An Accidental Military Marriage

"Hey, Dad, let me tell you, this place is great. The atmosphere is nice, they have a huge menu, and even the bathrooms are clean and spacious. Everyone should make sure to use them later."

Bai Yan’s brow furrowed the moment she saw Jiang Moli. When she heard her say "clean and spacious," she was absolutely livid.

’That shameless Jiang Moli! She actually brought her whole family here just to use the bathroom!’

With a cold expression, she stepped forward to block the family. "Stop! You can’t come in!"

Jiang Moli was even more aggressive than Bai Yan. "Just because you say we can’t come in, we can’t? Well, we’re coming in today anyway!"

Lu Deyao, who didn’t know the full story, was very displeased to see a waitress blocking their path. "What’s the matter with you? Do you think you own this place, stopping customers from coming in?"

Jiang Moli chimed in, "Exactly! What gives you the right to stop us?"

The rest of the Lu Family, including An Hui, all glared angrily at Bai Yan.

After all, the Lu Family was a prominent family in Rongcheng. They had never been barred from entering a restaurant before.

Lu Tingting was the only one who wasn’t angry; she was just deeply suspicious.

’This scene... it’s so similar to that time she and Meng Wei got kicked out of the restaurant.’

Although she suspected Jiang Moli was causing trouble again, she didn’t expose her.

’She just fantasized about Jiang Moli’s scheme being exposed, after which Lu Deyao would give her a harsh beating.’

Bai Yan couldn’t stop such a large family on her own, so she hurriedly called her colleagues for help.

Her two colleagues had just heard Bai Yan complaining about Jiang Moli coming in to use the bathroom. Now that they saw her return with her whole family in tow, they shared Bai Yan’s opinion. They figured Jiang Moli was deliberately looking for trouble, so they helped block the entrance.

The argument attracted a crowd of nosy onlookers.

The restaurant manager quickly rushed over. "What’s all the commotion? What’s going on here?"

Bai Yan pointed at Jiang Moli and explained angrily to the manager, "She’s shameless! She came in earlier to use the bathroom, and I let her. The next thing I know, she’s back with her entire family to use our bathrooms! We’re running a restaurant, not a public toilet!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd of onlookers turned to the family with looks of contempt and disgust.

’What kind of people are these? Treating a restaurant like a free public restroom.’

’And they have the gall to cause a scene when they’re refused entry.’

『Disdain Value +1+2+3...』

At this point, Lu Deyao finally pieced it together. He glared at Jiang Moli. "Xiao Jiang, didn’t I tell you to come here first to reserve a table and order our food? What have you been doing?"

Only when the Disdain Value stopped increasing did Jiang Moli finally speak, an apologetic smile on her face. "It’s a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. She’s an old classmate of mine, and I was just pulling her leg. I didn’t expect her to take it so seriously. Everyone, disperse. Let’s break it up."

Then, she turned to the manager. "There are twelve of us. Could you please arrange for a large private room? Thank you."

Seeing that they were paying customers, the manager naturally became polite and welcoming.

The family’s bearing and attire were anything but common. It was clear they were people of status, and they were sure to spend a lot.

Bai Yan’s eyes turned red as she glared daggers at Jiang Moli’s back.

Lu Tingting was the only one unsurprised by this outcome.

Once they were seated in the private room, she could no longer restrain herself and lashed out at Jiang Moli. "Jiang Moli, some things never change. A dog can’t be taught not to eat shit. You cause trouble wherever you go."

Jiang Moli gave an emotionless smile. "You’re right. And every time I see you, I get the urge to have a bite."

Lu Tingting caught on quickly. "Are you calling me shit?"

"Look on the bright side. If you were a pile of shit, at least no one would dare to step all over you."

Unable to win the argument, Lu Tingting turned to An Hui and whined, "Grandma, look! She’s bullying me again!"

"I don’t want to see it, so don’t call me. You’re driving me crazy! You two argue every single time you meet. You’re like a pair of sworn enemies."

An Hui was genuinely furious.

