The next day arrived, and Li Se, as usual, simply washed up and even went for a run in the park. Upon returning, he found no sign of Zhang Aimin, which struck him as odd. Hadn't she asked him to accompany her for the entire day yesterday?
After finishing his run, Li Se received a string of text messages from the various girls. Each had a different address, leaving him somewhat frustrated. Were these women deliberately playing games with him?
The problem was, even if they were, Li Se was helpless. Whom should he visit first?
"This is deliberately making things difficult for me," Li Se had felt something was amiss yesterday, and now it seemed the women had ganged up. No matter whom he visited first, it would displease the others.
After pondering for a moment, Li Se ultimately decided to go to Jiang Ranran's place. The reason was simple: she was the first girlfriend he had after breaking up with Zhang Yunyun, so he was following the order.
"You're the first one to come see me?" Jiang Ranran sounded surprised.
"So you all ganged up to mess with me," Li Se said with a wry smile.
Jiang Ranran huffed, "Who told you to be so fickle?"
"Where are they?" Li Se asked.
Jiang Ranran shook her head. "No need to wait for them, let's go directly."
"Go where?" Li Se looked utterly bewildered.
"To see your mother. We've been together for so long, it's about time we met the parents, isn't it?" Jiang Ranran said with a smile.
Li Se felt peculiar but didn't say much, driving towards Fuxi County. The journey wasn't long, about an hour or two. He hadn't seen his mother in quite some time. The villa was almost completed but couldn't be occupied yet.
When Chen Xiulian saw her son return, she was also surprised. "Why are you back?" she exclaimed.
Li Se coughed lightly. "Mom, I've brought back your daughter-in-law."
"Oh, she's so beautiful," Chen Xiulian appraised Jiang Ranran, finding her to be more pleasing the more she looked.
"Auntie, my name is Jiang Ranran. You can just call me Ranran." It was Jiang Ranran's first time meeting a parent, and she felt a little nervous. However, realizing she wouldn't be the only one meeting the parents, she quickly regained her composure. She wondered how Li Se would explain this later.
"Quick, quick, come inside," Chen Xiulian urged.
This was an old house, so it wasn't very large, with two bedrooms and a living room. The living room wasn't spacious either, with only a sofa large enough for three people. Just as they sat down, there was a knock at the door.
"Who's knocking? I'll go see," Chen Xiulian said, a bit puzzled. When she went to open the door, she froze. "You are?"
"Hello, Auntie, I'm Huang Shanshan. You can call me Shanshan. I'm your son's girlfriend." The person at the door was none other than Huang Shanshan.
"This..." Chen Xiulian was taken aback. What was going on? Her son had just brought one girlfriend back, and now another arrived. What was happening? Was he really two-timing?
Thinking of this, her expression changed slightly. If he were caught two-timing, he might end up losing them all.
"Mom, let her in," Li Se said with a wry smile. Just as he had predicted, these women had ganged up to prank him. But this was also good. He had been hesitant about whom to bring back first; now, that dilemma was gone.
"Uh, come in quickly." Chen Xiulian’s expression was strange. She wondered if they would start arguing. This made her a little worried. Moreover, Huang Shanshan was also exceptionally beautiful. Her son was quite capable, having two stunning beauties as girlfriends simultaneously.
However, he was too much of a womanizer and needed a good talking-to. How could he be so promiscuous?
After Huang Shanshan entered, she didn't act as Chen Xiulian had expected. Instead, she looked at Li Se with a complex expression and sat down on his other side, flanking him with Jiang Ranran.
"Um, have some fruit," Chen Xiulian said awkwardly. The two women didn't seem to be arguing, and they were indeed very beautiful.
The atmosphere became somewhat strained.
After a moment of silence, Chen Xiulian finally asked, "Are both of you my son's girlfriends?"
Just as Huang Shanshan and Jiang Ranran were about to nod, there was another knock at the door.
Chen Xiulian looked confused. Who else could it be? When she went to open the door, she was stunned again. This time, there were two beauties, one older and one younger. She recognized one of them.
"Shuyu, why are you here?" Chen Xiulian exclaimed in surprise.
"Auntie, I'm here to meet the parents," Xia Shuyu said with a grin.
Xia Bingyun, naturally, accompanied Xia Shuyu. She also had a smile on her face. Honestly, her relationship with her niece had felt a bit strange lately. They were aunt and niece, but now it felt more like they were sisters.
"Come in quickly." Chen Xiulian cast a glare at Li Se as she turned back. What was this brat up to? How did he suddenly have four girlfriends?
Xia Shuyu and Xia Bingyun walked in. However, seeing that both sides of Li Se were already occupied, they had to find other places to sit.
Chen Xiulian was contemplating whether she should give her son a good talking-to when there was another knock at the door. She was speechless. Could it be another daughter-in-law?
Upon opening the door, she indeed found another stunning beauty.
"Hello, Auntie!" This time it was Qiao Weiwei, dressed in magnificent attire, clearly indicating she was from a wealthy family.
"Are you also my son's girlfriend?" Chen Xiulian asked, astonished.
"Yes," Qiao Weiwei nodded. After entering, she saw that quite a few people were already there and pouted slightly in displeasure, though she said nothing.
This time, Chen Xiulian simply left the door open and waited by the entrance.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Li Se asked curiously.
"I'm waiting to see if there are any other daughters-in-law," Chen Xiulian replied.
Li Se was exasperated but didn't stop her, as there were indeed more to come.
Before long, Yu Yan, Fang Xiuxiu, and Zhang Aimin all arrived.
"Are there any more?" Chen Xiulian asked, still feeling uneasy.
"No," Li Se thought of Wei Xueru, but their relationship hadn't reached that stage, so Wei Xueru wouldn't come.
Once everyone was seated, they looked at each other.
Chen Xiulian was utterly depressed. This was undoubtedly the first time meeting her daughters-in-law, but there were just too many of them. Each one was incredibly beautiful and had a great figure. Having no prior experience, she genuinely didn't know what to say and could only stare blankly.
After a moment of thought, Chen Xiulian gave Li Se a look. "Come here for a moment!"
"Oh, okay!" Li Se nodded and followed his mother to the side.
"Talk to me, what exactly is going on?" Chen Xiulian asked sternly. Although these were all beautiful women, which was a good thing, it also indicated one thing: her son was far too much of a womanizer.