You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 326 Full of Battles

I can see that there was a huge crowd just now.

"Not to mention my uncles and aunts, just my parents alone had seven children, including my dad. He's the only one in our family with a job, and you can imagine how difficult it is for him to support us all on his salary."

"In my memory, my dad was stingy and my mom was calculating. Whenever it came to spending money, they could argue for a long time. But we siblings grew up hungry, and we were all raised to survive."

"This is because my grandfather and maternal grandfather helped, but my uncles and paternal uncles also have many children who need help."

“People used to say my dad was very generous, and so was my mom. It seems like all the elders in my family are different from what we’ve known since we were little…”

Lu Yuanqing understood.

People are only stingy when they're poor; if they had money, they'd be generous.

"Then, you'll have to take care of your parents yourself?" Lu Yuanqing asked tentatively.

Liu Ling smiled and nodded, "Yes, Third Uncle, leave this to me!"

Lu Yuanqing smiled and nodded, then got up and walked towards the door, intending to leave the space to Lu Mingnan and Liu Ling.

As he passed Lu Mingnan, he patted him on the shoulder.

Lu Yuanqing was genuinely worried that today's events might give Lu Mingnan some objections.

They're married, and their relationship is so good; they're going to spend their whole lives together.

If this matter causes a rift between us, that would be utterly absurd.

With Lu Yuanqing gone, the main room that had been specially reserved for the two of them seemed rather large.

So loud that Liu Ling could feel her own heartbeat.

She finally found a man, so she shouldn't back down now!

For a moment, the scene was excessively quiet.

Liu Ling waited for a while, but Lu Mingnan didn't speak. She took a deep breath, as if accepting all the consequences, and said resolutely, "You can say whatever you want. Even if... even if you regret it, I have no objection."

She hated Cheng Ruolan and gave up on Lu Mingnan, abandoning such a good man for the sake of her family.

She was secretly pleased that her relationship with her family wasn't as deep as Cheng Ruolan's.

Due to her personality, she is someone who could never selflessly dedicate herself to her family.

There's no way any member of the Liu family would do something like that.

If the Liu family really produces a Cheng Ruolan, then this big fool will never be able to get rid of that huge mess for the rest of his life.

After getting her marriage certificate with Lu Mingnan, she subconsciously forgot about her own family.

Even if I think about it, I'm not worried at all.

Because she never even considered bringing Lu Mingnan home.

Given her family's situation, just the travel expenses alone would be enough to stop them from trying to take advantage of her.

Despite all her calculations, Liu Ling never expected that Lu Mingnan would be the one to bring this huge trouble upon himself.

It was her; out of consideration for the good impression she had of Lu Mingnan, she never told him about her family situation.

Therefore, given the current situation, even if Lu Mingnan changes his mind and doesn't want to marry her anymore, she has no complaints.

I've thought everything through and told myself to accept all the consequences.

The more Liu Ling thought about it, the more upset she became, and her eyes welled up with tears.

Suddenly, a force came from her chin, lifting her head.

The first thing you see is Lu Mingnan's face.

Lu Mingnan's expression remained expressionless, but upon seeing her reddened eyes, he immediately forgot all his worries, his mind filled only with the thought that he deserved to die and that he had upset his wife.

Don't cry!

The "Don't cry" was spoken very softly, as if Lu Mingnan was afraid of frightening Liu Ling.

But it was this gentle voice that brought tears to Liu Ling's eyes.

This was the first time Lu Mingnan had seen Liu Ling cry in front of him. He was so frightened that he hurriedly wiped her tears gently and kept comforting her.

Liu Ling felt wronged.

She had that kind of family, but it wasn't her choice.

She also wants a happy family, at least not one where money is the only consideration and no consideration is given at all!

But fate had decreed that she belonged to that family.

That was close! That was really close!

She almost lost Lu Mingnan.

Looking at the man in front of her who had lost his composure because of her crying, Liu Ling's panic completely subsided.

"Don't blame me!" Liu Ling said softly.

Lu Mingnan asked, puzzled, "Why should I blame you?"

“I feel so embarrassed. They're making things difficult for you. If it weren't for me, you would never have been chased for money like this in your entire life!”

Lu Mingnan chuckled and said, "I wasn't saying anything just now because I was thinking about something, not because I was blaming you!"

"It's not your fault for being born into that kind of family. Besides, this situation only happened because I didn't understand the circumstances, so how can I blame you?"

