Tang Yao arranged for the two families to meet at a Sheraton Hotel, a five-star hotel in this city. The environment and decoration are good, and the service inside is also first-class.
"Mr. Su, Miss Tang, please come inside. Mr. Shang and Ms. Shang are already here. They are all waiting for you in the box." The hotel manager was waiting at the door in person. Seeing Su Lengmo and Tang Yao get out of the car, he immediately greeted Su Lengmo and Tang Yao politely. He came up, bowed and said.
"People are already here?" Tang Yao glanced at her watch. It was almost half past seven. They were indeed a little late. They originally wanted to come earlier as hosts, but they didn't expect that the merchants came early. Logically speaking, A bit rude.
"Ms. Shang and the others have just arrived." The manager led the way to the private room on the second floor. He knocked politely before opening the door and making an invitation gesture to Su Lengmo and Tang Yao.
Su Lengmo and Tang Yao entered. Tang Jiahao, who was chatting with the merchant couple, immediately stood up and walked over enthusiastically: "Sister, brother-in-law, you are here."
"When did you arrive?" Tang Yao glanced at Tang Jiahao and asked.
"Just arrived. I went to pick up my father-in-law and mother-in-law with Xiaoqin." Tang Jiahao called the businessman's wife and mother-in-law very smoothly, "Sister, I thought you and your brother-in-law had arrived a long time ago, but I didn't expect you have arrived now."
"Something happened, so we delayed it until now." Tang Yao went in with Su Lengmo on her arm. Tang Jiahao introduced the merchants enthusiastically, "Sister, brother-in-law, this is my father-in-law, this is my mother-in-law, and this is Xiaoqin's second aunt. , this is the third aunt..."
"Hello, I am the biological sister of Jia Hao. My name is Tang Yao. This is my husband, Su Lengmo. You can call him Lengmo." Tang Yao introduced herself first, and then introduced Su Lengmo.
"Mr. Su, Miss Tang, hello." Although Shang's mother tried her best to appear dignified and generous, she still seemed a little embarrassed when facing a Jincheng business giant like Su Lengmo.
"Sister, what are you calling me Mr. and Miss? We will be a family from now on. Wouldn't it look strange if you call us that?" Shang Xiaoqin's second aunt came over with a smile, and held Su Lengmo's hands with both hands like a hostess. Holding his hand, he said flatteringly: "Leng Mo, you don't mind if I call you that. I have heard of your name for a long time, but I have always suffered from not having the chance to see you. In the past, I could only see your grace on TV, but today I can see you." , Sure enough, he is more handsome in real life than on TV."
"Cough cough cough..." Shang's mother coughed beside her.
Second Aunt Shang completely pretended not to hear. Her eyes were almost starry-eyed when she stared at Su Lengmo, and the smile on her lips became more and more flattering: "Leng Mo, let me tell you, our Xiaoqin has been very good since she was a child. She is sensible, loves to learn, and wins awards every year. She still has the certificate of award at home. It is a blessing for Jiahao to marry our Xiaoqin."
Su Lengmo stared at the held hand and frowned slightly, a flash of displeasure flashed deep in his eyes, but because of Tang Yao, he still suppressed the anger in his heart.
What he hates most is any physical contact with strange and self-righteous people.
If it had been anyone else, he would have been unable to appear in front of him long ago.
Tang Yao inserted herself between the two of them without showing any trace, stretched out her hand and said, "Second aunt, isn't it? Nice to meet you."
"Oh, Tang Yao, I can call you that. I'm also very happy to meet you. I heard that you also came from a poor family. If you hadn't climbed up to Lengmo, you would never have such a good life again. Even the wealthy family married Xiaoqin with great success." The second aunt held Tang Yao's hand and shamelessly belittled Tang Yao's life experience and raised Shang Xiaoqin's worth.
Those who speak without thinking are either born without thinking, or they do so on purpose.
Tang Yao wasn't angry either, and still had a decent smile on her face, "What the second aunt said is that the Tang family was indeed quite poor before." But since she married Gu Shaoze and Su Lengmo, she has become more popular in the upper class circles. No one dares to think that she is too poor to take her out, and only this old woman dares to say so.
Shang's mother was furious. She pulled her sister away and whispered: "Jiaqin, what are you talking about? Didn't I ask you to stop talking nonsense before I came?"
"Sister, why did I say stupid things again? I just told the truth. If Tang Yao and Leng Mo are not angry, it means what I said is true." The second aunt gave Shang's mother a very aggrieved look and pulled Go to Tang Yao to comment on her: "Tang Yao, come and tell me, is what I just said wrong? The Tang family used to be poor. Baidu also said so."
The corner of Tang Yao's mouth twitched. She was sure that this old woman must be a brainless idiot.
"Second aunt." Shang Xiaoqin came over and smiled apologetically at Tang Yao: "Sister Tang Yao, don't mind. My second aunt is like this. She talks a little... but she definitely doesn't mean any harm."
"It's okay, the second aunt is so sincere and cute." Tang Yao gave each other a step down: "Let's sit down and talk. We are tired just standing there."
Shang Xiaoqin turned aside and asked Tang Yao and Su Lengmo to sit down. Then he winked at Shang's mother and asked her to talk to her second aunt, and don't let her talk nonsense in front of them and lose her position.
