Chapter 4 The Future Granddaughter - in - Law of the Liang Family

The side of the cheongsam was embroidered with golden-patterned lotus flowers. As the beauty walked gracefully, it was as if lotus flowers were blooming with each step.

"Mrs. Su, Mrs. Lin, long time no see." Su Yue smiled sweetly, and there was an air of noble grace in her demeanor that came from good upbringing.

The two ladies forced an awkward smile.

Mrs. Su complimented her symbolically, "Miss Su, you're back from abroad? Girls really change a lot as they grow up. You're getting more and more beautiful."

Su Yue maintained her smile and said casually, "Mrs. Su, when it comes to beauty, it's your daughter who is truly beautiful."

Mrs. Su was taken aback for a moment, "Miss Su, are you mistaken? I only have a son and no daughter."

"Is that so? When I was studying in the UK, I saw Mr. Su being very affectionate with a young girl. I thought she was your daughter. I'm really sorry, Mrs. Su."

Su Yue pretended to be surprised. Her delicate lips painted with lipstick were slightly parted, and her exaggerated yet cute expression was quite striking.

Mrs. Su's face turned pale.

Su Yue then changed the subject and cast a glance at Mrs. Lin, who was watching the scene with interest.

"Mrs. Lin, I heard that your husband brought back an illegitimate child from outside. That child looks exactly like his sister-in-law. With an heir in the Lin family, no wonder you were smiling so happily just now."

Mrs. Lin was so angry that her chest heaved violently. She couldn't lose her temper with a younger generation on the spot, so her hands trembled with anger as she dragged the pale and失神 Mrs. Su away.

"Pfft!"

A laugh came from behind.

Before Su Yue could turn around, she was affectionately taken by the arm by a young girl, "Sister-in-law, how could you be so amazing?!"

Liang Yuxin tilted her head and smiled cunningly. The 18-year-old girl had clear and innocent eyes. When she smiled, there were faint dimples on her cheeks.

"Yuxin? Are you back from the boarding school?"

"Sister-in-law, can't I take a leave of absence and be a little lazy?"

Su Yue was amused by her pouting expression.

Liang Yuxin was Chen Yuxuan's biological sister. Although they were siblings, Yuxin was much more likable than him.

"Okay, sister-in-law. Come with me to the backyard first. Grandpa has been talking about you for a long time since he heard you were coming!"

Liang Yuxin took her arm and led her inside.

She called Su Yue "sister-in-law" one after another, making Su Yue feel a little guilty. She originally wanted to explain the situation to Liang Yuxin. But thinking that after the birthday banquet, the Su and Chen families would announce the termination of the engagement, and she and Chen Yuxuan would go their separate ways with no more connections, she was too lazy to say anything.

The hall extended further in.

There was an antique and classic atmosphere. The edges of the red carpet on the ground were embroidered with longevity flowers.

The old man of the Liang family, Mr. Liang, was sitting on a mahogany太师椅 (traditional Chinese armchair).

The old man was wearing a low-key and elegant dark red new-style Chinese tunic suit. His white hair was neatly groomed. Despite the trials of time, his eyes were still bright and sharp.

Surrounded by a group of younger generations, the old man laughed heartily when he heard their words of congratulations and wishes for longevity, his voice booming and full of vitality.

When Huo Jintang saw Su Yue, she quickly greeted her, "Yueyue is here. Your Grandpa Liang was just praising you."

Su Yue was still not used to Huo Jintang's rare enthusiasm.

Liang Yuxin shouted at the top of her voice, "Grandpa! Sister-in-law is here to see you!"

Suddenly, the eyes of several tables of people in the hall focused on them, wanting to see the Liang family's attitude towards the future daughter-in-law.

Mr. Liang beckoned to Su Yue cheerfully, "Yueyue, I haven't seen you for several years. Let Grandpa take a good look at you."

Chen Yuxuan knelt beside the old man and had to make room for Su Yue.

"Grandpa Liang, I wish you a happy 70th birthday, both good fortune and longevity, and a long life like the Southern Mountain."

