Chapter 1778 - 1776: Caring About Appearances
When Mu Yeli was about to leave, Sui Qinglan directly stopped him.
She glanced at Ye Ning behind him and didn’t care at all. She said to Mu Yeli, "Come over here, I need to talk to you about something."
Mu Yeli responded, "What is it? Please go ahead."
Sui Qinglan looked at Ye Ning on the side, "I want to talk to you alone, is that alright?"
Mu Yeli also glanced at Ye Ning, "We’re all family, it’s okay."
"No, that’s not okay. I just want to talk to you, I don’t feel comfortable saying it with others around."
Mu Yeli looked again, Ye Ning only watching like a spectator, completely unconcerned, so Mu Yeli nodded, "Alright, let’s go talk."
Sui Qinglan felt relieved that he finally agreed.
She felt reassured, he was her son, after all, he’d still give her some face.
Sui Qinglan then gave Ye Ning a hateful look, smugly grunted, and followed Mu Yeli inside.
Sui Qinglan looked at Mu Yeli, "Yeli, I’m not picking on you, but you can’t spoil a woman too much. Look at how you’ve spoiled her these days, now she’s having a child too, she can’t run away, so why are you still pampering her like this."
Mu Yeli frowned, "Mother, I pamper her because I want to treat her well, it has nothing to do with whether she runs away or not, I’m not treating her well out of fear she’ll leave."
"You’re so silly, if you keep pampering her like this, after the child is born, you won’t be able to control her."
"Mother, I didn’t marry her to control her."
"But you’re the Family Head of the Mu Family." Sui Qinglan said, earnestly, "If you behave like this, where’s your dignity? Look, you’re even bringing things to her to soak her feet, is that something a man should do? She may not understand, but don’t you? She should know that outside, a man needs to be given some face, especially with your status. It’s all about face outside, but she doesn’t care about anything, directing you as if you’re a servant. How do people perceive you out there?"
Mu Yeli listened to her, planning to wait until she finished all her nagging, so she wouldn’t feel stifled later and be annoying.
Seeing that Mu Yeli did not rebut, she continued, "Yeli, I’m doing this for your own good. You don’t know how they view you, what they say behind your back. It’s not wrong to be good to your wife, but you shouldn’t disregard your status in front of so many people. You should advise Ye Ning, I’ve said what needs to be said, but she won’t listen to me. You speaking, surely she will listen. She is about to become the mistress of this house, she needs to be the woman behind you, how can she disregard your image? It’s time for her to be sensible, soon she will be a mother, she should be a good example for the child, right?"
After she finished speaking, Mu Yeli seriously looked at her, solemnly said, "Mom, I’ll say it again, I have never felt that loving your own woman is anything to be ashamed of. I’m rather perplexed, why those outside who disregard family and their wives, solely acting like macho men, don’t feel ashamed, but those who care for their wives and children, who look after their families, are told to feel ashamed."