Chapter 323 How to Deal with the Future Mother-in-law
In preparation for today’s visit, Gu Xingruo discussed it with her best friend for a long time via QQ video last night.

They talked a lot, but in the end they only came to one conclusion, which was to be “open and honest”.

Be honest about your relationship with Xu Wen and don’t hide anything.

A good love relationship cannot be without the blessing of family.

What’s more, Xu Wen is a person who values ​​family.

The result of the two people’s discussion illustrates one thing: people from Northeast China should be open and generous throughout their lives.

Cao Yanan said: “Xia Ning, that reserved girl, would definitely not tell her parents that they are in love. Now you say that you are the first person to appear in front of Xu Wen’s mother as his girlfriend.”

It doesn’t matter even if I said it.

Then just tell him openly that your son has changed his girlfriend!
But the fact was just as Cao Yanan guessed, Xia Ning really didn’t tell her parents about her relationship with Xu Wen.

Even though all the signs have shown that this is the case, the parents on both sides know it very well and understand it tacitly.

But they just never admitted it themselves.

So the first thing Gu Xingruo said after she sat down was: “Auntie, Xu Wen and I are in love now.”

This is called a zero-frame start, with no warning at all.

Ever since she greeted everyone at the door just now, Gu Xingruo found that she was no longer nervous and she quickly got into the state.

After hearing this, Dai Guizhen was so frightened that she bumped into the coffee table on the spot. Fortunately, Xu Wen was right next to her and reached out to help her.

Seeing this, Gu Xingruo hurried forward to show concern and asked her how serious the collision was.

Dai Guizhen waved her hand to indicate that she was fine.

Compared to what she just heard, she didn’t care about the pain in her body at all.

She sat down on the sofa with a wry smile and looked up in the direction of her son.

Dai Guizhen is only in her forties this year, but she is not confused at all and has a very good memory.

She clearly remembered that her son said last year that he would never be with Gu Xingruo. Has the change happened so quickly?

And his previous girlfriend was Xia Ning, and the two families got along very well. Why did he suddenly change his girlfriend?

How would she face the other party’s parents if she met them in the future?

At this moment, Dai Guizhen had a lot of thoughts in her mind, but the reality was that she had no time to think.

Because Gu Xingruo was sitting right opposite her.

“I thought this brat couldn’t find a girlfriend at all. Now that you are willing to date, of course I am happy. I wish you all the best.” Dai Guizhen said after hesitating for a moment.

Of course she couldn’t mention Xia Ning’s matter, that would be setting her son up for dead.

The mother didn’t want to let her son down, but the son really let her down.

Seeing that there was nothing for Xu Wen to do, he picked up the vegetables he had bought and ran to the kitchen to cook.

Before leaving, she left a message: “Mom, you guys chat slowly, I’m going to go cook first. Today is Women’s Day, you can take a rest.”

If it were any other time, Dai Guizhen would definitely praise him: “My son is really sensible and has grown up.”

But now she just wants to say that she wants to cook too! She doesn’t want to sit here!
Unfortunately, when she turned around and saw Gu Xingruo’s eyes sparkling like stars, she was too embarrassed to say that she wanted to leave.

You can’t just leave people here alone.

When Dai Guizhen saw Gu Xingruo smiling at her, she also laughed awkwardly twice.

People always say that a daughter-in-law feels awkward when she meets her mother-in-law for the first time. In fact, the mother-in-law feels awkward too.

Especially since my own son changed two girlfriends in a short period of time.

She didn’t know whether Gu Xingruo had heard about Xia Ning’s situation, and was afraid that she might say something wrong.

Dai Guizhen desperately searched for memories in her mind. What did her mother-in-law say to her when she first met her?

Yes, he said that his son is honest, capable, motivated, and a person who can live a down-to-earth life.

But after getting married, I found out that not only did he not have any of my good qualities, he was even a drunkard and a gambler.

“Auntie, my mother passed away early. Now I am together with Xu Wen. From now on, I will treat you as my own mother.” Gu Xingruo took the initiative to break the deadlock.

