Chapter 127: Facing the challenge

"Hongwang is getting married, and the woman wants a house," Jiang Yuqin explained. "We've raised him, and this is the last time we can help him. We have to..."

"One last time, one last time. There will always be one last time." Ding's mother said with a stern face, "How much money have you spent on this Ding Hongwang? Have you gained even a little benefit? This money cannot be given to Ding Hongwang. If you want it, you can buy a house for yourselves."

“We don’t have enough money to buy a house…”

"If you don't have enough money to buy a house, then save it," said Ding's mother. "You don't have money to buy a house, yet you're still pretending to be rich. Do you really have to make others think you're rich? I told you ages ago, 'Don't support Ding Hongwang, don't support Ding Hongwang,' but you just wouldn't listen and insisted on supporting him. After all the hard work of raising him until he went out to work, he's still asking you for money to buy a house. How's that for you?"

"Mom, we..."

"Don't give me those lame excuses," Ding's mother said. "This matter still needs to be resolved. You can't give him money. If you give it to him now, he'll ask you for more later. He'll just think your money is easy to take. You've raised him for so many years, it's not easy. You should tell him that you don't have that much money and can't help him that much."

"Ding Chao said it's just this once." Jiang Yuqin said.

"We haven't even asked you for your retirement money." Ding's mother suddenly wanted to say this. "Give us the money and we'll save it for you. If Ding Hongwang comes to you, you'll say we took the money."

"..." Jiang Yuqin looked at Ding's mother. She was wondering if after giving the money to Ding's mother, would Ding's mother give the money to them?

"Or do you want to keep the money yourself, or tell others that we took it away?" As soon as Mrs. Ding saw Jiang Yuqin's expression, she knew that Jiang Yuqin was unwilling to hand over the money.

"Well..." Jiang Yuqin hesitated, "I've already told people I'll give him the money..."

"Give less, who told you to give so much?" Ding's mother asked, "Isn't his mother still alive? Doesn't his mother give money?"

"Give, that is..."

"Take out the money, I'll take it." Ding's mother said, "I'm Ding Chao's biological mother after all. Ding Hongwang is nothing. You've spent enough money on Ding Hongwang. Stop thinking about him all the time."

"But... this... is the last time..." Jiang Yuqin said.

"Don't try to be ridiculous," said Ding's mother. "Do you really think I don't know what you're thinking? If you do something for Ding Hongwang, you have to let everyone know. Are you doing this for Ding Hongwang, or for yourself?"

"I……"

"Don't say anything, just give me the money and I'll save it for you." Mother Ding stretched out her hand towards Jiang Yuqin. "With me backing you up, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I won't give it to you? If I don't give it to you, just consider it your retirement money and you won't have to give me any more money in the future. Do you want me to write you a note?"

Jiang Yuqin had no choice but to give some money to Ding's mother. She didn't give it all, but a small portion, keeping the rest for herself. Later, they would say they had given it all to Ding's mother. They couldn't give Ding Hongwang that much money, so they could only give him a small amount.

Mother Ding got the money from Jiang Yuqin, and she felt much better, but she just couldn't let Jiang Yuqin give all the money to Ding Hongwang.

Jiang Yuqin told others that the money was taken away by Ding's mother, and she also told Ding Hongwang the same thing. Ding Hongwang believed that Jiang Yuqin and her husband were unwilling to give the money. He had known this would happen. These people said they were good to him, but in fact, they had no intention of doing him any good. They all thought about their own biological son.

Although Jiang Yuqin and her husband didn't give Ding Hongwang much money, he still wanted to buy a house. Ding Hongwang's mother gave him some money, he saved some money, and Ding Chao's boss lent him some money. When Ding Chao's boss learned that Ding Chao and his wife hadn't given Ding Chao much money, they initially promised to give him more, but in the end, they gave the money to Ding's mother. This suggests that Ding Chao and his wife didn't really want to continue supporting Ding Hongwang.

The unit leader did not say anything about Ding Chao. There was no need to say much about this kind of thing. Even if he did, it would be the same.

Although the unit leader did not say anything to Ding Chao, Ding Chao was not in a good mood.

