SAG -Chapter 117 The Proud Xiao Chunhua

Right now, Xiao Chunhua felt as if her entire body were floating. The daughter she had once thought of as a bringer of bad luck had suddenly become wealthy, and her father-in-law was even so generous.

At the same time, whenever she looked at Zhang Ran now, she felt completely at a loss. She no longer had the same mindset as yesterday.

Xiao Chunhua’s eyes kept drifting toward that stack of money, as well as the four pieces of gold.

Seeing her mother like this, Liu Lu smiled and said, “Mom, in these past years, Sicheng and I haven’t been able to show much filial respect to you and Dad. Please accept these.”

She knew that even if she did not say this, her mother would still accept them. But as a daughter, she still needed to consider her parents more.

Most importantly, Liu Lu knew that since Zhang Ran had taken these things out, he had no intention of taking them back. She had personally experienced just how generous this father-in-law of hers was.

When Xiao Chunhua heard Liu Lu say this, she subconsciously looked at Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, “This money was originally meant for your family. You don’t need to return any gifts either. Consider it compensation for the late betrothal gift.”

Xiao Chunhua subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. But soon, she felt somewhat embarrassed.

Although she had been very dissatisfied back then that her daughter chose to marry Zhang Sicheng without any betrothal gift, Liu Lu was still her daughter after all. Over the years, although Xiao Chunhua had never given Liu Lu any pleasant expression, she also had not reached out to ask Liu Lu for anything.

Aside from this time, when she had been preparing to ask because of her son’s betrothal gift. Fortunately, she had not opened her mouth. Otherwise…

The more Xiao Chunhua thought about it, the more a trace of lingering fear appeared on her face.

…

At this moment, Liu Kai was also stunned. He had never imagined something like this would happen. Right now, he felt as if he were living in a dream.

“Brother-in-law, did you really open a company?” Liu Kai asked quietly.

Zhang Sicheng nodded and said, “A gaming company. It’s not very large.”

“Oh right, my company is about to release a game. If you want to play it, I can give you a maxed-out account.”

Liu Kai said in a daze, “Sure.”

Only then did he react and say somewhat embarrassedly, “Actually, I rarely play games.”

After Liu Kai came back to his senses, his first thought was to feel happy for his sister. Only afterward did he think of his own affairs.

When Liu family’s third brother faced Zhang Ran, he also did not know what to say. Fortunately, Zhang Ran acted very amiable and guided the conversation, allowing Third Brother Liu to chat quite happily as well.

Just like that, it continued until noon before the people watching the excitement gradually dispersed. On their side, they did not even need to cook for themselves anymore. Some of the Liu family’s neighbors and relatives had already delivered plenty of sumptuous dishes early on.

At noon, it was Liu Mao’s turn to start making toasts. He was not very good with words, so he simply kept toasting.

“In-law, if Xiao Lu does anything poorly in the future, please be more forgiving.”

“Not at all, not at all. Xiao Lu has done very well. I truly feel very fortunate that Sicheng was able to find a wife like Xiao Lu.”

This lunch was the happiest and most relaxed meal Zhang Sicheng had ever eaten at his father-in-law’s home. At the table, his mother-in-law, who had never liked him, began treating him pleasantly and kept placing food into his bowl.

Although he knew that most of this was because of money, Zhang Sicheng did not feel disgusted by it.

No matter what, these were his wife’s biological parents. Just like when Zhang Sicheng had first learned about Zhang Ran, Liu Lu had not shown the slightest dissatisfaction. Instead, she had supported him in taking care of Zhang Ran.

Although later on, it turned out to be Zhang Ran taking care of them, back then, Liu Lu had not known Zhang Ran’s situation.

So Zhang Sicheng behaved the same as usual, very polite.

…

After lunch, Zhang Ran was too lazy to go wandering around. He sat in the courtyard, lazily basking in the sun.

Liu Mao had once again been drunk under the table. As for Xiao Chunhua, after finishing the meal and cleaning up the dishes, she went out.

It was not because of anything else. She simply wanted to show off a little and vent the resentment in her heart.

Now, wherever she went, people surrounded her and asked questions nonstop. Words of envy and congratulations came one after another.

The smile on Xiao Chunhua’s face never stopped.

Who would not envy her daughter for marrying into such a good family now?

Not only that, even they had benefited from it.

Those idle rumors from before would no longer exist starting today. Xiao Chunhua could now walk through the village with her head held high.

In the end, Xiao Chunhua was just an ordinary rural woman, only slightly biased toward sons over daughters.

This was also why Zhang Ran and Zhang Sicheng did not overly argue with her.

In truth, the father and son shared the same thoughts. To them, Xiao Chunhua was only a slightly familiar stranger. The person they cared about was Liu Lu.

As long as Liu Lu was happy, what did spending a little money matter? Of course, this was Zhang Ran’s view. To the current Zhang Sicheng, two million yuan was still something he would feel reluctant to part with.

…

“Xiaokai, when are you and your girlfriend getting married?” Liu Lu sat at the gate, watching the two little ones play with a group of small friends as she asked.

Liu Lu knew about her younger brother’s situation. She and Liu Kai often chatted online.

Liu Kai said, “We’ve already started discussing it.”

“What did her side say? Do you want me to go take a look for you?” Liu Lu asked.

Liu Kai discovered that his older sister had become increasingly confident. Her tone and manner of speaking were completely different from before.

“Uh… sure. Why don’t I take you to see her tomorrow?” Liu Kai said after thinking for a moment.

He also wanted his sister to meet his girlfriend, so both sides could get to know each other.

Yesterday, he had still been worried about the betrothal gift. But today, he no longer had to worry at all. With the betrothal gift his brother-in-law had given his sister, he already had enough confidence.

However, Liu Kai actually felt quite complicated inside. Especially when compared with his older sister’s father-in-law, he felt that his girlfriend’s family was truly rather materialistic.

But Liu Kai also understood in his heart that the two sides could not be compared at all. Although he did not know the exact situation, he knew that his sister had not known the Zhang family was so wealthy before. Or rather, even his brother-in-law himself had not known. This could only be called fate!

Originally, Liu Kai still wanted to chat with his sister about his girlfriend, but he soon discovered that he no longer had the time.

At some point, a group of people had already gathered around. One after another, they began chatting with Liu Lu about family matters and occasionally trying to bring up connections.

This made Liu Lu somewhat puzzled. Although everyone now knew that her family had money, there was no need to act like this, right?

But very quickly, Liu Lu understood why.

“Xiao Lu, I heard from Xiao Hui that she earns fifteen thousand a month at your company. Is that true?”

“That’s right, Xiao Lu. Do you think my son could work at your company? Don’t worry, my son works hard and absolutely won’t cause you any trouble.”

“Yes, yes. Having more of your own people in the company is a good thing.”