"Very good, very good. You and Yuxuan should hold the wedding as soon as possible. If there's good news next year, you can have a baby dragon the year after. Let Grandpa hold his great-grandchild, and then Grandpa will be truly satisfied."

The old man had a deep obsession with having a great-grandchild.

Su Yue's smile froze.

Her slender waist was suddenly pulled by Chen Yuxuan's arm.

"Grandpa, don't worry. Yuxin and I will be fine."

Su Yue frowned and gave him a sideways glance.

Chen Yuxuan was pretending to be affectionate to leave a good impression on the old man, which really made Su Yue look at him differently.

Su Yue subtly shook off his hand.

The disgust in her eyes couldn't be hidden after she turned around.

There was a stage at the back of the hall, and on it were placed large and small boxes of congratulatory gifts that had been sent in advance.

The gift prepared by Su Yue was particularly eye-catching.

She pulled off the big red cloth on the cage, and inside was a top-grade hyacinth macaw.

The little guy had been waiting for a long time, and its feathers were a bit wilted.

The combination of blue and yellow colors was exquisite and eye-catching.

"May your happiness be as boundless as the Eastern Sea! May you live as long as the Southern Mountain!"

"May your happiness be as boundless as the Eastern Sea! May you live as long as the Southern Mountain!"

Su Yue carried the cage, and the parrot kept shouting all the way. Mr. Liang was even happier when he heard it.

The old man was crazy about birds. Getting such a top-grade parrot, which was worth about the price of a Mercedes-Benz, he was so excited that he started playing with the parrot together with several other old men.

After giving the gift, Su Yue made room for others.

She followed Liang Yuxin to their seats.

Their table number was 2. As representatives of the younger generation, together with Chen Yuxuan and his sister, they sat at the first round table on the right.

Only Su Yue came from the Su family. Xie Tiancheng and Jiang Lei didn't receive the Liang family's invitation at all.

Mr. Liang looked down on Xie Tiancheng's behavior of abandoning his wife and marrying a seductive woman with an illegitimate child. But it was true that he liked Su Yue, his future granddaughter-in-law.

Mr. Liang gave Su Yue a great deal of face at the banquet.

Su Yue and Chen Yuxuan sat next to each other, with a space half a person wide between them, and they didn't communicate with each other during the whole process.

Liang Yuxin noticed that something was wrong between her brother and sister-in-law. She called a servant and whispered a few words.

"Sister-in-law, don't drink the juice. Try this sweet wine. I asked a friend to bring it back from France. It has a low alcohol content, tastes good, and won't get you drunk easily." Liang Yuxin went out of her way to praise how good the wine was and coaxed Su Yue into drinking a few glasses.

"Yeah, it's really good." Su Yue licked the wine stains on the corner of her mouth, not realizing that something else had been mixed into the wine.

The girl covered her mouth and giggled. She also glanced at her unromantic brother several times, trying to find a way to reconcile them.

In the middle of the banquet.

Su Yue felt a little stuffy in her chest and wanted to get up and go out for some fresh air. But just then, the old man walked towards them.

"Grandpa, what are you..." Chen Yuxuan stepped forward to support the old man.

"You two come with Grandpa. We haven't properly introduced the future granddaughter-in-law of the Liang family yet. I've already asked your father to find someone to calculate. Getting married on the fifth day of the sixth lunar month next year is a good day."

"Grandpa Liang, there's no need..." Su Yue didn't have time to refuse.

Mr. Liang held Chen Yuxuan's hand with one hand and Su Yue's hand with the other and walked onto the stage, intending to announce the wedding date of his grandson and granddaughter-in-law. "Everyone, I, Liang Shenghai, am very happy today and want to announce a happy event." Mr. Liang smiled kindly.

Su Yue panicked.

She didn't want to refute the old man's face in public.

After all, the old man had a weak heart.

"Grandpa, wait a moment."

Chen Yuxuan interrupted the old man.

Suddenly, the phone in his trousers pocket rang.

"Xiaoyan, where are you? Don't move. I'll come and pick you up!"

Chen Yuxuan answered the phone, left Su Yue, his nominal fiancée, behind, and rushed away from the scene in a hurry.