Chapter 4
Meng Yu calmed down after a brief surprise. She chuckled and said, "I'm not a well-mannered lady. Besides, a wealthy family like the Xia family always values status the most, right?You think they will like me?"
Qi Mei was at a loss for words. She wanted to say something several times, but she couldn’t get the words out.
Meng Yu was not in a hurry and waited quietly. Eventually, Qi Mei sighed and said, "The person the Xia family originally wanted is your elder sister."
Meng Yu understood what was going on, "So Wang Shuyuan doesn't want to marry into their family? You came to me because she refused it? Also, are you sure that the Xia family would be happy about this?"
Qi Mei said, "I came to you because the Xia family agreed."
Meng Yu "..."
The Xia family was a family that was supposed to value their face the most. But they actually agreed to let the Wang family change the woman who was going to marry into their family? Even if the Xia family wanted to make a compromise, they wouldn't ask for her, right? She was just Wang Weiguo's stepdaughter, and not a well-mannered lady of the Wang family, and she was inferior to Wang Shuyuan in every aspect, except that she was more beautiful than her.
Wang Shuyuan was a real lady. She graduated from an internationally renowned academy of fine arts and was now a jewelry designer for a high-end brand.
With a good background, higher education, and a good enough look, a woman like Wang Shuyuan was the ideal candidate for the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family. As for her... Although her family had a good life when her father was still alive, it could not be called a wealthy family. When her father passed away, everything she once had was also gone. She didn't have a status, nor did she have any accomplishments. Besides being beautiful, she didn't have any skills. How could a person like her be liked by the head of a wealthy family?
In fact, Meng You understood why Wang Shuyuan would reject it. Although Mr. Chu was now the leader of Nova, and after his several reforms, Nova's market value had doubled several times, and he was now worth more than 100 billion. With power and wealth, such a man was bound to attract many women.
However, it was said that everything about Mr. Chu was great, except that he didn't have a good look. He was only 1.67 meters tall and looked ugly. Rumour had it that his age seemed to be fraudulent. He claimed to be less than 30 years old, but in fact, he was probably a little over 40.
And because his methods were too vicious, the outside world said that Mr. Chu was a psychopath. In addition, although the Xia family was a wealthy family, they were too patriarchal, and women had no status in their family. The previous daughter-in-law of the Xia family almost lost her life in order to give birth to a child for the Xia family. At that time, this matter was still talked about by people for a long time. So this Mr. Chu was very old, short and ugly. Their home was a hell. So it was understandable why Wang Shuyuan, who was arrogant, didn't want to marry into their family.
But since Wang Shuyuan did not marry, they chose to send her to hell.
But Meng Yu was used to it a long time ago. She wasn't surprised by this decision.
"Although Mr. Chu has some shortcomings, you will become the mistress of the Xia family after you marry into their family. Your father-in-law doesn't have much energy to take care of you because he is old, and your mother-in-law has already passed away. You will be the one who is in charge of the family. There are many rules in the family, but those rules will not apply to you. After you marry him, you will enjoy the glory and wealth for a lifetime. This is something that many women dream for."
Meng Yu said, "since it's so great, why doesn't Wang Shuyuan want to marry him? Not to mention that I am no longer a child that can only wear the clothes that Wang Shuyuan doesn't want to wear, and play with the toys that she doesn't want to play with. I’ve grown up and I can make my own decisions."
"You mean you don’t marry him?"
"Yes, I don’t want to marry him. They want Wang Shuyuan, not me. And if she doesn't want to marry him, go find someone else."
"Niu Niu(nickname)..." Qi Mei looked troubled, "But we have already talked to the Xia family. "
Meng Yu sneered, "So... Have you ever treated me as a person who has thoughts? You have never asked my opinion before making a decision for me. I am not your puppet."
Qi Mei lowered her head and her eyes turned red. "Mom can't do anything. You know, being a stepmother is not easy. It is really good for you to marry Mr. Chu. He is not as bad as the rumors say, the only thing that is not good is that he is slightly short and ugly, but the most valuable thing about a man is not his height, nor his looks. The most important measure of a man is his ability. If you marry him, no one will dare to bully you in the future."
"Do you really worry about me being bullied or do you just want to save your face in front of the Wang family? If I refused, you would lose your status in the Wang family, right? Or maybe you would be kicked out of their family and no longer be able to live in a luxurious life. But if I accepted, not only would your status be increased, but also not one would dare to look down on you, and bully. That's what you really want, right?"
Qi Mei stared at her blankly, with crystal tears in her eyes. It took a long time before she said, "Niu Niu, how could you say that to your mom? Do you know how sad your words make me?"
She started to cry, looking very pitiful.
Meng Yu said, "that's enough, you don't need to cry in front of me, I am not a man, and I don't buy it."
Qi Mei didn't say anything, she just kept crying.
Meng Yu felt annoyed. She spread her hands and said, "fine, you can cry as much as you want, but I've told you my answer. I'm going to wash my clothes."
"Niu Niu, mom also doesn't want to force you to marry a man you have never met before, but mom couldn't do anything. Mom is too weak to protect you."
Meng Yu stopped, but she did not turn her head. She then heard Qi Mei carry on, "Niu Niu, I'm beginning you, please. Now things have reached this point. The Xia family has already tolerated us changing the bride. If we did it again, the Xia family would only think that we are deliberately provoking them. We can't afford to provoke a person like Mr. Chu. If we make them angry, then your Uncle Wang will not be able to stay in Yancheng. You know that he was able to come to Yancheng because of the support of the Xia family.
