At this time, Lin Jiao finally regretted it. It was at this moment that she realized what she had missed. If she had not made a fuss and had fulfilled the engagement obediently, the Lin family would not have discovered that she was not a child of the Lin family.
Lin Yan would live in that remote little county town for the rest of her life, and then be sold by that couple in exchange for a betrothal gift.
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in life. Lin Yan became Mrs. Lin Lu. If the news that she was not the daughter of the Lin family was leaked, even the families of equal status would not let her in.
Lin Jiao pursed her lips tightly, and Lin's mother also realized something, but out of consideration for her mother's face, she remained silent.
Lu Jinghuai looked at Lin Yan, walked over, held her hand, and rubbed it: "You didn't feel wronged, did you?"
Lin Yan didn't know how to answer this question for a moment, but she felt inexplicably aggrieved and pursed her lips after a long time.
"fine."
[It's over. I actually felt wronged in front of Lu Jinghuai.]
People will only show weakness and feel aggrieved in front of those they trust and rely on. In an instant, Lu Jinghuai understood the meaning of Lin Yan's words.
Lu Jinghuai's expression softened. "We've finished what we need to talk about. Let's go downstairs."
Father Lin also reacted and said quickly: "Yes, yes, let's go down, your uncles and aunts have also changed, and there are also Yuanyuan and Yanzi, you are all girls of the same age and have topics to talk about."
Father Lin was talking about the daughters of the Lin family's uncles and aunts. Lin Yan did not respond, and Father Lin did not dare to care.
Lu Jinghuai took Lin Yan's hand and went downstairs. Lin's mother and Lin Jiao did not follow. Lin's father glared at Lin's mother, and Lin Jiao followed him.
Lin's father's back disappeared at the stairs, and Lin's mother's expression finally became ugly.
Lin Jiao sniffed in grievance: "Mom, if only I hadn't made a fuss back then, if only I had agreed to the marriage..."
Lin's mother also understood what Lin Jiao meant. She had a very good relationship with Lin Jiao. If Lin Jiao became Mrs. Lu, she would never contradict her like this.
Mother Lin came to her senses and her heart softened when she saw Lin Jiao's lost and regretful look.
"Don't worry, Jiaojiao, you will definitely marry someone better than her in the future."
Cao Qin pulled the corners of her mouth but finally held back and said nothing. Seeing that the mother and daughter on the other side were about to say something, she really couldn't help but speak.
"Aunt, cousin, my mom will be here soon. I'll go downstairs and wait for her first."
Cao Qin's words made Lin's mother realize that there was someone else on the second floor. She looked unhappy, waved her hand and said "hmm".
Aunt Lin’s husband’s family has not been doing well in the past two years, which has led to Lin’s mother always looking down on Aunt Lin.
Therefore, her attitude towards Cao Qin was lukewarm. Every time Aunt Lin brought Cao Qin back, she felt that she was here to ask for money.
At this time, relatives and friends of the Lin family also came downstairs one after another, and Lin's father also asked the servants to call Lin's mother down.
In front of outsiders, Lin's mother acted very calmly and no longer had the ugly expression she had just had.
But it was obvious that she didn't like Lin Yan very much. She held Lin Jiao's hand and talked to her the whole time.
Aunt Lin noticed something was wrong and pulled her daughter aside: "What's wrong?"
Cao Qin was also helpless and briefly described what happened on the second floor.
Aunt Lin was silent. Her sister-in-law had been living a good life for too long and was becoming more and more confused. Her own daughter had been swapped for more than 20 years and finally came back, but she didn't show much love to her.
No matter how good the adopted daughter is, you can't sacrifice your biological daughter for her. It's true that they have been together for more than 20 years, but the other one is also your biological daughter. At least you should treat them equally.
What's more, Lin Yan is now the wife of the Lu family, so we have to give her some face.
In the end, Aunt Lin held her daughter's hand helplessly and said, "Don't learn from your aunt. She's your cousin. At the very least, for the sake of her being Madam Lu, you should flatter her, but don't offend her either."
Cao Qin hummed and curled her lips: "I'm not a fool."
As for Lin's mother, she was probably that fool who completely offended her good daughter.
Lin's mother is a fool who deliberately ignores Lin Yan. But the other people in the Lin family are not fools. Lin Yan's current identity is the wife of the Lu family.
Although the Lu family and the Lin family are both wealthy families in North City, there is still a gap between them. The Lu family's situation has been getting better and better in recent years, and it is the top family in North City, while the Lin family is just an ordinary family with a little money from a company.
If it weren't for the fact that Lin Yan was the daughter of the Lin family, the Lin family would never have invited Lu Jinghuai to such a birthday party.
The side branches of the Lin family usually have no contact with the Lu family, so they naturally would not miss such a good opportunity today.
Throughout the whole process, he tried hard to build relationships with Lu Jinghuai and Lin Yan, but Lin Yan didn't notice the slightest bit of being ignored.
The girls from the uncles and aunts of the Lin family were not as arrogant as Lin Jiao. After being greeted by the elders in the family, they would come up to Lin Yan with a smile and call her "Sister Lin Yan".
Lin Yan is not a crazy person. She doesn't argue with everyone she sees, especially cousins who come to say hello.
No matter what the purpose was for seeing the other person's smiling face, Lin Yan responded.
Lin Jiao's face darkened at Lin Yan's "popularity".
She pursed her lips tightly, unable to utter a word, and could only secretly curse these cousins for being snobbish.
When Lu Jinghuai saw that Lin Yan was chatting well with those girls, he withdrew his gaze. His expression and attitude towards these unfamiliar relatives of the Lin family in front of him became much better.
When some uncles and aunts asked for cooperation, he thought about it and did not directly refuse, but spoke.
"You can send the plan to my assistant first. If Lu is interested and the plan is okay, Lu will consider it."
It was a brief sentence, without a direct nod of agreement, but it was enough to make the uncles smile: "Okay, okay! Thank you for troubling Mr. Lu."
Lu Jinghuai nodded slightly and said nothing more.
At this time, on that side, in addition to Aunt Lin, Lin's mother's sister-in-law also discovered that something was wrong between Lin's mother and Lin Yan. She frowned and pulled Lin's mother to the corner.
"I noticed you've been bringing Jiaojiao with you all day, and you haven't said anything to Yanyan. They're both your daughters. Even if you love Jiaojiao, you still have to pretend to be nice to Yanyan. What if someone sees you like this?"
Lin's mother's sister-in-law knew that her younger sister-in-law loved her adopted daughter, but she had never seen her treat her biological daughter badly while loving her adopted daughter.
Mother Lin had just seen that people around Lin Yan were constantly flattering her, and she was very angry. When her sister-in-law asked her about it, she didn't hold back and spoke directly.
"The difference between raising a child outside and raising one by your side is huge. You don't understand. She was talking back to me just now. It's obvious that she doesn't treat me as her real mother. How can I possibly get close to her?"
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