Aunt: "Jingjing, that's true. Your aunt didn't make a fuss? But I heard that she's watching Zhou Zhida very closely now."

Xie Jing: "They only made a scene once on the first day, but they never made a scene again after that. Maybe they just felt sorry for Zhida."

She was now holding Fang Qin in high esteem. If Fang Qin treated Lin Zhida harshly in the future, she would be drowned by the spit from the outside world.

Second aunt: "I heard that Zhou Jiwen is dating the only daughter of the Shen family. When this incident happened, they were not affected?"

"Shouldn't they?" Xie Jing frowned. "After all, I'm still in school, so I don't know their situation. But Zhou Jiwen is an adult now, not a child anymore. Even if he suddenly has a younger brother, it shouldn't affect him, right?"

Cousin Liu said softly, "That's not necessarily true. If she truly loves her daughter, knowing that her in-laws have an illegitimate child, wouldn't she also question her own daughter's character? If her children follow their example, wouldn't that be harming her own daughter?"

Xie Jing: "This is what normal parents should think about, Mom, don't you agree?"

Liu Limin froze for a moment, then forced a smile, "That's right. When evaluating a son-in-law's character, one naturally has to consider the family tradition. Most families wouldn't consider someone like this who has an illegitimate child."

Xie Jing responded with a half-believing humour, and then chatted with her eldest and second aunts about family matters. She often just responded with "hmm" responses, and from these women she heard many secrets of the wealthy families.

But most of the discussion revolved around the Zhou family, and Xie Jing didn't care at all. The Zhou family was the Zhou family, and the second branch was the second branch. What did it have to do with their first branch?

Xie Jing naturally wanted to give Zhou Zhida and his wife some trouble now. No matter what others thought, she and Zhou Jiyun were now comrades in the same trench, so Zhou Jiyun's enemies were her enemies.

Rather than letting the couple die a miserable death as Zhou Jiyun said, it would be better for them to suppress these people in advance.

The Liu family's villa is naturally incomparable to the Zhou family's old house. After a family dinner at noon, many guests went back and waited to reunite at the hotel in the evening.

Now, only Liu family members remained, such as Xie Xuerong and Xie Wuyang, the children of the eldest and second uncles, and Zhou Jiyun and Xie Jing.

Zhou Jiyun naturally found an excuse: "Jingjing and I have been married until now, and we haven't been to the Liu family as guests. Grandma won't find us annoying, right?"

Grandma Liu said with a smile: "How could that be? I wish you could stay longer. I'll ask Auntie to bring us some snacks and fruits."

"I remember Jingjing loves those sticky snacks the most, and it just so happens that Auntie is good at that."

Xie Jing smiled and said, "Thank you, grandma, for remembering my hobbies. I haven't been to your house for a long time. Can I take a walk around?"

Grandma Liu: "Of course you can, child. This is your grandmother's home, not someone else's. Why should you be so formal? I'm just afraid that after you've seen your grandfather's Chinese garden, you'll look down on your grandparents' modest family."

Zhou Jiyun thought to himself that even though this old lady seemed uneducated, she really understood double entendres. She was ostensibly saying that the Liu family was small, but in reality, she was flattering Xie Jing, implying that she hadn't been back since her marriage and was dazzled by the Zhou family's grand mansion.

Could he let the blame fall on Xie Jing? Zhou Jiyun immediately laughed: "Etiquette should not be abandoned. It's also my fault that I'm too busy. Jingjing has schoolwork. Usually, I have to make an appointment in advance to see her. How can I find time to visit relatives and friends?"

When he defended Xie Jing in person, everyone naturally had different reactions. For example, Liu Limin, Xie Xuerong, and Xie Wuyang had seen Zhou Jiyun defend Xie Jing before, so they remained calm.

Everyone in the Liu family, from Grandma Liu to Cousin Liu, was surprised. Especially Liu Quan, who now felt an irrepressible jealousy towards Xie Jing.

At first, Grandma Liu wanted to snatch this marriage away, but Xie Xuerong flatly refused. The Liu family had their own plans, and Liu Quan wasn't so eager at the time. After all, she didn't want to marry a man with a white moonlight in his heart.

But now that he knows that everything is just a rumor, and seeing how gentle and considerate Zhou Jiyun is to Xie Jing, Liu Quan can't help but imagine, if it was herself who married Zhou Jiyun, would she be the one being protected by him now?

Grandma Liu was worldly-wise, after all. She immediately laughed and said, "When people get old, they tend to get confused and say the wrong things. I only remembered that Jingjing was married, but I forgot she's still a student. She must be very busy with schoolwork, right?"

Xie Jing nodded. "It's true that I'm quite busy. I have classes every day, and sometimes the professor assigns homework."

Zhou Jiyun also helped explain: "Jingjing's major is the school's flagship major. It's very difficult to learn and requires a lot of effort."

Liu Quan couldn't hide his words: "My brother-in-law is young and promising, Jingjing shouldn't work too hard."

"What are you talking about?" Zhou Jiyun said seriously, "Jingjing's ideals are just ideals, and she has her hobbies too. I can't be so selfish as to ask Jingjing to sacrifice for me. Love isn't like that. It's about both of us becoming better, not just one person giving in."

Liu Quan was choked, and Aunt Liu quickly countered: "Jiyun, don't take it to heart. The main reason is that you are busy, and Jingjing is busy too. These two busy people getting together is not conducive to family harmony, right?"

Zhou Jiyun raised his eyebrows: "How could that be? No matter how busy we are, we all have to go home. Where does the discord come from?"

The better Zhou Jiyun and Xie Jing's relationship became, the more Liu Limin felt it was irritating. Her daughter Wuyou was now abroad, and she didn't know what she was doing. But they were the culprits, yet they were living such a comfortable life. Was this fair?

But Liu Limin didn't dare to quarrel with Zhou Jiyun, and even when they were alone, she didn't dare to quarrel with Xie Jing. After all, Xie Jing was a very evil girl, and when she went crazy, she didn't recognize anyone.

After all, Grandma Liu was old, so after talking for a while, she went back to her bedroom for a nap. Everyone else naturally dispersed, and Xie Jing and Zhou Jiyun were also assigned a guest room, but neither of them felt like taking a nap.

Zhou Jiyun pushed open the window and said, "Li Ercui is indeed an extraordinary person. Although she hasn't read much, her mind is really extraordinary."

Xie Jing said calmly, "Cixi didn't read much either, but that didn't stop her from becoming the biggest winner in the end. Some people don't become bad because they've read a lot. She was just born bad."

"I checked today. There are four aunts in the Liu family. They are not old, only about forty years old. They probably don't know about the Liu family's past. We need to find the maids who used to work there."

"Brother Fan has been looking for her, but it's been too long and it's hard to find her for the time being." Zhou Jiyun put his arm around Xie Jing's waist from behind and said, "Your cousin is so annoying."