GBP Chapter 183 We almost became in-laws
Chapter 183 We almost became in-laws
Chapter 183 We almost became in-laws
"Thank you, Aunt Lan Hua." Rong Wanru put away her sharp edge. After all, this was the Rong family's main home, and she had to keep a low profile.
The three of them went to the main hall together, where they could already hear laughter and cheerful conversation.
"Mom, I bought you a dress today. It's almost New Year's Day, so you should wear something festive."
"Hey, why am I wearing such red at my age?"
Rong Wanru and Zhang's mother exchanged a glance. The two people speaking should be Lu Yalan, the current matriarch of the Rong family, and Kang Xueming, the matriarch of the Rong family.
"The old lady looks really good in red." Aunt Lanhua said with a smile as she walked in. "Old lady, Miss Wanru and Madam Zhang have arrived."
"Great-Grandma." Rong Wanru called out sweetly. After all, she was too young in terms of seniority. She should call Rong Changqing "Uncle," so Lu Yalan should call her "Grandma." Then wouldn't the old lady of the Rong family be the ancestor?
"Oh dear." Grandma Rong waved her hand with a smile. She was almost eighty years old, but she was very well-maintained, with not a single wrinkle on her face. It seemed that she was a woman who loved beauty.
Following behind Rong Wanru, Zhang's mother greeted her reservedly: "Hello, Old Madam Rong, hello, Madam Rong."
Lu Yalan glanced at it lazily, then turned to speak to Xu Rushi beside her.
The moment Zhang's mother saw Xu Rushi, her expression changed drastically!
Could it be that Rong Changqing has already brought Lu Qianqian to visit the Rong family? And the Rong family has accepted her? So, as the mother-in-law, Xu Rushi is naturally sitting here chatting and laughing with Lu Yalan?
That's impossible! The Rong family would never accept Lu Qianqian!
When Rong Wanru saw Xu Ru, she was stunned for a long time. She never expected to see Xu Ru in the Rong family.
The thought that immediately crossed Zhang's mother's mind was: Could Lu Qianqian really have such an ability?
The two women stared intently at Xu Rushi, and Lu Yalan immediately became unhappy: "Is there something on my friend's face that's been staring at for so long?"
Rong Wanru and Zhang's mother immediately looked away, their eyes filled with shock.
What did they just hear?
Lu Yalan refers to Xu Rushi as a good friend?
Xu Rushi was secretly pleased with herself. She hadn't expected that after spending a day buying clothes with Lu Yalan, she would be able to make her happy and even bring her to the Rong family's main residence for afternoon tea. It was truly astonishing.
"What, you know each other?" Old Mrs. Rong, who needed to remain calm, noticed the strangeness between the three of them with a single glance and asked with a smile.
Rong Wanru's heart suddenly raced. Despite her Buddha-like appearance and constant smile, Old Madam Rong had a sharp eye and nothing could be hidden from her.
Thinking of this, Rong Wanru simply said, "I have indeed met Madam Lu." After saying that, she pinched Zhang's mother behind her back.
As if struck by lightning, Zhang's mother exclaimed, "Ah, oh, right, we almost became in-laws with Madam Lu."
At this moment, Aunt Lanhua asked the two of them to sit down and served them two cups of flower tea.
Grandma Rong asked with a smile, "Oh, that's quite a coincidence. What do you think, Wanru?"
Rong Wanru smiled awkwardly: "What can I think? Grandma, please don't tease me. I'm not really that familiar with my husband's ex-wife's stepmother."
Xu Rushi's face immediately turned pale and then red.
Lu Yalan cracked sunflower seeds and sneered, "So what if I'm a stepmother?"
She's a stepmother too!
Rong Wanru was startled and inwardly scolded herself for forgetting about this matter.
Mrs. Rong then looked at Lu Yalan and said with a smile, "You little rascal, don't scare the younger generation."
Lu Yalan made a joke about it.
Seeing that the old lady was backing her up, Rong Wanru became a little bolder and exchanged a glance with Zhang's mother.
Zhang's mother immediately understood, looked at Xu Rushi, and asked, "Did Madam Lu come alone today?"
Xu Rushi didn't want to see these two people at all, and didn't even want to say anything more at the moment: "Yeah, I'm alone."
"Why didn't Lu Qianqian come? She's the Rong family's granddaughter-in-law, she should at least come and visit her mother-in-law and grandmother," Zhang's mother said slowly, taking a sip of tea.
Lu Yalan and Old Madam Rong's gazes changed instantly, looking at Zhang's mother in disbelief.
Xu Rushi was overjoyed, but she was still hesitant about how to say it. Unexpectedly, it came to her effortlessly.
Zhang's mother never expected things to turn out this way.
Why do these two look at people with such terrifying eyes?
Lu Yalan was clearly displeased, and said in a sarcastic tone, "Madam Zhang, you need to make this clear. Does the Rong family have two grandsons in this generation?"
Seeing that things had come to this point, Zhang's mother decided to say everything, so that her trip to the Rong family's main residence wouldn't have been in vain: "Look at what I said, it's my fault, I didn't explain clearly. Don't Madam Rong and the old lady know? Lu Qianqian is now the wife acknowledged by the second young master Rong. I saw them hugging and cuddling in the street, which is why I said what I just said."
Grandma Rong's face grew increasingly somber, and her previous kind expression was gone.
Lu Yalan sneered. She couldn't care less about anything that wasn't her son.
Mother Zhang continued, "This Lu Qianqian almost became my daughter-in-law before, so it can be said that we were destined to be together. Later, Lu Qianqian married the CEO of Peng's Soy Sauce, and everyone was sighing about the old man and the young woman. But not long after, CEO Peng passed away. I just didn't expect that Lu Qianqian would be with Rong Ershao now. It's really unexpected."
Rong Wanru laughed as she drank, secretly pleased with herself. "Lu Qianqian, your good days are coming to an end."
Grandma Rong slammed her hand on the table and roared, "Nonsense!"
Lu Yalan added fuel to the fire: "This second son hasn't been back for a long time, has he? He even has a fiancée but doesn't bring her back to meet you, Mom. But speaking of which, I know this Lu Qianqian, she was Mrs. Peng before!"
"Lanhua!" The old lady was furious and said directly to Aunt Lanhua beside her, "Call the second son back immediately."
Upon hearing this, Zhang's mother and Rong Wanru exchanged a glance, sensing that something was amiss.
Xu Rushi continued drinking her flower tea, appearing indifferent. Since Zhang's mother had done what she wanted to say and do, she would just watch the show from the sidelines.
As a result, Zhang's mother wouldn't let her off the hook: "By the way, isn't Madam Lu Lu Qianqian's stepmother? Why don't you say anything?"
Grandma Rong immediately looked at Xu Rushi, her eyes dark and intimidating.
Xu Rushi's heart skipped a beat, and her scalp tingled involuntarily. As expected of the woman with the highest status in the Rong family, she was practically an empress dowager. Such an aura was not something that could be easily cultivated.
However, she had a way of dealing with it. She deliberately looked at Lu Yalan and said in a friendly manner, "How can a stepmother control the children born to her father?"