When Ding Chao returned home, his expression was not very good.

"Didn't we agree to prepare the money for Hongwang for the last time? Why did you change your mind again?" Ding Chao asked.

"It's not that I changed my mind. It's your mother who came over and insisted that I give her the money. What else can I do?" Jiang Yuqin said, "Since your mother has asked for it, I have no choice but to give her the money. She won't leave without the money. As for Hongwang, we were really sorry to him back then. We raised him and helped him a lot. Buying a house is a big deal. We didn't have a house ourselves, and we lent him the money to buy a house. It was quite good. This money will probably never be returned, so we gave it to him."

"I'll give it to you," Ding Chao said. "It's not a big deal."

"You say it's not bad, but your mother says it's bad." Jiang Yuqin said, "When your mother came to our house, she sat over there. What can I do? You're not at home, so I can only comfort your mother first."

Ding Chao looked at Jiang Yuqin and asked, "You gave it all to Mom?"

"I gave Mom some of it," Jiang Yuqin said. "I didn't dare give all the rest to Hongwang. Your mom would tell on you."

Ding Chao sighed helplessly, wondering how things had turned out like this.

When Jiang Moli heard that Jiang Yuqin paid for Ding Hongwang to buy a house, she felt that it was a bit unreliable. Jiang Yuqin and her husband didn't have a house, so how could they give Ding Hongwang so much money? When Jiang Moli learned that it was Ding Hongwang's biological mother who paid for it, she thought that this was right. Jiang Yuqin was not that kind.

"Ding Chao borrowed some money from the leaders of his unit, and some of it doesn't need to be repaid," said Jiang's mother.

"Mom, you know it very clearly." Jiang Moli said, "Did those people say that?"

Jiang Moli was sitting in the living room with the TV still on.

"It was said by the neighbors in the past. They know a lot," Jiang's mother said. "Your sister-in-law also said that Jiang Yuqin said from the beginning that she would give money to buy a house for her adopted son. She said it would be a lot. But in the end, she didn't give much. Ding Hongwang didn't seem very happy."

"It's okay if she's unhappy. He's not Jiang Yuqin's biological son," Jiang Moli said. "Jiang Yuqin is such a selfish person. It's a good thing she was able to raise Ding Hongwang."

"Yes." Jiang's mother nodded. "Jiang Yuqin treats her adopted son well, and she has to let others know. Does she really think that people around her don't know? Everyone around her knows that she is not that kind to her adopted son. How can she be a good stepmother? She is just pretending to save face."

"This face won't last forever." Jiang Moli said, "After a while, maintaining face will cost money."

"Yes, she needs the money," Jiang's mother said. "Isn't that just because she can't bear to part with it? Jiang Yuqin said she gave the money to her mother-in-law. She knows exactly how much she gave her."

"It's just an excuse." Jiang Moli said.

"Everyone knows." Jiang's mother said.

In the evening, Jiang Moli talked to Sheng Jiahao about Jiang Yuqin. Jiang Moli felt that Jiang Yuqin's behavior would not end well.

"With this kind of thing, if she doesn't do even one small thing right, it will all fall apart, and people will think she didn't do her job well." Jiang Moli said, "A biological child wouldn't care so much, but an adopted child might not. If she does that, the adopted child might think she didn't do her job well, but the biological child might not think she did well. The biological child might even think that she gave her things to the adopted child, and that her family's conditions are not good."

Jiang Moli didn't know what Jiang Yuqin's biological children were thinking, but the situation Jiang Moli described was indeed possible.

"Other couples who work can save up and buy a house," Jiang Moli said. "Even if things are worse off, they still get a house allocated by their employer, so they don't have to worry about having no place to live. But Jiang Yuqin and her husband don't have a house allocated by their employer, and they haven't bought a house themselves."

"They asked for it." Sheng Jiahao said.

"Ding Chao's father's death was related to Ding Hongwang's father. I guess Ding Chao's boss knows all about it." Jiang Moli said, "That's why Ding Chao was deliberately not promoted. Someone sacrificed his life. Even if Ding Chao raised Ding Hongwang, so what? If his father were still alive, his life might be even better. His parents have arranged everything perfectly. Ding Hongwang's mother is quite capable. She even saved money to buy a house for her son."

