Give Me Your Hands and Marry Me

Chapter 310 - Li Nian in the Li Family

Chapter 310 Li Nian in the Li Family
Li Nian was not a dumb fool. On the contrary, she was very smart. Her appearance was not to make trouble for A Miao, but she wanted to see A Miao, who suddenly appeared as an illegitimate child, show her panic, by giving her a casual scare.

However, she found that she had underestimated the woman now.

“Let us get to know each other,” Li Nian said with a smile, “my name is Li Nian. You have received my grandfather’s greeting gift before, so you should know who I am.”

A Miao laughed. “Of course, I’m impressed. After all, not everyone uses a check as a red envelope.” She raised her wine glass. “What is Miss Li’s advice?”

The matter involving the Lan family and the Li family was well known in Jingcheng City, at that time. Everyone knew why Li Rong was not married yet. The two families were rivals in the business, and they always played some jokes on each other, when they met in private.

But for so many years, they had been making less fuss, and neither side had displayed any undue behavior, so they had been living in peace, till now.

“Nothing. I will see you sooner or later.” Li Nian also raised her glass. “After all, we are in the same generation, so communication is more convenient.” She handed the glass to the passing waiter.josei

“Okay, it’s all right to know each other and I’ll invite you out some day!” After saying this, Li Nian turned around and left.

The women who came with her were confused. “Is that all?”

“Nian’nian, Nian’nian!” A woman in a golden dress, caught up with her. “Don’t you want to teach her a lesson?”

Li Nian tilted her head and glanced at the woman. “Why should I teach her anything? You don’t like her? Did she offend you?”

“No… no. The woman was stunned and stammered. “But… But she’s an illegitimate girl who doesn’t know where she came from!”

“So what?” She pursed her lips. “No matter what she used to be, she is Miss Elder in the Lan family now. If you are not happy with her, you can make trouble for her.”

The woman’s face changed. “Li Nian, you…”

“Don’t regard others as fools. If you want to be a notable young lady… you are not qualified.” After saying this, Li Nian left.

Several other women laughed at her and scattered about.

“Meng Yun! Don’t blame me for advising you, although your family is rich, you should learn to be more knowledgeable!”

“Yes… Do you think that we’re all in the same circle as you? We’re not simply going to rush up and try to provoke someone with two sentences.”

“Be smart next time! Hahh…”

Meng Yun’s mind was filled with the words of several women who laughed at her. She turned around sharply and ran into a waitress.

“Miss, sorry! You… ah!”

Meng Yun slapped her hard in the face. “Are you blind?”

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…” The waitress, covered her swollen cheek, cried and apologized.

A manager rushed over and said, “Sorry, it’s her fault. Are you all right?”

“Are you blind?” Meng Yun was angry and obviously refused to let the matter drop. “My dress is wet. Do you know how expensive this dress is?”

There was mockery in the manager’s eyes, as with the eyes of the people around them.

All the people present today were wearing hundreds of thousands of yuan worth of clothes. The dress on A Miao’s body was worth millions of yuan…

“We’ll give you a room. You can go upstairs and rest. We’ll deal with the dress right away!” No matter what he actually thought, the manager respectfully tried to solve the problem.

But Meng Yun was not satisfied. “Is that all? Where is your boss? Ask him to apologize to me!”

Pfft! Someone laughed out loud. She heard a beautiful female voice ask.

“What do you want to do, Miss?”

When Meng Yun looked at that person, she could not control the anger in her mind. “It’s none of your business. Well? Does Miss Elder in the Lan family have the power to act so outrageously? Can you bully people freely?”

“This lady, I just wanted to ask you what you want us to do, in order to make you feel satisfied.” A Miao smiled and looked at her dress. “We can compensate you with a dress that looks exactly like the one you have on now. Are you satisfied?”

Meng Yun was a so-called foolish lady in a wealthy family. Until now, she had not realized the problem, and sneered at A Miao.

“How interesting. I just want their boss to come out and manage their employees. You are generous and have asked them to compensate me directly. Oh! Did you hear that? Are you going to compensate me for this dress?”

She asked the manager next to her, and looked at A Miao proudly, ready to see her humiliation.

Unexpectedly, the manager bent toward A Miao. “Miss Elder, I see. I’ll assign someone to buy a dress for this lady right away!”

“You…” Meng Yun was stunned. She never thought he would say that.

A Miao kept smiling. “Are you satisfied with the solution?”

“No! It’s all right.” Meng Yun finally realized what she was doing, and her face was pale. She grabbed her dress and turned away. “I’ll go to the washroom and handle it myself.”

Seeing her running away in a panic, A Miao left too, after nodding to the people around her.

“Well done!” Ouyang Jin handed her the juice.

A Miao took a sip and then turned around and patted herself on the chest. “I’m scared to death…”

She need not have appeared personally at all. Although the hotel for tonight’s banquet was owned by the Lan family, it had always been managed by Lan Wenxuan. Even though she was only a looker-on, the manager had come up, and asked her to manage it.

However, Lan Wenxuan raised his glass to her not far away, which meant she had to go. Luckily… A Miao was very glad she had spent a few days in the Shen Group before, so she was not so nervous.

