Mu Jingheng led Wu's second daughter-in-law to a place to sit down. He didn't want her to faint while talking. There were many rumors in the compound about how weak Wu's second daughter-in-law was, and Xu Xinning had also confirmed that she was indeed in very poor health.

After Wu's second son's wife sat down, she looked at Mu Jingheng with a gentle smile and teased, "I told you the rumors weren't true. You're a good boy."

Mu Jingheng thought to himself: "This child has lived two lifetimes."

Wu's second son's wife took out a handkerchief, covered her mouth, coughed lightly twice, and then said, "Let's talk about the question you just asked. I'm from the Northeast, which I think everyone knows, but I was adopted by my parents. You know, back then it was a time of war and chaos, and people dying was very common. My adoptive parents didn't have any children, so they brought me back with them when they came back from elsewhere. I was already quite old then, but I had no memory of it. I guess I was terrified by something. If the people in the village hadn't kept calling me a wild child in front of me, I would never have known that I wasn't my parents' biological child."

When talking about the second daughter-in-law of the Wu family, her eyes were a little vacant, as if she was recalling something.

"Later, I had a high fever, and I don't know what nerve in my brain was triggered, but I vaguely remembered some fragments. In my memory, I saw a tall man in a suit and a very elegant young woman with permed hair. They were playing with two little girls of the same age. I knew that one of the little girls was me, and I called the other little girl 'sister.' After that, I often dreamed of this family of four. Later, I found out that my sister and I were twins, but we didn't look alike. I heard that one looked like the father and the other like the mother. Then I saw an explosion, lots of blood, lots of corpses, and then nothing. I guess my biological parents and sister died in that explosion. It was so terrible that I lost my memory."

After Wu's second daughter-in-law finished speaking, she suddenly coughed. Mu Jingheng was still a little worried, so he said, "Auntie, how about I take you home?"

Wu's second son's wife smiled: "I told you you're different from the rumors. You're a kind and good child."

Mu Jingheng's old face almost turned red from being told this. Having lived two lifetimes, this was the first time he had been called a child so often.

Wu's second daughter-in-law seemed to notice Mu Jingheng's embarrassment and laughed even more heartily.

“You and that child are a good match, and she is a rare good child.”

Mu Jingheng knew she was talking about Xu Xinning, and it seemed she really liked Xu Xinning.

Wu's second daughter-in-law continued, "I was wondering if the person your fiancée misses is my twin sister. My sister and I have many of the same habits. After your fiancée suspected that I was her, I thought about it carefully. I was able to be rescued and adopted as a daughter, so perhaps she can be too."

Mu Jingheng felt that this was not impossible. If it were true, then there was a very high possibility that Wang Ying was her sister.

Wang Ying is also from Northeast China. She and Chen Ping have been married for so many years, and she has never heard of her family or that she has ever returned to her parents' home.

If that's the case, then many things make sense.

"Do you know her too?" asked the second daughter-in-law of the Wu family.

Mu Jingheng nodded.

"Can you tell me about her?" Wu's second daughter-in-law looked at Mu Jingheng with expectant eyes.

"Her name is Wang Ying..."

"Wang Ying?" Wu's second daughter-in-law murmured.

"Yes, her name is Wang Ying, her husband's name is Chen Ping, and they have a son named Chen Jianguo. She was in danger when she was rescued by Chen Ping, who was in the army at the time. After getting to know each other, they got married. The Chen family and the Xu family have a very good relationship. My fiancée was practically raised by her. Although they are not mother and daughter, their relationship is closer than that of mother and daughter."

"Is she dead?" Wu's second daughter-in-law suddenly asked.

Mu Jingheng paused for a moment, then continued, "During the summer, a typhoon caused heavy rain and landslides. Aunt Wang Ying disappeared in one of those landslides."

"Missing?" Wu's second daughter-in-law asked in surprise.

"Yes, she is missing. The whole brigade searched for her for several days but could not find any trace of her. No one believed that she was gone, especially my fiancée, who still felt that she was alive."

"It's just that those who love her are unwilling to accept reality. In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that she should already be gone. My sister is happier than me; at least so many people still care about her," said the second daughter-in-law of the Wu family with a faint smile.

"If I were to die, many people would be overjoyed. Perhaps my death would even be a good thing for some!" said the second daughter-in-law of the Wu family, her face filled with sorrow.

"Don't you have an adopted son?" Mu Jingheng, who was bad at comforting people, forced out this sentence.

Wu's second son's wife smiled, but she didn't seem to find any comfort.

"This world isn't all beautiful, and relationships between people aren't always pure. Some relationships are just about using and being used; it's mutual benefit that binds them together. Sometimes, that's a good kind of relationship, at least it proves that my life has meaning," said the second daughter-in-law of the Wu family with a smile. She spoke very casually, as if she were talking about someone else's story.

"Wu Lao Er actually has a confidante. If it weren't for my sudden intervention back then, they might have gotten married long ago," Wu Lao Er's wife suddenly said.

Mu Jingheng was very surprised. He had never heard of this in either of his lives. Even in his previous life, when the second son of the Wu family lost his wife, he did not remember that the second son of the Wu family had remarried.

Seeing Mu Jingheng's surprise, Wu's second daughter-in-law suddenly smiled, seemingly touched by something. "I've seen that girl before. She's really attractive. She's from an arts troupe. Our marriage was a huge blow to her. She volunteered to go to the front lines, but later she lost both legs in a bombing during a retreat."

She was a dancer; how could she bear the thought of herself without legs? After returning home, she became despondent and soon fell ill and died.

Her death was a huge blow to Wu Lao Er. He hated me from then on, feeling that if I hadn't schemed against him, none of this would have happened.

I felt the same way. Later, my health deteriorated, and I felt it was God punishing me.

Mu Jingheng had no idea there would be such a part, which also explains why the two of them not only had no children for so many years, but had also been at odds with each other.

This reminded Mu Jingheng of his past life. He suddenly understood the second son of the Wu family very well. If he were the second son of the Wu family, he might be even more ruthless. Xu Daya from his past life was the best example. However, it was also possible that although the second son of the Wu family's wife had schemed to marry him, she had not done anything to wrong the Wu family or the second son of the Wu family. So, this was the reason why the second son of the Wu family had not made a move against her.