"Mom, we agreed. You'll say you won the movie tickets in a lottery, and I'll pretend to feel unwell. That way, my sister and brother-in-law can go to the movies together!" That afternoon, Leng Zhimeng got off work early and snuck back home. She then handed two movie tickets to her mother, Huang He's mother-in-law.
"Pearl Harbor? Is that a movie about falling in love at a port!" the mother-in-law said with certainty upon seeing the movie's title.
"Uh... something like that!" Leng Zhimeng's expression stiffened slightly. It wasn't entirely surprising that her mother didn't know about Pearl Harbor. If she hadn't played "Beachhead" before, she wouldn't have known what Pearl Harbor was either.
"Good girl, that's nice of you to try and set up your second sister and brother-in-law. Mom really raised you well!" Believing it to be a romance film, the mother-in-law patted Leng Zhimeng's head with great satisfaction.
"There's more! Mom, look, this movie starts at nine in the evening, and the cinema is in the East City. It'll be almost midnight when it finishes. The buses will be long gone. By then, my sister and brother-in-law won't be able to get home, so they'll have to share a hotel room!" Leng Zhimeng said triumphantly.
"But doesn't Hehe have a car? He can drive back!" The mother-in-law saw nothing wrong with her fourth daughter trying to push her second daughter into staying with her eldest son-in-law. Instead, she began to worry about potential complications.
"Oh, Mom, don't worry. Brother-in-law can't drive back today. He'll have to take a taxi home!" Leng Zhimeng said with a giggle. "I had someone disconnect the battery of his car. He won't be able to start it, and since he doesn't know how to fix cars, he'll have to take a taxi home!"
"Clever!" The mother-in-law vigorously rubbed her daughter's head. "But, after watching the movie, your brother-in-law and sister can also take a taxi back!"
"Don't worry, there are only a few taxis in Wenzhou. After eleven o'clock, not many will be on the road. Plus, that cinema is the former factory cinema of the 362 Factory. It's in a very remote location. They might wait two or three hours for a taxi. They'll have no choice but to get a hotel nearby!" Leng Zhimeng said confidently.
"But your brother-in-law is a gentleman. Before, when your two sisters went on business trips with him, you all had separate rooms. Even if you arrange this today, brother-in-law will definitely book two rooms!" the mother-in-law said.
"Heh heh, I've thought of that too!" Leng Zhimeng revealed a triumphant expression. "There are only three hotels nearby. Two of them are rundown, without even a star rating. There's only one three-star hotel to make do. Brother-in-law will definitely stay at that three-star hotel!"
"At the same time, I've already discussed it with the front desk of that hotel. When they see my brother-in-law, they'll tell him there's only one room left because I've booked all the remaining rooms myself. Sister and brother-in-law will have to share one room!"
"Good girl, how are you so smart!" The mother-in-law rubbed her daughter's head even more happily.
"Heh heh, I learned this from TV shows. Don't they always say there's only one room left on TV? Although it might not be that coincidental in reality, we have to create a coincidence!" Leng Zhimeng said with a look of intelligence.
"But your brother-in-law is a man of integrity. Even if there's only one room, he'll sleep on the sofa and give the bed to your sister..." the mother-in-law was still a little worried.
"Mom, for this kind of thing, we'll have to leave it to fate. We've arranged everything to this extent, what more do you want? You can't drug Brother-in-law, can you!" Leng Zhimeng said helplessly.
"Alas, you're right. I just bought three kidneys today. Mom will add some seasoning to these kidneys!" As she spoke, the mother went back to her room and soon came out with a bottle in a glass container, with no label on it.
"Mom, what is this! This is illegal, you can't use it!" Leng Zhimeng quickly stopped her.
"Nonsense, this isn't medicine. This is the Black Chicken White Dragon Wine you drank when you were young!" The mother-in-law tapped her daughter's head. "You don't know that your father's health wasn't good back then, but he was still able to have six children like you, all thanks to this ancestral recipe."
"However, this Black Chicken White Dragon Wine isn't that kind of medicine, but rather something to replenish the body's deficiencies and regulate it. It's not a drug."
"Then why didn't you give it to Brother-in-law earlier!" Leng Zhimeng asked, puzzled.
"Your brother-in-law's health is very good, and he has no deficiencies. If he ate it normally, it wouldn't do him any good. Instead, it might have some side effects."
"What side effects?"
"Get lost!"
"Mom, I did so much, why are you still scolding me? It's so unfair!"
"Alright, my Zhimeng is well-behaved and sensible!" The mother-in-law stroked her daughter's head and said emotionally, "Actually, I've realized for a long time that your second sister only has your brother-in-law in her heart, but she's too shy to say it."
"And your brother-in-law is also concerned about his status. Anyway, the two of them are mutually attracted, and we just need to break the ice for them!" The mother-in-law hummed a tune, feeling very happy.
Some people might wonder, is there such a mother in the world who would betray her own daughter and push her towards another man, who is also her son-in-law?
Such mothers are certainly not common, but it's also not common to find a son-in-law worth billions in this world. Moreover, this son-in-law is perfect in his mother-in-law's eyes, almost like her own son. With so many other women eyeing him, it would be strange if she didn't hurry to make things happen.
Besides, the entire Leng family is currently being supported by Huang He, and Leng Zhiruo is indeed of marriageable age. It would be strange if the mother-in-law didn't put in the effort.
"Okay then, Mom, I'm going to play games. You absolutely must not tell my sister about this, otherwise, if she finds out, she'll definitely disagree!"
The mother-in-law hummed a tune and took the wine into the kitchen. Leng Zhimeng vowed that she would not eat a single kidney that night, lest she be unable to sleep.
Then, Leng Zhimeng returned to her room to play games.
A little over an hour later, the door opened, and the mother-in-law came out, only to find Leng Zhiruo, the victim of this scheme, had returned.
"Zhiruo, why did you come back so early today?" the mother-in-law asked, puzzled. Leng Zhiruo usually got off work and went home with Huang He. It was very unusual for her to be home at three in the afternoon.
"Mom, is Brother-in-law coming home for dinner tonight?" Leng Zhiruo asked, her face slightly flushed.
"Yes, are you back just to ask about that?"
"No, I just think this is a good opportunity to help Zhimeng!" Leng Zhiruo's face turned pale again, but she said, "It's like this, Brother-in-law said today that he'd like to go see Pearl Island at the cinema. But most of the cinemas in Wenzhou have closed down, haven't they? I searched for a long time and finally found a cinema in the East City. I bought two movie tickets." After speaking, Leng Zhiruo took out two movie tickets.