Before Sara got home, she went on a little shopping spree.
Since her future parents-in-law were visiting, she decided to buy some clothes for her family.
Not because she was ashamed of them, but because she wanted it to boost their confidence.
Thankfully, she had enough money to do so since Changyu did not fail her.
As she was dressing up, she began to think deeply.
When she was younger, she had simply wanted to get married to rich man who would take care of her family.
But that goal later changed. She wanted to be financially stable before getting married to any man.
But now, she had no choice but to marry Muchen when she did not even have much. He was even her employer.
"Does it mean that while some people can rise to the top on their own, others need the help of others?"
She asked her aunt who was dressing Joreen up.
"It happens that way sometimes. Even those rich people, do you think most of them would have been rich if they were not lucky enough to be born into a rich family?" Cixi explained
"Take for example CEO Li do you—"
"Let"s use Li Minde instead" Sara interrupted which caused Joreen and Cixi to roll their eyes.
"Alright. Let"s say Li Minde for example, if he had not been born into a rich family, don"t you think that there is every probability that he would have been poor to this age?"
"Those born from rich families are very lucky. I am not sure even mother would have been this successful if she had not been born into the Song family. She had still taken their money with her abroad to start a new life right?" Sara added.
"Probably. Those born from rich families should be grateful. Those born in families where they are loved should also be grateful. So far in my life, I have seen children who cursed their parents for bringing them into this world. Either because they cannot provide for them, or because they are not loved."
"I am one lucky human being. I have you, I have Joreen, I have dad, I had a lovely adopted mother who raised me, I have a biological mother who loves me, I have Mr Li also."
"You have the love and the wealth." Changyu added with a smile. "You"ll live a really long life as it is."
Sara looked at her reflection on the mirror and smiled widely.
A knock on the door sent all their heads towards that direction.
"They are here" Jianjun informed them from outside the door.
Even though it had been an impromptu visit, Jianjun still prepared dinner for them— Sliced Chicken and vegetables.
"Lovely meal Mr w.a.n.g." Li Fazhan compliment again as they moved over to the couch to discuss.
His face was still moody but he tried his vest to smile.
On this visit, Heya did not join them. She wanted to stay with Sun at the hospital instead.
Minde was also in a bad mood. He did not think that Li Sun"s illness would have such effect on him. Maybe it was because he had not been in a good mood earlier.
During dinner, they had not raised the issue about marriage. But now that they were done, they went straight to business.
The w.a.n.gs sat on one side while Fazhan, Dana and Muchen sat on the other side.
Luckily, they had been able to dry the couch before the Lis came.
"Naughty woman" Jianjun thought as he looked at the door.
He thought it would have been nicer if she was present there.
Muchen sent a warm smile to Sara. He just could not keep his eyes off her even during dinner. It was as if she grew prettier each day.
He was so anxious that she was going to become his wife soon and he did not want anything to come between them right now.
"About the wedding date. We are hoping for it to be fixed sooner." Jiang Dana said rudely which caused everyone to look at her in displeasure.
"No objections I believe?" She continued even though her husband pinched her to stop her from saying more.
"And who do you think you are to just say whatever you wish in here?"
They all turned their heads to see Changyu standing close to the open door.
No one had seen or heard her open the door except for Jianjun.
Maybe it was because he had been wis.h.i.+ng for her to suddenly appear so his attention had also been on the door the entire time.
Changyu had gone to attend to some business. But the entire day, she tried her best to hurry so she could meet up with them.
Sara was still her daughter after all even though she still felt somehow distant.
As she hurried back into the building, she noticed some workmen coming out of the building with some equipments.
"Madam?" A man called Changyu so she turned to look at him with a straight face.
She did not ask him any questions but he knew she was expecting him to say something. He guessed she was probably a taciturn person.
"You were the one on the phone earlier right?" He asked with obvious uncertainty in his voice.
"Has it been fixed yet?" She went straight to ask her question without bothering to answer his.
"By tomorrow evening... Everything would be fine" He a.s.sured her with a pleasant smile.
"Good." She did not wait for him to say more before she took the flight of stairs.
The homeowner watched her as she raced through the stairs.
He had wanted to ask for her name and the room she was living in. The only thing he was sure of was that this particular woman was here to visit someone.
Immediately he saw her, he knew instantly that she was the woman who had called him and told him to fix the elevator since it was uncomfortable for her family to take. When he shouted at her and told her to go get a new apartment, in a calm voice, she promised to demolish his rubbish building and build a poultry house there because it was better than his liability of a house.
He had thought she was messing with him, but to his shock, he received an alert that almost caused his phone to explode. She ordered him to make sure he got the elevator working immediately and that was all before she hung up.
Not only that, a young man had also called him to make the same request.
He could not understand what was happening there. But he knew one thing, he was very lucky because he had taken the money from the young man also.
He laughed heartily before leaving the building to his favourite gambling den.
From outside the door, Changyu heard Mother Li"s rude voice.
She did not want to draw attention and so she opened the door slowly. Thankfully, the door was not the type to help you announce your arrival.
"And who do you think you are to say whatever you wish in here?" Changyu asked with a straight face before closing the door behind her.
Sara smiled when she saw her come in. It had been a long time since Sara saw Changyu looking so cla.s.sy and graceful. She was wearing a short gown with a coat dr.a.p.ed around her shoulders. She wore gold heels and silver jewelries with her hair tied behind her head.
Even Jianjun could not stop staring at her.
Unlike the w.a.n.gs who had pleasant smiles on their faces when they saw the one who could finally match the rude Jiang Dana, Fazhan and Dana were both extremely shocked to see her standing there.
Quickly, the couple both stood up and Muchen joined.
"Miss Changyu?" Fazhan called her first in shock. If there was anyone he had not expected to see there, it was her.
"Miss...Chang..yu?" Dana also called out in surprise.
"What are you doing here?"
"Please take your seats" Changyu said coolly after Muchen greeted her.
They both still looked confused even after they sat down.
"Sorry I came late. Some things came up." She apologized before settling herself on the seat Joreen had just left for her to go sit on her mother"s laps.
"Why...are you apologizing...and why are you here?" Dana still asked curiously.
"Oh. Sorry for not introducing myself properly. I am Changyu. Sara"s birth mother" She dropped the bomb that startled Fazhan and Dana.
As Muchen watched his mother"s expression in particular, a smile appeared on his face.