Chapter 2157: Just Colleagues

Chapter 2157: Just Colleagues

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“Third Sister-in-law, please save me. Tell me what you have in mind,” Meng Yuan said.

“The first way is to find a girlfriend immediately and get engaged quickly. This way, everyone will know that all this is just a misunderstanding,” Qiao Mei said.

Meng Yuan immediately stood up agitatedly and said, “This definitely won’t do! I must be a trustworthy person and act responsibly towards my future partner. How can I gamble with a girl’s life? We can’t do it this way!”

Xia Wen grabbed Meng Yuan’s arm and said, “Sit down. Your third sister-in-law hasn’t finished talking yet.”

Meng Yuan lowered his head and sat obediently in his seat. Qiao Mei continued, “Meng Yuan has already rejected that girl in private many times. If we reject her openly, it will be disadvantageous to us. What if there are people who say that Meng Yuan wants to abandon her after playing around with her feelings? It doesn’t cost a single cent to spread rumors, but it takes backbreaking efforts to refute them.”

“Then what should we do?” Xia You asked.

Qiao Mei looked at Xu Lan and then at Meng Yuan and asked, “Meng Yuan, when you want to get married in the future, will you ask my mother-in-law for approval first?”

“Yes. I don’t have any other relatives left. After my parents passed away, my relatives avoided me like the plague. I don’t have any relationship with them anymore. Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt-in-law are my family elders now, so I definitely need to seek their approval for such an important matter like marriage ,” Meng Yuan said firmly.

“Xiao Yuan, I see you’re having lunch,” Xu Lan said to Meng Yuan with a smile.

“Fourth Aunt-in-law, you’re here. Come and take a seat. Have you eaten? I’ll go and get food for you,” Meng Yuan said happily.

The moment the two women sat down, Xu Chun stood up and said, “Let me go and get food. There’s braised fish today. I’ll go and get some for Auntie to try!”

Qiao Mei and Xu Lan were shocked. Xu Lan was very picky when it came to food and her favorite food was braised fish. Meng Yuan had always kept his relationship with the Xia family a secret. How did this girl know what Xu Lan liked to eat?

“She must have found out all the details about Meng Yuan’s family background,” Qiao Mei whispered confidently.

Xu Lan looked at Xu Chun’s departing figure and said loudly, “Xiao Yuan, who is that girl?”

“A colleague,” Meng Yuan replied truthfully.

This was undoubtedly a slap on Xu Chun’s face. Previously, Xu Chun had told everyone that she and Meng Yuan were engaged and that they had already met each other’s family. Meng Yuan’s parents had passed away and the people sitting here were Meng Yuan’s relatives. If Xu Lan said that she did not know who Xu Chun was, then it would appear that Xu Chun was lying!

Xu Chun stood in line at the counter with the tray in her hands. She did not dare to turn around to look at everyone’s expressions. She was too ashamed to stay here any longer!

Xu Lan looked at Meng Yuan and continued saying loudly, “Xiao Yuan! You’re not young anymore. Your parents have entrusted you to me, so you’re like a son to me. I’m worried about you still being single. When you have time, I’ll arrange a few blind dates for you. If you like any of the girls, then you should get married soon.”