Entering the room and opening the suitcase, Yan Mo first saw the lingerie that Zhao Luoluo had bought for her.
This item could not be taken out for the relatives to see. With time tight and the task heavy, she casually stuffed the gift bag containing the lingerie into Liang Qingzhou's wardrobe.
At this moment, she was actually very glad that Liang Qingzhou had taken the wrong suitcase; otherwise, it would have been awkward if the relatives had seen this piece of lingerie.
Pulling the red suitcase that her mother had bought for her, she was full of confidence and opened it in front of Liang Qingzhou's relatives.
The stacks of red banknotes displayed before her eyes were her source of confidence, and she instantly understood her parents' painstaking efforts. Indeed, the support from her maternal home meant she did not have to bow her head under someone else's roof.
Inside the red suitcase, more than a dozen bundles of cash, also neatly arranged, were revealed to everyone, and the relatives all gasped.
Second Aunt widened her eyes, the expression on her face instantly froze, and she could no longer say any words of rebuttal.
Yan Mo straightened her back and scanned the room, "My family provided a dowry, just as much as the betrothal gifts. What did I gain? I married Liang Qingzhou not for money; it was a blind date arranged by both sets of parents. I didn't know about it at first, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law can testify to this matter."
Liang Zhendong understood and immediately stood up, "Yes, yes, yes, their blind date was indeed arranged by me. I was the one who approached Old Liang."
"Indeed, when my Old Liang heard that the Yan family's daughter had returned, it was my Old Liang who went to the Yan family to propose this marriage. It was mainly because we considered that the Liang and Yan families were a well-matched couple, so there is no such thing as gaining anything," Zhou Xiulan also echoed.
Liang Qingzhou looked at Yan Mo, his eyes gradually filled with more appreciation and admiration.
He did not expect that this seemingly delicate woman could be so calm and composed when facing the relatives' difficulties.
Just like her on the day she blocked the wedding car, she surprised him.
The relatives all fell silent, believing that what was on the internet was all fabricated, and their attitude toward Yan Mo also changed.
Zhou Xiuling retreated to the side, crestfallen, not daring to make another sound.
Zhou Xiulan walked up and took Yan Mo's hand, "Good child, you've been wronged."
Yan Mo smiled, "Mom, I'm not wronged. It's good that things are clear now."
Since his daughter-in-law had not suffered any losses and the relatives had not seen any excitement, Liang Zhendong breathed a sigh of relief while having quite a few complaints about these relatives, "Alright, it's noon, I still have to cook, so I won't keep you. Whoever wants to eat here can stay, but if you feel like you can't swallow today's meal, the front door is right there."
In the past, relatives would visit the house one after another. Aside from those just dropping by, others would pull strings to ask him to arrange work for them. Later, Liang Zhendong was truly tired of it, so he handed the factory over to his son. Only after he repeatedly stopped managing work matters did the number of relatives visiting the house decrease.
The other relatives, having failed to watch the excitement, left after saying a bunch of high-sounding words, but only Zhou Xiuling sat there as if she had no intention of leaving yet.
Yan Mo felt a bit puzzled, not knowing what else Zhou Xiuling wanted to do.
Just then, Zhou Xiuling slowly stood up and squeezed a smile onto her face, "Momo, it was Second Aunt's fault just now. I was misled by those comments on the internet, please don't take it to heart. You are well-educated, don't lower yourself to the level of an uneducated rural woman like me."
Yan Mo smiled politely, "Second Aunt, it's nothing."
Zhou Xiuling then turned her head back to look at Zhou Xiulan and said, "Sister, my son is unemployed again. Can you talk to Qingyu and let him go back to the factory? He knows the ropes, and my son can start working as soon as he gets in. Qingyu is so busy, let my Hongli go back to help him."
Since Second Aunt had changed the subject, it was no longer Yan Mo's business, so she prepared to pull the two suitcases back to her room.
Zhou Xiulan did not expect that her younger sister had gone in a circle just for this matter. Just as she was about to speak, Liang Qingzhou stepped forward, "Second Aunt, my mom hasn't managed the factory's affairs for a long time, so I'm afraid she can't help with this."
Zhou Xiuling's complexion changed, "Qingzhou, how can you be like this? We are all relatives, what's wrong with helping out?"
As she spoke, she turned to look at Liang Zhendong, "Brother-in-law, my sister doesn't manage the factory anymore, but you still do, right? Even if you don't, as long as you say the word, it would be a matter of minutes for my Hongli to return to your factory."
Liang Zhendong carried the groceries he had bought back to the kitchen, looking indifferent, "Xiuling, I haven't managed the factory's affairs for several years now. I just wash and clean at home, as you can see. It's not that I don't want to help, but nowadays, work depends on the young people's own abilities, and we can't just interfere. If there's nothing else, you should go back. If you had used the energy you spent today looking for excitement to help your son, he would have found a job long ago."
Zhou Xiuling's mouth twitched. After giving her brother-in-law a glare, she turned to look at Liang Qingyu, "Oh, Qingyu, you heard what Second Aunt said just now, right? Your parents don't manage it and say all the factory matters are left to you. Help Second Aunt out and get your cousin back into the factory. Look, we are all relatives. If your cousin Hongli goes back, he can help you out!"
Liang Qingyu, who had been silent, finally spoke, "Second Aunt, when Cousin Hongli left the factory two years ago, he said he would never come back."
Zhou Xiuling's face turned red and then white.
After all, they were sisters, and Zhou Xiulan couldn't bear it anymore. She stood up and walked to her sister's side, "Yu, since your Second Aunt has asked, and she is your elder, don't make things difficult for her. Arrange a job for your cousin."
"Mom, there are no vacancies in the factory right now, and the market has shrunk in the last two years. Our orders are much fewer than before, and you know that." Liang Qingyu really didn't want to recruit that slacker cousin back into the factory, who would do nothing but wander around the workshops bragging.
But since Second Aunt had asked and his mother had spoken, he felt it wouldn't be appropriate to refuse. After thinking for a moment, he still said, "However, there is a vacancy for a security guard. I don't know if Cousin is willing to do it!"
He thought that someone as conceited as his cousin wouldn't want to be a security guard at the factory.
Unexpectedly, Second Aunt nodded immediately, overjoyed, "Willing, willing. As long as he can go back to the factory, your cousin said he's willing to do anything."
Liang Qingyu was a bit surprised, but he couldn't say anything more and could only nod in agreement. Seeing that the matter was settled, Zhou Xiuling smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits, and she happily prepared to leave.
"Xiuling, don't leave today. Old Liang is cooking, stay for lunch before you go!"
"No, thanks." Zhou Xiulan had just said a mouthful of difficult things, and since her son's job was settled, she naturally felt embarrassed to stay any longer, "I'll go back quickly to tell Hongli this good news, and let him go back to work at the factory after the new year."
Inside the house, Yan Mo put the suitcases away and thanked her sister-in-law for her help.
Zhang Qi waved her hand, "We are all one family, there's no need for thanks."
As she spoke, Zhang Qi was about to leave. Suddenly, as if she had remembered something, she turned back and said softly, "Yan Mo, I'll call you Momo from now on."
"Okay, Sister-in-law."
Zhang Qi paused and said, "Momo, you've just joined the family, there are some things I, as your sister-in-law, want to make clear to you in advance."
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