Before Li Ruo could react, Sun Lan pulled her to the dinner table.
Not only that, the other party even "thoughtfully" pulled out a chair for her: "Look, is this what you like?"
But seeing the woman's unusual gentleness and kindness, Li Ruo had a bad feeling.
Therefore, during the meal, she was consciously or unconsciously wary of the other person.
However, while Sun Lan managed to avoid trouble, she completely forgot about Li Daocheng, who liked to cause mischief: "By the way, how far has your relationship with Changfeng progressed lately?"
Upon hearing the name Wen Changfeng, Li Rao instinctively coughed twice in nervousness, which was noticed by Li Ruo.
Just as she was about to say something, she heard Li Daocheng say again, "You must try to win Changfeng over. He holds a very important position in the Wen family. If we can climb up to the Wen family, we won't have to worry for generations."
Li Ruo nodded insincerely, then turned her gaze to Li Rao and suddenly chuckled, "Wanting to get close to Wen Changfeng is easy enough. I don't even need to lift a finger; Li Rao will help you!"
Upon hearing this, the two people at the dinner table paused, their gazes instinctively turning to Li Rao.
Stared at by Li Daocheng, Li Rao trembled. In a moment of panic, she stood up abruptly and made up an excuse: "Oh dear, is the soup I'm simmering in the kitchen ready? I'll go check."
After saying that, she turned around and tried to run away.
But halfway there, she suddenly remembered something, turned back and pulled Sun Lan up: "Mom, I don't know much about making soup, come with me and take a look."
There's no soup in the kitchen...
Unexpectedly, she reacted so strongly. Although Sun Lan was confused, she still went along.
Upon arriving at the kitchen, Li Rao dismissed all the servants and quickly locked the door.
Seeing her mysterious demeanor, Sun Lan couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong with you? Could it be that Li Ruo really guessed right?"
No one knows a daughter better than her mother, and she was right every time.
Now that things had come to this, Li Rao could no longer hide it, so she simply told the truth: "Mom, I'm pregnant."
"What?"
Upon hearing this news, Sun Lan's eyes widened instantly, and she almost lost her balance.
"Is it Wen Changfeng?"
Li Rao nodded, momentarily at a loss: "Mom, what should I do now?"
Sun Lan glared at her: "You silly child, this is a good thing. So many people are desperate to marry into the Wen family, and now you've already made it a fait accompli. Once you marry into the Wen family, just wait and enjoy your life! Then you'll be able to trample Li Ruo under your feet."
After Sun Lan said that, Li Rao was taken aback and couldn't help but start fantasizing about her future life as a young mistress.
But in the blink of an eye, her thoughts returned to reality: "But Mom, it seems that bitch Li Ruo already knows I'm pregnant. If she tells Dad about it beforehand, I'm doomed!"
After all, Wen Changfeng is still nominally Li Ruo's fiancé. If this gets out, the fact that he stole her sister's man would be enough to ruin her reputation, not to mention the fact that she was pregnant out of wedlock.
Moreover, Li Daocheng values the marriage alliance with the Wen family so much; if he knew about this, he would definitely beat her to death.
Upon hearing this, the smile on Sun Lan's face vanished instantly. How could she not know the importance of this matter?
"Don't worry, if you really marry into the Wen family, your father will not only not be angry, but he will probably even reward you. However, before that, you must first win over the Wen family."
Although Li Ruo and Wen Changfeng are nominally engaged, their marriage is not yet finalized.
Both she and Li Rao are daughters of Li Daocheng. It would be a good thing if either of them married into the Wen family.
But that's assuming... nothing goes wrong!
Thinking this, Sun Lan whispered, "You must tell Wen Changfeng about this. The child will only have a future if he approves of him, and Li Ruo... can't be kept either."
Her voice was low, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes as she spoke, which made Li Rao tremble with fear.
She quickly leaned closer: "Then what should we do?"
Sun Lan sneered, "Wait a minute, this can't be rushed, let's do this..."
The mother and daughter quickly plotted something, but because they were worried that if they waited too long, Li Daocheng would become suspicious, so they hurriedly left the kitchen.
Seeing that Li Rao's hands were empty, Li Ruo deliberately asked, "Didn't you just go to get the soup? Where's the soup?"
Li Rao was taken aback and somewhat flustered.
At this moment, she was completely focused on the plan Sun Lan had mentioned, and had long forgotten the excuse she had just made. Caught off guard by the questioning, her face turned pale instantly.
Sun Lan reacted quickly and calmly explained, "Look at this child, she was just thinking of giving me a surprise. She knew I love black chicken soup, so she wanted to make it for me herself. But she has never cooked before, and she even put all sorts of seasonings in the chicken soup. Of course, it's not drinkable. I've already had the maid pour it out."
Hearing this, Li Daocheng nodded in satisfaction: "It doesn't matter if the soup is ruined, the important thing is that my daughter has this intention, that's enough."
Unexpectedly receiving his praise, Li Rao was taken aback, then smiled sweetly and said coquettishly, "Thank you, Dad. I will definitely work hard."
"Okay, then I'll wait for your soup!"
Li Daocheng laughed heartily, a stark contrast to his earlier cold and hostile demeanor towards Li Ruo.
Watching this scene of filial piety between father and daughter, Li Ruo didn't say anything more, only lowered her head to eat the rice in her bowl, her expression becoming increasingly indifferent.
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