Eldest headed to the kitchen to clean up.
Mr. Jiang helped Wei Jiaming to the sofa to rest.
Mrs. Jiang pulled Mr. Jiang into the room.
"How could you so easily agree to Xiao Yuan and Second getting married on May 1st? Eldest hasn’t even set a date yet. When has it ever been the case for the second child to get married first?"
Mr. Jiang replied irritably, "Whose fault is that? It’s all because the second child doesn’t think things through. I do want Eldest to marry first, but can Second wait? Even if she can wait, her belly can’t wait, can it?"
"What?"
Mrs. Jiang’s eyes widened.
Mr. Jiang said softly, "Didn’t you hear what Xiao Yuan said? So things just can’t wait. When he said that, he specifically looked at Second’s belly. Considering how long the two have been together and that they’re both at the right age, it’s inevitable they might have had a mont of carelessness and conceived a child. If we wait longer, do you really want to wait until Second gives birth before getting married?"
That’s definitely not okay.
Mrs. Jiang sighed, "Well, let’s just settle on this then. It’s a good thing that people don’t fuss over these things these days; otherwise, this would have been a difficult situation to handle."
But after waiting a while, Mrs. Jiang laughed again: "Second has a baby now, doesn’t that an we might beco grandparents after a little while?"
Mr. Jiang stroked his chin, "Yes, we could beco grandparents this year, it’s just that we don’t know if Second is having a boy or a girl."
"Who cares if it’s a boy or a girl? We’ll cherish it either way."
Gu Kai had finished chatting with Third by this ti.
He walked toward the study with his phone in hand, cursing Xiao Yuan under his breath as he went, "Shaless."
Gu Kai could see that the brother-in-law wasn’t as thick-skinned as the second brother-in-law.
The people over at Second’s are really bold, with just that light glance, that simple exchange, they got their father-in-law and mother-in-law to surrender and quickly set a wedding date.
Is Second really pregnant? That may not be the case.
Knowing how much Second’s family dotes on her, if she really were pregnant, they’d certainly want to set the wedding date in the first lunar month, not wait until May 1st. Wasting over two months is definitely not sothing Second’s family would agree to.
He was just setting up a trap to coax his father-in-law.
Once the wedding date is decided, and after so ti if there’s no sign on Second’s belly, Second’s family will certainly have sothing to say.
He will definitely claim he’s clean and won’t admit to using Second’s pregnancy, insisting that he couldn’t wait himself and never said Second was pregnant—it’s all the father-in-law’s overthinking.
Thinking about the cunning nature of Second’s family, Gu Kai decided that, though it may be despicable, it was still worth learning a thing or two.
After all, in this day and age, you get nothing if you’re thin-skinned. Those who are thick-skinned get more than enough, as you can see from the behavior and handling of affairs between Eldest’s and Second’s families.
However, Gu Kai stroked his chin.
Eldest’s family is also quite crafty, and they’re also strategic.
Those two sons-in-law combined could really spin the father-in-law in circles.
The Jiang family hadn’t checked on Wei Jiaming, but Gu Kai knew a lot about the Wei Family.
Earlier on, Gu Group’s supermarket chain had dealings with the Wei Family, and Gu Kai happened to know quite a bit about them.
The Wei Family was anything but quiet, just a tangled ss.
But Wei Jiaming, that kid is truly damaging.
He never brought up his family matters. Even when he was drunk, all he did was chant Jiang Anan’s na, clearly only having Jiang Anan on his mind, leaving her completely smitten and head over heels for him, to the point where even if she eventually learns about the Wei family’s situation, Jiang Anan would definitely still be more than willing to follow Wei Jiaming, with no regrets whatsoever.
And Mr. and Mrs. Jiang, too, would no doubt have to accept this marriage, given the deep personal attachnt between the two.
Gu Kai thought about the situation with the Wei family, and then about his own family matters.
He sighed. Forget it, no point in badmouthing them any longer. Although those two are nothing comndable, they did pave the way for him. All he had to do was learn a bit from them.
After sitting for a while at the Jiang family’s, Wei Jiaming had so hangover soup and soon sobered up.
He didn’t linger around the Jiang family’s ho. After exchanging a few words with Mr. Jiang, he had Anan drive him ho.
Upon entering his house, he saw his mother pacing around in her pajamas.
