"Which one is that?"
Mei Fang's subconscious pretense immediately infuriated Xiang Xiaoxia, who pinched Mei Fang's arm fiercely. Mei Fang, grimacing in pain, quickly apologized:
"Okay, okay... I know, I know what you mean."
Mei Fang covered his arm and said aggrievedly, "But we are not children anymore..."
In fact, he was very curious about how his mother had learned the secret through verbal temptation, but now was not the time to delve into this.
"Is it something you only do when you're in love, or do you still do it now—"
"ah?"
Mei Fang hesitated for only a moment before Xiang Xiaoxia grabbed his ear with lightning speed and said, "I knew you wouldn't break up with two people for no reason!"
"Oh mom, don't do this, it hurts... Your son is the boss, you should have some shame..."
"You have any shame? If you really had any shame, you wouldn't have kept two young girls hanging around with you from childhood to adulthood."
Mei Fang used a lot of effort to coax Xiang Xiaoxia to let go of her hand, "Don't think that mom doesn't know what you're thinking. Yuanyuan and Youxi grew up with you and have been together for so many years. Of course, their relationship is very deep. I know that the three of you are closely related, but this is no reason for you to waste other people's youth."
"What do you mean by wasting other people's youth? Let's fight for our youth together, okay?"
"I don't understand business matters, and I don't really want to get involved. You're partners, so you should continue to work together. But you can't put off your relationship any longer."
Xiang Xiaoxia told Mei Fang, "Yuanyuan and Youxi are both great kids. I've been thinking about them for a long time since I left last time. I know you're now a billionaire boss with a fortune, so you've started to learn from those bosses and think it's okay to have a big wife and a small wife at the same time, right?"
"Mom, why do you miss me so much?"
Mei Fang suddenly looked very aggrieved and angry, "What do you mean by first wife and second wife? Who is the first wife and who is the second wife between Yuanyuan Youxi and you? Huh?"
"It's because Yuanyuan and Youxi are equally important to me, that's why I'm so conflicted!"
Mei Fang responded, "When I'm with Yuanyuan, I can't bear to leave Youxi. She suffered a lot when she was a child and is not good at communicating with others. She still has to rely on me. When I'm with Youxi, I can't let go of Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan is kind-hearted and simple-minded. If I leave her to someone else, how can I guarantee that he won't bully her?"
"If you think you can give up one, tell me which one to give up. If I think it's reasonable, I promise to follow your arrangement."
"… "
Xiang Xiaoxia was speechless after being refuted by Mei Fang. After a long silence, she continued, "Of course I can't give up these two girls, but this society will never allow your thoughts to come true. They will suffer a lot of grievances at that time."
"Besides, even if my family agrees, how will Yuanyuan's family explain to Youxi's parents? They all have such a precious daughter, why should they share a husband with others? Moreover, our Mei family has been living a clean life for generations, not seeking prosperity but a clear conscience. We can't start to change in your generation."
Xiang Xiaoxia scolded and educated Mei Fang in a serious and earnest manner. Mei Fang now understood her mother's actual stance on the threesome.
Of course, she treated both of them equally, just like she did herself, because Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi were both children she had watched grow up since they were young, and she had no preference between them, so she would not encourage Mei Fang to be with either of them.
Before, Mei Fang had always been worried that her mother was unfair. After all, when the children were young, she did favor Youxi more. But now it seems that she no longer has this obsession.
But logically speaking, she did not support Mei Fang being with Xia Yuanlin Youxi at the same time. Xiang Xiaoxia's thinking was traditional and conservative. Even if it was beneficial to her family, she would not completely stand on her son's side and consider him.
Because Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi were both her dearest ones, she couldn't bear to see these two girls suffer such injustice.
But this is also my mother Xiang Xiaoxia’s style…
"In short, Mom hopes that you can take the time this year to deal with this messy relationship and end it. No matter which one you choose, Mom will support you. I will recognize the other one as my goddaughter. In this way, you will still be a family, but your identities will be different."
Mei Fang knew that her mother had good intentions towards Yuanyuan Youxi, so she couldn't afford to argue with her. After coming out of the kitchen, Mei Fang met Yuanyuan Youxi who was playing with Mei Ya.
Xia Yuan's expression was originally very heavy, and he became even more worried when he saw Mei Fang's expression. When Mei Fang sat next to Xia Yuan, Xia Yuan leaned over to Mei Fang's ear and whispered:
"Were you quarrelling?"
Mei Fang smiled and shook his head, "It's okay, don't worry too much, I'm used to it..."
"It's all my fault. I let it slip."
