Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 237: Attitude Shift
"Serves them right!" Lin Yi said with a sense of relief, then looked at Chen Wenjun, "With the wedding turning into such a fiasco, have you all had enough to eat?"
Chen Wenjun couldn’t help but laugh and cry, "Dad, the banquet hasn’t even started yet! As you said, with such chaos, who would have the appetite to eat?"
"Oh no! That’s not good! Hurry, I’ll make you a few dishes, and call the kids down to eat something." Lin Yi rushed to rummage through the fridge.
Lin Qin realized her stomach was rumbling with hunger and reckoned Lin Yi would just cook them some noodles.
Unexpectedly, after taking a shower upstairs and coming back down, she found four dishes and a soup on the table, along with a pot of freshly cooked white rice.
She was taken aback, "Dad, it’s already this late and you’re still making such a big spread! Steamed bass, braised pork, oil-braised shrimp, cold mixed water spinach, and abalone soup! Wow, you’re something else!"
Lin Yi rolled his eyes at her, "You talk too much! Hurry over to eat."
At the dinner table, everyone tacitly avoided mentioning the farce at the Xue and Zhang families’ wedding.
At this time, Xue Lingxue had already returned home, removed her makeup, and the nanny had made a table full of dishes for her.
With the wedding ruined and no need to face the disgusting Zhang Jingxuan, Xue Lingxue felt unprecedentedly joyful, her appetite opened up, and she ate silently.
Compared to her good mood, Xue’s father and Wang Suling in the living room were furious, their rage clearly visible, and the close relatives of the Xue family were all present.
Xue Lingxue’s third granduncle roared angrily, pointing at Xue’s father’s nose, "It was you who said the Zhang family’s boy was suitable, saying this is good, that is good, good my ass! He doesn’t even measure up to Little Sun from the government! At least he is steadfast with unlimited prospects, but now we’ve found such trash, and if the wedding is over, it is, but the main point is, how will Lingxue discuss marriage in this circle in the future?"
The third grandaunt joined in criticizing, but she glared at Wang Suling disapprovingly, "You too, not believing your own daughter and trusting an outsider as if bewitched. I was foolish before, complaining along with you about the child being wronged, when in fact, the most wronged is Lingxue!
I don’t know how you two as parents manage!"
Xue Lingxue’s grandmother, Zhou Laiyi, remained silent, and only spoke slowly after everyone had vented enough, "Old Three, Third Sister-in-law, it’s not easy for you to come back from the provincial capital, the matter has already happened, and continuing to scold won’t change anything.
This thing with the Zhang family can’t be let off so easily, later let Lingxue’s father go find Zhang Long to seek justice."
The third grandaunt, with her neck stiff and eyes red, said loudly, "We must go! Our Xue family’s clean and innocent good girl has been humiliated like this by them. Do they think our Xue family is easy to bully? Just for Zhang Jingxuan’s reckless vilification of Lingxue, I want the Zhang family to pay a price!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They took turns to comfort Xue Lingxue in the dining room for a few words and then left.
The Xue father and Xue mother saw off the relatives, then looked back to find Zhou Laiyi staring at them authoritatively.
The two of them immediately went over apologizing like grandsons.
"Mom, I really didn’t know Zhang Jingxuan was rotten inside, no matter how good he seemed outside. If I had known he was such rubbish, I would never have let her marry into the Zhang family." Xue’s father admitted his mistake sincerely.
Zhou Laiyi snorted coldly, "You’re not just ignorant, you’re too arrogant! Being busy is one thing, but was your wife’s eyesight so blinded by busyness too? Your third grandaunt is right, you don’t trust your own daughter but believe an outsider who is nothing, humph!
If Lingxue hasn’t been driven crazy by you, we really should thank that girl from the Chen family. If it wasn’t for the girl from the Chen family going to Britain and always staying by Lingxue’s side, bravely standing up for her, you might not even see your daughter now!"
These things Zhou Laiyi had just heard from Xue Lingxue on the way back, and it was only twenty minutes before she learned what life Xue Lingxue had been living abroad for these years. Besides being frightened, she felt more anger and heartache.
Zhou Laiyi’s words made Wang Suling’s face turn pale, her tears uncontrollably falling from fear, "Mom, I know I was wrong. I failed Lingxue, I really know I was wrong, sob sob sob..."
"Mom, Suling can’t be fully blamed for this matter, I am also responsible, your teachings, I will remember them." Xue’s father said sincerely.
Since their son and daughter-in-law had such a good attitude of admitting their mistakes, and indeed they did not mean to, just made foolish mistakes, Zhou Laiyi couldn’t continue to press further, only sighed helplessly, "If today’s farce hadn’t happened, with our family’s status and Lingxue’s looks and talents, she could have easily chosen any young talent in An City. Now with this mess, I guess no one will dare to propose to Lingxue for the next two or three years."
Xue’s father felt a knot in his heart upon hearing this, and his guilt made him clench his hands into fists, lower his eyes and say, "Then we won’t let her marry by alliance, she can just fall in love freely. No matter what, I can support her for a lifetime."
After all, she’s their only daughter, knowing full well that she doesn’t like Zhang Jingxuan, yet they still forced her to agree. It turns out Zhang Jingxuan already had a lover and a child, and constantly suppressed his daughter, almost driving her insane.
Fortunately, they found out in time, and their daughter is still fine. If the engagement had carelessly gone through, he would have lost not only reputation but possibly his daughter’s life.
Thinking of this, Xue’s father felt a chill all over and hurried to the dining room.
Seeing their daughter eating happily, he felt much more at ease, and quickly went over, looking at Xue Lingxue lovingly, "Dear child, you’ve been wronged in this matter. From now on, I won’t force you to marry anyone. Take good care of yourself at home, and in a few days, we’ll visit the Chen family to thank them. After that, you can do whatever you want, as long as it’s nothing illegal, I won’t interfere."
Xue Lingxue’s eyes lit up suddenly, and she immediately put down her chopsticks, wrapping her arm around Xue’s father’s, "Dad! You’re the best! Then I’ll prepare for a couple of days and also prepare a generous gift for Xinyue."
Xue’s father nodded repeatedly, "It’s only right, we really owe it to that girl from the Chen family. You’ve befriended the right person!"
"Of course!" Xue Lingxue said proudly, but then guiltily drooped her eyelids, "Dad, if it weren’t for Xinyue playing the recording today, I wouldn’t have known she shielded me from so much storm and stress.
And also Qu Zhiyang and Chen Ruiyu, they called me every week, comforting me when I was feeling down. I also need to thank them."
"Alright, alright... My daughter has an eye for people, better than Daddy’s. You eat well, I’m going to the study to talk with your mom and grandma. After eating, go back to your room and rest." Xue’s father instructed a couple more times before leaving the dining room.
Early the next morning, before Xue’s father and mother could go to the Zhang family to demand an explanation, Zhang’s father brought several elders from the Zhang family to visit first.
Xue’s mother immediately notified the Xue family relatives, and the third granduncle’s family rushed over from the hotel.
Once again, everyone began bickering in the courtyard.
It was mainly the Xue family criticizing unilaterally, with Zhang’s father and others maintaining a good attitude of admitting their mistakes.
No matter how harshly the Xue family scolded, they responded with smiles, making it difficult for anyone to continue the tirade—it just wasn’t satisfying.
