Chapter 16 Marriage is a Must

A working maid?

Meng Shanshan glanced at Ye Jinmo who was walking away, then looked at the two people in front of her. Her train of thought was really strange.

She did not deny it, but instead put on a sad expression.

Seeing this, Ye Shuran was anxious and put on a flattering smile: "Everyone in the capital knows that you are the most favored young lady in the Zhong family. We have just scolded her. Please let us meet President Zhong."

Suddenly, Ye's mother thought of something: "Did she really steal your things? That's why you are angry?"

Meng Shanshan admired the mother and daughter's imagination ability very much. It was much easier to deal with Ye Jinmo with their help.

She sighed and pretended to be helpless: "Big brother thinks highly of her, and terminating the cooperation with the Ye family may be..."

"Could it be that she...deliberately instigated Mr. Zhong?" Ye Shuran was shocked.

Although she had never met Zhong Shaoqing in person, she was extremely jealous when she thought about Ye Jinmo having an affair with the mall owner while being involved with Zhong Shaoqing.

Ye's mother also heard the direction in these words and was furious: "So she deliberately ruined this cooperation. I will never let this ungrateful person go!"

Seeing that the two people's emotions were aroused, Meng Shanshan curled the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Don't worry, you two can come to our Zhong family's banquet next week. Maybe you can meet my eldest brother."

After saying that, she smiled politely and turned to leave.

Looking at Meng Shanshan walking away, Ye Shuran grabbed her mother's arm and said, "Mom, our chance has come!"

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In the living room.

Ye Jinmo looked at the dazzling array of jewellery on the table and didn't know what to do for a moment.

"You don't like these?" Mr. Zhong was a little nervous.

Ever since his daughter moved out, the eldest son explained what happened last time and he feels extremely regretful every day.

He ignored the debt he had owed to his own daughter over the years and only held her to the family's standards.

This is so unfair!

"This is too much..." She curled her lips and was about to refuse, but when she saw Mr. Zhong's cautious eyes, she swallowed the words back.

"It's not much, as long as Jinmo likes it!" When Mr. Zhong saw that his daughter did not refuse, he smiled with his eyes curved.

"Mom made custom clothes for you!"

Mrs. Zhong next to her was not willing to be left behind. She waved her hand and the housekeeper and four nannies came over pushing clothes racks.

"Mom has reflected on it. Last time, I was not thoughtful enough and let you suffer..."

She held Ye Jinmo's hand affectionately, with longing in her eyes, pursed her lips, and didn't say the second half of the sentence for a long time.

Ye Jinmo is a very smart person, how could she not understand her parents' thoughts?

She was a kind-hearted person to begin with, and now seeing her elders going so far to apologize, she also felt relieved about the unpleasantness from last time.

"Dad, Mom, thank you!"

The girl's light words made Zhong's mother's eyes red instantly.

"Hey, good boy!"

Mother Zhong took out a card from her bag and stuffed it into her hand: "This is Mom's secondary card, take it. By the way, Momo, what do you want to eat for lunch? Mom will cook it herself!"

"Yes, just tell your mom what you want to eat, she's a great cook!"

Watching her parents talking to each other, Ye Jinmo's heart slowly warmed up. She smiled and was about to say something when she heard a voice behind her.

"I'm so happy to see my sister and aunt reconcile!"

As soon as Meng Shanshan stepped through the door, the scene of family harmony in front of her hurt her eyes. She gritted her teeth secretly and quickly adjusted her expression.

Ye Jinmo glanced at her and the smile on his face faded.

"So many clothes and jewels, sister, you are so lucky!"

She caught the jealousy in Meng Shanshan's eyes and smiled calmly: "If you like it, take it!"

"This is not good..." Meng Shanshan watched all this greedily.

Ye Jinmo leaned gently on the sofa, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "It's okay, I'll give it to you for free, you don't have to exchange it for anything else."

Who doesn’t know how to be sarcastic?

As soon as the words were spoken, the living room became eerily quiet, with one could hear a pin drop.

