Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary) novel Chapter 4378

 
Married at First Sight Chapter 4378
  
Long Tuo’s father was an ungrateful man. 
“Mom, have you heard about Jiang Chengfeng’s family?” Ouyang Ting asked. 
The second wife replied, “Mom rarely goes out. Jiangcheng is so far from here—how would I know what happened to the Feng family over there?” 
Ouyang Ting then explained the situation to her mother. 
She said, “The acting head of the Long family is afraid he’ll end up like the head of the Feng family—making things easier for the legitimate branch, Zhengyi. So he arranged for his eldest son to pursue us sisters.” 
“It’s all about securing their future. It’s their way out.” 
“If they marry into our family, and the rightful heir of the Long family returns alive to reclaim his inheritance, would Long Tuo and his father dare to refuse? After all, they’re holding the family’s leadership tokens.” 
“The elites of the Long family recognize only the tokens, not the person. They follow whoever holds them.” 
“As in-laws, how could we not help Long Tuo? Our Ouyang family would get dragged into it. If things go wrong, we could become collateral damage. Their real goal is to gradually infiltrate our business through marriage.” 
“When the time is right, they’ll take it for themselves. Our family fortune was built over generations—it didn’t just fall from the sky. When Grandpa passed away, neither Dad nor Uncle could stabilize the situation.” 
“Back then, everyone connected to us—and even the senior executives—wanted to carve up our family’s assets.” 
“Mom, have you forgotten the crisis we faced in those years?” 
“If my sister and I hadn’t turned the tide, we might have nothing left today.” “Does Mom really want to go through all that again?” 
Second Wife: “…Of course not. There’s no way I’d want to experience that again.” 

“Alright then, it’s not fair for you to criticize Long Tuo. You don’t even know him. I only heard that he’s been pursuing you persistently, and since you don’t have a boyfriend, I just brought it up casually.” 
“If he’s not suitable, then let it go.” 
“I’ll keep an eye out for someone better. If I come across anyone who seems like a good match, I’ll let you know.” 
“But don’t marry far away. Mom doesn’t want you or your sisters to move too far. Our family can’t do without you girls.” 
The second wife truly didn’t want her daughter to marry far from home. 
“Actually, your aunt was hesitant to let your elder sister marry far away too. But Zhan Yuan worked in our household and lived with us for quite some time—it felt no different from him being part of the family. That’s why your aunt eventually accepted it.” 
“If he hadn’t worked with us, your aunt never would’ve agreed to the marriage. Your elder sister may be strong and capable, but she still had to think about our family—our parents and your younger brother.” 
“The Zhan family is wealthy and thriving, and they didn’t mind Zhan Yuan staying here long-term.” 
At this point, the second wife sighed again. “Tingting, the more I think about it, the more I feel Zhan Yuan really is a good match.” 
“Mom, no matter how good Zhan Yuan is, he’s still my future brother-in-law. He came here for my elder sister. Please don’t say things like that again—it could make people think I’m trying to steal him.” 
Ouyang Ting reminded her mother firmly. 
She was genuinely concerned that her mother didn’t realize the seriousness of such remarks. Repeating them might cause misunderstandings, damage the relationship between her and her sister, and even lead to internal rifts within the Ouyang family. 
“Grandma Zhan had met my elder sister long ago and thoroughly looked into her before arranging for Zhan Yuan to pursue her. He came under the pretense of being a chef, but in reality, he was here to win his wife.”