Quick Wear: Reversing Life

The third day of the New Year is the day to welcome the son-in-law.

The Liu family's house was kept spotlessly clean, and the reception room was filled with fine tea, wine, and exquisite pastries, waiting for the arrival of the son-in-law.

Yesterday, Liu's mother contacted her daughter Xinyan and asked about her return time. She then asked the servants to prepare tea and snacks early in the morning.

She also asked the kitchen to start cooking sea cucumber and chicken soup early in the morning to ensure that her son-in-law could drink it as soon as he arrived.

The Liu family is not far from the Cheng family, and it only takes about half an hour to drive there.

So around ten o'clock, the family finally heard the Cheng family's car parked in front of their villa.

"Oh, you're here, but why are you carrying so many things?" Mother Liu went out to greet them happily and asked the servants to come out and move the things.

Although Cheng Yu seldom came to the Liu family, he still showed courtesy and brought a lot of expensive gift boxes of supplements, filling the trunk.

"Oh, Haohao has grown so tall. Come let grandma see him." Mother Liu pulled Haohao up and down, looking him up and down with a kind and warm smile.

"Hello grandma."

"Come in and have some tea. Hey, Ayu, come in and have something to eat first. The kitchen has made soup early in the morning and is waiting for you to drink it."

After Cheng Yu and Cheng Hao entered the villa, Liu's mother turned her attention to her daughter Liu Xinyan.

"Why didn't you come earlier? Your father kept urging me to ask you."

Liu Xinyan smiled faintly: "I can't get up in the morning." Then she walked into the yard.

"Hey, you - you're already a mother and still so lazy!" Mother Liu curled her lips as if she was disappointed in her child, and quickly asked the servants to bring all the gift boxes into the house first.

In the reception room, Liu Xinyan's father and two brothers stood up to greet Cheng Yu. When Liu Xinyan's younger brother saw him, he quickly put out his cigarette, stood up and greeted the guest with a smile on his face.

"Ayu is here, please sit down and have some tea. Axu, please pour tea for your brother-in-law." Liu's father Liu Taihong greeted them hurriedly.

Liu Xinyan's elder brother Liu Yuanxu handed Cheng Yu a cup of tea with a smile. Cheng Yu took it and the aroma of tea immediately filled his nose. It was top-grade special Longjing, and it was also a new tea from before the Qingming Festival. The hospitality was full of sincerity.

Liu Yuanxu also poured a cup for Cheng Hao. Cheng Hao thanked his uncle politely. Although he drank it in one gulp like a cow chewing a peony, he could taste the flavor: "What a fragrant Longjing!"

Liu Taihong laughed heartily: "It seems your father has taught you a lot about tea appreciation."

But in fact, the reason why Cheng Hao could taste the flavor was because his grandfather, Mr. Cheng, taught him how to drink it. Almost all the knowledge about tea ceremony was taught by Mr. Cheng.

Liu Xinyan chuckled silently on the side. The flattery was too obvious and she couldn't stand it anymore, so she walked to the sofa in the corner and sat down with her feet up.

At this time, Liu's mother came in from the entrance and asked the servants to bring out two cups of soup from the kitchen. "Drink it while it's hot. These chickens are laying hens raised by the farmers themselves and eat grain. They are very nutritious. Haohao, drink more. If you don't have enough, there's more in the pot."

The chicken soup was indeed delicious, but Cheng Hao didn’t feel like drinking it. He just tasted it and put it down.

At this time, the wife of Liu Xinyan's younger brother Liu Yuanheng came out with a big belly. When Liu's mother saw her, she hurriedly said, "Go and bring a bowl of rice to Yumin as well, to nourish her body."

Liu Xinyan looked up and saw that Cao Yumin, who had slender limbs in her memory, now looked swollen and had a protruding belly, which looked a little scary.

Cao Yumin was pregnant with twins, and was very favored by Liu's mother. She was helped to the sofa and greeted everyone one by one.

Liu Xinyan's second sister-in-law, Cai Hexiu, couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law, if you really can't help it, don't come out. Be careful not to get bumped."

Sister-in-law Yang Hua said, "You should walk around more. It's good for your health."

Liu Taihong said: "Yuan Heng, help Yumin walk in the backyard."

Liu Yuanheng had no choice but to stand up and help Cao Yumin away.

Liu Taihong then asked, "Where are Changshan and Changhai? Where did they go? They didn't even come over to say hello when guests came!"

Liu Changshan and Liu Changhai are the sons of the eldest and second brothers. Liu Changshan is the older brother, a sophomore in college; Liu Changhai is the younger brother, only one year older than Cheng Hao, and a sophomore in high school.

The two people who were called downstairs by the servant were yawning lazily. After noticing their grandfather's appearance, they quickly stood up straight and honestly greeted Cheng Yu's family.

My second brother’s youngest daughter, Liu Changyu, had just entered the first grade of junior high school and was sitting obediently next to her mother.

