Mr. Yu scratched his bald head and frowned. “Then what do you think we should do? Don’t anger Shi Lian, or else Yu Bing’s marriage might be completely delayed. If Yu Bing can’t get married, let’s see who you can ask for the betrothal gift from.”
Yu Pan listened excitedly at the side. Her eyes darted back and forth between her parents as she couldn’t help but interrupt, “Dad, my mother’s judgment must be right. Marrying Yu Bing is equivalent to marrying a medicine jar and she has to be taken great care of. Auntie Shi is famous in the courtyard for being shrewd. How can she accept such a bad deal? This matter definitely isn’t that simple.”
With her daughter’s support, Duan Mei felt that she couldn’t agree so casually. “Don’t worry about this. I’ll figure out the real reason for Shi Lian’s change in attitude first.”
When Yu Pan heard this, she had an idea. “The reason must be Yu Bing. Why don’t I write a letter to Yu Bing and ask her? I’ll let her tell us what happened in the past few months in detail. We’ll analyze it then!”
Duan Mei also felt that she could only start with Yu Bing, so she agreed to Yu Pan’s suggestion.
In the eyes of the Yu family, Yu Bing was still the obedient and hardworking old cow from the past, so they subconsciously thought that Yu Bing would be as obedient as ever and cooperate with all their requests.
Shi Lian waited for a few days without a response from the Yu family, so she decided to take the initiative. She stopped Mr. Yu in the corridor. “Mr. Yu, are you off work?”
Mr. Yu smiled in response.
Shi Lian pretended to ask nonchalantly, “Mr. Yu, how’s the discussion about Yu Bing and Yao Nian going?”
Mr. Yu replied according to his wife’s instructions, “This is a new era, so marriage is one’s personal freedom. We have to consider our child’s wishes. Duan Mei wrote to Yu Bing to ask about her thoughts.”
The corners of Shi Lian’s smile froze. If Yu Bing was willing, there was no need for her to do this! She would directly let Yao Nian occupy Yu Bing’s body. It would be best if she got her pregnant again. At that time, the betrothal money would be saved.
She smiled and said, “Free love sounds nice on the surface, but the most important thing about marriage is that it has to be suitable. After all, after marriage, it’s all about money. Who can rely on love to eat their fill? We’re already so old, so don’t we have more experience to help them make the right choice? It’s better for us parents to make the decision regarding their marriage. I’ll talk to you later. I’ll go back and cook for my husband first.”
As soon as Shi Lian turned around, the smile on her face immediately disappeared. If the Yu family found out that Yu Bing was the factory director, wouldn’t the betrothal gift cost an astronomical price? She had to think of another way.
At night, Shi Lian pulled her husband to the Yu family’s house after dinner.
There was a rhythmic knock on the door.
At this moment, the Yu family had just finished eating and Yu Pan was clearing the dishes.
“Yu Pan, open the door.” Duan Mei was already knitting on the sofa.
Yu Pan looked at Yu Wu, who was sitting on the sofa, and said unhappily, “I’m cleaning up the dishes. Let Yu Wu go!”
Duan Mei sat up straight and glared at Yu Pan. “Your brother is already sitting down. You’re standing. Open the door immediately and stop talking nonsense!”
Yu Pan threw the cloth on the table away and stomped her feet as she opened the door indignantly. “Auntie Shi, Uncle Yao.”
Seeing this, Shi Lian smiled and teased, “What’s with your unhappy expression? Did your mother make you angry?”
Duan Mei replied angrily, “She’s angry just because we asked her to do something. That wretched girl has been spoiled by me and her father!”
Yu Wu stood up and greeted them before walking into the room. He didn’t want to listen to these elders chat.
Mr. Yu hurriedly invited Shi Lian and Mr. Yao to sit down and poured two cups of tea.
Mr. Yao smiled and said, “I haven’t been to your house for a long time, so I came to chat.”
Mr. Yu also smiled and replied, “You’re welcome anytime. Shall we play chess?”
Mr. Yao was interested. “Let’s have a round!”
The men took the chessboard to the table at the side. They all knew what the two women wanted to talk about. It would probably take a lot of time. They didn’t want to participate. It was better not to get involved in a conflict between women. It was too stressful.