"Mom, what are you up to?"
Indeed, Wei Jiaming had drunk too much today, and his head was still throbbing.
As soon as Mrs. Wei saw him back, she hurriedly made him sit down: "Jiaming, do you know where your dad went? Did he go off to see that old demon again?"
Hearing this, Wei Jiaming felt his headache worsen: "Mom, can you talk properly?"
Angrily, Mrs. Wei cursed and then told Wei Jiaming: "Call your dad and tell him to co back right away."
"I won’t call."
Wei Jiaming didn’t want to fall for that again: "Did you and dad have a fight again?"
He scrutinized Mrs. Wei and could not help but feel frustrated: "I’ve said it before, if you two can’t get along, just make it clear and get a divorce, but you just won’t listen. Now look at the ss you’re in, who’s to bla for that?"
"Bla? Isn’t it all your dad’s fault? I’ve been true and faithful, living our lives together, but now that he has money, he starts fooling around. Now, you tell ..."
Mrs. Wei went on with her complaints, but Wei Jiaming had long been deaf to her whining.
"Enough already, how old are you now? Why are you always chasing after my dad? Let him do what he wants; as long as you don’t lack food or drink, it’s fine."
Wei Jiaming felt helpless with his mother. She wouldn’t listen to reason, and if he spoke too harshly, she’d go through her routine of crying, causing a scene, and theatrically threatening to hang herself. As a result, Wei Jiaming was reluctant to return ho.
His dad, on the other hand, had found soone else, and now, as long as everything at ho was calm, his dad would stay at that person’s place. Wei Jiaming had nowhere else to go, so he had no choice but to stay ho and endure the agony.
Mrs. Wei didn’t want to upset Wei Jiaming either.
Seeing that he was speaking rudely, she quickly changed the subject: "I won’t talk about it anymore. Have you eaten? If not, I’ll warm up so food for you."
Wei Jiaming quickly waved her off: "I’ve eaten already, didn’t you rember I went to Nannan’s ho today? I had dinner there."
Hearing that, Mrs. Wei smiled and sat down beside Wei Jiaming, asking: "How did it go today? What did the Jiang family say? When can we et? You better arrange it quickly; I want you to get married soon. If you keep dragging this out without marrying, think about how much money you’ll end up spending. You know how young people date these days—it’s like throwing money away. Aren’t you already spending quite a bit? There are trips, gifts, movies, flowers, and not to ntion the money spent visiting her ho."
Wei Jiaming’s head felt like exploding: "Mom, can we not talk about this, okay? I like Nannan, and I’m happy to spend money on her. Have I spent a penny of yours? All the money I spend is what I’ve earned. The factory has been under my na for many years, and it’s only after I took over managing our factory that it started doing well. Haven’t I earned a fair amount for our family over the years? You an to say that I can’t even spend a little on my future wife?"
Mrs. Wei disagreed: "Do I have any bad intentions? I’m only thinking of your best interest. We need to plan and save money in life. I’m not asking you to wear rags, as long as the clothes are wearable, why do you have to buy such expensive ones? Just look at your girlfriend, dressed like a stead bun seller, but her clothes cost thousands, head to toe. Isn’t that squandering wealth? You spend so much on a al out. When your father and I were younger, I never even allowed him to buy a stead bun. I..."
Wei Jiaming abruptly stood up: "Yes, you’re thrifty and frugal. You wouldn’t even buy my father a stead bun. We run a butchery, but you wouldn’t even let us eat the at, saying it’s all money when sold, even the bones are money. We might as well eat stead bread; how cheap are a few buns? My dad eats a lot. When he’s hungry, you won’t let him have a proper al. If you go out with him and see so novel snacks, my dad might suggest buying so to try, but you would just drag him back ho without buying anything. What’s the point in living like that? Can you take the money with you in life or in death?"
Wei Jiaming really didn’t understand his mother’s reasoning.
She was always causing drama, driving n away with her nagging, yet showed no signs of changing. Now she was starting to try and control him, too. Perhaps if she could drive him away and he stopped coming ho, she might finally find so peace.
Thinking this, Wei Jiaming felt he should quickly find a place near the Jiang family to buy. After the marriage, he’d move close to his father-in-law’s to avoid his wife having to live under his mother’s thumb.
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