CHAPTER 243: CHAPTER 246: WHO CAN ALWAYS SPEAK

Almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Can someone tell me, do I have a fake mom? The difference, the treatment, it’s just too much!!! Seriously...

Ye Xinluo picked up the public chopsticks and pinched some ribs into her bowl, "The ribs you love, eat more."

"Xinluo is still the best." She smiled, picked up the ribs, and popped them into her mouth.

"That’s just because Xinluo can’t bear to bully you..."

Lan Shan choked.

Waaaahhhh...

The world has changed!!!

Decided to ignore her mom to prevent herself from literally spitting blood, she silently lowered her head and ate her meal.

After the meal, the three of them sat down in the living room, and Mrs. Zhang brought over some fruits.

"Xinluo, these were airlifted here at my request, have a taste."

"Exactly, but she won’t even let me eat one." Lan Shan interjected sourly from the side.

Ye Xinluo picked up the fruit platter and offered it to Lan Shan, "Which one do you want?"

Lan Shan let out a cold snort, turned her face away, and ignored her.

After a while, Shen Xiaya spoke again, "Look at how sensible Xinluo is. It seems right to let you go on a date, it’s time you settled down a bit."

Hearing this, Lan Shan was not having it and said, "Mom, I’m not going on a date, I don’t want to get married so early."

"The idea is for you to just go see him, not that you really have to be with him. What are you talking about, child? You’ll have to marry sooner or later."

"That won’t happen now, not to mention, if I really don’t get married, would you stop supporting me?" Lan Shan complained.

"...if you really don’t get married, then earn your own living; your dad and I have to save this money for our retirement!"

"Mom!!" Lan Shan whined, displeased, looking at her mother.

"Alright, alright, let’s hear what auntie has to say first." Ye Xinluo comforted.

"Xinluo, whose side are you on?" Wasn’t it agreed you’d speak for me?

Ye Xinluo gave her a ’be patient’ look, of course, she hadn’t forgotten, but she had to wait for auntie to finish her words.

"Oh dear, Xinluo, now that you’re back, you have to help me manage this girl. When you weren’t in Z City, she was hardly ever home."

"Mom, can we talk about the important stuff?" Lan Shan interjected.

"Okay." Shen Xiaya glanced at her and said, "That person was chosen by your dad, I’ve never met him either. Supposedly, he’s a prestigious college graduate, with decent family conditions."

"Nowadays, anyone can say they graduated from a prestigious college." Lan Shan said disdainfully.

"Auntie, what does his family do?" Ye Xinluo asked.

"Your uncle didn’t mention that, nor anything about his job."

Hearing this, Lan Shan furrowed her brows, "Mom, you don’t even know what his family does, aren’t you afraid of selling your daughter?"

Shen Xiaya sipped a cup of tea, "Not afraid... because no one would dare want you..."

Ye Xinluo: "..."

Lan Shan: "..."

Suppressing the urge to explode, she tried to remain calm, "Can you at least tell me his name?"

Shen Xiaya thought for a moment and said, "I heard your dad say he’s probably called Jiang Yan."

Jiang Yan?

Lan Shan furrowed her brows and thought for a moment. The name sounded somewhat familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she asked incredulously, "Mom, is this person from Z City?"

"Yes, otherwise where do you think he’s from?" She only had one daughter and didn’t want her to marry too far away.