“Take a look and see if these are suitable. Do you see anything that Wei Zilin likes? If there isn’t any, I’ll go get some groceries now.” Li Lanying opened the fridge and emptied out all of its ingredients.

Since they had initially invited Tian Wenyu over for dinner, they had earlier taken out the fish and mutton to defrost in a water bath.

“These are fine. Mom, don’t be so nervous. Even though he’s a picky eater, he’ll still eat whatever you make. He loves homemade food. He eats anything apart from the ones that I mentioned just now, and he makes sure to finish everything on his plate. He can make whoever cooked the meal feel a sense of achievement,” Xu Moyan said while hugging Li Lanying’s arms.

Li Lanying thought that Wei Zilin was quite adorable from her descriptions.

She was looking forward to meeting her future son in law. She pondered for a while and said, “I wanted to make mushroom chicken and fried okra. But since he doesn’t like okra, I’ll just go to the supermarket and buy something else.”

Li Lanying could not wait to go out to buy more ingredients. Knowing that it was all for her future son-in-law, she just could not help herself.

Plus, she wanted to go out so she could boast about her future son-in-law.

She was concerned at first, but usually mothers-in-law and sons-in-law form a special bond. In just the blink of an eye, all of her worries were gone and all that was left was the excitement of meeting her future son-in-law.

Xu Moyan could not even stop Li Lanying as she took her purse and trolley, ready to go out.

Xu Moyan’s eyes widened in shock. “Mom! Didn’t you say you’re only going out to buy two ingredients? Why are you bringing your trolley?”

“Just in case I come across anything else I might need,” Li Lanying said gleefully, she could not wait to get out of the house. “What if I see something I need? I’ll need more space. Okay, I have to go now, or I won’t be able to make it. I think it’s about time, go pick him up.”

After that, she took off with the trolley.

Xu Moyan watched in confusion as she walked away.

Wasn’t she worried just a minute ago? And now she is all excited. Xu Moyan was afraid that she would leave a bad impression of Wei Zilin with her parents.

After closing the door, she saw Xu Qingrui foraging around in the cabinet where they stored the expensive cigarettes and alcohol.

Xu Qingrui did not say anything throughout her earlier conversation. Xu Moyan was so busy talking to Li Lanying that she had entirely forgotten about her father.

Now that it was only the two of them, the whole house became quiet again.

Xu Moyan walked over and asked curiously, “What are you looking for, dad?”

“I’m looking for the Maotai my students gave me during Chinese New Year so I can drink it with Wei Zilin over dinner.” Xu Qingrui chuckled. He had not touched the Maotai since it was gifted by his students. There was a thin layer of dust on the bottle after being kept in a cabinet for a very long time.

Xu Qingrui grabbed some tissues and wiped away the dust on the bottle. He then placed it on the table. “I didn’t feel like drinking this with Yuwen just now. It’s more appropriate to drink with my son-in-law than my student. Right, how’s Wei Zilin’s alcohol tolerance?”

Xu Moyan felt uneasy with her parents referring to Wei Zilin as their future son-in-law.

If they were already so used to it now, it would be indefinitely easier for them when they really were in-laws. Xu Moyan’s face heated up thinking about it.

“I don’t know actually know how good his tolerance is. We haven’t yet drunk together.” Xu Moyan remembered the gathering last time. “But he did have a few drinks during a gathering with friends. But I think he still looked fine after, I guess his tolerance is alright.”

Xu Qingrui nodded in contentment. “It doesn’t matter how good his tolerance is, the important thing is that he behaves well after drinking. I will give him a test later. In order to see a man’s true self, you have to get them drunk.”

Xu Moyan wished Wei Zilin good luck in her heart but did not stop Xu Qingrui as she knew it was his way to show his love for her.

But it seemed like Xu Qingrui thought that a bottle of Maotai was not enough, so he took another bottle of wine from the cabinet.

There was no shortage of alcohol in their house. Since both of them were teachers, whenever their students visited, most of them would often bring alcohol.

