Chen Zhaodi opened her mouth wide and looked at Zhou Hongyu beside her, saying quickly, "Xianglan usually seems smart, but she's acting silly right now. Demanding too much is annoying, and she might end up losing everything!"
Zhou Hongyu rolled her eyes at her, "That's you!"
Xianglan is different. Talented people are valued wherever they go, and Xianglan's suggestions might even be accepted.
Sure enough, Uncle Song hesitated for half a second before agreeing.
"Sure, but I have conditions!"
"you say!"
Uncle Song looked at the Chang family elders who could handle Xianglan: "Grandpa, although I have a close relationship with Xianglan's grandfather, this is the first time I've dealt with Xianglan. Sometimes she doesn't listen to me, so I hope you can help mediate between us."
The elderly Chang couple chuckled, "Everyone's doing this for Xianglan's own good!"
Xianglan had a cold face; she was cunning!
Uncle Song: "Xianglan, it was my oversight that you didn't want to go to Hong Kong. How about this, if you want to stay in Beijing, I have no objection. However, you can't waste your life, otherwise how will I face your grandfather in the future!"
“I have an empty house in Beijing. Since you don’t want my things, I’ll just transfer that house to your name.”
Xianglan was overjoyed. No one dislikes something that's free, especially a house that's been given away for free.
The elderly Chang couple also put on happy expressions, preparing to thank him properly on Xianglan's behalf.
Uncle Song changed the subject: "I originally planned to give her some things as a dowry so that she would have confidence after she got married. Now I have other ideas. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until her wedding day. So, I'll give her five years. I'll pay for her to go to night school. She has to at least get me a college diploma!"
Chen Zhaodi opened her mouth wide again, looking at Zhou Hongyu with a bitter expression: "I can't meet this condition!"
Reading was killing her—
Xianglan thought about it and felt that the condition was extremely challenging, so she readily agreed.
"If I could own a house and settle down in Beijing through my own efforts, I would be very happy!"
Uncle Song clapped his hands in appreciation.
Zhou Hongyu couldn't help but nod. Sigh, if no unexpected trouble had come along, and Xianglan had stayed with the Chang family, her relationship with Xianglan would definitely have gotten better and better.
They are the same kind of people—
But it's all good. Xianglan has found a powerful backer and will have no worries about food and clothing. She will have more opportunities in the future, which can be considered a kind of luck.
Many people spend their entire lives struggling to earn a living, and all their aspirations are ultimately just illusions.
As for Xianglan attending night school, Uncle Song still needs to ask his secretary to arrange it when he gets back, so once this matter is settled, it will be put aside for now.
As Xianglan's nominal new family member, Uncle Song planned to treat the Chang family to a meal to thank them for their kindness to Xianglan these past few days.
Everyone laughed and agreed. Then, the elderly couple from the Chang family were pulled aside by Uncle Song to chat.
Chen Zhaodi quietly tugged at Zhou Hongyu's clothes and pulled her aside.
She frowned, remembering the unpleasant things that had happened: "I've yelled at Xianglan a few times. Do you think she'll complain? I don't want to offend this big boss!"
Zhou Hongyu: Hehe!
Are you scared now?
Chen Zhaodi is a bit dim-witted, possessing the inherent flaws of human nature. Sometimes when she's in a bad mood, she likes to nag Xianglan, who was just a nanny at the time. She's not that bad, but she's not that good either.
Zhou Hongyu teased her, "That's not necessarily true. Xianglan is a good person and doesn't seem like the type to tattle. But your parents are naive and will say anything to others, so you'd better be careful!"
Chen Zhaodi was initially delighted, but then her expression turned to horror.
Yes, her in-laws, who can't keep secrets, are the biggest weapon!
Chen Zhaodi quickly ran over to chat with her cousin Song and the others, trembling with fear that the Chang family elders would reveal the things she had done to Xianglan.
Zhou Hongyu: "..."
Is her head just filled with water?!
Let them fend for themselves, I can't be bothered with them anymore.
*
A dark cloud hangs over the Song family.
Back home, Li Ling wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks and ridicule Liu Yujie for her incompetence.
The next second, she saw Madam Song's face turn ashen, so she quickly made an excuse and left.
Song Xiaogu had said she had something to do at home and left before she even got on the bus.
Everyone else left, but one person couldn't leave; she had to stay and endure Madam Song's fury.
"Mom..." Liu Yujie's face turned pale.
"How dare you call me 'Mom'! I don't deserve that title!"
Madam Song sneered repeatedly. She thought Liu Yujie would pull off something big today to win over her cousin-in-law, but she didn't expect to pull off such a big one!
"Do you think I don't know how much money my family spent to open the shop, and this is the result you give me? When Qingyun comes back, have him come and talk to me!"
Liu Yujie's back was soaked with cold sweat. The last time Madam Song talked to Song Qingyun, it was because she used her merit of giving birth to the eldest grandson of the Song family to steal the job that the Song family had specially prepared for Song Xiaogu.
That time, the Song family took the child away from her and ordered her to go back to her parents' home and wait for someone to pick her up before she could come back.
Liu Yujie felt ashamed and didn't go back to her parents' home. Instead, she rented a house with the money. Afterwards, she learned her lesson and never dared to cross the line with the Song family again.
One unlucky thing after another!
Thinking of Sun Yanxia's godbrother who had already been arrested, and then of the fake Xianglan family whose identities had been exposed, and finally of her family members working in the shop, Liu Yujie wanted to shout a few words of anger: God is blind!
Song Qingyun was called back from outside by a phone call from Madam Song.
Madam Song's tone was unfriendly, and she was on the verge of exploding with rage. Even though Song Qingyun didn't want to see Liu Yujie, who had brought him trouble, he had no choice but to go home.
"Qingyun." Liu Yujie looked at him with pleading eyes.
Song Qingyun smiled gently and comforted her, "It's okay, I'll have a good talk with Mom."
Liu Yujie breathed a sigh of relief, watched him walk into the living room, and then turned and went upstairs.
Madam Song was ruthless in her scolding, and Liu Yujie, who was already insecure about her background, was most afraid of hearing Madam Song bring up her origins.
After Song Qingyun finished comforting Madam Song, he went to find her in the bedroom on the second floor.
Upon hearing the door open, Liu Yujie shrank back and began to sob silently.
She choked up, "Qingyun, Mom's not angry anymore, is she?"
Song Qingyun stopped at the door and looked coldly at her back: "Mom's alright, Yujie, I have something to tell you."
Liu Yujie turned around.
"Let's get a divorce!"
Liu Yujie immediately dropped her pretense and jumped up, screaming, "Qingyun, what did Mom say! I'm Zhuangzhuang's mother! There's no other woman in the world who loves Zhuangzhuang more than me!"
Song Qingyun's eldest grandson, Zhuangzhuang, is Liu Yujie's get-out-of-jail-free card. She believes that she and Song Qingyun are deeply in love and will never use it unless absolutely necessary, so as not to damage the harmony between husband and wife.
Song Qingyun pressed down on her shoulders: "Listen to me first, this is all for our own good, and also for Zhuangzhuang's good!"
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