Chapter 196 - 166: Send Back to Hometown
Lin Rong’s thoughts were racing. She was well aware of the benefits that marrying into the Li family with Li Chuan would bring. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have tacitly agreed when her son pursued Li Qianqian. Back then, her son didn’t particularly stand out among Li Qianqian’s many suitors, neither in looks nor background. Yet Li Qianqian eventually chose her son, and since then, she was quite proud of herself.
She wasn’t just bragging; she had poured her heart into raising her son Hu Biao to be an excellent young man. If Li Qianqian hadn’t chosen her Hu Biao, it would have been her loss, Lin Rong reasoned.
But marrying and living a married life were two different things. Since she married into the Hu family, she should be content with being a wife and mother at home. It would be best to bear Hu Biao several children to truly take on a woman’s role. Now the child is born, and she dares to talk of divorce? Even if she has the guts, can the Li family afford to lose such face?
"You’re too cunning, girl. Bao Guo already has the blood of both the Li and Hu families. No matter what, he will look after our Hu family for the sake of the child. My son will be extraordinary in the future. He might even surpass the Li family, by which time they’ll be begging us for a favor."
"Old lady, your Hu family would need to have that capability first. Otherwise, before you can rise to prominence, Mr. Li with a flick of his finger could crush your family."
"He dares?"
Shen Meng, with an icy face, said to Lin Rong, "Why wouldn’t he dare? Mr. Li is open and aboveboard, fair in his dealings. Which of the people of Ning County doesn’t respect him as their official? The contributions Aunt Qi has made to Ning County are still posted on the bulletin board; everyone in the county knows about it. It’s even been reported in the newspapers of the Provincial City – what an honor that is! And comrade Li He Ping from the army has earned merit several times; the title of ’Honor Family’ isn’t given for nothing. Have you asked for their permission when you bully Qianqian like this? Have you asked the consent of the people of Ning County?"
Lin Rong and Hu Jinbu were pushed back two steps by Shen Meng’s stern questioning.