Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

That being said, although the path of a son-in-law living with his wife's family is often frustrating, it really depends on the person. Some families can treat their sons-in-law with respect.

However, overall, only a small percentage of sons-in-law who marry into their wives' families have dignity, and this depends on the character of the mother-in-law's family.

Take Liu Ruyan's family for example. If Liu Ruyan herself hadn't been willing, even if Lin Mo, with his current wealth, had gone to Ms. Cheng to say he wanted to become a live-in son-in-law, it's 100% certain that she wouldn't have given him a second glance.

Even if it actually happens, it will be without dignity.

But Lin Mo went to the other extreme. He was a college student, hadn't entered the workforce, came from an ordinary family, and then slowly began to show his talent and demonstrate his abilities.

Nowadays, in the eyes of Ms. Cheng and Liu Zhengyuan, Lin Mo is a young boy, innocent, from a respectable family, simple and honest, but with considerable ability and decent looks. He poses no threat to their family business, and they don't have to worry about their family's assets being taken away by others. It can be said that all these attributes of his are beneficial to their family in the eyes of the two elders, so naturally they will not object.

From this perspective, if Lin Mo were to marry Liu Ruyan, although it wouldn't be considered a son-in-law marriage, it would be the best outcome. Of course, at least half of the reason for this is because Liu Ruyan likes him.

A combination of factors led Ms. Cheng to worry that Lin Mo would feel pressured and uncomfortable when he visited her home.

Ultimately, it's because Lin Mo is outstanding enough, yet he doesn't pose any threat to her family's wealth.

Ms. Jiang and Mr. Yuan had also considered it for the same reason, but Liu Ruyan beat them to it.

So never think that rich people are fools. They are not only not fools, but they are actually quite smart. Otherwise, how could they have built such a large business?

Those who have ulterior motives and want to become live-in sons-in-law, then do nothing all day and even live very comfortably, are not impossible to succeed, but they are very few.

Fortunately, Lin Mo is doing alright now. Even if he marries Liu Ruyan, he won't feel any pressure. There's no way around it; he's someone with a cheat code, so he doesn't care about that at all.

The idea that everyone is equal before cheaters is wrong. I'm already showing good manners by not looking down on you. Who dares to look down on me? It's precisely because of his confident demeanor that his acquaintances think he's a typical example of someone who lives off a woman.

But in reality, he knows whether he's being taken advantage of or not. In fact, he didn't even take advantage of anyone, let alone be taken advantage of.

All the gifts had a price tag attached to them; if he hadn't demonstrated his worth, he wouldn't have had the chance to live off a woman even if he wanted to.

Do you really think Liu Ruyan hasn't encountered people who want to take shortcuts all these years?

It's fair to say that if Lin Mo had sensed any disrespect from Liu Ruyan and her parents, he would have left long ago.

The mother and son returned home a little after 3 p.m.

"Oh, the New Year is finally over. By the way, son, will Yanyan come over again after the New Year?"

The mother, lying on the sofa, first breathed a sigh of relief, then asked with some curiosity.

Hearing this, Lin Mo nodded: "She did say she was coming, but it shouldn't be until after the fourth or fifth day of the new year!"

"That's great! Mom, think about it. Logically speaking, when your girlfriend comes to our house for the New Year, we should gather all the relatives together for a meal."

"Let's get to know each other. We need to give money to our relatives too. Ask her when she's coming, and I'll make the arrangements," said Zhou Min, the mother.

Lin Mo quickly interrupted her, saying, "Mom, please don't. If we were engaged, I wouldn't care if you did this, but we're not even engaged yet. Why are you calling all the relatives over? It's not necessary."

"How about we wait until our house in our hometown is built? Then you can invite the relatives over. This time, we can just visit my aunt's house at most!"

Going to his aunt's house and having his aunt pay him is really no big deal, after all, Liu Ruyan is his cousin's classmate. The two of them haven't even gotten engaged yet, but they've already invited all their relatives over, which is quite a lot of pressure.

On the contrary, once his house in his hometown is built, he can invite all his relatives over and introduce them together.

Moreover, he calculated the timeline and realized that by the time the house in his hometown was fully built, he would be graduating soon, and by then he might have to consider getting engaged, so it wouldn't be too abrupt.

"What do you know? This is called taking it seriously!" His mother, Zhou Min, rolled her eyes at him.

Lin Mo: "It's important, but the pressure is also immense, you wouldn't want your future daughter-in-law to have a difficult time, would you?"

Mom:
To be honest, he didn't have much say, but Liu Ruyan had a significant influence on his mother's side. Upon hearing this, his mother immediately began to seriously consider the matter.

