novelraw Chapter 518 - 435: We Are the True Family
Chapter 518 - 435: We Are the True Family
Chapter 518: Chapter 435: We Are the True Family
The next morning, Li Si woke up feeling sore all over. Someone’s arm lay across her body like a declaration of sovereignty, pressing down and making her uncomfortable.
She tried hard to move his arm away, but several attempts failed. It wasn’t until he chuckled that she realized he was teasing her on purpose!
"Are you trying to crush me to death?" He wasn’t even heavy, but why was his arm so damn heavy!
Leng Mochen pulled her into his embrace, kissed her on the forehead, and said, "Why would I want to crush you? I can’t even love you enough! First day of our new marriage, let’s have another round! Come on!"
"Get lost! My waist is killing me!" Li Si said indignantly, trying to escape his arms but failing.
Last night, this man had acted like he lost his mind; if she hadn’t been exercising and building her strength recently, she would’ve fainted long ago.
Leng Mochen realized she was in no mood. "Fine! Let’s stay in bed a little longer then. It’s still early!"
Li Si murmured in agreement and closed her eyes. A lovely morning—it sounded like a good idea to lounge in bed a bit longer!
Suddenly, she remembered something and snapped her eyes open, asking him, "I still haven’t asked you. How did you deal with those people?"
She already knew Grandma Li and the others had arrived, but she didn’t want to see them.
Leng Mochen had promised to arrange everything, so she decided not to concern herself about it.
At the wedding yesterday, she didn’t see those people either. Afterward, she had wondered how he managed it.
Leng Mochen lovingly tousled her hair. "How else could I handle it? Everything’s been perfectly resolved. Yesterday afternoon, I sent them on a plane back to North City!"
Li Si grabbed his hand and turned her head to raise an eyebrow at him. "What exactly happened? Tell me!"
It turned out that on the morning of June 1st, Zhang Meihua and Li Fei had gotten up early to fuss and dressed themselves meticulously in an effort to look flawless.
Li Guozhi and Grandma Li simply combed their hair neatly and straightened their clothing.
But it wasn’t until the afternoon that they realized no one had come to escort them to the wedding.
The phone number Xiao Sun had left for them was unreachable—the phone was turned off. They couldn’t even figure out which hotel Li Si was hosting the wedding at.
Furious, Zhang Meihua paced back and forth in the room. What did being left hanging like this mean?
At this point, surely the wedding was already over!
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and a somber-faced middle-aged man in a black suit entered the room.
He introduced himself as the Leng Family’s lawyer and explained that Mrs. Leng was too busy and had no time to entertain them.
Nonetheless, he informed them that the hotel had prepared a delicious meal for them, as well as arrangements for Grandma Li’s later years.
He then presented a card, stating that the card would have 2,000 yuan deposited into it at the beginning of each month as Li Si’s gesture for Grandma Li’s retirement support.
If she contracted any serious illness in the future, they could contact him.
Finally, he took out four plane tickets for the afternoon’s flight back to North City and instructed them to eat lunch; afterward, there would be a car to escort them to the airport.
Zhang Meihua exploded on the spot. After all this time, they were being sent back exactly the way they came? The wedding hadn’t planned to include them at all—was all the prior effort just a joke?
Li Fei also angrily lashed out with a slew of comments. However, unlike Xiao Sun from before, the middle-aged man remained stern-faced and unyielding.
After the outburst, he calmly recounted several incidents he was aware of—the selling of the bone marrow, Mr. Han Sr.—and emphasized that Mrs. Leng was acting generously by taking on the responsibility of supporting Grandma Li, honoring obligations on behalf of her late father. But it was by no means her duty.
If they wanted to cause trouble, they could feel free to do so, but any such actions would result in the withdrawal of the retirement funds.
Zhang Meihua froze as if someone had grabbed her neck, incapable of saying anything. Little Li Si had become formidable after marrying into wealth, wielding both kindness and intimidation! If she dared to cause problems, then the retirement money would have to come out of her pocket.
Rely on Li Guozhi? A fool’s dream! Her husband Wu Dachuan was stingy down to his bones!
Grandma Li, seeing Zhang Meihua fall silent, trembled as she accepted the card with a shaking hand. Tears streamed down her aged face, her eyes filled with regret and shame.
She regretted the things she’d done in the past, the harm she caused Li Si. Otherwise, why wouldn’t Li Si even show her face?
Li Guozhi bit her lip with mixed emotions. Li Si, that child, was so righteous! Back then, how could she have been so shortsighted?
Li Fei was still unwilling to let it go and wanted to say something, but Zhang Meihua forcefully stopped her. Now was not the time to act impulsively. Besides, whatever she said to this man would be futile.
Still, this trip wasn’t entirely fruitless. At least her troublesome mother-in-law had been provided for. Not only wouldn’t her household have to spend money on the elderly woman’s upkeep, but they might even figure out how to squeeze more money out of this arrangement.
As for Li Si, there was plenty of time in the future. Right now, the girl was angry and ignoring them.
Perhaps once things became difficult for her in the wealthy circle or after having kids, she’d recognize the importance of her maternal family.
By then, wouldn’t Li Si take the initiative to contact her relatives?
The few of them were eventually escorted onto the plane to North City without further issues.
Once Leng Mochen finished telling Li Si about his arrangements, she felt satisfied.
"This is perfect. It’s my way of honoring my father’s memory!"
Leng Mochen held her face and said solemnly, "As long as you’re happy, I’m happy. I didn’t consult you because I remembered what you once said and followed your lead! From now on, their affairs are unrelated to us. Your family is me and Buding!"
Li Si nodded and responded with a kiss. "That’s right! We are the real family!"
In truth, Li Si’s feelings were complicated. Ever since she was reborn, she didn’t want to dwell on unresolved matters. Initially, she had no particular thoughts about Grandma Li.
But in this lifetime, they had repeatedly pushed beyond her limits and hurt her. Eventually, she had no choice but to cut ties with them completely.
Deep down, she understood Leng Mochen was being considerate of her feelings. If it had been left entirely to him, he wouldn’t have hesitated to make the Li Family regret deeply their interference and ensure they’d never have the energy to stir trouble in Beijing.
Call her soft-hearted or saintly; her compassion extended only to Grandma Li. The benefits belonged to her alone because she was her father’s biological mother.
If her father could see this from above, he wouldn’t want his mother to live without support. At least she had a basic guarantee of security. The sum wasn’t much, but it gave Li Si peace of mind!
As for the rest of the Li Family, how they fared was no concern of hers. She had neither the time nor the interest to care.
However, she had previously considered how this financial help should be delivered. Giving Grandma Li a lump sum wasn’t helping her—it would only harm her.
Even if Li Guofu’s household had more money now, people are still tempted by greed.
Not to mention Wu Dachuan, who was a man who couldn’t resist the sight of money. They’d no doubt think of ways to take Grandma Li’s money.
So this slow, steady arrangement was the perfect solution in the end.
She had done her due diligence as a younger family member.
If one day Grandma Li did become seriously ill, she wouldn’t ignore her, although even then, she wouldn’t personally intervene as she had now.
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