Rebirth: 1977

Xia Minglei originally wanted to say a few polite words to Ye Yiling before getting down to business.

Now looking at her straightforward opening remarks, I don’t know where to begin.

After all, he knew in his heart that the root cause of the conflict between the young couple was their daughter.

"Ms. Ye," this name Xia Minglei actually found difficult to pronounce, but there was no other way. If he called her 'Mrs. Xia', it would also be difficult to pronounce. Everyone also called his wife Qiao Jingyu 'Mrs. Xia'.

He saw Xia Zilan sitting next to Ye Yiling. She was beautiful, bold, and yet gentle like a mother.

She sat upright, steady and dignified, looking at him with a calm smile.

Hua Zilan had made meritorious services and received awards in the army at a young age and possessed impressive kung fu skills. After marrying Ye Tianshui, he even quit his job as a department-level cadre at the Supreme People's Procuratorate in order to raise their three children.

Is it because he has such a wife at home that Ye Tianshui has so much time and energy to expand his business and investment so quickly?

Marry a virtuous woman, this is an eternal truth.

However, Xia Zilan is not only virtuous, but also beautiful and capable.

Thinking of his daughter, what else can she do besides eating, drinking and having fun? Xia Minglei couldn't think of anything either. Even if he arranged an easy job for her, she was too lazy to go to work.

Xia Zijian has such a younger sister as a reference. What is it about his own daughter that he would like?

His status is unattainable in the eyes of many people, but in Xia Zijian's eyes, his parents' status is no lower than his, not to mention Ms. Ye's brother, Ye Tianshui's current father.

Looking at Ye Yiling again, his military aura, elegant manners, and natural grace when talking and laughing are also not comparable to his wife.

Qiao Jingyu, who is now the chairman of the trade union, was born into a working-class family. When she was a girl, she was beautiful and had big, bright eyes, which made her look cute and lovely. Xia Minglei took a fancy to her and married her.

In that era, children of the working class were very popular, and for their official families, marrying a girl of such status served as a balancing act.

The elders will not object.

As Qiao Jingyu got older and her position got promoted, and because Xia Minglei's position also got promoted, she also entered the circle of top wealthy ladies in Beijing.

Time has worn away her spirit and beauty, but the vulgarity in her bones has not been worn away, and it would pop up from time to time.

If you think about it carefully, my daughter Yingying’s personality is more like her mother’s, but she was brought up in a pampered manner and is not as cute and sensible as her mother was when she was young.

She is more willful and unreasonable, and she also acts like a spoiled child to him.

Xia Zilan and his daughter seemed to be the same age, right? Now it seemed that there was no harm without comparison. Xia Minglei suddenly lost the confidence to negotiate with Ye Yiling and ask her to persuade his son to take his daughter home.

Why did he ask Xia Zijian to beg his daughter to come back?

Is it because he was divorced before? That was the only weakness of Xia Zijian that could be exploited.

But he did not slack off in his work because of his good family background. His work ability has been improving step by step in the past two years.

Would the girl and her parents care about a man like this? A little research would show that he had never made any mistakes in his marriage.

Then, the woman is wrong!

If his daughter still refuses to go home and reconcile, which really angers Xia Zijian and his family, and if she files for divorce in anger, what should his daughter do?

She is spoiled, willful, and extravagant. Should I keep a daughter with so many problems at home?

Where can we find another outstanding young man like Xia Zijian?

"Ms. Ye, I'm here to apologize to you. My daughter, as his aunt, did not attend your grandson's 100-day banquet.

It was indeed that she owed me a gift because something happened at home and she was needed to go back, but she rushed back without saying goodbye.

I hope you and Brother Guoxing can understand and say hello to Zijian. Yingying is a child with a bad temper and is a little willful, but her feelings for Zijian are sincere.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have transferred her job from Beijing to Pengcheng just for Zijian."

His mentality changed, and the tone of Xia Minglei's words also changed. It seemed as if he really came to apologize.

There was no mention of the unpleasant things that happened between the young couple in the past.

Ye Yiling looked at Xia Minglei with a smile, her mind turning around, trying to savor Xia Minglei's words. What did they mean?

Are you here just to apologize?

She turned sideways to look at her daughter, and Zi Lan was also looking at her with a smile.

"Mom, Leader Xia came to apologize to you for my sister-in-law not attending Xiaochen's 100-day banquet. Please help us explain it. Xiaoshui and I won't mind.

We just took this opportunity to get together with relatives and friends. My sister-in-law happened to have something going on at home, so everyone can understand. "

Ye Yiling immediately followed her daughter's advice and said:

"Leader Xia, it's just a trivial matter, you don't have to take it to heart.

My Zilan is like Zijian, neither of them is a petty child. Even Xiaoshui wouldn't care about these little things."

With such a humble tone and attitude, and without proactively mentioning the conflict between the young couple, Xia Minglei didn't know how to get back to the topic.

After some thought, he decided to ask his daughter to come back as soon as he returned.

Only when the daughter took the initiative to go home, did Xia Zijian have a way out. There was no question of who had to bow to whom, and the matter was resolved naturally.

He took out a bulging red envelope from his bag and handed it to Xia Zilan:

"Zi Lan, this is the red envelope your sister-in-law prepared for your youngest son. Although she didn't come, she asked me to bring it to you on her behalf.

I forgot to give it to you at the wedding banquet, so I can only make this extra trip."

His face was full of the look of an elder, and it was also confusing whether he came here tonight to apologize or to give a red envelope.

Zi Lan quickly refused: "Thank you, Leader Xia! My brother has already given me the red envelope, I can't accept double, please take it back."

The meaning is very clear, my brother and sister-in-law are a family, how can they give things to each other?

Xia Minglei was stunned for a moment. He had forgotten about this and was just thinking about helping his daughter make up for her lack of etiquette, but it seemed like adding unnecessary details.

"That's different, this is a gift from your sister-in-law, don't think it's too little, just accept it.

When she returns to Pengcheng, she will come with your brother to see you and the child."

Of course Xia Minglei refused to take back the things he had given him.

Zi Lan took it with a faint smile. No matter how big the red envelope was, it could hold 500 yuan, right?

In fact, it is more than two months' salary for the workers, which is considered a big red envelope.

But it was much worse than the gift Zi Lan gave to her sister-in-law when she got married.

“Okay, I’ll accept it on behalf of the child, and please thank my sister-in-law for me.

I feel really bad when I say that. When my brother married his wife, I went to Hong Kong Island to take care of my pregnancy and missed out on that. Until now, Xiaoshui, my three children and I have never seen her."

"You haven't seen it yet?" Xia Minglei was surprised. How could it be possible? He didn't know.

"It just so happened that when I passed through Pengcheng, my sister-in-law had a friend to meet, so we missed each other."

Zi Lan smiled lightly, as if it was just a casual remark.

However, Xia Minglei felt as if something had stabbed his heart. His face suddenly darkened and he couldn't describe the feeling.

He looked at Xia Zilan. The young woman was smiling, and it was hard to tell whether she was doing it on purpose or just bringing it up unintentionally.

He stood up and prepared to leave, looking at Ye Yiling enviously and said:

“Ms. Ye and Brother Guoxing have raised their children well, and both children are capable and sensible.

Unlike my Yingying, who still can’t get rid of her childishness even after getting married. That child was spoiled by her mother.

In the future, let her get to know Zi Lan better and learn from her how to behave.

From now on, she will help Zijian manage the family, and we cannot let outsiders look down on our two families."