But the timing couldn't have been worse. Li Jia and Zhuang Tunan had already introduced their parents to each other, and Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling had even gone to Shanghai to meet Li Jia's parents. They had already agreed on a wedding date.
In other words, the wedding was going to be held in Suzhou, and Li Jia's uncle and aunt would come to attend.
But now the two families were at odds, and Second Uncle Li and Second Aunt Li used the wedding as leverage. If Li Jia insisted on getting Li Wen an apartment, they wouldn't attend her wedding.
When Li Jia heard the news, her face fell. She had never expected her uncle and aunt to make things difficult for her over her marriage. This was one of the biggest events of her life, and resentment began to stir in her heart.
Li Jia immediately told her father. She wanted her parents to persuade her paternal grandparents to speak with Second Uncle Li and convince him not to let the apartment issue get in the way of her wedding.
Unfortunately, Li Jia's parents refused to back down. They didn't ask her grandparents for help; instead, they demanded that Li Jia fight to get Li Wen an apartment. They wouldn't let her younger brother make a sacrifice for his older sister.
With no other choice, Li Jia went to ask her grandparents herself, but the two old people were clearly biased toward boys and simply clammed up.
Left with no options, Li Jia went to Li Wen, hoping her younger brother would go talk to their grandparents.
Instead, Li Wen stabbed her in the back. He said disapprovingly, "Sis, it's awful for the family to fall out over an apartment. You're being petty. If you keep this