Ding Hongwang's biological mother remarried, but she still hadn't forgotten her son and knew to prepare some things for him, which was quite good. Ding Hongwang also thought his biological mother was good. His biological mother prepared some money for him, which made him feel a little more relaxed. Ding Hongwang's stepfather didn't talk much, and Ding Hongwang only met his stepfather once or twice. After all, Ding Hongwang's biological mother lived quite a distance from Ding Chao's family, and since she had remarried, it was not appropriate for her to visit her children with her ex-husband all the time, for fear that her current husband would be unhappy.

Regardless of whether this biological mother had done well before, she gave Ding Hongwang a sum of money at this time so that Ding Hongwang could buy a house smoothly, and Ding Hongwang would think that his biological mother was good. Jiang Yuqin thought she had done a lot, but in fact, she was immediately outshined by Ding Hongwang's biological mother.

"That's what raising someone else's child is like," Jiang Moli said. "Many people know from a very young age that they're not their biological children. The neighbors will talk about it. Children often hear those things, and their thinking is somewhat influenced. They always feel that they are not their parents' biological children, and that they will be treated badly."

"So our family donated money to the orphanage instead of adopting a child," said Sheng Jiahao.

Sheng Jiahao and his wife were wealthy, so they could adopt a child if they wanted. When they visited the orphanage, the director even asked them if they wanted to adopt a child. Jiang Moli and his wife declined, as they were often busy out and about, relying on the elderly at home and the servants to help take care of the children. Jiang Moli and his wife didn't even give much love to their biological son, let alone their adopted children.

"We don't need an adopted child to take care of us, but we feel it's unfair to our biological child. We already give the baby very little love and care," said Jiang Moli.

Babies always understand their parents, but parents still hope to spend more time with their children instead of always thinking about other things.

Jiang Moli had grown up in a family with a half-sister and a half-brother. She could feel the difference in how her parents cared for their children, and she understood a lot at a young age. Jiang Moli knew she couldn't argue too much, because it would only end the same way and she would be criticized.

"When I was little, I wasn't really lacking in love, but... my family was very different from other ordinary families," Jiang Moli said. "My mom always tried her best to treat us equally, but my dad was always worried that she was partial to me and my brother, and that she wasn't treating Jiang Yuqin well. When Jiang Yuqin's mother eloped, my dad was unhappy, but he also thought that Jiang Yuqin was his biological child. Sometimes, people are just so awkward."

"It's different now than before," said Sheng Jiahao.

"Yeah." Jiang Moli nodded. "Dad doesn't dare to say anything more now. He just feels guilty."

"It's not easy for Dad either," Sheng Jiahao said. "At the time, Dad didn't know Jiang Yuqin wasn't his biological daughter, so he couldn't treat her badly. If she were his biological daughter, he'd treated her badly, and now it's his fault."

"Yeah, no matter how you look at it, it's all his fault." Jiang Moli said.

Jiang Moli felt that what Sheng Jiahao said made sense. Back then, whatever Jiang's mother did was Jiang's mother's fault, and Jiang's father was almost the same. Jiang Moli didn't hate her father. If she had to hate someone, it would be Jiang Yuqin's biological mother. Jiang Yuqin's biological mother knew everything, but Jin Manzhi still let Jiang Yuqin stay in the Jiang family and let Jiang's father raise her for so many years.

Shi Nan's wife Pan Yun contacted Ji Shiyu, but Ji Shiyu did not come to Pan Yun in person. Instead, Ji Shiyu found Pan Yun through online chatting.

Ji Shiyu had hoped that Shi Nan would love her and like their child, but Shi Nan forced her to have an abortion. This made Ji Shiyu feel resentful. Shi Nan did not allow her to stay in South City, so she had to go to other cities, but she did not make it. Her life with Shi Nan was better, but now her life is even worse. Ji Shiyu has a lot of complaints about Shi Nan. She is childless, but she wants to tell Pan Yun.

