Jiang Linyuan didn't have time to put the clown nose on Zhou Yulan for her. He asked:
"What's Yu Songsong's family situation like? Do you know?"
Zhou Yulan replied quickly:
"She didn't tell you?"
After sending that, she quickly realized what she'd said and added:
"Heh, I guess it's normal she didn't. She was probably afraid of losing face."
They said the people who knew you best were the ones who knew just where to stick the knife to hurt you most.
Though sometimes, it wasn't necessarily a knife that hurt you most.
Zhou Yulan and Yu Songsong had been high school roommates for three years. They were both from the same place, so they knew each other's backgrounds well. She quickly told Jiang Linyuan about Yu Songsong's family.
Single-parent family, preference for boys over girls. Every word she typed was meant to persuade Jiang Linyuan to break up with Yu Songsong as soon as possible.
"I've met her mom. She's sharp-tongued and snobbish, and she treats that high school dropout boy in the family like a treasure."
"Handsome, don't take this the wrong way, but if you stay with Yu Songsong, you'll have a lot to suffer through. Just look at the bride price—her mom will definitely make you pay through the nose. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Wouldn't surprise me if you end up buying her little brother a house, too."
Hearing that, Jiang Linyuan wasn't worried at all. If anything, he was eager to give it a try.
It was like telling a gay man you were straight. That wouldn't make him back off. Instead, he'd realize you were still a virgin and get even more excited.
Wasn't this just the pain of a troubled family?
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