Chapter 1917: Chapter 1770: The Mercenary Couple (Part 2)
Upon hearing the teasing, Yu Yao laughed and said, "There’s nothing I can do about it. In the past, those men would see me and act like they couldn’t wait to devour me. But not Song Yun. He respects me very much, and there isn’t the slightest hint of disrespect in his gaze."
The women were in the kitchen chatting while cooking, and before they knew it, it was noon.
After the dining table was set, Yu Yao called out to the living room, "Dinner’s ready."
Song Yun, Mo Xiang, the eldest uncle, and Third Uncle stood up and went over to the table to sit down.
The four of them had chatted for a while earlier, and Song Yun’s words were witty and humorous, yet respectful. This left the three elders with a very good impression of him.
Just as they sat down, Third Uncle praised, "Yu Yao, Xiao Song is really nice. Third Uncle thinks highly of him."
The eldest uncle also said to Yu Yao, "Yu Yao, you’d better seize the chance and not let Xiao Song slip away."
Song Yun laughed, "Eldest Uncle, I wouldn’t dare slip away, otherwise Yu Yao would surely beat me up."
Everyone heard this and burst into laughter.
Seeing the elders approve of Song Yun, Yu Yao felt sweet inside.
All the men poured drinks, the Maotai that Yu Yao had brought for her father during her previous visit back home, but Mo Xiang hadn’t had the heart to drink it until today.
As everyone raised their glasses, Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt walked in.
"Dinner’s started, huh? Why didn’t you call us?"
Fourth Uncle and his wife grabbed chairs and directly sat at the dining table.
The table wasn’t crowded even with ten people sitting, but Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt have impeccable timing; they showed up right as dinner began.
"Oh wow, Maotai!"
Fourth Uncle immediately spotted the Maotai on the table, grabbed it, opened it, took a sip straight from the bottle, and smacked his lips, "No doubt it’s Maotai, tastes nice."
After saying that, he took the bottle and went out.
Ten seconds later, he returned empty-handed; the half bottle of Maotai had already been taken back to his home.
Everyone was speechless, and Fourth Aunt pointed at the roast chicken on the table, laughing, "Come, come, everyone eat, don’t be shy."
Her demeanor was as if she were the host inviting everyone.
Third Aunt pursed her lips and said crossly, "Liu Cui, we were all helping with the cooking earlier, what were you doing?"
"There were too many people, I was afraid there wasn’t enough room in the kitchen, so I stayed in the room to paint my nails."
Fourth Aunt laughed and raised her hands, her nails painted in a multicolor design as if paint had been splattered on them.
Seeing Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt’s demeanor, everyone else was increasingly displeased.
Yu Yao didn’t want the atmosphere to sour, so she called out, "Come, come, everyone, let’s eat."
Third Uncle understood Yu Yao’s intent and raised his glass, "Today is Xiao Song’s first visit, let’s all have a drink together to welcome him."
Everyone raised their glasses, with the men drinking alcohol and the women having the homemade soybean milk.
After that drink, everyone started chatting while eating.
Fourth Uncle remained silent, focused on drinking, seemingly worried he might miss out on the Maotai.
Fourth Aunt wasn’t any less voracious, devouring the meat and leaving a pile of bones on the table.
As if she had had enough, Fourth Aunt asked, "Yu Yao, what does your Song Yun do for work?"
Before Yu Yao could answer, Fourth Uncle lightly slapped the table, drawing everyone’s attention, and said earnestly, "In today’s world, money is indispensable. Having a high income job is a must, especially since our Yu Yao is a doctor; an ordinary person would not be worthy of her."
Upon hearing these words, everyone knew there was some trickery involved; Fourth Uncle was deliberately making things difficult for Song Yun.
But what did Song Yun and Yu Yao’s relationship have to do with him?
Song Yun put down his chopsticks and smiled, "I don’t have a job, I’m just self-employed, currently wandering around looking for business opportunities."
Self-employed? Wandering around?
