Shen Yuan led Fang Minhui by the hand back to his family. "Dad, Mom, Uncle and Auntie, this is my girlfriend, Fang Minhui. Minhui, these are my parents, and my uncle and auntie."
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie."
"Hello, Great Uncle and Great Auntie."
Fang Minhui, naturally sociable, looped her arm through Li Hongjuan's, her eyes curving when she smiled.
"You're called Minhui, right? That's a really nice name."
Li Hongjuan couldn't help but think not only was this girl pretty and had a good figure, but she was also very warm.
Fang Minhui smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie. My parents gave me this name hoping I'd be clever and quick-witted, but Shen Yuan always calls me stupid, so I guess I've not lived up to it."
"He doesn't know shit, he's not even smart himself and he's calling you stupid."
Li Hongjuan looked at Shen Yuan with disdain.
He had not expected the class belle to have a knack for becoming a "woman's ally"; by shifting the topic to teasing Shen Yuan, she quickly struck a chord with Ms. Li, and the three women got along well as they chatted.
When it came time for them to check their tickets, Ms. Li reluctantly said, "Darling, after I finish my trip, I'll have Shen Yuan bring you over for a meal."
"Sure, thank you, Auntie."
Fang Minhui waved goodbye with a smile.
As the quartet of sunset tourists were checking in, Li Hongjuan lamented, "Old Shen, that girl is really something."
Shen Heping found it a bit funny, "You were just scolding Yuan a moment ago, saying you looked down on him."
Li Hongjuan remained noncommittal, "That was before I got to know her. After getting to know her, I see that she's pretty good, and it wouldn't be bad if she could have a child for the Shen family."
Shen Heping's mouth twitched, "Now you're already thinking about having children. Don't forget Nana's already expecting."
Li Hongjuan thought it over and indeed it seemed nice. They say a daughter-in-law is like a daughter, so having an extra daughter-in-law would be like having another daughter, right?
Especially since a daughter-in-law could help their Shen family have grandsons and granddaughters.
It's not really her place to complain, after all, if her son did it, what else could she do as a mother but accept it?
As for Nana... the flesh of both palms is tender, Li Hongjuan felt that with a "new" daughter-in-law, she definitely wouldn't treat the "old" daughter-in-law unfairly.
"They're the same age as Yuan, still haven't graduated from college, not to mention whether they even want children is another matter."
Shen Heping wanted to curb Ms. Li's line of thought. At first, he was worried that Ms. Li wouldn't accept Yuan's "plural marriages" so quickly, but not only had she embraced it, she had gone straight to thinking about childbirth.
Like mother, like son, it seems Shen Yuan's womanizing runs in the family.
Hadn't Li Hongjuan just been cursing Yuan and now she's doing the same thing?
"Alright, alright, I get it."
Li Hongjuan said impatiently, "I'm just thinking out loud."
In the VIP lounge at the airport.
Fang Minhui looked up, seeking approval. "How did I do, Yuan Babe? Not bad, right?"
Shen Yuan pinched her cheek, "Not bad, but next time, can you not start conversations at my expense? And when my mom and aunt were talking about my embarrassing childhood moments, you laughed a little too happily."
Fang Minhui covered her mouth with her hand, "Haha, but it's really funny, especially the incident where you fell into the pit toilet. You must have taken several baths that day, right?"
"And you're still laughing at me!"
Shen Yuan reached out to pinch Fang Minhui's slender waist.
Fearful of tickling, Fang Minhui quickly dodged, still speaking, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore."
"But you took me to meet Uncle and Auntie, and introduced me saying, 'This is my girlfriend,' I was really so happy."
Fang Minhui hugged Shen Yuan's waist tightly, not caring about the gazes of passersby, and lifted her delicate face, "I like you so much, Yuan Babe."
Shen Yuan lightly scraped Fang Minhui's nose, "For the next few days, I will take you around Yanjing to enjoy delicious food, fun activities, and luxuries you can't usually experience. Do you like me even more now?"
"Mm-hmm, I would really like you so, so much."
Fang Minhui hugged him even tighter, wishing she could meld her whole body into Shen Yuan's embrace.
[Feel-good Index: 98]
At that moment, Shen Yuan suddenly noticed that the class belle's Feel-good Index above her head had quietly changed, going from 97 to 98.
After reaching above 95, it's hard to increase even by one point. It took almost a month for the class belle to go from 96 to 97, so this one point of Feel-good Index was really hard-earned.
After being lovey-dovey for a while, Shen Yuan took out two face masks from his pocket and put one on himself and one on the class belle.
"Yuan Babe, I don't want to wear a mask. It's so stuffy to breathe," Fang Minhui whined.
"Let's still wear it. Airports, where the traffic is heavy, are breeding grounds for viruses."
Shen Yuan made sure her mask was secure, then put on a baseball cap for himself and checked his reflection in the clear glass.
With the mask and the baseball cap on, plus clothes and shoes he usually didn't wear, and not wearing his watch,
Lih Meng wouldn't recognize him now even if she saw him, right?
There's always this risk when coming to the airport since Lih Meng worked here. Especially since she often flew between Yanjing and the Magic Capital, Shen Yuan knew Lih Meng had a flight today, but he didn't know which one, so he had to resort to this strategy.
Accordingly, Shen Yuan also asked Ji Ya not to buy adjacent first-class seats, preferably to keep some distance from the class belle.
Before long, the two smoothly boarded the plane, Shen Yuan too worried about being recognized to even hold hands.
Sitting in his seat, Shen Yuan let out a sigh of relief. It seemed Lih Meng wasn't on this flight.
But just as he reached out to order a bottle of water, a flight attendant suddenly crouched down: "Sir, can I help you with anything?"
Following that, she took off her mask, revealing that charming face, and said with a semi-smile, "Sir?"
Shen Yuan, seeing clearly the face of the flight attendant, swallowed nervously. He hadn't anticipated that Lih Meng would be on this flight, and even with a mask and a hat, he had still been recognized.
Shen Yuan's thoughts raced. He hadn't held hands with the class belle, and they had maintained sufficient distance from each other from the start. She must not have seen, or she wouldn't have approached him so casually.
So now, he needed to keep his cool.
Beneath the mask, Shen Yuan took a deep breath and then pinched her cheek, "Surprise or not? I specifically found out you were flying this flight today. I was planning to leave in the afternoon, but for you, I chose this morning flight instead."
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PS: Bros, it's the end of the month; let's get some tickets~