Yao Chunmei knew that her daughter couldn't be tough in front of her son - in - law. Instead, she always tried her best to please him. So Yao didn't dare to completely offend Zhang Fuwen.
After all, as soon as the old geezer Bai Zhongxun was hospitalized, she called the head of the Zhang family and Zhang Fuwen. She promised most of Bai Zhongxun's property in exchange for her daughter's marriage.
At this moment, restricting her son - in - law too much from spending would only backfire and waste all her plans for A Xi.
This poor child had been carrying the stigma of being an illegitimate daughter just because she was born to her. Yao had asked so many family friends, but none of them could help arrange a good marriage for her. She felt extremely guilty towards her daughter.
Now that she had finally married her daughter into a prominent family like the Zhangs, she couldn't risk ruining her daughter's whole life for a minor matter.
She was so deep in thought that she didn't notice Chen Liangke had come back. He secretly took pictures of the chat records on her phone.
"Mei, where are your daughter and son - in - law?" Chen Liangke planted a kiss on Yao Chunmei's cheek and his fingers slid across her sagging buttocks. "I didn't expect your step - daughter to be so good - looking. She has more charm than your daughter."
Afraid of annoying his sugar mommy, he quickly added, "But neither of these young girls can match your charm. They're far from being as feminine as you."
"They left ages ago! My daughter is just like those girls in novels, forgetting her mother as soon as she has a man. She's completely thrown me out of her mind." Yao Chunmei playfully poked her young lover's crotch and said, "You chased after them like a dog just now. What happened? Did they ignore you, and now you've come crawling back?"
"Look at you. You're so vulgar." Chen Liangke forced a smile and grabbed her mischievous hand. "But you're also so much fun. Come on, you're a well - known woman. This is your late husband's territory after all. Don't let others notice."
Yao Chunmei watched the employees who had automatically left the hall and arrogantly said, "I bet they wouldn't dare to go against me! Don't worry. These people still need to work for the Bai family, so they won't provoke me."
A look of disgust flashed across Chen Liangke's amorous peach - blossom eyes. Looking at the woman's sagging breasts, the corner of his mouth curled up with a hint of coldness.
"Your step - mother really knows how to have fun. Did you notice?" Jiang Beihuai was holding the steering wheel and joking about Yao Chunmei. "At her age, she still has a young lover as young as me. Her physical condition is really good!"
Bai Wenxi frowned and pinched the soft flesh on his waist. "You're so unserious all the time. Go take a shower as soon as you get home. Don't catch a cold. Are you going to wear that gray suit for dinner at the old mansion tonight?"
"I'm in great shape. A little water like that won't make me sick." Jiang Beihuai was extremely ticklish and forced himself not to laugh as he retorted, "You didn't see your sister. She was really soaked through."
"I'll wear whatever you prepare for me. It's not an important banquet tonight, so it doesn't matter."
He smiled brightly, and his good - looking eyebrows were filled with sunshine. "It's a pity we couldn't have lunch outside. How about you cook some delicious dishes for me when we get home?"
"What's so funny about you today?" Bai Wenxi was in a low mood and nervously clasped her hands. "Can I not go to your family's old mansion for dinner? Can I just go and visit your grandma?"
Jiang Beihuai raised his eyebrows, and a playful look flashed in his eyes. "What? You don't want to see the Jiang family? It's okay. We'll just go for dinner, say a few words, and then go home."
"It's not that..." Bai Wenxi squinted her beautiful black eyes and puffed out her cheeks. "I'm not very familiar with your family, and I don't know what to say to them."
Looking at his wife's childish and cute actions, the puffed - up cheeks added a lot of playfulness and liveliness to her.
The smile in Jiang Beihuai's deep eyes became even more intense, and the dimples on his cheeks were filled with a faint joy.
He tilted up the corner of his lips. "Don't worry. I'll take care of everything. You don't need to care about what they say to you. Just listen to grandma."
Bai Wenxi also knew that it was necessary to visit the Jiang family's old mansion. She was just scared by the complicated etiquette and rules of the Jiang family during the wedding.
"Sigh, I think it's harder to meet your family than to manage the art museum." Bai Wenxi sighed. "I've already seen how mean and sarcastic your aunt can be in the dressing room at the church."
"She wasn't satisfied with anything, from my makeup and hair to my wedding dress. She always said I was from a humble background and couldn't be on the stage."
Jiang Beihuai pursed his lips. The Jiang family was so difficult to deal with that even his grandma couldn't do anything about it, let alone an abandoned illegitimate son and an orphan whose parents had both passed away.
"Don't pay attention to them. Don't care about their opinions." Jiang Beihuai's deep voice sounded, with an undeniable firmness. "Just this once. Don't make grandma embarrassed. I'll never let them get close to you in the future."
To be honest, just looking at the newly - wedded villa in front of her made Bai Wenxi feel nauseous. "Sigh! I'd rather work hard on my career outside."
"Mrs. Jiang, stop saying such unrealistic things." Jiang Beihuai gentlemanly opened the car door for her, bent down, and made a "please" gesture.
"Welcome, curator, to enter the house!"
Bai Wenxi hesitated for a few seconds but was finally pushed by her husband into the house reluctantly. "I've agreed to go to the old mansion this time. You have to agree to one thing for me in return."
"Sure, sure." Jiang Beihuai rested his chin on his wife's shoulder, and his straight nose rubbed against her neck playfully. "I'll go take a shower first. Can you make me a cup of coffee?"
Bai Wenxi stroked his fluffy black hair and said with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, "It's almost lunchtime. Why do you need coffee?"
"I'm not going to take a nap. I have to go through the company's documents again this afternoon." Jiang Beihuai rarely showed a worried expression. "Mental work is really exhausting, especially for someone like me who is new to this. Formal legal documents are really not friendly!"
He tore off his tie and threw it on the sofa helplessly, then buried his head in his arms dejectedly. "A Wen, I have to put in more effort. I don't want others to look down on me!"
Bai Wenxi gently sat down beside him and carefully took off his suit jacket. "Can I introduce my uncle to you? He's a very well - known lawyer in this city, specializing in corporate legal affairs."
Her fingers touched his thin shirt, where the protrusions of his shoulder blades were. Bai Wenxi's warm fingertips gently rubbed them.
"You're already very excellent. You've mastered a lot of business in the company in such a short time. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Jiang Beihuai felt hot all over from her touch. He took off his shirt and wrapped her in his arms. "Okay, thank you."
He gently pecked Bai Wenxi's lips. "Then cook some delicious dishes for me. I'll be very satisfied as long as I can eat your cooking."
"Go take a shower quickly. You're so cold." Bai Wenxi tapped his forehead and playfully curled up the corner of her mouth. "You're so sticky. You're really messy!"
"Oh? I'm messy?" Jiang Beihuai tickled her slyly while firmly holding her slender waist with one hand. "If I'm Mr. Messy, then you're Mrs. Messy. Don't look down on each other!"
"Do you still dare to make fun of me?" Listening to his wife's silver - bell - like laughter, a special look of doting appeared on his face.
"A Wen, that breakfast you made that morning..." He choked a little. "Thank you. I was so mean and bad to you, but you still cooked for me."
"What's wrong? I'm your wife." Bai Wenxi pointed at his dimple and said brightly, "It's natural for me to cook for you. Go take a shower quickly. Wait for my delicious meal!"