Chapter 84: The Taste is a Bit Strong!

"Mean? You've got the nerve to say I'm mean? Everything I've done has been for your sake! Are you trying to drive me mad?" Wang Lianhong planted her hands on her hips and fixed her daughter with an angry glare.

"What on earth are you arguing about so early in the morning?" Mo Lingfeng emerged from the back, still looking half-awake.

"Humph! Your daughter wants to take this fool shopping with us. Isn't she deliberately trying to make me lose face? What was she thinking?" Wang Lianhong fumed.

"Ah... Well, just bring him along then. I heard what you were saying. We can also pick up some groceries on the way back. Wouldn't that be convenient?" Mo Lingfeng had at least a smidgen of sense. He knew that since they'd been enjoying Ye Feng's cooking, they should be a bit more accommodating. Besides, with Ye Feng's excellent culinary skills, he'd surely know what to buy at the market and could whip up even tastier meals for them.

Seeing that both her husband and daughter were in favor of taking Ye Feng, Wang Lianhong could only clench her teeth and say, "Fine, but I'm telling you, that fool had better keep his distance from me. I don't want people gossiping about us!"

After having a simple breakfast at home, the four of them set out for the street together.

Picking out a birthday gift for Mo Jiugong was truly a headache.

If the gift was too cheap, Mo Jiugong would surely be displeased. If it was too run-of-the-mill, he'd look down on it. Only an expensive and heartfelt gift would make him take notice.

But pricey meant parting with money. Even though Wang Lianhong had steeled herself to do this, when it came down to it, she still felt a twinge of pain in her heart.

"I checked last night. It seems that the Epoch-making Mall is currently exhibiting a Buddha of Longevity and Happiness. Giving that to Dad would surely put him in a good mood. What do you think?" Mo Lingfeng asked his wife for her opinion. He'd been thoroughly scolded yesterday and had learned his lesson. He didn't want to face another tongue-lashing today.

"Epoch-making Mall??"

Hearing him mention this place, both Wang Lianhong and Mo Zixun were taken aback!

Wang Lianhong was startled because she knew that the Epoch-making Mall was a large and upscale shopping mall in South City, where everything came with a hefty price tag. And that Buddha of Longevity and Happiness definitely wouldn't be inexpensive!

Mo Zixun's face drained of color because... What a coincidence!

Lavender had just established a presence in the Epoch-making Mall, and now she was headed there?

Moreover, because of the incident involving Ma Qian, she was particularly sensitive about that place.

Whenever she thought of Ma Qian, she couldn't help but think of that handsome man. Was she just unable to get him out of her mind these days? Why was he constantly on her thoughts?

"Honey, you've got to risk something to gain something. You know what Dad's like. He has high standards, and ordinary gifts won't catch his eye at all. Since we're giving a gift this time, we've got to go all out. It has to be better than what the eldest and the third sons give," Mo Lingfeng, for once, analyzed the situation and tried to persuade Wang Lianhong.

Wang Lianhong gritted her teeth and said, "Alright, at least you're using your head this time!"

The three of them, along with Ye Feng, boarded a bus outside the community and made a beeline for the Epoch-making Mall.

There was no alternative. Wang Lianhong and Mo Lingfeng's cars had been confiscated by Mo Jiugong, and Mo Zixun's electric scooter wasn't suitable for all four of them to travel on, so they had no choice but to squeeze onto the bus.

On the bus, Wang Lianhong's temper flared up again for no apparent reason. She always felt that the other passengers were just common folk. Even the slightest brush against her made her feel as if her clothes were getting soiled.

At the root of it all, she still blamed her daughter for being foolish, for not marrying into a wealthy family and instead being dragged down by Ye Feng, that so-called fool, which had landed them in this sorry state.

She became even more resolute in her determination to use this birthday celebration to extricate herself from this down-and-out situation.

Before long, the four of them arrived at the Epoch-making Mall. Before they could even step inside, suddenly, from another vehicle diagonally across from them, four people also got out.

