Chapter 1297: More than 20 beautiful daughters-in-law, Lin's mother was dazzled.

Shen Cuiping felt a buzzing in her head, and she stood there dumbfounded, her mouth agape, wide enough to fit an egg.

She'd lived most of her life and watched plenty of TV dramas from the Republican era, but what family could be so outrageous as to put together a beauty pageant for their daughters-in-law, even dividing them into modern and Tang Dynasty groups?!

"Son, son..." Shen Cuiping's voice trembled slightly, "How can you manage to take care of so many concubines?"

Seeing Shen Cuiping's shocked expression, Lin Lang quickly said perfunctorily, "Mom, don't listen to Mengyao's nonsense, she just likes to exaggerate."

"It was all fate that brought us together. We were so in love that we couldn't bear to part, and she gave birth to a child for the Lin family. That's why I took her as my concubine."

Zhou Mengyao immediately pouted, unconvinced, and snorted, "Where did I exaggerate?"

"Mom, Lin Lang also has an entire Shanghai Imperial Mansion in Chang'an where he keeps mistresses! There are Baekje princesses, Pyongyang princesses, Silla princesses, and even Wu Zetian's niece, Helan Minyue. He has a lot of concubines!"

Su Wanxing patted Zhou Mengyao's arm helplessly and winked at her, saying, "Mengyao, don't scare Mom."

"I didn't mean to scare Mom, I'm telling the truth!" Zhou Mengyao squinted her eyes, stuck out her tongue, and made a playful face at Lin Lang.

Shen Cuiping's eyes widened in disbelief, and it took her a while to find her voice: "Chang... Chang'an... isn't that ancient times? Son, you... you can go to ancient times?"

Lin Lang knew he would have to explain this to his mother sooner or later, so he smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have had some extraordinary encounters that allow me to travel between two time periods."

"In Chang'an, I am the Emperor of Shanghai. I not only have a mansion and military power, but I am also the sworn brother of Emperor Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty and the godfather of Crown Prince Li Hong."

"There are also my Empress Chu Yiren and other concubines, and besides your eldest grandson and eldest granddaughter, there are quite a few grandchildren living in Chang'an."

"My God... This is unbelievable!" Shen Cuiping felt like she was listening to a book written in heaven.

Just then, Wang Yuyan, who was playing "Eagle Catches Chicks" with the children, heard the noise on the spiral staircase and waved with a smile: "Honey, come and play with the children!"

Lin Lang handed Xiao Haoyi, whom he was holding, to Zhou Mengyao. Standing halfway up the spiral staircase, he looked down at his wives and concubines and said loudly, "My beloved concubines, look here."

The wives and concubines in the hall on the first floor all turned their gazes to Lin Lang upon hearing the sound, because they were all shocked to see their mother-in-law, Shen Cuiping, in person for the first time.

"Whoa..." A commotion erupted in the lobby downstairs.

These daughters-in-law had only visited their parents-in-law's graves with Lin Lang during the Qingming Festival, and had seen Shen Cuiping's portrait while visiting the graves.

So when they saw their mother-in-law, Shen Cuiping, come back to life, they were all stunned and speechless.

The children who were playing Eagle Catches Chicks all stopped immediately and looked curiously in the direction of the spiral staircase.

Lin Lang led his mother, Shen Cuiping, downstairs.

Shen Cuiping was both nervous and excited. She didn't know whether to step down the stairs with her left or right leg first. Fortunately, Su Wanxing was there to hold her arm as they walked down.

After descending the stairs, Lin Lang said with a smile, "Now, let me formally introduce you all. This is my biological mother, Shen Cuiping, who is also your mother-in-law and the children's grandmother."

"I traveled back to 1996 and rescued our mother who died in a car accident. My dear concubines, please each hold your child's hand and come over in an orderly manner to greet our mother and have the children kowtow to her."

"The gift for each daughter-in-law is 100 million yuan, and the gift for each child is 20 million yuan. Tomorrow, a finance staff member from the Lin Group will transfer the gifts to the bank accounts of the beloved concubines."

"Come on, there's no particular order, let's go one by one." Lin Lang arrogantly raised his chin.

