Mrs. Lan said kindly, "It's not inconvenient. Let's put it this way. Madam Mu will come to the old house to play cards with me in a few days. You can come over then and I will introduce her to you."
"Okay." Su Yi agreed happily with a bright smile, "Thank you, Mom."
Fang Jiayi sent Mrs. Lan back downstairs.
Su Yi returned to the bedroom, took out his cell phone, and called Xiao Xiao, but the call was not connected because Xiao Xiao's cell phone was turned off.
Su Yi sighed, oh, forget it, let her calm down first.
*
An hour ago.
Xiao Xiao followed behind Lu Zhen and represented Su Yi's family to block the wine for Lu Zhen at the banquet.
When the wine was toasted to the Ji family's banquet, Mrs. Ji suddenly stood up, wearing a valuable dark blue cheongsam, with her long hair tied up low, and said in a faint tone, "Xiao Xiao?"
Xiao Xiao was startled and whispered, "Mrs. Ji."
After recognizing Xiao Xiao, the Ji family members all looked unhappy.
If we look at it from Ji Ling's perspective, the whole Ji family is grateful to this woman for giving birth to such a lovely grandson for their family. But if we look at it from the Ji family's perspective, this woman is not qualified to be the Ji family's daughter-in-law at all. Her parents, whose faces are thicker than city walls, are enough to bring her bad luck for the rest of her life.
Mrs. Ji came out from her seat.
Lu Zhen noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and subconsciously protected Xiao Xiao behind her, saying softly, "Madam, I don't know what you are going to do? Xiao Xiao is a guest invited by my daughter, please respect yourself."
Mrs. Ji turned her head and glanced at Lu Zhen, her expression slightly relieved, "You are Su Yi's mother, right?"
"Yes." Lu Zhen was wearing a firework belonging to her mother-in-law on her chest, making it easy to identify.
Mrs. Ji placed her slender hands on her waist and said gracefully, "Then I have a question for you."
"What?" Lu Zhen looked at her without saying anything.
Mrs. Ji asked, "If you were marrying off your daughter, would you ask for a gift of 50 million from her fiancé's family? Would you ask for a mountain view house in the northern suburbs and a Lamborghini?"
"This..." Lu Zhen couldn't answer.
Mrs. Ji's eyes fell on Xiao Xiao's face, and her tone was cold, "It just so happens that this woman's parents are like this. I don't understand, is she marrying up or marrying down by marrying into our Ji family? She actually has the nerve to make these rude requests. Do we think our Ji family is too weak to be bullied, or do they think that their daughter is a huge cash cow and can let them ask for so much?"
Lu Zhen was slightly startled and looked at Xiao Xiao behind her.
Xiao Xiao bit her lower lip, almost biting it. She didn't know about these things at all. She didn't know that her parents actually went to Ji's house to find Mrs. Ji and said those words. It was really embarrassing...
Mrs. Ji stood under the light, her tone cold, "I don't even know who she is, but she came and recommended herself directly, saying that her husband used to run a company, and hoped that after her daughter marries our company, she could arrange a branch for her husband to manage. Haha... I have lived for so many years, and I have never seen anyone who dares to ask me to manage his company in front of me... Mrs. Ding, I respect you as the wife of Mr. Da, so I say these things to you. If it were you, do you think it is reasonable to make such a request when marrying your daughter?"
Lu Zhen shook her head honestly and looked at Xiao Xiao. Seeing her pale face, she didn't want to continue this topic and said softly: "Tonight is the wedding banquet of my daughter and your nephew. I believe Mrs. Ji is a sensible person..." She didn't finish the rest of the words.
But Mrs. Ji knew what she was going to say, and sighed, "Of course I don't want to say these offensive words, but I just can't swallow this breath, so I came to ask Mrs. Ding, I want to ask you, are these requirements for your children's marriage reasonable or not."
Lu Zhen shook her head, "It's unreasonable."
This is what she really thinks. Looking at the whole society, these demands are unreasonable, even excessive and contemptible.
Xiao Xiao's face turned pale.
"I don't know what kind of evil spell has befallen my son. There are so many good women in the world, any one of them is better than her, but he is so short-sighted that he falls in love with the daughter of that family, as if bewitched by a ghost." Mrs. Ji's unhappiness was clearly expressed in her words.