Xu Moyan looked at the time. She was worried that she would not be able to get a cab, so she left slightly earlier.

The night market was just setting up. Some of the stalls and trolleys were already in place. However, no products were put out on the stalls yet.

Even so, the road was busier than usual. The hawkers were walking around, setting up their business. Some of them have a fixed spot that they frequently set up shop at, so they were familiar with their neighboring stall owners. They slowly set up while chatting with their neighbors.

They were talking about how much they had earned the previous day and whether they met any rude customers. They were chatting in Jin City’s dialect, causing them to sound slightly odd.

Xu Moyan got into the taxi and headed to the airport. She knew that Wei Zilin would still be on the plane so his phone would be switched off. Nevertheless, she could not help but send a message to him.

“I told my parents about you. They’re very excited to meet you. We have a lot of food in the house, but my mom insisted on taking the trolley to the supermarket to get more. My dad’s rummaging around in the alcohol cabinet, he said he wanted to test your tolerance.” Xu Moyan typed and sent.

She was unsure how Wei Zilin would feel seeing that message, and whether he would be nervous about meeting her parents.

Since getting to know him, he has always looked calm and collected. No matter what happened, his expression would not change, neither would he feel unsure of himself. He would solve whatever issue he faced with ease.

Just like right now, he was the one that suggested to come to visit her parents. If she were in his shoes, she would most definitely be in a panic.

But there had been no change in his demeanor in the days leading up to it.

Xu Moyan thought to herself, what if he saw the message? He would still have a gentle smile on his face, his fingers would glide across the screen and he would calmly put away his phone.

It looked like he remained unfazed by anything.

Initially, she felt nervous but now thinking about it, she became more relaxed.

It was good for a man to be calm and collected, but he would not be a fun person to prank.

Luckily, she left early. The traffic congestion in Jin City was about the same as B City. Hence when she arrived at the airport, it was 4:45 pm.

Wei Zilin’s plane would touch down at 4:55 pm. While waiting for the plane’s door to open, Wei Zilin checked his phone and saw Xu Moyan’s message.

He could not help but chuckle a little upon reading her message.

He had been busy with work since talking to her in the morning. He had not been free to contact her the entire day. He figured since they were going to meet soon, he did not call her after he was done with work. He had to switch his phone off during the flight, so he could not call her even if he wanted to.

But after seeing her message, he realized that it was not enough to only contact her once per day.

He missed her sorely.

After reaching Jin City and knowing she was waiting for him just outside, he got increasingly excited.

Then, the plane’s door opened. We Zilin was in business class, so he was able to get off earlier.

He called Xu Moyan right after he got off the plane.

At the same time, while Xu Moyan was waiting for him, her phone rang. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw that it was from Wei Zilin.

Could it be that something happened, and he couldn’t come?

Perturbed, she picked up her phone. Before she could say anything, she heard Wei Zilin’s voice. “I’m very nervous.”

His voice was low and deep, it tickled Xu Moyan’s ear as it came through the speaker.

She felt the tingles traveling from her ear to the back of her neck and her scalp. She could not help but blush.

It took her a long time before she could behave normally around his voice, and now he was constantly coming up with new tricks to flirt with her.

Xu Moyan was mesmerized by his voice, so she did not properly process what he said.

Wei Zilin could read her reaction through the silence. He said, “The plane just landed. I saw your message. I am nervous that I won’t be able to pass ‘the in-laws’ tests.”

Xu Moyan thought, ‘How dare you call them your in-laws. Looks like you’re not that nervous after all.’

He could tell what she was thinking based on her reactions. This man understands her so well.

“I’m about to collect my bags. I need to hang up now. I’ll come straight to you once I get my bags,” Wei Zilin said. He had quite a number of bags, so it would be inconvenient to talk on the phone while juggling so many things at once.

About ten minutes later, Xu Moyan saw Wei Zilin coming out.

He was pushing a trolley. His luggage was on the bottom while a big box was balanced on top. She was unsure what he had in that box.