Chapter 1602: Pretending to be Down and Out

Fast Chinese.

The idea was good.

But the car drove past it.

She grew anxious: "Hey, you've gone too far, drive back!"

Lu Fei said in a muffled voice: "I haven't gone too far, there are still over twenty miles to go, what's the rush?"

The little stepmother:...

So that beautiful residential area just now wasn't where the Sheng Family lived?

Her emotions were wasted for nothing.

Although she was a bit disappointed, she thought it didn't matter; she had taken a liking to that residential area anyway, and she wanted it!

Coupled with her son constantly nagging about how good the house just now looked, it further solidified her intention to open her mouth like a lion and demand a larger dowry.

The car finally stopped.

Her husband said the Sheng Family had arrived.

After she got out of the car and looked at the house in front of her, she couldn't believe it no matter what: "Did you find the wrong place? Can the Sheng Family live here?"

Isn't the Sheng Family very rich?

Do the houses of rich families not even have exterior wall tiles?

She thought to herself, this isn't even as good as my maiden home.

This absolutely shouldn't be a place where rich people live; the little stepmother could be certain after just a casual glance at the surrounding scenery.

She grew up in the countryside since she was a child and was too familiar with the countryside.

This isn't some suburb where rich people gather; this is the countryside!

Pure countryside.

Although the surrounding scenery is nice and the air is good, the house is really not much to look at.

In the countryside, a house is a facade; whether a family is living prosperously or not, you don't need to look at anything else, just look at the house and you'll know.

Many people, even if they don't have money to renovate the inside of the house, will make the exterior look beautiful, and then look at this house of the Sheng Family... it's not even as good as ordinary rural people's.

Lu Fei was also afraid of making a mistake, so he checked the address repeatedly and muttered to himself: "It's not wrong, it's right here."

"Rich people are low-key, maybe they built it like this on purpose? Oh, don't worry about so much, since we're here, let's go in."

"Maybe we did find the wrong place, it's fine to go in and ask."

The little stepmother was still unwilling to give up at this moment; she hoped her husband had remembered the address wrong and hoped this wasn't the Sheng Family's house.

But at this moment, Shi Youxuan came out of the house and greeted them enthusiastically.

"In-laws."

"Mother-in-law."

"I saw you from inside the house, why didn't you come in when you arrived? Come in quickly, it's scorching hot outside."

She was very enthusiastic, but the Lu Family was very hesitant.

Especially the little stepmother; she looked Shi Youxuan up and down, and the disdain in her eyes couldn't be hidden.

What is this she's wearing?

It was hot, and Shi Youxuan was wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt, black cropped trousers, and a pair of white leather sandals on her feet.

Calling them leather sandals, they just looked like leather; such sandals were just street-stall goods, and the clothes and trousers she was wearing were the same.

Although they were all new, they had no cut to speak of and no brand to speak of.

Not to mention international big brands, they didn't even reach domestic second or third-tier brands; they were typical street-stall goods.

She would bet that Mrs. Sheng... no, Sheng Litian's mother's outfit from head to toe didn't exceed one hundred yuan.

Lu Feifei's little stepmother had a pretty good eye; she guessed right.

What Shi Youxuan was wearing was indeed bought from the market yesterday; they were all ten or twenty yuan, and the most expensive sandals cost forty-five yuan. They looked okay, but they were really uncomfortable to wear and rubbed her feet a bit.

Not only that, the house had been specially "decorated."

The antique calligraphy and paintings that were decent to look at had been put away, the tables and chairs in the living room had been replaced with dilapidated ones, and that wasn't all; Shi Youxuan had also borrowed a few earthen baskets and bamboo crates from her sister's house to place in the room.

The family of three walked into the main room and frowned in unison.

Shi Youxuan pretended not to notice and enthusiastically invited the Lu Family to sit in the seats of honor, personally serving tea, water, fruit, and snacks.

The little stepmother couldn't help but ask: "Mother-in-law, isn't your family very rich? Why do you live in a house like this?"

Shi Youxuan didn't answer the question directly; she pretended not to hear and just entertained the guests enthusiastically: "Hey, you must be very tired from driving here, eat some iced watermelon, try these fruit cucumbers, these are grown by ourselves, green and environmentally friendly with no chemical fertilizers..."

She didn't answer, so the little stepmother pursued the question: "Mother-in-law, I'm asking you a question?"

"Oh, what were you asking?"

The little stepmother repeated it: "Isn't your family very rich? If you're rich, why do you still live in a house like this, and why move so far to the countryside? It's inconvenient to go anywhere."

Shi Youxuan sighed, her face full of sorrow: "Originally I wouldn't say these things, but since you want to know, I won't hide it from you. Our family has a Villa in the city center, you know that, right?"

"But that house has been rented out; part of the rent is used to pay off debts, and part is used for living."

"Paying off debts?"

The little stepmother shouted in a shrill voice: "Your family still has external debts? How did that happen?"

Shi Youxuan said with a worried face: "Flowers don't bloom for a hundred days, and people don't have a thousand days of good fortune. Our family's business used to be very big, but we were envied and plotted against by villains, losing a lot of money; otherwise, we wouldn't have run to the countryside."

"My husband doesn't manage things anymore; he just fishes and farms every day. This kind of life is quite good, away from the schemes and intrigues. What do you think, in-laws?"

The two of them had gloomy faces, and neither of them chimed in.

They didn't think it was good at all.

No wonder the Sheng Family could agree to Lu Feifei being their daughter-in-law; so they had gone bankrupt!

Mr. Lu still had some doubts; had the Sheng Family gone bankrupt?

How come there hadn't been a whisper of news about it before?

The little stepmother, however, did not doubt it; her face immediately fell, and she wanted to drag her husband and son away, but just then, Sheng Hanyu returned.

Sheng Hanyu was wearing a white undershirt, blue wide-leg trousers with the cuffs rolled up to his knees, a straw hat on his head, and a hoe slung over his shoulder; he didn't look much different from a real peasant farmer!

Although he was dressed plainly, his inherent air of distinction could not be hidden, and he was still different from an ordinary farmer.

Mr. Lu stood up and asked, "Are you Chairman Sheng?"

Sheng Hanyu waved his hand: "Don't call me that; I haven't been Chairman for a long time. Just call me in-law."

The little stepmother immediately said: "Don't, don't call us in-laws. The matter between the two children hasn't even begun to take shape yet; it's too early to call us in-laws now."

She turned her face faster than flipping a book; seeing Sheng Hanyu dressed like this, she changed her attitude immediately.

At this moment, a car horn sounded outside again; Mother Lu and her husband had arrived!

Shi Youxuan stood up immediately and pulled her husband out to welcome them.

Welcoming Mother Lu's family was much easier than welcoming Father Lu's family.

Mother Lu did not come empty-handed; there was a whole trunk full of gifts.

Lu Feifei's stepfather had intended to curry favor from the start, so the gifts were very generous and carefully chosen.

Almost every member of the Sheng Family, young and old, had been provided for.

Seeing the Sheng Family's house, they were also stunned for a moment, but the stepfather was more calculating than the little stepmother; he didn't let his face fall immediately, but instead exchanged pleasantries first.

The group of four chatted as they walked into the main room, but when Mother Lu saw the family of three sitting there, her expression changed instantly!

"You little vixen, today is for meeting my daughter's future parents-in-law, what are you doing here?"