"What time is it? Did you stay up late again last night?" The second brother Liu Yuanye said, "Take your younger brother upstairs to play. Doesn't he always complain that no one wants to play with you?"

The two brothers then pulled Cheng Hao upstairs, and Liu Changhai said to Cheng Hao, "Come on, I bought some new games, do you want to play them?"

Second sister-in-law Cai Hexiu also pushed Liu Changyu and asked her to go upstairs to play with her brothers.

After the younger generation went upstairs, Liu Taihong turned the topic to Cheng Yu and chatted about company matters.

Liu Taihong was a man of business acumen. Originally from southern Fujian, he moved north with his parents to Shanxi province due to poverty. He dropped out of school early to work, doing various odd jobs.

Although he had little education, he was bold and had a good vision. After smelling a business opportunity, he borrowed money from everywhere to start his own business. Although he owed a lot of money at the beginning, he eventually caught up with the trend of the times and became a famous coal boss in Shanxi.

After that, the business grew bigger and bigger, and finally expanded to City S. It had many production mines in the surrounding areas and also opened an energy company.

The Liu family is indeed very rich, but because they joined City S later, they only have money but no power.

The upper class in City S is the most exclusive, so in order to squeeze into the upper class, the Liu family spent a lot of money to get in, but they only ended up with the title of "nouveau riche".

That is to say, the Cheng family was gradually declining at that time, so Liu Taihong took advantage of the opportunity and extended an olive branch at a sky-high price, which enabled him to marry into the Cheng family.

However, Liu Taihong did not expect that none of his three sons inherited his business acumen. The originally prosperous coal industry also experienced some turmoil due to the emergence of new energy. With the large amount of capital invested by the Liu family, the Cheng family's business territory continued to expand. Now, anyone in the business and political circles has to show respect to Cheng Yu when they see him.

As a result, the Liu family now has to curry favor with Cheng Yu and take on some large cooperation projects to keep the company running.

...

Liu Xinyan was not interested in the conversation between the men and was too lazy to listen, so she simply held her phone and started chatting with You Yue and the others.

Cheng Yu actually didn't want to talk about business cooperation on a day like this, but because of the Yue family, he agreed to a few words.

Although he was sitting among the men of the Liu family and was being praised by the three Liu family members, father and son, Cheng Yu was still keenly aware that the atmosphere in the Liu family was really uncomfortable.

His wife, the wife of the head of the Cheng family, was respected wherever she went, but no one cared about her in her parents' home.

Cheng Yu's face inevitably turned cold.

Liu Yuanxu thought that he had said something inappropriate, but Liu Taihong saw the clue at a glance.

He smiled and changed the subject: "I've been looking at you for so long, Xinyan, have you gained weight?"

When her name was called, Liu Xinyan looked up with an innocent expression: "Ah, me?"

She looked down at herself. She was only wearing a loose cotton and linen long skirt for comfort. It shouldn't make her look fat.

Liu Yuanxu said, "If you sit there motionless, you will definitely gain weight."

Liu Xinyan: ...

Why does this sound so infuriating?

Cheng Yu said calmly, "She got a burn on her leg on the first day of the new year, so it's not convenient for her to walk."

Liu's mother came out of the kitchen at this time. When she heard it, she immediately said, "Xinyan's leg was burned? Did you do it accidentally? Oh, you are so careless."

She lifted up Liu Xinyan's skirt and took a look. When she found nothing wrong, she put it down: "It's okay, nothing happened. Oh, by the way, Ayu, I remember you don't eat grapes, right? Then don't open that bottle of wine at noon. I remember there seems to be some sake in the wine cellar. Let's drink that for lunch..."

With that he left again.

Liu Xinyan has gotten used to it, or to be more precise, the original owner has gotten used to it, this feeling of not being valued.

Perhaps the day she married Cheng Yu was the day her parents spoke the most to the original owner.

...

Cheng Yu looked at his wife lying quietly on the small sofa in front of the fireplace, with her eyes lowered, the shadows cast by her eyelashes covering the light in her pupils.

There wasn't even a cup of hot tea in front of her.

Cheng Yu suppressed his unhappiness, then stood up, picked up the blanket beside him and covered Liu Xinyan with it.

"Cover yourself up, don't catch a cold."

Liu Xinyan, who was warm and even a little hot beside the fireplace: ...

Liu Yuanxu said, "Do you want to turn up the temperature in the room?"

Liu Xinyan quickly stopped him: "No, I don't feel cold."

Seeing her curled up, Cheng Yu lifted up her skirt and took a look. The burn on her calf was much better than before, and he felt relieved when he saw that there was no scar.

Liu Xinyan thought that there would be no scars, but it had been specially treated by the system.

After lunch, Cheng Yu politely declined his father-in-law and mother-in-law’s attempts to keep him, and left the Liu family with his wife and son.

In the car, Cheng Yu couldn't help but asked her in front of Cheng Hao: "Were you like this at home before?"

"What?" After eating and drinking, Liu Xinyan looked a little lazy. Even Cheng Yu was wondering whether she had gained weight or was pregnant.

