28: Ruan Xiu: Excuse me, auntie, I am a doctor.

"Brother, this is?!"

Li Qian had just taken the snacks from Li Mubai's hand.

The next second, she suddenly widened her eyes, staring at Ruan Xiu, who was behind Li Mubai.

Her eyes held confusion, shock, and disbelief.

She simply couldn't imagine it.

Her brother, who had been single his entire life for over twenty years, would actually bring a girl home one day!

This truly was—a knife to a bull's rear, an eye-opener!

"Mom, Mom, come and see!"

Within three seconds, a recovered Li Qian yelled out loudly.

Since the living room was to the right of the entrance, the people on the sofa didn't understand what had happened.

At this moment, Da Biaojie, Li Mother's cousin, spoke first:

"Shuyu, how do you teach your child? What's with all this yelling and shouting? This personality is too jumpy, isn't it?"

The unspoken meaning was that Li Qian was not practical.

A flicker of disgust flashed in Li Mother's eyes.

She was about to retort but then thought of the relationship between their two families, plus the other party was only staying for a meal.

So she held back again.

Otherwise, if an outsider dared to speak of her precious daughter like that, she would have long since raised her voice and argued with them.

Hearing Li Qian's shouts, Li Mother finally got up and went to the door to check the situation.

Her daughter had a free-spirited personality.

Rarely did anything make her yell and shout.

But now, her daughter's tone was excited.

She was also a little curious.

Could it be that the blind date was successful, and she brought a girl home?

However, this thought was just a fleeting one.

What proper girl would go home with someone on the first meeting?

Thinking this, she quickly arrived at the doorway.

When she clearly saw the person standing at the door, she immediately froze in place, her eyes full of disbelief.

Her son... actually brought a girl home!

After a moment of stunned, Li Mother's eyebrows immediately rose, and the smile on her face became uncontrollable.

Without further delay, she quickly stepped forward, walking directly towards Li Mubai.

The distance between them was not far to begin with.

Li Mubai saw his mother approaching, and he was already prepared to introduce Ruan Xiu to her.

"Mom, she is..."

Li Mubai's words were on the tip of his tongue but immediately choked.

For no other reason than that Li Mother, who was walking towards him, passed directly by him and walked towards his back.

"Good girl, come in and sit down quickly."

Li Mother's face was kind, and she gently took Ruan Xiu's hand, leading her into the house.

However, her pull didn't move Ruan Xiu.

This couldn't help but make her wonder:

"Good girl, what's wrong? Did Li Mubai bully you?"

"Don't be afraid, if he bullies you, just tell me, and I'll deal with him!"

As soon as Li Mubai turned his head, he was met with a fierce glare from Li Mother, scaring him into immediately turning his head back, looking very pitiful and helpless.

This action immediately drew a giggle from Li Qian, who covered her mouth.

Ruan Xiu shook her head, glanced at the floor, then looked up at Li Mother:

"Nothing of the sort, Auntie. I just wanted to ask, are there any slippers?"

Li Mother was stunned.

Then she looked at the ground.

The bright white light illuminated the beige tiles, making them reflective and spotless.

She immediately understood, and her smile widened:

"Who needs slippers? The floor hasn't been mopped; it's not that clean."

Seeing Ruan Xiu's insistence, she finally found a pair of brand new pink slippers in the shoe cabinet and placed them at Ruan Xiu's feet.

After changing her shoes, Ruan Xiu, with a shy expression, allowed Li Mother to lead her towards the living room.

Li Mubai, following behind the two, seemed a bit superfluous.

In the kitchen, the sound of scrubbing continued without stop.

Li Mother, who had pulled Ruan Xiu to sit back on the sofa, now had a smile that couldn't be contained.

And that cousin, Da Biaojie, had been staring at Ruan Xiu ever since she arrived.

"Shuyu, this person?"

"Oh, this one? Isn't it obvious? She came back with Mu Bai, so she must be Mu Bai's girlfriend!"

Initially, Li Mother dared not discuss such matters with her Da Biaojie.

But now... she wished Da Biaojie would focus on this topic.

Since her son had a girlfriend, she had to stand tall!

Ruan Xiu just sat quietly, neither shaking nor nodding her head.

Da Biaojie looked at Ruan Xiu's beautiful face, then at her own daughter-in-law, and a hint of jealousy immediately appeared in her eyes.

Then, she looked at the cheap skirt Ruan Xiu was wearing, and a cunning glint appeared in her eyes:

"Shuyu, your Mu Bai's girlfriend is truly pretty!"

"Of course. Mu Bai's taste, how could it be bad?"

Li Mother's tone carried a hint of pride.

Just as a hint of joy rose in her heart, she then heard Da Biaojie say sarcastically:

"Mu Bai's taste is indeed good. This girl is also quite pretty."

"But... when finding a girlfriend, you can't just look for beauty!"

"I see that the clothes this girl is wearing have been worn for quite some time, haven't they?"

"The girl's family is poor, so she probably hasn't had much education."

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to her own son's girlfriend, holding her head high:

"Our You Ran is different. You Ran has a bachelor's degree! I'm telling you, Shuyu, when finding a daughter-in-law, you have to find someone with a high level of education!"

Da Biaojie's husband frowned slightly upon hearing this.

These words were a bit excessive.

However, he chose not to intervene.

He knew his wife's personality; if he were to stop her now, he might also get scolded.

Li Mubai, sitting nearby, also couldn't help but frown.

What kind of relative was this, coming to his house specifically to show off their superiority?

"Da Biaojie, look at what you're saying."

"Does not having a high education mean one can't be a daughter-in-law? Moreover, you only have a primary school education; did you not get married then?"

Li Mother originally didn't want to argue with her.

But now, the other party was actually pushing their luck, mocking her good girl. How could she tolerate it?!

"You! Shuyu, how can you say that about me?"

"I'm a few years older than you; at least I'm your elder. These words of mine are all for your own good."

"You don't humbly accept it, and you even talk back to me?"

"You're truly like a dog biting Lu Dongbin, not recognizing a good heart!"

Da Biaojie adopted a high and mighty elder's posture, looking very old-fashioned.

"You...!"

Li Mother was about to continue retorting, but Ruan Xiu held her hand.

"Auntie, there's no need to argue."

After comforting Li Mother, she looked at Da Biaojie again:

"This auntie, actually, I did go to school, but not much, just a little, barely reaching a doctorate."

"Auntie, who are you calling auntie?! Can't your mouth speak properly?"

A piercing shriek immediately rang out.

Da Biaojie didn't hear what Ruan Xiu said afterward.

However, she heard the two words 'auntie' in that sentence very clearly.

At this moment, her heart was filled with rising anger, and her face was flushed, looking like a volcano about to erupt.

The two words 'auntie' directly broke her defenses.

She considered herself well-maintained, and usually, others called her older sister when they saw her.

Now Ruan Xiu called her auntie.

This was clearly an insult to her!