Chapter 960
Reconciliation
In Ma Xiulan's view, the two requests she made were not excessive at all.
Therefore,
After she finished speaking, she waited for her youngest daughter across from her to happily agree.
Little did they know,
After hearing this, Yin Mingyue...
Her pretty face was marred by a furrowed brow.
She could not agree to either of these conditions.
Yin Mingyue looked at her sister Yin Mingzhu and said, "Sister, you should know that I have never interfered with Brother Lu Yang's business over the years. It is impossible for me to persuade Brother Lu Yang to help you."
Watching my sister's face gradually darken.
She ultimately softened a little.
He continued, "However, I can advise him to stop targeting your business. As for whether your company can go public, that depends on you."
Yin Mingzhu initially thought that all the purposes of her trip had been in vain.
Both hands were clenched into fists.
His face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.
But just now, Yin Mingyue's last words caused the gloomy look on his face to gradually dissipate.
at last,
She breathed a sigh of relief.
Gritting her teeth, she said, "Okay, it's settled then. As long as that guy stops targeting me, I'll settle all grudges with you and all of you. Don't worry, I won't bother him anymore. From now on, you'll be Mrs. Lu, and I'll be my independent and strong woman. I swear, I will definitely be better off than him someday. When that time comes... you can also pass this message on to him."
After Yin Mingzhu finished speaking,
She turned her head away, refusing to look at her sister again, worried that her sister would notice the tears welling up in her eyes.
Yin Mingyue nodded gently.
She agreed with her sister's words. Given her sister's pride, she wouldn't easily go back on her word unless she was desperate.
"Okay, I will tell him about your ambition, sister."
She looked at her sister's retreating figure and said each word heavily.
After saying that,
Yin Mingyue turned her head to the side and looked at her mother, Ma Xiulan, with an expectant expression.
"mom."
She calmly said, "You can go back if you want, but you can't continue living in my house. We have many properties in Shenzhen. You can choose any one of them, and I can arrange for you to stay as long as you want."
Ma Xiulan looked bewildered, and the expectant expression on her face gradually faded.
Anger surged into my heart instantly.
Unable to contain her anger, she roared, "What did you say? Say it again, you brat! You don't agree?"
Yin Mingyue nodded, then shook her head: "Mom, you misheard me. I just said you can't continue living in my house anymore. Xin'er and Fanfan's grandparents are coming over for summer vacation to visit their eldest granddaughter and grandson. You and Lu Yang's mother had some conflicts before, and you didn't get along very well. I'm doing this for your own good."
It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it.
When Lu Yang's mother, Ye Qiuyu, was mentioned, Ma Xiulan became even more indignant.
They rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward.
She almost spat directly onto Yin Mingyue's face. "I'm your own mother! You brat, just so your mother-in-law can have a good summer vacation, you want to kick me out and not let me stay in your house. Is that what you mean? You heartless little thing, tell me, is that what you mean?"
Yin Mingyue did not answer.
There was only silence.
Some things are best left unsaid; there's no need to say them aloud in public.
Yes, that's what she was thinking.
But is it her fault?
It was the mother herself who gradually destroyed the bond between her and her daughter.
She agreed to a settlement.
She also asked her mother to return to Shenzhen with her and choose one of the many properties under her name to live in temporarily.
This was already out of consideration for her mother's help in raising her and Lu Yang's children over the years—at least in her daughter Xin'er's memory, this grandmother had always been very loving towards her.
"Go ahead and say it?"
"Say something!"
"To please your mother-in-law, you treat your own mother like this? Is this still the kind and sensible Yue'er I've known since childhood? Huh?"
Ma Xiulan was unwilling to accept this.
He kept approaching, questioning her relentlessly, and in a moment of impulse, he almost reached out to grab Yin Mingyue's collar.
Until then,
Yin Mingzhu stepped forward and stood in front of Yin Mingyue.
Yin Mingzhu frowned and grabbed Ma Xiulan's wrist, saying, "Mom, calm down. Your sister is doing this for your own good. You don't want to suffer under her mother-in-law's thumb after you go there, do you? Her son is a billionaire now, and even your sister has to rely on her at home. What good will you get if you go there and live under her roof?"
