In front of them was a middle-aged couple.
However, what drew everyone's attention was the graceful figure behind the couple.
As soon as they entered, a scent of Hermès perfume wafted over.
An Lv small tote bag.
A full set of Gucci.
Little dirty shoes, a belt, a dress.
The high heels on her feet were probably nearly ten centimeters.
As for her aura...
None.
Because apart from the Hermès perfume, everything else was from Pinduoduo.
But her tilted head made her look like a proud peacock.
Her appearance, well...
It was acceptable after the make-up.
But who knew what her true face was like after removing it.
And even with meticulous dressing, she paled in comparison to the natural beauty of the Li Mengyao sisters.
What caught Ye Yun's eye the most was her gray hair.
Oh, no.
It was called smog blue.
This made Ye Yun wonder if something was wrong with the woman's brain.
Wearing knock-offs, ten-centimeter heels as if walking a runway, and that head of gray hair.
What kind of family could accept this?
Did they not know what kind of people parents nowadays liked?
"Xiao Qian, you're here. Come, come, sit, sit. Old man, what are you standing around for? Hurry up and offer cigarettes!"
However, to Ye Yun's surprise, as soon as this family arrived, Wu Lan immediately turned into a sycophant.
Her demeanor was a world apart from how she had acted towards Ye Yun's family earlier.
In fact, the reason Wu Lan fancied Wu Qian.
On one hand, Li Menghao was no longer young.
On the other hand, Wu Qian's physique was indeed good, and coupled with her outfit, she looked like a model.
If she could marry such a daughter-in-law, how proud would Wu Lan be when she went out?
"Xiao Qian, long time no see." The sisters Li Mengyao and Li Menghan forced a smile and greeted her.
However, facing the two sisters, Wu Qian snorted disdainfully, her nostrils pointed towards the sky, and she didn't bother to engage.
"In-laws, here, have a cigarette."
Li Zengguo took out a pack of cigarettes and bowed so low his back almost touched the ground.
"I don't smoke," Wu's father glanced at the cigarettes and said calmly, "And don't call us in-laws, we're not that familiar yet."
Wu's mother glanced at the table full of dishes, didn't sit down, and said sarcastically.
"Apart from the wine, what is all this? We can't afford such in-laws. Why don't we treat you? We can go to that big hotel by the entrance. A thousand or eight hundred for the food, we don't look down on it."
"No, you didn't say you didn't want to eat at home? We worked hard all day..." Li Menghan was a little displeased.
"Oh, you're already complaining before you're even together. If Xiao Qian marries into your family later, won't you eat her up?" Wu's mother glared at Li Menghan.
This almost made the usually straightforward Li Menghan charge forward and hit Wu's mother!
Her temper was already fiery!
As for Li Menghao, who had been so boisterous earlier, he immediately became a shrinking turtle.
Clearly, even if he had dissatisfaction in his heart, he could only swallow it.
As for the attitude he had told Li Mengyao about earlier – take it or leave it – Ye Yun didn't see any of it.
In fact, Ye Yun didn't know that this matter had little to do with Li Menghao; it was Wu Lan who had actively contacted the Wu family.
Of course, knowing that Li Menghao had a criminal record, the Wu family was initially unwilling to come.
But with Wu Lan's words on the phone:
"The conditions are negotiable, we will definitely satisfy your family."
This made the Wu family reluctantly agree to come.
Seeing Wu's father and mother's displeasure, Wu Lan glared at Li Menghan.
"Child, how can you speak like that? The house is a bit modest, but for a formal meeting, shouldn't we be more elaborate? Did I misunderstand, understand?"
After speaking, she looked at Wu's father and mother, wringing her hands and said.
"In-laws, how about we go eat at the big hotel by the entrance? Don't worry, we'll make sure you're satisfied!"
"Forget it, forget it. The grade is a bit low. Let's just eat casually," Wu Qian waved her hand, looking like she didn't want to be bothered.
"Qianqian said so, let's just eat at home," Wu's mother said similarly.
"Okay, we'll listen to Xiao Qian, we'll listen to Xiao Qian. Sit, hurry up and sit," Wu Lan said obsequiously.
As the saying goes, the more you look at your daughter-in-law, the more you like her. Wu Qian's saving the situation made Wu Lan even more satisfied.
Although Ye Yun felt that this woman was just trying to avoid trouble.
Afterwards, the Wu family and the Li family took their seats.
As for Ye Yun's family, no one paid them any attention, and they sat awkwardly on the side.
A lavish dinner began.
Ignoring Wu Lan's fierce glare, and disregarding the scene where the opposite party was practically kneeling to fawn over them.
Ye Yun quietly fed Ke Ke and occasionally put some food on Li Mengyao's plate.
Enjoying himself.
This caused the Wu family and the Wu Lan couple to frown.
Sensing the Wu family's disgust towards Ye Yun.
If it weren't for the fear that Ye Yun would bring up the five million at this moment,
Wu Lan would have grabbed a broom and chased Ye Yun's family out.
After a round of toasting and feasting, Wu Lan's face was as happy as a blooming chrysanthemum.
"In-laws, Xiao Qian and Menghao are not young anymore. When do you think we can arrange their marriage?"
Li Menghao, who had been only picking at his food, immediately perked up his ears, beads of cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
Wu's mother heard this and put down her chopsticks.
"Menghao's mother, I was against this matter originally, after all, your Menghao has been to prison, and it would affect Qianqian's reputation if it got out."
"But you said on the phone that Menghao would definitely give Xiao Qian happiness. Then there's no need to beat around the bush."
"Marriage is fine! But we only have one daughter, Qianqian, and we definitely want her to have a good life! As for the bride price, just give twenty-eight thousand eight hundred as a token of our sincerity."
"Four gold items and one diamond, the four gold items cost twenty thousand each, and the diamond should be a custom one-carat, which is about ten thousand.
"As for the house, Qianqian can't suffer hardship since she was little, and her quality of life shouldn't be lowered because of marriage. However, considering your family's conditions aren't great, a hundred square meters or so will suffice, but there should be no mortgage."
"For the car, our family doesn't have high demands, any B-class car will do, around twenty thousand or so. Is that sincere enough?"
Twenty-eight thousand eight hundred for the bride price.
Eighteen thousand for the four gold items and the diamond.
A fully furnished apartment in Jinling would cost at least 4 million.
A car worth over twenty thousand...
Hearing this, Ye Yun almost choked on the chicken he was eating, nearly spitting it out in laughter.
Wu Qian... diamond-encrusted?
This was asking the Li family to come up with 4.7 million!
Plus the wedding banquet, wedding expenses, cigarettes, and alcohol...
Five million!
Good heavens!
Ye Yun even suspected if Wu's mother knew that Wu Lan had snatched his five million.
In this era, the birth rate continued to decline.
The root cause was that many "feminists" preached that a man's love for you depended on whether he was willing to spend money on you.
However, for today's young people, those with wealthy families were fine.
For those without, let alone five million.
It was questionable if they could even come up with one million.
Based on the Li family's situation.
If we calculate the timeline from the moment Ye Yun was reborn.
Not to mention their family's usury debt.
Li Zengguo was an ordinary workshop worker, earning 5,000 yuan a month.
Wu Lan worked as a cleaner in a company, earning a little over 2,000 yuan a month.
Together, the couple could barely earn 8,000 yuan a month at most.
Li Menghao was somewhat sensible, working as a small manager in property management, earning about seven or eight thousand yuan a month.
But this money was mostly spent on Wu Qian, plus daily expenses.
There was no accumulation to speak of.
A family like this, raising five million?
What a joke!