Ji Shiyu is a college graduate. She was taken to the hospital for an abortion. Whether she wanted to or not, the doctor performed it on her. Ji Shiyu was not married and did not have a birth permit, but she felt that the doctor could not perform an abortion without her consent. Ji Shiyu knew that the people in the Family Planning Office did not care whether the pregnant woman agreed or not. They would force her to have an abortion. However, Shi Kaihua was not from the Family Planning Office, so Shi Nan could not let anyone force her to have an abortion.

: You can go to the hospital and ask. Shi Kaihua took me there.

: There is a chance that a woman may get pregnant after sterilization, but it is not 100%. I have asked the doctor.

Shi Nan can make me pregnant, and he can also make other women pregnant. The probability is low, but it is possible.

Does Shi Nan really love you? He doesn't love you, and he doesn't love me either. He likes another woman, and he's looking for that woman's shadow in me. As for you, you don't look like that woman, but you're rich, and your family is rich and powerful, so he's with you.

: You only gave birth to two daughters for him. Do you really think he will consider you?

: Do you think I'm his only lover? Maybe he has other lovers secretly.

: Do you know Xie Shaojun? He had several lovers living in the same neighborhood.

…

Ji Shiyu sent out many messages, just to let Pan Yun know how hateful Shi Nan was. Did Shi Nan think that if she was not allowed to go to South City, she would have no other options? Ji Shiyu found Pan Yun's contact information through other means, and she wanted to say these words.

Pan Yun never thought that Shi Nan's lover would contact her in this way. She likes surfing the Internet and browsing forums. Pan Yun thought Shi Nan was a family man and that he would not betray her. She never thought that Shi Nan would actually betray her.

This made Pan Yun very angry. When Nan returned home, Pan Yun got angry at Shi Nan.

"Shi Nan, if you don't like me, why do you want to marry me?" Pan Yun said.

"We are a good match." Shi Nan said. He looked at Pan Yun who was so angry and wondered how much Pan Yun knew.

"Suitable? You have a mistress behind my back, and you still have the nerve to say it's suitable?" Pan Yun sneered.

"Who told you?" Shi Nan said. Ji Shiyu had been driven out of Nancheng by him, and Ji Shiyu could no longer appear in front of Pan Yun.

"Who else could have said that? Of course it was your little lover," Pan Yun said.

"Ji Shiyu?" Shi Nan asked.

"As expected, you are the lover." Pan Yun said, "They have found me."

"She and I were just together by chance, she and I..."

"Are you still thinking about Jiang Moli?" Pan Yun asked, "Your lover said that you often go to see Jiang Moli's performances. You see Jiang Moli through your lover. Shi Nan, I'm so good to you, and you treat me like this? If it weren't for our family, would you be able to make so much money?"

"Yes, I rely on your family to make money. Haven't I worked hard myself?" Shi Nan said, "I didn't work hard. It's all thanks to your family!"

Shi Nan didn't like people saying that he was relying on his father-in-law's family. As a grown man, he also hoped that he could be capable and make more money. But the people in the Pan family always looked down on Shi Nan. They were all arrogant in front of Shi Nan and didn't take him seriously at all. Shi Nan was also angry, and Pan Yun's words made Shi Nan even angrier.

"You've always relied on our family," Pan Yun said. "How many people have graduated from college? Do those people make that much money? No, they don't make that much money. It's you who makes that much money. If not our family, then whose family do you rely on?"

"..." Shi Nan was silent, feeling a little irritated.

Pan Yun didn't care whether Shi Nan was in a good mood or not. She only knew that Shi Nan had betrayed her. "You even had a child with that woman."

"No, the baby was aborted." Shi Nan said, "I had a sterilization..."

"Even after a vasectomy, a woman could still get pregnant. Your lover has already told you that." Pan Yun said, "Shi Nan, do you think I'm a fool? Do you think I'm easy to bully? Do you want to do what my father did and leave all the family property to your illegitimate son? Have you ever thought about letting our daughter inherit your property?"

"No illegitimate children..."

"If there's nothing now, will there be nothing in the future?" Pan Yun asked, "Is it true that there's nothing now? I'm afraid I just haven't seen it yet."