“After this incident today, I’m sure no one will look down on you.” Ouyang Jin blocked her from everyone’s view. “Lan Wenxuan’s behavior was crafty, but it did not turn out bad for you.”

“Yes!” A Miao patted her face. Fortunately, she had makeup on, otherwise, her face would be pale now. “He asked me to deal with this matter today. If I can deal with it perfectly, the Elder Master will praise him and me.”

“If I could not handle it properly, Elder Master will still praise him for giving me an opportunity to gain a reputation. He will then comfort me. Anyway, he won’t lose anything.”

Ouyang Jin raised his eyebrows. “Yes! You can see it through clearly. I think Shen does not need to worry about you at all. You’re smart!”

“My hands are still trembling now!” A Miao cast a glance at him. “You are making fun of me.”

Meanwhile, Meng Yun shut herself in the washroom and cried. She had lost face today. How could she live in the circle in the future? Originally, her family made its fortune from coal and just gained a reputation in Jingcheng City a few years ago.

This was also the reason why she wanted to make trouble for A Miao. Even if she had worked so hard for so long, she still could not be accepted by those ladies, while A Miao, an illegitimate girl, had been accepted so easily by everyone.

“That woman is not excellent at all. She just relies on the Lan family. It is unknown whether they have accepted her or not. Hmph!” Meng Yun washed her face and wanted to go out, but was embarrassed.

At this moment, the door of the washroom opened and Li Nian came in.

“Are you done crying?”

Meng Yun did not dare to be angry with her in the past, but she was angry now, so she said directly, “It’s none of your business!”

After that, she was afraid, and could not help stepping back two steps.

“What are you afraid of? Anyway, we’ve been playing together for so long.” Li Nian combed her hair in front of the mirror. “I taught you because I wanted you to be smart. But you didn’t accept my advice, and you actually went straight to make trouble for her.”

When Meng Yun heard this, her eyes filled with tears again. She blew her nose.

“You have been in Jingcheng City for several years. It is normal for you to eat and drink at ordinary times. Why didn’t you enquire about the influence of each family? New Year’s dinners have always been held in hotels owned by the Lan family. It’s common sense.”

Li Nian sighed and said, “Don’t cry. This is a lesson. Stay away from Lan Miao, later.”

“Why should I stay away from her?” Meng Yun said unwillingly, “Jingcheng City is not owned by the Lan family.”

“Fool!” She patted her on the shoulder. “In this circle, do you see anyone who really quarreled with each other? Nobody knows how they solved it in private, as long as it does not expose their faults to others. How to do it… It needs skills.”

Meng Yun stared at her and nodded suddenly. “I see. As long as there is no conflict on the surface, it’s okay to trouble her, when others don’t know about it!”

“I didn’t say anything.” Li Nian pursed her mouth. “You should go out!”

A Miao’s action at the dinner party attracted some people. There was a new outstanding lady within the circle. Many people were eager to make a move.

After the New Year’s dinner, Jingcheng City became quiet. In accordance with the practice of the Lan family, relatives had to come back for dinner on the second day of New Year, but it was cancelled this year.

“A Miao, you should go to the countryside with me on the second day of New Year.” On the morning of New Year’s Eve, Lan Lixiao prepared a big red envelope for A Miao, and called her to his study.

A Miao nodded and asked, “Is it your hometown?”

“It’s not mine, it’s your grandmother’s.” Lan Lixiao picked up the photo. “Your father’s tomb is there too. You’ve been back so long. It’s time to go to see them.”

It was a trip to visit the grave. A Miao handed the cup to the old man. “What do I need to prepare for it?”

“No, A Fu will prepare for everything. He will go with us.”

On the morning of the second day of New Year, Lan Lixiao, A Miao and A Fu, accompanied by only a driver, left. After more than three-hours of driving, they arrived at a small village in the suburbs of Jingcheng City.

“Did your grandfather leave?” Lan Hua came downstairs.

Lan Wenxuan was drinking coffee in the living room. “Yes.”

When Lan Hua was about to say something, Lan Wenxuan glanced at him and said, “Don’t ask me why I didn’t go. Grandpa didn’t want to take me.”

“… Alas.” Lan Hua loosened his tie. “A Miao looks so much like your grandmother.”

“You should be glad that she is a granddaughter.” Lan Wenxuan put down his coffee. “All we have to do is get along with her. Did you see? My aunt did that well.”

Lan Hua shot him a glare. “Boy, I’m your father. I know everything you know.”

Auntie served the boiled dumplings. Lan Hua ate a few and said, “Your fourth uncle will definitely come back after the New Year, and he is the person you should pay attention to.”

“As long as he does not marry, he has no children. Even if he wants to have a share of the company in the future, he has no heir.” Lan Wenxuan poured his father a cup of tea. “The Lan family is so big, that I have little chance of inheriting it by myself.”

Lan Hua did not say a word, and obviously understood it.

“You should ask my uncle to be honest,” Lan Wenxuan said, “my fourth uncle looks down upon his daughter.”