Chapter 305: The Third Wife and Her Daughter Arrive at Hong Kong

Ningyan in Repulse Bay was busy as usual. Fan Xiuqin was cooking while chatting with her colleagues: "Without me, can you still succeed? What about Wu Ge's sneaky attitude? He cares about Sister Jinying and always asks me secretly. He and I are together all day, which makes Sister Jinying think that Wu Ge likes me. She was holding back her jealousy and pretending to be an elder, advising Wu Ge to seize the opportunity when he meets a good person, and told me how good Wu Ge is."

For a while, Chen Jinying heard Fan Xiuqin talking about Wu Zhihai all the time. She felt that Xiuqin was lively and quick to learn. She was a very good girl. It would be a good thing for them to be together. She thought so rationally, but she couldn't let it go in her heart. She felt very uncomfortable and lost her temper several times at Wu Zhihai, who always listened to her.

Until Fan Xiuqin kicked Wu Zhihai, really kicked him, and scolded him: "You can't make a fart with just three punches. When you are old and both single, and you go to see your master with cakes, you two will stare at each other!"

Wu Zhihai finally mustered up the courage to confess his love to Chen Jinying. Only then did Chen Jinying know that she and Fan Xiuqin lived in the same room. Wu Zhihai never had the courage to confess his love to her. He kept looking for Fan Xiuqin all day long. Fan Xiuqin helped him to find out what she was thinking.

Wu Zhihai did express his feelings, but his temper was soft and he looked extremely nervous: "If you feel that I have offended you, after the game, I will tell Ningning that I am going to Japan. Don't feel burdened."

Chen Jinying told him: "Let's compete first."

Wu Zhihai never thought that Chen Jinying would personally admit that he was her boyfriend at the competition. At that moment, he really wanted to cry.

When he came back today, his colleagues joked and congratulated them. He was a shy person and just focused on taking orders and cooking.

"Just say less, no one thinks you are dumb!" He Yunbang came over and knocked on his little apprentice's head.

"Am I wrong? The same goes for you. How much have I worried about you?" Fan Xiuqin said.

Yue Ning walked in: "These two couples will have to break up without you."

Fan Xiuqin said proudly: "Isn't that right?"

Yue Ning walked up to Chen Jinying and said, "Didn't my uncle Rong return to Macau? Our house in Repulse Bay is now vacant. Why don't you and Wu Ge move there?"

My grandfather bought two houses in Repulse Bay. The larger one is the one the grandparents and grandchildren live in now, which is over 800 square feet, and the smaller one is over 500 square feet.

The grandfather originally thought that since his son did not grow up by his side, conflicts would inevitably arise if he lived with his son and his wife's family. He planned for his son's family to live in the big house, while he would live in a small apartment in the back building.

Later, he took Yue Ning back with him, and the two of them naturally lived together. The small house remained empty.

Li Xinrong has lived in this house in Yongjin Decoration in Aocheng for more than half a year since he came to Hong Kong City. Now that Ningyan in Yongjin has opened, Li Xinrong has gone back.

"Ah! Ningning, you are so thoughtful." Fan Xiuqin exclaimed.

Chen Jinying was a little embarrassed: "I'm going to Lyon in September. Ah Zhi will also go to France at the beginning of next year. So there's no need, right?"

"I don't plan to rent out this apartment. It's just sitting empty anyway," said Yue Ning.

Fan Xiuqin finished cooking a dish and looked at Wu Zhihai: "Brother Wu, don't say you don't want to move."

Wu Zhihai's face had already turned red. He said, "Jinying, Ningning also meant well."

Chen Jinying's face suddenly turned red. He Yunbang came over and said to Chen Jinying: "Jinying, why are you so shy? As soon as our Ah Zhen nods, I will immediately take her to register for the marriage certificate."

"Yes! I was smart and moved out of my aunt's room that night," Fan Xiuqin added.

He Yunbang shook his head: "Just stop there. Do you really need to explain it so clearly?"

Fan Xiuqin rolled her eyes at him and said, "Why are you pretending? Some people are so impatient that they don't know what to do."

He Yunbang couldn't do anything with her, so he snorted and went to work.

"Sister Jinying, do you want to move?" Fan Xiuqin leaned against Chen Jinying.

Chen Jinying really can't stand this little sister. Can't she just talk about this in the dormitory?

A waiter stood at the door and said, "Sister Jinying, there are two guests from Taiwan at the concierge desk. They say they are your third mother and fourth sister."

