Call Me The Mother of Quick Transmigration

Chapter 39 – My Son is a Phoenix Man (part 19)

The life of the Jiang family was warm and unremarkable. But, at this moment, Mei Li reappeared. Her verdict was announced at court for the second time, and it was the same as the first time, 15 years in prison. Mei Li did not insist on appearing anymore, just asked to see someone. This time, she wasn’t interested in seeing Jiang Shan or Wei Yue Er, but Li Su.

Li Su looked at the person in front of her. “She wants to see me? Why? I’m not familiar with her.”

Lawyer Yang pondered her question for a moment. “I have been meeting her during this period and I think she is very paranoid. You should still see her!”

Li Su looked at Jiang Shan angrily and Jiang Shan shrank back with a guilty conscience. “Mum, you don’t have to go. It’s not necessary.”

Li Su thought for a moment, but nodded in agreement. She also wanted to know what Mei Li had to say. “Okay, I’ll go.”

Jiang Shan looked at Li Su, worried. “What are you worried about? How can I still be afraid of her?”

Three days later, Li Su met Mei Li in the detention centre.

This time, Mei Li’s face was distorted. She looked older, no longer having the youthful beauty like when they first met. Although Li Su didn’t like her, Li Su gasped.

“Why are you doing this?” Li Su asked.

“Are you pitying me? It was you who pushed me to fall to this point!” Mei Li said as she gritted her teeth.

Li Su rolled her eyes in disdain. “Did you want to see me just to say this? Then, I don’t think we need to continue this conversation.” She stood up to leave.

Mei Li was anxious and stood up hurriedly. “No, you can’t go!” The female prison guard behind her quickly pressed her down.

Li Su sat back down and said, “Since you want to continue, then speak.”

Mei Li could only sit down and swallow.

“Speak. Why did you want to see me?” Li Su asked impatiently.

“I wanted to ask you why I don’t compare to Wei Yue Er? Why don’t you like me? Is it because I don’t have Wei Yue Er’s family background or that I don’t have a rich father?” Mei Li said angrily in a low voice.

“You didn’t hear what I said before, did you?” Li Su snorted. “I don’t care who my son marries. As long as she treats my son sincerely, then I don’t care if she has money. After you took the money and left my son, you and my son had nothing to do with each other. As for me, why would I like a shameless and selfish woman?”

“But I was also forced to be helpless.” Mei Li said in a low voice. “I didn’t have Wei Yue Er’s good fortune, or rich and powerful parents, or be an only daughter and be loved. I can’t compare to Jiang Shan. Although his family was poor, he had you as a mother, who was dedicated to him! Me? I have nothing!”

Two tracks of tears trailed down Mei Li’s face. “My parents only care about my brothers and my sisters only care about themselves. Since I was a child, I told myself that I wanted to go to college and leave that home. Then, I did it, and I met Jiang Shan. At that time, I was very satisfied.”

Mei Li smiled. “At that time, Jiang Shan and I often imagined that we would get married and have lovely children with our own efforts. But, I soon found out it was not easy for the two of us to survive in this city. When we were about to graduate, Jiang Shan went to work at the Wei company on recommendation from his instructor. As for me, there was a teaching position in the department. In terms of grades and performance, this place should have been mine. Even the instructor recommended me. I looked forward to it. But in the end, the position went to a girl who had poorer performance and grades, but had a better family background. At that time, I understood that all achievements and efforts were meaningless. Only money and power were real.”

“So, when Wei Ding Shan sent someone to look for me, he offered me two hundred thousand yuan. Although I knew it was unfair to Jiang Shan, I was still impressed. Two hundred thousand. I had never seen so much money in my life, but I was not convinced. How could such a rich man be so arrogant? So I asked for five hundred thousand. On one hand, I wanted to take a gamble. On the other hand, I also wanted to give Jiang Shan and I a chance. If the Wei family was unwilling, then…” Mei Li said with a sneer.

“You didn’t expect that the Wei family would agree without hesitation?” Li Su said blankly as she folded her arms.

“Yeah! Five hundred thousand! He made a phone call and agreed. I was stupid at that time. When I finally reacted, the five hundred thousand had arrived. For the first time, I knew that money could be so easy to come by.” Mei Li smiled dumbly.