Pan Yun felt very upset when she thought about it. She was so nice to Shi Nan, but Shi Nan treated her like this. She was going crazy.

"Ahhhhh." Pan Yun screamed over there, "Shi Nan, are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of me?"

Shi Nan didn't say anything. He let Pan Yun yell over there. Shi Nan thought that after a while, Pan Yun's mood would calm down. Shi Nan didn't want to say those words to Pan Yun now, for fear that Pan Yun would become even more crazy.

"Shi Nan, please speak, please speak." Seeing that Shi Nan didn't speak, Pan Yun became even more angry. "Shi Nan, you are the one who is sorry for me, not me for you."

Pan Yun hit Shi Nan's chest, but Shi Nan still didn't speak.

Pan Yun slapped Shi Nan in the face.

Shi Nan's face suddenly became much gloomier. He didn't expect that Pan Yun would slap him.

"You are the one who let me down. You are the one who let me down." Pan Yun turned around and smashed things. She was extremely angry, extremely angry.

Pan Yun was hysterical. She wanted Shi Nan to give her an explanation, but Shi Nan remained silent.

"Have you had enough?" Shi Nan grabbed Pan Yun's wrist tightly. "Are you going to scare the child?"

"I scared the child? You betrayed me, you let me down, you made me scare the child." Pan Yun had been spoiled since she was a child. When she found out that her father had an illegitimate child, she was stunned. Pan Yun originally thought that she was with Shi Nan, and that Shi Nan was willing to get a sterilization for her, which meant that Shi Nan would never betray her. But Shi Nan still betrayed her and found another woman and was with another woman.

How could Pan Yun not be angry? She continued to hit Shi Nan's chest.

"Do you have another lover?" Pan Yun asked.

"No, just that one. I've already asked her to get out." Shi Nan said.

"That's because you feel she betrayed you. What if she didn't?" Pan Yun looked at Shi Nan, "Shi Nan, you're such an ungrateful bastard! Our family has been so good to you, and yet you treat me like this. You don't even think about treating me well."

"I don't have an illegitimate child outside. I just made a mistake that many people would make. This mistake has been resolved." Shi Nan said, "This mistake no longer exists. She is not in Nancheng. What else do you want from me?"

"What do I want from you?" Pan Yun just felt it was ridiculous that Shi Nan had the nerve to ask her this question.

"Calm down first." Shi Nan said, "I'll go sleep in the guest room."

Shi Nan did not leave. If he left home tonight, Pan Yun would only become more angry. That would not do. Shi Nan had to keep an eye on Pan Yun and not let her do anything else.

The next day, when Mrs. Pan came, Shi Nan had already gone out to work.

Pan Yun cried to Madam Pan with red eyes, saying that Shi Nan had a mistress and that the mistress was pregnant...

"It's already been aborted, the child is gone," said Mrs. Pan.

"Mom, you..." Seeing that Mrs. Pan was so calm, Pan Yun opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say for a moment.

"I've known this for a long time," said Madam Pan. "A man like Shi Nan, there's no way he wouldn't look for other women. As long as he doesn't have an illegitimate child outside, that's all that matters. You're being too strict, it's no use. Men, you should be a little more relaxed."

"He went to find a lover and a substitute. He also liked Jiang Moli." Pan Yun said.

"What's the relationship between Jiang Moli and him? She has a husband." Madam Pan said, "What good do you think your man is? Do other people have to like your man?"

"Shi Nan..."

"He's the one who's obsessed with someone, not the other person." Madam Pan said, "Don't say these things in front of Jiang Moli. People will just think you're ridiculous. Her husband is much better than Shi Nan's. As early as when you were with Shi Nan, I told you that he only cared about our family's power, our connections, and our money. If you still insist on being with him, we can only oblige you."

At the time, Mrs. Pan thought Shi Nan would be easier to control, and she wanted Shi Nan to treat Pan Yun better. But that didn't help much. Shi Nan still became like this, which showed that Shi Nan was not reliable at all.

