Chapter 39: The Pretty Daughter-in-law Meets Her Parents-in-law

  Liu Dongmei handed over her work in the office and took a good rest, immediately taking bus No. 2 back home. As soon as she entered the door, she learned from the security guard Xiao Zhanshi that her precious son was in his own house.

  In order to see her beloved son as soon as possible, Liu Dongmei didn't even have time to put down the handbag in her hand and rushed straight to Wang Weiye's current residence. As she walked into the living room, just about to hug her son affectionately, she was surprised to see a young and beautiful female soldier standing beside him.

  Liu Dongmei knew her precious son's temper, and his room was off-limits to other women. Apart from herself and her headache-inducing daughter-in-law Zhang Yaping, her son had never brought another woman home, not even allowing his older sister into his room; he wasn't too willing to let her in either. Liu Dongmei stood at the door, watching Wang Weiye.

  Wang Weiye was delighted as soon as he saw his mother and immediately ran over to hug her, saying "Mom!"

  Liu Dongmei gently patted Wang Weiye's cheek, her eyes looking at Sima Youlan, but her mouth asked Wang Weiye: "Little three, this..."

  Wang Weiye heard his mother's inquiry, he turned around, pulled Sima Youlan's hand and brought her in front of his mother, saying: "Mom, she is called Sima Youlan, I found her to be your daughter-in-law."

  Liu Dongmei was startled when she heard the introduction of her son's wife. The precious daughter from Director Zhang's family had been agreed upon by both sets of parents and was supposed to be the daughter-in-law of the Wang family. But now, after not seeing her son for half a year, he brings back another daughter-in-law.

  Wang Weiye didn't care what his mother was thinking in her heart, and said to Sima Youlan: "Wife, quickly call mom."

  When Liu Dongmei walked into the living room, Sima Youlan had already guessed that this elegant and refined middle-aged woman with a tall stature and well-maintained face was her future mother-in-law. This was the first meeting between the two women, and Sima Youlan didn't want to give her mother-in-law a bad impression. When Wang Weiye asked her to call her "mom", Sima Youlan politely bowed to her future mother-in-law and affectionately said: "Mom!"

  Liu Dongmei's bones all went soft when she heard Sima Youlan call her "mom". Now, looking at it this way, this daughter-in-law is a hundred times better than that little demon Zhang Yaping. She's gentle and quiet, and in terms of figure and appearance, the two of them are comparable. Liu Dongmei no longer has time to ask her son about the little demon Zhang Yaping now that her daughter-in-law is calling her "mom". She doesn't want to make her precious son unhappy by cold-shouldering his wife.

  Just now on the phone, this treasure of a son at home didn't tell her either. So Liu Dongmei had no gifts in hand. She was extremely embarrassed and grabbed Sima Youlan's hand saying: "Youlan, you're coming home for the first time, Mom didn't prepare any gifts either. It's all because of that little three, just now on the phone, she didn't tell me you were coming. Come, let's go to my place, I have a few good things there that you can use."

  Liu Dongmei didn't care whether Wang Weiye agreed or not, and pulled Sima Youlan out of the room.

  Wang Weiye felt strange in his heart, did his daughter-in-law still bring gifts when she came to the door? When Pingping's baby was born, why didn't his mother give any gifts? Wang Weiye didn't know what good things his mother had, he quickly put on his shoes and followed behind his mother and wife. He thought to himself: If there were any good things, he couldn't let the other two fall behind. Especially Little Chili Pepper, if she knew her mother gave Youlan good things but not hers, when she came back, she would tear down the house they lived in now.

  Wang Weiye had already taken Sima Youlan to see all the rooms in the house. So now, Sima Youlan was no longer surprised by the luxury of the house. She sat honestly on the sofa in the living room, which was where her father-in-law and mother-in-law lived.

  Wang Weiye returned home and immediately reverted to his usual self. He sat on the sofa, put his feet on the tea table, looked at Sima Youlan with his eyes, but thought in his heart: This stinky girl, why did she become so quiet today?

  Liu Dongmei rushed to the bedroom and quickly called her husband Wang He's office. Wang He had just finished a meeting and had already learned from his secretary that his son had returned from the army. Just as he was about to pack up and head home, his wife's call came in. When Liu Dongmei told him that their son had brought back a daughter-in-law this time, but it wasn't Pingping, Wang He's heart skipped a beat, and then he became furious. Not mentioning the in-laws for now, if Pingping found out, she would definitely come running back from the army to cause trouble. Damn it, this little scoundrel thought changing wives was like changing clothes, thinking he could change whenever he wanted.