Who taught her this?
Of course it’s her amazing best friend.

Cao Yanan analyzed, “Mother Xu Wen raised two children by herself. Her maternal love must be very strong and she has strong empathy. She can’t stand poor little people like you. She plays the victim.”

It turned out that she guessed right.

Dai Guizhen felt a little distressed after hearing what Gu Xingruo said.

She took her hand and said, “Didn’t I tell you before? You can come to the holidays whenever you want, whether you are with him or not.”

Dai Guizhen may not realize that, compared with Gu Xingruo, their family is more worthy of pity.

Even if Gu Xingruo was alone during the holidays, she would be alone in a huge villa.

There was a nanny and a lot of cold, hard cash.

How many people’s dream is this?

But now Dai Guizhen is concerned about the little girl who lost her mother at a young age and lived a hard life alone.

The reason why she did not abandon her children under such difficult conditions was because she knew how pitiful it was for children to lose their mother.

Seeing that this trick was effective, Gu Xingruo sat a little closer.

She continued in the same slightly pitiful tone as before: “Not just for the holidays, I will come here often in the future.”

Dai Guizhen quickly replied: “Yes, you can come whenever you want.”

At this point, she finally got rid of her embarrassment.

She casually asked, “How long have you been together?”

She regretted it the moment she asked the question.

She has been staying at home with nothing to do recently, so she studies education-related knowledge and how to get along with her rebellious daughter every day.

After all, although my daughter is sensible, she is now at the age where she should rebel.

She realized that as a parent, she shouldn’t ask such questions as they might cause resentment.

“We’ve only been together for a short time, but don’t worry, Auntie, we will definitely be together for a very long time in the future.” Gu Xingruo promised.

She didn’t dare to say the exact time she had been with Xu Wen. After all, they had only been together for less than a month.

This time is too short, it sounds like playing house when I talk about it.

She prefers to say that she likes Xu Wen’s time.

A full three years and two hundred and ten days!

This sounds much more reliable.

It’s a pity that no one asked this question.

“If he treats you well, auntie definitely hopes that you can stay together forever. If he treats you badly, just kick him out!” Dai Guizhen said sternly.

But this is just polite talk.

Now that Dai Guizhen has slowly calmed down, many other thoughts have appeared in her mind.

She knew that Gu Xingruo’s family was very wealthy and theirs was simply out of reach. The gap between the two families could not even be made up by time.

What if Xu Wen wants to get married in the future but the other party’s parents don’t agree?
She didn’t want her son to be sad about this.

She initially supported Xu Wen and Xia Ning being together. Besides the fact that Xia Ning was a good girl, another reason was that the other party’s family also accepted their family.

However, Dai Guizhen felt that she was thinking a little too far.

What if this relationship doesn’t last?
She thought so, but she certainly couldn’t say that.

“My father also likes Xu Wen. He agrees that we can be together and has even invested in his company.” Gu Xingruo took the initiative to speak, as if she knew what Dai Guizhen was thinking.

The two of them had said some meaningless things before, and now she finally found the opportunity to say this.

This is also what her best friend taught her last night.

Cao Yanan said, “I remember you said before that Xu Wen’s parents have met the parents of that scheming girl, and the relationship between the two sides must be very good. If you say that you are together, she will definitely worry about your family. You need to take the initiative and show your advantages.”

What are her advantages?
Of course, she’s richer than that scheming girl’s family.

She also deliberately talked about investment.

Dai Guizhen was really attracted by this topic and asked, “Investment? How much money did he borrow from your father?”

She had never done business in her life, so of course she didn’t quite understand what “investment” meant. She just thought it meant borrowing money.

When Dai Guizhen mentioned the word “borrow”, she felt a sinking feeling inexplicably in her heart.

After all, the root cause of their family’s initial suffering was because of the word “borrow”.

She knew that her son had his own career outside, but she didn’t know what he was doing specifically. It seemed like he was doing something related to tutoring classes.

Gu Xingruo sensed Dai Guizhen’s concern and hurriedly shook her head: “It’s not a loan, it’s an investment. You don’t have to pay it back.”

