Chapter 150: Extra Chapter: Li Changxin's Dilemma
Li Changxin was certain that Liang Zheng’s feelings for Qi Meili were nothing more than a passing whim.
The attraction that came from two different worlds colliding could only sustain a brief period of sweetness. It couldn’t last.
She couldn’t imagine what the two of them could possibly have in common. What could they even talk about?
Could Qi Meili understand stocks? Or could Liang Zheng appreciate those flashy tattoos?
But she waited and waited, year after year, until the two of them announced that they were getting married!
She objected. “You two aren’t from the same world. There’s no way this can last!”
Liang Zheng chuckled. “Mom, we’ve been together for three years, and our relationship is great.”
She broke down. “Three years is nothing! Can you stay together for thirty years?”
His smile grew even wider. “Then let’s find out together whether we can stay together for thirty years—or even longer.”
“You!”
Her objections had no effect whatsoever. All she could do was swallow her frustration and watch the two of them prepare for their wedding bit by bit.
When the wedding day finally arrived, she didn’t dare let her displeasure show. All the guests came from respectable families—what would it look like if she went around with a sour expression?
She smiled. She tried her best to smile. She wanted to cry.
Weng Meijuan even went out of her way to come up to her. “Sister Li, you’ve got some nerve. You can still smile at a time like this?”
...
Li Changxin ignored Weng Meijuan, but Weng Meijuan refused to let her off, hounding her relentlessly.
“At such a solemn occasion, she actually dyed her hair! What kind of behavior is that? If it were me, I certainly wouldn’t be able to smile!”
Today, Meili had chosen the most understated hair color she had ever worn: linen brown. It matched her wedding dress perfectly.
She had even suggested a long-sleeved wedding gown. In her own mind, she had already been very considerate.
But in Weng Meijuan’s eyes, even that little bit of consideration was practically the same as provocation.
Then Wenzhi walked through the door with highlighted ends in her hair, and Weng Meijuan’s vision went black. She nearly fainted.
“Wenzhi! Have you lost your mind? Don’t you know what kind of occasion this is? You’re making a fool of yourself!”
She abandoned Li Changxin and charged toward her daughter, which gave Li Changxin a huge sigh of relief.
Talking to that woman was exhausting.
To be honest, hardly any of the wedding guests believed that Liang Zheng and Meili were a good match. But who would be tactless enough to say so out loud?
It had nothing to do with them. They could just sit back and watch the spectacle.
Only Weng Meijuan had no filter—and an especially sharp, nagging tongue.
Meili had no family in this world, but that didn’t matter. Gu Chengye was more than happy to play the role of her temporary parent!
When it was time for the parents’ speeches, he delivered an impassioned address. He talked about how sensible the girl was, how difficult her journey had been, and how life was full of twists and turns beyond anyone’s control...
When he reached the emotional parts, he even wiped away a few tears. Anyone who didn’t know better might have thought he had truly witnessed Meili’s first twenty-some years of life.
Even Meili was left speechless. “When did I ever take beatings for other people and earn money?”
He Huanhuan, standing nearby, rolled her eyes. “That’s what I told him when I first got back. He assigned it to you!”
Whether Gu Chengye’s speech moved anyone else was impossible to say, but it left Li Changxin feeling thoroughly unsettled.
What kind of child had suffered so much in this day and age?
How had she even managed to grow up?
But sympathy was one thing. Li Changxin absolutely refused to accept her.
When the New Year came, it was customary to give the new bride a red envelope the first time she visited her husband’s family after the wedding.
Li Changxin spent the entire day muttering to herself that she had to give Qi Meili a proper warning with that first red envelope.
Jiye Liang was somewhat uneasy seeing how confident she was. “You’re already married into the family. Why make things difficult for her?”
If she really wanted to make things difficult, she shouldn’t have let them get married in the first place.
Now that they were married, they should simply get along.
Besides, the two of them didn’t even live at home after getting married. They only saw each other a few times a year. Why make things difficult for her for no reason?
But Li Changxin ignored him completely. “I’ve already made all the arrangements. Stay out of it!”
Although Jiye Liang didn’t agree with her, he didn’t say anything more while his wife remained so determined.
After all, deep down, he didn’t approve of Meili either.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liang Zheng brought Meili to the Liang family home bright and early.
Li Changxin gave Meili a cold look. “You’re here?”
Meili nodded. “Yep.”
Li Changxin took a thick red envelope from her bag. “It’s customary to give the new bride a red envelope during her first visit to the family home after the wedding. This is for you. Take it.”
Meili obediently accepted the red envelope. They had a meal together, and then she and Liang Zheng left...
Jiye Liang waited for quite a while but never saw the troublemaking Li Changxin had promised. Unable to hold back, he asked, “Didn’t you say you were going to give her a warning? Where was it?”
Li Changxin let out a cold laugh. “I gave her one hundred thousand yuan!”
When giving the new bride a red envelope during her first New Year visit, people did it to bring good fortune.
Usually, they gave 99,999 yuan, symbolizing everlasting happiness and longevity.
But not her. She had given Meili 100,000!
At the mention of it, her voice was full of smug satisfaction. “I’m not blessing them! I gave her a nice, round one hundred thousand!”
Jiye Liang: ...
How, exactly, was that supposed to make things difficult for her?
Li Changxin shot him a warning look. “You’re giving her one hundred thousand too on the fifth day. No 99,999. Do you hear me?”
Jiye Liang was speechless. “I wasn’t planning to give her anything!”
The two of them had already given her one red envelope together. That was more than enough. Why should he give her another?
But Li Changxin refused to hear it. “You’re supposed to give one on the fifth day! That’s the day we welcome the God of Wealth. What kind of behavior is it if you don’t give her one?”
...
Jiye Liang wanted to ask how she could possibly call herself difficult when she was being this generous.
Even the God of Wealth himself wasn’t as easygoing as she was!