After a few drinks, the old lady began to talk a lot more.
She waved at Wenli and called her over, "Wenli, co here, I have a few words to say to you."
Axiu, seeing the old lady’s condition, as if about to beco crazily drunk, said to Wenli, "She probably drank too much, just ignore her."
Wenli nodded.
Seeing that Wenli didn’t co over, the old lady beca impatient and yelled, "Wenli, co here. I have so questions for you."
Wenli squinted her eyes, feeling displeased.
It seed like she wanted to throw a drunken tantrum right here.
"If you’ve drunk too much, then go ho early. What are you trying to do by making a scene here?" Wenli walked over, her tone displeased.
"Wenli, in front of your husband’s family, you tell them clearly, am I your real grandmother or not."
"Grandmother is definitely my relative, but whether to acknowledge that or to associate with you has nothing to do with my husband’s family. That is my own business. If I don’t want to have anything to do with you, then my husband’s family doesn’t need to either. Uncle, if the old lady has drunk too much, please take her ho quickly to avoid making a scene here."
Wu Wenli certainly couldn’t deny the fact that this woman was her biological grandmother, but whether to associate with her had nothing to do with whether they were related.
"Oh, you ungrateful wretch, the mont your mother was born, I should have just strangled her, then I wouldn’t be embarrassed today." The old lady, upon hearing Wu Wenli’s words, suddenly burst into loud sobbing.
"Even though you didn’t strangle, it’s almost like you did." Axiu spoke coldly, "If you still care about our mother-daughter relationship, just sit here quietly and have a nice al. But if you insist on making a scene, it won’t look good for anyone."
"I want to make a scene, I need everyone to be clear, I am your biological mother, Wenli’s biological grandmother. Today is Wenli’s engagent day, even fake grandmothers get red packets and respect from elders, being Wenli’s real grandmother, how could I not have any?" On a day like today, getting red packets is essential before forming a good relationship with the groom’s side.
If there are no red packets, even if you want to associate with the groom’s side later, the relationship will remain superficial.
"It’s okay to eat, but there are no red packets." Wenli’s mother said sternly, "You can eat if you want, or go ho if you don’t, nobody here wants to see you either way."
"Truly a family of ingrates." The old lady glared viciously at a short old lady at the next table, "It’s all because of you, had you not badmouthed to Axiu since she was young, Axiu wouldn’t deny as her mother, all your fault, you old hag. I kindly gave Axiu to you to raise, and you taught her all these vile things, you unethical creature."
The short old lady was not tall, and she was thin.
Her head wrapped in a scarf, she clearly looked like soone from a decent, honest family.
Seeing the accusation suddenly directed at herself, the thin old lady’s lips moved, but she hesitated to say anything.
She was not a talkative person.
"My mother never speaks ill of you, instead, it’s you who thinks so ill of others. If you still cherish our mother-daughter relationship, just calm down and have a nice al. If you no longer care about our relationship,"
"then go ahead and make a scene, I’d like to see who looks worse in the end."
"I’m not talking to you, I’m talking to him." The old lady looked at Su Peng coming over and shouted loudly, "You co here, I ask you, I am Wenli’s biological grandmother, do you acknowledge that or not?"
Su Peng glanced at her, his words reeking of alcohol, it seed he hadn’t drunk lightly, "I’ll follow Wenli’s lead, if Wenli acknowledges, then I acknowledge; if not, then not."
"How can you be so weak, you’re a man, you should be the one deciding these matters." The old lady was completely dissatisfied with Su Peng’s words.
"Mom, you’ve drunk too much, let’s go ho." The man, seeing the old lady relentless, tried to help her return ho.
She pushed him away and moved to overturn the dining table.
If they didn’t acknowledge her, she would make sure none of them could have their al.
Xiaofeng noticed her actions and stepped forward to hold down the table, "Here cos the drunken madness fueled by alcohol."
"Mind your own business."
For Xiaofeng, dealing with an unreasonable elderly lady was certainly not on her agenda, but today was her brother’s engagent day, and if a scene erupted, the one who would look bad was her brother.
"It’s just a drink. I’ll sit down and have one with you." Xiaofeng looked at the elderly lady and let out a light breath.
Su Peng frowned, not understanding what Xiaofeng was up to.
Gu Yecheng glanced at his wife and shook his head; his wife was being mischievous again.
"If we are drinking, let’s drink." The elderly lady, finally drawing attention from Gu’s side, stopped causing trouble and sat back down.
The reason she was making such a fuss today was to get the n’s side to step in.
Now, it appeared that her thod of feigning drunken madness was sowhat effective.
Xiaofeng poured a glass of wine for her and then poured one for herself.
Wu Wenli saw Xiaofeng getting ready to drink with the elderly lady and panicked, "Xiaofeng, don’t bother with her. If she wants to act drunk here, let her be."
"Sister-in-law, since I am free right now, I might as well keep the old lady company for a drink. It’s a good opportunity to have a proper chat with her as well." —to see where she gets the nerve.
Xiaofeng’s direct address as "sister-in-law" made Wu Wenli’s face turn scarlet.
"Co on, drink up." The old lady lifted her bowl: "You are sensible; seasoned people really are different."
"Since I’m free today, Mother-in-law, why not tell about Wenli’s childhood? You claim to be Wenli’s biological grandmother, so you must have cared a lot about her childhood."
"Nothing but a wild girl, nothing much to care about." The old lady took another sip: "Let tell you, Axiu didn’t acknowledge , and I was upset for a long ti, didn’t contact them for over a decade. If it weren’t for Wenli marrying into a good family this ti, I wouldn’t have planned on reconnecting. Of course, I am still related by blood; I can reconnect if I want to, and stay away if I don’t want to, right?"
"You’re right, if that’s what you think, Wenli probably thinks the sa way. For example, if she wants to acknowledge you, she will, if not, then not, and nobody else can say anything, right?"
The old lady sensed sothing amiss in these words: "That’s definitely not possible, this is a blood relation, it’s not a case of acknowledging if she wants to and not existing if she doesn’t." Even if you don’t acknowledge it, the relationship still exists.
"Existence doesn’t imply that one must interact."
"Since it’s a familial relation, of course, one must interact."
"Mother-in-law, if you want to acknowledge your daughter and this granddaughter, you have to show so sincerity. Now that Wenli is getting married, it’s a good opportunity. You as the grandmother must perform well, like preparing a generous dowry for Wenli. She’ll be moved and will surely acknowledge you. Don’t you think?"
Expecting a return without any investnt; such simplicity doesn’t exist.
The old lady narrowed her eyes upon hearing this: "Dowry?"
"Yes, like preparing so savings for Wenli or so household items. That’s what a grandmother should do, don’t you think?"
"Now I understand, after all this talk, you just want to spend money." The old lady wasn’t foolish, and she quickly got the point: "I am marrying off my granddaughter, how could I possibly pay, that is impossible."
She hadn’t even given a red envelope, yet they expected her to pay was certainly impossible.
"If that’s the case, then you simply don’t want this relationship." Xiaofeng hit the nail on the head: "Don’t you agree?"
"Ah, I don’t quite understand, I..."
"Mother-in-law, if you don’t want to help Wenli prepare the dowry, just leave it, Wenli won’t miss your part. If you find the drinks good, have so more. If it’s unpalatable, and you can’t drink it, feel free to leave."
The elderly lady almost choked on her drink after hearing Xiaofeng’s words; what kind of twisted logic was this?
Coming up with an idea, Xiaofeng gave the old lady a smirk: "Mother-in-law, if you prepare the dowry for Wenli, as the groom’s side, we definitely won’t be stingy, and will surely return the favor with a red envelope."
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