What to wear on the first visit to your boyfriend's home is a real issue.
If Yu Minglang's family were nouveau riche, dressing stylishly but seeking low-key sophistication would prevent them from looking down on you. If they were poor, dressing casually would be fine to avoid pressuring the family. Yu Minglang's family is more complicated; they have been affluent for generations. Dressing too pretentiously won't work, nor will dressing too plainly.
Even though Yu Minglang keeps emphasizing that she looks just fine, Qian trusts him as much as she'd trust a ghost. A bad first impression, no matter how much effort is made afterward, won't help.
He took her to the city's mall to find a mid-sized brand for outfit matching.
While she tried on clothes, Yu Minglang sat in the boutique store, wearing a typical bored shopping face. When Qian asked which outfit looked nice, he nodded; to him, it was all about the same. Most men are like this.
