1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 259 Angrily confronting the mistress, marrying Aunt Lin's daughter

"You haven't forgotten again, have you?"

Gu Bin smiled slyly: "That mulberry tree in the military compound witnessed our first meeting, didn't it?"

"Oh, so you're laughing at me again?"

Lin Xiyu got angry and threw the pen at him.

"Hey, watch out!"

Gu Bin shielded Lele from the impact, saying, "It's okay if you hit me, but don't hit our girl. Lele can't take a hit."

Lin Xiyu laughed in exasperation: "Don't use your daughter as a shield."

"Lele, Mommy is bullying Daddy."

Gu Bin cried out to his daughter, "When you grow up, you have to stand up for your dad!"

"whee."

Lele thought her father was teasing her, and she grinned happily.

"Lele smiled; Lele agreed."

When Gu Bin saw his daughter smile, he smiled genuinely too, talking to himself in a way that left everyone speechless.

Lin Xiyu clicked her tongue, sighing with deep emotion: "No wonder my cousin said that men become less intelligent after having children. I didn't believe it before, but now I do."

"Thank you, wife."

Gu Bin's next words proved that he had not only not become less intelligent, but had actually become more emotionally intelligent: "Having such a lovely child has given me the opportunity to be content with mediocrity and enjoy the joy of raising a child, just like other fathers."

"Hey."

Lin Xiyu laughed in exasperation: "So you're quite smug, thinking I'm carrying your sedan chair?"

"I truly thank you."

Gu Bin took the opportunity to lean in, pouting his lips as if to ask for a kiss: "Come on, wife, let me give you a kiss to express my sincerest gratitude."

"screw you"

Lin Xiyu laughed and scolded, "You wish! You don't even care if your daughter sees this, she'd be too embarrassed."

"Lele, Mommy won't let Daddy kiss you."

Gu Bin looked down at his daughter again, pretending to be wronged.

"whee."

Lele still thought her father was teasing her, and kicked her little legs happily.

"That's enough, now get out of here."

Lin Xiyu laughed in exasperation, shoving him and shooing him out: "I need to write some materials, don't waste my time anymore."

"We're having a full moon celebration tomorrow!"

Gu Bin stood there without moving, and took the opportunity to say, "I've already told Qu Peng and Liangzi, and there should be quite a few people coming."

"Just come."

Lin Xiyu didn't take it seriously: "Anyway, it's you who's drinking, not me. No one will care if you get drunk."

"Lele, Mommy doesn't love Daddy anymore."

Gu Bin whined and pretended to be aggrieved towards his daughter again.

"You'd better get out of here."

Lin Xiyu couldn't stand it any longer, so she used some force to push the person out the door.

-

As Gu Bin had expected, the full moon banquet was packed with guests.

It's worth mentioning that not only did Qu Peng bring his newlywed wife from Beijing, but Wang Fan and his wife also coincidentally appeared at the banquet.

It was truly unexpected that this couple would come.

What's even more astonishing is that the two were not in the same industry, but had no prior contact and just happened to meet at the banquet.

Li Qing brought her own son to offer her congratulations, and the moment she saw Wang Fan appear at the gate with his mistress, the expression on her face was priceless.

The rapid changes in his demeanor, from resentment to calm, to indifference, to apathy, astonished even Lin Xiyu.

"Mrs. Gu, what a coincidence that we meet."

Zou Yan, Wang Fan's mistress, thought that her status was different now that she had given birth to a son, and openly challenged the authority of the wife.

She arrogantly set her sights on Lin Xiyu, using her to attack Li Qing: "My son and your daughter were born on the same day. There's an old saying that people born on the same day of the same month are destined to be husband and wife. Brother Fan also said it was fate, and he specially brought me here to make a good connection with you. Maybe we'll be in-laws in the future."

Who are your in-laws?!
Upon hearing this, Gu Bin and his wife's expressions changed.

"The son of a mistress dares to dream of marrying my daughter? Whom are you trying to humiliate?"

Before Gu Bin could even speak, Lin Xiyu slammed the baby bottle on the table and retorted rudely, "Who do you think you are to say that? Do you think you can just walk into the Gu family's door so easily? Do you think just any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to show off here?"

"Mrs. Gu, you may have misunderstood."

Zou Yan's smile froze, and she forced back her dissatisfaction as she argued, "This wasn't my idea, it was Brother Fan's idea?"

"I don't care whose idea it is, you two."

