Chapter 954
Mother and Daughter's Schemes!
Does Yin Mingzhu really think that way?
Not really.
He was wronged this time.
The person who was really clamoring to throw a big banquet to celebrate her birthday was Ma Xiulan herself.
Of course, Yin Mingzhu did not refuse.
She promised to pay for it.
With 50 tables, even at the highest standard of a five-star hotel in Shanghai, each table costs between 1500 and 2000 yuan. This price seems to correspond to the basic monthly salary that mainstream companies offer to white-collar workers. However, in reality, the maximum cost is only 10 yuan. Adding the cost of drinks, banquet decorations, and hosting, the maximum cost would be another 10 yuan, or at most 20 yuan. The total cost of the banquet would not exceed 50 yuan.
This amount of money is naturally a considerable sum for an ordinary family.
But for her, Yin Mingzhu...
Naturally, it's just a drop in the ocean, not even enough for her to buy an annual membership at a beauty salon, take personal training sessions at the gym, or cover the costs of skincare and fitness.
Moreover, this mother-in-law said something else.
That is exactly what this sentence means.
That's what moved her.
Ma Xiulan said, "Daughter, I know what you're thinking. You've always wanted to reconcile with my youngest daughter and son-in-law. They are your sister-in-law and brother-in-law, and they should be stepping stones for your career, helping you to make your career bigger."
But now, because of some bad rumors and some misunderstandings from the past, many people have a very bad opinion of my son-in-law and his sister-in-law, to the point that you can't get any help from him and have even received a lot of difficulties from all sides.
Mom, I actually wanted to help you, as you know. I've always loved you since you were little. Although I did do some bad things to you recently, it was because I was confused and listened to the slander of bad people.
But Mom has now reformed.
I'm never listening to those people's nonsense again.
I don't believe anything they say. From now on, Mom will only listen to you...
Mom swears, Mom really wants to help you now. Listen to Mom, and take advantage of this birthday banquet.
You don't need to say anything.
"Mom will personally invite your brother-in-law and sister, and have them all come to celebrate my birthday, including the children. Then we can all have a meal together as a family, and any misunderstandings will be cleared up, right?"
Ma Xiulan appealed to her emotions and reasoned with her, and even made a solemn oath before heaven, delivering a long speech.
finally.
That can move Yin Mingzhu.
In the end, there were only one or two sentences: "The family is having a meal together..." If there was any misunderstanding, wouldn't that clear everything up?
There should be a lot of ellipses here.
If it were just about eating, it certainly wouldn't solve his current predicament. But if his family were to have a meal together and someone happened to take a picture of it, and then send the photo to a newspaper, or even... circulate it on the internet...
Doesn't this debunk the rumors on their own?
Yin Mingzhu wasn't asking to benefit from someone else's fame or borrow her sister's help; she simply hoped to be free from the interference of the past, to focus on her business and career, and not to be constantly harped on and relentlessly attacked because of the mistakes she made when she was young.
Yes, she was scared.
This is her third business venture.
The first two times went smoothly, but for various reasons, some were when she took the initiative to provoke trouble and unfortunately hit the man's weak spot, resulting in him ruthlessly punishing her; others were when the man deliberately caused her trouble, using his vast capital as a background and his connections to subtly block her.
This forced her to sell the company.
Both times, she had no choice but to take the money and leave to avoid further trouble.
This is the third time.
Moreover, this third instance has already been subject to an industry-wide soft-blocking process.
is her.
He resorted to self-harm and was hospitalized with depression...
Ultimately, whether it was the man's heart that softened, or his sister Yin Mingyue's, the other party stopped spreading malice towards the outside world...
She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
No longer need to be targeted by various industries.
It was during this period that the various foolish things her mother, Ma Xiulan, did, and the greedy ambitions that were stirred up by the persuasion of some sinister people, were exposed to her as her daughter.
Almost.
At that time, it really was just a hair's breadth away.
She was literally tied up and sent to a mental hospital by her mother and those despicable people in the company.
Taking advantage of the worst period of her illness, when her limbs were skeletal and she was unable to speak, they invited a shaman to her place, broke down the door, and forcibly prepared to tie her up and perform exorcisms and shamanistic rituals around her. Is this something a "normal person" would do?
If I hadn't always been very cautious, and hadn't instructed Yu Li well in advance to keep a close eye on any unstable individuals within the company, and hadn't arranged for bodyguards to be waiting next to my apartment, I'm afraid...
The consequences are something I don't even dare to imagine. After all, if a normal person is sent to a mental hospital and there is a high probability that they will never get out, they will spend their whole life in a mental hospital, facing those abnormal mental patients, and doctors and nurses who will think that you are having an episode when you are spacing out, and who will tie you up, give you injections, and force-feed you drugs. How many people can avoid eventually going insane?
Even Yin Mingzhu dared not claim that she could definitely hold on.
So ever since that incident, she has been living with lingering fear.
From now on, she will never gamble again.
He was just faking illness. He handed over the company to his own mother to manage for less than a month, and she almost sent him to a mental hospital. Can you believe it?
Afterwards, Yin Mingzhu did not pursue the matter further.
