Chapter 3 — Mother-in-law Chooses Ex-Love

At 15 years old, I passed the gifted class at Beijing Law University, at 21 years old I graduated with a master's degree in law from Yale University, at 26 years old I joined the top law firm Red Circle, and at 31 years old I became a capital partner. The team I lead brings in nine-figure revenue every year. My client list includes pharmaceutical companies, semiconductor companies, industrial investment funds, and even a few entities that are not convenient to show off on our WeChat friends circle. Van Thoi Nghien has money. I'm no less. He is a veteran diamond king. I am also not a marble rolling along the roadside. So before we got engaged, I always thought we were a strong couple. Until I started interacting with his mother and old friends. I just realized that people's eyes clearly grow on their faces, but there are people who like to use their nostrils to look at people. 3 The first time Pho Lam Chi made me uncomfortable was on the day I tried on a wedding dress. She brought Tong The Nguyet to the shop. I had just finished wearing a satin mermaid dress, and the staff was still adjusting the hem of my dress. Pho Lam Chi sat on the sofa, leisurely drinking tea.

“The waist line is a bit stiff, Chieu Vi's skeleton can support it, but it lacks a bit of softness.”

I looked at her through the mirror: "So can I change into another outfit?" She didn't answer, she turned to look at Tong The Nguyet.

"The Nguyet, you wore a very beautiful wedding dress and formalwear before. Go over and help her take a look."

Tong The Nguyet smiled gently: "Aunt Pho, I'm not familiar with these things." Pho Lam Chi sighed: "Why don't you know? In the past, I even helped you look at the model's photo for your engagement dress with Thoi Nghien." The employee's hand trembled, almost sticking the pin into me. I looked at Van Thoi Nghien. He stood next to him, his eyebrows furrowed: "Mom, it's over." Pho Lam Chi's voice was bland: "Are you wrong? Since Chieu Vi is about to enter the Van family, she should know a little about the family's past." Tong The Nguyet bowed her head, her eyes red. Van Thoi Nghien immediately asked his assistant to take her to the rest area. Then he said to me: "My mother has a tendency to speak frankly, don't take it to heart." I smiled. Taking revenge for the first time. The second time, it was about the prenuptial agreement. The Van family hired a team of private lawyers. When the agreement was sent to my office, I was in the middle of eating a cold lunch box. The assistant put down the documents, his expression very magical.

“Boss Sam, the Van family sent it.”

I turned exactly three pages and burst out laughing. My income after marriage must be transferred to the family's joint account proportionally. If the real estate is in my name before the wedding, if it is used as a shared residence after the wedding, when the price increases, the family's contribution will have to be calculated proportionally. The birth plan clearly states: "There must be at least one child within three years." The education of children is led by the Van family. After getting married, if I have a major change in career, I must notify my husband and mother-in-law in advance. I put down my chopsticks and called Van Thoi Nghien.

“Have you looked at the agreement?”

He said: "I haven't yet. The legal department sent it directly. Let me tell them to take it back immediately." I asked: "Have you seen it, Auntie Pho?" The other end of the line was silent for two seconds.

“Let me handle it.”

That evening he came to pick me up from work, holding a new agreement in his hand. Very clean. Pre-marital assets are independent, joint expenses after marriage are established in separate accounts, Housework and child-rearing responsibilities are negotiated by both parties. His attitude was very sincere: "I'm sorry, it's because I didn't check first." At that time I was still willing to give him a chance. Just because a person encounters bad parents, doesn't mean he himself is bad. But how he chooses to handle it is the real answer. I said: "Van Thoi Nghien, Aunt Pho wants an obedient daughter-in-law, but I'm not one."