Chapter 1183: Weren’t They Just the Prospective Father- and Mother-in-law?

Chapter 1183: Chapter 1183: Weren’t They Just the Prospective Father- and Mother-in-law?

Ye Fei answered the phone and positioned her phone at an appropriate angle.

She noticed that Zhao Gushen didn’t appear to have his lunch in front of him and asked, "Have you finished your meal?"

"No, the meeting ran long today, and it just ended," Zhao Gushen said. "I’ve ordered some food; it will be delivered soon."

"Why so late? Are you hungry?" Ye Fei continued to ask.

"I’m not hungry, don’t worry. Didn’t you prepare a lot of snacks for me? I have the cookies, snowflake crisps, and beef jerky you made," Zhao Gushen said, secretly touching his stomach hidden under the table.

He felt like he’d been fed a bit too well lately by Ye Fei and seemed to have gained some weight.

The abs on his stomach almost couldn’t hold their shape.

He needed to be careful.

He couldn’t start gaining post-marriage weight before reaching middle age.

If that happens, he wouldn’t be able to use his good looks to attract Ye Fei, and that would be terrible.

Thinking of how Zhao Dingli is still in good shape even at his age, he absolutely couldn’t lose to that.

At this moment, Xiao Ruofeng brought his lunch.

So Zhao Gushen hurriedly said, "Lunch has arrived; don’t worry."

"Let’s chat while eating," Zhao Gushen added. "Even though I can’t come to visit you, this can be like eating together."

"Okay," Ye Fei nodded.

Ye Fei didn’t have her earphones nearby, so she used the speakerphone.

Zhao Guoxian could also hear Zhao Gushen’s words.

He thought to himself, how are these two so mushy?

It’s noon; not meeting is fine. Not being able to have lunch together is pretty normal.

Forget about married couples; even couples in a heated romance don’t necessarily have to have lunch together every workday.

Besides, they’re already married; being together all the time, aren’t they afraid of getting tired of each other?

Zhao Guoxian couldn’t have imagined that just having a lunch with Ye Fei would have Zhao Gushen feeding him sentimental scenes.

Ye Fei recalled Zhao Guoxian was there, and since she was using speakerphone, what if Zhao Gushen said something surprisingly cheesy? It would be awkward if Zhao Guoxian heard it, totally inappropriate.

So to prevent this, Ye Fei first said to Zhao Gushen, "I’m having lunch with Guoxian now."

Ye Fei rotated her phone to let Zhao Gushen see that Zhao Guoxian was there too.

Zhao Gushen nodded and said to Zhao Guoxian, "Nice, take care of your sister-in-law at school more. When I’m not around, you might as well accompany your sister-in-law daily for meals. It could help you two cultivate a closer bond."

That way, Ye Fei would have another close person at the Zhao family, wouldn’t she?

Zhao Guoxian: "..."

"Then will you call my sister-in-law to have virtual meals together every day?" Zhao Guoxian asked.

"Of course," Zhao Gushen seemed puzzled at the obviousness, asking Zhao Guoxian why he’d ask such a dumb question, "If I don’t see Xiao Fei eat, I lose my appetite."

Zhao Guoxian: "..."

Then wouldn’t he be bombarded with sentimental scenes every day?

Zhao Gushen regained his appetite.

But Zhao Guoxian swapped into having no appetite.

"Ha ha," Zhao Guoxian sneered twice, "Today was just incidental; better you come over yourself next time."

Ye Fei turned the phone screen back, and Zhao Gushen asked, "Earlier you and Guoxian said something in the group chat, what was that about?"

Ye Fei definitely couldn’t help Ye Ning make connections.

She wouldn’t even mention it.

Ye Fei would rather be uncomfortable herself than let Zhao Guoxian be uncomfortable.

This part, Zhao Gushen understood well.

Ye Fei recounted the events of the morning.

Zhao Gushen let out a cold chuckle, "Unexpectedly, Ye Ning has quite the ambition. Don’t worry, Zhao Guqing surely noticed, given his temperament, Ye Ning won’t have the chance to pester Guoxian in the future."

Zhao Gushen said unabashedly, "You were too smart."

Zhao Guoxian: "..."

He just took a bite of rice, nearly spitting it out again.

"Good thing Uncle was quick and got together with Xiao Yun first; otherwise, Ye Ning would have set her sights on Uncle," Ye Fei joked.

And Zhao Dingli, having dodged a bullet, anxiously waited for Saturday.

He quickly went with Li Xiaoyun to Mr. Li and Mrs. Li’s house.

This time, Zhao Dingli brought even more gifts than last time.

Last time, it was because he harbored intentions with Li Xiaoyun and wanted to leave a good impression on Mr. Li and Mrs. Li.

But this time, he went with the mindset of meeting his future in-laws.

As Li family’s prospective son-in-law, Zhao Dingli was exceedingly solemn.

He wished he could bring the most valuable gifts he could manage.

On the way, Li Xiaoyun felt that Zhao Dingli was a bit different today but wasn’t sure if she was imagining it.

"Are you nervous?" Li Xiaoyun asked.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Dingli actually nodded.

This surprised Li Xiaoyun, "You’re nervous?"

From her understanding of him, Zhao Dingli never gets nervous, regardless of circumstances.

He could handle everything calmly and practically.

No wonder she thought Zhao Dingli seemed different today, the entire person appeared tense.

"Of course I’m nervous; I’m meeting my future in-laws," Zhao Dingli stated.

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

How were they now suddenly future in-laws, how did she not know?

"Were you nervous last time too?" Li Xiaoyun asked.

"Last time was different, I was single-mindedly focused on leaving a good impression on our parents, too busy to be nervous," Zhao Dingli mentioned, "Moreover, last time, the whole Gushen family was there, with my own family there, I felt more grounded."

"But this time, I’m meeting the in-laws," Zhao Dingli didn’t finish as Li Xiaoyun stopped him.

"Wait, weren’t they supposed to be prospective in-laws just now?" Where did that ’prospective’ go?

"Why add an extra word, it’s too distant," Zhao Dingli quipped.

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

Were you suddenly not nervous?

He even managed a joke on her.

Could this be the same?

The two arrived downstairs at Li Xiaoyun’s parents’ place.

Just as Li Xiaoyun was about to get out of the car, Zhao Dingli stopped her, "Wait."

"What’s the matter?" Li Xiaoyun asked.

"Let me ease up first and make some preparations," Zhao Dingli replied.

It’s rare for Li Xiaoyun to see Zhao Dingli so nervous.

Thinking about meeting Zhao Dingli’s elders herself, she would certainly be as nervous.

Understanding the feeling, she decided to keep quiet and waited calmly for Zhao Dingli.

Unexpectedly, after a bit, Zhao Dingli took out his phone, took a picture using the rearview mirror.

Then posted a status on social media.

Li Xiaoyun thought he was supposed to be nervous now, wasn’t he?

He still had the mood to post on social media?

Out of curiosity, Li Xiaoyun checked his post.

The angle Zhao Dingli took had quite an artistic sense.

He only captured the rearview mirror.

And within the mirror, his eyes were reflected.

Then she saw the caption, "Visiting future in-laws, feeling nervous."

The overwhelming sense of bragging was apparent to Li Xiaoyun.