Chapter 959
Mother and daughter meet, each harboring 100 ulterior motives
Zhongting International.
Lu Yang had just coaxed his daughter to sleep in his arms.
I breathed a sigh of relief.
My daughter is still young, having just celebrated her second birthday not long ago, so this is her impression of her father.
Speaking of which...
My memory of it is probably vague.
He used to fly to Singapore quite often to visit the mother and daughter, but back then his daughter Feifei was still a baby. However, ever since his daughter started babbling and could call out "Dad," he has been able to do so much.
That is, at the end of last year.
With the copyright lawsuit between Mingzhu Media and Sifei Media.
The daughter was taken back to China by her mother.
Then she settled in Shanghai with her mother and her maternal grandmother.
More than half a year has passed since then.
For a full six months, she had not seen her daughter sleeping peacefully in her arms.
Fortunately...
My darling daughter still recognized his face. She wasn't scared by him being a stranger and cried the whole way. It was just that when she came in, she was a little shy in an unfamiliar environment, and then she was probably sleepy and missed her mother, so she cried a few times.
But that's how it is.
Lu Yang almost broke down as well.
Afraid of waking the little one again, I carefully, almost tiptoed, into the bedroom...
I just tucked the child in.
"Little Nine."
Has her mother arrived yet?
I don't know how long my daughter will sleep!
What should I do if my child wakes up crying again after only a few minutes of sleep?
Also, what should I feed my daughter if she wakes up and is hungry? Is there anything she can't eat?
Her mother didn't come along.
Lu Yang really didn't dare to make decisions on his own later.
Following Lu Yang's instructions.
A tall young man walked in through the doorway.
She approached Lu Yang and whispered in his ear, "According to our people near the airport, Madam Xu has already gotten into her car and is heading this way. She is expected to arrive in about 15 minutes. Should we urge her again?"
Lu Yang shook his head slightly.
"no need."
My daughter on the bed looks like she's sleeping soundly. It's only been about 15 minutes, so she shouldn't wake up crying immediately.
the other side.
Ma Xiulan and her daughter Yin Mingzhu have caught up with Yin Mingyue and her two children.
It wouldn't be accurate to say we caught up!
They had already tracked down Yin Mingyue and had the villa cleaned up, intending to use it as a temporary residence for the family in Shanghai.
When six eyes meet.
Yin Mingyue originally wanted the children to go upstairs to rest first.
After all, she couldn't guarantee that she would be able to have a harmonious conversation with her mother and sister later. If they started arguing, it would scare the children!
But Ma Xiulan had already taken the first step.
She rushed to the two children and hugged her grandson Lu Fan, who was backing away.
"My precious Fanfan, have you missed Grandma?"
Grandma, I've missed you so much!
As he spoke, he opened his blood-red mouth and was about to kiss the child.
Terrified, Lu Fan screamed, "Mommy, sister, save Fanfan! The wolf in sheep's clothing is going to eat people!"
The little guy was struggling with all his might.
At the same time, tilt your head back.
Try to avoid Grandma's gaping maw.
For a time,
The surroundings were completely silent.
As soon as Ma Xiulan picked up the child, her mouth, which had been close to hers, froze on the spot.
"that,"
Yin Mingyue was quite embarrassed. "Mom, children say the darndest things. You should put Fanfan down first."
As he spoke,
He went forward to rescue his son.
At the same time, while suppressing a laugh, she reassured Fanfan, "Fanfan, this is Grandma, Mommy's mommy, not a wolf in sheep's clothing, and she doesn't eat people. It was wrong of you to talk about your grandma like that. Remember to apologize to your grandma later, okay?"
The little one opened his arms and returned to his mother's embrace.
She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to her older sister, who was covering her mouth and giggling, "Grandma's mouth smells so bad, I'm not lying, sister, why don't you let Grandma kiss you too?"
Lu Xin'er's face turned green.
She gave her bratty younger brother a fierce look.
Seeing that his grandmother had let go of his naughty little brother, he indeed opened his arms again and looked at her expectantly.
He was so frightened that he took two steps back.
But then he quickly stopped.
This is wrong. Grandma took care of her when she was little, for many years, unlike her bratty little brother Lu Fan, who was still very young when Grandma passed away.
Immediately,
Her face was flushed with embarrassment.
She said in a slightly embarrassed voice, "Hello, Grandma and Aunt."
The 10-year-old girl has already grown into a graceful young lady.
