Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 371: A Gift to Impress the Mother-in-Law

For Zhou Yuwen, being with Su Qing could be described as revisiting an old haunt.However, this time, revisiting familiar surroundings truly offered a somewhat different experience. Come to think of it, in their previous life, Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing were twenty-four when they had their first time together.

This time, they were only nineteen.

The feeling was completely different.

Here in the Xuzhou-Huaibei Region, there was no one competing with Su Qing.

Su Qing thoroughly satisfied her cravings. During the two years they were married, they had explored quite a variety of things. When Zhou Yuwen was with other girls, he had to maintain a certain level of self-cultivation and manners to some extent, but with Su Qing, he abandoned all restraint completely.

They did whatever they pleased.

Su Qing even brought out her mother's rather mature outfits to play games with Zhou Yuwen.

For instance, pinning Su Qing beneath him while lifting one of her long legs past her head. Her sensual, pale thighs felt a bit cool against his skin, but they were incredibly smooth.

Beneath him, Su Qing cried out softly, mumbling indistinctly, "Zhou... Zhou Yuwen, why are you so fierce?"

Zhou Yuwen chuckled playfully. "You think this is fierce? I have something even fiercer!"

"Let me ask you, am I fierce? Am I fierce? Am I fierce!"

"Fierce! Fierce! You are!"

"Zhou, Zhou Yuwen, I... I cannot take it anymore, you are too much!"

The two were like an old couple, so their communication naturally included some wild and unfiltered words.

Regardless, they had tried all sorts of positions over the past few days, from Zhou Yuwen taking the lead on top of Su Qing, to him lying back and letting her straddle him to do as she pleased.

She was his original wife after all, so she understood Zhou Yuwen better than anyone else.

Zhou Yuwen particularly loved it when Su Qing wore that white silk shirt, leaving it unbuttoned to reveal her graceful figure as she lay prone on him, wandering over his body.

Nothing major happened in the few days leading up to the New Year. Zhou Yuwen simply booked a long-term rented room in the county's only star-rated hotel, spending his days fooling around inside with Su Qing.

Even though it was winter and the piercingly cold wind howled outside, the room was exceptionally warm.

Su Qing was exhausted every day. With her white shirt half-open, revealing a beautiful shoulder, she lay prone on Zhou Yuwen. However, she had her own worries.

For example, at moments like this, she would complain to Zhou Yuwen, saying she never expected her mother to be so unreasonable.

"I have told her so many times that you are different from other men, but she just refuses to believe it."

"She even called me cheap! What kind of mother curses her own daughter like that? Hmph!"

Zhou Yuwen found this rather amusing. Stroking Su Qing's head, he asked, "How old are you? Why are you still arguing with her like a child?"

"I do not want to argue with her either, but she is being completely unreasonable! And she is extremely stingy!" Su Qing climbed off Zhou Yuwen and sat on the edge of the bed in a W-sit, pouting as she grumbled to him.

Su Qing could not understand it. Everything had been perfectly fine in their previous life.

Yet in this life, Pan Min was actually dissatisfied with Zhou Yuwen.

She even claimed that Zhou Yuwen was just toying with her and forbade her from associating with him anymore.

"Do you not think it is hilarious? I have already given myself to you, yet now she wants to stop me from seeing you?" Su Qing scoffed.

Zhou Yuwen replied that he could understand the situation.

"In our previous life, we followed the proper steps and dated for four years. In this life, things developed way too fast. Mom has always been a rather traditional woman, so it is only natural that she cannot accept it."

"Then what should we do now, Zhou Yuwen? We managed to restart our lives, surely we do not have to resort to elopement, right?" Su Qing asked, looking genuinely worried.

Zhou Yuwen told her there was no need to rush.

"I told you, let me handle this. You do not need to worry about it."

"What are you planning to do?"

Zhou Yuwen explained, "The reason Aunt Pan disapproves of us is because she feels you lack a sense of security when you are with me."

"So, we just need to give her that sense of security."

"How do we do that?"

Zhou Yuwen merely smiled, keeping his silence.

