But it was her engagement party at noon. Only their families would sit together for a meal. What was Yan Huaian doing?
So Yu Zi could only suppress her anger and pretend that she didn't understand.
Yan Huaian glanced over with his cold, black eyes, and pursed his beautiful lips.
But Yan Huaian didn't leave Yu Zi at the entrance of Sheng Yue. Instead, he parked the car in the parking lot, as if he was going to follow them.
After getting out of the car, Yu Zi looked at Yan Huaian, wanting to say something but hesitating.
Yan Huaian's expression softened. He seemed to have thought of something and his face was no longer as dark as before. It was hard for people to get close to him and even talk to him.
Yu Zi thought that even though he was the breadwinner, his temperament was so unpredictable that it wasn't easy to get along with him.
Just as she was thinking about that, she heard his gentle voice. "Since I'm already at Sheng Yue, I might as well have a meal here."
Anyway, it was food everywhere.
Yu Zi opened her mouth. She wanted to ask him to have lunch and put it on her tab, but then she felt that it wasn't a good idea to send him away like that.
Who did she think she was to talk to the CEO of Yanhui like that?
So she swallowed the idea and entered Sheng Yue with Yan Huaian.
The manager of Sheng Yue recognized Yan Huaian and walked up to him. "CEO Yan."
Seeing Yu Zi beside him, he asked, "Do you want to book a room?"
"No need. I'll be eating alone in the lobby," Yan Huaian said. He knew what the manager's gaze meant and felt unhappy again.
He glanced at Yu Zi as he said that.
Yu Zi was confused. Was it wrong for her to get engaged today?
Why did it sound like she was the culprit for him eating alone?
But under Yan Huaian's gaze, Yu Zi still felt guilty. She said to him immediately, "CEO Yan, it's a special situation today. I'll treat you another day."
Yan Huaian nodded perfunctorily. As if he didn't believe her, he left with the manager.
Yu Zi checked the time on her watch and jogged to her room. She was wearing high heels and the marble floor didn't look very appropriate. She was afraid that she would slip, so she jogged carefully.
On the way, a waiter asked her which room she wanted to go to. Yu Zi said the room name, and the waiter led her all the way to a large room with two doors and opened the door for her.
Yu Zi walked in. There weren't many people in the room, and the Yue and Yu Families were seated around a spacious round table.
Only Yue Jingchen's parents lived in City B. His other relatives were all in other cities, so they naturally wouldn't rush over for the engagement. Yue Jingchen's parents had also said that they would call their relatives over after they got married. After all, the travel expenses weren't cheap, and they had to stay in a hotel. No one was willing to travel so far just for a meal. Yue Jingchen's relatives seemed to have ordinary financial conditions, so they naturally had to calculate how to get by.
Therefore, even if the Yu Family wanted to invite Yu Zi's uncles, it wouldn't be appropriate. Only Yu Zi's parents and elder brother could come.
As soon as Yu Zi entered the room, she quickly apologized, "Sorry, I'm late."
Actually, it wasn't too late. The banquet hadn't started yet. But as the main character of the banquet, she wasn't here from the start, so it wasn't good.
Yue Jingchen's mother, Pan Yunfeng, took a sip of water. When Yu Zi sat down, she said, "Yu, you're really a busy person. People say that doctors are very busy, but even my Jingchen isn't as busy as you. You've only been a lawyer for two years, right? Wow, if you become a lawyer in the future, you won't be away from home every day, right? "
Yu Zi's smile froze, and she looked embarrassed. She sneaked a glance at her parents and elder brother and realized that they didn't look good.
She knew that her parents and elder brother weren't very satisfied with this marriage.
It wasn't because of the family, but because of Yue Jingchen's parents.
No matter how good Yue Jingchen was, he couldn't compete with his parents.
Yu Zi had been pampered since she was young, and her parents never restrained her. Although she was born in a legal family, they never asked her to be a lawyer. Yu Zi was just influenced by what she saw and saw since she was young. She liked it and made her own choice.
It was the same for her choice of a spouse. She knew that her parents and elder brother weren't satisfied, and she also knew that they accepted Yue Jingchen and his family because of her. Because of her, they put up with Yue Jingchen's parents' impoliteness and excessive requests. They just didn't want her to be sad, but she made them suffer because of her.
Yu Zi's smile faded a little, and she said uninterestedly, "It's because I'm still a small lawyer that I'm so busy. I have to learn more to finish my apprenticeship early."
"Mom, I'm usually this busy too. It's all because Yu Zi understands me. I can't go home at night, you know, "Yue Jingchen said, looking at Yu Zi's parents and elder brother apologetically.
But they didn't have any reaction.
Pan Yunfeng didn't think so. Did Yue Jingchen mean that she didn't understand Yu Zi?
They weren't married yet. It was just an engagement, and her son was already siding with an outsider. What would happen in the future?