Meng Shanshan's originally pretty smiling face was distorted in an instant, but when she saw the guilt on Mr. and Mrs. Zhong's faces, she quickly changed her expression.

She pulled the corners of her mouth but couldn't smile: "I was just... joking with my sister. These things were given to my sister by my aunt and uncle. How could I accept them?"

Ye Jinmo nodded, without a trace of unnaturalness in her expression, and looked at her leisurely.

Totally agree with her point of view!

"Shanshan is right, these things are for Jinmo, no one else can take them." Father Zhong made the final decision, and Meng Shanshan's face turned pale.

Then, he ordered the housekeeper to send all these things to Ye Jinmo's room.

Just at this moment, Zhong Beichi walked in with a document in his hand.

He saw her sitting idly on the sofa, then looked at Meng Shanshan's aggrieved expression, and instantly understood something.

But because of his father's presence and his elder brother's warning, he could only snort coldly: "Small family..."

"Second brother, what are you holding in your hand?" Meng Shanshan felt much better instantly when she saw him come in.

"This is the second gift list sent by the Ji family..."

Mr. Zhong took the gift list with a serious expression and read it carefully.

Meng Shanshan rolled her eyes, sat on the sofa, hugged Zhong's mother's arm, and shook her coquettishly: "Aunt, I don't want to marry into the Ji family."

"This..." Mother Zhong was also in a dilemma. The marriage between the Zhong family and the Ji family was decided by the previous generation, and it would be difficult to shirk it.

Perhaps seeing her dilemma, Meng Shanshan kindly suggested: "Now that my sister is back, I'm afraid my status is no longer suitable for the Ji family's marriage... I'm also thinking about our Zhong family!"

She had found out long ago that Ji Sichen, the heir of the Ji family, was very mysterious and had lived abroad for many years. No one knew what he looked like, but it was only rumored that he was a violent maniac who had beaten someone to death. He was also very playful and had dated countless women!

She couldn't marry such a low-quality man no matter how rich he was!

Originally she was worried about what to do about this matter, but now that Ye Jinmo is back, it's just the right time for her to marry that philandering and violent maniac!

Ye Jinmo listened to their conversation calmly and roughly pieced together what had happened.

"Marriage is necessary?"

Zhong Beichi crossed his arms over his chest and looked down at her stunned expression: "Of course, this has been decided long ago. Otherwise, why do you think I asked you to go home today? Just to discuss the marriage!"

With just one sentence, the atmosphere in the living room became tense again.

Ye Jinmo glanced at the gift list on the table. There was no need to look closely. The densely packed words highlighted the importance the Ji family attached to this marriage.

She restrained her expression slightly, sat up straight without making any sound, and took in the different looks of the people in front of her.

The originally warm heart settled down again.

She asked indifferently: "Is what he said true?"

These jewelry and clothes were not given to her by her parents sincerely, but were given in exchange.

"No, Momo!" Zhong's mother was anxious, "Mom didn't know that the Ji family was going to send a gift list today."

Father Zhong patted her shoulder and sighed: "Jinmo, don't think too much."

Zhong Beichi was angry when he saw his parents being so humble. "The Ji family is influential all over the world. They are recognized as the richest family in the world. How many daughters of wealthy families are vying to marry into the family? You should be grateful for the marriage you arranged..."

"Zhong Beichi!" Zhong's father yelled, "Shut up!"

Ye Jinmo understood. Although she had never experienced this before, she was well aware of the twists and turns involved in marriages between wealthy families.

"Dad! This is not a bad thing. The Ji family has been sending betrothal gifts for a week. They value it so much..."

Before he could finish, Zhong's father stood up and slapped him on the back of the head, his face turning livid.

"When did I teach you to value these material possessions so much? Our Zhong family has not yet fallen to the point of selling our daughter!"

Ye Jinmo's face was heavy, and he was thinking about this matter in his heart.

She was only sixteen years old. In the past, she had devoted herself to study and traditional Chinese medicine and had never been in a relationship.

Hearing that there was a possibility of marrying a strange man, I was indeed a little overwhelmed.