Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

The next day, Su Qianrou arrived at Zilan Courtyard early. Upon entering the room, she saw Lin Rong sitting in the seat of honor drinking tea. She walked up to her, bowed, and said, "Daughter greets Mother."

"Rou'er is here, please sit down."

Su Qianrou sat down to the side and saw Lin Rong smiling broadly. She teased, "Having a daughter-in-law really makes a difference. You can't hide your smile now. You must have been so happy last night that you didn't sleep a wink."

"Miss knows Madam best. She didn't sleep all night, and she got up early today, just waiting for her daughter-in-law to serve tea," Li Mama joked.

"I've been waiting for this day for so long, my neck has practically grown long. Now that it's finally here, how can I not be happy, right, Mother?"

"That's right. Now that your older brother's marriage is settled, it's my turn to worry about you."

"Mom, why are you dragging me into this?"

"You're not getting any younger, it's time for you to get married."

"I'm not in a hurry, I want to spend a few more years with you."

"Then let's settle on this first, and get married when you're seventeen or eighteen."

"Who's getting married?" Su Haoyu asked curiously as soon as he entered, upon hearing that someone was getting married. He then walked up to Lin Rong, cupped his hands, and said, "Greetings to Mother."

"If you don't come soon, I'm going to send someone to invite you."

"That's why I'm here. How could I let you send someone to invite me?"

"You're such a chatterbox. Hurry up and sit down. When your dad comes and sees you acting all nonchalant, he'll start scolding you again."

“Dad is the same. He’s not tired of talking, but I’m tired of listening to him,” she said, then looked at Su Qianrou, her expression instantly changing. She revealed two little tiger teeth and called out happily, “Sister.”

"morning".

"Good morning," she said, walking over to sit down next to Su Qianrou. "Sister, have you been here long?"

"No, I just arrived too."

"Did you sleep well last night?"

"fine".

"That's good... By the way, when I came in just now, I thought I heard you talking about getting married. Who is getting married?"

"Nobody," Su Qianrou thought the topic would end there, but he brought it up again.

"Hey, your sister, now that your older brother is married, it's your sister's turn next."

"My sister isn't in a hurry; it's not too late to talk about it in a few years."

"What do you know? If you don't choose now, in a few years, all that will be left are misfits."

"That seems to be true."

"Xiaoyu, why don't you have some tea?" Su Qianrou handed him a cup of tea, trying to shut him up.

Su Haoyu didn't think much of it, took it, and drank it in one gulp.

Just then, Su Jing'an walked in.

Upon seeing this, Su Haoyu quickly put down his teacup, then stood up and called out, "Father."

Lin Rong and Su Qianrou, on the other hand, got up at a leisurely pace.

"The master has arrived."

"The daughter has met her father."

Su Jing'an walked over and sat down next to Lin Rong, then said, "Please sit down."

Then, Lin Rong instructed, "Go and see if the eldest young master and young mistress have arrived yet."

“Yes,” Qinghui replied.

"No rush. Newlyweds are bound to be a little lovey-dovey. There's no need to urge them. Just wait a bit."

“Dad is indeed an experienced man; he knows a lot,” Su Haoyu couldn’t help but tease.

"I think you're just asking for trouble."

"Hehe, no, no."

At this moment, Su Mingxuan walked in with Song Shiyu.

"The son/daughter-in-law greets his/her parents."

Then, Su Mingxuan said, "We are late, please forgive us, Father and Mother."

“Not too late, you’ve come at the perfect time.” Then, Lin Rong looked at Song Shiyu and asked, “Shiyu, did you sleep well last night?”

As if remembering something, Song Shiyu blushed and said shyly, "Thank you for your concern, Mother. Your daughter-in-law slept very well."

Lin Rong, being an experienced woman, knew exactly what was going on when she saw her like this, and said with a smile, "That's good then."

“Madam, Master is busy with official business. Why don’t we serve tea first, and then you and the young mistress can chat at your leisure,” said Granny Li.

"Ok".

Then, Yunmeng carried the tea to Song Shiyu's side, while Qinghui placed a futon in front of her.

Song Shiyu immediately knelt down, then picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Su Jing'an, saying, "Father, please have some tea."

Su Jing'an took the drink, took a sip, and said, "Now that I've joined the Su family, I'm a member of the Su family. From now on, I'll put the Su family first in everything and strive to help the Su family prosper as soon as possible."

"Yes".

Then, Song Shiyu picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Lin Rong, saying, "Mother, please have some tea."

Lin Rong took it, drank it with great joy, then took off a bracelet from her wrist and handed it to her, saying, "This was given to me by my mother when I got married. Now, I'm giving it to you."

"Mother, this is too precious, I can't accept it."

"Take it," Lin Rong said, handing the bracelet to her.

Song Shiyu looked at Su Mingxuan.

"Your mother gave this to you, so just keep it."

Song Shiyu then accepted it, saying, "Thank you, Mother."

"Get up quickly."

Song Shiyu then got up.

"I still have some official business to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

"Alright, official business is important, sir, please go ahead and attend to your duties."

Then, Su Jing'an went outside.

Soon after, Su Mingxuan and Su Haoyu also left, while Su Qianrou and Song Shiyu stayed behind to chat with Lin Rong.

It was an hour later when Su Qianrou returned to Qifeng Courtyard.

Not long after she sat down, Juxia came in and said, "Miss, the eldest young master has arrived."

Just as he finished speaking, Su Mingxuan walked in.

Su Qianrou was a little surprised, "Big brother, what brings you here?"

Su Mingxuan looked at her with eyes full of heartache, "Why didn't you tell us?"

Su Qianrou instantly understood what he meant, "You already know... Without evidence, telling you would only cause you more trouble and make you worry."

“I can understand if you don’t tell Dad, but you shouldn’t have kept it from me and Mom as well.”

"It won't happen again next time, don't be angry," Su Qianrou said coquettishly, tugging at his sleeve.

Su Mingxuan wasn't angry, but rather heartbroken. "I'm sorry, it's because I failed to protect you and made you suffer."

"Brother, this is none of your business."

"Don't worry, I will protect you from now on. I will never let you suffer as you did yesterday, and I will never let you get hurt."

"Brother," Su Qianrou looked at him, deeply moved.

Before, apart from her maternal grandparents, she had never experienced any family affection. But since coming here, whether it was Lin Rong, Su Mingxuan, or Su Haoyu, they all loved her unreservedly. Even Su Jing'an treated her quite well, making her feel a warmth she had never felt before.

At first, she was somewhat resistant, afraid that she would lose it after having it, but slowly, she became more and more greedy. In the end, her emotions overcame her reason, and she couldn't help but fall deeply in love with it.