Chapter 122: 120. Liu Kai is quite good! (Please subscribe, please vote for monthly tickets!)

Liu Kai was chatting with Sicheng while looking anxiously at the entrance. Soon, he saw his girlfriend, but it wasn't just his girlfriend—her future mother was with her too.

Gu Panpan hadn't expected her mother to snoop on her phone, and she couldn't exactly chase her mother away, so she had no choice but to bring her along.

"Hello, Auntie." Liu Kai hurriedly stood up to greet her.

Pei Mingmei nodded and sat down. Gu Panpan looked at Liu Kai with some embarrassment, and Liu Kai smiled at her to show it was fine.

"Hello, Auntie. I am Liu Kai's older sister, my name is Liu Lu, and this is my husband, Sicheng." Liu Lu was the first to stand up and offer greetings.

Even if Pei Mingmei looked down on Liu Kai in her heart, she still possessed the necessary manners, so she went through the motions of shaking hands and introducing herself.

Afterwards, Pei Mingmei looked at Liu Kai and said, "How have you considered the conditions I mentioned to you last time? Let me tell you, you know what our Panpan's situation is like. I don't want my daughter to marry into hardship, and you should also understand the feelings of us mothers."

Liu Kai nodded quickly and said, "I can understand."

Upon hearing this, Liu Lu whispered to Liu Kai, "What conditions?"

Liu Kai hadn't had the heart to tell her about this yesterday, and besides, the matter was effectively resolved since he had the dowry money that Zhang Ran had provided.

He had brought his sister over today to meet his girlfriend, but he hadn't expected his future mother-in-law to tag along.

Liu Kai could only whisper a brief explanation; after all, in reality, the money he was using still belonged to Liu Lu, so he didn't hide anything.

Liu Lu was stunned after hearing it. Even though she had money now, she still felt it was quite a large sum.

Finally, Liu Lu couldn't help but say to Pei Mingmei, "Auntie, marriage should be the result of two people truly loving each other. That way, no matter how life turns out, they will be very happy."

This was Liu Lu's own set of values regarding love.

Pei Mingmei smiled after hearing this and said, "While that sounds very reasonable, love cannot be eaten as a meal, and love is fleeting, while life is long-lasting."

Although there was a smile on Pei Mingmei's face, there was a hint of mockery in it. "You are married too, and it looks like you're doing quite well, but if you were worried about daily necessities all day long, you would realize that love cannot sustain a marriage. At the very least, such a marriage might start because of love, but it will very likely end because of life."

Pei Mingmei could tell that the clothes Liu Lu and Sicheng were wearing were not cheap, which was why she said that.

However, after she said this, both Liu Kai and Gu Panpan had strange expressions on their faces. Gu Panpan also knew about Liu Lu's situation, as Liu Kai had told her before.

"Auntie, you are actually wrong about that. When I married my husband, he didn't have a single cent. No house, no car, no savings, and he couldn't even afford the bride price, but we still lived very happily.

For all these years, my husband and I have never had a single argument over money, and even though we were very poor before, we were truly happy." Liu Lu spoke very earnestly; this was her true situation.

Liu Lu also believed that even without Zhang Ran's arrival, she and Sicheng would have walked forward unswervingly until death.

Pei Mingmei was stunned upon hearing Liu Lu's words. She hadn't expected the situation between Liu Lu and Sicheng to be like that, and looking at Liu Lu, she didn't seem to be lying.

Pei Mingmei didn't know what to say for a moment and could only use drinking water to hide her embarrassment.

However, she quickly adjusted herself. "I don't care what you are like, but I have to be responsible for my daughter's life. These conditions are the most basic requirements."

After saying that, she looked at Liu Kai again, emphasized her tone, and said, "There is no room for bargaining!"

"Mom, what are you saying? Are you trying to make me marry someone else or sell me off?" Gu Panpan couldn't hold back anymore.

Pei Mingmei had long anticipated Gu Panpan's reaction and her expression was very calm. "Mom is doing this for your own good. It doesn't matter if you don't understand now; you will know in the future."

Liu Lu took a deep breath and looked at her younger brother. Seeing him just hanging his head without speaking, she understood his intentions.

Although this money was a large sum now, for Liu Kai, who had just received the dowry from Liu Lu, it was entirely affordable, though it might feel a bit uncomfortable.

But Liu Lu could also see that Liu Kai truly loved Gu Panpan, and Gu Panpan also loved Liu Kai.

Although Liu Lu wanted to say a few words to Pei Mingmei, she thought that this wasn't her own son getting married, but her younger brother, so she stopped speaking in the end.

Seeing that her sister didn't lose her temper, Liu Kai breathed a sigh of relief, but just as he was about to speak, he saw someone walking over.

"Zhang Shu." Liu Kai hurriedly stood up and called out.

Zhang Ran nodded and said, "Sorry to disturb you all. Xiao Lu, where are Taotao and Susu's water bottles?"

It turned out the two little ones were thirsty and wanted water, and were even clamoring for drinks. But in such cold weather, how could Zhang Ran let them have those? So he had come looking for them.

Liu Lu hurriedly found the water bottles and handed them to Zhang Ran.

Just as Zhang Ran was about to leave, Pei Mingmei's eyes suddenly lit up. She stood up and said enthusiastically, "Hello, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Ran hadn't paid attention to Pei Mingmei at first, but now that he saw her, he remembered that she was a Supervisor at the bank from the day before yesterday, seemingly surnamed Pei.

"Hello, Supervisor Pei," Zhang Ran replied with a smile.

He then looked at Liu Kai and the others, thoughtful, but he still asked Liu Kai, "Is this Supervisor Pei related to you?"

"She is my girlfriend's mother," Liu Kai replied immediately.

Zhang Ran understood. He had observed them slightly as he walked over, and the atmosphere between them didn't seem very harmonious; they probably hadn't reached an agreement.

"Supervisor Pei, this young man Liu Kai is actually quite good," Zhang Ran said with a smile, then excused himself and left directly. Zhang Ran had always been too lazy to get involved in other people's family affairs.

If it weren't for the fact that Liu Kai was Liu Lu's own brother and seemed to have a very good relationship with her, he wouldn't have even bothered to say that.

Pei Mingmei's gaze toward Liu Kai became somewhat unusual.

She didn't know the specifics of Zhang Ran's situation because her position wasn't high enough, but she had heard the bank president say he was a super-large client, the kind who was extremely, extremely wealthy!

And his connections seemed quite extensive; the notice the bank president received at the time had come directly from the head office.

However, she still hadn't figured out the relationship between Zhang Ran and Liu Kai, or rather, Liu Lu.

Didn't they go to withdraw money for a dowry last time?

But Liu Lu's husband was clearly the person on the side?

"What is your relationship with this Mr. Zhang?" Finally, Pei Mingmei could only fix her gaze on Liu Kai.