Tang Yao and Su Lengmo sat at the main seats. The manager, who had remained silent, took the menu from the waiter's hand and presented it to Tang Yao with both hands.
"Ms. Tang, please," the manager said.
"Hey, Manager Cheng, what's the matter with you? It's the elders who order the food. How can we let the juniors order? There are no rules at all." The second aunt pointed at the menu in Tang Yao's hand and shouted again.
"This..." The manager was a little confused. You must know that Su Lengmo is well-known in the industry for doting on Tang Yao, so he wisely gave Tang Yao the menu. He didn't expect that there would be someone so ignorant that he wanted to take advantage of this dinner. dominant position.
Such people are usually brainless.
"Jiaqin, what's the matter with you? I brought you here today to have a good meal with Miss Tang and the others. Don't yell about table manners. It's too unruly." Shang's mother couldn't hold it back and darkened her face. He scolded.
"Sister, what's wrong with you today? I just want to order something. Why are there no rules? We are the elders at this dining table. The elders should order the dishes when we eat. This is in line with the rules." The second aunt was dissatisfied. Qianzui said.
Shang Xiaoqin looked embarrassed and whispered: "Second aunt, please keep your voice down."
Tang Yao smiled, handed the menu to the second aunt, and said: "Second aunt, I am not sensible. I originally wanted to order for you, but I neglected to ask you what you like to eat. Please order it."
The second aunt's face looked better now.
"Sister, you see, Tang Yao is so sensible, unlike you, who always asks me to pay attention to this and that, and is very reserved when eating." She took the menu and said proudly.
Shang's mother looked calm, but she couldn't say anything in front of Tang Yao and Su Lengmo, so she just sighed lowly.
It is estimated that even she regretted bringing this younger sister to dinner.
The second aunt didn't seem to notice the strange looks from others. She opened the menu and ordered the most expensive meal in the hotel, which included ten dishes.
"Jiaqin, don't order so much, others will order more," Shang's mother reminded in a low voice.
"Sister, it's okay. Leng Mo and the others are rich, so they definitely won't mind ordering a few more dishes. If you can't finish eating, just pack them back." The second aunt waved her hand disapprovingly, and then handed the menu to Father Shang: "Brother-in-law , come and order, the dishes here look so exquisite, we don’t usually have the money to eat, so we will eat enough today to avoid not having this opportunity next time.”
Father Shang took the menu, but handed it to Su Lengmo, "Mr. Su... Lengmo, please order. My sister-in-law is so ignorant that you are laughing at me." It is obvious that the merchant and his wife are very sensible people. , and didn’t want to take advantage of Su Lengmo and Tang Yao too much.
"It's okay, you should order more dishes when there are people." Su Lengmo pushed the menu back: "Uncle Shang, order it, elders come first."
Taking advantage of Su Lengmo's majesty, Shang Fu finally casually ordered two cheaper dishes, and then handed the menu to Su Lengmo.
Su Lengmo casually ordered a few dishes that Tang Yao liked and gave them to Tang Jiahao. He ordered two more dishes that Shang Xiaoqin liked and returned the menu to the manager.
"Mr. Su, is that all?"
"Um."
"Okay, just wait a moment, the food will be served soon."
The manager nodded and bowed before leading the waiter down.
"Rich people are different. The manager of this big hotel serves him like a grandson." The second aunt held her face in her hands and said, "Leng Mo, if Jiahao marries my Xiaoqin, how much do you plan to give her as a gift?" ?I think for someone like you who is not short of money, you should give away houses, cars and various diamond rings. As for gifts, you can’t give them less than three million, so let’s give them ten million. I did some calculations for you before I came here, and if I tell you what I say, the gift will only be in the tens of millions, which is just a drop in the bucket for a wealthy family like the Su family, not much."
Su Lengmo's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at his second aunt casually. This single glance made her shiver from the bottom of her heart.
It's so scary.
This kind of self-confidence of the superiors is not something that a woman like Eryi who works hard at the bottom can resist.
"My little sweetheart, you scared me to death." The second aunt said in her heart.
But it was scary, and she still had to ask for the betrothal gift. If she asked for more, she could still get a share of the pie.
"Ahem... Jiaqin, stop messing around and eat first." Father Shang coughed several times and his voice became darker.
"Brother-in-law, we have to negotiate the betrothal gift before we eat. Once we've settled it, we'll enjoy the meal." The second aunt said, "And what I said is based on the financial resources of the Su family. I don't ask for much. Xiaoqin will marry her." , we have to find something for her to keep with her, otherwise what if she gets bullied."
"Jiaqin, don't make trouble." Shang's mother was also unhappy.
"Sister, why am I making a fuss? You and your brother-in-law are thin-skinned and don't know how to ask for favors for Xiaoqin. I, the second aunt, have to think about her. Otherwise, if I get married with nothing, others will think that I am My niece is cheap, so how can I do that?" The second aunt said plausibly, and after she said that, she even drew Tang Yao into a front, "Tang Yao, do you think what I said is right? My sister is just a daughter, so I have to fight for her. What’s the right thing to do? Otherwise, we won’t be able to stand up for her if she gets bullied after she gets married.”
(End of chapter)