Chapter 167: 160, My in-laws are coming (please vote with monthly tickets)
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Li Manni joined her sister, Li Manshu, and then went together to Hankou high-speed train station to pick up their parents.
Sitting in the passenger seat of the Porsche Cayenne, Li Manshu felt a mix of emotions.
She suddenly had the sense that their roles had been reversed.
When her sister was attending college, she would occasionally go to pick her up from school for meals and shopping.
Back then, she was driving an Audi Q5, with her sister in the passenger seat.
And now, the person in the passenger seat was her.
What hadn't changed was that both the Audi Q5 and this Porsche Cayenne were bought by the same man!
"Has your work been going smoothly lately?"
With a sigh in her heart, Li Manshu asked.
"Quite smoothly, I've changed job positions," Li Manni answered truthfully.
"Hmm?"
"Changed positions?"
"You're not a reporter anymore??" Li Manshu was somewhat surprised, as to her, a journalist was a very good profession.
"The group has established a self-media operation center, and my brother-in-law transferred me there to be the director," Li Manni said casually.
But she had overlooked one thing—her sister Li Manshu didn't yet know that Yang Hao was the president of the Jiangcheng Newspaper Group.
As she spoke, Li Manshu, catching the crucial information, was stunned, "Your brother-in-law transferred you to be the director of the self-media operation center?"
"When did he become your boss???"
Li Manshu looked at her sister in amazement.
"Uh?"
"This..."
Li Manni found herself at a loss for words, she really hadn't planned to bring this up proactively, but now that the conversation had reached this point, she simply laid it all out, sharing that her brother-in-law, Yang Hao, was the president of the Jiangcheng Newspaper Group.
Li Manshu was stunned for quite a while after hearing this news before she came back to her senses.
She only knew that her ex-husband, Yang Hao, had moved into Star Cloud Bay, and had been keeping Meng Yuyu and the owner of that coffee shop on the side.
But she didn't know where the money her ex-husband, Yang Hao, had been spending came from.
Now the mystery was solved.
Li Manshu: My ex-husband became the president of the group!!
This perfectly epitomized what they say: "Thirty years in the east and thirty years in the west, do not bully the poor in their middle ages!"
"How did he become the president of Jiangcheng Newspaper Group??"
Li Manshu's mindset was exploding, her voice rising several pitches.
"I don't know either."
Li Manni shook her head, "But according to what my brother-in-law said before, it seems to be an inheritance."
Li Manshu clenched her fists, not quite sure what to say.
She had been trying to salvage her marriage with Yang Hao lately, she had even sent a gift for the full moon celebration of Yang Hao's cousin's son.
But it was returned, and she was blocked on Weixun.
You could say that the plan to reconcile had made no progress!
If that were all, it would be one thing, but now she learned that Yang Hao was the president of the Jiangcheng Newspaper Group!!
If they hadn't divorced, wouldn't it have been a matter of minutes for me to work at Jiangcheng Newspaper Group?
Wait a minute!
If we hadn't divorced, why would I even work?
Wouldn't it be comfortable to live the life of a wealthy lady??
Li Manshu then thought of the Star Cloud Bay villa she had been involved in designing.
If they hadn't divorced, she would have been the lady of that house!
Sipping afternoon tea on the balcony every day, enjoying the river view—truly too pleasant!
Right, the recent "Mr. Yang's renovation" Kuaiyin account had posted another house receiving video, and this time the house was a Jiangzhong Haoting Villa, seemingly even more expensive than the large flat in Star Cloud Bay.
The combined value of just these two houses exceeded one billion yuan!!
That is to say, if they hadn't divorced, she would have been living the life of a billionaire's wife...
At this thought, Li Manshu felt as though her entire body slumped in the passenger seat, devoid of all strength.
The life she had been tirelessly chasing was once within her easy reach!
Knowing Yang Hao as she did, if she hadn't left at that time, he would have undoubtedly spoiled her to the heavens!
Because that was a man of affection and loyalty!
"Manni, have you seen him recently?"
Li Manshu remained silent for a while, then adjusted her composure and spoke.
"Did you see him?"
Li Manni nodded, "I did, just today. The brother-in-law even suggested that our parents should stay at his place!"
"Stay at his place?"
Li Manshu's eyes slightly lit up, "Did he really say that?"
"Yes!"
Li Manni nodded in confirmation.
"What exactly were his words?"
Li Manshu pressed eagerly, seeing it as good news.
If Yang Hao still acknowledged her parents, it meant he hadn't planned to completely cut ties with her; otherwise, he wouldn't have offered to have her parents stay at his house.
"The brother-in-law said that even though he divorced you, mom and dad are still mom and dad, and they are still Xixi's grandparents,"
Li Manni had a deep impression of these words.
However, when she reached the part about "mom and dad are still mom and dad," she couldn't help but glance at her sister with a hint of guilt.
Under the influence of Fat Peng's novel "After Divorce, My Sister-in-Law Fell in Love With Me," her thoughts had actually been drifting in that direction.
After Yang Hao left her office in the afternoon, she considered what it would be like if she really got together with her former brother-in-law.
Then, indeed, mom and dad would still be mom and dad!
Although her brother-in-law might have changed his wife,
the in-laws remained unchanged!!
Mom and dad are still mom and dad??
It seemed he hadn't completely let go.
If I put in more effort, maybe I can really win him back!!
Li Manshu's spirits, previously downcast, rose instantly. She didn't ponder whether the phrase "mom and dad are still mom and dad" might have other implications.
At 5:40 p.m.,
the two sisters arrived at the high-speed rail station.
While waiting at the exit, the sister duo, outstanding in looks and figure, attracted the gazes of many men. Some even brazenly approached to ask for contact details.
Li Manshu firmly rejected them!
A billionaire ex-husband is waiting for me to reconcile!
What are you in comparison!!
Around 6:05 p.m. or so, the sisters' parents emerged from the exit.
"Mom, Dad, over here~!"
Li Manni called out excitedly.
Li Manshu followed, waving her hand, but to her dismay, her parents showed her scant affection. They chatted with her younger sister, Li Manni, for quite a while before finally turning to acknowledge her with a cold greeting.
"Mom, Dad, Manni and I will take you to dinner first. Jiangcheng has many delicacies that our small county doesn't have,"
Li Manshu offered as they walked towards the parking lot.
"I've been to Jiangcheng before!"
Kang Huizhi scoffed and then said, "Let's not eat first. I promised Hao I'd go to his place."
"What?"
At this, both sisters were stunned.
Neither had expected that their mother was still in direct contact with Yang Hao.
Li Manni felt that her brother-in-law was very "sly."
In her office, he had clearly talked about consulting their parents first, but it turned out he had already arranged everything behind the scenes.
"You're really going to Yang Hao's place?"
Li Manshu furrowed her brows subconsciously. She wasn't opposed to her parents visiting Yang Hao.
But heading there directly after getting off the high-speed rail seemed to highlight her lack of significance as their daughter.
"Yes!"
"I want to see Xixi!"
Kang Huizhi replied, her voice full of righteousness.
"Then I won't be able to join you..."
Although Li Manshu was eager to mend her relationship with Yang Hao, she knew that he most certainly didn't want to see her at the moment. Such matters had to be approached gradually.
"Manni will be there, that's enough,"
"You go about your business!!"
Kang Huizhi waved her hand dismissively, showing no warmth to her eldest daughter.