Facing Li Yaqin’s enthusiasm, Jiang Feng couldn’t help glancing at Lin Chuxue.

Lin Chuxue was feeling guilty too at this moment, but still quickly said, "Mom, don’t scare Jiang Feng, what are you so anxious about?"

"Go on! What do you know? I’ve been looking forward to this day for so long. Can’t I have a chat with Xiao Feng? Go help your dad!" Li Yaqin scolded.

Lin Chuxue was speechless and could only cast a pleading look at Jiang Feng before absent‑mindedly heading to the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Lin Hanqing had also gone back to the kitchen and was at the stove cooking. He wasn’t exactly skilled in the kitchen, but his daughter had brought his son‑in‑law home, and he was genuinely happy, so he decided to show off and made seven or eight dishes he wasn’t good at.

"Nannan, what are you doing in here? You and Xiao Feng came from so far away, go sit on the couch and rest. We don’t need you in here," Lin Hanqing, who still doted on his daughter, hurriedly said when he saw Lin Chuxue come in.

"Mom told me to come in and said I should give you a hand," Lin Chuxue pouted.

"Help with what? I can handle this on my own. Just take this plate of washed fruit out and give it to Xiao Feng!" Busy as he was, Lin Hanqing handed a plate of fruit to his daughter.

Lin Chuxue hadn’t wanted to come in to begin with, and now she’d finally seized a legitimate excuse to go back out.

"Thanks, Dad!" She beamed, then carried the plate of fruit out.

On the couch.

Jiang Feng had already been pulled down to sit by Li Yaqin, and the way she was looking at him right now made him feel all kinds of uncomfortable.

They say mothers‑in‑law like their sons‑in‑law more the more they look at them; he was really feeling that now. Li Yaqin truly saw him as her precious son‑in‑law.

"Xiao Feng, tell Auntie, how did you and our Xiao Xue meet?" Li Yaqin looked at Jiang Feng, grinning from ear to ear.

"Mom, Jiang Feng is the security guard at my company. We see each other every day when I go to and from work, and over time we just naturally got to know each other!" Lin Chuxue hurriedly set the fruit plate on the coffee table and抢 answered.

She had changed the script a bit, but it didn’t sound off; she just moved Jiang Feng’s identity in Binhai over to her company.

"I was asking Xiao Feng, was I asking you?" Li Yaqin glared at her daughter in annoyance, then turned back to Jiang Feng with curiosity. "A security guard?!"

Unlike those parents who despise the poor and love the rich, when Li Yaqin heard that Jiang Feng was just a security guard, she showed no hint of a frown or contempt. Instead, she felt it was completely normal. She smiled and said, "Being a security guard is good! No wonder you look so fit, Xiao Feng, you must have trained in martial arts, right? You’ll definitely be able to protect my daughter!"

Like she always said, she and Lin Hanqing were both intellectuals with very high standards of conduct. They didn’t care what job their daughter’s husband had; as long as their daughter liked him and he could truly treat her well, that was enough!

Their daughter was already accomplished in her career and had such a strong personality; she didn’t need to find a man even more domineering than she was. As long as the two of them had good feelings for each other, that was better than anything!

Besides, taking ten thousand steps back, she was the one who raised her daughter—did she not know her?

Since Lin Chuxue liked Jiang Feng, then Jiang Feng definitely had his own strengths!

Her daughter wasn’t stupid; would she hand herself over for nothing?

"Who needs him to protect me? I only got myself into this mess because my eyes were dazzled and I lost my head back then, and ended up boarding his pirate ship. Now even if I want off, I can’t get off." To save face, Lin Chuxue deliberately huffed coquettishly in front of her mother and even shot Jiang Feng a glare.

"What, you silly girl, you still want to get off Xiao Feng’s pirate ship? Let me tell you, there’s no such thing in our Lin Family. Since you chose to go and get the certificate with Xiao Feng, then you live a good life with him. You’re absolutely not allowed to have wandering thoughts, got it? Otherwise I won’t let you off!" Li Yaqin deliberately put on a stern face and glared at Lin Chuxue.

"Aiya, Mom, I know, I was just talking. Look how serious you are!" Lin Chuxue blushed, clung to her mother’s arm in a spoiled way, and pulled a funny face at Jiang Feng at the same time.

"That’s more like it!" Of course, Li Yaqin knew exactly what little schemes her daughter had, but she still kept a straight face, as if she had to defend Jiang Feng in front of her daughter.

The mother and daughter’s back‑and‑forth left Jiang Feng mortified; sitting there, he felt like he was on pins and needles.

"Auntie, I’ll go give Uncle a hand in the kitchen. I’m pretty good at cooking; I can save him some trouble." Jiang Feng hurriedly stood up and forced a smile.

"Oh? So you can cook too, Xiao Feng? That’s great, then my daughter will never go hungry in the future! This child Xiao Xue has been pampered by me since she was little—she can present herself in public, but she can’t handle the kitchen. That’s my fault. Luckily she found a husband who can cook like you." Li Yaqin said with a satisfied smile.

Jiang Feng almost tripped over his own feet. He’d just wanted to escape the awkwardness by going to stir‑fry a dish, and even that got him praised to the heavens by Li Yaqin. It seemed this old couple really had been longing for a son‑in‑law for a long time.

"Mom, don’t listen to his nonsense. What cooking does he know? He just wants to put on a show in front of you and Dad."

Watching Jiang Feng’s retreating back as he slipped into the kitchen, a trace of tender sweetness rose in Lin Chuxue’s heart, but she still deliberately talked him down.

Of course, in anyone’s eyes, this was just a way of flirting and bickering.

But what she didn’t expect was that no sooner had Jiang Feng stepped into the kitchen than Li Yaqin’s expression changed!

She narrowed her eyes at Lin Chuxue, as if trying to see through something.

"Mom, you... what’s wrong?" Being stared at so suddenly, Lin Chuxue was at a loss and felt a bit guilty.

Li Yaqin glanced toward the kitchen again, and after confirming that Jiang Feng couldn’t hear, she put on a stern face and asked, "You silly girl, tell me the truth: did you two really register your marriage?"

Lin Chuxue jumped in fright and hurriedly said, "Of course it’s real! Mom, what are you saying? How could I lie to you about something like this?"

"Hmph, that’s not necessarily! You silly girl, you’ve gotten craftier out there; you’ve got the most tricks up your sleeve now! I’ve seen this on TV—some career women, when their parents keep pressuring them to get married, will find some male friend or even hire someone to pretend to be their other half, just to fob their parents off! Dare you say you’re not doing that?" Li Yaqin’s eyes were bright and sharp, as if she wanted to see right through her daughter.

Lin Chuxue’s heart was pounding. She had never expected her mom to be so sharp, even knowing about this kind of thing!

Could it be that she and Jiang Feng had slipped up somewhere and let Li Yaqin notice something was off?

But when Lin Chuxue looked carefully into Li Yaqin’s eyes, she realized that the suspicion in her mother’s gaze was actually put on—she was deliberately trying to bluff her!

Right then, Lin Chuxue puffed up her cheeks on purpose and said righteously, "Mom, what are you talking about? You actually believe what you see on TV? Who’s that bored? And besides, is your daughter that kind of person?"

"Really?" Li Yaqin still put on a doubtful expression and interrogated her.

"Nonsense. Jiang Feng and I even brought the certificate back. If you don’t believe me, I’ll show you!"

As she spoke, Lin Chuxue, acting put‑out, went to get the fake certificate to show Li Yaqin.