“That’s all there is to it. Why are you two arguing? You used to get along so well, and now you’re fighting like this. Is there any point?”
“Bullshit! Rongrong, this was clearly something Lin Xiaoman did on purpose. You expect me to believe that she happened to crash her bicycle into Ye Xiaochen’s car, the two of them happened to hit it off, and then they started dating? Do you think I’m a three year old child you can fool?”
“Mom, why won’t you believe me?”
“Believe what? Only a fool like you would help someone count the money after being sold off. This was the blind date your cousin arranged for you.
He’s such a wealthy man…”
“Mom, you spend your life with a person, not with money. Rich men all turn bad eventually. Say whatever you want, I simply don’t like him. Let’s go home.”
“Rongrong, you’ve gone crazy.”
Huang Hongxia was dragged home by her daughter.
Li Yunshu was still trying to process what her niece had said.
Xiaoman had ridden her bicycle into Ye Xiaochen’s car, the two of them had hit it off afterward, they had started dating, and Ye Xiaochen had even driven Xiaoman home.
“Oh, that Xiaoman! How could she not tell me about something this important? I should at least have taken a look at what he looks like.”
Li Yunshu regretted it so much that she slapped her thigh.
If Xiaoman really found herself a wealthy son in law, then that man from San Ceng Yan was nothing compared to him.
No, she had to ask her daughter.
“Xiaoman, what your cousin said is true? That wealthy Ye Xiaochen really took a liking to you?” Li Yunshu was delighted. “I knew it! My Xiaoman is prettier than Rongrong and so capable too. She was definitely born with good fortune. She’ll surely marry a good man.”
“Oh, you really don’t know how to handle things. The man drove you all the way to your doorstep, yet you didn’t even invite him inside to sit for a while?”
“Mom, weren’t you entertaining other people? How could I have brought him inside? Wouldn’t that have caused another fight?”
“Hehe, that’s true. Then ask him when he’ll be free. If you two really hit it off, we should invite a matchmaker and choose an auspicious day for him to formally propose. We at least need to see which direction his family’s front door faces, don’t we? By the way, did you ask how many brothers he has, whether his parents are easy to get along with, and how many acres of farmland his family owns?”
Watching her mother’s glowing face as she chattered endlessly, worrying about this and that, Lin Xiaoman desperately wanted to tell her that nothing had even been settled yet.
It wasn’t that he had taken a liking to her.
She was the one who had taken a liking to him!
And she had no idea what he was thinking.
Her cousin had said she was too foolish. She had told him everything outright, so Ye Xiaochen would definitely not like her.
What was she supposed to do?
“Mom, don’t tell anyone about this yet.” Lin Xiaoman blushed. “We’re the girl’s family, so we should be a little reserved. If he hasn’t formally come to propose yet, we shouldn’t say anything outside.”
“That’s true. What if something changes? Where would that leave you?”
Lin Xiaoman thought, Thank you, Mom!
“And another thing, your eldest aunt is already holding a grudge against us.
Don’t tell your second aunt or third aunt either, otherwise you won’t be able to explain yourself.”
“Do you think I’m stupid? My daughter has found herself a good son in law. I’m so happy I could secretly celebrate all by myself. Why would I tell them?”
Li Yunshu was already a hundred and twenty percent satisfied with this Ye Xiaochen whom she had never even met.
“By the way, Xiaoman, I heard he’s a construction contractor. He can make quite a lot of money, right?”
“I don’t know either. We hadn’t gotten around to talking about that.”
See?
Even her own mother only cared about whether he had money.
After experiencing poverty in her previous life, Lin Xiaoman understood deeply that when you had no money, even your own parents looked down on you.
Back then, her life had been poor and miserable. Whenever she returned to her parents’ home, she would hear people complaining, “Why did you come back again? Your younger brother and his wife said the house is too small.
If too many people come, there isn’t even enough room to sleep…”
That was why, even after discovering that Chen Jian was fooling around outside and refusing to support the family, she still didn’t dare to divorce him.
