Chapter 414: Chapter 413: The Liu Family Gets Greedy
He Lang reached out and wiped away Daya’s tears. "Today is a happy day for you two. Don’t cry. You should be smiling. That way, all your days ahead will be wonderful."
Daya nodded, her eyes brimming with tears.
Gu Kai Zhi wrapped an arm around Daya’s shoulder.
"Thank you, Uncle."
He Lang said to Gu Kai Zhi, "You’re a soldier. I trust your promise."
Gu Kai Zhi nodded. "I will treat her well."
"Good."
Not long after He Lang stepped down from the stage, the newlyweds began making their rounds for toasts.
Xue Xingzhou watched He Lang sit down beside him and teased, "Tsk tsk, Boss He is really throwing his money around."
He Lang shot him a glance. "It’s no use being envious. Your profession is destined to never make you rich."
Xue Xingzhou chuckled. "You’re right, there’s no point in being envious. But... I seem to recall someone offering to give me money before. I was just wondering how much would be an appropriate amount to ask for."
He Lang pursed his lips. "You must have misheard. Who would give you money for no reason? Or were you daydreaming?"
Zhang Qian and Xue Yue watched the two grown men bicker, feeling rather speechless.
Zhang Qian said to Xue Yue, "Have you noticed? The He family has some good genes. Look at He Lang, and Little Chen, Xiao Nian, Ziqing, even Daya—they’re all so good-looking. And then there’s your Shiyi and Ruanruan. We don’t even need to talk about Shiyi. Ruanruan is just a teenager, but she’s already the spitting image of a classic beauty. I’m telling you, you’re going to have your hands full in the future. The matchmakers will probably wear down your doorstep."
Xue Yue smiled and said, "It’s fine. We have He Lang."
With how overprotective He Lang was, if anyone dared to have ideas about his daughter, he might actually break their legs.
Zhang Qian thought of this too and covered her mouth as she laughed.
Xue Xingzhou and He Lang both looked over.
"What are you laughing about?" Xue Xingzhou asked his wife.
Zhang Qian composed herself before saying, "I was just wondering if He Lang would be this happy when Ruanruan gets married someday."
The moment He Lang heard this, his expression instantly darkened.
Xue Xingzhou laughed at that.
He Lang shot him a glare.
Hmph!!!
「The day after the wedding」
Gu Kai Zhi had to return to his military base. It was always hard for newlyweds to part.
After Gu Kai Zhi left, Daya sat blankly in her room for a long while before she came to her senses. ’I have to get used to this,’ she thought, ’because this might be our new normal.’
Xue Yue never expected Liu Jianwei to show up at her workplace.
When she heard someone was at the entrance asking for her, Xue Yue went out.
When Liu Jianwei saw Xue Yue emerge, his eyes lit up, and he hurried over.
"So you really do work here. Looks like my sister-in-law remembered correctly."
Xue Yue frowned. "Um... can I help you with something?"
Liu Jianwei nodded with a smile. "Well, I couldn’t find Daya, so I had no choice but to come find you."
"Why are you looking for Daya?"
Liu Jianwei gave a sly chuckle. "What kind of question is that? I’m Daya’s uncle. Can’t I look her up to catch up? Besides, Daya is being quite rude. She knew her own uncle came to Beijing City but didn’t even think to host me. She made me come looking for her."
Hearing this, Xue Yue knew Liu Jianwei wasn’t looking for Daya for any good reason.
"What is there for you two to talk about? The Liu Family didn’t want her back then and gave her to us. What are you trying to do now? And don’t you dare try to act like an elder in front of Daya. We don’t recognize you as one. Please leave this place immediately."
At her words, Liu Jianwei dropped his facade completely. "What do you mean the Liu Family didn’t want her? It was you people who shamelessly insisted on having Daya come to Beijing City to serve your family, then fobbed us off with a few yuan a month. At the end of the day, Daya is still a member of the Liu family. Do you really think a few words from you can make her stop being a Liu?"
Seeing there was no reasoning with him, Xue Yue decided to ignore him and turned to walk away.
Liu Jianwei tried to step forward and grab Xue Yue.
Xue Yue shouted, "Security!"
The security guard had already thought the man looked suspicious and had been keeping an eye on him. Hearing Xue Yue’s shout, he came out immediately.
"Sir, please leave, or we’ll call the police."
Liu Jianwei explained, "We know each other! My niece lives with their family. I’m here to find my niece."
Xue Yue said to the guard, "I don’t know this person. Don’t let him in again in the future."
The security guard nodded.
The security guards at a place like this were not ordinary people. One of them grabbed Liu Jianwei by the arm and started dragging him out. Liu Jianwei found he had no strength to resist. Helpless and not daring to cause a scene, he could only leave in a huff and call his family again.
Back in their hometown, Mrs. Liu received Liu Jianwei’s call.
She listened as Liu Jianwei muttered on the other end for a long time.
Mrs. Liu said in surprise, "Daya’s madness is cured?"
"Yeah, and who knows if she was just faking it back then," Liu Jianwei said from the other end of the line. "Mom, you have no idea how rich Daya is now. She wears all nice clothes. And when she found out I, her own uncle, came to Beijing City, she actually hid from me! It’s making me furious."
Mrs. Liu cursed angrily. "The nerve of her! How dare that little brat refuse to acknowledge her own uncle!"
Liu Jianwei continued to add fuel to the fire over the phone. "Daya’s aunt and uncle are big shots in Beijing City now. If they were willing to give me just a little bit, why would I need to work? Xiao Li wouldn’t have divorced me either! Mom, what do you think we should do?"
Mrs. Liu thought for a moment. "Don’t be rash. I’ll go back and discuss it with your father first."
Liu Jianwei said, "Well, make up your minds quickly. I’ve already found the workplace of Daya’s aunt. It won’t be hard to find them. They want to hide from me? No way."
"Okay."
Mrs. Liu hung up the phone and hurried home.
As soon as she entered, she saw He Yun washing clothes in the courtyard. Mrs. Liu walked up and kicked the washbasin full of clothes.
"Is Daya’s illness cured?"
He Yun paused and looked up at Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu put her hands on her hips. "Don’t tell me you don’t know. You’re not on the same side as the Liu Family anymore. You and Jian Country went back for your mother’s funeral last time. I don’t believe you didn’t see Daya."
He Yun answered honestly, "We saw her."
Mrs. Liu’s eyes widened in a glare. "Then why didn’t you say anything when you came back?"
He Yun said helplessly, "Daya doesn’t acknowledge us at all. What was there to say? Besides, didn’t we already give her to my third brother and his family?"
Mrs. Liu snorted coldly. "That was because we thought her illness couldn’t be cured. Now that I think about it, who knows what was really going on with her ’madness.’ Maybe your family put her up to it."
He Yun’s brow furrowed. ’That’s not possible, is it?’
"Why not? Anyway, Daya is a member of the Liu family. We don’t recognize whatever was written before. You call your brother right now and tell him we want Daya back."
He Yun was at a loss for what to do.
"I don’t know their number."
Seeing this, Mrs. Liu became even more furious. She pointed a finger at He Yun and cursed, "You useless thing! I’ll have Jian Country divorce you!"
He Yun didn’t say a word, just lowered her head.
Mrs. Liu shot her a final glare and went back inside the house.
