Chapter 1148 - 1190: Massive Bleeding

Chapter 1148: Chapter 1190: Massive Bleeding

Even though he knew perfectly well that one meal wasn’t going to magically make his little sister calm down, if he showed a better attitude, the chances were at least a bit higher, right? After all, they were the ones in the wrong to begin with—be a bit more patient, say more nice things, beg her a little. He believed his sister would definitely soften.

"Since you put it that way, we’ll do it your way this time! But let me tell you, no matter what happens, I am absolutely not taking that money out. Even if it goes to court, I still won’t take it out! That money is all saved for Big Sis and her kids!" Although Ling’s mother loved money like her life, after hearing Ling’s father’s speech, she also realized that if they didn’t resolve this at once, what awaited them was a lawsuit. Spend a little first to treat Ling Shenglan to a meal and save a big sum later—that was still pretty worth it.

"You... you...! Ai... forget it, let’s leave it at that for now! We’ll talk when we see Shenglan! If she insists on taking the money back, what can you do? Hug the money and die with it?" Ling’s father looked helplessly at his wife. Seeing her like this, all he could do was sigh and keep sighing!

Given the situation now, it wasn’t up to them at all, yet his wife acted like she still hadn’t figured out what was going on. She really was like a rock in a latrine—stinky and hard.

Ling’s mother gave a cold snort, lifted her chin, looking every bit the shameless rogue. "Hmph, anyway I just won’t give it. Beat me to death and I still won’t give it. If it really doesn’t work, I’ll take the money out of the bank and hide it. Even if the court forces execution, so what? I’ll just have no money. You want money, I don’t have any. All I’ve got is this one life!"

Seeing that things had come to this and she was still stubborn as a mule, Ling’s father didn’t want to say anything more. He changed the subject: "Let’s stop talking. We’ll see once we meet Shenglan! Come on, we’re the ones asking her for help, we absolutely can’t be late and make her wait for us—we have to get there first."

"Let’s go!" Ling’s mother stood up. Just thinking about the impending bloodletting, having to blow a huge wad of hard?earned cash, made her heart hurt, liver hurt, flesh hurt.

Ling’s father and Ling’s mother left the hotel. Since they didn’t know where exactly the "Wonderful Times Western Restaurant" that Ling Shenglan mentioned was, the two of them had no choice but to flag down a taxi on the road outside the hotel and tell the driver to take them straight to the destination.

The taxi drove for about ten minutes and then stopped. Ling’s father and Ling’s mother opened the door and got out. Ling’s father looked up, and when he saw the seven characters spelling out "Wonderful Times Western Restaurant," his knees went weak and he almost collapsed to the ground.

Noticing Ling’s father’s reaction, Ling’s mother followed his gaze upward. She didn’t know many characters, but she could still recognize the simplest ones, and combined with Ling’s father’s expression, Ling’s mother pointed a trembling hand at the luxuriously decorated Western restaurant building in front of them and asked in disbelief, "This can’t be that ’Wonderful Times Western Restaurant’ Ling Shenglan was talking about, right?"

"It... it should be!" Ling’s father nodded, his very heart trembling.

Th?this Western restaurant was way too big, way too luxurious! Set aside the floor area, the building alone had full five stories. The exterior walls were all covered in that kind of gleaming glass. He didn’t understand this kind of luxury décor, but just standing here, he could clearly feel the difference between this Western restaurant and ordinary ones!

Ordinary Western restaurants wouldn’t be this big, wouldn’t occupy an entire standalone building, and certainly wouldn’t use such extravagant decoration. Even the name was in gold letters!

He’d never spent money here before, but he could almost swear that once you walked in, you could forget about getting out for less than a few thousand yuan!

The feeling Ling’s father had, of course Ling’s mother had it too. Seeing such a high?end Western restaurant, she immediately yanked Ling’s father back three steps and said angrily, "What the hell does Ling Shenglan mean by this? She knows we have no money, that we’re poor common folks, so why tell us to treat her at a place this expensive? One meal here and half a year of farm work goes down the drain!"

"...!" Ling’s father said nothing, his heart bleeding drop by drop.

Not long after Ling’s mother finished speaking, Ling Shenglan’s voice suddenly popped up behind them. "Sister?in?law, that’s going too far. What do you mean I made you treat me to a meal? Just now when my brother called me, he said himself that he wanted to treat me. I didn’t force him, and I certainly didn’t force you! If you’re not willing, then forget it, I’ll just go back to the hotel." With that, she really did turn around to leave.

Ling Shenglan’s sudden voice truly gave Ling’s father and Ling’s mother a fright! ℴℴ𝗺

Ling’s mother kept patting her startled little heart, rolling her eyes nonstop! If she weren’t thinking about the fact that they needed something from her today, she would definitely have started cursing on the spot!

Ling’s father reacted first. He hurriedly turned around, and seeing that Ling Shenglan was about to leave, he rushed after her, grabbed her arm, and smiled ingratiatingly. "Shenglan, you misunderstood, your sister?in?law and I didn’t mean it like that! It’s true, I was the one who spoke up first and said I wanted to treat you. I’m a man of my word, how could I go back on it? Since you picked this place, then let’s go in!"

Ling Shenglan stopped, raised an eyebrow at him, and said with a half?smile, "But the things in here are very expensive. After one meal, half a year of your farm work might just go to waste."

"It’s fine, it’s fine. Treating my little sister to a meal—no matter how expensive it is, it doesn’t matter. We’re blood siblings, blood is thicker than water. I might be stingy with others, but with my own sister I absolutely can’t be stingy! Come on, let’s go in!" Ling’s father’s words were extremely crafty. On the surface he was saying he wanted to treat Ling Shenglan, but underneath he kept hinting that they were siblings, that blood was thicker than water, and how much this older brother valued his younger sister.

Play the family?bond card before eating, so that when he brought things up later, he’d have more leverage.

Listening to Ling’s father’s words, Ling Shenglan didn’t respond. She just let out a cold chuckle, her eyes full of ridicule.

"Let’s go in, let’s go in! Order whatever you want, don’t hold back. We’ve been brother and sister all these years, and I’ve never even treated you to a decent meal! Before, your brother was useless. Now that you want to eat this kind of food, even if I have to sell the pots and pans, I have to buy it for you. After all, we’re siblings!" Ling’s father talked as he pulled Ling Shenglan into the Wonderful Times Western Restaurant.

From the moment Ling Shenglan appeared, he hadn’t stopped, constantly reminding her that they were siblings, constantly trying to make her feel how good he was to her. He was also indirectly trying to stir up memories from long ago, hoping that for the sake of how they once relied on each other, she would take a step back. ℴ

Smart as she was, how could Ling Shenglan not see through Ling’s father’s little scheme? It’s just that from start to finish, she didn’t say another word.

Even after they entered the restaurant and were led to a private room on the second floor, Ling Shenglan still didn’t speak to Ling’s father or Ling’s mother. She just looked at the menu and ordered one portion of every dish she liked from the waiter.

Ling’s father and Ling’s mother stared at the prices printed next to each item on the menu, their eyes bulging so wide they nearly popped out of their sockets.