"I promised your mother I would pay for her travel expenses."

However, Lu Mingnan never expected that because he wanted Liu Ling's parents to come, she would invite all her relatives!

Liu Ling shook her head speechlessly, "That's because you don't understand them. They would never miss an opportunity to take advantage of someone."

“Someone paid them to come and have a big meal. Others might not travel this far for a meal, but they are capable of doing something like this.”

"Hehe! It's quite interesting!" Lu Mingnan laughed.

He had seen a lot of the world, but the Liu family completely shattered his worldview!

Liu Ling rolled her eyes. "You think it's funny? Just you wait and see! I won't be able to get rid of them easily without my mom getting some benefits out of me."

"You're not allowed to say anything more. They're my parents. Let them take advantage of us a little! No, my family's situation is different from yours. If you let them take advantage of you once, then be prepared to keep bothering you from now on!"

Uh!

Lu Mingnan: "..."

The worst people he'd ever met were mostly from the village.

My relatives all seem to be quite reasonable.

This was also the first time he had encountered such an extremely difficult relative that he would have to deal with for the next few decades.

“But don’t worry, as long as you’re assertive, my mom and the others won’t be able to do anything to us. They were just testing the waters at first!” Liu Ling said.

The test was to see if Lu Mingnan, this son-in-law, was easy to bully.

If he's easy to bully, then bully him all you want; he'll come after you whenever you're in trouble.

He's not easy to bully, and I won't spend too much time on him in the future.

Lu Mingnan: "..."

It's quite interesting!

“You can’t handle this kind of thing, so leave it to me. Don’t get involved.” Liu Ling instructed, “My mother definitely wants my dowry money, but I definitely won’t give it to her.”

"So, why did you ask me to only pay for their trip here and not for their trip home?" Lu Mingnan guessed what was going on.

Liu Ling nodded. "That's right, these are the conditions."

"Ugh! My mom is really difficult to deal with, and my dad is even more difficult. Our whole family is difficult to deal with. It's exhausting to deal with them."

Lu Mingnan's expression was inscrutable. Indeed, the whole family was difficult to deal with!

"Alright, never mind that, let's go out and offer our toasts! I've seen Sister Xia come to the door several times already, she thinks we're talking about something, so we shouldn't disturb us." Lu Mingnan decided to put these thoughts aside for the time being.

Although Liu Ling said she would handle it alone, Lu Mingnan really couldn't let his wife face it alone.

"Okay!" Liu Ling nodded with a smile.

Today is their wedding day, so we can't let these worries ruin their good mood!

……

Liu's mother's purpose was very clear.

However, Liu Ling didn't want to argue with her on their wedding day, so she kept putting it off.

After the days passed, she single-handedly debated with a large group of people from the Liu family. When she finally saw them off, she was so exhausted that she sat down and drank warm water like crazy.

Lu Mingnan reluctantly poured her some water.

I watched helplessly as she drank three cups in a row.

"You must be exhausted! Actually, as long as it's not too excessive, you don't have to be so petty."

Liu's mother wanted Lu Mingnan to pay for her travel expenses and food expenses to go home.

Even the water we need to drink has to be converted into money.

Lu Mingnan has truly broadened his horizons.

Everything requires money, everything costs money, and he has to pay for everything.

Of course, he also witnessed his wife's bargaining skills firsthand.

It has to be said that the Liu family's actions left Lu Mingnan completely bewildered, wondering who among them was the city dweller and who was the country bumpkin.

That situation made him want to just pay some money to settle things.

Liu Ling's eyes widened, and she didn't even bother to drink water before hurriedly retorting, "No way! How can we give it to them?"

Lu Mingnan sighed. Liu Ling looked like this; anyone who didn't know better would think she had been taken advantage of.

In reality, Liu's mother couldn't even get a single penny of the dowry she wanted.

Because Liu Ling said that the bride price was impossible; once it was in her pocket, no one could take it out.

She also has plenty of time to maintain a stalemate with Liu's mother and the others.

Anyway, she's already married and lives in the countryside, so she doesn't need to rush back to the city like Liu's mother and the others.

After a stalemate, Liu's mother had no choice but to make an exorbitant demand upon returning home.

Even if you manage to gain an advantage in the end, it won't be much.

This is all thanks to Liu Ling.

