Although the community elderly activity center is an important place for Mrs. Sun's daily activities, Mrs. Sun belongs to a gossip group with no skills, and has little intersection with the two major technical groups, the stock trading group and the lottery group.
Lin Xiaoman flipped through Li Yanying's daily memories, trying to find any intersections with the two major money groups, and then looked for clues from that tiny intersection.
Well, it would be convenient if Li Yanying was a little lottery fan and paid attention to the lottery results on a daily basis.
She checked her memory whenever she had time. Before Lin Xiaoman could find this unexpected fortune, Chen Xinyi sent her a message saying that the Zhou family had suggested that they have dinner together at the weekend to discuss the specific schedule for the wedding banquet.
Lin Xiaoman replied, "Oh!"
On Wednesday night, Shen Xinyi sent her another message, saying that the dinner time was set for Saturday noon, the restaurant had been booked, and Zhou Yang would pick her up at that time.
Lin Xiaoman calmly replied "I know", knowing full well that this meal might not be that delicious.
Because he was thinking about the money, when he was at the activity center, Lin Xiaoman would occasionally approach the members of the stock group and lottery group to make himself familiar with them.
Time flies, the week is over, and it's Friday night all of a sudden.
Lin Xiaoman was watching TV with the old lady when Shen Xinyi called.
After getting up and leaving the room, Lin Xiaoman answered the call.
"Hello."
"Mom, do you remember to have lunch at Zhou Yang's house tomorrow?"
"Of course, your mother doesn't have Alzheimer's."
"Well, Zhou Yang and I will pick you up then."
"I know, I know." Lin Xiaoman's tone revealed a little impatience, and then turned to care about her daughter, "Xinyi, have you had dinner?"
"I ate it."
"Are you tired from work recently? Do you often work overtime?"
"It's fine." Afraid of worrying Lin Xiaoman, Chen Xinyi didn't say much. The competition in their company was indeed intense. If you wanted to get promoted, you had to work harder than everyone else, and working overtime was normal. Employees who just sat around waiting for death would eventually be laid off.
"You, even though you're still young, don't work too hard. Your health is more important than your work. Eat three meals a day on time and don't stay up late."
"I know. I'll take care of myself. Mom, how about you? Have you been feeling unwell lately? Don't overwork yourself."
"I'm in good health, and I only do laundry and cooking. These are ordinary housework. How can I be tired? The old lady is kind, and the Sun family is generous. Your mother's job is like playing. It's so easy."
"Well, that's good."
After chatting for a few sentences, Chen Xinyi seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Lin Xiaoman obviously heard it, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
"Mom..." Chen Xinyi stammered, stretching out her tone, not knowing how to start for a moment.
"Has the Zhou family changed their mind about the betrothal gift again?" Lin Xiaoman guessed it immediately.
"Just now I was chatting with Zhou Yang, and he said that his mother doesn't agree to give a betrothal gift..."
"I knew that his mother is a troublemaker!" Lin Xiaoman complained angrily. She knew that the old witch was going to cause trouble.
"Mom, if she really doesn't agree tomorrow, forget about the betrothal gift." Shen Xinyi pleaded with some helplessness.
"Zhou Yang has agreed, why should we let it go?" Lin Xiaoman was unhappy.
"Mom, Zhou Yang is in a difficult situation too. Although there's no way to get the betrothal gift, he's very sincere. He said that after we get the marriage certificate, he'll give me his salary card. All the family money will be under my control, and I can buy whatever I want. He's willing to hand over his salary card, so why are we still arguing about the betrothal gift?"
"You..." Lin Xiaoman was angry and didn't want to say anything. "Okay, you guys have already discussed it. What else can I say?"
This situation where the man is completely okay with the marriage beforehand is the most difficult to handle.
In many marriages, the husband is a good person before marriage, but is ruined by the troublemaker mother-in-law after marriage.
The key point is that before getting married, girls don’t think this is a problem. They think everything will be fine with just the words “I’m not living with my mother-in-law”.
Only those who have experienced it will understand that if you have a bad mother-in-law, unless the man who plays the roles of both husband and son is strong enough, there will definitely be chaos.
Zhou Yang seems to be a good person now, but he has absolutely no courage to handle his own affairs.
But no matter how much she said now, Shen Xinyi, who had never experienced the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, would definitely not listen. She was just a naive girl who thought that marriage was a matter between two people.
"Mom, you are so nice. I knew you loved me the most. Don't worry, Zhou Yang and I have been together for so many years. After we get married, our lives will definitely get better and better. We will have a house, a car, and children. Mom, just wait to enjoy the good life." Lin Xiaoman compromised, and Chen Xinyi's tone was full of joy.
"Alright, stop flattering me. Although I agreed, you need to be more reserved tomorrow. Don't act like you're desperate to marry Zhou Yang. Let me tell you, being the one who's always chasing after you is not a good deal. Girls, be more reserved!"
"Yeah, I know. I will definitely remain reserved and cool throughout the whole process."
…
A night passed and Saturday arrived in the blink of an eye.
Last night, I talked to Old Lady Sun about lunch. When I got up early in the morning, Lin Xiaoman made breakfast and also prepared Old Lady Sun's lunch. Then he put it in an insulated lunch box. The lunch box has good performance and it is still hot at noon, so she can eat it directly.
He went to the community again and sat there for more than an hour. At about 10 o'clock, Lin Xiaoman received a message from Shen Xinyi that they would arrive in about 10 minutes.
After saying goodbye to Old Lady Sun, Lin Xiaoman said something to Jiang Yu before leaving.
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