She was afraid that she couldn’t explain it clearly in a few words, so she had to explain in detail to this middle-aged man who had been working for half his life what “investment” really meant.

Fortunately, Dai Guizhen was a sensible person and she understood.

“I understand. We are going into business together. How much money did your father invest?” she asked cautiously. While asking, she was also guessing the number in her mind.

The investment from a boss of this level would definitely not be a small sum.

One million? Or two million?

Gu Xingruo stretched out two fingers.

Dai Guizhen breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this. Thanks to her son, she now felt that two million was within an acceptable range.

You have to know that in the past, let alone two million, even 20,000 would take her a long time to earn.

Thinking of this, she began to feel proud of her son in her heart. It seemed that their child was not unworthy of the young lady in front of him.

However, Dai Guizhen’s happiness did not last long, as Gu Xingruo’s next words almost made her faint.

“Twenty million dollars.” She said very calmly.

There are also some small designs by her and her bestie.

Cao Yanan said: “Xu Wen’s mother has never heard of such a large amount of money. If you tell her this amount, she will definitely hand her son over to you completely.”

If her best friend hadn’t reminded her, Gu Xingruo wouldn’t have liked to do this kind of thing.

I always feel that I’m being too cautious, it’s too “Xia Lemon”.

However, Cao Yanan corrected her thoughts in time after hearing her: “Didn’t you learn history in junior high school? What you are saying is ‘learn from the barbarians to defeat them’, do you understand?”

Gu Xingruo understood, but this trick could only be used with the guidance of a military advisor in advance.

She couldn’t think of so much and was too lazy to think about it.

Dai Guizhen was stunned by this and asked hesitantly, “How much is this worth?”

Although she didn’t know much, she knew that “dollars” must be more valuable than their own money.

“About 100 million. The exchange rate is different every day.” Gu Xingruo explained.

Dai Guizhen collapsed after hearing this. It was the first time in her forty-plus years of life that she had heard of so much money.

Their family also owed money before, but it was always in the tens of thousands.

Now, I owe 100 million yuan!

No, this is called investment.

Dai Guizhen felt like cold sweat was about to break out on her forehead. She hadn’t expected that her son’s business outside would be so big.

Although she is not a very smart mother, she is self-aware.

Xu Wen must have his reasons for taking so much money, and she couldn’t say anything.

Their family can live the life they have now entirely because of her son’s hard work.

However, when she heard so much money, she still broke out in a cold sweat.

Gu Xingruo noticed that Dai Guizhen was acting strange, and took the initiative to comfort her: “Auntie, don’t worry, Xu Wen is very capable, I told you he is in school.”

She didn’t care whether the middle-aged man in front of her could understand her or not, and she just talked about all the projects they were currently working on.

Gu Xingruo noticed that Dai Guizhen’s knuckles were slightly white as she gripped the armrest of the sofa.

The spring sunshine filtered through the gauze curtains, refracting tiny spots of light on the glass surface of the coffee table, just right between the two of them.

“Auntie, look, this is a photo of Xu Wen working in the studio.” Gu Xingruo took out her cell phone and flipped through the photo album.

She deliberately chose a photo of Xu Wen concentrating on looking at a computer screen, with Director Li Jiefeng standing next to him: “The teachers at the school all said that if this education platform is well done, its valuation could exceed 100 million in the future!”

Older people would definitely not understand what “question-searching software” means, so she could only say it is an “education platform”.

The sound of the kitchen knife hitting the chopping board suddenly stopped.

Xu Wen leaned out half of his body, his apron hanging loosely around his waist: “Mom, how many spoons of vinegar should I put in the sweet and sour spareribs?”

He glanced at Gu Xingruo’s figure, and his Adam’s apple moved: “Ruoruo can’t eat something too sour.”

The word “Ruoruo” made Dai Guizhen’s heart tremble.

She remembered that last Mid-Autumn Festival, her son leaned against the door frame and asked, “Ningning, can you eat spicy food?”

At the moment when the memories overlapped, she felt inexplicably dazed.