It's worth mentioning that, since this is an informal ceremony where the daughter-in-law formally offers tea and addresses the man as "the new daughter-in-law," she doesn't need to kneel in this situation.

But there's nothing wrong with grandchildren kowtowing to their grandmother.

Shen Cuiping stood aside, secretly shocked: Wow! It seems her son really is the world's richest man!

A daughter-in-law's gift to me was a hundred million yuan. She really gave me, as the mother-in-law, a lot of face!

My philandering son has really made something of himself!

Shocked as she was, Shen Cuiping didn't feel bad about the money, because the meat had rotted in the pot and had been given to her daughter-in-law and grandchildren, not spent on outsiders.

Why not do a favor when it's convenient?

Wang Yuyan was the first to walk over, holding her daughter Wang Ailin's hand with a smile. She stopped in front of Shen Cuiping and sweetly called out, "Mom, I am your daughter-in-law, Wang Yuyan."

Shen Cuiping took Wang Yuyan's hand and said with a warm smile, "Hello, Yuyan! I've seen your movies on TV and heard you sing. I like you very much!"

Wang Yuyan smiled happily and said, "Mom, it's so good to see you back! Eileen, quickly kneel down and kowtow to Grandma."

"Oh dear, isn't this a bit too formal?!" Shen Cuiping looked at Lin Lang somewhat embarrassed.

Lin Lang replied, "Mom, you can afford a 2000 million yuan gift from a grandson and granddaughter."

Wang Ailin respectfully knelt down and kowtowed, saying to Shen Cuiping, "Eldest granddaughter Wang Ailin greets Grandmother!"

"Alright, alright, get up quickly, granddaughter, the ground is cold!" Although Shen Cuiping was puzzled as to why her eldest granddaughter took her mother's surname, she still bent down to help Wang Ailin up and affectionately patted her granddaughter's face.

Lin Lang said with a smile, "Mom, Eileen is your only granddaughter who took your mother's surname. Because Yu Yan is a superstar in Hong Kong, back then, we were afraid that after she had children, gossip and scandals would fly everywhere, so we let Eileen take your mother's surname."

"I understand, I understand. Mom isn't old-fashioned. Even if she takes her daughter-in-law's surname, she's still Mom's precious eldest granddaughter."

Shen Cuiping squatted down and kissed Wang Ailin's face repeatedly, clearly adoring her beautiful and lovely eldest granddaughter.

"Grandma, will you still be leaving in the future?"

Wang Ailin's "Grandma" was so sweet and natural that Shen Cuiping felt her heart melt. She quickly said, "I'm not leaving! I'm not leaving! From now on, Grandma will stay home and play with you every day."

"Great! Hehe..." Wang Ailin's face showed a sweet, childlike smile.

“My dear daughter, you can chat with Grandma for a while. First, let the aunts lead your younger siblings to kowtow to Grandma.” Wang Yuyan, her eyes crinkling with laughter, quickly pulled her daughter Wang Ailin aside.

"Mmm." Wang Ailin broke free from her mother's hand, threw herself into Lin Lang's arms, and sweetly called out, "Father!"

"Oh, Lin'er, you're so good! You've grown taller again!" Lin Lang picked up Wang Ailin and kissed her cheek.

At the same time, Bai Xiaowei, holding her son Lin Haoxian's little hand, stepped forward with a smile and sweetly called out, "Mom! I am your daughter-in-law, Bai Xiaowei."

"Oh my, Xiao Wei, you're so pretty! Your features are just like Meng Yao's!" Shen Xiuping liked her shy daughter-in-law more and more as she looked at her.

Bai Xiaowei smiled gently and said half-jokingly, "Mom, back then, it was because my eyes and brows resembled Sister Mengyao by a third that Lin Lang panicked and fell in love with me."

Zhou Mengyao smiled slightly, her expression captivating, but did not respond.

Shen Cuiping said with high emotional intelligence, "Daughter-in-law, you're so funny. Our Ah Lang must have fallen for you."

Lin Lang chuckled and chimed in, "Mom's right."

Bai Xiaowei patted her son's cute head and said with a smile, "Son, quickly kowtow and call her Grandma, she's your real grandma."

Little Haoxian knelt down and kowtowed in a very proper manner, saying to Shen Cuiping, "Grandson Lin Haoxian greets Grandma!"

