Chapter 134: Ye Mu's Night Talk (Fourth Update)

  "Mom! What are you talking about? Besides, when we were still kids, it's called childhood sweetheart if it was decided back then. Now that Su Lin and I are so old, where did this childhood sweetheart come from?"

  It wasn't just Su Lin, Ye Xingzhu was also startled by her mother's words and blushed, arguing back.

  "You silly girl, didn't mom just joke? Why are you so tense?"

  Ye Mu smiled slyly and then turned her head to continue chatting with Su Lin's mother Liu Aizhen, "Aizhen sister, don't you think these two kids are quite a good match?"

  "Ah, Guizhu! Isn't it a bit too early to be talking about these things? Our Xiaolin has just finished the college entrance exams and hasn't even started university yet. Talking about marriage and that sort of thing is probably at least four or five years off."

  Before Su Mu could speak, her husband Su Guorong couldn't help but interrupt and said.

  "Lao Su, what's wrong with that? I just think Xing Zhu is a good kid, very much to my taste. Where can you find such a good girl like Xing Zhu now? Do you think they're all over the streets?"

  Su Guorong had just spoken, and Liu Aizhen immediately contradicted him again. "Haven't you seen that TV shows and newspapers are always reporting conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law? Especially for someone like Xiao Lin, a post-80s or post-90s guy, who gets married and brings back a beautiful wife, but she can't do anything, not even simple household chores. If our Xiao Lin brought home such a daughter-in-law, I wouldn't argue with her only if I were a ghost! A daughter-in-law like Xing Zhu, who has a good temper, looks pretty, and is virtuous, try to find another one for me?"

  What Su Mu said is actually true, many 80s and 90s girls are spoiled and have a bit of a temper, and their hands and feet are indeed a bit clumsy. To say that marrying one back home is like having a vase is not an exaggeration.

  "Ai Zhen, this is a different matter... Isn't Xiao Lin still just a child?"

  Su Guorong felt somewhat depressed, feeling that he had no say in the family, especially when it came to his son Su Lin's affairs, which were entirely controlled by his wife Liu Aizhen.

  "Hey... Guorong, Aizhen. Don't fight, okay? I was just joking around. Our Xingzhu is already four years old, I was just saying it for fun. Come on, let's eat! Aizhen's cooking is better than mine, everyone dig in! If we don't eat now, the food will get cold..."

  It seems that she has already gotten the result in her heart, Ye Mu Liang Gui Zhu hurriedly mediated and said with a smile.

  Throughout the entire process, Su Lin didn't dare say a word, holding his breath and preparing for the storm that would come after things were exposed. He had already mentally prepared his own "confession" in his heart.

  Fortunately, the conversation at the dinner table was no longer so tense. Seeing that Ye Mu seemed to have no intention of bringing up more sensitive topics, Su Lin's hanging heart finally relaxed a little.

  Chatting and laughing, some family trivia, plus neighborhood gossip like whose kid got bitten on the butt by a pig, that's what normal dinner conversation should be about.

  The wine was enough and the rice was full, it was already after 8 o'clock in the evening, almost 9 o'clock. The delicious food on the table had unknowingly emptied one by one. Ye Mu Liang Gui Zhu smiled with joy, touched her own belly, and laughed: "No way! No way! Ai Zhen sister! Since leaving the hospital, this is the first time I've eaten so full, can't eat anymore, let's stop here today?"

  "Alright! Guizhu, you'd better take good care of yourself at home these days. We'll talk about work later. If you want to eat something, just let me know and I'll buy it for you from the market."

  Seeing her dishes being swept away, Su Mu Liu Ai Zhen felt a surge of pride and recognition.

  "Don't bother anymore, Ai Zhen jie. Our family's Xing Zhu has skills that are no worse than yours, whatever I want to eat, she'll make it for me. We're heading back now, thanks for dinner today."

  Before leaving, Liang Gui Zhu couldn't help but boast about her daughter Ye Xing Zhu, and Ye Xing Zhu quickly helped the full Liang Gui Zhu get up.

  "Kobayashi, aren't you going to lend a hand and help your sister-in-law see Aunt Liang home?" Su Mu glared at Su Lin, who hastily stepped forward, supporting Liang Guizhu, and said carefully: "Aunt Liang, let me escort you back!"

