Ling Shuang looked coldly at Aunt Ling: "It is true that I grew up in your family. However, after my parents passed away, the house and savings of my family also came into your hands, didn't they? But, from childhood to adulthood, even though I did every single chore around the house, you still scolded me for being a freeloader."
“When I graduated from junior high school, you said that girls are going to get married anyway, so there is no need to study so much. You told me to go out and work, and you never gave me a penny. Later, I earned all my tuition and living expenses for high school and college by working and collecting recyclables.”
“When I graduated from university, you charged me for all the expenses I incurred while living at your house, and even made a list, demanding that I pay you back based on the prices afterward.”
“When I married Gao Han, you asked the Gao family for a large dowry, saying it was to repay their kindness in raising you, but you still kept coming over to freeload.”
"Over the years, you have taken a lot of money from me in various ways. As for the so-called debt of raising me, even if there is any, I have already paid back most of what I owed. Let's leave it at that."
Aunt Ling objected: "How can that be? No matter what, we raised you, which is like giving you a second life. Is your life so cheap? You think you can just give us a little money and call it a day?"
Ling Shuang laughed in exasperation: "Then I really thank you for valuing my life so much."
After saying that, she turned to the restaurant manager and said, "Take her to pay the bill. If she can't come up with the money, call the police immediately. Also, notify the security guards and the front desk that if anyone from the Ling family comes again, kick them out immediately and refuse to serve them."
"Understood, Mr. Ling." The restaurant manager replied and went to ask Mrs. Ling to leave.
Seeing that things were going badly, Aunt Ling panicked, sat down on the ground, slapped her thigh, and started throwing a tantrum: "Everyone come and see! Ling Shuang, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gao family of Zhaohong Group and the general manager of Zhaohong Hotel, has climbed up the social ladder and no longer recognizes the poor relatives who once raised her..."
Ling Shuang: "..."
Restaurant manager: "..."
They had never seen anyone so rude and unreasonable. Everyone around, from the restaurant manager to the waiters, was stunned.
In the adjacent private room, hearing the commotion outside, people kept peeking out to see what was happening.
Ling Shuang's forehead throbbed as she looked at the restaurant manager: "Go call security and drag him out."
As they were talking, Gao Han came out of the private room. He frowned when he saw Aunt Ling sitting on the floor throwing a tantrum and asked, "What's going on?"
"President..." The restaurant manager quickly told Gao Han what had happened.
Gao Han patted Ling Shuang's shoulder reassuringly and instructed the restaurant manager, "Give her a free meal and see her out."
Aunt Ling's wailing stopped abruptly.
She quickly got up from the ground and walked up to Gao Han with a smile: "My nephew-in-law is so generous. As expected of a wealthy family, he is very generous. Unlike Ling Shuang, who can't get rid of her stinginess and can't even part with a mere 200,000 yuan."
Ling Shuang had always disagreed with Gao Han's repeated attempts to appease the situation. Seeing that Aunt Ling was still getting worked up, she immediately turned her face to the restaurant manager and said, "Don't give her a free meal. Take her to pay the bill, or we'll call the police."
Aunt Ling's smile froze instantly, and she quickly turned pale, glaring at Ling Shuang, and said, "Get out of here. Your man has spoken, so you have no right to speak here."
Gao Han pushed up his glasses, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes hidden behind the lenses.
"I'll listen to your boss, Mr. Ling," he said, turning to the restaurant manager.
Aunt Ling turned to look at Gao Han, her face filled with disbelief: "Nephew-nephew-in-law?"
Gao Han gently put his arm around Ling Shuang's waist and apologized to her, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made the decision for you without my permission. I was just worried that it would put you in a difficult position... I was wrong..."
Ling Shuang smiled, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the corner of his lips: "Seeing how well-behaved you are, I forgive you..."
Gao Lianzhou came out of the private room and saw this scene. She looked away with disgust: "Can't you be a little more discreet in public? So many people are watching."
Someone nearby couldn't help but laugh.
Gao Han raised his hand and smacked his son on the forehead: "You talk too much."
Gao Lianzhou winced in pain, yelping as she scratched her head and muttered in a wronged tone, "You all dare to do it, so why are you afraid of what I say?"
He looked up and saw that Aunt Ling was staring at Ling Shuang with a sinister look in her eyes, as if they were poisoned.
His expression immediately hardened, and he spread his arms to protect Ling Shuang, shouting at the same time, "You old hag, don't even think about bullying my mother."
"Old hag?" Aunt Ling's face twisted instantly, her eyes turning red as she looked at Ling Shuang and Gao Han. "Is this the kind of upbringing your Gao family has? Calling an elder an old hag?"
Ling Shuang frowned and glared at Gao Lianzhou. Although she didn't like Aunt Ling, it was indeed inappropriate for her son to curse in public. She wasn't afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that if word got out, public opinion would be overwhelming.
Gao Han didn't take it to heart. He patted his son's head reassuringly and said, "Not just anyone deserves the title of elder."
Aunt Ling was so angry that she was panting heavily. Sure enough, anyone who could sleep in the same bed as Ling Shuang was no good. She had previously thought this niece's husband was a good person.
She glanced at the private room where Ling Shuang and her family of three had just come out.
What a coincidence, the whole family is here. So, who else is in the private room? Could it be a family gathering of the Gao family? Are their in-laws also here?
Since these younger people are unreasonable, she has no choice but to seek out reasonable elders.
Aunt Ling instantly felt emboldened. She grabbed Gao Lianzhou's arm and pulled him into the private room, saying, "I'm going to ask my in-laws if this is how the Gao family is raised. They can just casually insult an elder."
The door to the private room opened again, and when they saw Aunt Ling angrily dragging Gao Lianzhou in, the Gao family members raised their eyebrows slightly but remained calm and continued doing what they were doing, since they all knew what kind of person she was.
Xing Zhaozhao was someone he didn't recognize, so he took a second look out of curiosity.
There weren't many people in the Gao family, and Aunt Ling knew them all. When she suddenly noticed an unfamiliar face among them, she couldn't help but take a second look.
Who is this person?
"Isn't this Aunt Ling Shuang? Is there something you need?" Ying Rongrong asked first.
Aunt Ling snapped out of her daze, looked at Ying Rongrong, grabbed Gao Lianzhou, and stormed over, looking like she was there to interrogate her: "Gao Lianzhou just called me an old hag without even asking what happened. I want to ask you, in-laws, is this the kind of upbringing your Gao family has? You can just maliciously insult an elder like that?"
Ying Rongrong frowned, looked at Gao Lianzhou disapprovingly, and was about to say something.
Xing Zhaozhao couldn't help but speak first: "What's wrong with the Gao family's upbringing? I think the Gao family's upbringing is quite good."
Aunt Ling's face darkened. She turned to look at Xing Zhaozhao, but seeing that she was young, she didn't take her seriously and asked irritably, "Who are you? Who gives you the right to speak here?"
The private room fell silent for a moment as everyone looked over with great interest.
She immediately launched an attack on the old man's beloved daughter; it remains to be seen how she will respond.
Gao Mingcheng gave Aunt Ling a cold look.
Aunt Ling felt a jolt, and suddenly had a bad feeling.
“I am Lianzhou’s great-grandmother, do you think I have any right to speak?” Xing Zhaozhao said with a smile, looking at Aunt Ling.
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