Chen Jinying was a little surprised. Why did they come?

She said, "Is there any vacant private room now?"

"have."

"Arrange for them to go to the private room and let them eat first. I will go after I am done with my work." Chen Jinying said.

Wu Zhihai couldn't help but ask: "What are they doing here?"

"Don't worry! There is no one in Taiwan who can control me." Chen Jinying felt relieved after the topic was changed. As long as everyone didn't dwell on moving, everything else would be no big deal.

As the lunch market was coming to an end, Chen Jinying walked out of the kitchen and went to the private room.

When I pushed the door open, I saw that the mother and daughter hadn't touched the food on the table.

"Third Aunt, Fourth Sister, why don't you eat it while it's hot?"

"Your fourth sister said that you always wait until the lunch market is over before eating. We want to wait for you to come. It won't be long anyway and the food is still hot. Let's eat together!" said the third wife.

The fourth daughter of the Chen family said, "Yes! Jinying, you have been busy for so long, come and have dinner!"

Chen Jinying asked the waiter to add more bowls and chopsticks: "Ask Chef Wu to cook a bowl of fish noodle soup."

The waiter responded and went out. Chen Jinying picked up the serving chopsticks and served food to her sister and third mother: "Third mother, fourth sister, this roast goose is the signature dish of our restaurant, but it's a pity that it's a little cold."

"Jinying, this time we came..." the third wife began to speak.

Chen Jinying made them some fish soup and said, "Third Aunt, eat first and talk while you eat."

The mother and daughter were eating. Chen Jinying also took a sip of the fish soup and looked up: "Third Mom, my dad hasn't given up yet, has he?"

"No, no. He didn't want you to return to Taiwan. He had thought it through and made a new will these days. About half of the assets will be given to Jinlong, and the other half will be divided equally among the four daughters."

"He would actually give half of his assets to his daughter?" This was beyond Chen Jinying's expectations.

When she was in Taiwan, she was paid very little, so how could she be willing to share so much?

The third wife recounted what happened at home after Chen Dexiang collapsed.

Chen Jinying heard from the third wife that the fourth wife was basically unwilling to serve Chen Dexiang, Chen Jinlong went out to fool around every day, and even found a woman outside, and Yulian couldn't help but make trouble at home. The fourth wife also spoiled her son, scolded her daughter-in-law, and allowed her son and daughter-in-law to make trouble in front of Chen Dexiang.

Even at this point, he still wants to leave half of his assets to his son. His son is indeed his father's lifeblood.

"Then, did he have any request? Did he want me to go back and reopen De Xiang?" Chen Jinying asked.

The third wife said, "No, no, his only request is that if he dies, you go back and kowtow to him. He has understood it."

Chen Jinying laughed: "If there is one, there will be another. Being with my dad is a competition of who has a harder heart. He always says that women should get married and take care of their husbands and children. Otherwise, they will be childless when they are old and there will be no place to be buried when they die. But when I learned cooking and said I would not get married, did he object? No. Because if I don't get married, I can be Jinlong's substitute. It will be of great benefit to the Chen family."

The third wife looked up at her and said, "He has come to his senses now and regrets it."

"He regretted because he now felt powerless. If I took a step back, he would make me take two steps back. You feel sorry for him now, but has he ever felt sorry for you or my mother? When my mother was dying, my father forced me to cook in the restaurant. I asked Ah Zhi to watch over my mother, but I ran away. He went to the hospital to question me, saying that if I went to the hospital, would my mother be able to survive? Besides, my biological mother had a difficult birth when she gave birth to me. If she had called a doctor immediately or sent her to the hospital, she might have survived. He took me away, but has he ever felt sorry for my biological mother? Has he ever thought that she still has three boys to raise?" Chen Jinying asked the third wife, "Third mother, even if you haven't thought about my two mothers, have you thought about my fourth sister?"

Chen Jinying looked at her fourth sister, her eyes fixed on her forehead. Chen Jinxiu unconsciously touched her forehead, where there was a scar. It was left many years ago when her husband got drunk and went crazy, pushed her down, and hit her forehead on the corner of the table.

The third sister had two daughters, but they only went to junior high school and didn't learn any skills. When they were old enough, they were arranged to get married. All of them married up, but one of them was a second wife. The children left by the original wife were all grown up, and the family relationship was complicated. Many times, the third sister had to swallow her anger. The fourth sister's marriage was even worse. The husband was good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He kept a mistress outside and had children. He also beat his wife when he got home.

