I slept with the wrong person on my wedding night, and the boss spoiled me rotten!

But she still smiled and agreed, "Thank you, Uncle Qin. We'll go to the hospital for a check-up later."

After seeing Uncle Qin off, the two chatted and laughed as they embarked on their journey home.

It was already evening when I got off the plane.

As soon as Jiang Xuxu and Gu Jingshen arrived at the exit, they saw Jiang Rusheng holding up a sign and waving and shouting at them.

"Sister! I'm here, here..."

Beside him stood a pregnant girl, the two of them side by side, each holding up a sign that read "Welcome Home".

"Sister, we're here!" the girl called out.

Jiang Xuxu heard the shouts from afar, and two figures came into view. The tall boy jumped very high, as if afraid that others would not see him.

She suddenly felt very embarrassed.

"Honey, could you please take this sign for me? It's plastic, it's not heavy."

Upon seeing a distinguished and handsome man accompanying Jiang Xuxu, Jiang Rusheng guessed that he was her brother-in-law and immediately stepped through the crowd to carry his suitcase for him.

Their manner was just like that of long-lost brothers!

"Brother-in-law, let me do this rough work. Your hands are for holding my sister's hand!"

Gu Jingshen glanced at Jiang Xuxu. "This must be... my younger brother, right?"

Jiang Xuxu gave an awkward smile.

"Hello, sister and brother-in-law."

At that moment, the girl holding the sign also came over to greet them.

Jiang Rusheng quickly took the small sign from her hand and introduced her, "Sister, this is my wife, Liang Yuan."

Jiang Xuxu smiled and nodded.

The girl was gentle and lovely, with a delicate and refined appearance. She was also very polite and did not seem like the kind of unreasonable person who would demand an exorbitant dowry.

Soon, they boarded Jiang Rusheng's old, dilapidated car and headed home.

The night was alluring, and the full moon hung high in the sky.

Ever since her parents sold the small villa that Jiang Xuxu had built for them at a low price, they have been renting a house in the small town.

The down payment apartment in the city hasn't been delivered yet, so the family is crammed into a small rented room with two bedrooms and a living room.

There is no room for her here.

"Sis, we're home." Jiang Rusheng politely opened the car door, extending an invitation.

Jiang Xuxu was still hesitating when Gu Jingshen pulled her hand and got her out of the car.

"Sis, come inside quickly, Mom and Dad are getting impatient."

Jiang Rusheng briefly took Gu Jingshen's arm, then quickly let go and ran to the other side to take Jiang Xuxu's arm.

Just as they arrived at the door, Jiang's parents heard the noise and opened the door.

Upon seeing Jiang Xuxu, Xu Jiahui stepped forward with tears in her eyes and took her hand, saying, "Xuxu, you must have had a long journey."

"Dad, Mom," Gu Jingshen greeted with a smile.

Xu Jiahui looked at the man beside her and asked with a smile, "This must be our good son-in-law, right?"

His gaze shifted to the empty hands, and his brow furrowed.

Why did you come empty-handed?

Jiang Huai, the father, also took the initiative to greet Gu Jingshen, saying, "Come in and sit down."

Jiang Rusheng helped Liang Yuan into the house.

The small living room was filled with a table full of Jiang Xuxu's favorite dishes, and even the painting on the wall had been changed to a family portrait of the four of them.

They still cropped out Jiang Xuxu's solo photo and pasted it next to their family of three.

It does look very harmonious.

Jiang Xuxu's eyes welled up with tears.

During her younger brother's college entrance exam celebration, Jiang Xuxu only went to the restroom briefly before the three of them took a family photo.

Developing a photo isn't cheap, and Jiang Xuxu's parents agreed to let the whole family take another one next time.

I still haven't had the chance.

However, it doesn't matter anymore; she was just an outsider to begin with.

"Xuxu, sit down. You must be starving after sitting on the plane for so long."

Xu Jiahui kept piling food into her bowl, saying, "Come on, eat more, you've lost weight."

His words revealed his deep concern.

This was the kind of treatment Jiang Xuxu received when she was very young.

