Chapter 381 She doesn't treat me like this

Just say it, it won't cost you anything anyway. Hu Meili said her thing, while Lin Xiangnan was busy with his own.

"Our children can't be bullied, but they can't bully others either, right? They've been strong since they were young, and they have a domineering temper..."

"Yes, yes, well said." Lin Xiangnan nodded and took out the book from his bag. "Mom, where is the small box on my bedside table? Where did you put it for me?"

"It's in the drawer of the dressing table. Your aunt put it there for you when she cleaned up your room this afternoon. You're the same, your closet is messy, your dressing table is messy too..."

Lin Xiangnan opened the drawer and picked out a gold ring from the small box. It was inlaid with two small red and blue sapphires. "Mom, this is for you. I bought it especially for you. Try it on to see if it fits you."

"suitable!"

Hu Meili looked at the ring and said with some embarrassment, "My child, I know your difficulties. You are busy with work, career, and making money, and you really don't have the energy to take care of the family affairs. Don't worry, I will take care of Dabao and Xiaobao. I am your grandmother, so who will take care of them if I don't?"

"Of course. I feel at ease with you around. You have trained three college students. Your strength is beyond doubt." Lin Xiangnan grinned and continued to organize the pile of gadgets in his hands.

As a girl, Lin Xiangnan couldn't help wanting to buy these beautiful jewels when she saw them. However, after buying them, they would just gather dust at home and she couldn't wear any of them out. She could only enjoy her eyes at home.

Hu Meili was even more outrageous. Lin Xiangnan also gave her a lot of good things, but everything Hu Meili took out was fake.

"There are so many hooligans on the street who just snatch things and run away. It's not safe to wear nice things when going out. My brass bracelet is cheap, so I won't feel bad if it gets robbed."

"Come on. The hooligans in these streets won't steal your stuff. They sell the fake stuff themselves, why would they steal it back?"

People of all ages love to compare themselves with others. They feel embarrassed when others wear shiny jewelry while their hands are empty. But they dare not take them out, so Hu Meili personally bought herself a set of fake equipment.

If someone asked her about this, she would openly say, "It's fake. I bought it from a street stall."

"Your children have such great jobs. I thought it was real. Didn't your children buy it for you?"

Because she really has them at home, Hu Meili doesn't feel bad when being criticized. Instead, she proudly replies, "Who doesn't have good things? I have a lot at home. But I am happy to wear these worthless ones."

Hu Meili not only wears these fake things on a daily basis, but also wears them when meeting her in-laws.

"Oh my God, you're doing this to your in-laws?" Lin Xiangnan urged, "Where's the ring I gave you? You don't wear gold, you wear silver. Why are you wearing a fake one?"

Hu Meili waved her hand and said indifferently: "It doesn't look that different anyway."

This mental state is even more advanced than his own. Lin Xiangnan complained, "Compared to you, I really look like a fool who is just trying to save face and spend a lot of money."

Hu Meili glanced at Lin Xiangnan, said nothing, and expressed her agreement with her eyes.

"Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you." Lin Xiangnan snorted proudly and chose a low-key agarwood bracelet to wear.

Lin Xiangdong's blind date went exceptionally smoothly this time, and it progressed all the way to the stage of discussing marriage. This visit was a meeting between the family members of both parties.

Next week, both parties will get their marriage certificate, and on Sunday, both parties will have a wedding banquet.

"It has come to this point, it should be completely settled, right?" Lin Xiangnan muttered in front of his eldest brother, "Your marriage is not stable until you get the marriage certificate."

"Shut up. Stop talking nonsense." Hu Meili warned with her eyes.

Lin Xiangnan commented, "It seems that you have a good impression of this future daughter-in-law."

"Ye Tingxue is a good person." Hu Meili praised, "She is a straightforward and hardworking girl. She has similar experiences to your elder brother. They both went to the countryside and are both college students. We can talk a lot."

During this period, Lin Xiangnan was busy with work, and Hu Meili was in charge of Lin Xiangdong's affairs. She didn't know much about Lin Xiangdong's partner.

On the bus to Ye's house, Lin Xiangnan made up for the missed lessons and found that Ye Tingxue's life experience was even more tortuous than Lin Xiangdong's.

As the eldest child in the family, Lin Xiangdong only went to the countryside, but Ye Tingxue had to take care of his father who was sent down there. His father was hit hard and his health has been poor. His childhood sweetheart also died of illness when he was an educated youth...

After spending so many years in the countryside, Ye Tingxue was already a bit older when she returned to the city, and it was difficult for her to find a suitable partner until she met Lin Xiangdong.

They are almost thirty years old, so it is impossible for them not to have some stories. Once both parties talked to each other and found that they were a good match, they prepared to get married without hesitation.

On the way there, Lin Xiangdong specifically reminded Lin Xiangnan: "Ye Tingxue's mother divorced his father and remarried someone else. Now she's divorced again and returned to the Ye family. We'd better not mention the past."

During the turbulent past decade, it was not uncommon for couples to separate when faced with disaster.

Ye's father was reported, and Ye's mother took the initiative to divorce. Ye Tingxue, who was already sensible, took the initiative to go to the countryside to take care of his father. The two sons under the age of ten were taken by Ye's mother to remarry.

Now that Ye's father's position has been restored, Ye's mother has divorced again and returned with her child. For the sake of the child, Ye's father also remarried, but the gap between the two sides is still there, and he is just trying to save face.

Especially for their daughter's marriage, Ye's father and mother pretended to be very polite. "Come in and sit down. You must be tired after coming so far. Have some water first. Why didn't you bring Dabao and Xiaobao with you? The last time I went to your house, Dabao and Xiaobao liked me very much..."

"The kids were making a fuss. They were taken hiking by their two uncles," Lin Xiangnan explained.

If Lin Xiangdong hadn't specifically reminded him, Lin Xiangnan really wouldn't have been able to see through the Ye family's tricks.

Ye's father is thoughtful and Ye's mother is caring, but Ye Tingxue's youngest brother Ye Tingtao is a little naughty.

Ye Tingtao noticed the eye-catching gold ring on Hu Meili's hand, and silently took out a magnet from his pocket, with an expression that showed he wanted to do something.

Needless to say, just looking at the temperament and equipment, they are exactly the same as Lin Xiangxi back then.

Lin Xiangnan was just smirking and about to remind Hu Meili to be on guard when he saw Ye Tingxue slap her brother on the head.

Without waiting for her brother to explain, she reached out and confiscated the magnet and put it in her pocket.

The younger brother of the Ye family received a big beating and covered his face angrily. He dared not say anything and even did not dare to look his elder sister in the eye. He became obedient all of a sudden.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiangnan and Hu Meili turned to look at Lin Xiangdong at the same time.

Lin Xiangdong looked calm and said in a very low voice: "She doesn't treat me like this."