Chapter: 4769

"Chen Lihui waved her hand dismissively: 'Hey, we're a team that never gives up and never quits. How could you just drop out by yourself? I'll accompany you on your way, and it's perfect since my joints aren't feeling too great today either.'"

Ma Ran asked her, "What's wrong with your joints, Chen Sister? Do you have joint inflammation?"

Chen Lihui laughed: "It's just a small problem, nothing to worry about. It'll be fine in a few days."

As she was talking, she changed the subject and curiously asked, "Ah, Ma Ran, what good news is this that's making you so happy? You've been smiling all the way, as if you're bursting with joy."

Ma Ran smiled: "It's not really any big news. I'm just eager to get back home soon. I've been staying in the US for a while now, and I miss my family."

Chen Lihui blinked slightly, her expression flashing a different kind of emotion before returning to its usual carefree self.

Ma Ran said with a smile: "Don't worry, Chen Sister, we have ways to keep in touch. When you get back home, or when I come back to the US again, we can definitely meet up again."

Chen Lihui looked regretful and said: "Oh, I was just saying that some other time, please come visit me at my place, have a meal with us, and introduce your family members to me and let them get to know each other."

Ma Ran exclaimed in surprise: "Wow, that sounds great! Anyway, we're only going to New York on Friday, so maybe tomorrow night will be okay? I'll bring my daughter-in-law and son-in-law to visit you!"

Chen Lihui hesitated for a moment before agreeing: "Okay, then let's make it like that!"

Ma Ran returned to her presidential suite at Hilton Hotel and asked Xiao Huren and Ye Chen, "Huren, good daughter-in-law, do you two have any plans for tomorrow night?"

Xiao Huren curiously asked, "What's going on, mom?"

Ma Ran explained, "Mom is part of a very entrepreneurial sister in the Baodao team. She says she wants to invite us three to her house for dinner, and this sister has been from China to America for many years without making any close friends. It's hard to find someone who gets along with me, so I'm going to go visit her before leaving."

Xiao Huren immediately asked in surprise, "Mom... you still found someone very compatible?"

Ma Ran raised an eyebrow, "Oh, look at how you're talking, mom. Do you not have any friends? Those aunties like Zhao Auntie, Liu Auntie, and Sun Auntie are all pretty good with me, aren't they?"

Xiao Huren asked awkwardly, "They get along well with you? I seem to remember that you all used to play mahjong together and go to the spa. Later on, it seemed to fall apart somehow."

Ma Ran suddenly felt embarrassed and quickly waved her hand, "Those are old stories, don't bring them up!"

In reality, Ma Ran's friends had a falling out because she initially stole Ye Chen's bank card and transferred the money away, feeling rich all of a sudden and looking down on those old sister-in-laws.

At that time, Ma Ran was still on the phone berating them, only to find out later that she herself ended up in prison, experiencing life behind bars for a few days.

Ma Ran's character can be summed up as the ultimate embodiment of the Chinese idiom "華夏潑婦" (Chinese Shrew) - she is someone who looks down on others based on their wealth, and will do anything to get ahead, even if it means betraying others.

Her eyes are extremely sharp, and she has no qualms about flattering those who can help her, or scheming against those who are wealthy. For years, she had been fawning over Xiao Lao Ta Tai and Qian Hong Yan, trying to curry favor with them. Before Ye Chen's marriage to Xiao Huiren, Ma Ran had been secretly hoping that the two would divorce and Xiao Huiren would remarry someone wealthier.

Ma Ran's heart is extremely narrow-minded, summed up in six words: "恨人有、笑人無" (Hate those who have, laugh at those who don't) - she hates people who have nothing, but pretends to smile at those who do. As a result, Ma Ran has never really had any genuine friends.

Xiao Huiren may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but she understands her own mother extremely well, and feels that her mother is someone who is fundamentally incompatible with the concepts of "knowing" or "friend".

After that, she quickly changed the subject and asked, "So, Mom, what does your sister do?"

Ma Ran hastened to explain, "She's just accompanying her son-in-law's family as they move here, taking care of their kids." JrNovels.com