Chapter 20

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The look in his eyes was sharp and the reminder was powerful.

Her heart skipped a beat.

“My mom isn’t that kind of a snob. You don’t have to intentionally buy gifts for your first meeting…”

She understood that he was right and finally stopped resisting.

Upon seeing this, Jin Hengyuan immediately put on a pleasant front.

“That’s not how you should put it. Us Chinese people are most particular about etiquette. The etiquette that should be present cannot be abandoned. This isn’t about being pedantic or conservative. It reflects a sense of respect.”

“Of course, I definitely believe that Mom is not snobbish, but there will be others around…”

“What if people ask Mom later on: Who is this person?”

“Mom would answer: This is my new son-in-law.”

“Then, people would say: Aiya, this is the first time this new son-in-law is visiting his mother-in-law. Why didn’t he bring anything? Your family has such a good daughter. Why did she marry such a cheapskate?”

“No matter how much Mom says that she doesn’t care, if she hears too many of such words, it’s inevitable that she’ll bear resentment in her heart towards me, her new son-in-law. At that time, I’m afraid that you’ll also start thinking about stuff that will eventually affect our relationship as a married couple.

“I, Jin Hengyuan, have been single for 32 years. Now that I’ve finally managed to marry someone after much difficulty, if I really lose my wife over such a small matter, who am I going to look for as compensation? Even a lawyer won’t be able to win this case…”

“So, I think that I must spend the money that I should spend on my wife. Although I don’t have any experience in this matter, my friends are all married. I’ve seen plenty of such incidents, so I still know a little.”

“So, Wife, you have to listen to me on this matter. As a probational son-in-law visiting his mother-in-law, I can’t miss out on showering you with any of the dignity that you deserve…”

Su Jin was at a loss for words. How could this person be so eloquent? She had only said one sentence and he responded with a whole paragraph.

And throughout the entire story, he called ‘Mom’ so smoothly and even sounded so pleasant calling her ‘Wife’. She felt incredibly uncomfortable listening to it, but she had no words to refute him. In the end, she was cajoled into taking a taxi to the mall.

After she entered the mall, she secretly made a call to the caretaker to look after her adoptive mother, saying that she would only be able to go back after settling some work outside.

When they were shopping, this man had indeed asked her about what he should and should not buy. She had also given her opinion, but in the end, he did not leave out anything that he believed needed to be bought and paid for them all. Furthermore, he insisted on buying the expensive options like a fool. He spent a lot of money for nothing and could not be persuaded by her otherwise at all…

As for Su Jin, what was she thinking as she watched this scene?

“He’s a Mr. Goody-goody. He’ll definitely listen to his wife in the future and become a henpecked husband…”

This was Granny Wang’s evaluation of him.

However, in her opinion, this man was terrifyingly controlling. Look, he was able to suppress her objections without batting an eyelid. This didn’t seem to be a good sign!