It was an imported Land Rover Defender, and the four people who alighted were all dressed to the nines.

They were also a young couple and an older couple.

Wang Lianhong froze in her tracks, her face turning ashen.

Because she recognized the woman in the older couple. It was Dong Yan, the daughter-in-law of the Niu family in Binhai.

The Niu family wasn't exactly a top-tier, noble family in Binhai, but because Niu Delong boasted the title of the number one doctor in Binhai, they did enjoy a certain degree of prestige.

Thanks to his medical expertise, Niu Delong had carved out a nice niche for himself in Binhai's middle and upper-class circles. The bigwigs in the city would usually give him some face, after all, no one could be certain that they wouldn't need his medical help when they fell ill.

And Dong Yan's husband was Niu Delong's son, Niu Dabao!

The young couple was clearly their daughter and son-in-law.

Just as Wang Lianhong spotted Dong Yan, Dong Yan also caught sight of her!

Dong Yan, despite her age, was well-preserved, still exuding a certain charm. With heavy makeup on, she was clad in a bright red long dress that hugged her slightly plump figure. Holding a parasol in her hand, she looked every bit the wealthy lady, in stark contrast to the down-on-her-luck Wang Lianhong.

Immediately, Dong Yan led her husband, daughter, and son-in-law and sauntered over with an air of superiority. As soon as she opened her mouth, her tone was dripping with sarcasm. "Oh my, who do I see here? Isn't this our dear Honghong? What a coincidence! Are you also here to do some shopping at the mall?"

Wang Lianhong's face darkened even further.

She knew that Dong Yan had become a full-time housewife after marrying Niu Dabao and had been living a life of leisure ever since.

She and Dong Yan had first met on the mahjong table. But since the "scandal" involving Mo Zixun had rocked the Mo family, she hadn't played mahjong in ages.

Precisely because of this, Wang Lianhong was all too aware of Dong Yan's snobbish nature. In the past, the two of them had often locked horns and never really got along. She hadn't expected to cross paths with her nemesis here today!

"Honghong, I heard that you and your husband were kicked out of your home by your father-in-law. Is it true? And where's your car? Are you walking all the way to the mall?" Dong Yan approached the four of them, feigning surprise as she covered her mouth with her hand and asked with a smirk.

"Can't we just take a walk for exercise? It's none of your business!" Wang Lianhong snapped back angrily.

This was really rubbing salt in the wound. Her face burned with embarrassment. In the past, she'd been on an equal footing with Dong Yan, but now, she was clearly way below her.

"Giggle, Honghong, you're still as headstrong as ever. Everyone's talking about your family's little drama now. I heard that your daughter was really headstrong and turned down the advances of the eldest son of the Chen family. Tsk tsk, the girl's got quite a personality. You must have brought her up that way since she was young. But then I heard that she ended up marrying a fool. What's going on there? Do you have such unique tastes? Did you teach her that?" Dong Yan laughed smugly.

As soon as she said this, "Pfft!" Her daughter and son-in-law behind her burst out laughing too.

The two of them had just returned from abroad and were hearing about such an outlandish thing for the first time. Turning down a wealthy family like the Chen family and choosing to marry a fool instead? Was there anyone in the world with such a muddled brain?

"Hmm?"

At this point, Dong Yan seemed to finally notice Mo Zixun and Ye Feng. She then put on an exaggerated show of surprise and said, "Honghong, could this be your daughter? Oh my goodness! She's really quite pretty, almost as pretty as my daughter. But why didn't you send me an invitation when she got married? I was all set to give a gift. Now that I'm meeting her for the first time, I feel so awkward!"

Mo Zixun's face was icy cold. She could clearly see the mockery and ridicule hidden in the other woman's words.

She didn't have a good impression of this woman who had stopped them out of the blue and was now taunting her mother for no reason.

"Ah, then surely this must be the so-called fool?" Dong Yan finally turned her