“When I came out of the café, I was floating. It was the first time I had called home during the four years of university. I wanted to tell my parents that I had money. I wanted to let them know that daughters were no worse than sons and that their daughter could also let them have a good life. I didn’t expect that when the call connected, my parents greeted me with swearing and filthy comments, followed by them asking for money. At that time, I understood that, no matter how much money I gave them, I would always be disposable in their hearts. In that case, why should I give them money?! So, after breaking up with Jiang Shan, I went to the city I always wanted to go to and started a new life.” Mei Li suddenly sat up straight. “At that time, I really wanted to break up with Jiang Shan.”

“But after you went out, you discovered that five hundred thousand was not enough for you to spend, right?” Li Su asked.

“Yes. I used to think that half a million was a huge sum of money. But, after I went out, I discovered that there were too many temptations in the big cities. There were so many beautiful bags, clothes, shoes, and brand-name cosmetics. A mere five hundred thousand was not enough. My money was quickly spent and I couldn’t live well. I had become accustomed to that kind of life so it was no longer possible for me to go back to the days where I took a bus for a few stops to save more than ten yuan. In order to make money, I started to deal with different men, but then I got tired of it. Since it all depended on a man, why didn’t I just choose one? So, I went back,” Mei Li said expressionlessly.

“I thought that, based on my understanding of Jiang Shan and our three-year relationship, this matter would be easy. Who knew…” At this point, Mei Li looked at Li Su bitterly. “You say such nice things. If Wei Yue Er had no money, would you still treat her well?”

“What makes you think I wouldn’t!” The original Li Su probably wouldn’t, but the Li Su now would be good to Wei Yue Er so long as it completed the task. She could be good to Wei Yue Er for a lifetime.

“I admit that the Wei family is rich and powerful, which is a good thing for Jiang Shan. It saves him a lot of time. But, I believe that, with my son’s ability, it was only a matter of time before he got ahead! He didn’t need the Wei family. In the end, you don’t know my son at all! You didn’t love him at all! Otherwise, how could you not have this level of trust?! You are not worthy of my son at all!” Li Su said firmly.

This was not the first time Jiang Shan would have heard Li Su say this. But, every time he heard it, he would have tears in his eyes. Only his mother would trust him without reservation! Only his mother would support him like this!

Yes, because he was uneasy, or because he wanted to know why Mei Li ended up like this, Jiang Shan followed quietly and eavesdropped on their conversation.

“I love him! I really love him!” Mei Li burst into tears. “I really loved him!”

“Forget it! If you really loved him, then why didn’t you trust him? Why didn’t you believe that he could give you a good life with his own efforts?” Li Su rolled her eyes. “This is the end of this matter. What does it mean to love? You had such an end today. You did it to yourself. What does it have to do with others?”

“I only want to know… If I had a wealthy and powerful family like Wei Yue Er, would you have treated me as well as Wei Yue Er?” Mei Li stared at Li Su. This was the one thing she couldn’t let go of.

“Why don’t you understand? Who I am good to has nothing to do with money or power. No matter how rich the Wei family is, I don’t want a single cent from them. I only value my son! Being nice to my daughter-in-law is because of how she treats my son. Don’t you understand that it is about loving everything about someone?! As long as she treats my son well and lives with him sincerely, then I will treat her well! Do you believe this or not?” Li Su said impatiently. She was getting a headache from dealing with Mei Li.

“Fine. If this was all you wanted to see me for, then I understand. There isn’t much to say. You reform and behave. From now on, live a standard life and stop thinking about getting something for nothing and do shady things,” said Li Su as she stood up.

“A future? Do I even have a future?” Mei Li smiled sadly.

“How old are you? Even if you are imprisoned for fifteen years, you would only be in your early forties. You would still have half your life to go. Why would you have no future?” said Li Su impatiently. “Don’t make such excuses. When you are in there, read more books and learn more things. When you come out, you will have some skills. Don’t count on men for everything!”

Mei Li snorted coldly. “Don’t think that I’ll be grateful to you for that.”

“You are not one of mine, so you are not grateful to me. I don’t care,” said Li Su with a faint smile. “I hope that this will be the last time we meet, Mei Li. You should know that I am a mother. Those who would dare to ruin my son’s happiness won’t escape! My body is very good and it will not be a problem to live for a few decades!”

Mei Li glared at Li Su.

Li Su turned around and left. She happened to see Jiang Shan wiping away his tears. He had no time to escape. “Why are you here?”