After mother and son returned to Fragrant Garden, they saw a beautiful woman hurrying toward the courtyard gate, with a pretty maid following behind her. It was Liu Changxu's mother-in-law, Wang.
Seeing Wang approach, Liu Changxu showed none of the arrogance of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He stepped forward to greet her. "Mother-in-law, you're here!"
Wang felt somewhat ill at ease before her son-in-law, who had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. Smiling, she said, "Changxu, you're here! Is this your mother?"
Before Liu Changxu could introduce her, Lin Yulian stepped forward warmly and introduced herself. "My dear in-law! I'm Jiao'er's grandmother!"
With that, she took the still somewhat reserved Wang by the hand and led her inside to chat. Lin Yulian's warmth drew them closer, and Wang began to open up as well. The two women grew increasingly animated, especially when they turned to their granddaughter, Liu Jiao, about whom they had a great deal to say. Liu Changxu could not get a word in and could only listen from the side.
Seeing that the two had no intention of stopping, Liu Changxu went to the kitchen to prepare spirit cuisine. Although Foundation Establishment cultivators could already do without food, he could not break his habit of eating three meals a day, nor did he want to.
With his mother-in-law visiting today, Liu Changxu made a special effort to prepare five dishes of spirit cuisine, along with a pot of spirit rice.
Once the spirit cuisine was ready, he called his mother and his mother-in-law, Wang, over to eat. Looking at the delicious food her son-in-law had made, Wang could easily imagine how happy her daughter's life must be.
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