Everyone was surprised by Song Yun’s answer; in their impression, being self-employed was just having a small storefront, and the monthly income wasn’t great.
However, being self-employed didn’t matter; Father Mo, Mother Mo, the eldest uncle and aunt, and Third Uncle and Aunt didn’t care about Song Yun’s job or status. As long as Yu Yao liked Song Yun and Song Yun was good to Yu Yao, they thought they were the perfect match.
Third Aunt praised, "Being self-employed is great, lively and energetic, working for oneself, being one’s own boss!"
The eldest aunt said, "Yes, exactly. It counts as entrepreneurship, maybe he’ll start a company in the future."
"Self-employed? Self-employed is not good at all."
At this point, Fourth Aunt spoke up in an unpleasant voice.
Everyone looked over with angry expressions, but she was indifferent, saying, "Honestly speaking, our Yu Yao is precious, a beauty like a fairy, with incredible intellect. How could an ordinary self-employed person be worthy of her?"
Fourth Uncle took a sip of wine, smacked his lips, "The most important thing is, how much income does a self-employed person have per month? If Yu Yao marries you, what can she get?"
Fourth Aunt said, "That’s right, in this world, what’s most important and that’s definitely money. Without money, you’re nothing."
Fourth Uncle nodded, "So I think our Yu Yao should find a big boss, only that would be a good match. Think about it, if Yu Yao found a big boss, we could live in the city. What a rich life."
Fourth Aunt added, "With Yu Yao’s looks, finding a big boss would be easy. After all, her gaze seems to captivate people, a bit like a vixen, or rather, like the Seven Fairy."
"Once Yu Yao gets close to a big boss, I’ll be well off. I’ll never have to worry about money again."
Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt were like they were singing in harmony, one sentence after another, making it clear that they wanted Yu Yao to find a wealthy man and then use the money for themselves.
Song Yun had seen shameless people before, but this couple really took it to the next level.
The Mo family had never treated them poorly; Yu Yao even helped them repair their house, indirectly giving them money. Yet now they dare say such shameless words.
At this point, aside from Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt, everyone else’s faces had turned so dark they were almost dripping water.
Bang.
Mo Xiang couldn’t help it, smacking the table and shouted, "Lao Si, shut up."
Fourth Uncle pursed his lips, saying reasonably, "Second Brother, what did I say wrong? You have such a good daughter, shouldn’t she be going after a big boss?"
Fourth Aunt murmured, "Song Yun is just someone working for himself; can he really match Yu Yao?"
Hearing her son-in-law criticized to his face, Gong Xingqin was also fuming, and said angrily, "Who’s suitable is not up to you to decide. Our Yu Yao likes Song Yun, what’s it got to do with you?"
Fourth Uncle wasn’t angry, instead smiling, "Fine, then ask Song Yun, how much money does he actually have? Regardless, he should at least have more than our Yu Yao, otherwise wouldn’t he just be a kept man."
Third Aunt said coldly, "Don’t say ’our Yu Yao,’ she’s not your daughter. Besides, Yu Yao is finding a boyfriend based on feelings, not a transaction. Whether Song Yun has money, what’s the problem?"
"Of course, it’s a big problem. Without money, wouldn’t I also suffer? I don’t want a life of having meals inconsistent, born into this world, it’s all about comfort. If it’s not comfortable, that’s not right."
Fourth Uncle said with an air of reason, as if Yu Yao getting married meant he would rely on her to be taken care of.
This time, before others could retort, he turned to Song Yun, smiling slyly, "Xiao Song, don’t be angry, the world is what it is, everything revolves around RMB. Let’s not beat around the bush, let me ask you, what does your family do, do they have money?"
Song Yun looked disdainfully at Fourth Uncle, gave a cold laugh, and said, "Whether there’s money, I really don’t know, after all, I rarely handle money now."
Fourth Uncle slapped the table again and said to everyone, "See, everyone heard it, maybe the money isn’t even managed by Song Yun himself."
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