"Sheng Yan just won't marry me. If others knew, they would just laugh at me for being a toad trying to eat swan meat but failing to do so."
"No one can say that Sheng Yan is unruly. On the contrary, someone might even praise Sheng Yan for not marrying down and for having good eyesight."
What's more, his family had just made Sheng Yan almost angry and leave. Although he persuaded her to stay, who knew what Sheng Yan's attitude would be in the future.
He was telling the truth, but Zhang Guifang gritted her teeth: "Why are people so evil these days? Why can't they see others doing well?"
She put the stir-fried dishes mixed with her own saliva into the plate, her eyes rolled, and she suddenly laughed——
"Bozi, do you believe in mom?"
Lu Bo looked hesitant: "Mom, what are your plans?"
How about 'believe'?
So what if I don’t believe it?
I’m afraid his mother will do something stupid, Lu Bo emphasized.
"Mom, I have to make it clear to you in advance. The Sheng family is powerful and influential. Even if we, mother and son, were tied together, we wouldn't be able to offend them."
Zhang Guifang snorted, "I know I can't afford to offend you. Didn't you see how I treat Sheng Yan and Ye Wei?"
It's not like she doesn't have good taste.
"But son, even if we can't afford to offend you, we still have ways to deal with it. Even if the Sheng family is powerful and their daughter insists on marrying you, they can't stop her, right?"
Lu Bo had a complicated expression. Did he just say everything to his mother in vain?
"Mom, what I just said is that Sheng Yan might not be willing to marry me! If she insists on marrying me, why should I worry?"
Picking up the dish and placing it in her son's hands, Zhang Guifang smiled meaningfully: "Son, we are not talking about the same thing."
"You said Sheng Yan might not want to marry you, that's her own idea. I said Sheng Yan is determined to marry you, so...it depends on our own efforts."
"It doesn't matter whether Sheng Yan is willing or not. What matters is that she must marry you. No one else can marry her except you, so she has no choice but to throw herself at you. Do you understand what I mean?"
Lu Bo looked confused, obviously, he still didn't quite understand.
"What are you talking about, Mom? I can't get rid of her thoughts on this matter no matter what I say."
"If she didn't want to marry me, why would she insist on paying me back? This isn't something I can achieve just by working hard!"
This is unscientific!
Zhang Guifang sighed, she never expected that her clever little son would be so blinded by one thing.
She glanced outside the kitchen and saw no one, so she moved closer to her son and lowered her voice...
"Are you stupid? If you let her carry your child in her belly, does that mean she has to marry you whether she wants to or not?"
Why are you so upset about such a simple truth?
Zhang Guifang: "Mom doesn't understand what you young people think, about whether love is free or not. But no matter how times change, she's pregnant out of wedlock and can't get married, don't you think?"
There was a calculating glint in her small eyes: "And you also said, son, the Sheng family is powerful and influential. Since they are powerful and influential, it means they have dignity."
"Think about it, would a family with any sense of dignity allow their daughter to get pregnant before marriage? Even if the Sheng family is dissatisfied with you as their son-in-law, they will force Sheng Yan to marry you to save face."
It’s better to have people who care about their reputation. Zhang Guifang patted her son’s shoulder and smiled happily. What she was least afraid of was dealing with people who care about their reputation.
Unlike Li Yanhong's shameless family, she always fails no matter how she competes with Li Yanhong.
Zhang Guifang sighed, "You're right to listen to me. Today I'm going to teach you a lesson: the more respectable people are, the easier they are to deal with..."
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"Xiaoyan, have this. I'm not good at cooking other dishes, but this vinegar-fried shredded potatoes is my best. Everyone who eats it says it's delicious."
The steaming plate was placed in front of Sheng Yan, who smiled shyly.
She picked up the chopsticks and, in full view of everyone, picked up a piece of shredded potatoes for Zhang Guifang and then picked up a piece for Lu Bo.
She was polite and good at speaking: "Aunt Zhang, you have been busy for so long, it is your turn to have the first bite. Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Zhang."
Then he turned to Lu Bo and said, "Bozi, you eat too. I heard Aunt Zhang say that you helped with cooking when she came into the room."
Not to mention, after hearing that Lu Bo could cook, Sheng Yan had a better impression of him.
She smiled and looked up to Lu Bo in her heart, but she had no idea how conflicted Lu Bo felt at this moment as he looked at the fried potato shreds she had taken from the bowl.
That’s right, this familiar dish of shredded potatoes is the one his mother spitted into the pot when she first fried it.
It would be fine if he didn't know, but he had just seen his mother vomit with his own eyes, and when he thought about her big yellow teeth... Lu Bo felt nauseous.
Sheng Yan didn't notice anything wrong at all. Seeing that Lu Bo didn't eat, she smiled and asked, "Why don't you move your chopsticks?"
Lu Bo: "..." He wanted to pick up his chopsticks, but he just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart!
Zhang Guifang didn't have any problems. She didn't despise herself and just ate her rice with relish. Seeing this, she came to Lu Bo's rescue: "He's just like that. Xiaoyan, don't worry about him."
"Some people just don't like the smell of cooking fumes. If they smell it too much, they can't eat."
As she spoke, she nagged Lu Dahai: "Old man, I'm happy today that you took out the wine from your cabinet. Let's drink together."
Lu Dahai paused in his eating and looked at his wife in surprise.
Whether he wanted to drink wine during meals or during festivals, Zhang Guifang would always refuse like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
It's as if saving that sip of wine could make you rich.
Over time, he stopped mentioning it. It wasn't worth having a meal and getting angry.
But what's going on now? Has my wife changed her personality?
Why did he not mention it but instead offered to let him drink it?
Just as he was wondering, Zhang Guifang kicked him hard under the table. Lu Dahai frowned and looked over to see his wife secretly winking at him.
For a moment... he understood nothing.
He didn't know what was going on, but in order to have a quiet meal, Lu Dahai got up and went to look for his precious wine.
Sheng Yan waved her hand: "Auntie, I don't drink."
She didn't miss what Zhang Guifang said about wanting to have a drink together.
Zhang Guifang: "I'm happy today, Xiaoyan, just take a sip according to the occasion."
Lu Bo knew what his mother meant, but he also knew that he couldn't show it too obviously so that Sheng Yan wouldn't notice anything was wrong.
Just let his mother play the good cop and the bad cop.
Lu Bo: "Mom, Xiaoyan really can't drink. I know you are happy today... Xiaoyan is not giving you face... How about this..."
He looked embarrassed: "I'll drink with you when Dad brings the wine. Let's drink to our heart's content today."
Sheng Yan secretly pulled him, and Lu Bo was ready to go: "Don't worry, Xiaoyan, if you don't want to drink, don't drink. I'm here for you."
Sheng Yan was embarrassed: "...It's not that I don't want to drink."
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