At noon, Liu Shuo gave Zhou Yuwen a phone call, asking if he was free that afternoon.

Zhou Yuwen asked him what was up.

"Bro, are you messing with me? Did we not agree that you would take me to look at cars?"

"Wait, you want to go right now?" Zhou Yuwen asked.

"Of course right now! The 4S dealerships close tomorrow for a seven-day holiday. If we do not go now, when will we? Are you busy with something, bro?" Liu Shuo asked.

Zhou Yuwen mentioned he did not really have anything going on.

"Alright, let us go now then. It just so happens I am planning to buy one too," Zhou Yuwen said casually.

"Huh? Bro, you already have a car!" Liu Shuo was puzzled.

Su Qing, who was lying prone in Zhou Yuwen's arms and tracing circles on his chest, heard him reply, "I am buying one for my mother-in-law."

"???" Liu Shuo froze, not understanding.

"Wait, bro, what do you mean?"

Liu Shuo was not the only one confused.

Hearing this, Su Qing could not help but sit up from Zhou Yuwen's embrace, looking slightly bewildered.

Zhou Yuwen explained, "I am buying a car for Su Qing's mother. Consider it a greeting gift."

A bright smile blossomed on Su Qing's face.

Liu Shuo also exclaimed, "Damn, bro, you are incredibly generous!"

"Cut the nonsense. Tell me what time we are leaving, and I will pick you up this afternoon."

With that, they settled on a time.

The moment he hung up, Su Qing pounced on him joyfully. "Hubby, are you telling the truth!?"

"Why would I lie about that? If I do not give my mother-in-law a bit of material shock, how could she possibly hand you over to me?" Zhou Yuwen said nonchalantly.

Ninety-nine percent of the women in this world would claim they are not materialistic, simply because they have never experienced luxury beyond their own comprehension.

Once they truly felt the charm of money, out of that ninety-nine percent, perhaps not all of them would succumb, but at least ninety percent would sink into materialism.

In all honesty, his mother-in-law from his previous life had treated Zhou Yuwen exceptionally well.

Back when Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing would have a conflict in their past life, Su Qing had said something that remained fresh in his memory.

She had told him how incredibly difficult it was for her mother to raise her, yet in the end, Su Qing could not help her with anything. She had to leave her mother living in that old, rundown place, scraping by on a salary of four or five thousand a month. Zhou Yuwen remembered all of these words vividly.

Just think about it—Pan Min was a working-class woman earning a fixed salary, yet when they got married, she forcefully handed Zhou Yuwen a bank card with a hundred thousand yuan, urging him to take good care of Su Qing.

Such a mother-in-law.

In his previous life, he did not have the ability to take care of her, so be it.

Now that he had the means in this life, should he not ensure his mother-in-law lived a good life?

Therefore, buying a car was something Zhou Yuwen had planned out early on.

Upon finding out, Su Qing was moved to tears. Lying prone in Zhou Yuwen's embrace, she murmured, "Hubby, you really do love me. You have not forgotten a thing."

"Hubby, I knew I was not wrong. I am different from other women in your heart!" Su Qing said, tears welling in her eyes.

Zhou Yuwen replied, "Give it a rest. I am buying a car for my mother-in-law, not for you."

"Oh, you are so annoying! I want one too."

"No."

"Hmph!"

Zhou Yuwen drove Su Qing home to grab a bank card. Passing through the main hall, he noticed his mother having a meal with Peng Xiaoyong and Lu Wanting, with Elder Aunt also seated at the dining table.

This family of three seemed to run over to their house every single day.

Zhou Yuwen did not really mind, though. He offered a quick greeting and prepared to head back out.

As it turned out, his mother, Yang Lirong, took notice of him and asked where he was rushing off to in such a hurry.

Zhou Yuwen paused. "Oh."

"Liu Shuo wants to buy a car, so he asked me to accompany him to take a look."

"Then take your cousin along too. Xiaoyong just happens to be looking to buy a car." The one speaking was Elder Aunt. She simply wanted to take advantage of the situation; after all, his car was practically free public transportation, so why not take a ride?