"Third Uncle shouldn't have given them so much stuff." Liu Ling felt heartbroken whenever she thought about how much cured meat her family had taken away.

There was no way around it; Lu Yuanqing was being polite, but the other party was anything but.

As a result, the Lu family lost half of the cured pork, sausages, and ribs they had prepared today.

You should know that the amount of cured meat the Lu family smokes every year is enough to feed their entire family from the beginning to the end of the year.

"They came all this way, and Uncle San thought there might not be another chance like this in the future, so he thought we couldn't let Mom and the others go back empty-handed!" Lu Mingnan explained.

What he didn't say was that Lu Yuanqing had originally planned to give some money out of consideration for Liu Ling.

But they underestimated the Liu family's shamelessness; they completely lacked the understanding of the word 'politeness'.

This experience taught the Lu family a lesson: after being humiliated, they could only pretend to be something they're not.

Liu Ling rolled her eyes. If it were her, she wouldn't let her mother and the others take away a single piece of meat.

She got such a good deal on the round-trip transportation!

Just think about it, she'll never be able to get any advantage over her family in her lifetime.

If Lu Yuanqing hadn't spoken first, she, as a junior, wouldn't have been able to directly persuade her elders to change their minds; otherwise, Liu's mother and the others wouldn't have been able to take away so much meat.

"Alright, it's all in the past, let's not dwell on it," Lu Mingnan said with a smile.

Given the size of the Liu family's entourage, Lu Mingnan felt extremely fortunate to have only taken away such a small amount of meat and gained such a meager advantage before leaving.

"This is all thanks to you!" Lu Mingnan praised with a smile.

Liu Ling sighed, "My older brother and sister are easy to deal with. As long as I say that they will get married someday, they won't dare to argue with me. My parents, sigh, I really owe them something."

Lu Mingnan chuckled, "It's alright. We live far away, and if no one pays for their travel expenses in the future, they might never come here again. It's just a one-time thing!"

Liu Ling snorted upon hearing this and said, "When I take you home later, don't bring anything. Just stay home every day and let my mom experience the power of her adopted daughter!"

Lu Mingnan: "..." There's really no need for this!

Liu Ling didn't hear his agreement and suddenly came to her senses.

It seems like something has been exposed.

Looking at Lu Mingnan's complicated expression, Liu Ling felt a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, but I look a bit like my mom and her family!"

Now that they're married and Lu Mingnan's family has seen their true situation, Liu Ling no longer hides anything and directly shows her most authentic self.

Of course, that was the decision. After saying that, she stared intently at Lu Mingnan, wanting to see his reaction.

Lu Mingnan patted her head casually, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "What's so funny? It's normal!"

Liu Ling pursed her lips: "What's normal about that? No family member visiting their daughter's home would expect the son-in-law to pay for their transportation."

Lu Mingnan sensed that she was taking it a bit seriously and realized that she actually cared about this matter.

Lu Mingnan sat up straight and said seriously, "First of all, although what your mother and the others did was a bit outrageous, it was still within acceptable limits, and I didn't find it particularly offensive!"

After all, Third Uncle is a real scoundrel; the things he does are far more outrageous than what Liu's mother and the others did.

At least they are reasonable.

Lu Mingnan himself had agreed to pay the fare.

The reason why bride price is desired is because most bride's families will withhold the bride price.

But Liu Ling refused to give it to them, and they didn't resort to any forceful measures. Instead, they patiently haggled with Liu Ling over the cost of their trip home.

This kind of thing is relatively acceptable and within reasonable limits.

"Furthermore, you are my wife. We have already registered our marriage and will spend the rest of our lives together. So, no matter what kind of person you are, I can accept you, and I will also be tolerant of your family."

"No one is perfect. Just like you said, your family's situation is all because of poverty. But as long as you're not lazy and work hard, you can't be poor forever. When Mom and the others are no longer struggling financially, our relationship might be able to return to normal!"

Lu Mingnan gently pinched Liu Ling's cheek to draw her attention to himself before continuing, "I also have many shortcomings, in fact, I think I have far more. Would you think I'm bad because of that?"

"What flaws do you have?" Liu Ling asked instinctively.

Lu Mingnan chuckled, "Well, I have no flaws, and neither do you!"

Liu Ling retorted, "Are you being unreasonable?"

Lu Mingnan nodded seriously, "Yes, I am just being unreasonable. So that's my weakness!"