After the news spread throughout the army, the Liang family's reputation suffered even more.

Later, it became difficult for Liang Yue to remarry. After all, her ex-husbands were all formidable, and she couldn't possibly marry someone inferior.

Five years have passed since Liang Yue started picking and choosing, and she still hasn't been able to get married.

Now, someone like that has his eye on him?

Lu Guozhong felt as if he had swallowed a fly; he was extremely disgusted.

She quickly assured her daughter, "Don't worry about this, and don't tell your mother, lest she be unhappy. I'll handle it. You just stay with your mother and wait patiently for her to marry me."

Meng Fuyan nodded, understanding. "Okay, I got it!"

After what happened with the Sun family, Meng Fuyan has learned her lesson. She knows to complain and delegate some tasks to others.

It would be so troublesome for Liang Yue to handle this herself, but it's much simpler with her father's help.

Meng Fuyan turned around and went home with peace of mind.

Of course, she still told her mother about it. "Mom, I'm not telling you this to make you angry! I just heard that the Liang family has a bad reputation. Given their usual practices, I'm worried that even if my dad handles it, they will still come after us. They might even make you back out or something."

"Besides, even if they're temporarily scared after being dealt with by my dad, they might still try to trip you up in the future. It's better if you keep that in mind."

Meng Suqin pinched her little nose. "You, do you think your mother is that stupid? With your father's conditions, let alone these divorced women, there are plenty of young women who would want to marry him. I was prepared for this a long time ago. Moreover, I have already started to inquire about the situation of the major families in Kyoto. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

Meng Fuyan was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "What? You've already started gathering information? Then... do you know anything about the Liang family's situation?"

Meng Suqin nodded, "I know! From the beginning, I focused on the Liang family. Although my mother left for a while and used to live in Changning City, it was only four years away. She was in the foreign exchange business before, and she traveled a lot for work. She knew a lot of people in Kyoto. Now, if I ask around more carefully to fill in some details from the past few years, my mother is not completely ignorant about Kyoto."

Meng Suqin went back into the house and brought out two thick notebooks, handing them to Meng Fuyan. "Here, take a look. This is a record of all the relationships and personalities of the people I know, including their social circles and family and friends. Everything I know is recorded here."

"The first part is what I recorded before, and the latter part is what I only recently found out."

Meng Fuyan stared in disbelief at the notebook her mother handed her. It was a thick notebook filled with writing, detailing the relationships, personalities, preferences, and contact information of various important figures.

She had seen this kind of notebook before. After all, she had spent many years with her mother in her previous life and had naturally seen her mother at work. Later, she also learned to take notes from her.

But she didn't know that her mother already knew so much about the relationships between people in Kyoto at this time!

This is Kyoto, the most complicated place, and it's so far away from their Changning City.

Meng Fuyan flipped to the last half, which contained over a hundred pages filled with writing.

Meng Fuyan was utterly impressed. How long had they been in Kyoto? She hadn't seen her mother do much work before, yet she had already gathered so much intelligence.

Meng Suqin instructed, "Take a good look at it, and it's best to memorize it all. Before you go abroad, I will compile a complete list of information about Kyoto. With your father's help, it will definitely be more comprehensive. That way, even if you leave for a few years, you won't feel too unfamiliar with Kyoto when you come back."

"When you come back, you can make up for the missing years in between."

Meng Fuyan: "..."

She obediently took the notebook, turned around and went back into the house, saying, "I'll go right now."

...

Lu Guozhong was very reliable. During this time, the Liang family did not cause them any trouble. Meng Fuyan and her family of three lived in this small courtyard. Lu Guozhong would bring Lu Xingming over almost every day, and the family lived happily together.

As the wedding preparations were gradually completed, Meng Fuyan noticed that her mother had bought a lot of things, almost according to the standards of a typical wedding. Although her father had everything, she still bought a lot of everyday items.

She prepared everything, including towels, washbasins, kettles, teacups, and toothbrushes. She also bought a pair of matching watches for Lu Guozhong, which made him extremely happy.

Meng Fuyan bought a bicycle, so Meng Suqin didn't buy another one. However, she bought a lot of fabric and made two sets of clothes for Lu Guozhong by hand, complete inside and out. She also made new quilts and sheets for the house.

We also bought a new set of all the pots, pans, and utensils for the kitchen.

Looking at all these odds and ends, Meng Fuyan was a little confused. "Mom, why did you buy all this? Dad already has it. These things aren't worth much to us. We'll have to carry all this over there."

Meng Suqin glared at her daughter, "This is nothing! I've already ordered furniture!"

Meng Fuyan was taken aback. "Furniture? Dad already has that, isn't that enough?"

“That’s different. This is what I bought for our wedding. He set it up himself. How can they be the same? I want every aspect of his life to be different after we get married. Everything he uses in our lives will be provided by me. No matter what he sees, he will remember that we bought it for our wedding.”

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