When opening a restaurant, the customers are from all walks of life. At that time, both companies had some influence in Taipei and could serve as a backer for De Xiang Hotel.

However, this would inevitably make the two sisters suffer. They would be bullied and beaten, and no one would support them.

"My elder sister was beaten by her brother-in-law and came home with a bandage on her head. Did he support my elder sister as a father? He was a peacemaker, saying that it was inevitable for a couple to quarrel, but was that a quarrel? My elder sister was beaten. It was because of the marriage of my third and fourth sisters that I knew that if I got married, my married life would be basically the same as my two elder sisters. I was fifteen years old that year, and I told myself that I would study and learn a craft, and not let my father arrange my marriage." Chen Jinying looked at the third wife, "What's funny is that my father obviously used the marriages of my two elder sisters to gain benefits, and you, the third mother, didn't get any benefits either, and your life is completely worse than that of the fourth mother who gave birth to a son."

The third wife didn't understand, but she had no choice. She was the concubine that Chen Dexiang bought with a few dollars, and she only gave birth to two daughters. She also knew that if she got cancer, Chen Dexiang would definitely not be willing to treat her like he treated the second sister. But what could she do? If she left the Chen family, where could she go to eat?

"Third mother, you take good care of my dad. My dad thinks about this and he knows that he doesn't have much time left. Anyway, let him get more money through his fingers, that's your retirement money." Chen Jinying looked at her fourth sister, "Fourth sister, my brother-in-law has almost ruined the family business. Their family has long been forgotten by those people in Taipei. Xiaoyu is about to graduate from university, right? She studied business?"

Chen Jinxiu didn't know why the fifth sister mentioned her daughter, but when talking about her daughter, Chen Jinxiu said proudly: "Yes! She just graduated and joined Xingguang Department Store to work in the human resources department."

After she got married, she gave birth to a daughter, and the man went out to support the woman and gave birth to a son. Fortunately, the daughter was very hardworking and had good grades since she was young. After graduating from university, she joined the Taipei Starlight Department Store as a human resources specialist.

"Go back and tell Xiaoyu that Xingguang is a department store controlled by Hong'an Group. I will find a way to send her to Hong'an in Gangcheng for study. When she comes to Gangcheng, you can take this opportunity to tell your family that you are worried about your daughter being alone in a strange city and come to Gangcheng to take care of her. After you come, I will help you arrange a lawyer to file for a divorce with your brother-in-law. You must not show up yourself, and let the lawyer handle all the procedures. You must get a divorce before my father dies. The three of you, the grandparents and grandchildren, can live with my father's inheritance. If you don't divorce your brother-in-law, these inheritances will be forced out by him sooner or later. He will either squander them or give them to that woman." Chen Jinying picked up a shrimp and said while peeling it, "Third mother, the third sister suffered so much, although she didn't get much inheritance when the third brother-in-law died. But at least she is now a daughter-in-law and a mother-in-law, her son is married, and she has a grandson. The fourth sister and her daughter are still in the wolf's den."

The third wife was forced by Chen Dexiang to come to Hong Kong to persuade Chen Jinying, but she didn't expect to be persuaded by Chen Jinying instead.

"Even if you two don't consider yourselves, you have to consider Xiaoyu. She is getting married. Are you sure Xiaoyu won't be sold to her by her fourth brother-in-law for a good price?"

I can die, but my daughter is like a flower, just blooming! How could Chen Jinxiu bear to let her daughter follow her old path? She looked at the third wife: "Mom, I think what Jinying said makes sense."

"Third mother, go back and tell my father that I will not go back. If he thinks my last name is Chen, I must go back. I can also change my last name to Dong, the same last name as my brothers. I don't want his money, even if he wants to make up for my salary, let alone the inheritance."

Chen Jinying's words left the mother and daughter stunned.

At this time, the waiter brought in fish soup noodles. Chen Jinying divided the fish soup noodles between the mother and daughter, and said: "This is the only way to stop my father's thoughts. Fourth sister, you have to stop thinking about him completely, otherwise Xiaoyu will be another you and me. Are you willing to let Xiaoyu waste her life like you, or waste 18 years of youth like me?"

Chen Jinxiu understood what she meant. If it weren't for her second mother, someone as capable and scheming as Jinying would have left Taiwan long ago.

Chen Jinxiu nodded solemnly.