This remark made Zhou Yuwen slightly awkward. He forced a smile. "Uh, we are going to look at Volkswagen models. Cousin might not necessarily like them."

Peng Xiaoyong did not want to go with Zhou Yuwen either. Eating his food, he remarked, "Volkswagen really is not anything special. Not only are their prices artificially inflated, but they are also notorious for oil leakage later on."

Hearing this, Elder Aunt instantly interjected, "Then you definitely cannot get one. That is a waste of money."

Yang Lirong chimed in, "Those 4S dealerships are all clustered together anyway. Let Wenwen take Xiaoyong and the others to look around. They have nothing else to do this afternoon."

'Mom, you really know how to make trouble for me,' Zhou Yuwen thought to himself.

Peng Xiaoyong was just about to say something when Lu Wanting suddenly spoke up. "Sure! How about we go out and take a look around!"

Originally, Peng Xiaoyong had intended to decline, but he could not resist the fact that Lu Wanting was curious about absolutely everything.

Truth be told, Peng Xiaoyong did not want to bring Lu Wanting along to buy a car. He only wanted to purchase a basic seventy or eighty thousand yuan commuter vehicle. What was the point of bringing his girlfriend along for that?

Besides, it was currently the end of the year. Peng Xiaoyong planned to wait until after the New Year to check out the market in Jinling.

However, seeing how excited Lu Wanting was...

Peng Xiaoyong figured going to have a look would not hurt.

Therefore, he voiced no objections.

Zhou Yuwen felt completely helpless. Fine then, he just had to wait for them to finish their meal.

Yang Lirong asked if Zhou Yuwen had eaten yet.

Zhou Yuwen confirmed that he had.

"Then have a little more."

"No, Mom, I already ate."

"Even if you ate, have a bit more."

"..."

Fortunately, Peng Xiaoyong did not make Zhou Yuwen wait too long.

It was not until they got into the car that they realized Su Qing was also inside.

Lu Wanting greeted Su Qing and began chatting about the incident from the day before yesterday, wondering aloud whether those delinquent girls would try to take revenge on his younger female cousin.

Driving the car, Zhou Yuwen interjected, "Even if you lent them the courage, they would not dare."

Lu Wanting let out a soft "Pfft" and giggled, saying, "Yuwen, the way you say that makes you sound like a bad guy!"

Zhou Yuwen replied that when dealing with people like that, one needed to be domineering.

Peng Xiaoyong, however, held a differing opinion.

Peng Xiaoyong still felt that Zhou Yuwen was being entirely too crude, not considering their younger cousin's well-being at all.

When encountering such matters, the proper protocol was to inform the parents first and let the school step forward to educate them.

Everyone had their own reasoning.

Zhou Yuwen could not be bothered to try and persuade Peng Xiaoyong.

After picking up Liu Shuo, they finally set off for the 4S dealerships.

Zhou Yuwen's small county town did have auto trading shops, but those were merely informal second-hand dealers. When Liu Shuo asked Zhou Yuwen to take him to look at cars, he actually meant driving to the city a hundred kilometers away.

Over there, the 4S dealerships were clustered together, and they could also arrange a test drive.

However, after Liu Shuo got into the car and saw Peng Xiaoyong and the others, he was visibly taken aback.

"Why are so many people coming along?" Liu Shuo squeezed into the back seat, pushing Peng Xiaoyong into the middle spot. Liu Shuo had a rather plump build, and Peng Xiaoyong was playing the perfect gentleman, unwilling to even let his shoulder brush against Lu Wanting.

Zhou Yuwen mentioned that his cousin and Sister-in-Law were also preparing to buy a car.

"So I brought them along to take a look."

"Oh." Liu Shuo did not mind these details. For him, shopping for the first car of his life was quite an exciting prospect, especially coupled with Zhou Yuwen mentioning over the phone that he was going to buy one too.

Liu Shuo proceeded to ask Zhou Yuwen what kind of car he intended to purchase.

Zhou Yuwen replied that it was not certain.

"I have not decided yet. It depends on what kind of car your Sister-in-Law likes."