  Then Su Lin and Ye Xingzhu supported Liang Guizhu out of the door on either side.

  "Aunt Liang, slow down... okay, we're here... why don't you sit on the sofa and rest for a bit?"

  Carefully supporting Liang Gui Zhu back home, Su Lin no longer had to worry about Aunt Liang saying something she shouldn't to her mother, and he could finally put his mind at ease.

  "Zhu'er, those clothes that mom brought back from the hospital are still dirty, take them to wash and hang them up..."

  As soon as they sat down, Ye Mu found an excuse to get her daughter Ye Xingzhu away, then turned around and smiled at Su Lin, "Little Lin, come on, sit on the sofa too, and chat with Aunt Liang! It's been a long time since Aunt Liang had a good talk with you..."

  "What's going on? I'm done for! Is Aunt Liang coming to find me and demand an explanation?"

  Su Lin's heart skipped a beat, and the heart that had just been put down was instantly lifted again. But now it's too late to escape, and she can only sit down with a stiff upper lip, squeeze out a smile from her face, pretend to be calm, and say to Ye Mu: "Liang auntie, it's not early anymore. You're not in good health now, so it's better to rest early."

  "What's the hurry? Xiao Lin, can't Aunt Liang even have a word with you? You're so clever and resourceful, but you must tell Aunt Liang where that 200,000 yuan you gave to Xing Zhu came from. Only then can Aunt Liang be at ease. But don't worry, this 200,000 will definitely be returned to you."

  Ye Mu's expression was relaxed, completely with a casual attitude. But Su Lin couldn't be so easy, Ye Mu's cheerful attitude made him feel uneasy inside, and he would rather have Ye Mu scold him sternly than this.

  "Aunt Liang, that 200,000 is absolutely no problem. You just focus on recovering your body now, don't worry about the rest, we'll talk about the 200,000 later."

  To be honest, Su Lin really doesn't care about the 200,000 yuan now. Jokingly, there are more than 6 million yuan in the bank cards in his pocket. How could he take this small amount of 200,000 yuan seriously? However, for Ye Mu, it's different. The 200,000 yuan is a decade-long savings for an ordinary family. How can they accept such a huge favor from someone so easily?

  "Kobayashi, your parents don't know about this yet, do they? Otherwise, Ai-chen would have already mentioned it to me at the dinner table just now. This 200,000 isn't from your family, so where did it come from? This is no small amount! Aunt Liang can't afford such a large favor for you. Let Xing-zhu return the unused 80,000 to you, and we'll also give you more than 50,000 from our savings. The rest, we'll pay back later. Is that okay?"

  Ye Mu's tone made Su Lin even more uncomfortable, the Ye family was already in a difficult situation, how could they afford to return the 200,000? Besides, Su Lin didn't need that 200,000 at all now. He immediately waved his hand and said to Ye Mu: "Aunt Liang, really no need. This 200,000 doesn't need to be returned, you and Sister Zhu have been through so much for so many years, it's not easy to save this money. Honestly, Aunt Liang, I won the lottery, after claiming the prize, there are still hundreds of thousands in my bank card! These 200,000 really don't matter, no need for you to return them, consider it as a small token from me."

  In order to let Ye Mu be at peace and take the 200,000 yuan, Su Lin had no choice but to lie and say it was his lottery winnings. It wasn't that Su Lin didn't want to honestly tell her it came from the Longhu Bang, it's just that if he said so, Ye Mu would probably be even more unable to rest easy. For ordinary people like her, as soon as they hear the names of these underworld gangs, they're all frightened and trembling with fear - how could they dare use this black money earned through Su Lin's dealings with them?

  "Did you win the lottery? Over a million?"

  Ye Mu gazed at Su Lin with some suspicion, and in her heart, she was also pondering. It seemed that apart from winning the lottery, there didn't seem to be any other possibility for Su Lin to take out 200,000 yuan all at once.

  "Yes. The Double Chromosphere's special prize, my luck is pretty good, won over five million. So, Aunt Liang, you can use this money with peace of mind, really no need to pay it back."

  "Then... Kobayashi, you mean... you think you can exchange my beloved daughter for this 200,000?"

  With a stern face, Ye Mu finally got straight to the point without beating around the bush.