When things have developed to this point, neither Mingxu nor the family expected that the consequences of canceling the wedding would have a great impact on both families. If it were to be said that the loss would be greater, it would definitely be the Ming family.
Ming poetry is far less concerned about the economic losses involved. Compared with the economic losses, the reputation and prestige of the Ming family are more important.
She, Feng Xiaoyu, and Ming Liang actually care most about Mingrui's relationship.
Octavia's rationality is innate. Even if he didn't receive much love from his parents since he was a child, he can treat it rationally and has never been rebellious in adolescence.
After becoming an adult, he became more emotionally stable, had clear goals, and did everything he should do for the Son of Man, never complaining or criticizing.
Once such a rational and calm person fails to fall in love, there is a high probability that he will not be emotional in the future, because by then, reason will overwhelm all sensibility.
And love itself is the perdition of reason.
Based on their understanding of Octavia, if they didn't get married this time, they were afraid they wouldn't see his wedding day again.
When Feng Xiaoyu said she couldn't wait, she not only meant that she was older, but also had a deeper meaning.
She felt very sorry for her sweet grandson, and the last thing she wanted to do was see him die alone.
Octavia respects his elders and is filial to his parents, but he is principled and never sacrifices himself.
Unless he is willing, he will never forcefully get married for the wishes of his elders in the future.
Ming Huaiyuan and Zhou Lan didn't take care of him much since he was a child, and they still didn't know their son well enough.
Zhou Lan, in particular, has really become close to her son in recent years.
Ming Shiyuan knew the seriousness of it, and she would do her best to save it.
After comforting the two old men, she set her sights on Ming Huaiyuan and his wife.
Her eyes were sharp, her expression was calm, and she spoke simply:
"Brother, sister-in-law, we are well aware of the current situation, so I won't say more. The key now is to solve the problem.
The prerequisite for solving the problem is to know the crux of the problem. Please tell us truthfully, what happened that day?
I know that out of human instinct, when describing relevant events, they will deliberately ignore some details that are not detrimental to themselves, and present the facts to everyone after self-interested modifications, in order to achieve the effect of confusing the audience.
If this matter is not urgent, there is nothing wrong with it, and it will be verified slowly. But today, this matter is very urgent, and the Ming family cannot allow the Ming family to spend time to verify it.
I hope that you can tell us what happened that day one by one with the original intention of solving the problem, without leaving out the details. You must know that when it comes to family and marital conflicts, the crux of the problem often lies in the details. "
After Ming Shiyuan finished speaking, Zhou Lan glanced at Ming Huaiyuan and shook her head at him.
Ming Shi saw it from afar and did not waste time on them. He said decisively:
"Okay, since you don't say anything, I'll ask Octavia directly. You have to think clearly. Once I ask, it means that in front of Octavia, your attitude will be publicly stated, and you don't care about his feelings.
If you still don't face your own problems, I agree with dad. For Octavia's happiness, you two are really not suitable to stay in Mingzhai. It's more suitable to immerse yourself in your own world.
I'll give you three minutes to think about it. "
Three minutes is all it takes. When the time is up, Ming Shiyuan said:
"Brother, sister-in-law, please tell me quickly, time waits for no one."
She knew that as soon as her words came out, Ming Huaiyuan and Zhou Lan had no choice.
They are Mingrui's parents. They missed accompanying him when he was a child. They cannot lose their child's presence when they are old.
They must face up to this problem and change it.
Zhou Lan lowered her head and told the whole story.
Ming Huaiyuan added that he was apologizing instead.
It's quite true.
After finishing speaking, everyone stared at Zhou Lan with disbelief on their faces.
The one who reacted fastest was Hua Yun. She widened her eyes and blurted out:
"Aunt, I don't even know you anymore. Why have you become so scary? My sister-in-law has done nothing wrong. What's wrong with not having sex with my brother before marriage?
They are still sick, how do you look at them? Why? He rushed into someone's bedroom without knocking on the door, still in that embarrassing situation. It’s simply baffling!
How did you open your mouth and say such ugly words? If I let go of my temper, I would be ready to hit people.
Auntie, you should be lucky that my sister-in-law is well-educated. Of course, maybe she was frightened by your nerves...oh, no, rudeness and rudeness. No wonder people don’t dare to marry? terrible. "
Hua Yun had just finished speaking, and before Zhou Lan could say anything to refute, Feng Xiaoyu shouted loudly.
She came here for Ming Huaiyuan.
"Ming Huaiyuan, just let your wife do it! Sooner or later, this good son will be ruined! You two have ignored Octavia since you were young, and Octavia never blames you and respects you as usual.
Don't you two know how Octavia returned to the Acropolis seven years ago? He has fulfilled his filial duty as a son, can't you, for the sake of his happiness, relax your mind and accept his wife?
What noble airs do you two have to put on? "
Octavia returned to Acropolis for Zhou Lan.
10 years ago, he graduated from Tsinghua University. Even with a bachelor's degree, he successfully entered this power investment company in Shanghai based on his own strength.
Originally, he wanted to take root in Shanghai and had already formulated his career plan.
In the first three years, everything went according to his plan.
The accident occurred at the end of the third year and the beginning of the fourth year. If he worked at the Shanghai headquarters for another year, he would be promoted to the youngest vice president of the Shanghai headquarters and then rise to the top.
In that year, Zhou Lan suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and fainted at the scene during an inspection. She was hospitalized for emergency treatment.
At that time, Ming Huaiyuan was holding a congress outside the province and could not escape. Feng Xiaoyu and Ming Liang were too old to take care of her.
When Octavia found out, he dropped what he was doing and rushed back immediately to sign the decision and try his best to rescue her.
Zhou Lan was rescued, but she had sequelae and needed a long recovery period.
If no one takes good care of her and provides timely rehabilitation training, it will directly affect her intelligence and future life ability.
Under such circumstances, Octavia considered comprehensively and decisively abandoned its Shanghai headquarters.
Just as the company wanted to expand its business in the northwest, he volunteered and returned to Acropolis, where he stayed for seven years.
After this illness, Zhou Lan spent nearly three years recovering. Her position as director was dismissed due to force majeure, and her career ended.
After recovering from her illness, she stayed at the sinecure for two years and then retired.
In the past, work was all her spiritual support. After she became ill and was unable to work, she suddenly lost her spiritual support and turned all her attention to Octavia.
In the past few years, it can be said that Octavia has been her spiritual support.
After Zhou Lan fell ill, Ming Huaiyuan followed her in everything. Her family also let her do whatever they wanted in the past few years when she was sick.
However, I didn't expect that she had reached the point where she was mentally abnormal.
Feng Xiaoyu and Zhou Lan are both wives and they know each other very well. She knows that her daughter-in-law is stronger and wants to dominate others in everything.
Since she experienced that illness and walked away from the door of hell, her mind has calmed down, many of her thoughts have changed, and she has learned to accept weakness, but she still has some old problems.
For example, the desire for control used to be directed toward power, but now it is directed toward people.
After Feng Xiaoyu scolded Ming Huaiyuan, he did not let Zhou Lan go and pointed out her problems without politeness.
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There is one more update, which will be later.
