"The money belongs to their parents, not to them. Girls are meant to get married and leave home. Instead of enjoying themselves at their parents' home for over ten years, they should choose a good partner. What's there to worry about in the decades to come?"

Li Yumei did not object to Lin Qingqing's idea of ​​finding a good man. After all, she had also hoped countless times that a powerful, wealthy, and devoted man would pursue her, treat her like royalty, and spoil her like a princess.

However, she also disagreed with the view that a good maternal family is useless. She believed that having a good maternal family would give her more opportunities to find a good husband. Otherwise, if she encountered a family that didn't treat their daughters like human beings and only wanted to use them to exchange for dowry, what kind of good family could she possibly find?

However, she knew that Lin Qingqing didn't like to hear such things. After all, she was an unloved child at home. She hadn't seen her family send anything to her even once during the years she was sent to the countryside, although she had seen two letters asking for money.

"That's right, let them be smug for now, they'll have their day to cry later."

With her agreement, Lin Qingqing finally felt a little more at ease. Looking at Xie Yuan, who was envious of her thoughts, she took the initiative to start a conversation.

Of course, they were subtly trying to find out about the other person's situation.

Xie Yuan, who had been pampered and pursued by Qin Xue, immediately realized Lin Qingqing's intentions and his attention finally shifted to her.

Seeing that her clothes were quite new, and that she had even bought face cream and soap, and most importantly, that she was quite good-looking, although not as good-looking as Gu An'an and Zhou Yue, Lin Qingqing was slightly better than Qin Xue, who was bland and tasteless.

If—and he meant if—he couldn't win Zhou Yue back, he would indeed need to make plans sooner rather than later.

Qin Xue was furious when she returned and saw Lin Qingqing gazing at Xie Yuan with affection, which immediately set off alarm bells.