Mrs. Pan has not yet discovered that Shi Nan has an illegitimate child. She still needs to be more careful in the future and not let Shi Nan have an illegitimate child. Shi Nan has been sterilized, and such a situation still occurred. Even if it is only a small probability, it should be paid attention to.

"Your father has several mistresses outside," Mrs. Pan said. "At his age, he still finds young and beautiful women."

"That's because Dad doesn't need to rely on you, but Shi Nan..."

"Shi Nan relies on our family," Mrs. Pan said. "That's why he feels uncomfortable. He feels like he has to bow down to us. It's okay for a short time, but over time, he'll make more money and he won't be able to be the same as before. What do you think? Do you want to divorce him?"

"Divorce..." Pan Yun opened her mouth, she didn't think so.

"Since you're not planning on divorcing him, just make a little noise about it and don't make it too big," Mrs. Pan said. "That woman is no longer in South City. So, how did you know that?"

"That woman contacted me online and sent me a message," Pan Yun said. "She talked a lot about Shi Nan. She also said that Shi Nan went to see Jiang Moli's performance without telling me. Shi Nan went there often. He said he was working overtime, but in fact, he didn't work overtime at all. He just went to see Jiang Moli's performance."

"It's okay to watch the show. It's not like he's rolling into bed with Jiang Moli." Madam Pan said, "Jiang Moli is so beautiful. You know how many people like her. At best, your man is just one of her admirers."

"Mom, it was Shi Nan who wronged me." Pan Yun said, "Who are you speaking for?"

"For your sake. If you want to continue to be with Shi Nan, then you can't keep dwelling on this matter." Mrs. Pan said, "If you keep dwelling on this matter, will the relationship between you and Shi Nan improve? No! Your relationship will only get worse. It will become very bad."

"It was clearly him who wronged me, but why am I the one who is holding on to this matter?" Pan Yun frowned.

"Then divorce him," Mrs. Pan said. "Our family helps him make money, and it helps others make money too. If you don't want to divorce and want to stay with him, then we can only turn a blind eye. Just like me and your father, we'll turn a blind eye and carry on with our lives as usual."

"..." Pan Yun felt sad, wondering why her life had become like this.

Pan Yun is not Mrs. Pan, she can't bear it. When Shi Nan returned home, Pan Yun wanted to say that she wanted Shi Nan to go home early and not stay outside.

Not only that, Pan Yun also went to Jiang Moli's house. She wanted to find Jiang Moli.

Pan Yun did not see Jiang Moli, but she met Sheng Jiahao first. Sheng Jiahao knew Pan Yun, and Pan Yun also knew Sheng Jiahao.

"What are you going to do?" Sheng Jiahao had a stern face and looked particularly imposing.

When Pan Yun saw Sheng Jiahao like this, she was a little scared, "I...I...I...Shi Nan, Shi Nan is still thinking about your wife, Jiang Moli."

"This is his business, not Jasmine's." Sheng Jiahao said, "You should go find your man."

"I..." Pan Yun took a deep breath, "Aren't you worried about your wife..."

"Don't worry." Sheng Jiahao said, "He's just trash, not worth my wife's worry."

Pan Yun didn't expect Sheng Jiahao to say that. The husband she loved so much was just trash in the eyes of others.

"If you're alright, go back quickly." Sheng Jiahao said, "Although the entrance is a public area, you're getting in our way."

Sheng Jiahao knew what Pan Yun was thinking. Pan Yun just wanted him to blame Jiang Moli and make Sheng Jiahao quarrel with Jiang Moli. Sheng Jiahao was not a fool. Jiang Moli did not take the initiative to appear in front of Shi Nan, nor did she seduce Shi Nan. It was Shi Nan's own fault.

"Your man's behavior disgusts us too." Sheng Jiahao said, "Tell your man to be more careful. Some things will eventually lead to trouble."

Shi Nan's business was full of tax evasion, and besides cooking the books, Shi Nan's company had other problems. The Pan family's company wasn't much better, and while it was still holding on, if the higher authorities came to investigate, if Pan's company had problems, Shi Nan's company wouldn't be able to survive either.