“Two and a half spoonfuls.” Dai Guizhen answered subconsciously and turned to see Gu Xingruo arranging the peeled tangerines into the shape of a flower.

Gu Xingruo continued to talk about Xu Wen’s deeds in school, saying that he was a complete legend at Linjiang University.

She stood up as she spoke: “Auntie, let me refill your tea.”

When she turned around, her wavy long hair brushed across the back of Dai Guizhen’s hand, carrying a faint floral scent.

Amid the sound of hot water being poured into the glass, Dai Guizhen looked at her son’s tall back through the crack of the kitchen door.

When Xu Wen was a child, he also cooked in front of the stove. He never said a word when oil splashed on the back of his hand. Now he has become very skilled in cutting potato shreds.

“Actually, I’ve seen you before.” Gu Xingruo suddenly said, “On the day of the parents’ meeting in the second year of high school, you were wearing a light purple coat and sitting in the last row taking notes.”

She still remembers the serious and busy figures of the women, while her own position as the head of the family was always vacant.

Dai Guizhen was stunned.

On that rainy day, she did go to Xu Wen’s parent-teacher meeting in the rain. Her canvas shoes were soaked and she didn’t dare to take a taxi.

The other students had already gone home, but there was a pretty girl standing in the corridor, talking to the teacher.

She was wondering why the girl always looked at her, and now the truth is finally revealed.

“At that time, I thought, if my mother were still alive…” Gu Xingruo began to play the victim again. This was what Cao Yanan and Yang Yiyao taught her.

Recalling the past, this trick doesn’t seem to work well on Xu Wen, but it works very well on Xu Wen’s mother.

When Dai Guizhen began to comfort her, she started talking about Xu Wen’s glorious deeds in school.

This is the central idea.

After listening to what Gu Xingruo said, Dai Guizhen realized that she seemed to not understand her son at all.

I have never understood how he made this little family become what it is today.

After hearing this, she realized how much pressure her son was under being alone outside.

Although she didn’t understand some of the words, she still managed to listen to the whole thing and understood the general idea with her own thinking.

She found that Gu Xingruo was involved in every entrepreneurial venture of Xu Wen.

Even the time when he was with Xia Ning.

Gu Xingruo never left either.

Dai Guizhen had some more questions to ask, but she couldn’t.

This is an emotional entanglement between the younger generation, and she is an elder.

All she could do was sigh silently in her heart.

In Dai Guizhen’s opinion, both Gu Xingruo and Xia Ning were good kids who loved Xu Wen deeply, and it would be a pity to let either of them down.

But the reality is, only one person can remain at the end.

However, after several exchanges, Dai Guizhen began to feel that perhaps the girl in front of her named Gu Xingruo was more suitable for her son.

Although Xu Wen is sensible, he has been a loner since childhood and has no friends around him. Due to family reasons, he grew up very fast and is very worried.

Dai Guizhen, as a mother, saw all of this, but she could do nothing about it.

Xia Ning is also a very thoughtful child, and her emotions seem to be unstable.

The two met for the first time at a dinner arranged by her mother He Shujin. The child slammed the table and had a falling out with her family.

Dai Guizhen didn’t know whether her son broke up with her because of this reason.

The Gu Xingruo in front of her was very different.

After several contacts, even she could feel the warmth from her. This child was simple-minded and spoke directly.

It would be very tiring for two people with serious thoughts to be together.

There must always be one who is lively and cheerful.

Dai Guizhen found that her mood was very complicated.

She is worried about her family conditions and also worried that her son is under too much pressure outside.

Although Gu Xingruo said that Xu Wen was very capable, Gu Hong invested in him purely because he admired him.

But how could she, as an adult, not know that appreciation only accounted for 10% at most.

The remaining 90% is because of Gu Xingruo.

She was afraid that this relationship would not last long, and she was afraid that her son would live in pain because of this money.

In addition to worrying, she also had some hope that the two of them could be together well.
All the messy thoughts made her feel a little breathless.

She felt deeply powerless. She was very worried, but there was nothing she could do.

All that was left for her was prayer and blessing.

(End of this chapter)