"Oh dear Feng Feng! You remember me?! I am your aunt Su Meixi and soon to be your mother in law! Fu fu fu! Even if I only got the chance to see you when you were very small, I already knew that you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen!"
Su Meixi then started touching Fan Xifeng' face. "Look at this thick but neat eyebrow! And oh my, your curly and long eyelashes! These pair of eyes! What a beautiful and expressive set of eyes! Truly windows of a beautiful soul!! And your nose! So straight and just perfect for your face! Additionally, your lips! Pinkish, thin and with a defined cupid bow! Perfect! You are so perfect! My future grandchildren will be perfect!!" Su Meixi, the beauty obsessed just showed the Fan family and her own husband to what extent her obsession is.
'It's good thing that she's the mother in law, if it's otherwise, they fear for their daughter's future!' The Fan couple thought and shivered a bit.
Han Boyuan could only utter "Sorry, please don't mind my wife's foolish behavior" to the Fan couple and the old master Fan. However, despite the uttered apologies, Han Boyuan indeed agree, their future daughter in law is a stunning woman!
Realizing that his wife wouldn't stop anytime soon, Han Boyuan could only stand and pull her wife to sit and calm down. "Calm down, our daughter in law won't go anywhere. You're making her uncomfortable."
Hearing this, Su Meixi stopped to pushed her husband's hand and instead, slightly pull Fan Xifeng to her side. This also pull the old madam Fan who was also holding Fan Xifeng on the other side in the process. Fan Xifeng had to find balance between not having her grandma pulled forcedly and hurt her unintentionally and also to let Su Meixi pull her so as not to offend her.
Old madam Fan: -_-
Understanding Su Meixi's eagerness, she could only let go of Fan Xifeng's hand. "Go, talk to your aunt Meixi first."
Fan Xifeng looked at her grandma checking if she's alright and after confirming, she turned to the overly excited Su Meixi. This situation she's currently in with the Su madam is different, very different than her distant and distasteful expression on the night of her birthday/ engagement party from that dream. Fan Xifeng tried to stop herself from being lost in thoughts as she will have time to delve on it later. She needs to exist physically and mentally at the moment.
"Auntie." Fan Xifeng greeted her with a smile.
Fan Xifeng's smile, although reserve and Su Meixi could understand why, still brightened her mood. "What auntie! Call me mom! You will be my future daughter in no time! It's only right and proper!"
Fan Xifeng could only smile again and turn to her parents to ask for help. But at that same moment, her parents look anywhere else but her.
Su Meixi's attitude this time, is too much even for them to handle. Although, with pride, they could understand. With their daughter's look, anyone would be joyful to learn that she will be their future daughter in law. This is not vanity for physical appearance but rather an accepted social norm. Although it's true that not everything and everyone is all about exterior beauty but if one could be honest enough, exterior beauty is also a wish of most people.
Nothing is wrong with trying to look beautiful or achieving to be beautiful. It's not morally wrong. Hurting and stepping down other people is what's morally unacceptable. And that's a universal principle. Su Meixi unfortunately, from that dream, has hurt Fan Xifeng's emotion after realizing her expectation for a daughter in law shattered in pieces. However, this won't yet define her being a really bad person as, admit it or not, everyone will have their own prejudice if they're already talking about their own son's future wife, especially if the son is outstandingly handsome and excels in his field.
"Let's settle down first and talk. Meixi, your tea would turn cold. Don't frightened my grand daughter." Old master Fan finally spoken, as he could no longer take how Fan Bin's wife obsessively gushed over his grand daughter. 'Is this even normal?' Old master Fan thought.
Embarrassed realizing her foolish behavior, Su Meixi settled down and finally sit beside her husband. However, her eyes never left Fan Xifeng, which made the latter uncomfortable. She has been used to how other people look at her because of her appearance she inherited from both parents but this time, Su Meixi's extreme attitude and ogling is just too much for anyone could bear.
"Now, since everyone, well except the future groom, is here, it's better that we talked about the engagement. I and the Han elder," old master Fan paused, "may his good soul rest in peace, arranged this marriage in order to strengthen the relationship of both families and also to protect and secure, each other's legacy and prestige. I, as the elder wouldn't masked or hide it but the Fan family will benefit more from this marriage but I hope that the Han's wont mistreat my granddaughter." Old master Fan paused and glanced at Fan Xifeng with pride. "The Fan family might rely on the Han family this time but this do not mean that the Fan could just let its princess suffer any grievances from others. I don't want to say outsiders as, if this marriage arrangement would become fruitful, which should be, we will officially become a family."
Old master Fan's words touched Fan Xifeng. She looked at him with adoration and the old man met her eyes. Family love and protection is best next to none! Truly.
"Hush, hush, I Su Meixi would even disown her own biological son if he ever betray my future daughter!"
Everone else: "...."
Han Ziwei (if ever he's present): "Mom, there's no need to say it or even think about it."
Hearing this, even the old Master Han became speechless of Su Meixi's brazen statement.
Han Boyuan cleared his throat and decided to finally take the lead with the conversation. Before it's too late and everyone from the Fan would become aware of Su Meixi's obsession towards their future daughter in law.
Maybe because Han Boyuan lived with Su Meixi for too long and understand his wife's obsession for beauty that he was already immune with this attitude and actually still consider this act from her as just "extreme like" and not yet, an obsession. "Before father's death, he made me promised to honor the said agreement, no matter the circumstances. I Han Boyuan, promised, in my father's clean name and reputation to honor this in front of the Fan elders and Fan couple. I assure you, we will treat your Fan family's daughter the same, if not much more, with how the Fan family treated her with love, care and devotion."
Hearing the sincerity from the Han patriach,the Fan elders and Fan couple were satisfied. They couldn't give Fan Xifeng the freedom to choose her husband freely but at least, they could give her a better husband and in laws that will treat her just like how they treated her like a precious gem.
"Good good! Since that's the case, I insist that both of you stay for lunch and later, talk about the engagement and maybe plan in advance the marriage date. I think the groom wouldn't mind us planning in advance?" Old master Fan said.
"He won't! In fact that's what he also said so! To talk to you in advance that he wanted to settle the marriage also this year! Fu fu fu." Su Meixi replied for her son.