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The next morning, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Ruyan loaded all the gifts she had prepared into the car. At this moment, Ms. Cheng stood at the door with a cup of soy milk in her hand, looking at her daughter with a smile and a nod, revealing an expression that said, "She is a promising young girl."

There was no other reason than that Liu Ruyan was wearing a thickened white cheongsam. That's right, the cheongsam was also a winter style. It looked like it was lined with fleece and thickened, and there were some light-colored embroidery on the surface.

She added a white fur shawl cape to her upper body, making her look both warm and dignified, with a gentle and refined temperament, clearly a gentle young lady.

Most importantly, this cheongsam has no zipper and only two buttons at the neckline, making it quite simple.

Although Liu Ruyan felt a little embarrassed last night, it was clear that she had taken her mother's words to heart.

"Mom, well, I'm leaving now! I'll be back in a few days!"

Liu Ruyan closed the trunk and waved to Ms. Cheng.

Upon hearing this, Ms. Cheng smiled and waved, "Be careful, stay a couple more days, and come back after the tenth of the lunar month!"

"Okay, bye-bye Mom!" With that, Liu Ruyan got into the car and drove away.

Watching the car drive out of his villa, Old Liu walked over at some point and said with a smile, "Finally gone. That brat, all I said to her was a couple of words, and now she's pestering you to sleep with her every night?"

Upon hearing this, Ms. Cheng rolled her eyes at her husband: "You'd better tell me now. You'll have your share of trouble when the girl actually gets married!"

"You're saying that as if you're not feeling bad," Comrade Liu laughed.

Ms. Cheng chuckled and said, "Sad? Why would I be sad? I'm married now, I have a son-in-law and a son, I'm overjoyed."

You men like little girls, but I prefer sons, especially my handsome eldest son.

Besides, if they really get together, Xiao Mo will definitely stay in Jiangning to develop his career. He can't go back to their hometown of Nancheng. What's the difference between that and a live-in son-in-law?
If all else fails, we can bring our in-laws over to help take care of the kids!

Comrade Lao Liu:
Ms. Cheng was very open-minded. She only had one daughter in her family, and she would have to get married sooner or later. She knew quite a bit about Lin Mo's family conditions and her own situation.

Lin Mo's hometown is in Nancheng, and his parents are not very old. After marriage, he will definitely settle down in Jiangning, which is closer to their home. Compared with a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family, it's not much different.

Besides, she already had a very good impression of Lin Mo, so what more could she say? The young man was sensible and polite, and he was quite capable. If she treated Lin Mo well, then her son-in-law would be no different from her son.

As soon as Liu Ruyan got on the highway, she sent a message to Lin Mo to let her know that she had arrived.

After receiving the news, Lin Mo naturally told his parents at home.

They weren't exactly in a frantic rush, because the family had started cleaning the house yesterday.

Although it was a newly renovated house and there wasn't much to clean, his mother still led the father and son to clean the house inside and out.

As a result, his mother didn't do anything wrong, but she managed to keep the father and son running around like crazy, almost exhausting them.

Liu Ruyan left the villa area at eight o'clock in the morning. It would take about an hour to get on the highway. Now it's the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and there's no traffic on the highway. It would take about an hour and a half, and even if she drove slowly, it wouldn't take more than two hours.

Even including the drive from the highway exit to his residential area, two hours is about enough.

He got on the highway around 9 a.m., which means that Liu Ruyan would appear at the entrance of his residential compound between 10:30 and 11 a.m.

However, it was only 10 a.m. when the father and son were ushered down by his mother to greet them.

Firstly, we need to clean up the neighborhood, especially around the trash cans, as they are affecting the environment. Secondly, we need to coordinate some parking spaces.

You know, they already have three cars. If Liu Ruyan drives over, that will be four cars, so they'll definitely need a parking spot.

This task naturally fell to Lao Lin. There was no other way; his mother's Passat was a new car, and Lin Mo's car was both new and expensive, so they had to make do with his old car and park it somewhere else while the father and son guarded the parking space to prevent it from being taken.

Thirdly, there must be a ceremony to welcome them. We weren't prepared when Liu Ruyan came last time, but this time it's the first month of the lunar calendar, the Lunar New Year, so the significance of her coming is self-evident.

