Urban Film and Television: Jiang Lai is the Top Choice

Xue Sumei already knew that Yang Chu's arrival was ill-timed when she saw her busy earlier, and now that Yang Tao had pointed it out directly, Xue Sumei's expression was not very pleasant.

"Okay! I won't come again."

Yang Tao said somewhat helplessly, "Mom, it's not like I told you not to come. I just asked you to let me know before you came. I'm not saying anything else, but Yang Chu has arranged a welcome dinner for you tomorrow. Yang Chu's wife and confidantes will all be there so you can meet them."

Why would I see them?

"Mom, you are my biological mother. I married Yang Chu, so you are considered Yang Chu's elder. It's only natural for Yang Chu's women to come and see you."

"Why is this another matter of etiquette? Why do they have so many rules in their family!"

"Mom, this is my home now too."

Yang Tao's words startled Xue Sumei, who then understood that Yang Tao had now married into a wealthy family, and things could no longer be done as they were before, where she could do whatever she wanted. Every word and action had to be respectful to Yang Chu.

Having figured all this out, Xue Sumei sighed and said, "Okay, I understand! I'll prepare tomorrow."

Seeing Xue Sumei's expression, Yang Tao didn't say anything more. Xue Sumei's sudden attack today had indeed caught Yang Tao and the others off guard.

Next day:

Xue Sumei had just gotten up when the housekeeper outside heard the noise and knocked on the door.

Xue Sumei didn't expect anyone to come looking for her so early, but she still said to the door, "Come in!"

The housekeeper, carrying the clothes in both hands, came in and said, "Ms. Xue, these are the clothes prepared for you."

"Ah...! You even prepared clothes for me? I prepared my own clothes."

The housekeeper smiled and didn't say much. He put the clothes down and then left.

Xue Sumei looked at the clothes on the bed, sighed, and hesitated whether to change them.

Just then, Yang Tao came in and said, "You're up! If you're up, hurry up and wash up, breakfast is ready."

When Xue Sumei saw Yang Tao arrive, she pointed to the clothes on the bed and said, "These are the clothes they just brought..."

Before Xue Sumei could finish speaking, Yang Tao quickly said, "I prepared this for you last night, please change into it!"

Why are you bothering them? I've already brought the clothes.

"I know you brought it, but Jiang Lai and the others prepared it, so stop fussing over it. Hurry up and wash up, change your clothes, and have breakfast."

After saying that, Yang Tao turned and left.

Xue Sumei sighed and had no choice but to go into the bathroom to wash up.

But when Xue Sumei entered the bathroom, she saw that toothpaste and towels had already been prepared for her.

Seeing this situation, Xue Sumei knew exactly what was going on.

When Xue Sumei finished washing up and changing her clothes, the housekeeper led her to the dining room.

Yang Chu, Jiang Lai, Yang Tao, and Luo Yue were already waiting in the restaurant.

Seeing this, Xue Sumei quickly took two steps forward and said, "You don't need to wait for me, just eat."

Yang Chu smiled and said, "It's alright, we just arrived! Please have a seat, Auntie!"

As soon as Xue Sumei sat down, the housekeeper asked again, "Ms. Xue, what would you like for breakfast?"

"Um...anything is fine!"

Yang Tao looked at the housekeeper and said, "Steamed buns and soy milk!"

"Ok!"

The restaurant's butler returned with breakfast on the table less than two minutes after leaving.

Xue Sumei saw the breakfasts brought out by the housekeeper; each person received a different breakfast.

In front of her was steamed buns and soy milk; in front of Yang Tao was soy milk and fried dough sticks; in front of Luo Yue was a bowl of noodles; in front of Jiang Lai was bread and milk; and in front of Yang Chu was what appeared to be mutton soup.

As Jiang Lai and the others picked up their breakfasts to eat, they noticed Xue Sumei scrutinizing everyone's food.

Jiang Lai quickly asked, "Aunt Xue, is breakfast not to your liking?"

"Oh, no, no! I just find it strange that everyone's breakfast is different."

“There is a dedicated housekeeper to do these things. If the aunt doesn’t like steamed buns and soy milk, we can change it immediately.”

"No, no, I'm just curious, just curious."

Jiang Lai nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Just as the group was finishing their meal, Li Jialuo walked up to Yang Chusheng and said, "Sir, I have an appointment with President Tan at nine o'clock, and then at eleven o'clock...!"

Li Jialuo was interrupted by Yang Chu before she could finish speaking.

"After meeting with Tan Zongming at nine o'clock, all the schedules were cancelled."

Li Jialuo nodded and said, "Understood, I'll go arrange it right away."

When Xue Sumei heard that Yang Chu had canceled the arrangements, she quickly said to Yang Chu, "Xiao Chu, you don't need to worry about me. I just came to take a look around."

"It's alright, Auntie, it's nothing."

Xue Sumei could also see that Yang Chu had made a decision and would not change it, which made her even more certain that he had launched this surprise attack and disrupted many of Yang Chu's plans.

Seeing that Yang Chu had canceled his trip, Yang Tao looked at Jiang Lai and said, "Um...!"

Yang Tao had barely opened her mouth when Jiang Lai glared at her, shutting her down.

"Stop with all this 'this' and 'that'. After breakfast, I'll go to the restaurant and then come home."

Yang Tao lowered her head and said, "I understand!"

Xue Sumei could also tell that Jiang Lai must have something on her mind, and she sighed again.

Around noon, Yang Tao took Xue Sumei to Chu Yun Garden.

On the way, Yang Tao took out some red envelopes and put them in Xue Sumei's bag, saying, "When we get to the Yang family later, I will definitely introduce you to the women who are on the Yang family's list. Just give one to each of them who comes up to greet you."

Xue Sumei quickly took out her red envelope and said, "No need!"

"Just give it to me. Why are you making so many demands? It's not like you're the one paying for it."

"Then this money is yours too!"

"It's not mine either!"

"If it's not yours, whose is it?"

Yang Tao sighed and looked at Xue Sumei, saying, "Jiang Lai prepared this and asked me to give it to you before she left."

Xue Sumei said with some melancholy, "What kind of situation is this! How can you expect someone else to pay for a red envelope?"

Yang Tao rolled her eyes at Xue Sumei without saying a word. Actually, the gesture of giving a red envelope made Yang Tao feel a little uncomfortable.

Jiang Lai had thought of everything before her and prepared everything, leaving her, her daughter, with absolutely nothing to do.

Yang Tao brought Xue Sumei to Chu Yun's residence. When Xue Sumei entered, she was startled to see all of Yang Chu's women waiting for her at home.

Yang Chu led Jiang Lai, Wang Manni, Hu Yifei, Fang Wenxi, and Andy to Xue Sumei and said, "Auntie, please come in!"

Xue Sumei's smile froze, and she nodded, saying, "Okay, okay!"

After Xue Sumei sat down, Yang Chu introduced each of the five ladies of the Yang family to her.

Seeing Yang Chu's solemn introduction, Xue Sumei understood what he meant and quickly took out the red envelope from her bag.