"Oh my, Haoxian is such a well-mannered grandson! Get up and let Grandma give you a hug!"

Shen Cuiping picked up the little Haoxian, who was dressed in ancient costume, and kissed the little guy's face repeatedly, praising him with a smile: "My dear grandson, you really inherited the best features of your father and mother, you are so handsome!"

"My mother said I look like my father, so I'm considered handsome!" Xiao Haoxian was somewhat shy, just like his mother Bai Xiaowei.

Upon hearing this, Shen Cuiping smiled and said, "It seems that Haoxian must have spent a lot of time living in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty."

Lin Lang said with a smile, "Xiao Wei is a bit of a homebody. Compared to the hustle and bustle of modern life, she prefers the quiet and elegant life of the Tang Dynasty."

"That's great, that's great." Shen Cuiping smiled from ear to ear.

Just then, Tang Yan, holding her son Lin Haoze's little hand, walked forward gracefully and said with a sweet smile, "Mom, I'm your daughter-in-law, Tang Yan."

Shen Cuiping hurriedly handed Xiao Haoxian, whom she was holding, to Bai Xiaowei, and looked at Tang Yan with a big smile, saying, "Oh my, Tang Yan's daughter-in-law is such a beautiful woman. Our A Lang is so lucky!"

Tang Yan said sweetly, "Mom, my biological parents have passed away. From now on, your daughter-in-law will definitely treat you as her own mother and be filial to you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Cuiping was both happy and distressed. She quickly took Tang Yan's hand and said, "Daughter-in-law, from now on, Mom will treat you like her own daughter. If A Lang dares to bully you, see how I deal with him."

"Hehe... Great! Now Mom will be there to back me up."

Without needing any prompting, little Haoze, who was still three months shy of his four-year-old age, imitated his older siblings, knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said in a childish voice, "Grandson Lin Haoze greets Grandma!"

The little guy was only three years old. He kowtowed a little too hard, and his forehead hit the ground with a loud "bang," which broke Shen Cuiping's heart.

She quickly bent down and picked up Xiao Haoze, rubbing his forehead as she said with concern, "Oh dear, did your precious grandson bump his forehead?"

Mischievous little Haoze, however, was quite resilient and chuckled, "It doesn't hurt!"

Shen Cuiping smiled after hearing this, and kissed Xiao Haoze's chubby cheeks again and again, showing her great affection and the love that grandparents have for their grandchildren.

"Haoze, you look exactly like your father when he was a child. Seeing you reminds me of what your father looked like when he was a child."

Although Shen Cuiping's change was not obvious, it seemed that she still preferred her grandson in her heart.

Looking at the unfamiliar yet familiar Shen Cuiping, Xiao Haoze asked in bewilderment, "Grandma, where have you been all these years? Why is this the first time I'm seeing you?"

“Uh…” Shen Cuiping was at a loss for words.

Tang Yan gently pinched her son's cheek and hurriedly said, "Your grandma went on a long trip and just got back today. She won't be leaving again and can play with you every day."

"Yay! That's great!" Xiao Haoze hugged his grandmother's neck tightly. This subtle blood bond made the little guy feel an inexplicable closeness to his grandmother.

Shen Cuiping held her chubby, soft-bodied grandson, her eyes reddening again.

Blood ties are truly magical, and the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren is perhaps the very essence of the continuation of bloodlines.

Only Shen Cuiping truly understood that this special bond between grandparents and grandchildren stemmed from the fact that her grandchildren resembled her son, making her feel as if she were experiencing the love for her son all over again.

No matter how much she loved her grandson, it couldn't compare to Shen Cuiping's love for her son, Lin Lang.

Those who understand the underlying logic of this grandparent-grandchild bond are no ordinary people.

Looking at so many adorable grandchildren, it must be a kind of healing for Shen Cuiping, who has just experienced the pain of losing her husband.

Immediately afterwards, Han Zaiyin was seen carrying her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Lin Zhinuan in her arms and holding the hand of her six-year-old daughter Lin Zhiruo. She walked forward with light steps, her eyes crinkling with a sweet smile.

"Mom, it's been so long! Do you still recognize your daughter-in-law?"