At this moment, even if it were Ma Xiulan, who was eager to get closer to her two grandsons and granddaughters, she would have to pretend to be shy and timid and wouldn't say anything more.
"Hello, Xin'er."
Yin Mingzhu broke the deadlock.
Ma Xiulan, who had already opened her arms to welcome her granddaughter into her embrace, awkwardly had no choice but to withdraw them.
She pretended to scold, "You silly child, you're still shy when you see your grandma. Back then, your grandma raised you from infancy, changing your diapers and feeding you every drop of water. I slept with you when you were just a tiny little bean sprout, until you were six and stopped wetting the bed..."
Her intention was to claim credit.
It means that I followed you two for those years.
I'm not just a freeloader.
It has helped you two a lot.
Look, I've put in so much effort to raise your daughter, handling every little thing from infancy to bed. I've slept with her since she was a baby, until she stopped wetting the bed.
But what he said was very unpleasant to hear.
Especially Lu Xin'er herself, who is already 10 years old, heard her grandmother tell the truth in public that she didn't stop wetting the bed until she was 6 years old.
Her face turned bright red.
My head felt like a quail's, as if I wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"mom--"
Yin Mingyue interrupted her mother in time.
His brows were deeply furrowed.
She said with slight displeasure, "The children are tired from their long journey. Can we let them go upstairs to rest first? If you have something to say, we can talk downstairs. If you're not in a hurry, we can wait a little longer until Brother Lu Yang comes back, and then you can talk to him in person."
Ma Xiulan was already a little annoyed that her youngest daughter had interrupted her.
I was just about to give them a few blunt reprimands.
However, she received a warning look from her eldest daughter, Yin Mingzhu.
Reluctantly, I found a sofa and sat down in the living room.
Seeing that her grandmother had stopped talking, Lu Xin'er breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly grabbed her younger brother Lu Fan's hand and ran upstairs.
Yin Mingyue instructed the two siblings not to come downstairs unless she called them.
He then waved his hand.
Have all the other irrelevant people leave.
Only the mother and her two daughters remained in the entire villa's living room.
Six eyes met.
The three of them found sofas and sat down.
Ma Xiulan and her daughter Yin Mingzhu sat together naturally.
Yin Mingyue sat alone opposite them.
Take a deep breath.
Remembering her husband's instructions, Yin Mingyue said, "Tell me, what do you want to see me about?"
Yin Mingzhu opened her mouth.
Seeing that her eldest daughter seemed reluctant to speak, Ma Xiulan decided to help her.
"My dear daughter, your sister and I are here to confirm the arrangements for tomorrow's birthday banquet. Your son Lu Yang, after all, has a certain status. We heard that if he comes to Shanghai, other important figures might come to visit him. We were wondering if we should prepare some extra food?"
This is indeed a problem.
Yin Mingyue frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded and said softly, "Then tell the kitchen to prepare ten more tables of food. You don't need to pay for these, sister; I will."
Ma Xiulan and Yin Mingzhu's eyes lit up.
Ma Xiulan, in particular, was about to happily say, "No need, no need, your sister should pay for it."
Yin Mingzhu stopped her.
He shook his head at her with a firm look in his eyes, then turned to his younger sister Yin Mingyue and said, "Is this Lu Yang's idea? Well then, let's split the cost of Mom's birthday banquet in half. That's fair to everyone."
Yin Mingyue was stunned!
That was what she was going to say next.
But her older sister told her.
Is this what they call tacit understanding? My sister and her husband, Lu Yang, are thinking the same thing?
She felt a little uneasy.
But she nodded slightly, "Okay, then I'll do as you say, sister. I have no objection."
Yin Mingzhu glanced at her flawless face, feeling a pang of emotion, but still said, "Sister, you've taken good care of yourself over the years. It seems he really treats you well. I'm relieved. Let bygones be bygones, sister, what do you say?"
Her main goal today is reconciliation.
Just like my sister said, if we don't make things clear before that guy comes back, once he does, given our incompatible personalities, even if I want to reconcile, I'm afraid that jerk will provoke me with a single sentence.
Yin Mingyue was stunned again.
She looked at her older sister, Yin Mingzhu, with a puzzled and incredulous expression.
She let out a soft breath and subconsciously said, "You're not lying to me? You're deliberately trying to lower my guard, aren't you?"
It's really not her fault.