While she might be a tigress at home, she always maintained a polite and composed demeanor in public. Today was the first time she’d ever gotten into an argument at the entrance of a restaurant.

She hadn’t even had a chance to calm down, and now the aunt and niece-in-law were at it again.

’If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have had so many children.’

’All they do is drive me mad.’

Seeing how upset his wife was, Lu Deyao put on a stern face and reprimanded Jiang Moli and Lu Tingting. "That’s enough. Both of you, shut your mouths. I’ll deal with the next one who speaks."

Jiang Moli obediently shut her mouth.

Lu Tingting glared at her but didn’t dare to make a peep.

After the food was ordered, Lu Deyao turned to ask Jiang Moli what the deal was with the waitress.

Jiang Moli pointed to her mouth and shook her head.

Lu Deyao was taken aback for a second. "You have my permission to speak."

Jiang Moli said, "The moment I came in, she asked what I was here for. What else would I be doing in a restaurant but eating? So, I decided to tease her and told her I was just here to use the bathroom."

After hearing the full story, Lu Deyao was at a loss for words.

’Just when you think his third daughter-in-law is a fool, she comes up with some unexpected way to resolve the trouble.’

’But just when you think she’s clever, she manages to turn a trivial little thing into a massive incident.’

Fortunately, the food that night was excellent, and the family ate to their heart’s content.

After dinner, Lu Deyao called the manager over to settle the bill, only to be told that Jiang Moli had already taken care of it.

"Xiao Jiang, we agreed this was my treat. Why did you pay?"

’This little trip earned her 27 disdain points, netting her 270,000 yuan. Covering the cost of this meal was nothing.’

But she put on a magnanimous front. "It’s a happy occasion, us getting to eat out like this. I’d hate for my little prank to have ruined the mood. Besides, Tingting and I have had our disagreements in the past. In any case, please consider this meal my apology. Since we’ve all eaten, let’s just let bygones be bygones, alright?"

Everyone at the table was speechless, especially Fan Wenfang.

’If Jiang Moli had said beforehand that this was her apology treat, she wouldn’t have come.’

’But now that the meal was over, she couldn’t very well vomit it back up.’

Xu Xiuzhen was alright with it. Aside from the time Jiang Moli had caught her gossiping in the courtyard, she had no other current quarrels with her.

Seeing Jiang Moli’s playful, smiling expression, An Hui found her anger subsiding.

’Her third daughter-in-law loved to cause trouble, but at least she wasn’t vague about admitting when she was wrong.’

Lu Deyao thought Jiang Moli had handled the situation rather well. She owned up to her mistakes and was ready to accept the consequences. At least her attitude was sincere.

The most infuriated person, of course, was Lu Tingting.

However, she had learned her lesson and didn’t start another fight with Jiang Moli in front of the elders.

She waited until Lu Deyao and An Hui had left the room before grabbing Jiang Moli’s arm and snarling, "Don’t you think one meal is enough to settle the score between us."

Jiang Moli put on a serious expression. "One isn’t enough? Then how about ten? Or a hundred?"

Lu Tingting did a quick calculation in her head. ’Even if a meal only costs two yuan, a hundred meals would be two hundred yuan.’

"Fine. You treat me to one hundred meals, and I’ll forgive you."

"A small price to pay. Starting tomorrow, I’ll cover all three of your meals every day."

"It’s a deal! If you dare to trick me, you’ll... you’ll be cursed to never have a son!"

In that era, being unable to bear a son was considered a particularly vicious curse for a woman.

’If I really can’t have a son,’ Jiang Moli thought, ’I’ll just adopt you, make you call me Mom, and give you three beatings a day.’

Lu Tingting had her own little scheme as well.

’Once we get to the ninety-ninth meal, I’ll just stop eating. That’ll drive Jiang Moli crazy!’

She couldn’t help but smirk as she imagined the scene of Jiang Moli hopping mad with rage.

「The next day.」

Lu Tingting got up and came out of her room.

She was stunned for a moment to see Jiang Moli sitting in her family’s living room. Then she remembered Jiang Moli’s promise from the night before to cover her three daily meals, and she grew ecstatic.