Chapter 302: The Embarrassment of the Meng Family
After watching Steward Zhou and the others leave, the faces of the Meng family members became even gloomier. They were just distressed that Qin Zhuor was present at the scene, so they couldn't vent their anger.
Meng Wanbai, who was standing nearby, felt even more embarrassed.
She had tried her best to hide her presence just now, but Butler Zhou still saw her through the crowd.
The special greeting that Butler Zhou gave her before leaving made Meng Wanbai imagine a lot of things.
Meng Yitong, who didn't feel hungry at first, suddenly had a big appetite as soon as she started eating.
Qin Zhuoran, who was starving, felt even happier when he saw Meng Yitong's appearance.
The people from the Meng family looked at Meng Yitong and the other person eating happily, and they didn't know what to say for a moment.
The Meng family members felt it was boring and didn't know whether to stand or sit. As for their previous small meeting, it could not go on anymore.
When Meng Yitong finished her meal and put down her chopsticks, she found that everyone in the Meng family had left.
Meng Yitong looked at the pile of food left on the table and said with a hint of regret: "Oh, what a pity! If only they had eaten with us, it wouldn't have been wasted."
Hearing this, Mother Meng said sarcastically, "They don't care about this! Didn't you hear what they said just now? They only eat the freshest ingredients."
"It's better to grow it yourself. It takes less than an hour from the vegetable field to the dining table. That's when it's really fresh. If you buy it from outside, who knows how long it will take to be transported."
Meng Yitong said, and then seemed to think of something, and continued to add: "Oh, and those ingredients flown in from overseas, I don't think they are fresh. It's better to stop as soon as possible."
Mother Meng also echoed, "It's a pity that I'm not the head of the family. If I were, I would make sure they eat the freshest food every day."
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Qin Zhuoran sat nearby, listening quietly to the conversation between Meng Yitong and her mother without interrupting.
The three of them did not notice the chef who came over with the food tray and then left in shame.
After dinner, the two of them sat with Meng's mother for a while and then went back together.
On the way back, Meng Yitong didn't drive.
Sitting in the passenger seat of Qin Zhuoran's car, Meng Yitong talked about what happened in the Meng family today with a smile on her face.
"When you came here today, did you notice that the atmosphere between Grandpa and Second Uncle was not right?"
Qin Zhuoran heard this and asked with a little curiosity: "What happened to them?"
"I heard that they had a disagreement with Second Aunt about how much dowry to give to Meng Wanbai?!"
Meng Yitong said, and then continued complacently: "Now Second Aunt wants to prepare a dowry for Meng Wanbai according to my dowry standards, but Grandpa and Second Uncle don't seem to agree."
"Oh, I never thought that Meng Wanbai, who was so beloved before, would end up like this. I guess she must be so upset right now!"
After Meng Yitong finished speaking, she turned to look at Qin Zhuoran and asked curiously, "So what is the betrothal gift that Dad prepared for Meng Wanbai?"
Qin Zhuoran heard this and said calmly, "How should I know this?"
"Why didn't you know? Didn't Dad consult with you? Wasn't there a family meeting or something?"
Meng Yitong hadn't thought much about it before, but from what she saw at the Meng family's house today, it seemed strange not to discuss such a big thing.
"I don't know about that. Anyway, Dad never asked me."
Qin Zhuoran said this without looking away.
Seeing this, Meng Yitong continued to ask unsatisfiedly: "When you married me, did Dad discuss with you how much dowry you should prepare for me?"
After Meng Yitong finished speaking, she looked at Qin Zhuoran with anticipation.
Qin Zhuoran, who had just looked calm and indifferent, couldn't help but clench his hands on the steering wheel when he heard the words.
What Qin Zhuoran fears most now is that Meng Yitong will ask about the past.
Although he and Meng Yitong both knew that there was no emotional foundation between them before they got married.
Before the marriage, his dissatisfaction and indifference towards the marriage were not directed at Meng Yitong.
Maybe Meng Yitong herself doesn’t care much about these things.
But Qin Zhuoran just didn't want Meng Yitong to feel that this was a casual marriage that no one cared about.
Qin Zhuoran wanted to say that he cared and took it very seriously, but he couldn't say anything deceptive.
Qin Zhuoran never thought that one day he would regret his past indifference.
If he had foreseen this day earlier, he would have actively gone on blind dates, met Meng Yitong, and prepared their wedding with her.
Seeing that Qin Zhuoran didn't say anything, Meng Yitong urged again: "Let me ask you a question! When we got married, did Dad discuss with you how much dowry to prepare?"
Qin Zhuoran caught a glimpse of the anxiety on Meng Yitong's face and dared not be distracted anymore.
After clearing his throat, Qin Zhuoran said with a hint of reminiscence: "We haven't discussed it in detail, but I just said that I might have to let you down, so I will prepare more for the betrothal gift."
Meng Yitong, who got the answer she wanted, laughed again when she heard this.
Although Meng Yitong had previously felt that the dowry Qin's father gave to Meng Wanbai would most likely not exceed her own.
But that was just her guess after all. Now with Qin Zhuoran's words, Meng Yitong was even more certain that there would definitely be a big gap between Meng Wanbai's betrothal gift and what she had received at the beginning.
After all, Qin's father was partial to one another, and the betrothal gift he prepared for Qin Chengze was definitely not as good as the one he prepared for Qin Zhuoran.
The portion that I received at the beginning was an addition to what Qin's father had originally prepared.
And this is Qin Chengze's second marriage. He had already given a dowry before, so this one can only be a makeshift one.
Meng Yitong thought of Meng Wanbai, who had always been arrogant and proud, and had finally swallowed her pride to interfere in someone else's marriage and snatch this marriage.
In the end, when she found out that not only was her dowry not as good as hers, but even the betrothal gift was far different from hers, she didn't know how Meng Wanbai felt.
It’s not that Meng Yitong wants to compare herself with Meng Wanbai, but there are so many men in the world, and Meng Wanbai picked and chose a married man from the Qin family. It is obvious that she wants to compare herself with herself.
If that's the case, Meng Yitong is naturally not afraid.
When the two returned to the Qin family, the Qin family was just preparing for dinner.
Although Meng Yitong was full, at the invitation of Qin's father, Meng Yitong still sat at the Qin family's dining table with Qin Zhuoran.
"Didn't you eat well at Meng's house just now? Eat a little more now."
When Meng Yitong heard what Qin's father said, she knew that Qin's father had already known about the fact that she and Qin Zhuoran didn't get any food to eat in the Meng family today.
Meng Yitong didn't shy away from what she heard, and said directly, "I've finished eating. I ordered a lot of takeout, and there were so many meals sent over by Butler Zhou that Zhuoran and I couldn't finish them all."
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