Ignoring Yue Jingchen's obstruction, she continued, "So you mean that after you finish your apprenticeship, you can take care of the family, right?"
Yu Zi was about to answer when the waiter knocked on the door and entered with a cold dish in his hand.
It was already 11: 58, the time for the banquet to officially start.
After the waiter left, Yu Zi's elder brother, Yu Han, said coldly, "A capable woman can take care of her career and family. I believe my sister can do it. The judicial exam is difficult, but she separated it from her life and balanced work and rest. And a capable man would not put all the matters of a family on his wife's shoulders. Being busy with work doesn't mean she can't take care of the family. If my sister doesn't do anything and becomes a housewife, I wonder if Auntie will feel that it's not good for her to rely on Yue Jingchen? Like she's taking advantage of your family? "
"What do you mean?!" Pan Yunfeng said angrily. Her face and sharp voice made her look even more unkind.
"Nothing. My whole family supports my sister's career. My mother is also busy with work, but she can take care of the family, my father, and my siblings very well. My father understands my mother's work and will help her as much as possible. A family doesn't just consist of the wife's contributions and the husband and wife's shared responsibilities. That's what a family is, isn't it? "
"You're looking down on our family, aren't you?" Pan Yunfeng asked sharply. She wanted to slam the table, but she seemed to realize that it was inappropriate. She raised her hand and then retracted it.
"Mom, Brother Han didn't say that," Yue Jingchen said. "A family should be made up of both sides working together. You can't put all the responsibility on Yu Zi. Yu Zi has really done a good job balancing work and life. I'm the one who doesn't do it well. Yu Zi is the one who understands and tolerates me every time. "
But the more Yue Jingchen spoke for Yu Zi, the angrier Pan Yunfeng got.
Pan Yunfeng had a strong patriarchal view. Women should stay at home and take care of their husband and children. She should listen to her son. She should rely on her son and be filial to her in-laws. Since she married into their family, she was a member of their family. She had nothing to do with her maiden family and rarely interacted with them. Since she was a member of the Yue family, she should listen to them. If a woman was too capable, it wouldn't be good if she didn't listen.
No matter how rich or capable Yu Zi's family was, she was still her daughter-in-law after marrying into the Yue family. There was no need to mention her previous status.
"Let's eat first," Yue Jingchen said.
Yue Xingan, Yue Jingchen's father, threw his chopsticks on the table and said unhappily, "What's there to eat? It's all cold dishes!"
"Today is the engagement day. Why don't we discuss our children's marriage? Usually, the in-laws are very busy. They don't have time to meet each other. The two children have been together for so many years, but today is the second time they've met. It's rare for the in-laws to have time to meet on their engagement day. I don't know if we can meet again in the future, "Yue Xingan said in a deep voice. Every word he said made Yue Zi feel uncomfortable.
Yu Zi had been suppressing the anger in her heart. Seeing that her parents didn't say anything and just tolerated them, she felt that what she did was right.
Yue Jingchen was a good person. He was gentle, progressive, kind, and reliable. But maybe because he was too gentle, he couldn't suppress his anger when his parents were unreasonable. Just like just now, he said a few words, but because of his parents' words, he chose to stay silent and looked at them apologetically.
It really made people feel helpless, but they couldn't sympathize with him. Instead, because of helplessness, they were angry.
Yu Zi's father, Yu Gesheng, didn't touch his chopsticks either. He took a deep breath as if he was suppressing his anger. He said in a deep voice, "Then what do you think?"
He didn't even like to call them in-laws anymore.
"You know that this is the condition of our family," Pan Yunfeng said. She had an attitude as if she had nothing to lose. "Both of us are wage earners. We haven't retired yet, but our monthly salary isn't even a fraction of what you get for a case. It wasn't easy for us to train our son to study medicine. It can be said that we spent all our savings. Our Jingchen is still an intern and doesn't have a salary. Now, he still has to rely on us. "
The Yu family didn't say anything. They couldn't be bothered to talk anymore. They wanted to hear what Pan Yunfeng had to say.
Yue Jingchen's expression changed. He didn't know these words, and he didn't know what his parents were planning.
He originally thought that today's engagement was just for the two families to sit down and talk. He didn't expect that his parents didn't seem to think so.
From just now, the two of them were very impolite with each other. In fact, before Yu Zi came, Pan Yunfeng hadn't stopped complaining. She said sarcastically, "Today is such a big day, but you're still thinking about work. I don't know if Yu Zi thinks that work is more important than family. You can't be like this if you want to become our daughter-in-law. No matter what, you have to put your family first. You're a woman. What's the use of having such a high career? The key is to take care of the family, so that the husband can work without worries and be filial to his in-laws. Otherwise, people will think that a man has to rely on his wife to support him. It's too unreasonable. "
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