Chapter 290: The father-in-law's hidden story

When Ma Lan heard this, her eyes lit up!

She had been worrying about not finding a sucker after Chen Shuyi left, and she hadn't expected Qian Hongyan to find a substitute so quickly!

Moreover, it sounded like this sucker was even richer than Chen Shuyi. Chen Shuyi lost thousands a day, while this sucker lost tens of thousands a day!

She loved playing mahjong with people who had deep pockets but poor skills; it was simply a way to get rich!

If she could work from the inside with Qian Hongyan and agree on some small signals, it would definitely be a sure win!

Thinking of this, she was overjoyed!

She was a person who was typically obsessed with money; seeing money was dearer to her than seeing her own parents!

Now that she heard Qian Hongyan say this, she couldn't help but feel an itch in her heart.

Seeing her heart was moved, Qian Hongyan hurriedly whispered, "Let me tell you, sister-in-law, once we're at the table, we'll watch each other's hand signals. If you want a character tile, touch your nose; if you want a bamboo tile, point your finger; if you want a dot tile, purse your lips. When the time comes, we'll help each other, let each other eat and pong, and we'll definitely win them until they have nothing left!"

When Ma Lan heard this, she immediately agreed happily and hurriedly said, "Alright, since you've said so, sister-in-law, let's play a few rounds with her and see!"

Qian Hongyan beamed and said deliberately, "That's settled. Let me tell you, this person is very rich and lives in the Tomson First Grade villa area. When do you want to go over?"

Ma Lan immediately said, "Now is fine. Come, sit in my BMW and let's go together!"

Getting into the car, Qian Hongyan looked at Ma Lan's impatient demeanor and couldn't help but sneer coldly in her heart.

To set a trap for Ma Lan, she had specially invited two professional gamblers and had even spent a high price to rent a villa in Tomson First Grade for a short term, all to win all of Ma Lan's assets and leave this bitch with nothing!

Ma Lan didn't know that Qian Hongyan was setting a trap for her; instead, she was focused on rushing to slaughter that legendary sucker.

Just as Ma Lan and Qian Hongyan were rushing to Tomson First Grade, Ye Chen and his father-in-law also took a taxi to his alma mater, Zhongshan University.

Looking at the magnificent gate tower carved from white marble and the six large characters "National Zhongshan University" above the gate, which looked particularly aged, Ye Chen couldn't help but be surprised.

He hadn't expected that this father-in-law, who usually looked incredibly spineless, was actually a graduate of a prestigious university?

Moreover, a prestigious university student from his era was much rarer than today...

Seeing Ye Chen's surprised gaze, Xiao Changkun snorted and said, "What, do you think Dad doesn't look like someone who went to college?"

Ye Chen nodded honestly and said, "Dad, with your temperament, you really don't look like a college student..."

Xiao Changkun sighed, but said with a face full of pride, "Back in the day, I was also a popular figure in school. My grades were always at the top. If I hadn't wanted to stay close to home, I would have gone to Peking University."

Ye Chen asked with a laugh, "Then what happened? You graduated from a prestigious university, so how did you end up being a househusband at home?"

Ye Chen felt that his father-in-law, a dignified prestigious university student and the second young master of the Xiao family, had ended up as a spineless man who was scolded by Ma Lan every day, which was truly interesting.

Hearing this, Xiao Changkun's tone faltered, and he said sheepishly, "Later... sigh, don't mention what happened later. It's all full of bitter tears..."

While the two were chatting, a middle-aged man of similar age to Xiao Changkun walked out from behind the gate tower. Seeing Xiao Changkun, the middle-aged man immediately ran over excitedly.

"Changkun, it's been many years! You look pretty good now, dressed all fancy..."

Xiao Changkun stared at the man in front of him for a long while before laughing and saying, "Are you Zhou Qing? It must have been many years since we last met. You look like a big boss; did you get rich?"

Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "I can't compare to you, Changkun. To use the popular term among kids today, you were a 'rich second generation' back then..."

The Xiao family back then did indeed have something.

At that time, Old Master Xiao was in his prime and was among the first wave of people to go into business, earning a lot of money. So Xiao Changkun was also very flashy back then; his pocket money alone was more than half the class combined.

It was precisely because he had money that he was targeted by Ma Lan from another class.

At this time, Xiao Changkun heard others say he was a rich second generation and was about to be humble, but he didn't expect another middle-aged man and a young man to walk out.

The middle-aged man walked up, suddenly snorted coldly, and said, "Rich second generation? That's just because you guys came from out of town and don't know his situation... Let me tell you, the Xiao family is completely finished now. Our former popular figure, Xiao Changkun, isn't having an easy time now..."

Xiao Changkun's face looked a bit ugly, and he said, "Pan Yuanming, why are you saying all this? I live my own life; do I need you to point fingers?"

Zhou Qing hurriedly smoothed things over, saying, "You two are really something. It's been so many years, why do you still fight as soon as you meet? You fought every day in college, and at this age, you still can't forget about fighting over a girlfriend back then?"

Xiao Changkun snorted and said with a proud face, "What's there to fight about with him? He was just a loser to me. Back then, after she got together with me, Pan Yuanming was so jealous that he drank heavily in the dorm every day and cried when he was drunk. He wanted to skin me alive, hahahahaha."

At this time, many more middle-aged and elderly people came over. Hearing this, everyone laughed and echoed, "Pan Yuanming was truly infatuated back then. I remember that during that time, he cried every day until his eyes were so swollen you couldn't look at him."

"That's right, haha, everyone said Pan Yuanming was a romantic fool back then!"

Ye Chen listened to the conversation from the side and couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder.

He hadn't expected that his father-in-law and this Pan Yuanming were actually romantic rivals?

Could it be that this Pan Yuanming also liked Ma Lan?

Could a fire pit like Ma Lan attract so many people to jump into it?

Were these two people that blind?

Hearing so many people teasing him about his past, Pan Yuanming became angry again and said coldly to Xiao Changkun, "Xiao Changkun, you are too irresponsible with your words. You say I was your loser? What a joke. What did you win? Did Han Meiqing end up with you? Who doesn't know that Han Meiqing went far away to the United States back then and dumped you!"

Han Meiqing?

Hearing this, Ye Chen finally understood that the two of them weren't fighting over Ma Lan back then...

The surrounding classmates also laughed out loud.

Someone patted Xiao Changkun on the shoulder and asked curiously, "By the way, Changkun, why did Han Meiqing break up with you back then?"

"That's right! Everyone has been curious about this for decades. What exactly happened?"

Xiao Changkun hadn't expected everyone to start surrounding him, asking about the unbearable past, so he waved his hand awkwardly: "Oh, let's not mention the past..."

Ye Chen suddenly caught a hint of pain in Xiao Changkun's awkward expression.

Could it be that there was some hidden story in the past between his father-in-law and mother-in-law?