Chapter 349: Meeting the Father-in-law

He had tea leaves, and they were good tea from his father, but as for knitting a sweater, he couldn't very well give yarn, could he?

However, Zhang Weijun thought of the Skin Cream again; no woman could refuse that. Since he was already giving the Skin Cream, he might as well add a few bottles of wine to give his future father-in-law a boost.

"Alright, I know. Wait for me to prepare for two days."

"Mm, okay."

On his day off three days later, Zhang Weijun brought the gifts and followed the address to their home.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Hearing the knocking, Liu Shujun inside the house sprang up in a single bound, making Liu Haiyang shake his head.

"Where is there any trace of a well-bred young lady?"

"Brother Weijun, you're here!"

Liu Jianjun watched, dumbfounded, as his fiery second sister turned into a girl with a cutesy, affected voice.

"Mm, where are Uncle and Auntie?"

"My dad is in the living room reading, my mom is cooking, and my brother is here too. Come in quickly."

"Mm, okay."

"Uncle... Liu."

"Mm, sit."

Seeing his daughter like this, Liu Haiyang had long since prepared himself mentally, so naturally, he wouldn't make things difficult for Zhang Weijun.

"Alright, thank you, Uncle." Zhang Weijun didn't stand on ceremony and sat straight down on the sofa next to Liu Haiyang.

"Uncle Liu, I heard from Shujun that you love tea, so I brought you some from home. It's all Wild Tea roasted by my father; I hope you don't mind it."

Zhang Weijun proceeded to brew it right there on the table, and a rich tea fragrance immediately wafted over.

"Please, have a taste. Auntie, I also prepared some Skin Cream for you. Women in Xiangjiang all love it; after washing your face, you just rub it on, and it can make you look younger and beautify your skin."

*Slurp. *

"Brother Weijun, this tea is so fragrant."

"Right? It's wild mountain tea from my hometown."

That tea plantation in the Zhang Family Village Back Mountain, after more than ten years of development and cultivation by Zhang Ping'an, although it couldn't compare to Space Tea, could still be called top-tier compared to tea from the outside world.

"Mm... it is indeed excellent. Not only is the taste very good, but it also refreshes the mind. It's rare, good tea. Weijun, you have a thoughtful heart."

Liu Haiyang smacked his lips, savoring the aftertaste. He had been drinking tea for decades and had even had the fortune to drink tea from Wuyishan, but this tea was absolutely no worse than that.

"Brother Weijun, what else is in this bag? Is it for me?"

"Uh... no. I didn't even know you were coming. Inside is yarn and wine, for Uncle Liu's age to drink; it's also Medicinal Wine brewed by my father."

Zhang Weijun hadn't originally intended to give yarn, but since one shouldn't give an odd number of gifts, he had brought the yarn to make up the count.

"Oh? Let me see."

"That..."

Zhang Weijun wanted to stop them, but it was too late. There was a brief description on the bottle, and after Liu Haiyang glanced at it, he silently placed it behind him.

"Ahem, drink tea, drink tea."

Liu Jianjun felt it was strange and snuck a peek; the three large characters "Tiger Penis Wine" struck his eyes.

"......" No wonder they were all acting like thieves.

"Wash your hands and eat."

"Auntie, I'll help serve the dishes."

"No need, Shujun is enough. You just sit there."

Liu Haiyang also took the opportunity while washing his hands to send the Tiger Penis Wine back to his room.

At the dinner table, since Liu Haiyang, the head of the household, didn't object, the atmosphere was naturally harmonious and happy.

"Weijun, don't be a stranger. Auntie didn't know what you liked to eat, so I just made a few Sijiucheng dishes. Next time, tell Auntie what you want to eat, and Auntie will make it for you again."

Liu's mother was definitely the type of mother-in-law who looked at her son-in-law and became more satisfied the more she looked. The Zhang family's genes went without saying—the men were handsome and the women beautiful—and their background wasn't simple either. Her daughter was also fond of him; he was a perfect, virtuous son-in-law.

"Auntie, I'm not one to fake things; the Sijiucheng dishes you made are truly authentic."

