Chapter 12 It was as if they were meant to be a family.

As she walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau and looked at the marriage certificate in her hand, Jiang Xixi suddenly smiled with relief.

In her previous life, she did not register her marriage due to Chen Wenli's sweet talk.

They said her status as a former convict was bad, and they were afraid it would hinder her, so they wouldn't get a marriage certificate. They said that if she remarried in the future, she would still be considered a first-time bride and would be able to marry a good man.

It's a pity she was so naive back then; she actually believed it.

Don't you even realize that if you knew her background was bad, why did you take her to the countryside in the first place? If you really liked her, wouldn't it have been better to let her stay in the city and enjoy a comfortable life?

In the countryside, she had no official status and had to work as a nanny for the entire Chen family. This was what Chen Wenli meant by being good to her.

How ridiculous!

However, these things have nothing to do with Jiang Xixi anymore.

The one who should be worried now is Jiang Yurou. It is unknown whether she, who has been obsessed with taking Chen Wenli in both her lives, can still maintain her passionate love when faced with such bitter days.

Jiang Yurou is indeed having a tough time right now.

To be more precise, she has never had a good day since she entered the Chen family.

When the Jiang family got into trouble, in order not to be implicated, she had no choice but to pack her bags and go to the Chen family. She thought that her husband, Chen Wenli, would take care of her and comfort her, but who could have imagined that the attitude of the Chen family members would change so drastically.

However, for Jiang Yurou, all of this was tolerable.

"Yu Rou, take out all your money and give it to Mom. We're going to be sent down to the countryside soon, and we need to use the money to smooth things over." Chen Wenli's expression was relatively gentle, but his tone was one of taking it for granted.

Jiang Yurou was naturally unwilling. All the money in the house had been taken by that brat Jiang Xixi, and she now had less than 200 yuan on her.

Even this was the money he earned by risking his life to sell his trendy clothes on the black market.

Thinking of those exquisite and beautiful clothes, Jiang Yurou felt a pang of heartache, and her hatred for Jiang Xixi deepened.

"Wen Li, all the money in my family has been taken by that brat Jiang Xixi, and I have no money on me right now." Jiang Yurou still left herself a way out, and the Chen family's attitude still made her somewhat wary.

Upon hearing this, Chen Wenli's face immediately fell. He didn't even dare to believe Jiang Yurou's words.

“Yu Rou, this is the time for us to go through thick and thin together. This money will not be used for anything else, but to grease palms so that we can live better in the countryside. If you don’t do your part, your family will have something to say about it.”

These past few days, the relationship between you and my mother has been tense. If you don't pay this money, she'll..." Chen Wenli didn't finish his sentence, but Jiang Yurou, who had already gotten to know her mother-in-law's personality well enough in the past two days, had already imagined what would happen.

If she didn't pay the money, the old hag would say sarcastically that she was actually doing alright.

She hasn't registered her marriage with Chen Wenli yet, nor does she have a child to keep him tied down.

If the Chen family doesn't accept her as their daughter-in-law, then her future life as a wealthy wife will be a pipe dream.

Jiang Yurou gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll take out 100 yuan to bribe them."

What is this little bit of money compared to my future life of wealth?

Although Chen Wenli was not satisfied with Jiang Yurou only taking 100 yuan, he also knew that she didn't seem to be going to take more money, so he didn't want to waste his time.

Take a little this time, take a little next time, as long as Jiang Yurou uses this money on the Chen family.

Both of them harbored ulterior motives; it has to be said, they were a perfect match!

"Wen Li, there's something I want to discuss with you, it's about my younger brother..."

Chen Wenli interrupted Jiang Yurou before she could finish speaking.

“Yu Rou, you know our family’s situation right now. There’s really no other way. Besides, we’re being sent down to the countryside to suffer. I really can’t bear to see my brother-in-law suffer like that.”

Bullshit, it's obvious that Jiang Yuhao has no value to be exploited.

The Jiang family's parents committed a more serious crime than the Chen family, and were directly exiled to a farm.

The incident happened suddenly. According to what we know about Jiang's parents, all of the Jiang family's money was in Jiang Yurou's possession.

Since Jiang Yurou is enough, why bring Jiang Yuhao along as a burden?

Are they bored? The Chen family is not exactly a family of kind people.

Jiang Yurou was also blinded by love and didn't notice anything amiss in Chen Wenli's words.

She felt that Chen Wenli loved her deeply, and that his love extended to her family as well.

It was completely unexpected that a 10-year-old child like Jiang Yuhao could live comfortably under the roof of his maternal relatives, whose relationship with him was already strained, when both his parents were convicts.

Ultimately, it was Jiang Yurou who was too selfish. After all, from childhood to adulthood, Jiang Yuhao had bullied Jiang Xixi quite a bit for the sake of his older sister, Jiang Yurou, and had been very devoted to her.

...

"Madam, I've brought my wife."

Before even entering the door, Wei Laicheng shouted.

He seemed very comfortable.

Compared to his mature and steady demeanor in the Wei family, Wei Laicheng now exudes the vigor of a 19-year-old.

This also shows that Wei Laicheng and his master's family have an exceptionally close relationship.

"Oh, Laicheng's here. I knew it! Your master was nowhere to be seen all afternoon. I thought he'd gone off somewhere again."

"Master's wife, Master was exceptionally reliable today, let me tell you..."

Wei Laicheng vividly described what happened that afternoon. Liu Jiaxin, known as the teacher's wife, listened attentively and responded with various expressions, providing ample emotional value.

"Your master has finally done something decent," Liu Jiaxin said with a smile, though she also had her own reservations.

The Qi family and the Wang family? She'll remember those two families and call her brother tomorrow to talk to them.

Lai Cheng suffered such a great loss, and she just let it go so easily? This is not in line with Liu Jiaxin's vengeful nature.

"Laicheng, is this your wife? You rascal, no wonder you looked down on those girls your master introduced you to. Your taste is really high. This girl is so pretty, it's heartbreaking."

Liu Jiaxin's eyes lit up when she saw Jiang Xixi.

What a beautiful and pretty young girl, it's such a waste that she's paired with that dark-skinned guy, Lai Cheng.

“Young lady, don’t be shy. Make yourself at home. My wife and I are Lai Cheng’s master and mistress. We’ve watched him grow up. We’re all family.”

As Liu Jiaxin spoke, she casually placed her hand on the back of Jiang Xixi's hand.

When Jiang Xixi saw Liu Jiaxin, she was momentarily dazed.

She had seen this person in her past life.

At that time, in order to attract investors for Chen Wenli, she used all her connections just to attend a high-level banquet. Anyone randomly picked from that banquet was a leader in the economic and political fields of Xia Kingdom.

Just by attracting one investor, Chen Wenli's business could have grown even larger.

This person belonged to the top circle at the banquet.

Wei Laicheng actually knows this person? And their relationship is so close? What about what Jiang Yurou said in the previous life?

Liu Jiaxin is not an easy person to approach. Her family background and the education she received from childhood destined her to maintain a distance when interacting with others.

Wei Laicheng is so affectionate with her because he is her apprentice whom she has carefully taught for many years, and she has invested a lot of effort and emotion into him.

As for Jiang Xixi, logically speaking, even if she were Wei Laicheng's new wife, she wouldn't be so close to him right after meeting him.

She didn't know why, but the moment she saw this girl, she felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity.

It was as if they were meant to be a family!