Chapter 123 An Unexpected Result
"Madam, what's wrong?"
Jiang Xixi, with her sharp eyes, noticed the tears rolling down Jiang's wife's cheeks and was startled. She quickly asked what was wrong.
"It's nothing, I'm just happy, my niece from my mother's side has been found!"
Hearing this, the unsuspecting Jiang Xixi and her husband didn't react much, only happy that Mrs. Jiang had found her relatives. But Mr. Jiang was different. After hearing his wife's answer, he was so shocked that he fell off his chair.
"Old woman, your niece's body was found back then, so how come she suddenly came back to life?" It's no wonder Master Jiang is a conspiracy theorist; the Liu family's position is simply too conspicuous.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Jiang's face was filled with sadness as she slowly recounted the whole story of what happened back then.
It turns out that when her little niece went missing, it was during a period of power transition in the Liu family. Her brother had just become the head of the Liu family, and his position was not stable. After the child went missing, in order not to alert the enemy, they could only search for her in secret.
My sister-in-law, Chen Yi, was in a very unstable mental state for a period of time while searching for her child.
In order to secure his position as head of the family and to divert everyone's attention from his daughter, her brother came up with this scheme of substituting a cat for the crown prince. Later, he secured his position as head of the family, but his sister-in-law's emotions could no longer be subject to such extreme highs and lows, so he kept it a secret from her.
It was only after Xiaoyu was born that her sister-in-law's emotions gradually stabilized.
Her brother had been secretly searching for the child for many years without any news. Now that his sister-in-law was aware of it, it seems that he has really found his little niece.
“I plan to go to the capital now. I want to see that child. I took her from my sister-in-law’s arms when she was just a tiny little thing. I wonder what she looks like now.”
Mrs. Jiang's face was full of anticipation, and Jiang Xixi, who was standing next to her, wanted to say something, but seeing Mrs. Jiang's joyful expression, she ultimately did not say anything.
If she remembered correctly, in her previous life, shortly after the college entrance examination was reinstated, the Liu family suffered a major blow, and she didn't know if it had anything to do with this real daughter who had just returned home.
The timing of this person's return was too opportune, and the Liu family did not later announce that they had a daughter.
"Xixi, Laicheng, why don't you come with us, the old couple?"
Jiang Xixi was tempted to go. The Liu family had helped her a lot, and now that she knew they were in trouble, she wanted to do her best to help them.
“I want to go. It just so happens that the department stores in Beijing are having some business problems, and I was planning to go and take a look anyway.”
Wei Laicheng was a little confused. Why hadn't his wife told him about this?
However, as a loyal follower of his wife, he has always adhered to the principle of being wherever his wife is.
"I'm going too!"
...
Jiang Xixi and her husband said goodbye to Master Jiang and his wife first, as they needed to pack some things to go back to.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they got home, they encountered an unexpected person outside.
Wei's mother
"Mom, what brings you here?"
Looking at her youngest son's wary expression, Wei's mother couldn't help but smile bitterly.
She had been waiting here for most of the day. Today was the end of the college entrance examination, and she wanted to come and ask how the two of them had done.
Unexpectedly, the wait lasted so long, so her tone was somewhat resentful: "Why aren't you coming back right after your exams? What are you running around for?"
"Our master and mistress invited us to dinner, which delayed us for a while. Mom, what brings you here?" Wei Laicheng stepped in front of Jiang Xixi and answered his mother's question first.
"What? I'm your own mother. Can't I come to you for no reason?"
Before Wei Laicheng could answer, Jiang Xixi, who was waiting behind him, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
What a joke! Her mother-in-law is the kind of person who never comes to the temple without a reason. Every time she comes, she has a mission. I wonder who she's here to ask for work from today.
"What are you laughing at?" Mother Wei's tone was fierce. She owed the youngest child a debt, not Jiang Xixi. In fact, she should be grateful to the Wei family. If it weren't for the Wei family marrying her, she would probably be somewhere in a labor camp with her bad parents.
