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Chapter 390 The Troubles of Ms. Jiang and Her Husband
The group recognized Miss Yuan's voice immediately. Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan had expected it, but Ms. Cheng was pleasantly surprised and quickly got up to greet her.

"Well, I knew it. Sister Yuan would definitely come knocking on our door," Lin Mo said helplessly after taking a bite of food and a sip of chicken soup.

Liu Ruyan didn't care about this. Anyway, she had already achieved her goal for the day. Let them come, what else could they do?

Once the two of them are officially a couple, none of the good things Lin Mo has will be able to leave; they'll all end up in her family's pockets.

For example, the secret ointment she and her mother use on their faces—if it's still available in the future, even if her family doesn't need it, she'll find a way to maximize its profits.

If there were a larger quantity, she was even confident that she could put them up for auction, and the profit would be much more than just a few million.

The main reason for coming today is to let Lin Mo get acquainted with the family. After all, her mother has been talking about it several times, and the gifts we brought were quite substantial, so it should be considered a successful visit, right?

"Let her come. She can't possibly rebel when she's at my house," Liu Ruyan said nonchalantly.

Anyway, the goal has been achieved. Her mother has already used the secret ointment on her face and paid for it. There's no use trying to steal it now. As for the kidney tonic for her father, as long as the two of them don't say anything, what could Yuan Meng possibly know?
Soon, Ms. Cheng led Miss Yuan to the restaurant, just like she was leading a child. This shows that Ms. Cheng really adores Miss Yuan.

After all, who could resist such an adorable porcelain doll? It's just a pity she doesn't have a son, otherwise the two families might actually become in-laws.

“Come on, let’s see who’s here. I heard from Xiao’e that Yuanyuan and Xiaolin know each other, right?” Ms. Cheng said, pretending to speak.

Of course she knew that Miss Yuan and Lin Mo knew each other and had a good relationship. After all, they had visited each other in person before, so how could they not know each other?

“I know you. Aunt Cheng, we’re very close. Mo Zai is my little brother. We live in the same neighborhood now and even have a studio together. We hang out together all the time,” Miss Yuan said, finding a chair and sitting down without any regard for family.

After all, this wasn't her first time here since she was a child; coming here for meals was a regular occurrence for her.

Although she didn't like Liu Ruyan, she still liked Ms. Cheng very much. Of course, it would be even better if Ms. Cheng didn't pinch her little cheeks every time they met.

"Wow, Aunt Cheng, your food smells so good!" Miss Yuan exclaimed, unable to resist the aroma of food.

Although the food wasn't as good as Lin Mo's, and they had almost finished eating, Miss Yuan, being a free spirit, was never picky about food. She could even enjoy the newly opened snack street in front of the shop, let alone anything else.

Just then, the live-in nanny brought over a set of bowls and chopsticks, and Ms. Cheng said with a smile, "Sister Wang, could you make some sweet fermented rice balls? Yuanyuan likes them!"

"Okay, I'll go take a look."

"Thank you, Aunt Wang," Miss Yuan said sweetly, swaying her short legs as she sat in the chair.

No wonder Miss Yuan is so well-liked by her elders. Apart from her own parents, everyone who sees her calls her a "good girl."

"My Aunt Cheng is the best. She's on my side. Aunt Cheng, you don't know, those two went home to eat something delicious without me. I told them to wait for me, but they still ran off first," Miss Yuan immediately complained to Ms. Cheng.

Normally, Ms. Cheng would have said a few words to her daughter, but she understood the situation today. It was Lin Mo's first time visiting, and although it was arranged by the mother and daughter in private, it was still a way of getting acquainted with the place, so she naturally couldn't let others come and cause trouble.

"Really? It's alright. When she comes back next time, Aunt Cheng won't leave her any food. Let her leave our Yuanyuan behind," Ms. Cheng said affectionately, pinching Miss Yuan's little face.

Soon, Miss Yuan noticed the change in Ms. Cheng's face: "Oh, Aunt Cheng looks so good lately, she looks several years younger. Could it be that Mo-zai has some good stuff again?"

"Hehehe, it really is the secret ointment that Xiao Lin brought," Ms. Cheng explained upon hearing someone praise her face. Sure enough, upon hearing this, Miss Yuan turned and glared at Lin Mo. So, you have such a good thing but don't even think of your sister Yuan.

She even planned to interrogate him severely when they got back to see if Mo Zai had any good secrets left.

Lin Mo pretended not to see Miss Yuan's gaze and continued eating and drinking as usual.

Meanwhile, at the Yuan family villa, Mr. Yuan and his wife, Ms. Jiang, were at home with somewhat furrowed brows.

"Why don't you just refuse? How old is Yuanyuan? Besides, you know Yuanyuan's personality," Ms. Jiang suggested.

Upon hearing this, Comrade Yuan sighed: "If it were just an ordinary person, I would have refused. But you know how good we are, old general. Not only do we have a good relationship, but he also helped us a lot back then. If we refuse him directly, he might think we don't respect him."

"Old Jiang is alright, it's mainly his wife who's too sensitive," Ms. Jiang said, frowning.

Comrade Lao Yuan nodded and said, "Actually, it's not that she's being sensitive. You know what kind of person the old general is. His wife is afraid that there might be an illegitimate child outside who will come and fight for the family property."

If they were tied to our family, even if the old general had ulterior motives, he wouldn't dare to act recklessly. If those two weren't so wealthy and powerful, they would have divorced long ago.”

"That's true. The old man is unreliable at his age. Even if his wife is no good, she's still the child's mother. How can he still think about giving his family property to someone else?" Ms. Jiang said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Comrade Old Yuan chuckled and said, "What are you saying? The child outside is also his own son. The key is that the child's mother is still young and doesn't care about him. With a little pillow talk, he won't be tempted anymore. Plus, there's discord between the couple. When they get carried away, they're capable of anything."

However, Chiang Kai-shek's wife was quite clever; she knew that if our family got involved, we definitely wouldn't agree to what the old general was doing, so she had her reservations.

"You know what, I really didn't like his family. It was a mess, and his parents weren't on the same page. If our Yuanyuan went there, what kind of good life would she have? She's not even as good as Xiaolin, at least his family is respectable," Ms. Jiang said with dissatisfaction.

Seeing that his wife was unhappy, Old Yuan quickly said, "Oh, of course I know. Do you think I wanted to? I just couldn't refuse."

My thought is, if all else fails, we'll meet them. If the child says they don't like it, then we'll have something to say, right? We don't care what their family thinks, but we don't follow that "parents' orders" mentality.

"Heh~ You're so eager to do this, but do you think Yuanyuan will listen to you? Don't even mention asking her to get married, even if you ask her to go on a blind date and meet the Jiang family's children, she'll most likely not agree. If Yuanyuan doesn't meet them, even if you don't refuse, you won't be able to resolve the situation if you agree to meet them once," Ms. Jiang chuckled.

You know your own child best.

The reason was that a friend who was very close to their family wanted to become in-laws with them and wanted the two children to meet first.

For some reason, Comrade Yuan found it difficult to refuse, and then he thought about his daughter's personality, which gave him a headache.

Just as his wife thought, let alone marriage, even if he were to send his daughter on a blind date, Old Yuan wouldn't be confident.

If he directly refuses, it's hard to say to his friends; they might think they look down on him. But if he doesn't refuse, he's not confident he can persuade his daughter to meet him.

"unless."

(End of this chapter)