gifts Shen Yi brought, one trip after another. Even though the temperature wasn’t high, he was sweating profusely from the exertion.

Finally, after moving the last item, Su Qing let out a sigh of relief, leaning against the shoe cabinet for a moment.

He knew it would be like this. As soon as Shen Yi came, his parents couldn’t care less about the gifts. What did it matter? His parents certainly knew the difference between main courses and side dishes!

Seeing that he had finally finished, Shen Yi quickly stood up: "Uncle, Auntie, it’s my first time visiting, and I’ve brought you some gifts. I hope you don’t mind!"

As she spoke, Shen Yi bent down at the door and picked up a few things: "Auntie, I’ve especially brought you some donkey-hide gelatin, skincare products, and some anti-aging health supplements. Please don’t mind!"

Originally, Shen Yi had thought about adding a few pieces of clothing and jewelry, but the landlady advised against it, saying that those were better for later and not suitable for a first visit, especially clothing, which might not fit well.

"Oh my, you really didn’t have to bring all this stuff. I’m at this age; do I really need skincare products?" Mom Zhou Hui was modest but couldn’t hide her growing smile. Her words of refusal were contradicted by her undeniable delight.

"Auntie, you don’t look old at all; you look so young! If I hadn’t known, I would never have believed your son is so grown up," Shen Yi said with her sweetest words, since compliments are free, after all!

To be fair, his mom did look quite young for her age. She was in her 40s, stress-free and never having done much hard labor, she didn’t look like someone who was about to become a mother-in-law.

Sure enough, upon hearing Shen Yi’s words, Zhou Hui felt elated, and seeing her demure would-be daughter-in-law made her even happier.

Shen Yi’s outfit today made her look a few years younger, which was intentional, so as to appear less mature.

"Oh, stop it, I’m really getting old!"

To this, Shen Yi didn’t respond much; after all, her EQ was quite high, and she naturally knew how to converse.

Then, she bent down again to pick up two items and spoke to Su Hongye: "Uncle, I wasn’t sure what to bring you, but Su Qing mentioned you occasionally like a drink, so I bought a few bottles of aged Maotai for you to try, along with a pair of walnuts for you to play with while fishing!"

Compared to his wife Zhou Hui, Uncle Su seemed much more composed. He politely mentioned not to waste money but gladly accepted the gifts. Shen Yi’s gifts were certainly not ordinary Maotai; they must have cost a lot.

"Dad, those lion’s head walnuts are quite valuable, so make sure to handle them often; they might become more valuable!" Su Qing laughed.

"Hey, do I need you to tell me that?" As soon as Uncle Su realized they were lion’s head walnuts, he was a little surprised, even though he didn’t usually play with walnuts, he had heard of their reputation.

Shen Yi had prepared a pair of three-lobed lion’s head walnuts, dark red, smooth like they had a patina. Although Su Qing didn’t understand them, he knew they were worth several tens of thousands. He was certain that something cheap was not something Shen Yi would offer on her first visit.

At the same time, he made a mental note to bring some nice things when visiting his in-laws in the future.

The rest on the ground were some cigarettes, tea, fruits, especially the tea, which was also quite valuable, but now could only be considered fillers.

After a brief chat, Zhou Hui took Shen Yi’s hand and sat back on the sofa, stroking her hand: "Oh, Xiaoyi, you must be very good at hide and seek!"

Shen Yi: ???

"Huh?"

"A girl as pretty as you is so hard to find even with a lantern!"

Su Qing: Pfft~~

Cheesy... cheesy pick-up lines? It’s the first time he realized his mom had this in her, and then he got an eyeful of it.

"Oh, how did your face grow so perfectly into my heart like this? Smack smack smack, I really like it!"

"So beautiful, it makes the coffee, usually a bit bitter, much sweeter when I look at you!"

"Let me tell you something..."

Then in front of Su Hongye and Su Qing, Zhou Hui uttered one cheesy line after another, leaving the two of them stunned. One had to admit, his mom surprisingly had the potential to be quite the playboy.

Meanwhile, Shen Yi, showered in compliments, was completely flustered, and the blush on her face didn’t fade.

One was eager to compliment, the other eager to please; it was nauseatingly sweet.

"Son, why do I feel like you are a little redundant here? If I had known your mom was this good, I should have let your mom and Xiaoyi date online first and leave the rest to you. Maybe you’d have kids by now!" Su Hongye said, twitching his eye.

Su Qing nodded: "I feel the same. Why don’t the two of us leave?"

"Hey, where are you going? It’s getting late; let’s cook!"

Uncle Su shrugged at this: "Alright, no escaping it, I’m on it!"

Uncle Su headed to the kitchen. Shen Yi wanted to help but only made the gesture, aware that it’s not polite to enter someone’s kitchen on a first visit.

At noon, the four of them ate at the dining table with a feast of Uncle Su’s specialty dishes.

"Wow, Uncle, you’re really amazing to cook so much!" Shen Yi exclaimed in surprise at the spread of dishes.

To this, Uncle Su immediately straightened his back: "It’s nothing, really, haha!"

"Exactly, Xiaoyi, eat some fish. When you two get married, I’ll have my son cook for you, so you won’t have to step into the kitchen! My son can cook too," Zhou Hui said, continually placing food on Shen Yi’s plate.

With that, Su Qing and Shen Yi exchanged a glance, but neither said anything, knowing full well that people dependent on takeout rarely have a say on the matter.

After meals, the family ate fruit on the sofa, while Su Qing went to the kitchen to wash dishes. Zhou Hui couldn’t help but ask:

"Xiaoyi, what’s the situation with your family?"

At hearing this, Shen Yi realized it was time to discuss serious matters and composed herself.

"Auntie, I’m the only child in my family. My parents are in Anhai, and they run a small business."

"I see. Anhai, that’s not close, but it’s alright. Travel is convenient now; you can fly and make it in a day. Alright, you’ve been together long, have you thought about when to get married? By the way, I still don’t know how old you are, Xiaoyi!" Zhou Hui asked.

Hearing this, Shen Yi felt a pit in her stomach and grew nervous, even as Su Qing in the kitchen perked up his ears, eager to listen, as this was the biggest mystery about Shen Yi to him.

"I..."

"What is it?"

"Auntie, I’m a few years older than Su Qing!"

"That’s okay, being older is fine, more mature. Auntie likes you just the way you are. You can’t be older than me, right?"

Shen Yi: ???

She never expected Su Qing’s mom to be this open-minded.

Then she thought for a moment, glanced towards the kitchen, and whispered in Zhou Hui’s ear, and Su Qing then heard his mom say:

"Oh, I see, that’s not a big deal. My son should find someone like you who’s mature and responsible, to manage him. But at your age, you shouldn’t delay. Even if you don’t get married this year, at least get things settled, what do you think?"

Su Qing: ???

"Wow, did they just block me out?"

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