  Wang He didn't bother to collect anything else and told his secretary to get the car ready, he wanted to go home. The provincial party committee's office was not far from home anyway, it would only take a few minutes by car. Wang He thought to himself in the car: You little rabbit, if there isn't a good reason, I won't care who you bring back, I'll skin you alive.

  After Liu Dongmei finished the phone call, she took out a box wrapped in red cloth from her closet and walked out with it.

  Wang Weiye saw his old mother come out of the bedroom, still holding a red cloth wrapped box in her arms. He curiously jumped up from the sofa, stretched out his hand to take it from his mother's arms, wanting to see what good thing his mother had said, and what treasure it was.

  Liu Dongmei saw her son stretching out his hand to take something from her arms, and she lovingly stretched out a big hand to hit Wang Weiye, saying: "Go away, you stay aside, this is not for you."

  Seeing his mother not handing over the thing in her arms to him, Wang Weiye sat back down again with great disappointment.

  When Sima Youlan saw her mother-in-law walk out of the room, she stood up from the sofa very politely. Seeing Wang Weiye being rejected by her mother-in-law, she smiled wisely. Then, Sima Youlan asked her mother-in-law to sit down and sat beside Liu Dongmei afterwards.

  Wang Weiye sat down, but his two eyes were still staring at the thing in his mother's arms.

  When Wang Weiye saw his mother open the red cloth, his butt was like a spring being pressed, and he suddenly jumped up from the sofa. He snatched the box that had just been shown in his mother's hand and said: "Mom, when did our family have such beautiful things? How come I didn't know? Thank you, Mom! Giving us such valuable things."

  As for the long, rectangular box in Liu Dongmei's hand, it was truly a treasure. Wang Weiye had been dealing with antiques for many years and had seen his fair share of valuable items. But today, when he saw his mother take out a box that was approximately 35 cm long, 25 cm wide, and 20 cm high, he was amazed. The box's surface was oval-shaped, made from pure silver by hand, with various colored gemstones inlaid around the edges, and the base was entirely made of gold. When the red cloth covering it was lifted, the gemstones on the box sparkled under the sunlight, emitting a dazzling array of colors.

  Liu Dongmei had just untied the red cloth on the jewelry box, and before she could react, her precious son snatched it from her hands. And then he said with a big mouth that the whole jewelry box was his. Liu Dongmei was speechless about this old fellow at home.

  Liu Dongmei smiled and said to Wang Weiye: "You little scoundrel, you're quite greedy! Do you know what's inside the jewelry box? If your father were here, he'd give you two slaps for saying that. You dare to think of having the jewelry box? This is your grandma's dowry for your mother. Not only have you never seen it before, but even your older brother and sister don't know about it. Your mom wouldn't have taken it out today if it weren't her first time back home.

  You little scoundrel, give it back to me quickly! It's not something you can use. What are you interested in? Go stand aside."

  Wang Weiye was very unwilling to hand the thing over to his mother, and he kept muttering: "Such a beautiful jewelry box, you don't give it to me, who do you want to give it to?"

  Liu Dongmei was furious upon hearing Wang Weiye's words, her eyes rolling in exasperation. This spoiled son of hers had been indulged to the point of being unruly, and he said: "What? Is our home yours alone? Honestly, it's not even your turn yet. Your mother likes that daughter-in-law, so she'll give this jewelry box to her, you don't need to keep thinking about it."

  After finishing speaking, Liu Dongmei ignored Wang Weiye and hastily opened the jewelry box. She said to Sima Youlan: "Youlan, pick a few pieces of jewelry as a gift from mom for meeting you. Although these jewels are not new, they can't be bought in stores. Don't despise them."

  Although the Sima family is a big household in China, Sima Youlan has never seen so many pearls and precious stones before. The jewelry emits colorful lights, making Sima Youlan's eyes dazzle.

  When the jewelry box was opened, Wang Weiye was stunned by the various jewels and ornaments inside. He had never thought that his mother still had so many treasures in her hands. Now his brain was a complete blank, he jumped to his mother's side with a start, knelt down on the ground with both legs, and began to rummage through the jewelry box with both hands. His mouth kept asking: "Mom, how did you get so much jewelry? Does my dad know about it? If Dad doesn't know, please don't tell him, or I guarantee that old conservative will definitely confiscate them as party fees!"

