Xiao Churan nodded and said, “Mom, I don’t know Ye Chen and this aunt either, so it’s not appropriate to go to their home as a guest, and you know Ye Chen’s character, he’s not that social, so why don’t you go by yourself?”
“How can I do that ……” Ma Lan said seriously, “Mom has told them that this is a party for both families, so the older generation can get to know each other, and the younger generation can also get to know each other and make friends. It’s a good idea to have more friends.”
He said, and Ma Lan said solemnly, “You two can’t let Mom go back on her word on this kind of thing!”
Xiao Churan looked at Ye Chen and asked, “Honey, what do you think ……”
Ye Chen smiled faintly, “Since mum has already spoken to others, it’s really inappropriate for us not to go.”
Ma Lan hurriedly nodded her head one after another and said offhandedly, “It still has to be my good son-in-law at the critical moment!”
She said, “Then it’s a deal, tomorrow at 6pm, we’ll go there together, Churan, you’ll go to your normal cla*s tomorrow, and my good son-in-law will go with me to buy some gifts, it’s not good to go empty-handed when we visit someone’s home for the first time.”
Xiao Churan saw that Ye Chen had agreed, so she couldn’t say anything else, so she nodded and said, “Okay then.”
……
The following afternoon.
Ma Lan called out to Ye Chen and drove around downtown Providence.
Marashi picked through a number of gift shops and finally, at Ye Chen’s suggestion, bought a set of beautiful tableware worth several hundred dollars as an accompanying gift.
Ye Chen felt that when visiting a home as an ordinary friend, the accompanying gift must not be too expensive, otherwise it would not seem so pure.
Ma Lan also knew that Sister Chen’s family was well-off and not short of money, so it was not so important that the items were expensive, but mainly a token of appreciation.
At half past five, the two of them picked up Xiao Churan at the entrance of the school, and then Ye Chen drove to the neighbourhood where the other party lived, according to the location he had sent to Ma Lan.
The destination was about ten kilometres away from the city centre, but the roads were in good condition, so the drive was quick and took about twenty minutes.
The community is a very upmarket, high-end neighbourhood in Providence, with very sparse architecture and well-kept buildings, landscaping and roads.
On top of that, there were police cars parked along the main road in and out of the community. In the United States, communities that can have police officers on duty to protect them are very powerful, because police officers are not free, but on the contrary, the cost is very high, so high that ordinary communities simply cannot afford it.
Ye Chen followed the navigation and parked his car in front of a very sophisticated three-storey villa.
At that moment, the door of the house inside the low hedge wall opened and a woman of similar age to Ma Lan, the same Sister Chen with whom Ma Lan was very close, came out of the door to welcome her.
Seeing Ma Lan, Sister Chen said very happily, “Aiya Ma Lan, you’re finally here!”
After saying that, she saw Ye Chen and Xiao Churan also get down from the car, so she said with a smile, “These two are your daughter and son-in-law, right? Welcome, come and have a seat in the house!”
This Sister Chen’s enthusiasm made Ye Chen feel as if she was a bit deliberate.
However, Ye Chen did not think much of it, and after waiting for Ma Lan to exchange a few pleasantries with the other party, he followed her into the villa, together with Xiao Churan.