However, as the mother and daughter lived together and went through the trivialities of daily life, some distance inevitably grew between them. Even Ma Xiulan could sense that since her daughter's foolish mistake, her eldest daughter had become less close to her.
But Ma Xiulan felt she was wronged.
She was simply misled by the slander of a villain; it wasn't intentional. It was the bad guys who were causing trouble, and she was also a victim.
Besides, would she, as a mother, possibly harm her own daughter?
Even if... even if I accidentally made a mistake and sent my daughter to a mental hospital, she's still a piece of my own flesh and blood. If I think about it later, wouldn't I immediately take her out of the mental hospital?
Feeling wronged, she began to reminisce about the days when she lived in the big villa in Shenzhen with her youngest daughter and son-in-law.
At that time...
Sigh, I don't have to think about anything at all. I just take care of my grandson and granddaughter, pick them up from school, and go for walks in the park with them. To put it nicely, it's like taking care of the kids with great care. To put it bluntly, it's just enjoying life with my grandson and granddaughter.
She doesn't have to do anything!
There are dedicated people for washing clothes, dedicated people for cooking, and dedicated people for picking up and dropping off her granddaughter at school. There are even people following behind to carry her schoolbag. She doesn't even have to wipe her granddaughter's bottom. If this isn't enjoying a life of luxury, what is it?
Why weren't you satisfied in the first place?
Yes, she was biased back then. Her heart was set on her eldest daughter. She thought that since her younger daughter was happy, and her eldest daughter was more outstanding than her younger daughter, she should also be happy...
Alas, looking back now, it was utterly wrong.
Ma Xiulan regretted it.
On the occasion of her 50th birthday, she also has her own requests.
That is, she hopes to reach a reconciliation with her daughter and son-in-law, so that they can personally ask her to come back to Shenzhen and continue to take care of her elderly mother and mother-in-law, so that she can enjoy her old age in peace!
to be honest.
She simply couldn't stay in Shanghai any longer.
Although Mingzhu Media has not publicly announced the dismissal of her as the celebrity assistant.
In fact, she had long since left Mingzhu Media and was no longer holding any position there.
My daughter, Mingzhu, should rest well at home.
The company can manage as long as she's there.
The reason given was that during her illness, she had been helping manage the company and was working very hard. She couldn't bear to see her elderly mother working so hard, so she specifically wanted Ma Xiulan to rest at home.
But who would believe that?
Even the company's dogs don't believe it. Those celebrities are the best at changing their tune depending on the wind. She used to be the boss's mother, and the boss's mother outwardly respected her as her mother, so she tried to please her in everything and made her the queen of the company.
But now, these little bitches actually asked them out for a meal or shopping, and they all made excuses, saying they were too busy lately and suggested another time!
Next time!?
There will be a next time!
It was clearly intentional, done to please certain people and to disgust her.
She wrote it all down; she wrote down everyone's name.
"Hmph, once I get back to Pengcheng and appease my little daughter, I'll make sure my son-in-law blacklists all of you little bitches and bastards, leaving not a single one alive. Don't come begging me then."
These are Ma Xiulan's true feelings.
Now all she wants is to go back to Pengcheng, continue living in her youngest daughter and son-in-law's big villa, and rekindle this relationship that she used to think was so-so, but now finds incredibly sweet.
But I couldn't bring myself to do it.
He didn't want to ask for it himself, so he racked his brains for a long time and finally came up with this brilliant plan.
Throw a birthday banquet!
The reason is that it's your mother's 50th birthday, and you're planning a big celebration, so how can you, as her daughter and son-in-law, not be there to offer your congratulations?
Okay, you've arrived.
That makes things easier.
Mom begs you two!
"Mom was wrong, Mom begs you two to forgive me. I was confused before, and I promise I will never be confused again. As for your sister's matter, I will not care about her matters anymore. You two, is that alright?"
Beat the snake to play seven inches!
She had a thousand reasons to believe that if she could just say this, the couple might forgive her.
After all, she's her youngest daughter, someone she's watched grow up. She's incredibly kind and will surely understand her mother's good intentions. As long as she humbles herself and admits her mistake, everything will be back to normal.
Her idea is good.
Unfortunately, he encountered Lu Yang.
On the plane to Shanghai, Lu Yang began to repeatedly give instructions to his wife, Yin Mingyue.
“If your mother wants to come back to live, you can tell her that your sister is the one who needs her to take care of her. After all, your sister is not young anymore and is not married. She is busy with her work and sometimes she can’t even eat properly when she gets home at night. There always needs to be someone at home to help take care of her. Unlike us, we have your wife at home, so I feel very at ease.”
"Shame on you, Daddy, you're shameful for stealing a kiss from Mommy."
My five-year-old son made some innocent and rude remarks.
This made Lu Yang, the father, burst into laughter. He picked up his 5-year-old son and pretended to spank him. It was only because they were on a private jet that they were traveling together; otherwise, a flight attendant would have already come over to remind them not to be so loud. Unlike now, the flight attendants were all chuckling nearby, waiting for the master, mistress, young lady, or young master to call them. (End of Chapter)