"How about this, you talk to Yanyan about it and see what she thinks, then Mom will make the arrangements!" said Zhou Min, the mother.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo nodded in agreement. Suddenly, he remembered something and hurriedly ran back to his bedroom. When he came out again, he had something in his hand.

"What's this?" Zhou Min, his mother, asked, looking at the small porcelain bottle in his hand. Indeed, it was the Wan Zi Qian Hong hand cream, a bottle he had specially saved for his mother.

"This secret ointment is a rare find that you can't buy on the market. We reserved it for you," Lin Mo asked mysteriously.

Upon hearing this, his mother, Zhou Min, immediately became interested and pulled him to sit on the sofa: "What is it? It's so mysterious, tell Mom about it!"

There's no way around it, her son is doing well now. Every time he brings home something good, it works wonders. Not to mention, the tiger bone and tiger penis wine that Old Lin drinks now, and the two of them take a spoonful of ginseng powder every day, the effects are real and tangible.

Her son brought out some nice things again; it would be strange if she weren't curious.

"This secret ointment can be applied all over the body and makes the skin smooth. My cousin, did you see that? Doesn't it look much better than before?"
"And my son, he's been treated with this too. Don't ask about the price, I can only tell you it's very expensive. My son spent a lot of money to get it," Lin Mo exaggerated as he spoke.

Reality is not like his shopping page, where cheap goods are often of poor quality. By inflating the prices, he actually explains why the products are so effective.

I almost forgot about this thing when I got busy these past few days.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Zhou Min's mother's eyes widened immediately: "Really? It works so well?"

"Why don't you give it a try? After the New Year, once school starts, you'll definitely be able to impress your colleagues," Lin Mo said with a low voice.

Seeing this, Mom snatched the small porcelain bottle from his hand, opened it, and smelled it: "Mmm~~ It smells so good! Wait, why does this thing look just like the hand cream in the tin box? You haven't been tricked, have you?"

Lin Mo was shocked to hear this. He hadn't expected that his mother would expose him after he had fooled so many people.

There's nothing I can do about it; his mom was still using this thing when he was in junior high, she just hasn't used it for the last two years.

Moreover, how should I put it, almost everyone who came from that era has used this stuff, and the taste is quite unique.

Privately, nobody calls this stuff "a riot of colors"; they just call it hand cream.

As she spoke, Zhou Min, the mother, dipped her finger in the product, then brought it to her nose and smelled it: "This stuff is the same as that hand cream, isn't it? Not only does it smell the same, but the texture is almost identical!"

"No, I spent a lot of money to buy this. Let me put it this way, this whole jar is worth more than a house in our family. How could it be the same thing?" Lin Mo said stubbornly.

Upon hearing this, Mom's eyes widened: "What? So much money! You spendthrift, how dare you squander money like this! Can you return it?!"

"Oh dear, there's no going back now. You should try it right away, and once you see the results, you'll know whether it's worth it or not!" Lin Mo said.

Seeing this, the mother had no other choice. She gritted her teeth and decided to give it a try. After all, her son had money now, so what if it really was something good?

His mother then went to the bathroom to take a shower. Lin Mo prepared plastic wrap for her and told her to go back to her room and fiddle with it herself.

At five o'clock in the evening, Comrade Lao Lin leisurely went upstairs.

"Son, wife, I'm back! Look what I brought!" Old Lin walked in carrying a cleaned lamb.

"Let me tell you, my second brother's family slaughtered a sheep, and they specially saved a lamb for me. You're in for a treat!"

As he spoke, seeing no sound from inside the room, he glanced towards the bedroom, and then a familiar yet unfamiliar woman walked out of the bedroom.

He felt familiar with her because he had seen her before; she looked exactly like his wife when she was young. Yet, he felt she was a stranger because he hadn't seen his wife look so young and beautiful in a long time.

Just then, Lin Mo came out of the bedroom and said with a smile, "Dad, look who this is!!"

At this moment, my mother changed into her old clothes—jeans and a leather jacket. Apart from some signs of aging around her eyes, she looked several years younger and extremely beautiful.

"This...this is my wife?" Comrade Lin exclaimed in shock, unable to believe his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min, the mother, sneered: "Even if you don't admit it, you can still be someone else's wife!"

The next second, Old Lin stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then rushed over with a completely perverted expression, grabbed his mother, and spun her around: "Haha!! Here, son, here's a hundred yuan, go to Jiangning and buy me a pack of Liqun cigarettes!"

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
(End of this chapter)