Madam Tang’s eyes flickered with a hint of surprise, which quickly vanished.
A faint smile played on her well-maintained face. "People's preferences do change."
Just as Qing Muye’s preference for tea had shifted from Longjing to Xuancheng Maojian.
Tang Wanxing was the apple of her parents' eyes, cherished above all else. Her parents could not bear to see her suffer even the slightest grievance.
Upon learning of Tang Wanxing’s affection for Qing Muye, the couple vehemently opposed it. However, unable to sway their daughter, they eventually relented.
Their condition was that Qing Muye must marry into the Tang family as a son-in-law.
As for Qing Muye’s two children, they would have absolutely no possibility of inheriting the Tang family fortune in this lifetime!
Meng Jingwei detected a hidden meaning in Madam Tang’s words and calmly sipped her tea. "Madam Tang, you are mistaken. Ah Ye now prefers Xuancheng Maojian entirely because I prefer Xuancheng Maojian. You understand the principle of loving the house and the crow, don't you?"
Madam Tang understood Meng Jingwei's implication and decided to stop beating around the bush.
She straightened up, leaning elegantly against the rattan chair. "My husband and I have witnessed Xing'er's affection for Muye. To be honest, although Muye is already married, we can accept him for Xing'er's sake. Miss Meng, I can see that you are a person of principle, and it would be unreasonable to abruptly ask you to leave Muye. How about this, you name your price, and as long as you can name it, I will surely agree."
The reason for their meeting here was clear to both of them, and there was no need to keep up pretenses.
Meng Jingwei hadn't expected Madam Tang to be so forthright in bringing everything out into the open.
Her red lips curved into a smile, a smile tinged with mockery.
"I can see that Madam Tang truly dotes on Tang Wanxing. Such maternal love is truly enviable." She sat upright, her clear eyes rippling with a touch of coolness. "In supporting Tang Wanxing's desire to be with Ah Ye, have you ever asked for Ah Ye's opinion?"
It had to be said that Madam Tang's words were utterly absurd and laughable.
She couldn't fathom where the Tang family derived their courage to utter such ridiculous statements.
For her part, she would have found it difficult to even utter them.
"Qing Kangyu strongly supports Muye and Xing'er's marriage." Madam Tang's gaze sharpened. "As far as I know, if you hadn't appeared by Muye's side and had children with him, Muye wouldn't have married you, would he?"
She believed that Meng Jingwei, from the countryside, had seduced Qing Muye and borne him two children, thereby successfully capturing Qing Muye and becoming Mrs. Qing.
"Heh heh."
Meng Jingwei seemed to have heard a funny joke. She tilted her head and looked out the window, trying her best not to appear impolite.
Having adjusted her composure, her bright eyes met Madam Tang's again. "It seems Madam Tang's investigation is not thorough enough. Putting aside the fact that Ah Ye and I are mutually in love, and he married me legitimately, even if I had gotten together with Ah Ye through improper means, we are now a family. Would it not be absurd for you to forcefully break up Ah Ye and me for the sake of your daughter's happiness?"
"There's nothing absurd about it. My Tang family has only Xing'er as our child. Even if she wanted the moon from the sky, her father and I would do our utmost to get it for her."
Madam Tang truly doted on Tang Wanxing. She continued, "Whether it's Qing Muye or any other man, they would have to marry into our Tang family to be with Xing'er. Therefore, it doesn't matter who the man is; what's important is that Xing'er is happy."
Meng Jingwei: "..."
The Tang family continuously managed to broaden her horizons.
She nodded helplessly. "Madam Tang speaks sense."