"What? How could Auntie do this? That's her own granddaughter!"

After He Yan succinctly explained the conflict between him and Xiao Hua, He Yu's eyes turned red with anger. She found it hard to imagine how a woman from the countryside could survive in a strange big city with a newborn child.

Since moving to Beicheng after marrying her husband, He Yu has rarely interacted with He Yan's family. She only calls her uncle and aunt during holidays to greet them and exchange a few words with He Yan. She doesn't know the specific reasons for He Yan's situation.

"So, sister, can you help your brother come up with some good ideas to make Xiaohua less resistant to me? After all, you and your brother-in-law have had a very good and stable marriage for so many years, so you must have some experience to share."

He Yu said to He Yan with a cold look, "Sorry, I didn't. If I were Xiao Hua, I wouldn't like you either."

"Sister, why are you siding with reason instead of your own family? Look how troubled your brother is now because of love. You need to think of a solution for me! You're both women, you definitely understand women's hearts better than I do."

He Yan swallowed his pride and asked He Yu for a solution, not for a scolding.

Seeing that he still had the nerve to ask her for help, He Yu couldn't help but slap He Yan hard on the back of the head, just like when they were kids and He Yan misbehaved, her hand would involuntarily strike him.

"Tell me about yourself, your mother and your sister, did you just meet them today? You believe what they say, or did you really want to sever ties with Xiaohua from the very beginning? You wished Xiaohua would be just like your mother and sister said, so you could divorce her and go your separate ways, with no further interaction between you."

I think the biggest problem is yourself, so it's no wonder Xiaohua doesn't accept you now. And don't ask me for a solution; even if I had one, I wouldn't tell you! Humph!

After He Yu finished speaking, she ignored him completely, leaving He Yan feeling very aggrieved.

When Xiao Hua brought her two children over, she saw that He Yan and his cousin both looked extremely unhappy. She wanted to ask what was wrong, but thinking that she wasn't the type to meddle in other people's business, she chose to keep quiet.

He Yu took Xiao Hua's arm and said to her, "Good sister, I didn't know about your situation before. You and your child have suffered a lot of grievances and hardships these past few years. He Yan, you should hit him, scold him, and not forgive him if you should. This kind of person should suffer a bit. He owes you all of this."

Xiao Hua finally understood why He Yan and his sister looked so upset; it turned out it was because of this.

He Yu does look much better than He Ya, but in the end, she is He Yan's cousin, not He Ya's.

Although she had a good impression of He Yu, she didn't think that He Yu could be completely on the same page as her, so maintaining appropriate boundaries was still very important.

“My child and I had a good few years, and we didn’t suffer much. He Yan and I were even, and there was nothing between us.”

He Yu heard from Xiao Hua that she and He Yan were even, so she knew that her younger brother had been playing around.

Xiao Hua is a person with a strong core. She doesn't care how He Yan has treated her in the past or in the future! It's as if she doesn't care about He Yan at all.

"He owes you, so he has to repay you for the rest of his life."

As He Yu spoke, she pulled He Yan over and said, "Isn't what your sister said right? You have to make it up to Xiao Hua for the rest of your life."

He Yan nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I will do my best to make it up to her for the rest of my life."

Xiaohua was speechless and just wanted to roll her eyes, but thankfully she controlled herself, otherwise it would have made her seem rather uncouth.

It turns out these two siblings are performing a crosstalk routine, with one playing the straight man and the other the funny man.

He Yu then chatted on and on with Xiao Hua, saying that if she encountered any difficulties or was unhappy in the future, she could call her. She said that she and Xiao Hua hit it off immediately and that Xiao Hua should not treat her as He Yan's sister, but as a close friend.

Honestly, if she weren't He Yan's cousin, Xiao Hua would really like to become friends with her. But the reality is that she is He Yan's cousin, and the two siblings have a very good relationship. How could she, an outsider, interfere in their friendship that they grew up together?

Ultimately, she and He Yan will always be a community of shared interests, and Xiao Hua is very clear about this. So no matter how much she likes He Yu, she will never consider her a friend.

Time flies, and the college entrance examination scores were released. Xiaohua was admitted to Haijiao University by the minimum score. When Xiaohua saw her score, she felt really lucky. She was afraid that if she scored too high and ranked too high, it would attract attention from the outside world. After all, her identity was different. She was a social candidate and not a fresh graduate. If she got a top score in the city's science exam, it would definitely attract attention from the outside world.

If someone were to uncover that her husband's family was the He family, that Commander He was her father-in-law, and that Regiment Commander He Yan was her husband, it would be unwise.

So during the exam, she knew how to answer almost all the questions, but deliberately left some blank.

Unexpectedly, this year, everyone generally did quite well on the exams, so the university admission scores are much higher than in previous years.

Fortunately, she was admitted just barely above the cutoff score.

When the scores came out, He Yan asked her which school she had been accepted to, but Xiao Hua kept quiet the whole time and wouldn't tell him, making He Yan as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Xiao Hua didn't tell He Yan, but she immediately used the hospital's phone to call Zhou Musheng and tell him that she had been admitted to the Electronic Information Engineering program at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

He Yan secretly stood behind her and overheard her happily sharing her joy at being admitted to university with another man.

He Yan was so angry that he almost ground his back teeth to powder.

He had to eavesdrop on his wife's phone calls with other men to find out which university and major she was admitted to.

How could he not be angry! But he couldn't let Xiaohua know he was angry!

Otherwise, he would be met with a barrage of sarcastic remarks from Xiaohua, and he would only be left to silently sulk.

This is so damn frustrating!

Xiao Hua needed to go back to Haishang City for some important business. Over the past few days, she took Mao Dani to walk around the main roads, alleys, restaurants, convenience stores, and even the police station near the hospital seven or eight times, making sure Mao Dani memorized everything so she wouldn't get lost on the way back.

When He Yan heard that she had gone back to Shanghai, he assumed she was going back to see that man and immediately stopped her, saying, "Our dad is still undergoing chemotherapy. It's not appropriate for you to leave now. You should at least finish one round of chemotherapy before you leave."

Xiaohua thought he meant well, so she unusually explained to him in a gentle tone: "There's something urgent to do over there. I'll come back when I'm done. I just asked Kang'an, and she wants to stay here and play with your cousin's daughter, so I won't take her with me. Just look after Kang'an. As for my dad, my mom will take good care of him, so you don't need to worry about him."

Upon hearing this, He Yan wondered what was going on this time. He wasn't even bringing his daughter along. He probably thought the child was in the way.