"Jingyu, let me tell you, the house itself is secondary; the value of the house is what matters!"

Lin Jingyu frowned. "But Mom, how am I supposed to talk to them?"

Su Ying was a little unhappy, "Why can't we talk about it? You're only talking about money for yourself now, so feel free to talk about it!"

"Those conditions were negotiated between the Lin family and the Ma family. As far as the Ma family is concerned, they recognize the Lin family. If the Lin family goes back on their word regarding the dowry agreed upon, do you think the Ma family will let them off the hook?"

Lin Jingyu pursed her lips, feeling that her mother's words made a lot of sense.

But Lin Jingyu added, "But Mom, I feel like they now think I'm just trying to make money off them..."

Su Ying didn't care at all. "So what if you're just trying to make money? Birds die for food and people die for wealth. Isn't that a normal thing? If the Lin family doesn't worship money and doesn't love money, then the Lin family should donate all their money and live under a bridge."

"Honey, it's not shameful to talk about money, it's shameful to be poor. These days, it's a society that laughs at poverty but not prostitution!"

Su Ying pulled Lin Jingyu aside and said, "Mom will teach you one more thing. You shouldn't bear the entire burden of the dowry yourself. You should find a way to let the Ma family know that the Lin family went back on their word."

"Sometimes, you have to learn to be cunning. In ancient times, there were even thirty-six stratagems for fighting. You have to know how to use someone else to do your dirty work. Let the Ma family step forward to retrieve the notice on behalf of the Li family. Sometimes, charging into battle doesn't end well."

Su Ying sighed, "Jing Yu, you're still too young. You'll have a lot to learn later."

At this point, Su Ying's face darkened and she snorted coldly, "Speaking of which, the Lin family is really insidious. They kept saying they raised you well for twenty years, but what was the result? They deliberately raised you into a naive little flower, so you don't understand even the simplest principles."

"Some smart children understand everything in childhood and know how to strive for everything. What about you? You have to wait until you grow up and let your mother teach you."

Su Ying grew angrier the more she thought about it. "If they truly cared for you, they wouldn't have let you be so ignorant of basic human relationships. In my opinion, the Lin family is deliberately raising you to be a useless person!"

Su Ying was really angry. She felt that Lin Jingyu didn't even know how to take the initiative to make money, which was a basic human instinct. What kind of behavior was that?

Isn't this just the Lin family deliberately spoiling their daughter?

How could a slightly intelligent person not know that money is a good thing?

And what about her biological daughter? She has no idea that money is a good thing. When asked to make money and protect her own interests, she even feels embarrassed.

Su Ying really didn't know what to say. Every penny she earned was the foundation for her to work less in the future.

If she had a mountain of gold behind her, then everything she did in the future, whether it was acting or participating in variety shows, was for happiness, not for money!

After all, she has a family fortune to rely on, and that's her source of confidence!

But does Jingyu have this awareness? No.

Su Ying felt fortunate that she had recognized Jing Yu earlier, otherwise her daughter would have been even more foolish.

All her current awareness of making money from the Lin family was instilled by Su Ying.

Su Ying truly hated the Lin family. What a cunning family! They devoted themselves to raising their sons, but turned their daughters into useless people.

If she had known the Lin family was such a despicable family, she shouldn't have let her daughter go to the Lin family in the first place. Any other family would have been better than the Lin family!

After cursing the Lin family and receiving Lin Jingyu's agreement, Su Ying felt a little better.

Lin Jingyu and Su Ying came out of the hotel. Su Ying reached out and opened the door, saying as they walked, "Jingyu, Mom has thought it all out for you. When you're filming outside, Mom will manage the household for you, I promise..."

As soon as the door was opened, the door to the opposite room was also opened. Both of them looked up and froze at the same time.

The person opposite us was actually from the Lin family!

The Lin family made a grand entrance, with everyone from the oldest to the youngest attending.

At the main entrance, Shen Jingyao was holding Wen Shu's hand, her eyes brimming with tears as she spoke to him.

At this moment, both sides saw each other.

Hearing the sound of the door opening across the way, Shen Jingyao looked up and saw Su Ying and Lin Jingyu walking out of the door, arm in arm.

Both sides stood frozen in place, the atmosphere extremely awkward.

The first to panic was Lin Jingyu. She instinctively shook off Su Ying's hand and called out to Shen Jingyao, "Mom, what are you doing here?"

As she spoke, her gaze fell on Wen Shu's face, and her expression immediately changed. "Mom, why is Wen Shu with you?"

Shen Jingyao didn't answer, but instead asked, "Jingyu, what are you doing here?"

Just as Shen Jingyao and her daughter Lin Jingyu were asking each other why they were there, Su Ying suddenly spoke up: "Oh my, the whole Lin family is here? Why is the whole Lin family here, but not Jingyu?"

Su Ying couldn't stand Shen Jingyao's questioning of Lin Jingyu and felt that her daughter had been wronged, which is why she spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Upon hearing Su Ying's words, Cai Qian immediately spoke up in defense of her mother-in-law, "And who are you, Auntie? My mother is talking to my sister, why are you interrupting? I've never seen a mother talk to her daughter before, but an outsider likes to gossip."

"Jingyu hasn't said anything yet, what are you saying?"

Cai Qian recognized Su Ying as a has-been star, but at this point she pretended not to know her.

Su Ying genuinely treats Lin Jingyu like a daughter, but this isn't something others know about her outwardly.

In other words, she said that she and Lin Jingyu secretly recognized each other and did not announce it to the public.

So when Cai Qian blocked him, he couldn't say a single word.

But she was unwilling to just put up with this, so Su Ying said, "Who I am is not important. What's important is that you don't consider Jing Yu as family at all."

Shen Jingyao's gaze fell on Su Ying's face. She wasn't actually familiar with Su Ying, but Su Ying was a celebrity after all, and she had seen that face on TV before—a face that looked extremely similar to Lin Jingyu's.

Seeing Su Ying's eagerness to assert her dominance, Shen Jingyao said, "Ms. Su, although my daughter-in-law's words are not pleasant, they are all reasonable. Jing Yu's surname is Lin, and she is still a member of the Lin family on the household registration."

Hearing Shen Jingyao's words, Lin Jingyu felt a little guilty. She quickly reached out and tugged at Su Ying's sleeve, "Aunt Su, please stop..."

Su Ying was furious when she heard Lin Jingyu call her "Aunt Su".

"Jingyu, didn't you see? The whole family got together, but they preferred to invite outsiders, but not you. They don't treat you like family at all!"

Su Ying pointed at Wen Shu, "See that? The person your mother is holding isn't you, it's this woman!"

Su Ying's gaze fell on Wen Shu's face, and she sneered, "Wen Shu, so you've climbed the social ladder? Should I congratulate you? You not only stole someone else's man, but also someone else's mother. Have you no shame?"