"Look, this is my real cousin!"

Meng Wenqing supported himself on the back of the chair and stood up, stretched out a hand and patted Zhuang Lan on the shoulder: "Cousin, I know what you mean, don't worry, although I don't want to recognize this big brother, but if you like it, then I will still help you!"

"Look at you, you're just talking nonsense!" Zhuang Lan said angrily, with two blushes on her fair and pretty face.

"Hahaha! Why are you blushing? I was right, wasn't I? Wait, my sister and I will go find Meng Tao, you come too! Let's get that ancestral bracelet back and return it intact to mom. When you marry into the Meng family in the future, mom will pass it on to you one day..."

At this time, the door of the room opened. The three women turned around and saw Zhuang Aiqun walked in. She had a stern face, followed by a tall and handsome young man in uniform. At first glance, the young man's facial features looked a bit like Meng Zhehan, but upon closer inspection, he looked more like Meng Shaokang.

Zhuang Lan reacted quickly: "Aunt, Zhehong, why... are you here?"

Meng Wenhua saw Zhuang Aiqin staring at Meng Wenqing with a strange expression on her face, so she hurried forward and asked, "Mom?"

Zhuang Aiqun pushed Meng Wenhua away, walked up to Meng Wenqing without saying a word, raised her hands and slapped him twice, but she used too much force and he leaned back and almost fell. Meng Zhehong supported her from behind and helped her stand steadily.

Meng Wenqing covered his face and widened his eyes in disbelief: "Why did you hit me?"

"Because I'm your mother."

Zhuang Aiqin took a deep breath and said, "Are you sober? Can you understand what people say? If not, take you back to the dark room first. I will talk to you when I am sober."

"Mom! How could you do this? You taught me to be a lady, to convince others with reason, and not to hit others casually!"

"You still know these things, which means you are not drunk."

"I wasn't drunk to begin with! I was sober!"

"Very good. I will explain this to you all. Stand up straight and listen carefully."

Turning to look at her niece Zhuang Lan, she said, "Xiao Lan, you don't have to stand here. Why don't you go play somewhere else first? I saw that Dong Dong and the others' box was very lively."

Zhuang Lan pursed her lips and smiled softly: "It's okay, good sisters share the same difficulties. I can't leave alone, so I'll stand and listen."

"But this is our Meng family's business, it's not something that can be spread out casually."

"Aunt, you know I keep my mouth shut, and I never drink alcohol, I promise I won't spread it!"

"Well... well, you can sit down."

Meng Zhehong moved a chair for Zhuang Aiqun to sit on. Zhuang Aiqun looked at the door. Meng Zhehong turned and went out, closing the door.

Zhuang Aiqin looked at her two daughters and said, "Today is your cousin Chaoyang's big wedding day. You are right to help. Wenqing toasted everywhere and drank so much. I saw it all. I wanted to take a break to come over and take a look and give him some hangover pills. I didn't expect to hear your weird words at the door. If I hadn't pulled Zhehong with me, mother and son would have pretended to discuss something and stood at the door, and been heard by others... You don't need to tell your grandfather, just let your father know. I promise that Wenqing, you will never go back to the capital or the Meng family in your life!"

"You are completely wrong. First, Meng Tao is not a helpless illegitimate daughter. Her status is not much worse than yours. Second, Meng Tao and Shen Yu married out of love. Your eldest brother has nothing to do with it. Third, when Meng Tao got married, our Meng family did give her two mahogany boxes. Your aunt and I bought them ourselves. There were no yellow croakers or cash, just clothes, fabrics, sheets and other wedding supplies.

Little Yunhai is pretty and cute, and looks like your eldest brother when he was a child. Not only does the old man and your father like him, but I like him too. The old man did give him a set of pure gold tableware. Little Yunhai deserves it because his father Shen Yu found a famous doctor for the old man and prepared a life-saving pill. Another thing is that Little Yunhai is the grandson of the Meng family, so no matter how expensive the gift is, it is not too much.

He may not even want it. Your aunt and I went to help with Xiao Yunhai's full moon banquet. When we were sorting out the gifts, we saw that we had received eight sets of tableware made of pure gold, pure silver, and ivory!

It would be a joke if the Meng Mansion couldn't even give a set of gold tableware! Don't keep saying that Taotao has taken advantage of you. She has never even entered the gate of the Meng Mansion and is not interested in tracing her ancestry. The jade bracelet was given to her by the old man, but she didn't want it. "

Meng Wenqing snorted: "This is where they are smart. The less they want, the more you will give..."

"Shut up!"

Zhuang Aiqin looked at her little daughter with disappointment. "I used to have a lot of complaints about Zhehan. I didn't understand why he couldn't like you. Now I know it's my fault for leaving you completely to the old lady to raise... I would rather you be as timid and cautious as your sister, instead of being so arrogant and ignorant."

"Mom, how can you say that about grandma? You used to be very filial to her."

"That was before when I was deceived and only looked at the surface, until... Anyway, you have to understand: Taotao is your closest sister. She can do you no harm, only good. I hope you can live in peace with her in the future.

Do you know who Wen Lan and Wen Xin's biological father is? It's our Meng family's sworn enemy! Wen Lan and Wen Xin are like cuckoos, occupying your homes and snatching your food. If Tao Tao hadn't appeared and exposed Jin Yanyan, you wouldn't even know how you died in the end, because Wen Lan and Wen Xin would have destroyed you all!"

Meng Wenhua looked horrified. Meng Wenqing said, "Mom, are you telling a story?"

"I wish it was a story, but it's not. It's absolutely true!"

Zhuang Aiqun closed her eyes tiredly. She was not allowed to talk about these things originally. Meng Shaokang only told her recently that she could let the children know about it. However, Meng Shaokang had no time to gather the children together, so she was forced to talk about it today. She was actually not good at this.

“Remember, the old lady is not that innocent. Since she has loved you since you were young, you can sympathize with her and visit her secretly, but don’t tell her about the situation at home.

Wenqing, you are the one that worries your mother the most. You are impulsive, simple-minded, and self-righteous. What you just said was all heard from Yuan Ma. Yuan Ma is just a nanny. Even I, the mistress of the house, don’t know whether there are yellow croakers of any size or boxes of cash in the house. How could she know?

As the old saying goes, think twice before doing anything. Why can't you use your brain and fall for her trick so easily?

Do you know why you were transferred to another province for three years of training? Because you stood up for the old lady many times, and you were careless in socializing outside, talking nonsense everywhere, which had a very bad influence. You are a member of the Meng family, but you don't care about the reputation of your family at all.

It wasn't your grandfather, nor your elder brother, but your father who called and sent you away personally.

If you really want to do good for your mother and your brother, you should learn to be smarter from now on and not be so willful and self-centered. You should know who is the real boss of this family. In the future, your brother and you will need your big brother in many ways! Believe what your mother says. She only wants you to be well and will never harm you. "

(End of this chapter)