Chapter 1660
"If you don't leave, I wouldn't either." In Levi's heart, such a thing was absolutely impossible. He could not wait to add Monique to his family registry. How could he wrong her and give her the opportunity to leave
him?
"It's my first time meeting your parents, so what kind of gift should I prepare?" Monique had seen Levi's sincerity. Whether they could be together in the future, it was only possible if both of them worked hard, and she was willing to do so alongside him.
"My mom said that the best gift is bringing you to meet them. You can just go empty-handed." Levi held Monique in his arms. Things had developed so fast that it made him feel like he was in a dream. He was worried that once he woke up from this dream, all of this would disappear. Thus, the best way was to take Monique to meet his family first.
"Your mother did say so, but as a younger person, it's always better to prepare gifts for them when we first meet."
Under Monique's insistence, Levi accompanied her to pick out some gifts at the mall. The gifts were not expensive but they were sincerely picked out. His parents would not mind.
Upon hearing that Levi was going to bring his girlfriend to meet Neil and Mia, all the elders in the family were overjoyed, especially Mia. She was both excited and nervous.
Mia was so nervous that she felt antsy. "Neil, do you think I should dress up nicely?" She looked at herself and added, "It's my first time meeting my future daughter-in-law, I must leave a good impression."
"A good impression doesn't just depend on your appearance. As long as you treat the girl well from the bottom of your heart, you don't need to worry that she won't see your sincerity," said Neil impassively. Mia responded, "Neil, this is important for our son's future. Can you give it a bit more thought?"
"Since when have I not cared about him?" Neil asked in a low voice.
Everyone thought that the Brown couple did not care about Levi at all, even Levi would occasionally feel that they treated him poorly, but Mia shouldn't think so.
"Levi is our child. How could I not care about him?" Neil added angrily.
Truth be told, Levi was their only child, how could they ignore him?
Mia was naturally playful, and many people thought that her bearing a child was only for fun but Neil never thought so.
Mia knew that she had misspoken, therefore she said in a softer voice, "Neil, I didn't mean that. I was just nervous. The fact that Levi brought his girlfriend home, he must be serious. I don't want him to lose his beloved girl because of me."
Mia had experienced the pain of being unable to be together with the person she loved. She understood how it felt, which was precisely why she was so nervous.
Other than that incident many years ago, Neil had never seen Mia so nervous over a matter. He hugged her lovingly and comforted her, "Let's just treat this young lady well and don't worry so much."
"But, how am I supposed to treat her well?" It was easy in theory, but Mia was still worried. This was the first time in her life meeting her future daughter-in-law. This was the most important thing in her life eve since marrying Neil, so she couldn't afford to be careless. "Why don't I prepare a few dishes myself? I'll let my future daughter-in-law have a taste of my cooking."
"Mia, I think you should forget that idea. If you're really going to cook, I'm sure your daughter-in-law will be frightened," Karen Joy piped up as she walked in. She had personally experienced Mia's cooking skills. If Mia's cooking skills were ranked second from the bottom, then no one could be first from the bottom.
"Karen Joy, even you're mocking me." Mia was talking to Karen Joy, but she glared at Neil as she added, "It's all your fault, Neil!"
"Karen Joy was talking about you, what does this have to do with me?" Neil bore an innocent expression.
Mia was being unreasonable, but she felt that she was right. "If you were to be more demanding and insisted that I had to practice cooking, then it wouldn't come to me being unable to cook for my son's future wife."
Neil became speechless.
"Yes, it's all my fault."
He blamed himself for spoiling this unreasonable woman too much.
Mia was not done. "I don't care. If my daughter-in-law is not satisfied with me, you have to find a way to make up for it."
Vanessa also came over and added with a smile, "Aunt Mia, you're so considerate and your future daughter-in-law will be able to see that. I'm sure that she'll like you and love Levi too."
Mia asked, "Vanessa, how are you so sure?"
Vanessa replied, "Because I've been through the same thing. Whether a person is good or not, not only depends on their speech but also their mannerisms. Just like how all of you have treated me well, I can feel that you all are good people. It's the same logic."
Mia nodded. "You're right. You've married into the family, so you're the most qualified to say so. Then tell me, what should I do to make that brat's girlfriend feel that I'm treating her well?" Vanessa grew speechless.
She felt that all her words from before were uttered in vain.
What Mia didn't know was that while she was worried that her future daughter-in-law wouldn't like her, Monique was also feeling anxious.
Monique was worried that she wasn't outstanding enough and that the Browns wouldn't like her. She was worried that they would look down on her background.
However, on second thought, the Browns had lived until the present on their own abilities and they had never done anything villainous. They were good people. If they looked down on her, she could not retort
too.
While everything was still not ready yet, Mia received a call from Levi that said they had arrived at the gate. Upon hearing this news, Mia twitched in anxiety. "Neil, they're here."
Neil replied in exasperation, "Haven't you been through even grander ceremonies? Why does meeting your daughter-in-law scare you this much? Where's your bravery?"
Mia rolled her eyes at him. "In front of my daughter-in-law, what kind of bravery could I have left?"
Her words elicited a laugh from everyone and Karen Joy said, "Aunt Mia, you don't have to do anything deliberately. Just treat your future daughter-in-law the same way you treat us."
Mia replied, "You are all my family. All of you can endure my shortcomings, but my daughter-in-law may not be able to."
Karen Joy said, "Aunt Mia, you're truly a good person. Don't worry."
"Am I really that good of a person?" Just as Mia was doubting that she was ready to see her future daughter-in-law, Levi, along with Monique appeared in front of her. "Mom, at least you still know that you have your shortcomings."
"You brat..." Before she could finish his sentence, Mia saw Monique standing next to Levi and suddenly became so nervous that she couldn't say anything. "I, I, I..."