"Baichuan, Meng Yixuan came to our house today and kept asking about you. At first, I thought she was just envious of this house."
"Now I realize that her target is you, not because of your status to curry favor with you, but because she wants to take your place."
"She doesn't want to ruin our reputation or sabotage our work; she wants to get into the Li family, and she wants to do it through you."
“She grew up in Beijing, so she must know the Li family’s status. Plus, she used to work in the same office as Wei Bowen, so she knows him even better. She wasn’t good enough for him before, and Wei Bowen didn’t even look at her.”
“But you’re different. In her eyes, you’re new to Beijing and easy to manipulate. In her mind, I’m not good enough either, which gives her enough confidence.”
"She went to your workplace today, probably trying to seduce you. You're overthinking it." Su Ti almost laughed as she spoke. If Meng Yixuan knew what Baichuan was thinking, she'd probably be furious.
"Is...is there something wrong with her brain?" Li Baichuan was completely taken aback after hearing what his wife said.
The thought of that woman feigning shyness made him feel nauseous; it was probably more like she was trying to take advantage of him for his job.
He knew perfectly well that if he were still Wei Baichuan from Yangliu Brigade, that man wouldn't even give him a second glance.
She only took a liking to him because of his status; her real intention was to get into the Li family.
"She's smart, she's willing to go all out, she's uninhibited, and more importantly, she has no moral bottom line."
Suti knew that someone like Meng Yixuan was very difficult to deal with, and it was impossible for her to give up.
The best way is to break off all ties with her and then suppress her to the point where she dares not move. Of course, the best way is to ruin her.
Suti lowered her eyes in deep thought. She had never been a good person; she had only lived her life for her man and her child.
Anyone who dares to cause trouble, she will grind them to dust.
"Honey, don't worry, I'll be careful." Li Baichuan thought he would go to his workplace tomorrow and have a good talk with those people.
Especially Yu Qingfeng, it seems he was also schemed against by that woman. The workplace needs to be on guard, and the place where they live needs to be publicized.
Seeing that he didn't want to talk about that person, Suti didn't say anything more.
Only after making up his mind did Li Baichuan release his wife and go to the kitchen to pack his things, preparing to go to his grandfather's house for dinner.
"Wife, are we taking all of this with us?" Li Baichuan looked at the pot of soup; it couldn't fit in a single lunchbox.
"Let's make a few more lunchboxes." We have a basin at home, but it'll be inconvenient to carry it while riding the bicycle.
"Okay, we'll save a little for noodles tomorrow morning." Li Baichuan packed the food up before taking his wife back to the military compound.
"Young Master... Comrade Xiao Li, you're back." The housekeepers were quite unaccustomed to it; Wei Bowen used to always make them call him Young Master.
Marshal Li corrected him several times, but he was still unhappy, so the nannies continued to call him that in private.
When it came to Li Baichuan, he didn't like being called "young master" or "master" at all; he preferred to be called "comrade."
"Has Grandpa and the others not come back yet?" Li Baichuan got off work early today and stayed at home for a while, thinking that Grandpa and Dad had already returned.
"Not yet, I'll go add some more dishes." The housekeeper didn't mention that since they left, the old marshal and Minister Qi had been coming home quite late.
Before, there was someone waiting for them at home, and they looked forward to getting off work. Now that the young couple has moved out, they are silent when they come home, and these past few days they have been coming home later and later each day.
Seeing that the young couple had brought back lunchboxes, I assumed they were preparing to pack some food to go.
The nannies thought they should cook a few extra dishes for the young couple to take home tonight, since they knew they wouldn't eat well outside.
"No need to add more, just prepare the amount you usually cook. I'm off today, so I made some soup and have been keeping it warm in the pot. I'll let Grandpa and the others try it later."
Suti handed over a few lunchboxes and went inside with Li Baichuan to wait for their grandfather and the others.
The several nannies carrying lunchboxes at home really made me realize that people can't be compared. Even her own daughter never thought of making some soup for the old marshal to try.
As for the younger one, it's a huge blessing if she doesn't anger the old marshal or take it out on them.
Li Baichuan, who had just entered the house, was still reeling from the fact that he was being targeted, and was still thinking about how to handle the situation.
Meng Yixuan, on the other side, was unaware that Su Ti had seen through her thoughts and was even more wary of her.
She's currently clinging to her aunt, eager to learn some skills so she can win her over as soon as possible.
"Auntie, you have to help me. If you don't help me, I really don't know what to do."
Meng Yixuan clung to Meng Yalan's arm, her eyes red; she had truly been hurt by that person.
He doesn't even have her in his heart. She's so good, is it that he doesn't like her or that her approach is wrong?
“Yixuan, it’s not that your aunt doesn’t want to help you, it’s just that we are far behind them. If you insist on trying to get close, you’ll only hurt yourself.”
Meng Yalan felt sorry for her niece, but she didn't get any credit for it.
“Aunt, I know that my family is very different from his, but he and his current wife are even more different. That woman is from the countryside.”
"I got into the Ministry of Reform thanks to the Li family, and I still live in a big compound. Aunt, do you think I can be content with that?"
“Aunt, you and Uncle worked hard your whole lives, but you could only get a slightly bigger house. Even so, many people envied you.”
"But do you know what? There are only two people living in a whole courtyard, and half of the front and back rooms are empty."
“That bedroom is bigger than your whole house, and many of the things in it are things I’ve never seen before.”
"This is just one of them. The old marshal must have other houses. The higher-ups don't care about these at all."
"If that woman were better than me, that would be one thing, but she's from the countryside, why is she so lucky?"
"Everyone says a woman should marry up, but after seeing someone like this, how could I possibly be interested in an ordinary man? Aunt, can you really bear to see me stay single my whole life?"
Meng Yixuan knew what her aunt cared about most. Many people looked down on her for taking this path.
The only consolation is that I'm doing better than others. If I told her that I've worked so hard but am still not as good as someone from the countryside, she would feel unhappy.
"Yixuan, tell me, what are you really thinking? There's absolutely no way you can marry into the Li family."
Meng Yalan knew in her heart that the woman from the countryside was just lucky to have gotten pregnant; otherwise, even if she had gotten married, it wouldn't have mattered.
Perhaps even after the child is born, she might not be able to stay; the Li family wouldn't want a daughter-in-law like that.
But even if someone remarries, they'll find someone of equal social standing, and the Meng family doesn't qualify.
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