Because if she divorced him, she and her daughter would have nowhere to go.
To earn enough money for daily expenses, she had swept the streets while still young, carrying her daughter with her. After her daughter started kindergarten, she worked three different odd jobs by herself.
Back then, life felt as though she were soaking in bitter water.
She had to stretch every penny as far as possible, and she truly envied those women who had husbands supporting the family and parents who could always provide them with a safety net.
Thinking about all of this, Lin Xiaoman once again made up her mind.
In this life, she absolutely had to find a wealthy man.
This time, she would hold on tightly to Ye Xiaochen and never let go!
Her cousin was right.
If she couldn’t get the man, getting his money was enough.
Ye Xiaochen was so wealthy that once she became his wife, he certainly wouldn’t mistreat her. Having enough food and clothing without worrying about money sounded wonderful, didn’t it?
After being given another chance at life, she absolutely could not live while constantly tightening her belt again.
Otherwise, she would be letting Heaven’s gift of rebirth go to waste.
But if she really went after Ye Xiaochen, wouldn’t her cousin have a difficult time?
At the Li family home, Huang Hongxia repeatedly questioned her daughter.
“Your cousin introduced such a good match to you, and you just gave him to Lin Xiaoman?” She was so angry that her chest tightened. “For a woman, marrying a man is like being reborn into a new life. If you marry well, you’ll never worry about food or clothing. If you marry badly, you’ll suffer for the rest of your life. How can you be so foolish?”
“I never should have let Lin Xiaoman go with you. The moment she went, everything got messed up. I regret it so much…” Huang Hongxia said. “No, you have to go find your cousin and ask him to talk to Ye Xiaochen again. He was supposed to meet you, not Lin Xiaoman. They must have gotten the wrong person for the blind date…”
“Mom, I already told you. You’re going to spend your whole life with this person, so the feelings have to be mutual. I didn’t like him the moment I saw him, and he didn’t like me either. He simply thinks Xiaoman is his type…”
“So Lin Xiaoman ruined everything. Then go on another blind date.”
“Mom, there are plenty of good men in the world. It’s not as if Ye Xiaochen is the only one.”
“Can those men compare with him? Look around. Who else his age has a car? Being a ten thousand yuan household is already a huge deal these days. I heard his car alone cost more than a hundred thousand yuan. His family is so well off. You can’t let someone like that slip away…”
“Mom, a forced marriage won’t be happy. How can two people who dislike each other possibly live together? Stop making trouble. Let Xiaoman date him. I think that’s perfectly fine.”
“I’m just unwilling to accept it. He was clearly supposed to be my son in law, so how did he end up becoming Li Yunshu’s son in law? A cousin stealing her cousin’s match is simply shameless…”
Li Xianrong thought to herself, If this really works out, my mother will probably complain about it for the rest of her life.
She really felt sorry for Xiaoman.
And besides, what exactly was Ye Xiaochen thinking?
With Xiaoman’s foolish and naive personality, if she really married Ye Xiaochen, she would probably be completely under his thumb.
Sigh.
No matter how she chose, it was difficult!
“Boss Ye, what do you think about this?”
“All right. Then I’ll give you the steel reinforcement work. However, let’s be clear about one thing. You’ll only have another chance to work with us if you complete the job properly and meet the required quality standards.”
“Of course, Boss Ye. Don’t worry. I’ll definitely do a good job.”
“Then it’s settled. I still have something to take care of, so I’ll leave first.”
Ye Xiaochen stood up and went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
He bought two bottles of malted milk, two cans of fruit preserves, and then asked the saleswoman to cut him a length of fabric.
He weighed it in his hand and thought that his gifts seemed a little too modest.
Then he suddenly noticed an old man setting up a stall nearby, making gold and silver jewelry.
Hmm.
He should get a gold ring.
Hadn’t she said she was interested in his money?
Then he would give her exactly what she wanted.
After all, that girl was really silly.
Yes, Ye Xiaochen simply wanted to see the silly expression on that girl’s face when she saw these gifts!