Chapter 1601: Delusional Dreams of Instant Success

Fast Chinese.

Her mother truly had her best interests at heart, but they were not on the same wavelength.

Lu Feifei cautioned her mother: "You don't need to worry about me; worry about your husband instead. When you meet Litian's parents, tell him to restrain himself. Don't let him shamelessly ask for favors; at least leave me some dignity."

Her mother promised readily: "Don't worry, I'll tell him. If he dares to have any such ideas, I'll divorce him immediately!"

Although her mother promised, she still felt uneasy.

Lu Feifei knew exactly what kind of person her stepfather was.

He possessed the traits of many small-time merchants: glib-tongued, adept at scheming, and fond of taking petty advantages...

But these were not the only reasons Lu Feifei detested him.

Once, when she was truly struggling to get by, she went to find her mother.

Her mother asked her to wait a moment at home while she went to the bank to withdraw money; only she and her stepfather were home, and his gaze grew increasingly brazen, even using his words to tease her.

She ran out, and from that day on, she never stepped foot in her mother's house again!

Later, her mother asked her why she had left without waiting for her to return.

She did not tell the truth, saying instead that she had left because of an urgent matter, which coincidentally aligned with her stepfather's lie, so her mother did not suspect anything.

It wasn't that she hadn't thought about telling her mother the truth, but what would happen after telling her?

Her mother was already pregnant at the time, and having experienced the pain of her own parents' separation since childhood, could she really let her unborn brother or sister experience the same suffering she had endured from birth?

She could not bear it, so she did not say anything.

Other people's original families were unified, with parents wholeheartedly wanting the best for their children, but she had a home with her father and a home with her mother, and both her stepmother and stepfather were looking to scheme against her!

It was very distressing.

It was uncertain how the meeting would go.

Fear was useless, but the time for the meeting arrived nonetheless.

For the meeting between both sets of parents, Sheng Hanyu planned to book it at the Crown Hotel!

Regardless of anything else, it had to be formal to show respect.

However, Shi Youxuan disagreed; she asked for them to be invited to the countryside.

To host them at home.

"Host them at home?"

Sheng Hanyu said: "Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

He was accustomed to meeting formal guests in formal settings; they were meeting their in-laws, so it shouldn't be too casual.

But his wife was very firm: "It is very appropriate; only at home is it the most appropriate!"

Shi Youxuan whispered into her husband's ear for a while; they were the only two in the room, but she was used to being mysterious when discussing certain things.

Every time she was like this, it meant Shi Youxuan was preparing to "scheme" against someone.

Sheng Hanyu nodded as he listened: "Fine, I'll listen to you."

The Lu Family.

Lu Feifei's little stepmother was dressing her child, urging him as she did so: "Hurry up, hurry up, don't dawdle, put your clothes on and get to kindergarten."

The child was used to dawdling and was very unhappy being urged by his mother.

The chubby little boy twisted his body and acted spoiled: "I don't want to, I don't!"

"I don't want to go to kindergarten, I want to go eat delicious food with you."

He had heard everything his parents said yesterday.

Mom said they were going to someone else's house, that the family was very rich and had lots and lots of money, more than they could ever spend... After they went over, there would definitely be lots of delicious food, the kind they usually couldn't bear to buy or afford...

He drooled just thinking about it.

He had assumed his parents would take him along, but it turned out they weren't taking him and wanted to send him to kindergarten?

Were they going to eat the delicious food by themselves?

He wouldn't agree to that, so he immediately started acting spoiled and throwing a tantrum, saying he wouldn't go to kindergarten no matter what, he just wanted to go with his parents!

Their son was the apple of the couple's eye, raised in the palm of their hands since he was small; they couldn't bear to scold him, let alone curse him!

His mother coaxed him: "Don't make a scene, good son. We have important business today and can't take you. Your sister found a rich boyfriend; we're going to ask for a larger dowry so we can raise you better in the future and buy you delicious food and fun toys."

The future was too far away for a child his age; he wanted things now.

So he flopped onto the floor, kicking and screaming: "I don't want to, I don't want to, I want it now, I want to go with you now, I want my sister's dowry now..."

His father, whose head ached from his son's noise, said to his wife: "Take him with us; it doesn't matter if he takes a day off from kindergarten."

"That works too, alright, let's go together."

The chubby little fellow got his way, immediately stopped crying, climbed up from the floor, and wiped the tears and snot all over his face with his sleeves.

"Oh, my little ancestor, you've dirtied the clothes I just changed you into..."

Father Lu said impatiently: "If it's dirty, just change him into another set. Hurry up, don't blame the boy, he's still young."

Finally, the family of three was dressed and ready, and they headed out.

After the little stepmother got her son into the car, she looked down on their own vehicle and complained to her husband: "This car is so small. Look at whose car is as shabby as ours?"

"I feel embarrassed driving this car to pick up the child from kindergarten. Every time, I park far away because I'm afraid others will see it and look down on our Baobao."

The little fellow clapped his hands and shouted: "Make sister buy us a new car. Once sister is married off, our family will have money."

"Good son, so smart." She happily kissed her son's cheek.

Father Lu frowned: "When we get to their house in a moment, you mustn't talk nonsense. Why do you say everything in front of the child?"

"Oh, children speak without taboos."

The little stepmother shielded her son, but still cautioned him: "When we get to their house in a moment, you can't talk like that, it's impolite, do you understand?"

"Mm, I understand."

The little one agreed very readily, though whether she could actually do it was another matter.

Mr. Lu turned on the navigation, and the car set off.

As they drove, they left the city center and headed toward the suburbs.

The little stepmother began to mutter to herself: "Isn't Feifei's boyfriend a young master from the Sheng Family? Why does his family live in the countryside?"

"What do you know? Rich people live in the suburbs; only poor people live in the city," Mr. Lu said.

He was older than his wife and had seen more of the world, so once he said this, his wife's doubts were dispelled.

They soon arrived in the suburbs, where the roadside was lined with a walled Villa area; the main gate was very grand, and looking inside, one could see beautiful Villas, each separated by a certain distance.

This could both ensure privacy and guarantee a certain level of greenery in the residential area.

There were fruit trees in the area, as well as colorful flowers competing in beauty.

Security Guards marched in neat formations, patrolling the area, and the Security Guard at the entrance of the residential complex also stood straight as a rod.

Children speak without inhibition; the little one pointed outside the window and shouted to her mother: "Mom, it's so beautiful here. When can we live in such a nice house?"

This was the life of the rich; the little stepmother was so envious her eyes were practically popping out, and since her son had asked exactly what was on her mind, she said: "Soon, it should be very soon."

She thought, once her stepdaughter became a daughter-in-law of the Sheng Family, the Sheng Family's money would be her stepdaughter's money.

Her stepdaughter's money would be her husband's.

If the in-laws lived here, they could buy a house here too when the time came; living together would make visiting relatives convenient as well...