Xia Yuan whispered, "Just now when I was chatting, I accidentally mentioned that you always press my hair in the morning, and Xiang's mother's face changed immediately."
She asked Mei Fang with some grievance, "Auntie, do you think I don't love myself because I slept with you before marriage?"
"The point is not this, the point is... Never mind, don't worry about this for now, just get along normally."
Because of all kinds of troubles and worries, Xiang Xiaoxia's mood was difficult to improve today. Xia Yuan, Mei Fang and Mei Ya all had their own worries. The atmosphere during the meal was a bit dull and not as joyful as it was in the past years. Only when Lin Youxi and Mei Lijun occasionally chatted about family matters did the atmosphere become a little more relaxed.
After dinner, Mei Fang took the initiative to suggest going out for a walk with Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi. On the way, Mei Fang told Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi everything about her conversation with her mother.
"As expected... Xiang's mother is still her mother."
After listening to Mei Fang's explanation, Xia Yuan felt relieved. "It turns out that she felt that Ah Fang had let us down, so she wanted Ah Fang to be more dedicated and love someone else."
Lin Youxi stroked his chin and thought, "Then Ah Fang can choose Yuan Yuan, and it would be nice for me to be our mother's goddaughter."
"That won't do! If you become my mother's daughter, our relationship will no longer be legitimate."
"This was also Mom's original plan."
Lin Youxi reminded Mei Fang, "As long as you decide on one of them, the other can only be a step-sister. This shackle will prevent you from making a move on the other. If we want to rotate as husband and wife by getting married for a year and then getting divorced for a year, it will bring a lot of resistance."
"Has Mama Xiang figured this out? I didn't expect it... So it's like this... Youxi has become the older sister, and if Ah Fang wants to marry her and have children, it will be hard for everyone to accept it..."
Xia Yuan covered his head and said in distress, "What should we do... Why don't we just tell Aunt Xiang the truth? If we tell her honestly, maybe she will understand us-"
"That's definitely not possible. Now I've almost completely laid it out to her, but she still doesn't want to do it." Mei Fang shook his head and sat on the dam with his wives to watch the sunset. "My mother's moral standards are too high. Otherwise, what mother wouldn't like her son to bring two wives home?"
"Mom doesn't have high moral standards. She is a defender of feudal ethics. She holds on to those traditional ideas every day and is unwilling to accept the new contemporary ideas at all."
The sudden voice behind Mei Fang startled all three of them.
Mei Ya was seen standing behind her brother Mei Fang, skipping stones onto the dam.
"I just want two sisters-in-law. I have wanted sisters-in-law since I was a child. I don't want any sisters."
"Xiaoya, when did you come?"
"You said you were going out for a walk, so I followed you secretly."
Mei Ya sat on her brother Mei Fang's shoulder. "Actually, if you ask me, it's fine for my brother and sister Yuanyuan and sister Youxi to just not get a marriage certificate. Don't worry about whether the elders agree or not. As long as the matter is settled, who would not want grandchildren?"
"You girl... you are the only one with so many ideas."
Mei Fang complained about his sister with disdain. His sister Mei Ya had been involved in most of the crossroads in Mei Fang's life. She had long seen through her brother's idea of a threesome, and she would make wonderful assists from time to time. Mei Fang treated her sister as his own.
"This may work, but to be honest, it will strain the relationship with the elders, which is not what we want."
Mei Fang said softly, "Not only do we need the three of us to be together, we also need to get the blessings of our elders. This is the most difficult part."
"My brothers and sisters want too much, so they are unhappy." Mei Ya glanced at the sunset.
At this time, Lin Youxi was leaning on Mei Fang's shoulder, thinking about something. After listening to everyone's speeches, she raised her head and said:
"In fact, I had already predicted this matter a long time ago... At this time, I think we can learn from the 'window theory'."
"Window theory?"
"The famous writer Xun Ge has a famous saying, which is that people in our country like to compromise. If you want to open a window, everyone will definitely disagree. But if you say you want to lift the ceiling, they will agree to let you open the window."
"you mean-"
Lin Youxi held her chin and smiled, "Our mother's idea has always been based on the fact that Ah Fang has a choice, has the initiative, and can choose a wife."
"But what if the actual situation changes?"
"Has the actual situation changed?" Xia Yuan opened his eyes wide, "I don't really understand."
Lin Youxi smiled slightly and said, "In other words, as long as we make sure Ah Fang has no choice, loses the initiative, and becomes a complete single dog, maybe our mother will think about compromising?"
Thanks for having a new leader today. I will update another chapter of Yuan Ding Fang Xi based on the leader’s suggestion later.
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