Liu Xinyan knew what he meant, and of course she also wanted him to see how the original owner was really treated in the Liu family.

Cheng Yu felt a little distressed. He put his arm around Liu Xinyan's shoulders and brought her into his arms.

Cheng Hao couldn't bear to see his parents showing affection, so he put on his headphones, leaned against the car window and closed his eyes.

"They treat you badly." Cheng Yu said.

Liu Xinyan: "It's okay. I have food and clothes, and they rarely care about me."

Cheng Yu felt even more distressed, and his words were sharper than usual: "Your three brothers are not as good as you."

Liu Xinyan smiled: "Yes, marrying you is the best use I can make of myself. And now it seems that I am the biggest contributor to my family."

Cheng Yu squeezed her palm and said, "Father-in-law is very wise in this regard."

Liu Xinyan looked up at him with an ambiguous smile: "Really? Did you think so before?"

Cheng Yu readily accepted the advice: "I didn't have enough experience before."

Liu Xinyan smiled, and Cheng Yu bent down and kissed her forehead.

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The second day after returning home is the fourth day of the New Year, which is the day when the Cheng family worships their ancestors.

After breakfast, we headed to the cemetery.

Cheng Yu's grandfather and father are buried in the cemetery, which is located in a far suburb. The air is fresh and the snow on the road has been cleared.

The items for ancestor worship have been prepared by the servants.

The Cheng family has a separate large cemetery, which is used as a burial place for members of the Cheng family.

Incense is not allowed in the cemetery, so only flowers and liquor were prepared.

The younger generations each took a white chrysanthemum and followed Mrs. Cheng Zeng.

Mrs. Cheng Zeng was supported by Gao Shujun and Cheng Baohua, followed by Cheng Yu and Liu Xinyan, and behind them were Ruijier and Cheng Hao.

The sky was a little gloomy on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and there seemed to be snow falling in the cold wind. This scene could not help but affect Mrs. Cheng Zeng's mood.

She was about to die, and the empty space next to Mr. Cheng's tombstone was reserved for her.

Looking back on her life, Mrs. Cheng Zeng’s only regret was watching her husband pass away.

Gao Shujun couldn't help but feel sad. Recalling their past love, she couldn't help but lament her husband's untimely death.

Cheng Baohua shed silent tears. She felt that she was not a filial daughter. She had only visited her father a few times after he passed away.

Although Cheng Yu's expression was not solemn, it was not too relaxed either.

Cheng Hao, who usually laughs, also restrained his expression. Thinking of the scenes of his interactions with his grandfather, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

The only ones who really stayed out of it were Ruijier and Liu Xinyan.

Rachel had lived away from home since she was a child, and the culture and environment she was exposed to made her less sensitive to death. Furthermore, the two people lying here, although close relatives, had only met a few times since childhood.

Liu Xinyan felt nothing at all. She even asked the system about the progress of the task in her mind.

...

Cheng Yu placed a white chrysanthemum on each of his grandfather's and father's tombstones. Liu Xinyan followed suit, but no one could tell that beneath her calm expression her mind was blank.

When Cheng Yu saw her bending down, he suddenly thought of the time more than ten or twenty years ago when his grandfather announced at the dinner table that the wife he had chosen for him was the youngest daughter of the Liu family.

He didn't speak at the time, but the first person to object was his father.

Although Mr. Cheng was actually a taciturn person, he loved Cheng Yu very much and was very proud of him.

The father felt that the daughter of the nouveau riche Liu family was not worthy of him and that they were not of equal status.

But after my grandfather called my father into the study and talked for an hour, my father agreed.

Cheng Yu still remembers that afternoon when his father came out of his grandfather's study, patted Cheng Yu on the shoulder, and sighed: The old man's decision is right.

Mrs. Cheng Zeng had her eyes on Chang Ling at the time. She had argued with Old Master Cheng for a long time, but Old Master Cheng, who had always doted on her, refused to give in no matter what.

The mother was the first to let go. She said that the girl was pretty and he would like her.

When I first met Liu Xinyan, my first impression of her was that she was beautiful.

He knew that the path he was supposed to take had been planned by someone since he was born, and the top-level resources allocated to him also deprived him of many self-choices.

So he accepted this marriage and accepted the Liu family.

However, after marriage, he gradually realized the ideological imbalance between them and was tired of dealing with his wife's overt and covert jealousy.

But the influx of Liu family’s capital did bring many benefits to Ruida.

As the executive president, Cheng Yu is busy expanding the group. His work gets busier every year, and the time he spends with his family is sporadic and scarce.

He himself couldn't tell if he was using work to numb himself, but he told himself that he couldn't sacrifice his marriage in vain, and at least he had to help Reda move to a higher level.

Now, almost twenty years have passed. Standing in front of the tombstones of his two elders, he suddenly understood his grandfather's choice at that time.

A rich but powerless relative was the best choice for both Ruida and Cheng Yu at that time.

He had to thank Mr. Cheng for his foresight in choosing his current wife for him.