It was Ma Xiulan's constant matchmaking and Yin Mingzhu's tacit approval over the years that made her genuinely believe that the other party was likely feigning weakness in order to take advantage of her unpreparedness and then launch a surprise attack to snatch her husband, Lu Yang's brother, back.
Yin Mingzhu's next words were stuck in her throat.
He could only look at his mother beside him.
Ma Xiulan also felt that the situation was quite tricky, but she couldn't ignore her eldest daughter's plea for help, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain to Yin Mingyue: "It's like this, girl, your sister has thought it through now. You see, she's not young anymore, she'll be 30 soon. Once a woman turns 30, she's considered an old maid. If she doesn't find someone to marry soon, it will be difficult for her to have children in the future. See if you can give your sister another chance and not hold a grudge against her for what happened before?"
Yin Mingyue subconsciously shifted her gaze to her sister Yin Mingzhu's equally flawless face.
On this face.
In addition to her beauty being no less than her own.
There's also the air of nobility and aura that develops from long-term high positions and issuing orders.
Old age?
Old maid?
Is she hard to marry?
Is it true that if you wait too long to have a child, you won't be able to have one?
Which of these points relates to the older sister?
How funny.
Mom actually tried to lie to her.
Do they really think she's still the same silly Yin Mingyue from before?
"Mom, what are you saying?"
Yin Mingyue frowned and said, "When did I say I hated my sister? Aren't you wronging me? I have always respected my sister. She is a top student who graduated from Beijing University. If it weren't for my sister's help, I might still be feeding pigs in the countryside... How could I have such good fortune today?"
That's infuriating!
The more she glanced, the darker Yin Mingzhu's face became.
But what can I do? I came here today to seek peace.
"I will endure!"
Yin Mingzhu thought to herself.
"You brat, I told you you're fat, and you're panting like that? Aren't you just rubbing salt into your sister's wounds?"
Ma Xiulan thought to herself.
"Keep acting, keep acting. Sister, Mom, since you two like acting so much, I'll act with you."
Yin Mingyue thought to herself.
The three of them were now each harboring a hundred schemes.
They all have their own ulterior motives.
Yin Mingyue didn't believe for a second that her sister and mother's purpose in coming today was simply to reconcile with her.
If it's simply a matter of reconciliation, there's no need to rush over while her husband is away.
Also, given her personality, she shouldn't give in so easily.
unless……
"Mom, I'm not going to beat around the bush. I'm here today not only to reconcile the three of us, but also for two other things. If you agree, then we'll truly be a family from now on, and we'll never be separated. What do you say?"
Sure enough, she guessed right.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Ma Xiulan worried that things might go wrong if she delayed, fearing that Lu Yang might come back and catch them in the act.
While the son-in-law was away.
Let's win over his wife first.
Yin Mingzhu frowned.
Mom's getting a little anxious. We should wait a bit longer, preferably until after tomorrow's birthday banquet, but...
She was worried.
After tomorrow's birthday banquet, the three of them may not have another chance to get together alone.
That's it.
Just do as Mom says.
Let's be frank.
Yin Mingyue pretended to frown, looking somewhat troubled: "Mom, Sister, didn't you come here today because you genuinely want to reconcile? What conditions do you need me to agree to? If I don't agree, are you going to call off this reconciliation today?"
To be honest, she was quite disappointed.
"No way, Yue'er, listen to what your mother has to say," Ma Xiulan quickly explained.
If Yueyatou starts to dislike them before they've even voiced their request, how could they possibly agree to it later?
"Little sister, can you let Mom finish what she has to say first?"
Yin Mingzhu frowned.
She had originally thought that as long as they could reconcile first, and then her mother would make the request, her kind-hearted younger sister would surely agree readily.
but,
It seems to be somewhat different from what I expected.
My younger sister has changed too; she's no longer the innocent and kind-hearted Yin Mingyue she used to be.
Ma Xiulan hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said everything that was on her mind.
"Your sister's company wants to go public and needs financial support. In addition, she has a powerful figure to endorse it. Can you persuade your husband to do the same?"
Don't try to trip him up because of what happened in the past.
It would be best if you could provide financial support. Even if you can't provide financial support, at least spread the word and support your sister, considering that she is his sister-in-law. That shouldn't be a problem, right?
Also, Mom wants to go back and see your dad. Besides, I'm getting old, and your sister isn't getting married. While my old bones are still able to move, I want to go back and continue helping you two take care of your child. Yue'er, is that alright? (End of Chapter)