"Besides, your sister said it's not like she's abandoning you. Her family owns so many properties in Shenzhen; there's bound to be one you like. You can choose the most expensive one, the best one, or any one you like. You can live there however you want, for as long as you want, and do whatever you want with it. Nobody can stop you. If you're really bored, you can hire a few housekeepers to cook for you, clean for you, and share the workload. In your free time, they can play cards with you or have a mahjong game. Wouldn't that make life easier?"
A slight softening appeared in Ma Xiulan's eyes.
Seeing that the time was right, Yin Mingzhu continued, "If you still really don't want to, then you can simply stay in Shanghai and I will take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days."
She had just finished speaking in a domineering manner.
Ma Xiulan shook her head vigorously, her wrists waving repeatedly. "Fine, I'll go to Pengcheng. I'll listen to your sister. You don't need to worry about anything. Just focus on making your money."
This eldest daughter is no longer considerate of herself.
The words were well-chosen.
But they didn't care about her, their mother, at all.
"Retirement?"
"Seeing someone off at their deathbed?"
"You brat, you don't come home for a single day in a month now. What if I get sick and die at home one day? My body will probably rot before anyone comes to collect it, won't they?"
Ma Xiulan muttered to herself.
Ever since she was scammed and almost had her own daughter sent to a mental hospital as if she were mentally ill, the eldest daughter seems to have misunderstood her mother.
I knew I meant well.
Isn't it just a case of good intentions gone wrong?
Is it really necessary to be so petty after all this time?
You brat, I'm your own mother!
Over the past few months, Ma Xiulan has cursed Yin Mingyue countless times in her heart.
But she only dared to curse in her heart.
This eldest daughter is different from the younger one. She has a fiery temper and a straightforward personality. She doesn't hold back her words. When she confronts her mother, I'm afraid I won't even have a place to save face, and in the end, I'll only be left feeling utterly ashamed.
That's it.
I've raised my daughter for nothing.
Those two brats, they don't even care about their mother anymore.
However, when faced with two evils, choose the lesser.
After much deliberation, Ma Xiulan decided to go with her youngest daughter. At least back in Pengcheng, she would have a place to stay. Her youngest daughter was kind-hearted, and she could persuade her daughter with gentle persuasion. Eventually, her daughter would soften her heart...
Make up your mind.
Ma Xiulan said to Yin Mingyue, "That's settled then. Your sister and I will go back now. Remember to come to the birthday banquet tomorrow. Also, you have to take me back to Pengcheng with you in a couple of days."
Yin Mingyue nodded, "Yes, don't worry, Mom."
She had discussed this with Lu Yang on the plane before she left. If her mother wanted to go back to Pengcheng with her this time and was willing to stay in another house, then that would be fine with her. But if she still wanted to stay in their big villa, then that couldn't be agreed to. As for what she just said, Lu Xin'er and Lu Fan's grandparents were coming to Pengcheng to visit their grandchildren during the summer vacation.
That's true.
According to her husband Lu Yang, the two elders are very likely to live in Pengcheng for an extended period of time in the future.
Meng Tiantian, who is my husband's younger sister, has finished the college entrance examination. Her first choice was Shenzhen University. Although she has not yet received the admission notice, her college entrance examination score has been released and it exceeds the admission line of Shenzhen University, which is more than enough. Presumably, there should be no problem.
These were words her husband told her himself.
It can't be fake.
If this succeeds.
If Meng Tiantian is admitted to Shenzhen University and becomes a student there, her parents-in-law, who are already of retirement age, will definitely come to Shenzhen University to accompany their daughter as she studies. At that time, the whole family will be reunited.
She, as the daughter-in-law.
We must plan ahead.
Although her father-in-law, Uncle Meng, is not her husband's biological father, even if they move in in the future, based on her understanding of the two elderly people, they would definitely not live in their house for a long time.
Staying for a short period of time, a few days.
Then they should move out.
As a daughter-in-law, isn't it my duty to take responsibility for buying property for my parents-in-law so that they can live comfortably and happily?
One last thing.
If even her own parents-in-law cannot live in her own home permanently, then what reason does her own mother, Ms. Ma Xiulan, have to live there permanently?
Whether for public or private reasons!
