My online dating circle has millions of followers, why would she put a collar on me?

The dishes were served quickly.

The sweet and sour pork ribs gleamed with an amber luster on the white porcelain plate, while the aroma of Longjing shrimp wafted through the steam.

Looking at the table full of food, Zhao Xiujuan frowned with heartache, but when she saw Su Xiaoyue smilingly serving her food, her heartache turned into indescribable joy.

"Auntie, please try this shrimp, it's very tender."

Su Xiaoyue used serving chopsticks to pick up a shrimp and put it into Zhao Xiujuan's bowl with practiced ease.

"Okay, okay."

Zhao Xiujuan quickly picked up the bowl and took it, her eyes narrowing into slits with a smile.

"Yueyue, you should eat too, don't just focus on me."

Jiang Yi sat next to him, burying his head in his rice, trying to minimize his presence.

He knows his mother too well.

Zhao Xiujuan is someone who can't keep anything to herself.

Normally, when playing cards with neighbors in the village, he could talk about their ancestors for eighteen generations. Now, facing Su Xiaoyue, he was even more eager to reveal his entire family history.

Sure enough, after only a few bites, Zhao Xiujuan started talking non-stop.

"Yueyue, let me tell you, Xiaoyi was really naughty when he was little."

She put down her chopsticks and gestured with both hands to indicate her name.

"He was only this tall back then, but he insisted on climbing the big locust tree in the village. Once he got up there, he couldn't get down and cried on top of it. The whole village could hear him crying."

"His dad tried to reach him with a ladder, but he refused and insisted that his dad go up and carry him down."

Su Xiaoyue turned her head to look at Jiang Yi, her eyes sparkling, her lips curving into a smile, wanting to laugh but too shy to do so.

"And then?"

She asked, her voice brimming with barely concealed amusement, and then casually picked up a shrimp for Jiang Yi with her own chopsticks.

"Later, his dad climbed up, but he came down; his dad got stuck up there!"

Zhao Xiujuan laughed as she spoke.

"Both father and son were incredibly clumsy; in the end, it was only with the help of a neighbor who brought a long ladder that they were able to get his father down."

Su Xiaoyue finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She has a beautiful smile; her eyebrows and eyes are curved, revealing a row of neat white teeth, and the thin layer of rouge on her cheeks looks especially gentle under the warm yellow light.

Jiang Yi buried his face in the bowl and protested sullenly.

"Mom, can you please stop talking?"

"What's wrong? These are all facts, can't we say them?"

Zhao Xiujuan spoke with righteous indignation.

"Yueyue isn't an outsider, what's wrong with listening?"

Jiang Dawei ate his food silently beside him, without saying a word, but the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

As Su Xiaoyue smiled, she suddenly reached under the table and shook Jiang Yi's hand.

That hand was small and soft, with slightly cool fingertips, pinching the back of his hand with a firm but not too strong grip.

Jiang Yi shuddered, but seemed to be used to it, and didn't dodge this time.

He turned his head to look at her. Su Xiaoyue was tilting her head to look at him, her eyebrows and eyes curved, and her face still had the blush from her laughter.

He looked away and continued eating.

Zhao Xiujuan then recounted several embarrassing stories about Jiang Yi from his childhood.

Su Xiaoyue listened with great interest, occasionally interjecting with "And then?" or "Really?" Each question was perfectly timed, making Zhao Xiujuan even more enthusiastic.

Su Xiaoyue held Jiang Yi's hand with one hand while chatting and laughing with Zhao Xiujuan, even making the two of them laugh heartily.

Although Jiang Yi had been doing nothing, he had seen everything.

It must be admitted that Su Xiaoyue is extremely outstanding.

Not to mention her noble status, she has absolutely no airs of a rich young lady.

Moreover, they are incredibly considerate.

Whether it's a girlfriend or a wife, it's something he never dared to dream of in his life.

Previously, Jiang Yi had only agreed to Su Xiaoyue's request because he was afraid she would commit suicide.

This was nothing more than role-playing, but as he spent more time with Su Xiaoyue...

He could feel Su Xiaoyue's love.

You can feel that Su Xiaoyue's affection for him extends to everything related to her.

Gradually, he also developed a slight liking for Su Xiaoyue.

After talking for a while, Zhao Xiujuan suddenly stopped, took a sip of water, and then smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"Oh dear, I've been so busy talking about Xiaoyi, Yueyue, what's your family situation like? How did you two meet?"

Su Xiaoyue put down her chopsticks and gently stroked her fingers on the tablecloth.

She glanced at Jiang Yi, then turned back to Zhao Xiujuan, her voice very soft and gentle:

"Auntie, Jiang Yi and I met through online dating."

"Online dating?" Zhao Xiujuan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and waved her hand.

"Oh dear, that's how young people are these days. Old Li's son from the east end of my village also found his partner online, got married last year, and now they even have a child."

Su Xiaoyue's lips curved slightly as she continued, "Later we met in person, and after meeting, we felt we were a good match, so we got together. Now... it's been almost three years."

When she said "it's been almost three years," her tone was so natural that it sounded like she was stating a fact that didn't need to be questioned.

Jiang Yi paused for a moment.

Three years.

Su Xiaoyue didn't look at Jiang Yi. She traced a line on the tablecloth with her finger, then looked up and smiled at Zhao Xiujuan.

Zhao Xiujuan's eyes immediately reddened.

"It's been three years... This child hasn't told the family once in three years."

She reached out and lightly tapped Jiang Yi's arm.

"What's wrong with you? You got a girlfriend and didn't tell your mom? Mom thought you were still single!"

Jiang Yi opened his mouth, as if to say something, but Su Xiaoyue squeezed his hand under the table, the pressure being a little stronger than before.

He swallowed the words that were about to come out, lowered his head, and muttered, "I forgot."

"Forgot?" Zhao Xiujuan slapped him again, this time harder. "You can forget something like this? Are you brain-dead?"

Jiang Dawei finally spoke up from the side. His voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear and firm.

"Alright, let the child handle their own affairs. You don't need to worry about it."

"How could I not worry about it? I'm his mother!"

Zhao Xiujuan glared at Jiang Dawei, then turned to look at Su Xiaoyue, her expression changing from anger to heartache.

"Yueyue, let me tell you, Xiaoyi is a good person in every way, except he's bad at sweet-talking and doesn't know how to coax people. You've suffered these past three years."

Su Xiaoyue shook her head, her voice soft: "I'm not wronged. He's very good to me."

Looking into her bright, sparkling eyes, Zhao Xiujuan felt a mix of emotions, both bittersweet and tender.

She took her phone out of her pocket, her movements a little clumsy, and it took her several taps on the screen before she could open WeChat.

"Yueyue, scan Auntie's QR code, and Auntie will send you a red envelope. It's our first meeting, so Auntie didn't prepare much. Please don't think it's too little."

Su Xiaoyue quickly waved her hand: "Auntie, no need, no need, really no need—"

"It'll do, it'll do!"

Zhao Xiujuan had already opened the QR code and handed her phone to Su Xiaoyue, her attitude as resolute as if she were going to war.

"Take this, it's a token of my appreciation. It's been three years, and I haven't even given you a small gift. That's not right."

Although Su Xiaoyue verbally refused, she secretly glanced at Jiang Yi, who was eating dry food, with a smug look on her face.

My goal of winning over my husband's parents has been achieved!

Honey, you think you can run away so easily?