Pan Yun thought that Sheng Jiahao was talking about Shi Nan having a lover. She was afraid of Sheng Jiahao, so she didn't continue talking and went back home.

When Sheng Jiahao entered the house, Jiang's mother happened to be in the front yard.

"What's that person doing here?" Jiang's mother asked, "Isn't she Shi Nan's wife?"

"Shi Nan was obsessed with Jasmine and kept a lover who looked like Jasmine. Shi Nan's wife found out about it." Sheng Jiahao simply stated the facts.

"What?" Jiang's mother was shocked. "How could Shi Nan do such a thing? This has nothing to do with Jasmine. Why did Shi Nan's wife come here?"

"Some people don't look for problems with their men, but like to make things difficult for women." Sheng Jiahao said, "Mom, don't worry. I can't say anything bad about Jasmine with her tricks."

"Jasmine didn't know about these things before, right?" Jiang's mother asked.

"Well, she only found out a day or two before I did." Sheng Jiahao said, "Or someone else told her. There's nothing else going on between Jasmine and Shi Nan. It has nothing to do with Jasmine."

When Jiang's mother heard Sheng Jiahao say this, she felt a little relieved. She was worried that Sheng Jiahao would blame Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli had done nothing wrong, so why should she be criticized?

"If other people knew about this..." Jiang's mother also felt that Shi Nan was too disgusting. "Women always suffer more than men. People will say something about Jasmine. Doesn't Shi Nan's wife want a divorce?"

"Probably not." Sheng Jiahao said, "If you were thinking about divorce, you wouldn't have come to our house."

Sheng Jiahao felt that Jiang Moli did a good job. Jiang Moli did not have more involvement with those men. She was just doing her normal job. Others wanted to watch Jiang Moli's performance, and Jiang Moli could not control herself.

You know, Jiang Moli is more popular now than before. Jiang Moli originally thought that she might be on the decline, but it turned out not to be the case. Jiang Moli is still doing better than before, with more audiences, more performances, and sold-out tickets.

Jiang Moli is still relatively young, around 35 years old, and can still be popular.

There is still no one in the unit who can take over, so Jiang Moli still has to hold on.

In recent years, Jiang Moli has been filming TV series and movies, but the number of them is relatively small, and they all choose good scripts. Jiang Moli has brought very good revenue to the company. As long as she is on the stage, the company's revenue cannot be bad.

The former top-place finisher now regretted her decision. After changing groups, she still didn't join Jiang Moli's group, but instead joined another. This was arranged by the leadership, not by the individuals themselves. It wasn't that free choice wasn't allowed, but if everyone chose freely, many would choose Jiang Moli's group, leaving fewer people in other groups. Jiang Moli's group couldn't accommodate so many people, so everyone had to split up.

The second place winner used to be more famous than the first place winner, and he actually did better. Even though the second place winner was no longer in the same group with Jiang Moli, his role had more important scenes than the first place winner.

Every time the top-ranked person thought about this, she felt she shouldn't have listened to Zhu Zhixuan. But it was her own choice. If she blamed Zhu Zhixuan, she wouldn't pay much attention to her. She could only endure it and see if there were more opportunities to move up in the future.

When Jiang Moli came back from work, she saw Jiang's mother sitting in the living room watching TV, little Sheng Haoxuan was playing with an airplane model, and Sheng Jiahao was sitting next to them.

"Where's Dad?" Jiang Moli asked.

"In the vegetable garden in the backyard," Jiang's mother said, "I'll go call him back for dinner."

"You haven't eaten yet?" Jiang Moli asked.

"I'm not that hungry today, so I'll eat a little later." Jiang's mother said, "It's just right. Aren't you back?"

Jiang Moli looked at Sheng Jiahao. She felt something was wrong. She whispered, "What happened?"

"Mom, your love rival is here!" said little Sheng Haoxuan.

"Nonsense, that's not a love rival." Sheng Jiahao's mouth curled slightly, he turned to look at Jiang Moli, "It was Shi Nan's wife who came to the door. I guess she wanted to see you. I saw her when I got home and said a few words to her."

