“What wife?”

Chen Xiao was dumbfounded.

“You two slept together, and you’re still asking me what wife?”

Liu Zhen rolled her eyes.

“I’m telling you, son, you can’t just start something and then abandon her! Li Ziqing is such a good girl!”

Chen Xiao didn’t know what to say and was speechless for a moment.

Then Liu Zhen said earnestly:

“I heard about you two from Xiaoqing. Isn’t it just about some banquet?”

“She wants you to go, so just go with her!”

Chen Xiao’s eyes widened.

Good heavens, what did you hear? You got the important part completely wrong!

At this time, Liu Zhen said to herself:

“I understand why you don’t want to go. Li Ziqing is a big star, and the banquets she attends are definitely full of wealthy businessmen and celebrities. It’s normal for you to feel inferior because of that.”

Chen Xiao’s eyes widened even more.

Well, Mom’s logic is perfectly circular.

But the problem is that’s not the case at all!

Before Chen Xiao could explain, Liu Zhen started to enlighten Chen Xiao.

“But son, have you ever thought about it? An ugly daughter-in-law must meet her parents-in-law sooner or later. Besides, you are a dignified man, and you have to face some things!”

“And Xiaoqing is taking you to meet her friends, which means she has you in her heart and wants you to integrate into her circle…”

Seeing his mother getting further and further away from the point, Chen Xiao quickly raised his hand in surrender: “Mom, stop talking, I’ll go, I’ll go right now!”

Liu Zhen immediately showed a smile.

“That’s right, my son is no worse than anyone else, and there’s no need to feel inferior at all!”

Chen Xiao smiled helplessly: “Mom, it’s not what you think at all. Alright, time is running out, I won’t talk to you anymore, I have to leave quickly!”

After saying that, Chen Xiao stepped out.

But before he could leave the house, Liu Zhen grabbed him.

“Wait, you’re going to wear that?”

Chen Xiao glanced at the loose t-shirt and beach shorts he was wearing, plus a pair of flip-flops.

He said matter-of-factly, “Yeah, what’s wrong with that?”

“You have the nerve to ask me? You’re supposed to be a college graduate.”

Liu Zhen looked disgusted and ordered Chen Xiao, “Don’t go yet, wait for me at home!”

After saying that, Liu Zhen ran out of the house.

Chen Xiao didn’t know what his mother was going to do, but since his mother had given the order, he could only obediently wait at home.

Ten minutes later, Liu Zhen ran back panting, with several bags in her hand.

“Quick, take them out and try them on!”

Chen Xiao opened the bags while muttering, “What are these?”

When he opened them, he saw a suit and a pair of leather shoes.

“Bought from the specialty store downstairs, brand name, several hundred yuan!”

Liu Zhen said with a happy smile, and as she smiled, the wrinkles on her face deepened.

A suit worth several hundred yuan was already a very high-end outfit in her eyes.

“Why did you buy it? It’s not comfortable to wear…”

Chen Xiao muttered and complained.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed that his mother’s pants, clothes, and even her face were covered with dust.

“Mom, what happened to you? There’s so much dust on your clothes!”

Liu Zhen said indifferently: “It’s okay, I just ran too fast and fell. Don’t worry about me, quickly put on the clothes and let Mom take a look!”

Chen Xiao was suddenly stunned.

In his mind, he seemed to see the scene of his mother clumsily falling.

His nose twitched slightly.

“Okay, I’ll put them on now. You should be careful in the future, don’t run so fast. You’re so old, why are you still so clumsy?”

Liu Zhen scolded with a smile: “You’re making fun of your mother!”

Soon, Chen Xiao changed his clothes.

Although it wasn’t a high-end outfit, Chen Xiao had a great figure.

Broad shoulders, narrow back, and well-proportioned muscles, he was simply a perfect clothes rack.

The clothes looked even better on him than on the mannequin in the store.

“Really good, my son is so handsome!”

“Clothes make the man, that’s absolutely right. Once you change your clothes, your temperament immediately goes up!”

His mother’s eyes were full of admiration for her son.

She patted Chen Xiao’s arm, making a gesture of encouragement.

“Alright, son, let’s go, good luck!”

Chen Xiao also said seriously: “Don’t worry, your son will not fail in his mission!”

“Remember, you must bring my daughter-in-law back to me!”

…

Chen Xiao agreed readily, but he was in trouble as soon as he left the house.

He would go to the banquet, but where was he going to bring a daughter-in-law back to his mother!

Helpless, he had no choice but to send a message to Li Ziqing with a thick skin.

“Come back.”

For Chen Xiao, these four words were already the biggest concession.

Although he understood that perhaps Li Ziqing’s experience as ‘Zhu Ye Qing’ (Green Bamboo Snake) was a past she didn’t want to look back on.

This could be seen from how big her reaction was when she heard his words.

And almost as soon as Chen Xiao’s message was sent, Li Ziqing replied in seconds.

“Won’t come back.”

Chen Xiao frowned slightly, and then a second message followed closely.

“See you at the banquet.”

Chen Xiao smiled knowingly and drove towards the ferry.

Jiangxin Pavilion was not really built on the river, it was built on an island near the sea.

And the name of that island was Jiangxin Island, hence the name Jiangxin Pavilion.

Half a century ago, a wealthy family in Jiangcheng contracted the small island and spent a lot of money to build Jiangxin Pavilion.

Since its completion, it has been a place for wealthy families to eat and enjoy themselves.

Although Chen Xiao had grown up in Jiangcheng since he was a child, he had never been to Jiangxin Pavilion.

He had only seen it from a distance while taking the ferry.

When Chen Xiao arrived at the ferry, the parking lot was already full of luxury cars.

Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, BMW…

Chen Xiao was dazzled.

If he didn’t know about the banquet today, he might have mistakenly thought that there was a luxury car exhibition here.

Walking out of the parking lot, Chen Xiao saw a woman looking around in the direction of the ferry from a distance.

It was Song Anran.

Today, Song Anran was wearing a black dress, showing off her tight figure and a large expanse of snow-white skin on her chest.

It must be said that this was a goblin who would make men infatuated no matter when they saw her.

Beside Song Anran stood a young man with gold-rimmed glasses and a handsome appearance.

The man was tall and well-proportioned, dressed in luxurious clothes, and his hair was meticulously groomed, which showed that he had taken great care of himself.

Chen Xiao frowned, thinking that since Song Anran had a male companion, why did she still look for him?

At this moment, the man’s voice came over.

Although the distance was far, his words still fell into Chen Xiao’s ears word for word.

“Anran, the banquet is about to start, and your male partner hasn’t appeared yet. Stop lying to me, there’s no such person, is there?”

The man’s voice was full of confidence and a hint of self-righteous smile.

Song Anran shook her head: “Why would I lie to you? If I say there is, there is. He promised me, he will definitely come!”

Hearing the conversation between the two, Chen Xiao understood.

He smiled slightly and walked over.