These words were truly powerful and resounding.
This revealed her and Wen Mo's attitude and indirectly criticized Zhou Mingmei for meddling.
Mom is awesome!
Lin Xiaoxiao cheered for Wen Shiyu in her heart.
Despite her soft-spoken nature, her mother was incredibly insightful, and Zhou Mingmei's petty schemes were no match for her.
Lin Xiaoxiao noticed Zhou Mingmei's obvious displeasure and shook her head inwardly.
She really is a girl who has been spoiled to the point of losing her sense of propriety.
The Zhou family did provide her with material wealth, but they did not teach her the principles of life and how to conduct herself. She spoke and acted entirely based on her own preferences and desires.
If it weren't for her father's stable position in the Jiangcheng Organization Department, and his protective nature, he wouldn't have been able to support her.
Given her personality, she wouldn't last three moves against He Meng.
"Dad, shouldn't we go pick up A-Ming?" Qin Yushen broke the silence when he came out after settling his son in. He noticed that the atmosphere in the pavilion was a bit tense.
Luo Qingming and Huo Jing arrived around noon, and it's almost 11 o'clock now. It's time to go to the train station to wait.
"Go ahead, come back for dinner after you pick up A-Ming and the others," Wen Shiyu said to Wen Mo.
"Okay." Wen Mo nodded.
Qin Yu patted Lin Xiaoxiao's head gently and asked, "Is there anything you want to eat? I'll bring it back for you."
Lin Xiaoxiao looked up and said crisply, "Roast duck."
"OK."
After the two left side by side, Wen Shiyu looked at He Meng and said, "My dear in-laws, you've come all the way to Beijing to attend An'an's full moon celebration. That's very kind of you. My son is also arriving today. There's a banquet being prepared next door. Let's move over and have a meal together later."
After such a long train ride, I should have been resting at the guesthouse.
However, the two were unhappy that Qin Yushen had made them stay at a guesthouse, and insisted on coming to find out the reason.
Now that I'm relaxing, I'm exhausted both physically and mentally.
It was almost noon, and they couldn't just rest without eating. Zhou Mingmei still looked unhappy, but He Meng smiled and agreed.
Regardless of Lin Xiaoxiao's feelings towards He Meng and Zhou Mingmei, she still knew how to treat guests. She brewed tea and placed a lot of food on the table in the pavilion.
He Meng enjoys chatting with Wen Shiyu and asking her for beauty tips.
Twenty years have passed, and she is getting old, but Wen Shiyu still looks so young.
There must be some unique skincare secret.
Wen Shiyu didn't hold back and told her about her daily diet and health regimen.
He Meng wished she could write it down in a notebook.
But they still toned it down a bit.
For a time, the atmosphere among the group was quite harmonious.
Zhou Mingmei strolled around the yard and learned that two-thirds of the backyard remained undeveloped, which made her envious.
While Wen Shiyu and Lin Xiaoxiao went inside to check on the children, she walked up to He Meng and said matter-of-factly, "Mom, to be honest, let's buy a yard like my older brother and sister-in-law's."
With no one around, He Meng didn't hold back and said directly, "I'd like to buy it, but I need to be able to afford it first."
Zhou Mingmei didn't believe it, "Can't you even come up with tens of thousands of yuan at home?"
He Meng counted on her fingers for her, "When you marry Xiao Yu, it'll cost you three turns, one ring, seventy-two legs, plus the bride price, the wedding banquet..."
"Stop calculating." Zhou Mingmei interrupted her impatiently. "Is Mom upset that our family is asking for too high a bride price?"
He Meng was taken aback. "I didn't mean that, but my family really can't afford that much."
"I don't believe it." Zhou Mingmei didn't believe it at all.
Her father-in-law receives a monthly allowance and subsidies of over two hundred yuan. Over the decades, he has saved up not only tens of thousands, but probably even hundreds of thousands.
She did spend some money on her wedding with Zhao Yu, but it shouldn't be that she couldn't even afford tens of thousands of yuan.
"If you don't believe me, fine, but buying the courtyard is out of the question," He Meng said helplessly.
She didn't plan to tell her daughter-in-law about how the family's money was used to cover up Zhao Dong and Zhu Ping's financial troubles. After all, what Zhao Dong had done was dishonorable, and talking about it too much would have a negative impact on Zhao Yu.
Hearing He Meng's firm stance, Zhou Mingmei objected, "Then why do my brother and sister-in-law own such a large house in Beijing? Did you subsidize it, Mom?"
She had heard that Qin Yushen was someone who was neither loved by his father nor his mother.
If people like that can own a house in Beijing, why can't Zhao Yu, who is so pampered, have one too?
He Meng dotes on Zhao Yu so much but doesn't buy him a house; she must be secretly giving the money to Qin Yushen and Lin Xiaoxiao's family.
Otherwise, how do you explain why He Meng couldn't come up with the money?
He Meng rolled her eyes in annoyance. "If I had the ability to buy a house in Beijing, you and Xiao Yu wouldn't be staying in Jiangcheng."
“This house belongs to Yu Shen; it has nothing to do with me.”
Honestly, this son was indeed beyond He Meng's expectations.
Not only last time, but even this time when she came to Beijing, she always had the idea of transferring the house in her eldest son's possession to her youngest son.
After all, Xiao Yu was her favorite son and her future support.
Qin Yushen... is not close to her, and no matter how successful he is, he can't repay her as his mother.
But this idea completely disappeared when she learned that Lin Xiaoxiao's biological parents were Wen Mo and Wen Shiyu.
He Meng sighed.
I'm not reconciled.
Zhou Mingmei refused to accept reality and sulked angrily at He Mengsheng.
"Stop acting like a spoiled princess, the important thing is to hurry up and give Xiao Yu a son." He Meng was so envious when she saw An An's chubby face.
The eldest daughter already has a son, but there's still no news about her youngest.
Zhou Mingmei said coldly, "Have a baby, have a baby, all you do is urge me to have one. Where will we live after the baby is born?"
The house allocated to Zhao Weiguo's unit was quite large, a two-story villa with four rooms. After the elderly couple and the young couple lived there, two rooms were still empty.
Saying there's no room is just an excuse.
He Meng naturally understood, so she didn't respond.
Zhou Mingmei's eyes darted around. Since she was going to have the child anyway, she might as well have a proper discussion with He Meng about the terms.
"Mom, don't you want a grandson? As long as you promise to buy a house for me and Zhao Yu in Beijing, I'll give you ten or eight."
That's a tempting offer, isn't it?
He Meng was indeed tempted, but she was the type to act only after seeing results. "Don't even mention ten or eight, I'll consider it after you've already had one."
Zhou Mingmei pouted, and now it was her turn to remain silent.
She doesn't want to have a baby right now.
Let's talk about it again in at least three to five years.
She hasn't had enough fun yet.
She doesn't have to go to work or cook; all the housework is done by her mother-in-law. When she's happy, she goes shopping at the department store. If she has a child, she'll have to take care of the child every day. It's not worth it.
The house was definitely out of the question, but Zhou Mingmei's deeply ingrained hedonistic mindset remained unchanged.
Fortunately, He Meng didn't know what she was thinking, otherwise she would definitely be so angry that she would vomit blood.
Why is she so good to her daughter-in-law?
It's all for his eldest grandson.
If she knew that Zhou Mingmei was only enjoying herself and had no intention of contributing, He Meng would definitely turn against her and become a hands-off manager.
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