She cannot agree to her mother's request to move into the house, even though she was in the wrong to begin with.
The three of them, mother and daughters, reached an agreement on the terms of the settlement face to face.
When Yin Mingyue saw her mother and sister off.
On the other side, in the Zhongting International complex, in the top-floor apartment of a large, single-level building, the living room was a mess, with clothes scattered all over the floor.
At this moment, the bedroom bathroom is filled with steam.
Lu Yang, shirtless, lay in a bathtub filled with water, resting with his eyes closed.
Behind him, Xu Siqi, wearing only a thin silk nightgown, was massaging his shoulders intermittently.
suddenly,
Lu Yang raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "What's wrong? Something on your mind?"
Xu Siqi trembled all over.
She immediately stopped being distracted and focused on massaging the man's shoulders and back.
He whispered, "I'm sorry, I... I won't get distracted while giving you a massage again."
Lu Yang gave a cold laugh and said, "Are you sure you're sorry to me just because you were distracted while you were massaging my shoulders? Don't you have anything else to say to me?"
The voice just fell.
Shocked, Xu Siqi tried to stand up and explain, but her foot slipped and she fell into the bathtub.
With a "pfft".
Water splashed everywhere, "splash, splash," and most of the water in the bathtub overflowed as a large person appeared, spilling all over the floor.
But nobody cared.
Lu Yang looked at the woman in front of him, who was soaking wet and had a stunning figure.
"Well done."
"Why don't you drink a couple more sips of my bathwater? If you drink a couple more sips of my bathwater, and choke on it, wouldn't it make it even more convincing to fool me?"
Xu Siqi was busy tying her wet hair back with a rubber band.
Hands raised high.
This made her belly button and above exposed at this moment.
The damp silk pajamas looked as if she wasn't wearing anything at all.
It looks even more tempting.
Moreover, this girl's assets have actually increased significantly since she gave birth to her daughter.
"Oops."
"This girl is using this to test the cadres."
"You underestimate me, don't you?"
Lu Yang's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, and the sound of him swallowing was clearly audible in the quiet, cramped space.
He blushed at the same time.
I decided to make a tough decision.
She stood up from the bathtub.
The sound of rushing water filled the air, splashing everywhere. The scent of male hormones mingled with the steam, wafting towards Xu Siqi, who had just finished tying her hair up.
Amid Xu Siqi's scream.
They shut her up.
Let's get down to business first. That's exactly what the saying means. Which cadre can withstand such a test?
Lu Yang was making the most of his time.
Because he inevitably had to leave before dark to go back and be with his wife and children who had just settled down.
Xu Siqi knew that this opportunity was hard-won, and she had to seize it, doing everything in her power to satisfy the man in front of her.
An hour later.
The two have returned to the bedroom.
Lu Yang was just about to light a cigarette afterward.
But after thinking about it, he put out the cigarette.
Secondhand smoke is bad for your health. What's more, besides the woman he just punished again and again, his daughter Feifei is fast asleep in another bedroom right next to the master bedroom in this apartment.
Xu Siqi was exhausted at this point.
Normally, she probably wouldn't even want to move a finger.
But at this moment, she still mustered her spirits, lifted the blanket and sat up straight, putting her straight, snow-white legs on the edge of the bed, preparing to put on her slippers and stand up to help Lu Yang get dressed.
Lu Yang stopped her.
With just one finger, he knocked her down.
"Alright, stop wasting your time. I'm not disabled; I can dress myself. Didn't you get enough of a beating earlier?"
"If that's not enough, I can add more."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Xu Siqi scurried into bed like a quail and covered her head with the blanket.
Fearing that Lu Yang might actually add more, Lu Yang decided to do so.
Lu Yang smiled dismissively.
Then he got up and dressed himself, and before leaving the house.
He turned his head away and said in a calm voice, "This is a one-time exception. My woman, I don't want her to be disobedient. If you dare to do anything out of line without my permission again, you won't get away with it so easily next time."
Xu Siqi remained hidden under the covers and nodded vigorously.
As she moved, the blanket rolled up on the bed looked as if a large shrimp was wriggling inside.
Lu Yang shook his head.
The door slammed shut with a "bang." (End of Chapter)