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Xiao Qian had already anticipated this. Father Yu was the absolute authority in the family, and it was better to take the initiative to mention it herself rather than letting the stubborn old man be unhappy. On the other hand, she knew that Yu Minglang’s future achievements would be no less brilliant than his father’s, so it was best for such high-ranking people to avoid suspicion in these superficial matters and not to seek petty gains. The best approach was to take the initiative.

This move also made Yu Xiaoqiang feel guilty towards her and naturally treat her better in the future. Xiao Qian had calculated everything well and was just waiting for the hidden mastermind to show up at the engagement banquet. She had never admitted defeat to anyone in a direct confrontation, and she wasn’t about to start now.

These days, while Xiao Qian was busy comforting her heartbroken friend, she spared some time every day to harass the person behind the scenes with ’ anonymous phone calls and such.

Although it was supposed to be a small event, with only relatives from both families and Yu Minglang’s friends invited, there were still more than twenty tables. Xiao Qian’s side had only two tables, with friends like Shi Yu, Dong Yi, and Shuixian included, and just one table for relatives.

This too was Xiao Qian’s decision.

Jia Xiufang had an even bigger headache about inviting people than the Yu family side.

After divorcing Chen Lin, she had little contact with her former in-laws, except for the Fourth Uncle’s family, who was relatively close.

Not only did Fourth Uncle’s family take care of Grandmother, but Xiao Qian occasionally sent some food over. Chen Chao, their child, had a good relationship with Xiao Qian, so she had never lost contact with this family. As for other relatives, she didn’t care; having rubbish relatives was worse than having none at all.

On Jia Xiufang’s side, her two older brothers, Second Maternal Uncle and Eldest Uncle, had fallen out. Eldest Uncle, who was living in another city, was too clever for his own good. Xiao Qian deliberately hid Yu Minglang’s identity, saying that they were getting engaged to a businessman, and asked if they could attend.

As expected, Eldest Uncle made an excuse that he was busy with work and transferred 500 yuan to Jia Xiufang, saying it was a gift.

Jia Xiufang was a little upset, while Xiao Qian was overjoyed.

After Xiao Qian knew Eldest Uncle wouldn’t come and got the 500 yuan, she quickly wrote it down in a notebook. She would eventually return the exact same amount to him, not a penny more. She would rather that no one came at all, so they wouldn’t swarm around like flies to dung once they found out about Yu Minglang’s background.

It was better to be blunt and cut off all the annoying connections. The cheaper, the better. She was just afraid they wouldn’t be cheap enough.

Now, only the Fourth Uncle’s family knew that Xiao Qian was marrying into a high-class family. She hadn’t told her other relatives. When her mother went through the divorce, they had such a hard time; who had helped them at all?

Without receiving any help during their hour of need, none of them could expect to take advantage of Xiao Qian later on. In her past life, this was how Xiao Qian had done things, and in this life, she seemed even more determined.

Especially after Comrade Xiao Qiang turned a blind eye to what she had done despite knowing everything, Xiao Qian’s wicked and mischievous nature had been brought out to its fullest extent.

When she first came back to life, she enjoyed the thrill of immediate victory, but now she had become addicted to the sensation of slowly torturing people. When she was in a bad mood, she’d pick someone to harass, like Chu Xue, or make anonymous calls. She even planned to have some fun with the ex-fiancee who had run off with Lone Wolf’s money after they got engaged.

There was no choice; she had made a promise to Rong Yuan, and she had to keep it. She was just short of making a list of people she wanted to mess with and doing it one by one.

The life of a bad woman was full of color and excitement, much more enjoyable than being a good person. If it weren’t for Shi Touyu’s tormenting of Xia Xuanzi, who had tried to sell her, Xiao Qian would have added Xiao Xuanzi to her list of targets as well.

At the engagement banquet, Xiao Qian’s maternal family and friends only occupied two tables. Jia Xiufang was not satisfied with this, feeling as if she were begging with a golden rice bowl. She had been upset for a lifetime, and now that her daughter was finally successful, she couldn’t make those relatives who had looked down on them feel envious and jealous for a while.

Xiao Qian found some time to give her mother psychological therapy, telling Jia Xiufang that it was necessary to weigh the pros and cons. Now was not the time to let them know, better to wait a little longer. After the Fourth Uncle attended the banquet and returned, people would naturally ask him about Xiao Qian’s marriage and the groom’s family’s background.

At that time, the fun would begin. Xiao Qian asked her mother if she wanted to vent the frustration of being looked down on in the past.

Of course, Jia Xiufang wanted to do so more than anything. She imagined the looks on everyone’s faces and felt excited all night long.

This led to Xiao Qian having dark circles under her eyes at her own engagement banquet.

Apart from Jia Xiufang’s dark circles, several people in the front row of the VIP seats also had dark circles under their eyes.

On Xiao Qian’s mother’s side, the recently heartbroken Dong Yi had two black circles, as did Jia Xiufang, one of them distressed and unable to sleep, the other excited all night by her daughter’s words and unable to sleep.

Sitting in the front row of the engagement banquet were those from Old Yu Family, who were close to the family, as well as Yu’s relatives in Qiang City.

On the bride’s mother’s side, they had dark circles under their eyes, and on the groom’s side, some people couldn’t sleep either and also had dark circles.

Xiao Qian and Yu Minglang decided not to allow all sorts of people in, so only a few relatives from Old Yu Family came over. Apart from several uncles and aunts who rushed over from various places, the only ones Xiao Qian recognized were Yu Minglang’s aunt and his twin sister.

As for Yu Minglang’s aunt, there is no need to say more. She had quarreled with Yu Minglang over Li Zhen’s issue before, and Yu Minglang had brought Xiao Qian over without giving his Aunt any face, resulting in Li Zhen being sent to work in remote areas, and he hasn’t come back yet.

Because of this, even at the engagement banquet, Yu Minglang’s aunt never smiled and her dark circles were not hidden at all despite several layers of makeup.

Yu Minglang’s aunt was sitting with Yu Minglang’s twin sister, Yu Mingxi, and both of them had surprisingly similar expressions: straight faces, tight-lipped, and even matching dark circles. Aunt’s were slightly masked by makeup, while Yu Mingxi didn’t bother to cover hers up. She didn’t even wear makeup, and just showed up bare-faced.

When Mother Yu saw her daughter’s panda eyes at the venue, she almost fainted.

During her brother’s engagement, Yu Mingxi’s not helping was already bad enough, but now she appeared with no makeup, wrinkled clothes, and dark circles under her eyes. Mother Yu was so angry that she almost slapped Yu Mingxi, and if it weren’t for Father Yu’s interference, she would have been kicked out directly.

Yu Mingxi had arrived late, just as the guests were filling the seats. Everyone saw her and pointed out that she had no makeup. Even if she wanted to change her clothes and makeup, there was no time.

Those who were more gossipy already speculated. Did Yu Mingxi have any objections to her brother’s fiancee? Some even noticed the pressure marks on her face. It looked like she had slept too long somewhere, and the marks still hadn’t faded.

For ordinary people attending a wedding banquet, dressing like this would have already been considered rude.

Was Yu Mingxi an ordinary person?

She was a famous singer. For someone like her to come in without makeup, looking shabby, no one would believe her if she said she had no grievances with her brother’s fiancee..