Xiao Xiao felt a stab in her heart and her eyes turned red.
Mrs. Ji said, "Being a relative of such a person is just asking for trouble, isn't it?"
She looked distressed.
Of course, Xiao Xiao felt very uncomfortable. Having such parents was the biggest disaster in her life.
Xiao Xiao was about to cry.
Mrs. Ji also understood her feelings. There were some things she didn't want to say too harshly, but those hurtful words had to be made clear. She couldn't stand Xiao Xiao's family, so she would never agree to this marriage. "Ms. Xiao, originally, you added such a smart grandson to our Ji family, we should thank you, but as for your marriage with Chen Si, I'm really sorry. I believe you also understand your parents' character. Our Ji family can't be relatives with such people. For Chen Si's sake, please leave him, otherwise it will be no good for you if it goes on like this."
*
Xiao Xiao was wearing a thin bridesmaid dress and standing in the cool breeze of the early spring evening. Her limbs were cold.
She looked up at the night sky, then hailed a taxi on the side of the road and headed straight home.
When she reached the door, she heard the noisy sound of mahjong playing inside. Xiao Xiao couldn't stand it anymore and pressed the doorbell hard.
The door opened, and it was her sister Xiao Ru. Xiao Ru was wearing a pink home suit. She glanced at Xiao Xiao's gorgeous bridesmaid dress, and her eyes were filled with naked jealousy. "What are you doing?"
"Go away." Xiao Xiao pushed her away with a grim look and walked in.
Mother Xiao and Father Xiao were sitting in the hall, playing mahjong with two neighbors. Mother Xiao was bragging, "My daughter will soon marry the young master of the Ji family. When she gets married, the wife of the Ji family will give my husband a listed company to manage..."
"Oh, then Mrs. Xiao, you will be a rich lady again in the future, right?"
"Of course, we will move to a house with a mountain view in the northern suburbs."
"Is it true or false? I heard from a real estate agent that houses there are very expensive, and one square meter costs more than 300,000 yuan."
When Mother Xiao heard this, her face was filled with vanity and joy.
The housewife also praised: "Mrs. Xiao is really good at educating her daughters. All of her daughters are so pretty, especially your youngest daughter, who has become a big star. I often see her on TV."
"That's right." Mother Xiao raised her chin, "Then my eldest daughter is not bad either, she is very good at studying. After my youngest daughter marries the young master of the Ji family, I will ask my son-in-law to introduce a good man to my eldest daughter. Then I will feel relieved."
"You have two such capable and ambitious daughters, Mrs. Xiao, you should enjoy your old age."
Hearing these words, Xiao Xiao's eyes darkened, and she rushed over and overturned the entire mahjong table, "Get out of here!"
Her voice was sharp, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
Mother Xiao was shocked, still holding her mahjong in her hand, "What's wrong with you? I made Thirteen Yao and you messed it up. Who will compensate for the loss later?"
Xiao Xiao looked coldly, her hair hanging on her shoulders in disarray, "I told you to get out."
This is said to the neighbors.
The two middle-aged neighbors were immediately frightened when they saw her gaze. They took their wallets and ran away as fast as they could, and she even closed the door for them.
Xiao Ru came over from the entrance, "Xiao Xiao, what are you crazy about? You flipped the table in front of my parents. Can you handle it?"
"You shut up too."
"Why should I shut up?"
Xiao Xiao turned her head to look at her, her face cold, "You eat my food, live in my house, if I tell you to shut up you have to shut up, otherwise, get out."
Xiao Ru was stunned for a moment, and immediately became furious, "This house belongs to my parents, not you. What qualifications do you have to ask me to get out?"
"I paid for this house and I am the owner. I can take it back anytime I want."
"Okay, Xiao Xiao, you've grown strong now and you can even do such a rebellious thing. Your parents have raised you for more than 20 years and you want to kick them out just like that. Aren't you afraid that the media will know how cruel you are?" Xiao Ru knew that she was a celebrity and was most afraid of negative news.
Xiao Xiao sneered, "Oh, I'm chasing you away. You didn't support me, and you didn't do me any favors. Why should I support you for nothing? If you have the ability, go make money and buy a house. If you have the ability, use your ability to be filial to your parents. What's the point of instigating them to ask for things for you behind their backs? Mountain view house, Lamborghini, how can you be so shameless!"
(End of this chapter)