Lin Xiyu retorted forcefully: "An illegitimate child has no right to marry my daughter, and neither do you. Our family does not welcome anyone who destroys other people's families and has no moral bottom line. Now, right now, please leave, and don't ever come back again."

"Brother Fan, look at her."

Zou Yan could no longer pretend, her face contorted in anger.

"I told you to get out, so get out."

To everyone's surprise, Wang Fan not only didn't help her, but also waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Don't embarrass yourself here."

"Brother Fan."

Zou Yan was shocked, and all the color drained from her face in an instant.

"Get out of here now?!"

Wang Fan glared at her again, clearly displeased.

Zou Yan was startled and trembled. She dared not be pretentious anymore and left reluctantly.

"Xi Yu, thank you."

Li Qing mistakenly thought that Lin Xiyu was speaking up for her, and was so moved that she almost cried.

"You're welcome. I didn't do it for you."

Lin Xiyu exuded domineering confidence: "As a mother of four, how could I allow a mistress to flaunt her power in front of me?"

"well said!"

Qu Peng's new wife, Qiao Lin, was the first to respond, clapping and cheering: "That's right! In today's society, men are all bad, mistresses are rampant, and there's no sense of propriety or shame."

"You can say whatever you want, but don't drag me into it."

Qu Peng, with a bitter face, protested his innocence and expressed strong dissatisfaction to Wang Fan: "Honestly, you had to come, why bring such an eyesore, and now you're dragging us down with you."

“I didn’t ask her to come; she came on her own.”

Wang Fan seemed completely unaffected, leisurely walking in and sitting down next to Qu Peng and Li Liang at the banquet.

"You little rascal, you're always getting into trouble."

Li Liang gave him a look that said, "Only a fool would believe you." Out of loyalty to his friend, and also out of a sense of obligation to act as a peacemaker, he changed the subject to ease the tension: "Have you forgotten that Qu Peng's wife is a criminal police officer? Are you trying to give him a chance to die young?"

"This has nothing to do with whether or not someone is a criminal investigator."

Wu Meng, holding Nuannuan, suddenly interjected, "You think you can just do whatever you want because your wife isn't a police officer?"

Li Liang: "."

Under his wife's persistent questioning, he wisely chose to protect himself and simply shut his mouth.

-

“We were getting along very well, but the atmosphere changed as soon as you came in.”

Gu Bin, as the host, expressed his dissatisfaction, but considering it was the babies' full moon celebration, he didn't want things to get too tense, so he forced himself to hold back and didn't kick them out.

"That's right."

Qu Peng also complained, "My wife's gaze towards me is so sharp, like she's scraping a razor blade."

"I'm not feeling well either."

Li Liang pointed at Wu Meng and gave a wry smile: "They've been watching here the whole time. If you say anything wrong, you'll get a beating."

"You're making it sound like I'm some kind of fierce person?" Wu Meng was a little unhappy and put Nuannuan on his lap: "You take care of the child yourself, I'm not watching her."

"Uh."

Li Liang was taken aback, but his movements were swift; he quickly supported his daughter, fearing she might fall.

"whee."

Nuannuan is already ten months old. She's chubby and healthy, with two cute little dimples when she smiles.

Li Liang held his daughter in his arms, his eyes changed, becoming so tender they could melt your heart.

"I go."

Qu Peng shook his arm, deliberately teasing him: "Liangzi, can you stop smiling so lewdly? You're giving me goosebumps."

"You're the one who's disgusting."

Li Liang's face darkened, and he kicked him in annoyance: "So what if I love my daughter? What's it to you? If you don't have a daughter yourself, stop getting in the way. If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."

"whee."

Nuannuan understood her father's words, climbed off his lap, and jumped up happily.

Li Liang held his daughter's armpits with both hands, letting her frolic on his lap, his face beaming with an indescribable smile.

"Tsk."

Qu Peng clicked his tongue, then couldn't resist the urge to provoke him.

"You're talking a lot of nonsense today."

Qiao Lin saw his intention, reached her right hand under his armpit, and twisted him hard.

"hiss."

Qu Peng gasped in pain, swallowing back the words that were about to escape his lips.

"Qiao Lin, is this you?"

Wu Meng gave a thumbs up in admiration.

"Hahaha"

Qiao Lin laughed heartily: "That's just my personality. I can't stand people acting like sissies, whining and being annoying."

"I like this personality."

Wu Meng was angry that Qu Peng said her husband was lewd, and then she stabbed someone in the heart again: "Some people just need to be taught a lesson, they should twist harder."

