Xing Zhaozhao sat to the side, watching Ying Rongrong finish her call, and asked, "Did the rest of the Dong family come along too?"
Ying Rongrong shook her head, got out of the car, and said, "Only Dong Cang's family came along."
Xing Zhaozhao snorted and got out of the car. He knew that if Fu Hong had also received the news, even if she didn't come, He Shasha was still working at Zhaolan and now they were related by marriage, so she would have contacted Ying Rongrong long ago. The fact that she hadn't reacted at all meant that she probably didn't know yet.
"Did you know beforehand that they would be coming along?" Xing Zhaozhao asked.
"I haven't heard A-Yue mention it," Ying Rongrong said, her expression somewhat unpleasant.
This new in-law, who suddenly appeared, has been single all these years. When they arranged to have dinner, they all thought they would only be meeting her alone. Unexpectedly, she brought her brother's family without even saying hello. If she felt that she was alone and wanted to ask her brother to come and support her, that would be fine, but she should at least have informed them in advance. She even abandoned her eldest brother's family, who had taken care of the two siblings for many years. It is clear that her character is questionable.
Xing Zhaozhao didn't know what to say. After a moment of silence, she muttered, "They've lost all sense of shame."
Ying Rongrong's face immediately darkened. She decided to wait until after dinner to have a proper talk with her daughter and son-in-law. She could acknowledge them as relatives, after all, blood ties were undeniable, and no mother wanted her child to be lost. However, excessive contact needed to be approached with caution, especially since she had two young girls in their adolescence. She didn't want to see her two granddaughters negatively influenced.
Meanwhile, in the VIP room of the Zhaohong Hotel, Gao Yue looked at the chaotic scene before her, her expression grim. What did this mean? If they were going to bring more people, they should at least have given her a heads-up beforehand so she could be prepared. Didn't they have any basic manners?
Seeing her brother, sister-in-law, father, and even her daughter Xiaoyue being pestered and forced into social interactions, Gao Yue felt extremely embarrassed. Only her father, with his aloof and cold demeanor, escaped unscathed. Gao Lianzhou, who had finally managed to get a day off from the army to reunite with her family, whispered to her daughter Fanxing, not giving them a chance to bother her.
Xia Chen sensed his wife's displeasure, took her hand, and apologized softly, "I'm sorry, Yue..."
Gao Yue knew this wasn't her husband's intention, but holding his hand, she couldn't help but mutter a complaint in a low voice: "You could at least have told me beforehand..."
Not to mention Gao Yue, Dong Cui looked at Dong Cang, who was pestering Gao Hongfei with a fawning smile; her nephew and niece-in-law, who were bragging to Gao Han and Ling Shuang; her grandniece-in-law, who was constantly flattering her granddaughter Xiaoyue; her great-nephew, who was wearing an ill-fitting dress that looked like it came from somewhere, making her fat jiggle uncontrollably; and her great-nephew, who was being held in her second sister-in-law's arms and crying loudly, without her even trying to comfort him. Dong Cui's temple twitched, and she almost ground her teeth to powder. It was utterly shameful.
Although Dong Cui had promised Dong Cang that she would bring his family along when she recognized the Gao family, she knew her second brother's family's character best and didn't want to embarrass them by bringing them along. So she didn't tell Dong Cang the specific date and planned to find an excuse to get rid of him after things had calmed down.
Unexpectedly, Dong Cui knew her second brother's character, and Dong Cang also knew his younger sister's character very well. He knew she had a lot of ulterior motives and would definitely cause trouble, so he had been secretly watching her. As soon as he saw her make a move, he immediately brought his whole family to swarm her, making it impossible for her to shake them off. She had no choice but to accept her fate and bring her over.
However, since we're already here, we still need to maintain some semblance of decorum.
Seeing her daughter-in-law's displeasure, Dong Cui quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Yue. He's my only brother. When Chen was taken away, he spent many years helping me search for him. Now that he knows Chen has been found, he's overjoyed and insisted on bringing the family over to meet him and give him some support. We're just ordinary folks, and we don't know much about etiquette. If I've done anything wrong that makes you feel ashamed, you can hit me or scold me, just don't take it out on Chen. Chen is innocent. If you really don't like it, I'll try to appear in front of you less often."
Dong Cui looked at Gao Yue with a timid expression: "It's just... could I come and see Achen and my two granddaughters more often? Once a week is fine, or once every two weeks is also okay... if that's not possible, once a month is alright, right?"
By the end, Dong Cui's voice was filled with a pitiful plea.
Gao Yue immediately sensed that Xia Chen's mood had become somewhat low. Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Dong Cui, quickly forcing a smile. She said, "How could that be? We're all family. I'm just happy that you came. What's with all the formalities? You're A-Chen's mother, so you're my mother too. You can come to see A-Chen and Xiaoyue Fanxing anytime you want. You can even stay at home if you want."
A glint of light flashed in Dong Cui's eyes. She had been waiting for those words.
Dong Cui held Gao Yue's hand tightly with a look of deep emotion: "Good daughter-in-law, our Achen is so lucky to have married you, it's like he's been blessed for eight lifetimes."
Gao Yue smiled shyly, then felt Xia Chen's gaze beside her. She turned her head and met his gentle eyes. They smiled at each other and quickly leaned close together.
Dong Cui looked at the affectionate young couple in front of her, her eyes shining brightly.
Suddenly, her phone rang twice in her bag, as if she had received a text message.
Dong Cui took her phone out of her bag and glanced at it, her expression changing slightly.
Xia Chen happened to look over and noticed that Dong Cui's expression was off. He asked curiously, "What's wrong, Mom? Is something important?"
Dong Cui gave a stiff twitch of her lips and shook her head: "No, it's just a sales text message."
Xia Chen didn't suspect anything, responded with an "oh," and then paid no more attention.
Dong Cui glanced down at the text message on her phone again, pursed her lips, and barely managed to suppress any sign of her distress. She had already changed her phone number, but the debt collectors were still calling.
She looked up and gave her son and daughter-in-law a deep look. But it didn't matter; she'd have money soon.
Just then, Xia Xiaoyue, who was being talked to by Dong Cang's granddaughter-in-law Zhong Jingjing, suddenly glared at the table with her almond-shaped eyes, slammed her hand on the table with a "bang," stood up abruptly, and said angrily, "What? Such a thing actually happened? This is too much!"
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