The next day at Granny Bai’s birthday banquet, Xu Er made a grand entrance.
Bai Shasha’s countless relatives were extrely envious of Mrs. Bai’s good fortune.
Look at this future son-in-law—whether it’s his outward appearance or inner qualities, you couldn’t find soone like him in North City even if you searched high and low with a lantern. Not to ntion, he’s a native of Beijing. Outsiders are always extra impressive, especially when they’re from the Capital!
As a result, Xu Er was surrounded with enthusiastic attention!
Granny Bai grinned so widely she couldn’t close her mouth. She absolutely dotes on Shasha, and because of what happened with Cao Yufan before, she had scolded her daughter plenty!
"Couldn’t even recognize soone properly! And you claim you’ve known him since childhood? What’s the point?"
"Shasha is young—she can’t see people’s true character! But , dealing with people all day long, thought I knew him well too! In the end, it still turned out like that!"
"Otherwise, would soone as wonderful as Shasha have been so heartbroken that she left ho to wander elsewhere?"
Every ti she missed her granddaughter, she’d recite this speech over and over.
But today, she’d changed her tune. She was endlessly grateful that Shasha moved to Beijing, where she t her current boyfriend.
"If she hadn’t gone to Beijing, could she have encountered such a good young man?"
As for Granny Bai, it’s not about whether he has money, it’s about his character and upbringing. And this boy absolutely cos from a good family, has an excellent personality, and is kind!
Bai Shasha tilted her head to the sky for the fifth ti, thinking, "Xu Er, this guy is way too popular, isn’t he?"
"He’s co here and taken all the won from my family as his fans—he’s the star of the show!"
"Now it’s like I’m the outsider here!"
Mrs. Bai, busy entertaining guests, found a spare mont to lean over to Bai Shasha and whisper, "Shasha! Don’t forget what I told you before, got it? This Xiao Xu looks good to ! Stop being so standoffish toward him, alright? Did you hear ?"
"Ugh! I know, I know! I honestly don’t understand what kind of mind-control trick he’s played on you all—you’re all so on his side!" Bai Shasha grumbled unwillingly.
Mrs. Bai lightly tapped her on the top of her head. "What do you know? It’s because he’s a good kid! Otherwise, would your Third Aunt be speaking so nicely? She’d have already scorched him with a full set of nasty remarks by now!"
On this point, Bai Shasha couldn’t deny. Her Third Aunt, a stone-cold master of venomous remarks, had outdone herself today with exceedingly sweet praise for Xu Er—so much so that Bai Shasha was left utterly speechless.
She even suspected Xu Er’s twin brother might have co to North City alongside her!
From the mont Xu Er got off the plane, he began his performance—the guy could act!
His display was so convincing that Bai Shasha started seriously doubting whether she had truly misjudged Xu Er!
He’d completely abandoned his usual cheeky and jokester persona, transforming instantly into a gentlemanly, polished, successful young man!
Thinking of how he managed her mom’s scrutiny, winning over both her mom and Granny Bai within just one day, Shasha couldn’t help giving him a silent thumbs-up!
While lost in her thoughts, an exaggerated voice rang out—Bai Shasha knew instantly: the critic had arrived!
"Wow! So this is Shasha’s boyfriend? Handso indeed! And I heard he’s super rich! We’re definitely seeing sothing big today! Xiao Hui, don’t be stingy now!" Cao Yufan’s mom showed up, dressed to impress.
Clearly wanting to experience this so-called "tall, rich, and handso boyfriend," she had dressed herself up as the stereotypical "white, rich, and beautiful" image. But the ideal was grand, while the reality was lacking!
After all, her age was no secret, and North City’s winter was bone-chilling. In temperatures as low as minus twenty or thirty degrees, there weren’t many outfits suitable for showing off.
In the end, she settled for wearing a red long-sleeved cheongsam dress underneath a black mink jacket.
She donned black knee-high boots, painted her face with delicate makeup—it was fashionable yet utterly mismatched.
If such attire were worn by a woman in her twenties or thirties, it might exude an alluring charm.