Do you really bear the heart to see all the destruction of your uncle Wang's hard work? Don’t forget that you came to Wang’s house with me when you were ten years old. It was your Uncle Wang who raised you."
Meng Yu’s heart became extremely cold for a while, "Sure enough, you know me better than anyone else. You know how to make me submit. Yes, I grew up eating the Wang family’s food. Uncle Wang provided me with school and gave me food and clothing. How can I not go through hell when he needs me? Otherwise, i’m just an ungrateful person."
"Niu Niu, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Meng Yu took a deep breath, "I know what to do, I will marry Chu Xiujin."
She said very calmly.
Originally, she thought Qi Mei would change from being sad to happy when she saw her promise, or even praise her for finally figuring it out, but she didn't expect that Qi Mei but just stared at her blankly, unable to speak for a long while.
"You can go back, since I promised, I will do it. Also, this is the last time. I don’t owe the Wang family anything from now on."
To repay the kindness of the Wang family, there was no need to sacrifice her life-long happiness. It was just that the Wang family wanted her to do this, so she could only do it.
Meng Yu entered the laundry room, but Qi Mei's sobbing could be heard vaguely outside.
After a while she heard Qi Mei say, "Mom is leaving now, please take good care of yourself."
Soon after Meng Yu heard the sound of opening and closing the door, Qi Mei's sobbing also disappeared.
Meng Yu sighed heavily and suddenly felt like crying.
Others had their parents to accompany them since they were young, but her father passed away a long time ago. Her mother was a person who had never suffered any hardships. When she was a child, she relied on her father. After she got married, she relied on her husband. She wouldn't be able to survive without clinging to someone. So after the death of her husband, she took Meng Yu to marry Wang Weiguo, who was also rich, just to play the role of stepmother. She deliberately favored Wang Shuyuan since she was a child. She didn't have father's love, nor did she have much love from her mother. Later, she finally met her destined man. She imagined that if she would marry him in the future, she would be able to leave that home completely, and she would live happily with him. But her destined man who she had been in love for so many years didn't love her at all in his heart.
Now she had to marry a man she had never met before.
She felt like there were tears in her eyes, and she felt that her life was really bitter.
She was sad alone for a while, and inadvertently looked up to see herself in the mirror. The laundry room was connected to the bathroom, and a large mirror was inlaid on the wall. There were many mirrors in her house so that she could appreciate her own beauty at any time.
The girl in the mirror had a small face the size of a palm, her eyes were big and watery, her nose was small but quite exquisite, and her small lips were plump and bright in color. This was well and good, but her skin was fine and tender, and it was fine enough that it didn't need too much maintenance.
She blinked and pursed her lips at herself in the mirror. With just that blink of an eye, a pair of watery and crystal-clear eyes naturally revealed an alluring feeling. She was full of grievances and wanted to cry earlier, but when she looked at herself in the mirror, I couldn't cry anymore.
Maybe God was jealous of her beauty, that was why he made her life so unfortunate.
Alas...
After washing the clothes, Meng Yu went to the Han family to find Xia Han. Xia Han had been living with her parents-in-law since she became pregnant. She had been traveling outside for more than a year, and she didn't even come back to visit her friend when she gave birth.
She bought gifts for her friend and a lot of toys for her children as an apology, and teased two lovely children for a while. After Xia Han's mother-in-law made tea for the two of them, Xia Han took her to the backyard to chat with her.
Meng Yu told her about the travel experience, and Xia Han was surprised.
After talking about the funny things during the trip, Meng Yu held her chin and asked her, "say, would you feel awkward if I became your little aunt?"
"Little aunt? Isn't Chu Xiujin going to marry your sister?"
Meng Yu said, "Wang Shuyuan doesn't want to marry, they replaced me."
Xia Han "..." Xia Han's expression was very strange, "You agree to it?"
Meng Yu blinked at her, "If I agree, will you feel awkward if you see me in the future?"
"Did you really agree to it?"
Meng Yu didn't respond.
Xia Han's expression was tense, "calling you little aunt isn't the issue here, do you know what kind of person Chu Xiujin is? This person is by no means kind, nor is he a good partner. If you agree to it, you will regret it.”
Meng Yu sighed while holding her chin, but said in a nonchalant tone, “I have no choice. I grew up eating the Wang family's food. This is what I owe them."
"So ...... you agreed?"
"Like I said, I have no choice."
Xia Han was quiet for a moment and then asked, "can I help you with anything?"
"No, this is probably My life."
Xia Han didn't know what to say for a while, she took her hand and held it tightly to comfort her, but she couldn't do anything else.
After chatting with Xia Han for a while, Meng Yu went back. She parked the car in the underground garage and was about to take the elevator, but then she heard someone calling her from behind.
"Meng Yu."
Even if more than a year had passed, even if she was used to not thinking of him every day, her body seemed to have a memory. Hearing this familiar voice, her body seemed to be frozen, and the heartbeat also unconsciously began to speed up.
It took a while before she came to her senses, and she turned her head to look at the person.
He stood upright in front of her in a white shirt and black trousers. She remembered that the first time she met him, he was also wearing the white shirt.
He was as handsome as she first met him, but he had a more mature and stable masculine charm now.
Suddenly she was in a daze, as if she had seen the boy in her memory, but she knew very well that she and him were already different.
"Why are you here?" she asked him.
He was silent for a while before saying, "I'm waiting for you."
"Wait for me? Do you know I live here?"
She had moved, and she didn't know how he found her.
"I want to know where you live, I always have a way to know."
Trying to find out where she lived, and waiting for her here?
Meng Yu laughed somewhat mockingly, "Xiao Qi, don't forget that we have broken up. So why are you looking for me?"
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