Chapter 67: The Three Halls' Joint Trial (Part 2)

  Muyan also felt that Zhou Wenwen's father was obviously too biased against him, which made Muyan feel a bit uncomfortable. Although Xiaoyao's mouth was not forgiving, he still helped Xiaoyao and said: "She is indeed my adopted younger sister!"

  "What's with the 'dried-up sister'? Hmph! Who knows what kind of relationship you two really have!" Zhou Xueru coldly snorted.

  "What's wrong with you, scolding a little girl like that!" As soon as she saw her husband, the atmosphere was immediately tense, and Jiang Youlan also spoke up.

  In fact, even if she didn't speak up, Zhou Wenwen would have to speak up anyway. This Chu Qingqing is the daughter of Mayor Zhang, and if he offended her too much, the little girl would go back and cry to her mother, and his own rice bowl might not be guaranteed. After all, Mayor Zhang is in charge of culture, sports, education, and health as a deputy mayor.

  Chu Qingqing heard Mu Yan willingly offend his future father-in-law to help her speak, and suddenly felt happy in her heart. She looked at Mu Yan with a smile and said: "Brother, you're really good to me. Don't worry, I won't say another word today, and I absolutely won't interfere with you and your sister!"

  It didn't hinder anything, but as soon as the two words "sister-in-law" were spoken, everyone's faces changed instantly.

  Zhou Xueru was even more disgusted with her, Jiang Youlan felt a bit helpless, Mu Yan felt a little embarrassed, but Zhou Wenni's face turned bright red, she secretly took a glance at Mu Yan, and her eyes were also filled with shyness.

  However, from then on, this little girl really didn't open her mouth again, but obediently sat beside Mu Yan, with three people from the Zhou family sitting opposite them.

  Although this is a coffee shop, and several cups of coffee were ordered, only Chuyin really picked up her cup to drink; the others' cups on their tables were just for show.

  After the waiter brought up the last cup of coffee and just walked away, Jiang Youlan, who was sitting in the middle of the three people, spoke up.

  "Mu Yan, since you're sitting in front of us today, I won't beat around the bush with you either. As Wenwen's mother, we already know about what's going on between you and her. However, you should be clear about your own past, having spent ten years in prison for murder. Ask yourself, is it suitable for someone like you to be with Wenwen?"

  Mu Yan listened and indeed, it was his own record of being a labor reform prisoner that had caused trouble. He had clashed with the old man back then, but he hadn't expected it to bring so much trouble to his current self. However, since things had already turned out this way, he wouldn't go into hiding. Smiling, he said: "Auntie, I think I know why I ended up in prison. Wenwen should have told you all about it. All I can say is that with a clear conscience, if something like this were to happen again, I would still stand up for what's right. Perhaps some people might think it's not worth it, after all, even if you save someone, there's no guarantee of getting any benefits in return. But I think whether it's the person involved or their family and friends, everyone hopes that someone will stand up for them."

  Mu Yan's words were spoken with a calm and steady tone, directly showing his brave, decisive and just character through his language.

  Jiang Youlan also felt it after listening, the man in front of her was indeed a man with a sense of justice, at least not a bad person.

  Of course, it's just like that. Jiang Youlan is impossible to agree with her daughter following him. After carefully sizing up Mu Yan for a while, he said: "Alright, we believe in your character, although you've been to prison, but you're not bad, and even quite brave. However, I also know some things about your family situation. Your mother, who is also a teacher at No. 7 Middle School, has brought you up alone since your father passed away early on, and she doesn't have much savings. If my daughter were to follow you, even if we don't care about the stains in your record, as parents, can we just watch her suffer? Although it sounds a bit realistic and mercenary, it's also something that cannot be ignored, right?"

  "Auntie, you're absolutely right. Money isn't everything, but it's also something that can't be lacked at all!" Mu Yan acknowledged her words.

  Jian Youlan smiled and said, "Since you also think so, I'll be honest with you. Although my daughter Wenwen is not a rich young lady, she has never suffered since childhood. If you want to be with her, naturally, you can't let her suffer either."

  "Of course, I won't let Wenwen suffer either, I will make her live a good life!" Mu Yan said.

  "It's useless to just talk about it!" Zhou Xueru said displeasedly.

  "Mind your own business!" Jiang Youlan pushed him away as soon as she saw her husband's unpleasant tone.

  Zhou Xueru saw that his wife was dissatisfied with him, picked up the coffee on the table and started drinking it, and stopped talking.

  Jiang Youlan continued, "Mu Yan, although my husband's tone wasn't very good, what he said was also true. I roughly understand the situation in your household, so I won't ask you to do things that are impossible for you to do. Actually, I've already discussed this with Wenwen before, and now I'll say it again to you: as long as you can make it happen, we won't stop you two. After all, we don't want our daughter to be heartbroken either. However, you also need to prove that she didn't misjudge you."

  "Alright, Auntie, what are the conditions? As long as it's not intentionally making things difficult for me, I believe I can definitely do it. After all, I also want to prove that Wenwen didn't misjudge me!" Mu Yan agreed in one breath.

  Jian Youlan smiled calmly and said, "Alright, since that's the case, I'll be straightforward. First of all, if you two want to be together in the future, you need a place to live, right? The place you're living in now is obviously not suitable as a marital home. So my first condition is that we need a three-bedroom apartment, preferably close to where Wenwen works at Seventh Middle School."

  Just listening to Mu Yan, it's just a three-bedroom house, the houses near Qicheng Middle School are not cheap either, but for a three-bedroom house, 2-3 million can be settled, so he nodded and said: "No problem, I'll find someone to pay attention to it, and when the time comes, take Wenwen to see the house directly!"

  "Don't rush to agree, this house has prerequisites, no mortgage is allowed, nor can there be external debt. You can't live in it and let Wenwen and the root device become slaves together!" Jiang Youlan said with a seemingly gentle tone.

  "This is of course, Auntie, don't worry about the house, I think it's better to have a bigger one. I and Wenwen can share one room, later the kids will need one room, one room for a study, and another room for when I want to bring our families together to live. Of course, this still needs to be discussed with her if she is willing or not, if not, we can choose a house that is closer by, it's also more convenient to take care of each other!" Mu Yan wasn't very concerned, and just expressed his thoughts.

  Jiang Youlan was taken aback by these words. Although the commodity houses near No. 7 Middle School were not very expensive, a three-bedroom house would cost at least two or three million yuan, and a four-bedroom house would be impossible to buy for less than three million yuan. Looking at Mu Yan's casual expression, Jiang Youlan wondered if his family was very wealthy. This was impossible, as her mother was just an ordinary teacher who had raised her children, so how much savings could she have? Had this kid struck it rich by winning the lottery or something? Jiang Youlan was confused.