Translator: Yunyi
Editor: Yunyi
Did she specifically ask for her by name?
As she scraped off all the fish meat and placed it on the chopping board, Li Weiyin fell into deep thought. But, even though she was thinking, her knife began to chop the fish meat into a fine mince.
The Xu Family was the richest family in Jin City with a fortune that was impossible to predict—and the head of this household was Mrs. Xu.
She had heard that Mrs. Xu had a son that was extremely mysterious and no one had seen him before. According to rumors, he was studying overseas. But, the media dug deep and found nothing. Even the best reporter only captured the back of his head as he boarded a plane.
Meanwhile, the Li Family was in the jewelry business. In Jin City, they were considered as a famous and respected business. But, they did not compare to the Xu Family at all.
Even when the Xu Family held banquets, the Li Family weren’t qualified to receive an invite. So, there was even less of a chance that Li Weiyin had met Mrs. Xu.
Logically speaking, Mrs. Xu couldn’t have possibly known of her existence. In that case, how could she specifically ask for her?
After years of understanding, the observant Li Weiyin could tell from Fang Meixian’s voice that she wasn’t lying.
So, there was only one possibility: Mrs. Xu had been searching carefully for a daughter-in-law. In fact, she had been searching for a long time and even lowered her status requirements to any family with a bit of influence. And, after a broad search, she selected Li Weiyin.
But, why did she select her?
She barely attended events, she didn’t study business in university but foreign languages, and after she graduated, she focused on wandering the world looking for the best food. 80-90% of people that saw her experience and history thought she was just an idle NEET1.
Why would the Xu Family want a daughter-in-law like this? Especially after careful selection?
“Are you not listening to me again?” Fang Meixian asked anxiously.
She heard the sound she hated the most again and didn’t understand her daughter. Sure, she was a bit bias, but from an early age, she ensured that Li Weiyin never lacked any food nor clothes.
Why was this daughter so gluttonous. She didn’t care about anything but eating and drinking!
She skipped etiquette class to go to the kitchen, she refused to use a nanny, and she insisted on doing rough work herself. She was not born to lead a blessed life!
Li Weiyin snapped out of her daze, “Is there something wrong with Young Master Xu?”
She thought about Fang Meixian’s initial hesitation. Since Mrs. Xu personally spoke to her, she must have been open and honest.
Regardless of the fact that Li Weixin was 19, if a top socialite family like the Xu’s had no problem, Fang Meixian would have devised a strategy for her precious younger daughter and watched her gain glory for her even if she was just a minor.
Why would she consider her invisible elder daughter?
“Errr…Young Master Xu…had a fever when he was young…” Fang Meixian mumbled. “The fever damaged his brain…and he has the intellect…of an 8-year-old…”
Fang Meixian’s voice grew weaker and weaker. If Li Weiyin didn’t have sensitive hearing, she would have missed the part where she mentioned, 8-year-old.
So that was the case. Everything made sense now.
Mrs. Xu was too smart to marry her son to a famous socialite lady, just in case the woman grew ambitious and took over the Xu Family.
At the same time, she couldn’t let him marry someone from a small family that didn’t know anything. Someone that was not presentable was also unfair for her precious only child. Moreover, they wouldn’t be able to support the Xu Family.
Li Weiyin was a really good option; her status wasn’t high nor low. Most importantly, Mrs. Xu definitely knew that she had a bad relationship with her parents. After she married the Xu Family, she could nurture her and she would definitely be loyal to them.
Li Weiyin’s lips angled upwards, “Mom, I’m honored to be worth 300 million.”
With these sarcastic words, Li Weiyin pressed the screen and ended the call.