The Outcast Heiress’s Secret Identities
Chapter 781 - 0770 Is the mother-in-law schizophrenic?

Chapter 781: 0770 Is the mother-in-law schizophrenic?

"Daughter-in-law, I’m sorry for birthing such a thing to harm you, but rest assured, I will definitely take responsibility for your latter half of life!!"

Su Ran couldn’t help but find the situation a bit amusing, "...Auntie."

Tao Wanqing disapprovingly looked at her, "What auntie, call me mom."

Su Ran: "..."

Is this really Fu Qiyuan’s mother? Su Ran questioned for the umpteenth time.

Where did the dignified, elegant, and astute woman from her first impression go?

After hesitating for a moment, Su Ran moved her lips and still softly called out.

"Mom."

"Ah!" Tao Wanqing cheerfully responded, a triumphant glint flashing in her eyes.

"From today on, you’re my own daughter. Now, my good daughter, tell mom what type of man you like? I’ve got all sorts of styles here, mature and stable, elegant and reserved, funny and amusing, youthful and lively, there’s always one that suits you!!"

Then, she took out her phone and handed it to Su Ran.

Su Ran instinctively leaned in, but halfway through, an arm firmly clasped her, making her completely immobile.

Fu Qiyuan’s handsome face had turned utterly dark as he looked at his mother, who was undermining him. His voice was as cold as it could possibly get.

"Enough!"

Tao Wanqing ignored him, instead raising her head to look at Su Ran, pursing her lips and saying:

"See? This is a man for you! He’s like this even towards his mom, how could he be any better to his wife in future? My dear, don’t be fooled by his face. I’ve got all types of men here, way gentler and cuter than him! We can do without this kind of man, replace him in a minute!!"

Su Ran couldn’t help but agree, nodding in approval.

"Yes, you’re right!"

"How dare you!!!"

Fu Qiyuan’s frosty voice rang out suddenly, shattering the peace like a cracked silver bottle, instantly chilling the atmosphere in the car.

His grip around the girl tightened slightly, not allowing her to move.

Su Ran struggled, "Let me go, Mom is right, you’re already starting to be mean to me!"

Fu Qiyuan’s face grew visibly stiffer.

"It’s you who’s gone too far."

Hearing this, Su Ran struggled even harder, playing the unreasonable woman to the hilt.

"Not only are you being harsh on me now, but you’re also blaming me when it’s your fault. Besides, I’m not that perfect, making mistakes is inevitable, aren’t you supposed to be forgiving?"

Fu Qiyuan’s expression turned thunderous!

She wanted to replace him, and he was still to be tolerant?

Impossible!

That pitiful look wasn’t going to work either!

The next second.

"My mistake," Fu Qiyuan said.

Su Ran’s eyes trembled as she looked at him, pitifully saying:

"So you won’t be mean to me in the future?"

Fu Qiyuan watched her, and seeing her wronged expression, he sighed softly in his heart. His deep voice was slightly hoarse and carried a hint of helplessness.

"How could I dare to be mean to you."

From beginning to end, she had him wrapped around her finger.

Even this unruly character of hers was utterly bewitching to him.

Any temper he had was useless against her.

So how could he dare to be mean to her?

Su Ran tugged at the corner of her mouth, a sweet smile flickering in the depths of her eyes.

She loved how Fu Qiyuan was helpless against her and always indulging her—er...

Was that a bit masochistic?

She and Tao Wanqing exchanged glances, and Tao Wanqing winked at her, giving her sixty-six thumbs up!

Su Ran almost couldn’t hold back her laughter!

This future mother-in-law of hers...

Her personality was indeed quirky!

Tao Wanqing’s character was laid bare in front of Su Ran, and on the way, the two chatted about many things.

To be precise, it was Tao Wanqing who did most of the talking to Su Ran.

She imparted to Su Ran all the martial advice she had accumulated over the years, such as—

How to make your husband listen!

How to make your husband love you more!

How to make your husband spend money on you!

How to make your husband devoted to you!

Su Ran listened, wide-eyed and dumbfounded, growing curious about Fu Qiyuan’s father.

What kind of person was Fu Qiyuan’s father?

And how did he come to be together with Mrs. Fu?

However, judging from the recent phone call and the conversation with Fu Qixiu.

Their relationship must be very good!

One need only look at the relationship between the Fu Qiyuan brothers to know they had grown up in a loving and harmonious family.

The parents’ relationship often directly affects the next generation!

As the two of them talked, they arrived at the Fu family home before they knew it.

Fu Qiyuan, Su Ran, and Fu Qixiu got out of the car first, followed by Tao Wanqing.

At this moment, Fu Qixiu was a mess, looking utterly dejected.

It was only a second before getting out of the car that he finally hung up the phone.

Which meant he had been lectured by his dear father all the way home!

The instant that Tao Wanqing stepped out of the car, Su Ran distinctly noticed her change.

She was as she had first appeared: noble and elegant, beautiful and dignified, with a stern expression and a strong, shrewd presence.

She seemed like a completely different person from the one who had just been teaching her "The Way to Tame a Husband."

She exuded the authority of a headmistress as described by Fu Yizhi.

Su Ran blinked her eyes. Was her future mother-in-law... schizophrenic?

Or had everything that happened in the car just been her own imagination?

Chu Xiyao got out of her own car and hurried to Tao Wanqing’s side, affectionately linking her arm.

Seeing her as usual, still with a stern and cold demeanor, Chu Xiyao slightly curled her lips.

Auntie had refused to ride in the same car with her, and her attitude towards Su Ran at the airport had made her worry all the way here whether Auntie truly liked Su Ran or not.

She was also concerned that Su Ran might sweet-talk Auntie into liking her, but now it seemed she was worried for nothing!

Indeed! Auntie was not someone to be easily swayed.

While she may seem dignified and elegant, easy to approach, deep down she’s just like Qi Yuan: distant to strangers, keeping everyone at arm’s length.

It had taken her quite a long time to gain Auntie’s acceptance.

Moreover, Auntie had watched her grow up and was very familiar with her character and behavior; she had always been kind to her.

Later on, Auntie even regarded her as the default daughter-in-law, a status that wasn’t easily shaken by someone like Su Ran, whom she was meeting for the first time.

It wasn’t something that could be conquered with just a few words!

With a meaningful look, she glanced at Su Ran and said with an uptilt of her lip:

"Auntie, let’s go in. Grandpa must be getting anxious."

"Hmm."

Tao Wanqing responded indifferently, and in the moment she turned around, she gave Su Ran an imperceptible lift of her eyebrows.

Seeing this, Su Ran squared up to the silent signal, blinking back subtly at Tao Wanqing, exchanging a quiet understanding before smoothly shifting their gaze away as if nothing had happened.

When they entered the house, Old Master Fu was sitting on the sofa.

"Dad."

Seeing his dignified and elegant daughter-in-law, Old Master Fu narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with an unreadable emotion.

"Why didn’t Beichen come back?"

Tao Wanqing walked to the opposite side of the old man and settled down elegantly and composedly.

"He’s busy with public affairs."

"Don’t you know to persuade him."

Tao Wanqing smiled faintly and said, "Men handle the external, women the internal!"

The sides of Old Master Fu’s cheeks twitched, and he looked at Tao Wanqing resentfully, as if struggling mightily to contain something.