"I think so too"

Li Liang and she worked together seamlessly, keeping up with the pace at a rapid pace.

"No way"

Qu Peng was speechless at the couple's back-and-forth banter: "We should be on the same side, right? We're talking about Wang Fan, why are you all coming at me?"

"Didn't you bring that on yourself?"

Wu Meng rolled her eyes: "I admire your ability to make yourself the target of hatred."

"Hahaha."

These words amused Wang Fan, who slapped his thigh and laughed heartily.

-

"Jiarui, come with me."

Seeing this, Li Qing suddenly had an idea. She took her son away from the table and found a quiet corner. After making sure no one was around, she stopped.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Her son with Wang Fan, Wang Jiarui, is already ten years old.

Perhaps because he experienced more family upheavals than his peers from a young age, he has a more introverted personality, somewhat like a little adult, and rarely shows his emotions.

Do you remember what your mother told you before?

Li Qing looked at her son and said earnestly, "If you want to inherit the family business, you need a strong backing."

"remember."

Wang Jiarui nodded, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes, not understanding why his mother would suddenly say these things to him.

"That Aunt Lin from earlier"

Li Qing didn't give her son time to think, and immediately added, "You confronted the mistress, did you see that?"

"I saw it."

Wang Jiarui was deeply impressed by what had just happened.

Although Aunt Lin had some past conflicts with them, he still genuinely felt that even if she wasn't deliberately protecting them, she had truly helped them vent their anger.

"That Aunt Lin"

Li Qing glanced at the wine table again: "That's your best support."

Wang Jiarui frowned, clearly not understanding her deeper meaning.

"Did you see the little girl she was holding?"

Li Qing gestured to her son with her eyes and then said something surprising: "If you can marry her daughter, the Gu family will fully support you."

"what?"

Even if Wang Jiarui is mentally mature, he is still only a ten-year-old child. Hearing his mother's words, he was truly frightened.

"Mom isn't joking with you."

Li Qing said sternly, her tone leaving no room for argument: "You've seen it too, that Zou Yan has already given birth to a son. Your father is indulging her, clearly wanting to go against us. If you still can't see this clearly at this point, then all the years of my teachings to you have been wasted."

"Is it mandatory to marry Aunt Lin's daughter?"

Wang Jiarui glanced back at the little one wearing a diaper and was speechless at the mother who was messing with her son.

"Your dad is incredibly arrogant and conceited."

Li Qing bluntly stated, "Only Gu Bin and his wife can control him. If you want to inherit Dingsheng, you must get along well with them. The best shortcut is to marry their daughter."

"Is marriage the only option?"

Wang Jiarui glanced at the newborn baby and suggested, "Why don't we get a little sister?"

"Yes."

Li Qing slapped her forehead, overjoyed: "How come I didn't think of this way? Let's use this as an excuse to find a younger sister, and then get married when we grow up and develop feelings for each other."

Wang Jiarui: "."

I was happy for less than two seconds, but when I heard my mother's last sentence, two drops of cold sweat dripped down the back of my head.

-

"Xi Yu, your Lele is so cute, the more I look at him, the more I like him."

Li Qing returned to her seat and immediately began to implement her plan.

Lele is the youngest and the weakest, so her parents naturally dote on her more.

Unaware of the truth, she saw the couple taking turns holding Lele, doting on their daughter to the core, and naturally assumed that Lele was the target of their arranged marriage.

"Lele, Auntie is praising you. Thank you, Auntie."

Lin Xiyu didn't think much of it; as a mother, she was naturally very happy when someone praised her daughter.

She held up her daughter's little hand and gently shook it, making Lele very happy.

"Lele smiled."

Li Qing, harboring her own ulterior motives, deliberately tried to get closer to Lele: "Lele is so happy to see Auntie? It seems Auntie will have to give you a gift."

"You've hit the nail on the head."

Wu Meng's eyes lit up when she heard about the gift, and she urged with a smile, "You're a genuine rich woman, hurry up and take out the gift, let us see what kind of rare thing it is?"

Li Qing was pleasantly surprised by her unexpected help and took the opportunity to take out a gift she had prepared in advance from her handbag.

"Wow!"

"Such a large gem?"

"As expected, a rich woman is a rich woman; she's not in the same league as us."

The gift box was opened, revealing two gems, one red and one blue, sparkling in the sunlight. Each gem was the size of a pigeon egg, creating a striking visual impact.