Then, Sheng Jiahao explained to little Sheng Haoxuan, "This is not a love rival. That person doesn't like your father, and your mother doesn't like him either. This kind of person is an irrelevant person, a villain who wants to destroy our family."

"Oh." Little Sheng Haoxuan nodded, "What a bad villain."

Little Sheng Haoxuan didn’t understand those things very well, and Jiang’s mother and the others didn’t explain them to him. A child didn’t need to know so many things.

"Mom saw it at the time," Sheng Jiahao said. "I guess Xuanxuan, who was hiding at the door, saw it too."

"Something's wrong with her. Why did she come here?" Jiang Moli didn't understand. "What does she want to tell me? Ask me to stay away from her man? Isn't it enough that I've stayed away from him?

"Don't pay attention to her. I told her that they disgust us." Sheng Jiahao said, "She probably won't dare to come here again."

"It's no use for her to come to me." Jiang Moli said, "I can't do anything else. She can't possibly ask me to go to her man and tell him that I don't like him and ask him to stop having any fantasies about me."

Pan Yun couldn't possibly say that. She just wanted to talk about Jiang Moli. She wanted Jiang Moli to return to her family sooner and stop performing. Pan Yun thought that if Jiang Moli didn't perform, Shi Nan wouldn't be able to watch her performances all the time. If Jiang Moli appeared less on TV, Shi Nan would see her less. Pan Yun believed that if Shi Nan saw Jiang Moli more often, it would be harder for him to forget her.

As for Shi Nan's lover, Pan Yun didn't bother to argue with Ji Shiyu. After all, Ji Shiyu had been driven out of South City, and she could only contact Pan Yun through online chat software. Jiang Moli was still in South City, and Shi Nan was mainly thinking about Jiang Moli.

"She's like this... let her figure it out on her own." Jiang Moli said, "He's her own man, not ours."

"Mom." Little Sheng Haoxuan looked at Jiang Moli, "Mom, those people are very bad, please ignore them."

"Ignore them." Jiang Moli said, "Let's go eat."

After dinner, Jiang Moli and the others took a walk in the yard.

Mrs. Wen, who lives next door, is in good health. She caught a cold a few days ago, and Jiang's mother even made soup and went to visit her. Worried that Jiang's mother might have gotten sick, she asked her not to go over. Jiang's mother said she was wearing a mask and that she was just visiting her, not staying the whole time.

Mrs. Wen's children asked her to come live with them, but she refused. She didn't want to deal with the hassles and the competition among her grandchildren. They could do whatever they wanted. Mrs. Wen simply enjoyed chatting with Jiang's mother, chatting about family matters and gossip. She loved hearing about ordinary people's affairs.

Jiang's mother told Old Lady Wen about Jiang Yuqin and some things happening on the street over there, and Old Lady Wen also expressed her opinions.

Jiang's mother had only just learned about Shi Nan's situation, and she hadn't told Old Lady Wen. Old Lady Wen still knew about Pan Yun standing at Jiang Moli's door. She hadn't asked Jiang's mother yet, and would wait until they chatted together before asking.

"Come and eat, everyone." Jiang's mother called Jiang's father over and looked at the people who were still sitting in the living room.

"Eat, eat." Xiao Sheng Haoxuan said, "I want to eat more, I'm hungry."

"I told you to eat early, but you didn't." Jiang's mother said.

"I want to eat with Mom." Little Sheng Haoxuan replied, "When I eat with Mom, I can eat more. Without Mom, I have no appetite."

"Don't be hungry." Jiang Moli rubbed little Sheng Haoxuan's head, "Mom is not at home, you have to eat well."

"Yes, they all ate well." Little Sheng Haoxuan said, "Grandpa and grandma are not hungry, and I am not hungry either."

"Mom, you guys should eat earlier next time. You don't have to wait for me." Jiang Moli said, "If you guys go eat, the baby will go eat too."

"Okay, let's eat earlier next time." Jiang's mother said.

At this moment, Pan Yun returned home. When she got home, she saw Mrs. Pan and Shi Nan were also at home.

"I told Shi Nan to take care of the family more in the future," Mrs. Pan said. "Your father asked you to go back for dinner tomorrow night."