Chapter 853: Chapter 853: [Side Story] Fake Sisterhood
Mother Xu was in a particularly good mood today because Sheng Ning’an had earned her a lot of prestige.
“I’ve known your Aunt Zhang for decades, and while we have a good relationship, we’ve had plenty of open and covert competitions. She was better at studying than I was when we were young, and later married into a better family than I did. But there is one thing where I’m better than her: the son I raised is more outstanding and handsome than hers.” Afterward, she looked at Sheng Ning’an, grabbed her hand, and laughed, “Now there’s one more thing: her daughter-in-law isn’t as pretty as my future daughter-in-law.”
Sheng Ning’an felt a bit embarrassed by the praise, but thought it was funny that Mother Xu would deliberately take her out to show off.
She could feel that Mother Xu genuinely liked her, and of course, she quite liked Mother Xu too, coaxing her by saying, “Who’s saying that! Aunt Zhang’s husband surely isn’t as good at taking care of the family as Uncle, nor as attentive to you as Uncle is.”
This hit Mother Xu right in the heart. She was competitive, and people used to say she married worse than Zhang Lan, but when it comes to living married life, only you can know if it’s good or not: “You’re right. Her husband is so busy every day that he doesn’t even have time to spend with their kids, let alone with her. In my opinion, what’s the use of making so much money? The most important thing is to find someone who cares for you. Money, as long as it’s enough, is fine. Look at your Aunt Zhang, sure her family’s well-off, but her husband isn’t close to her, and neither are her son and daughter-in-law. Other than having some money, she doesn’t have anyone to talk to.”
“You don’t know, when introducing a partner to Ranran, I offended quite a few old friends. They’ve spoken ill about Ranran in front of me, saying he’s studied so much to no avail; saying doing research earns little money, and it’d be better to find him a job at their Company. What do they know? A Company can just be opened with money? Anybody can become a research scientist if they want?”
“They even said my son wasn’t as good as theirs. Their sons, who couldn’t even get into college, had to be sent abroad to mix around and get a degree, can they compare with my son? I want to show them that my son can find a girlfriend by himself without their introductions, one that’s ten times better.”
Could this be the legendary plastic friendship between sisters?
“You don’t have to listen to what they say, Mother Xu. Xu Weiran is way better than them. Who says researchers earn less money? There’s hardly anyone his age who can buy a house in Jing City with their own skills like Xu Weiran.” Sheng Ning’an didn’t know exactly how much Xu Weiran had saved, but anyone who could buy a house in Jing City certainly wasn’t just relying on the meager salary from a research institute.
Research institute salaries probably aren’t even enough for him to buy a bed, Sheng Ning’an suspected he had other income sources.
But since they weren’t married, Sheng Ning’an never really inquired about his actual income.
But it definitely wasn’t like how Mother Xu’s old friends gossiped.
“You’re right, I’ve heard him say he used patents to get shares and jointly opened a company abroad with someone. The annual dividends alone are substantial, but those short-sighted people think studying is useless.” Mother Xu really liked Sheng Ning’an; every word she said struck right at her heart.
But it’s just that she’s too young; otherwise, she would certainly urge her son to quickly marry Sheng Ning’an.