But on Mrs. Cao? When Bai Shasha caught sight of this spectacle, her mind conjured up one unforgettable line: "From the back, you’d think about committing a cri; from the front, you’d think about self-defense. Charming a thousand from behind, scaring ten thousand from the front!"
Mrs. Bai could hardly contain the smugness in her eyes, introducing her future son-in-law to her colleagues with pride.
Among her colleagues, aside from Mrs. Cao and a sour-faced Old Zhang snidely pursing his lips, everyone—regardless of their true feelings—put on a warm front and lavished Xu Er with complints!
They all said, "What a handso young man! He and Shasha are such a perfect match!"
Mrs. Bai chuckled politely at their remarks. Xu Er occasionally shot aningful glances at Bai Shasha that seed to boast his achievents, as if to say, "Look how great I am."
When the banquet finally began, originally intended as Granny Bai’s celebration, it inevitably transford into Xu Er’s battlefield. Laughing, chatting, the scene was filled with lively excitent.
Mrs. Cao’s expression turned as sour as if she’d swallowed sothing unspeakable. Coupled with her colleagues’ murmuring criticism, she finally grasped how insignificant the things she had previously bragged about—her son’s relationship with ng Xi, her pride at work—now seed in comparison to Bai Shasha’s boyfriend.
It was simply not on the sa level!
Bai Shasha, though not paying attention to Mrs. Cao’s table, had family mbers who were observant. Word had it that Mrs. Cao ultimately left early with a deeply conflicted expression!
Mrs. Bai, however, was delighted beyond words! She found Xu Er increasingly pleasing to the eye!
Xu Er, adept at seizing the mont, suggested while the mood was high that he and Bai Shasha return to Beijing to et his parents and discuss their marriage.
"Let’s skip the engagent ceremony—let’s just head straight to the wedding."
In truth, Xu Er harbored so anxiety. After all, Cao Yufan had been engaged to Shasha too, but that didn’t work out.
He certainly didn’t intend to repeat Cao Yufan’s mistake, but he also feared the passage of ti might bring unforeseen changes. He was aware of a calculating rival nicknad "Fake nstrual Cycle" keeping a close watch from the sidelines.
Even the na scread trouble!
As a result, Xu Er and Mrs. Bai were perfectly synchronized in their thoughts and actions! Their mutual consensus was unprecedented, their pace exceptionally aligned—Mrs. Bai even lanted how much this Xiao Xu suited her tastes!
She was practically ready for him and Shasha to tie the knot imdiately, stepping into the sacred halls of marriage!
She eagerly pictured retiring with her husband while traveling to Beijing to help care for Shasha’s future children, basking in family joy!
Bai Shasha also chatted with Mr. Bai. After the day’s banquet, Mr. Bai expressed satisfaction with Xu Er, though deep down, he felt a little resistance about his beloved daughter soon becoming part of soone else’s family.
And so, he exclusively discussed Shasha’s life and work in Beijing, carefully steering clear of any ntion of Xu Er.
Their conversation naturally drifted to Li Si, and Bai Shasha accidentally brought up what happened with Li Fei.
Hearing this, Mr. Bai was reminded of sothing. North City is small, so he was aware of his daughter’s past connections to that family and had so general knowledge about Li Si’s relatives.
Apparently, Han Baogui’s son had died in a car accident recently. His wife had already passed away years ago.
At his age, he had now beco utterly alone. This made Mr. Bai think of Li Guofu.
After so serious thought, Mr. Bai personally paid a visit to adopt Li Guofu as his godson.
"At least, when my ti cos, there’ll be soone to handle my funeral rites and visit my grave," he reasoned.
Listening to Shasha recounting the story, Li Si sighed deeply. "After all this, his family’s climbed the ladder again?"
Could this an Li Guofu is destined to once again beco a big-shot boss like in his previous life? But with a different benefactor—switching from her father to his own biological dad!
What a stroke of genius! Fate really does have a mind for unexpected turns sotis! (To be continued. If you enjoy this novel, feel free to visit Qidian to vote for recomndation or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile readers, please visit m.qidian for more Chapters.)
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