Chapter 784: Easing of Relations Between the Two Families

The Sheng Family.

Wan'er arrived, and Wang Yinghao beamed with joy: "Wan'er is here. Did you bring the children? Quickly, let me see them."

Wang Yinghao truly liked those children very much.

Although they were only six months old, they were incredibly beautiful; if they grew up a little more and were dressed up a bit, they would be unimaginably pretty.

"The children weren't brought over; their grandmother is watching them at home."

It was a very ordinary sentence, but Wang Yinghao's smile froze on her face, and she blurted out: "Your mother-in-law is back? Wan'er, it's not that I want to lecture you, but you are too careless. Can you really rest easy with her watching the children at home?"

Shi Youxuan quietly poked her mother-in-law in the waist.

This was too direct.

Wang Yinghao realized that this sentence really shouldn't have been said, but words spoken are like spilled water—once out, they cannot be taken back.

Wan'er didn't explain, instead asking the servant to bring in the bags from the car: "Auntie, Sister, these are gifts from my mother-in-law for you."

Wang Yinghao looked vigilant: "Take them back and return them to her. Our family lacks nothing, and we dare not accept her things."

Shi Youxuan said the same thing as her mother-in-law: "That's right, Wan'er, you take them back. We don't want them."

It was fortunate that Lady Jian was not there in person; otherwise, she would have been so ashamed she would have wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

It was no wonder others couldn't trust her; she had truly done too many excessive things in the past, to the point that even a good-tempered person like Wang Yinghao was furious.

Wan'er smiled and said: "I've already brought them, so how can I take them back? Why don't you open them and take a look? If you don't like them, just throw them away, okay?"

Since she had said that, it would be unreasonable not to accept them, so Shi Youxuan began to unwrap the packaging.

Just take a look, then.

If the gift was too valuable, she would compensate by paying several times its original value.

The gift was sent by Wan'er; Lady Jian could be ignored, but the face of Wan'er, Jian Yining, and Yixin still had to be considered!

As the packaging was removed, Shi Youxuan froze.

It wasn't just her who froze; even Wang Yinghao was stunned.

What was given to Shi Youxuan was a cashmere scarf, a very ordinary scarf, fire-red with no patterns at all.

Although the gift was ordinary, one could tell at a glance that it was hand-knitted.

For a family like theirs, what they lacked wasn't money; sincerity was what seemed very important.

A hand-knitted scarf was neither as good-looking as one bought, nor was it worth much money, yet it required a great deal of effort.

When traveling abroad, shouldn't an ordinary person give some local specialties as souvenirs?

It would be effortless and have commemorative significance.

Knitting this while out on a trip?

If one were very sincere, one wouldn't be able to produce such a gift.

Ordinary people wouldn't give such a gift nowadays; it's thankless work.

Wan'er said: "The gifts we received were also all hand-knitted, though our bulletproof vests and clothes are much more complex than the one given to you."

The other gifts, when unwrapped, were roughly the same; they weren't all knitted, but also included some small handmade items.

What Lady Jian sent to Wang Yinghao was a pair of knee pads, hand-sewn using the best foreign camel wool and pure cotton fabric.

Her needlework was quite good; the stitches were fine and dense, and they were sewn very well.

Wang Yinghao had lived in the water towns for many years in the past and had severe rheumatism, often suffering from leg pain.

Especially in the knee area, which felt ice-cold even during the hottest days of summer; these knee pads were truly very thoughtful.

After trying them on, she felt particularly satisfied.

They were warm and comfortable, and not bulky at all, much better than those far-infrared ones on the market.

"Wan'er, thank your mother-in-law for me when you go back."

Courtesy demands reciprocity.

Since someone had given a gift, there had to be a return gift.

Wang Yinghao didn't have any ready-made handmade gifts to give in return, so she went to the storeroom and took a few jars of top-quality Blood Bird's Nest, asking Wan'er to take them back for her mother-in-law.

Although Blood Bird's Nest was very expensive, it wasn't particularly difficult to obtain for a family like theirs.

What was rare was that the largest bird's nest production area had been affected by natural disasters this year, causing a sharp drop in output; the Sheng Family couldn't buy many themselves, and Wang Yinghao gave all of these to Lady Jian, leaving none for herself.

But she had always been the type of person who—if someone respects me an inch, I will return a foot!

Although Lady Jian had done many excessive things in the past, if she would not act as she had before in the future, Wang Yinghao was also willing to turn hostility into friendship.

Wan'er took the return gift back.

Another week passed.

Lady Jian called personally to invite the Sheng Family to dinner, hoping they would grace her with their presence.

Although they hadn't met, Wang Yinghao could feel her sincerity just from her voice on the phone, so she agreed.

The venue for the dinner was the Crown Hotel.

The Crown Hotel's reputation in Jiangzhou was second only to the Prince Hotel, and it was a property of Sheng Zerong.

Choosing this place to host the dinner was also the result of careful consideration by Lady Jian.

Sheng Zerong was her son-in-law, but at the same time, he was also a member of the Sheng Family.

This was an active attempt to make peace, yet it couldn't be too obvious; this was the typical style of a wealthy lady.

Giving the other party face without losing one's own status.

For Lady Jian's dinner, Sheng Hanyu did not go.

Regardless of whether Lady Jian was different from before, he had no interest in attending such an occasion!

Except for him, the entire Sheng Family attended.

Because his father was not there, Sheng Zichen was actually quite happy.

He even wanted to go to the kitchen to take a look in broad daylight.

"What is there to see in the kitchen? You are not allowed to go."

Although Mom was not as strict as Dad, she also had a headache regarding this hobby of her son's.

She had already tried every possible way to make him change, but the results were obviously... not very good.

The older sister leaned into the little guy's ear and whispered something, and Sheng Zichen gave up on his restless impulses and obediently returned: "Mom, I was wrong. Please don't be angry, and don't tell Dad, okay?"

"Okay."

After promising her son, she was still curious about how her daughter had managed it.

Shi Ran told her mom: "I told my younger brother not to go now; it would be impolite for us to leave while our elders are hosting, and we can ask Uncle to take us to the kitchen to play for a while later."

Shi Youxuan:...

This method—fine.

Regardless of anything else, at least not losing face in front of outsiders is a good thing.

The Jian Family arrived first.

They had already been waiting for a long time.

The atmosphere when the two families met was very harmonious; Jian Xiansheng always spoke and acted with great propriety, and Lady Jian once again surprised everyone!

It turns out that a person's transformation can truly be like becoming a completely different person.

Everyone took their seats as hosts and guests; the elders chatted about topics that interested them, and the young people chatted about topics they liked.

The atmosphere was very harmonious and also very pleasant.

Moli had always had a good relationship with Sheng Zichen, and Shi Ran, acting very much like a big sister, automatically took on the responsibility of looking after her younger brother and sister.

The atmosphere during the meal was very harmonious; Lady Jian did not apologize explicitly, but her words always carried a sense of guilt and repentance for the things she had done in the past.

In fact, this meal was just an apology meal.

Now everyone was relieved; it was not a sign of trouble brewing, Lady Jian's menopause had finally passed, and that normal Lady Jian had returned.

After everyone came out of the restaurant, Jian Yixin received a phone call and hurried out without even saying goodbye to everyone.

"This child, she's so old now and still so rash." Lady Jian chided her daughter.

"I guess it's your brother-in-law who has arrived, that person who values romance over friends," said Shi Youxuan.

Wan'er seconded: "Mm, I guess so too."

Everyone could see that Jian Yixin and her husband had a good relationship, but it was quite rare for them to be so clingy even after being a long-married couple.