Life and Death Insurance – EXTRA 1.6

Meeting the In-Laws 06

It could be said that Ling Zhengzhong’s nerves were even stronger than a cockroach’s. He quickly adapted to getting along with the women of the Xiang family. Unlike Mr. Xiang’s taciturn nature and Xiang Tian’s shyness, Ling Zhengzhong, with his marketing background, quickly understood their temperaments and took them under his wing. This included accompanying Xiang Ling and Xiang Li shopping, choosing their favorite perfumes and clothes, fixing Xiang Ke’s computer, playing doubles games with her, playing cards and mahjong with Mrs. Xiang in his spare time, and then going to the park to practice Tai Chi with Mr. Xiang in the evenings. For a time, Ling Zhengzhong was extremely popular and favored in the Xiang family, while the more traditionally educated Xiang Tian was sidelined.

While shopping, Xiang Tian was surprised to find that when Xiang Li hesitated between two outfits, Ling Zhengzhong simply said, “Women dress to please themselves. From a man’s perspective, he’ll definitely think this light purple suit suits you better. Besides, the magazine says purple is in fashion this year. Second Sister, leading the trend is more attractive than following it.”

With just this one sentence, Xiang Li, who usually spent at least two hours choosing clothes, picked out her outfit without a word and left in less than ten minutes. Xiang Tian was utterly impressed. When he got home, he secretly asked Ling Zhengzhong how he knew this year’s trending color. The latter casually replied, “I saw several purple outfits hanging in this store, so I just said it offhand.”

“Aren’t you afraid Second Sister will come after you?”

“No, this is a designer boutique. Since they have so many purple items, they must have considered this year’s trends, so my deduction should be correct. Little Hamster, why can’t your detective skills from work be applied to real life?”

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“It isn’t that I don’t use them; it’s just that seeing my three older sisters is like seeing a swarm of bees buzzing in my ear, making me dizzy and unable to think straight.”

Ling Zhengzhong scoffed. “Your analogy is quite elegant. If you ask me, it’s like three thousand ducks making a racket.”

These were, of course, their private conversation. If the Xiang sisters heard this, they’d probably tear the whole house down.

After five long days of hardship, the light at the end of the tunnel finally appeared. When Ling Zhengzhong and Xiang Tian said goodbye to the family at the airport with their luggage, they both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The Xiang sisters, however, were still bothered that Ling Zhengzhong hadn’t sent any photos or videos. They kept reminding him to take pictures and send them over. Xiang Ke even whispered in Ling Zhengzhong’s ear, “Don’t forget to use those things we gave you.”

Of course, he wouldn’t say that he had already thrown them away as trash. Ling Zhengzhong immediately nodded repeatedly. “Definitely, definitely.”

Then came Mrs. Xiang’s long-winded lecture, from taking care of his health and calling often, to taking good care of Xiang Tian, ​​to not arguing, and so on, repeating these instructions more than a dozen times. Her nagging was comparable to Tang Sanzang from Journey to the West. Finally, the two poor children almost rushed through the check-in process. After completing the formalities and arriving at the boarding gate, Ling Zhengzhong finally cheered happily, and Xiang Tian said, ​​”Zhengzhong, what did Third Sister say to you just now?”

“She told me to take good care of you.”

This whispered remark made Xiang Tian blush immediately. He smiled and changed the subject. “Zhengzhong, last night Mom asked if I was planning to go back to Canada to run a restaurant. She really hopes you can come with us.”

“Absolutely not!” the latter immediately refused.

“I declined. I also think it’s better to just be the two of us. I don’t want to be interrupted every time we are being intimate…”

This was, of course, also because of the intense curiosity of those three girls, which had prevented them from having a proper intimate moment these past few days.

Ling Zhengzhong laughed. “Xiang Tian, you’ve become naughty. Seeing how well-behaved you’ve been these past few days, I promise you, we’ll take a bath together when we get back.”

As the two were chatting and laughing, Xiang Tian’s phone rang. He answered it for a moment, then his face immediately turned pale. Ling Zhengzhong, not knowing what was wrong, quickly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Xiang Tian hung up the phone after a long while, looking helplessly at Ling Zhengzhong.

“It’s Mom on the phone. She said she hasn’t been to China for many years and misses it very much, so she wants to bring the whole family to visit us and do some sightseeing while they are at it…”

“Really? We just separated, and she already wants to see us again?”

Ling Zhengzhong tried to make a last-ditch effort. “What about the restaurant? With the whole family coming, who’ll watch the place?”

“Mom said the manager can look after it; they’ve been working there for years, so there’s nothing to worry about. They also said they’ll book the plane tickets as soon as possible and meet us in China…”

The past few days had given Ling Zhengzhong a complete understanding of his mother’s way of doing things. It seemed their trip to China was a done deal, and he was so anxious that he was pulling Xiang Tian away.

“Xiang Tian, ​​I don’t care anymore! Serving those women in your family is more tiring than serving the Empress Dowager. Let’s run away! If this continues, I’ll collapse!”

Xiang Tian was somewhat displeased. “How could you say that? They’ve all treated you so well; my parents practically treat you like their own son.”

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After being reprimanded by Xiang Tian, ​​Ling Zhengzhong realized he had spoken out of turn. He was about to apologize when Xiang Tian suddenly smiled.

“But Zhengzhong, I absolutely agree with you. Let’s run away! Anywhere is fine, as long as you’re by my side!”