Bai Qing’s eyes immediately reddened. She had actually already seen the news on social media that Lin Yuyi was getting married, but she had never confirmed when it would be.
“Auntie… is he getting married?”
Zhang Lanhua sighed softly with some regret. “Yes. But Auntie has always treated you like my own daughter.”
“It’s our Yuyi whose judgment wasn’t good enough he didn’t choose you. Take this as Auntie’s apology to you.”
Bai Qing took the bracelet and put it on her wrist, but she didn’t accept the money.
“Auntie, I don’t want the money. I have my own. You should keep it for your retirement.”
“Xiaoqing is the most sensible. You don’t know this time I came to talk with that girl’s parents about the marriage.”
As soon as Zhang Lanhua mentioned this, she thought of everything Lin Yuyi had instructed her, and hurriedly put the money back into her bag, her face full of reluctance.
She pulled Bai Qing to sit beside her. Without even taking a sip of water, she began complaining.
“Xiaoqing, do you know what their conditions are? Our Yuyi’s job isn’t easy. Even though he earns money, that Momo doesn’t feel sorry for him at all.”
“She actually wants the five golds. Just think about it we only had the three golds, but she wants a necklace, earrings, bracelet, ring, and anklet.”
“Tell me, isn’t Momo too much? And the bride price is outrageously high.”
Thinking of this made Zhang Lanhua’s heart ache. She had been poor all her life and hadn’t even seen any gold when she got married.
She married Lin Yuyi’s father for just a measure of rice. How could young people nowadays demand so much money to marry?
With fingers rough from years of labor, she held up two.
“Two hundred thousand. Do you know what that means, Xiaoqing? I’m afraid this old woman has never seen that much money in her whole life.”
“Anyway, I won’t agree. I’ve heard she’s already living with my son she’s long been part of the Lin family. Is she really going to run away?”
“And if she does run away, even better Xiaoqing, you can be my daughter-in-law.”
When Bai Qing first heard two hundred thousand, her eyes also lit up. She too came from a small mountain village and naturally couldn’t compare with Su Mo’s good family background and privileged upbringing.
A seed called jealousy sprouted in her heart. Over the past two years in Shencheng, she had suffered plenty of mistreatment.
Moreover, she had liked Lin Yuyi for so many years. Now that he was so outstanding, she felt she was the one who should have married him.
Thinking that all of this would belong to Su Mo, Bai Qing formed a malicious idea.
“Auntie, I have a way. Isn’t it just the five golds? I have a friend who can get them at the lowest price. Gold can just be plated with a layer, right?”
“After all, they never said it had to be pure gold.”
“Xiaoqing really is the best just what I like.”
The stone in Zhang Lanhua’s heart lifted somewhat. She patted Xiaoqing’s hand, the more she looked at her, the more satisfied she felt.
The next day.
Qin Hui got up early. Today was the big day to meet the Lin family, and with the ten thousand yuan Su Mo had brought back yesterday, much of her anger had subsided.
She wrapped the ten thousand back into a red envelope. “I’m telling you two let the Lin family know we’re not stingy people.”
“Our Momo is one in ten thousand for their Lin family. Lin Yuyi barely counts as one too.”
Su Mo chose a pink dress that made her look especially cute and pure.
“Mom, do I look pretty?”
“Pretty. How could my daughter not be pretty?”
Qin Hui picked up her bag. “Right, we need to hurry. This time we’re the hosts we can’t neglect them.”
“And you when we get there, speak nicely.”
Su Zhengshan was afraid Qin Hui might ruin their daughter’s marriage in a moment of excitement.
The meal was set at the most famous restaurant in Shencheng, in a large private room.
Su Mo sent Lin Yuyi a message:
“Where are you? Do you need my dad to drive and pick you up?”
Lin Yuyi, looking slightly embarrassed, stared at Bai Qing standing in front of him and greeted her awkwardly.
He hadn’t expected to see her here. Though Zhang Lanhua had mentioned her repeatedly these past few days
“Long time no see.”
“Mm, long time no see. Don’t forget to send me a wedding invitation when you get married!”
Bai Qing deliberately lightened the mood and pointed at his constantly ringing phone.
“Why aren’t you replying? Be careful your girlfriend gets angry.”
“Let’s see how you coax her then.”
Zhang Lanhua came out after changing clothes and casually added, “Our Xiaoqing is still better she’s not as delicate as that Momo.”
Just then, Lin Yuyi sent a voice message. Mixed with Zhang Lanhua’s words, it was sent straight to Su Mo’s WeChat.
When he tried to withdraw it, Su Mo had already opened it.
But it was too noisy on her side; before she could hear clearly, it ended.
She immediately called Lin Yuyi. Zhang Lanhua watched nervously as he answered.
“Momo…”
He spoke cautiously, only to hear Su Mo’s slightly excited tone.
“Yuyi, when are you coming? Mom and Dad and I are already waiting at the restaurant.”
“Mm, be good. We’ll be there soon.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up, Su Mo felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.
When Lin Yuyi finally arrived, Su Mo hurried downstairs to meet him only to see the figure of a woman saying goodbye to Zhang Lanhua in a very intimate manner.
Her sixth sense made her feel uncomfortable.
“Yuyi.”
Lin Yuyi’s body stiffened. He quickly adjusted his emotions and only relaxed after seeing Bai Qing walk far away.
“Momo.”
“Auntie, hello.”
Su Mo tried to take the things from Zhang Lanhua homegrown vegetables and prepared sweet-potato starch.
But Zhang Lanhua lightly patted the back of her hand. “No need, I’ll carry them. Don’t tire yourself out.”
“Alright then, I’ll just reluctantly hold onto you.”
Su Mo looped her arm through Lin Yuyi’s and quietly asked, “Who was that woman just now?”
“What woman? Are you imagining things again?”
This time Lin Yuyi denied it outright and flicked her forehead lightly.
At the private room entrance, Qin Hui and Su Zhengshan had already come out to welcome them. Seeing Zhang Lanhua’s simple clothing, Qin Hui’s imposing attitude softened somewhat.
“Oh my, Yuyi’s mother you even brought so many things. You must be exhausted.”
It was Zhang Lanhua’s first time in such a big city and her first time eating in such a high-end place. She looked a bit dazzled.
“Not tired, not tired. These are all for you what you call green, organic food.”
Qin Hui and Su Zhengshan were very pleased. “Come sit, Yuyi’s mother.”
“Momo, you child you don’t even help.”
Su Mo playfully stuck out her tongue and sat beside Lin Yuyi.
After both sets of parents exchanged pleasantries for quite a while, just as Qin Hui was thinking about how to bring up the main topic
Zhang Lanhua spoke first.