  The two daughters were admiring the jewelry, and no one noticed that the master of the Wang family was already standing behind them. As soon as he entered the house, he didn't see his son, but heard that rascal son speaking ill of him from behind. Wang He glanced at the living room sofa by the door and saw his wife huddled with a young female soldier, discussing something in hushed tones.

  Because the three people were too focused on admiring the jewelry, they didn't notice that Wang He had already returned home. Meanwhile, Wang Weiye was still unaware of the impending disaster and was excitedly asking his mother: "Mom, is it true that this is the first time my wife has come back? As a mother-in-law, shouldn't you be giving gifts to your daughter-in-law?"

  "Yes, when the daughter-in-law first enters the house, all mothers-in-law should give gifts. What's wrong? Am I not already picking out jewelry for your wife? Do you have any other opinions?" Liu Dongmei didn't understand why her precious son was asking this, it was basic common sense.

  To say the least, Wang Weiye was smarter than anyone else, but he had never been in contact with such a thing. When he heard his mother say that when his daughter-in-law first entered the house, her mother-in-law would give her gifts, he refused to do so. He hastily asked Liu Dongmei: "Mom, you're not right about this. Pingping is also your daughter-in-law, why didn't you give her a gift when she came to our house?"

  Liu Dongmei was taken aback by her son's question. She looked at her precious son in surprise, thinking to herself: Has this child gone silly from being in the army? How can he mention his past girlfriend in front of his wife? Isn't that a taboo? Just as Liu Dongmei didn't know how to respond, she heard her precious son speak again. This time, when she heard her son's words, she almost jumped up.

  Wang Weiye couldn't care less about that, since Sima Youlan had a gift, the other two wives should also have a share. So, he said to Sima Youlan: "Wife, we need to get three shares. Eldest sister Yufei gets one, you get one, and Pingping that stinky girl gets one."

  Liu Dongmei heard what her son said to his wife, and she felt very strange. She quickly asked: "Son, who is Big Sister? Who is Pingping? What's going on?"

  Wang Weiye was lowering his head to select jewelry, and his ears heard his mother's question. He didn't raise his head or open his eyes, and his mouth casually said: "What's going on? I have three wives, of course, I need to choose three sets."

  "What?" Liu Dongmei exclaimed in surprise.

  Wang He, who was behind the sofa, heard Wang Weiye's nonsense and got so angry that he walked over from behind the sofa and slapped Wang Weiye on the head. "Damn it," he said, "you're a good-for-nothing, spouting nonsense all day long, and you even dare to deceive your own mother."

  Luckily Wang Weiye had two hands, rummaging through the small jewelry box for treasures, otherwise he would have been beaten by his dad to the point of kissing the jewelry box.

  Hearing his father's angry scolding from behind, and having been beaten for no reason, Wang Weiye got up from the ground with a displeased face. He turned around and asked his father, "Dad, why did you hit me?"

  "Beat you, damn it! I'm beating my son and still asking why? Do you want to know why I beat you? Alright, today I'll tell you. If you wanted your mother's jewelry, you shouldn't have cheated her. If you like these jewels so much, I can decide to give them all to you. These jewels are brought neither at birth nor taken away at death, and they can't be eaten as rice or worn as clothes. But you dared to say that there were three wives to cheat your mother! My beating you once is light, and you still dare ask me why."

  Wang Weiye was wronged, just because he said he had three wives, his father slapped him. Now he quickly explained to his dad, if not clear, the second slap would fall on his head: "I didn't cheat on mom, you don't believe me, Youlan can be my witness."

  Wang Weiye said as he pulled Sima Youlan up from the sofa, "Dad, her name is Sima Youlan, she's your other daughter-in-law. You know about Pingping that stinky girl, and there's another one still at the base, I didn't bring her back this time."

  Wang He and Liu Dongmei, the couple, were stunned when they heard their son's words. They didn't understand what was going on, but it seemed that their newly arrived daughter-in-law also knew about this matter.

  Simayoulan was just stunned by Wang He's move, and while she was still in a daze, Wang Weiye pulled her up from the sofa. It wasn't until then that Simayoulan came to her senses. The person standing in front of her now was her future husband. But due to nervousness, it became second nature. Simayoulan immediately stood at attention, saluted and loudly said: "Commander!"

  Wang Weiye almost didn't get blown away by Sima Youlan's words, this old lady was really too much, he quickly said: "What leader? Call Dad quickly."

  Simayoulan was told by Wang Weiye, and she just knew that she had called the wrong name due to nervousness earlier. Simayoulan's face is now completely red, and she said in a low voice: "Hello! Dad."