The process of meeting and getting acquainted was quite harmonious. Unless someone was genuinely crazy, no one would show such strong hostility upon first meeting. Especially since Wang Yan was wealthy, and a police officer with a first-class merit citation and a promising future.
Even Xia Jie's troublemaking mother, with her slight mental issues, was not so blind that she could not see Wang was practically glowing with gold, nor did she think her daughter was so uniquely irreplaceable. Besides, over the past month or so, she had been having a May-December romance with Liang in Dali, and all of that had been paid for by Wang Yan.
Just as Wang Yan had told Xia Jie before, eating someone else's food made one reluctant to speak ill of them, and taking someone else's money made one's hands soft. Before even meeting him, this troublemaking mother-in-law had already felt embarrassed. This time, with so many of them coming over, Wang Yan had booked the hotel and treated them to dinner. They were more worried that Wang Yan might be dissatisfied with them.
Naturally, Wang Yan did not act arrogant. He addressed everyone properly, and after making the rounds, he first drove to the hotel he had booked for Xia Jie's aunt's family and got them settled in. Then he took Xia Jie's troublemaking mother home so she could freshen up. Only afterward did they eat at a rather upscale restaurant nearby.
After some initial introductions, with Wang Yan keeping the conversation lively, everyone chatted quite happily. They ate well, drank well, and got along even better. Everyone at the table's impression of Wang Yan soared.
He had money, ability, and generosity, and he treated them well. It was hard not to like someone like Wang Yan.
As they laughed, chatted, ate,