Chapter 1661 - 1085: Selfishness (2)
Meifeng, now it’s just me and your mom here, you don’t have to hide anything, just tell it straight, what did Li Huaihua ask you to do, and what did she promise you? If this matter can be balanced on both sides, I, Grandma, won’t oppose a different approach."
Wang Meifeng’s expression wavered a bit.
Watching her daughter closely, Zhao Yuying felt a chill surge in her heart, realizing that her daughter had indeed been hiding something else from her.
Initially, when her daughter advised her to turn a blind eye to her husband and Li Huaihua’s affair, she said it was because Li Huaihua was Loo Ping’s maternal cousin. If their family could help Li Huaihua more, she would speak well of her in front of Loo Ping, possibly securing her and Loo Ping’s marriage.
She also mentioned that Lin Chuxia, who is currently with Loo Ping, comes from a very poor family with no connections, just relying on the Qiao family’s influence where she works now.
That Qiao family is still a relative of Lin Baohe.
In other words, she’s benefiting from our family’s Chuxia.
Since Lin Chuxia can benefit from our Chuxia and is a match for Loo Ping, then as Chuxia’s aunt’s daughter, Wang Meifeng should be an even better match for Loo Ping.
Zhao Yuying thought her daughter’s reasoning was right.
Therefore, for the sake of both her son and daughter, she decided to compromise herself.
But now it seems that’s not really the case, otherwise, when she expressed her desire to divorce, her daughter wouldn’t oppose it so strongly.
Logically, if she divorced Wang Aiguo, wouldn’t that allow Li Huaihua to be with Wang Aiguo?
Whatever Zhao Yuying thought of, Old Lady Zhao thought too. She stared at her granddaughter and spoke almost word by word: "If you still consider me your grandma, can you tell the truth, please?"
"Li Huaihua doesn’t want to marry my dad."
"Why?"
"Because she promised her husband’s family not to leave that family, she said she’ll find a man to support her. Otherwise, her husband’s family will accuse her of adultery, which would implicate Loo Ping’s entire family, not just fail to help me, but she might also lose the Loo family’s recognition."
"Do you think Li Huaihua can really help you?" Old Lady Zhao sighed deeply, "She’s just Loo Ping’s maternal cousin, not his aunt, do you think Loo Ping would listen to her?"
"She said that as long as my relationship with Grandma is close, Loo Ping would definitely agree to be with me. She said the only reason Loo Ping is with Lin Chuxia is because of the Qiao family’s status.
But Lin Chuxia is ultimately just a maid for the Qiao family, while I am Chuxia’s legitimate cousin. If you really think about it, my background is naturally better than Lin Chuxia’s.
Now Loo Ping isn’t agreeing to be with me because he’s unsure if I am close with Chuxia, because previously..." She paused before continuing, "Previously, the incidents of me always arguing with Chuxia have spread around."
"Do you think a person who only values background is someone you can entrust your life to?" Old Lady Zhao looked seriously at her granddaughter, "Meifeng, you are Grandma’s granddaughter, so naturally Grandma hopes you have a good life.
It’s true, compared to now, I prefer the you from when you were younger, but no matter what, our blood ties are here; do you think Grandma would wish for your misfortune?
Look at your aunt and uncle; don’t you understand this yet? A couple should live life as one, seeing only the good in each other, to get better and better.
If you only care about background, that is the most unreliable thing. Whether rich or poor, whether with power or without power, these are unpredictable matters. No one can foresee the future, right?"
"That’s true for people with small wealth and power, but for families like the Zhou family and the Loo family, they wouldn’t suddenly lose everything."
"Then how do you explain the suffering the Zhou family has endured all these years?"
"It’s not always the case that such things will happen, right? Also, people must go through some hardships to have smoother paths in the future. I don’t mind facing such upheavals."
"You really are stubborn through and through..." She sighed, looking towards the bewildered Zhao Yuying, "What do you think now?" She truly feared that her daughter would change her mind again because of her granddaughter’s words.
Zhao Yuying looked resolutely at her mother: "Mom, I will confront Wang Aiguo tomorrow afternoon..." Then she turned to Wang Meifeng, "No matter what you think, whether you hate me or whatever, I won’t follow your desires anymore.
Moreover, you should think carefully, Li Huaihua is probably just fooling you, right? If she could sway Loo Ping’s opinion, would she be stuck in her husband’s family unable to move?
Or maybe her relationship with the Loo family isn’t as she claimed, she just used you to help her, whether you believe it or not, I’ve said my piece.
You have grown up and have your own ideas, I can’t interfere with you, so you shouldn’t interfere with me either. Regarding your future marriage, no matter who you choose, I won’t oppose it.
The dowry for your marriage, I certainly won’t skimp on it, and as for whether or not you’ll acknowledge me after you’re married, that’s up to you, I won’t force it, I just hope you won’t force me anymore in the future."
"Mom, you still only care about Jinsong..." Wang Meifeng looked disappointedly at her mother, "Saying it’s for the good of us siblings is just talk.
If only one of us, my brother or I, could benefit, you wouldn’t side with me. I figured this out a long time ago, that’s what you call treating both of us the same, huh...
"It doesn’t matter what I say, you’d never believe it anyway, so I’ll stop. Zhao Yuying looked at Old Lady Zhao, "Mom, don’t worry, I’ve made up my mind on this matter, you don’t have to worry, go to sleep."
"Sigh!"
With a heavy sigh, Old Lady Zhao lay down.
Outside, the moonlight was as bright as ever, but in everyone’s hearts, it was shrouded in a heavy fog... (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)