At this moment, Lin Mo and Comrade Lao Lin each held a ceremonial cannon, standing at the entrance of the community like two door gods. There was also a string of firecrackers at Lao Lin's feet. It could be said that they were just missing a red carpet.

"Dad, what time is it? Why don't we go upstairs for a while and warm up?" Lin Mo suggested.

Upon hearing this, Comrade Lin put the cannon under his arm, tucked his hands into his sleeves, and hissed from the cold as he replied, "What are you saying? If we could go back, wouldn't your dad go back? I'm not stupid, it's freezing cold."

"Believe it or not, if we go back now, your mom will definitely kick us out. And if we don't pick up your girlfriend right away, we'll have a hard time once Ruyan leaves!"

"It's okay, I'll just go with my boyfriend then," Lin Mo said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Old Lin's eyes widened: "Hey, so you're just leaving your old man to suffer at home, huh?!" "You're the head of the household, the capable should do more! Hehe!"

Just kidding, he has a father too. Being bullied by his mother is his father's responsibility, not his responsibility as the son.

After all, he still remembers being sent out by his father to buy cigarettes on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

"Stop talking nonsense and wait with me. I'll drive the car to the door, and you can ask Ruyan where she is. Then we'll warm up in the car for a while, and we'll come out after she gets off the highway," Lao Lin said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo's eyes lit up: "Dad, you always have a way!"

"Of course, just don't let your mom see it!" After saying that, Old Lin drove his car over and parked it by the side of the entrance to the residential area.

At 10:40 a.m., Liu Ruyan said she had exited the highway, and the father and son quickly got out of the car and set up the firecrackers.

Ten minutes later, Liu Ruyan's Maybach appeared at her door.

'Pat pat pat~'

Before even entering the residential area, Liu Ruyan spotted the father and son standing at the entrance. The next second, a series of firecrackers went off.

As a puff of white smoke drifted by, Lin Mo quickly waved his hand, signaling her to drive the car inside.

Liu Ruyan ignored him and obediently parked the car at the entrance, intending to get out and greet her father.

bang bang
As soon as she got out of the car, two cannon salutes were fired and colorful ribbons began to fall. Liu Ruyan was startled, but seeing the father and son like this, she found it somewhat amusing. Of course, she also felt the importance her boyfriend's family placed on her.

"Happy New Year, Uncle!" Liu Ruyan quickly greeted sweetly.

Upon hearing this, Comrade Lin quickly pulled a thick red envelope from his pocket: "Good, good boy, take it, it's good for you too!"

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and drive the car in!"

As he spoke, Old Lin glared at his son.

Seeing this, Liu Ruyan showed no intention of speaking up for him. Instead, she quickly opened the trunk and said, "Uncle, these are two bottles of 30-year-old Moutai for you. Please have a taste!"

"You silly girl, you're here already, why did you bring things? Didn't you bring some before the New Year?" Although he said that, Comrade Lin quickly took the things.

It wasn't that I was greedy for the wine, but rather that I was afraid my future daughter-in-law's hands would get frostbite.

"I brought these specially. I didn't bring many, just a small token of my appreciation." After saying this, Liu Ruyan took out two more gift boxes from the trunk, which looked like gifts for her mother. Then she and her father walked into the residential area.

By the time Lin Mo parked the car, the two people had already gone upstairs without even waiting for him.

After Lin Mo went upstairs, some of the old neighbors in the community came out to discuss it.

Who got married in our neighborhood?

"It's not like a wedding; there aren't even any 'double happiness' characters pasted up, and not even any red paper to cover the wellhead!"

"It looks like it's unit 2 of building 6!"

"Is that Lin Junmin's girlfriend here? The couple mentioned it a couple of days ago! That girl was really pretty!"

This is an old neighborhood. Although it's impossible for everyone to know each other, many of the elderly people who have lived here for many years are still familiar with it, unlike neighborhoods like these days where people don't even know what their neighbors across the hall do.

When Lin Mo went upstairs, he saw Liu Ruyan sitting on the sofa with his mother without any restraint.

"Auntie, you look so beautiful today!"

"My Yanyan is so pretty! Oh dear, take off your slippers and come up to the sofa to cover your feet."

"Son, what are you looking at? Go help your dad cook!"

Lin Mo glanced at Liu Ruyan, then at his mother, and then met Old Lin's gaze. He suddenly realized that he seemed to have become a son-in-law.

(End of this chapter)