Zhang Weijun didn't even remember what Sijiucheng dishes were supposed to taste like, but praising them was the right move anyway.

"Hehe, you child, you only speak the honest truth. Eat, eat."

"......"

"Alright."

Just like that, everyone enjoyed the meal. After the meal, there was more tea tasting, and finally, Liu's mother also tried the Skin Cream.

"My goodness, Mom, you look so much younger!"

Liu Haiyang was also stunned. His wife was forty-one this year, and even with careful maintenance, she looked thirty-seven or thirty-eight. Now, looking at her, she definitely didn't look over thirty-five.

"This..."

Liu's mother couldn't believe it herself, looking back and forth in the mirror at this face that had once faded with time.

"Brother Weijun, is there any more of this Skin Cream?"

Liu Shujun was full of anticipation. She couldn't fight her mother for it, so she could only look at Zhang Weijun with burning eyes.

"Yes, there are three more bottles. I'll give them all to you then."

"That... Sis, give me one when the time comes, okay?"

"What does a grown man like you need Skin Cream for?" Liu Haiyang then reacted.

"Good lad, whose daughter is it?"

Liu Jianjun's face turned uncharacteristically embarrassed; he scratched his head awkwardly and didn't speak.

"By the way, Weijun, this must be very expensive, right?" Seeing his son didn't answer him, Liu Haiyang looked at the porcelain bottle packaging and knew it wasn't cheap.

"Uh, it's all family stuff, no need to talk about that."

"Weijun, it's not that I'm asking on purpose, but your aunt's transformation definitely won't be hidden from her colleagues."

"Oh, that's true. This bottle is one thousand, in US dollars."

In reality, Zhang Weijun was still holding back; in fact, something with this kind of effect wouldn't be sold to the public at all, and even if it were sold, it would start at ten thousand at the very least.

"What?"

The family of four was shocked, especially Liu Haiyang; looking at the packaging, he had thought it was at most worth a hundred or eighty, never expecting it to be more than ten times that.

Mother Liu's shock was equally heavy, though it would be unreasonable for something that could reverse time to be cheap.

"Ahem, that is the market price in Xiangjiang. There are also ones with lower effects that can beautify and nourish the skin with long-term use, for only one hundred US dollars."

"..."

"Poverty has limited my imagination. Brother Weijun, you're awesome."

"Brother Weijun, then I don't want it."

"Weijun..."

"Uncle, Aunt, this is my filial piety to my elders, no one can find fault with it. And Junyi, we are dating and might get married at any time; what is mine is yours."

"Brother Weijun..."

"Well, Weijun, we'll accept it this time, but don't give such expensive things next time."

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

On the way to see Zhang Weijun out, Liu Junyi still didn't forget her father's instructions.

"Brother Weijun, are the tea leaves and Medicinal Wine also not cheap?"

"Hmm... actually, it's not that exaggerated. These are all roasted and brewed by my father himself and are not sold to the public."

"Uncle is that amazing?"

"Yes, all my father's skills were passed down from my grandfather, but now he has already surpassed his master."

"You and Uncle and Aunt don't need to worry too much about these. Although these things in my family are quite rare, we brothers can each get three to five catties every year."

That's right, Zhang Ping'an also gave his sons a fixed quota every year; unless there was a special circumstance, it was always that amount.

"Alright, don't think about these things. Go back, my car is right across the street." Zhang Weijun rubbed Liu Junyi's little head.

"Mm, then drive slowly."

"Mm, alright, go back."

After Liu Junyi returned home, she told her parents what Zhang Weijun had said.

"Weijun is afraid that we'll have a psychological burden if we accept it."

"Yes, this child is too considerate of others. No matter what, I acknowledge this son-in-law."

"I acknowledge this brother-in-law too."

"..."

"Alright, don't talk about this to outsiders. You two siblings go wash the dishes; your mother and I have something to discuss."

Liu Haiyang and his wife returned to their room.

"Junyi, if anyone asks about your face, just say it's my credit."

"Are you trying to die? How could I say that?"

"Hehe, look at this." Liu Haiyang took out the Tiger Penis Wine directly.