Moreover, Lai Cheng didn't have so many ulterior motives before. It was only after he married Jiang Xixi, who was full of schemes, that her son gradually distanced himself from them.
Thinking of this, Wei's mother looked at Jiang Xixi with a very unfriendly gaze.
Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were about to fight again, Wei Laicheng quickly moved a few steps to the right to block their view.
“My wife wasn’t laughing. She was thinking about something else. Mom, is there something you need? If it’s urgent, just say so. We need to pack our things and catch our train tonight.”
"Catching the train? It's almost Chinese New Year, where are you two going?" Upon hearing this, Wei's mother became anxious.
Why are you running around during the Lunar New Year?
"My master and his wife came all the way from Beijing to Huai'an to cheer us on for the college entrance exam. The old couple are going back now, and we have to go see them off."
"Oh? Is that so?" Wei's mother, who had originally wanted to say something, felt embarrassed to say anything after hearing this, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Despite being biological parents to the old man, not a single outsider cares about their son...
Thinking about the purpose of her visit today, Wei's mother felt even worse.
But there are some things I have to say. "Laicheng, I've come to ask you for a favor today. Could you please help your sister-in-law, Zhang Meiya? That Zuo Jianguo is a scoundrel. He's always bullying your sister-in-law. No matter what, she's still Xiaohuzi's mother. I know you have connections in the city. Do you think you could..."
Upon hearing this, Wei Laicheng thought to himself, "Just as I suspected."
But this matter is really difficult to handle. Zuo Jianguo is easy to deal with, but the people behind him are not so easy to deal with.
"Mom, there's nothing I can do about this. I probably can't help. Besides, since Zhang Meiya made her choice, she has to keep going, even if she has to crawl on her knees. As for Xiaohuzi, I personally think it's better to have no mother than to have one. Since he's the eldest brother's only descendant, you and Dad can raise him."
"You won't even help with this little thing? Your older brother loved you the most when he was alive. What an ingrate! That Zuo Jianguo is just a good-for-nothing. What kind of backing does he have? You think I don't know how to bully your mother?" Wei's mother thought Wei Laicheng was unwilling to help and shouted angrily.
“Mom, this is all Zhang Meiya’s own doing. Why should Wei Laicheng clean up her mess? We can’t help her and we won’t help her with this. Since Zhang Meiya dared to do that back then, she should have the guts to bear the consequences now.”
After Jiang Xixi finished speaking, she pulled Wei Laicheng into the house.
Before Wei's mother could say anything more, Jiang Xixi slammed the door shut right in front of her.
Mother Wei was instantly furious. "What sins have I committed to deserve such a daughter-in-law? She's so unfilial!"
After howling a few times and seeing that the person inside showed no intention of coming out, he pounded on the door before turning and leaving.
As he left, he was still cursing under his breath.
After a day and two nights on the train, Jiang Xixi and her companions finally arrived in the capital.
"Jiaxin, over here~" Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Xixi quickly gestured to Mrs. Jiang. The two turned around and looked over. Who else could it be but Chen Yi?
"Sister-in-law? This is?" Mrs. Jiang came up to Chen Yi, greeted her first, and then stared at a girl standing next to Chen Yi without blinking.
“This is your niece, Xi Nuan.” Chen Yi seemed very happy, her eyes fixed on the girl named Xi Nuan.
"Xi Nuan? Child, you've suffered so much!" Mrs. Jiang hugged the girl named Xi Nuan into her arms, patting her back repeatedly, her voice choked with emotion.
Mrs. Jiang's words were not unfounded. Liu Xinuan had clearly not had a good life these past few years. Although Chen Yi had dressed her up carefully, her timidity and sallow complexion were enough to tell people what kind of life she had lived before.
This was the first time the aunt and niece recognized each other, a heartbreaking scene. Jiang Xixi stared at the girl next to Xi Nuan with an expression of utter surprise.
"Jiang Yurou?"
"My dear sister, it's been so long!"
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