Jiang Xuxu is only one year older than Jiang Rusheng.

Jiang Rusheng's parents said that Jiang Xuxu was Rusheng's lucky star because they adopted her, and that's how Jiang Rusheng came to be.

The elderly couple had been married for twenty years but had no children. They were in good health, but just couldn't conceive.

Later, Jiang Huai found a baby girl in a trash can.

Despite being left in a trash can for a day and a night in the cold winter, she still stubbornly survived, so we named her Jiang Xuxu.

A year later, Xu Jiahui was working in the fields when she suddenly had a severe stomachache, which she initially thought was just a stomachache.

She swallowed half a bottle of belladonna tablets at once and ended up in the hospital, only to find out she was two months pregnant!

Jiang Xuxu's parents had her late in life and treated her exceptionally well, believing that her arrival brought them good fortune.

Everything started to change when I started school.

Her parents would also treat her well, saying caring words, but their actions seemed rather weak.

She never held it against her.

After all, without them, I wouldn't be who I am today.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xuxu smiled and earnestly introduced the people around her to her family.

"Dad, Mom, his name is Gu Jingshen, and he's also my...husband."

She said the word "husband" very awkwardly, and then that was it.

Because she didn't know this man very well either.

Jiang's parents exchanged a glance and gave each other an awkward smile.

"What, he also has the surname Gu?" Xu Jiahui asked.

"Isn't this a coincidence?" Jiang Xuxu said, looking down at her food.

Jiang Huai was stunned for a moment, scrutinizing Gu Jingshen several times before finally making up his mind.

"Hey, Xiao Gu, haven't we met somewhere before?"

Gu Jingshen picked up the wine glass beside him, smiled politely, and said, "Dad, it's nice to meet you. I'd like to offer you a toast."

Jiang Huai could only nod, and after a moment's thought, said, "Then perhaps I remembered it wrong."

"Brother-in-law, where are you from?" Jiang Rusheng asked Gu Jingshen while serving Liang Yuan some food.

He said, "I'm from Qingzhen."

"A local?!" Xu Jiahui and Jiang Huai asked at the same time.

He just said he hadn't seen it before?

Jiang Huai hesitated, a scene flashing through his mind—what he had witnessed when he went to Gu Zeyu's house to discuss the bride price.

At the dinner table, the family was all in high spirits, and no one mentioned the bride price or marriage.

Jiang Rusheng enthusiastically pulled Gu Jingshen along, urging him to drink.

To save face for Jiang Xuxu, he had no choice but to drink one cup after another.

"You should drink less," Jiang Xuxu couldn't help but remind her.

These are all fine wines that my father usually treasures; he himself is reluctant to drink them.

Some of them were gifts given to Jiang Xuxu by others who came to her door for blind dates, even though Jiang Xuxu never agreed to meet them.

Now that Gu Jingshen has drunk it all, it's not a complete loss.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Gu Jingshen gave her a doting smile.

Jiang Xuxu got goosebumps all over.

"Dad, Mom, I came in a hurry this time and didn't prepare any gifts for you two."

Gu Jingshen stood up, raised his glass, his cheeks slightly flushed.

He wasn't drunk, just a little nervous.

Jiang Xuxu was afraid he would say something he shouldn't, so she quickly supported him and said, "You've had too much to drink. Let me take you to a hotel to rest."

Gu Jingshen looked at her gently, then took out a bank card from his coat pocket.

"Dad, Mom, this is the dowry I prepared for marrying Xuxu. I don't know if it's enough."

"Oh, Jing Shen, really, why are you being so polite?"

Xu Jiahui also stood up, saying polite words but quickly reaching out to take the card.

"As long as you truly care for Xuxu and you two live a good life together, your father and I will be at ease."

She slipped the card from under the table into Jiang Rusheng's hand and gave him a wink.

Jiang Rusheng understood immediately, and stood up, rubbing his forehead. "Oh dear, this wine is too strong today. Brother-in-law, I'll go buy you a bowl of hangover soup. Wait for me."

As he spoke, he got up and rushed out the door, so anxious that he forgot to close it. Liang Yuan smiled and got up to close it.