Of course, those who can afford to live in a big villa, are they ordinary people? Especially in places like this, every villa is worth a fortune.

At this time, a family of three was clearly preparing dinner, and the scent of chicken wafted out from the kitchen, obviously cooking a dish involving chicken.

The table was being cleared, suggesting that when Ling Zhenfei arrived, the family of three was picking vegetables.

"Xiao Ling, where are you from?"

As soon as she sat down, Lin Fang started the interrogation, clearly wanting to ask Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei replied with a smile, "Auntie, I am a local."

Lin Fang nodded, "Which district are you from, and where do you live?"

Ling Zhenfei hesitated slightly and said, "Auntie, I'm from Jingquan District, my home is in the countryside, not in the city."

As soon as Ling Zhenfei finished speaking, he noticed Lin Fang's face darken, clearly dissatisfied with Ling Zhenfei's rural background.

"Xiao Ling, what is your job now?" Shi Wen asked with a fake smile.

Ling Zhenfei thought to himself, what should I say about my job? If I say I am unemployed, wouldn't that be quite bad for Jiu Jiu? Their parents would definitely be very angry.

"It's like this, uncle, I have opened a small restaurant in Shibei District. It's currently being renovated and about to open for business soon."

Ling Zhenfei originally thought that saying this was quite impressive. For a young person to have their own business was already very commendable, but he found Lin Fang's expression to be even worse.

"Xiao Ling, I don't know how much you and Jiu Jiu understand each other, but as parents, I cannot help but consider the happiness of my daughter. What makes you think that I can confidently entrust my daughter to you?"

Ling Zhenfei glanced towards the silent Jiu Jiu. Jiu Jiu's expression was also somber. In fact, Jiu Jiu and Ling Zhenfei didn't know much about each other; Jiu Jiu didn't even know what Jiu Jiu's job was.

He knew Jiu Jiu had a job, probably a white-collar kind of job, but as for the specifics, he was even less familiar with her. Their relationship was entirely because of that one incident.

So, at this moment, Jiu Jiu's expression was also gloomy, listening silently while her parents spoke with Ling Zhenfei, looking like she was waiting for a verdict.

Ling Zhenfei smiled and said, "I wonder, auntie, what kind of person do you think can make Jiu Jiu happy? I believe that if Jiu Jiu is well-fed and clothed, and the relationship is good, isn't that more than enough?"

"Well-fed and clothed, your expectations seem quite low. Just like that, do you think I can rest assured handing over my daughter to you? Don't you think your requirements are too low?" Lin Fang said with a displeased face.

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback; indeed, the most difficult to convince was always the mother-in-law. But he felt he needed to speak his mind, especially since he was not pleased with Lin Fang's attitude.

Because when two young people are in love, does it necessarily have to be based on material things? Shouldn't the relationship between them be about affection? Is it necessary to be so pragmatic?

"Auntie, I don't see a problem with that. Shouldn't affection be the most important between two people? If Jiu Jiu and I have a good relationship, isn't that more important?"

Lin Fang scoffed, "Can affection be eaten as a meal? If after getting married there's no food, are you supposed to eat affection? How many days can affection sustain you? If you want to be with my daughter, then you must first have the economic ability."

"Mom, I'm marrying a person, not money. I have to like him for it to work," Jiu Jiu retorted from the side.

"Silly girl, what do you know? I'm speaking from experience. Could I, as your mother, possibly harm you? Do you still remember Kang Yuning we chose for you, the one you met when you were little?"

Jiu Jiu was stunned, "You mean that effeminate guy? If you want me to marry him, you might as well kill me."

Lin Fang said, "What's wrong with Xiao Kang? He's handsome and polite, and most importantly, his family is a good match for ours. If you two could get married, it would be very beneficial for both families."

Ling Zhenfei listened from the side and smirked in his heart, amazed that Lin Fang was actually setting Jiu Jiu up with someone else in his presence, clearly disregarding him.

"Mom, are you treating me as your daughter or as your property? I won't marry someone I don't like," Jiu Jiu said.

Lin Fang became very angry, "Then what do you want to do? Do you want to marry such a man and live in poverty for the rest of your life? Do you know how long a lifetime is?"

Ling Zhenfei chuckled to himself, not expecting that he would become a bad example in Lin Fang's eyes, and to be ridiculed to his face.

"Mom, how can you talk about Zhenfei like that? I think he's doing great. Starting a business at such a young age, isn't that commendable?"

Lin Fang scoffed, "Opening a small restaurant counts as starting a business? You really do have a low threshold for what counts as entrepreneurship. Our family runs a chain of hotels, and even we don't dare call it entrepreneurship."

It was then that Ling Zhenfei found out why Jiu Jiu's family was so wealthy—they owned a chain of hotels. But did owning a chain of hotels justify such arrogance?

Jiu Jiu argued forcefully, "Didn't our family's hotel chain start from a small restaurant as well? How can you mock others now?"

Lin Fang was displeased by Jiu Jiu's retort, and looking at Ling Zhenfei, she said, "Xiao Ling, it's not that Auntie is against you two, it's just that our Jiu Jiu has been pampered since childhood and couldn't survive without money."

Ling Zhenfei felt somewhat helpless; Lin Fang was truly too materialistic, a veritable display of human nature.

At that moment, Lin Fang glanced at Shi Wen, obviously wanting him to say something that, as the head of the family, would carry significant weight.

But just then, Shi Wen's phone rang, and he walked aside to answer it.

"So, Auntie, what kind of assets do you think would be worthy of Jiu Jiu?" Ling Zhenfei asked Lin Fang with a smile.

Lin Fang glanced at Shi Wen and said, "I'm not trying to make it difficult for you, I think a salary of at least a million a year would barely suffice."

Ling Zhenfei smirked to himself, thankful that he was Ling Zhenfei; otherwise, marrying a wife would indeed be difficult. If it were some other young man not born into wealth, where would he find a job with a million-dollar salary?

"How does that sound? Do you feel like you're falling short? Do you know how much Jiu Jiu spends in a year? Do you know how many times she needs to go on vacation every year? Do you think none of that costs money?"

"Mom, I don't have to go on vacation. As for food and clothing, if we have money, we can eat and dress well; if not, we can eat and dress more modestly. Isn't that how it should be?"

Lin Fang finally became angered, "Jiu Jiu, you're getting more and more disobedient, you're really going to drive me to my death. Anyway, I don't approve of you two."

Ling Zhenfei was resigned; he hadn't come to propose or to meet a mother-in-law. If he'd known Jiu Jiu's parents would be there, Ling Zhenfei would definitely not have come. Just his luck to meet Jiu Jiu's mother for the first time, and an unsuccessful meeting at that.

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