Chang Rihui and Ke Qiao broke up. The incident occurred the year Ke Qiao was admitted to university, and the news was leaked by the two parties involved.
The reason for their breakup remains unknown.
Strangely, despite breaking up, the two individuals still maintained contact with each other's families.
Chang Rihui would send gifts to the Ke family through intermediaries during holidays, but Mrs. Ke was completely unmoved by his attempts to curry favor, while Mr. Ke always maintained a kind and agreeable demeanor.
Mr. Ke was very polite to those who came to deliver gifts. Sometimes he would take the opportunity to ask about Chang Rihui's situation abroad, such as whether he had a girlfriend or when he planned to return to China. He would ask about such intimate topics, showing no signs of distance.
However, if either Ke Qiao or Mrs. Ke were present, Mr. Ke would not dare to speak; they could not bear to hear such things.
Like Chang Rihui, even after announcing their breakup, Keqiao still maintained close ties with the Chang family, and everyone tacitly avoided mentioning their breakup.
Only the two parties involved know the hidden story behind it.
In the kitchen, Chef Qiao was busy with his former apprentice from the machinery factory, while Hongyan, the housekeeper from Chang Pengfei's family, was helping out.
Ke Qiao walked through the courtyard with a cold face. Several young people greeted her when they saw her, but she ignored them all.
One of Chef Qiao's apprentices muttered to himself, "Miss Ke's temper has been getting worse lately!"
We dare not provoke them!
The nanny, Hongyan, glared at him: "How can you talk like that? Miss Ke has the best temper ever. Maybe she's just in a bad mood today!"
The man retorted unhappily, "How much could a nanny like you know, Miss Ke..."
Chef Qiao, focused on the food in the pot, heard the noise around him and shouted, "All of you, behave yourselves and hurry up and get this meal ready!"
Today, things were unexpectedly delayed. The vegetable vendor, with whom we usually have a good relationship, was short of a few items. Chef Qiao had to send his apprentice out to buy them before cooking, which took up a lot of time.
That year, after the father and daughter reunited, Chef Qiao settled in Beijing. When the land near the research institute was developed, Chef Qiao used his savings to buy a villa in the community.
Zhou Zhongliang and Shen Keyi also bought a villa to be neighbors, but the couple broke their promise and an accident occurred, preventing them from taking their child back as agreed.
Over the years, they could only send people to the capital to take care of the children. Granny Zhou lived with them and played a pivotal role in their lives.
Ke Qiao lifted the curtain and entered the room. Granny Zhou was chatting with Granny Chang, who was unwell, while Zhou Hongyu was leisurely brewing tea, emphasizing a relaxed and carefree atmosphere.
"Keqiao is here!"
Granny Zhou and Granny Chang were talking about their grandson's funny stories from the past few days when they noticed Ke Qiao, who looked a little unwell, walking in. They immediately spoke up to remind Zhou Hongyu, who was engrossed in her own world.
Zhou Hongyu raised her head in response and quickly stood up when she saw the pained expression on Ke Qiao's face.
No need to guess, it's that bastard Chang Rihui again, pulling strings behind the scenes!
Zhou Hongyu put her arm around Ke Qiao's shoulder, turned around and said, "Mom, let's go to the next room to talk for a while!"
"Go on, go on!" Granny Zhou looked concerned about their situation, but was too embarrassed to approach them. The young people were shy, and her youngest daughter held a special place in Keqiao's heart.
Ke Qiao is even willing to say things to her youngest daughter that she wouldn't say to her own mother.
"My dear in-laws, where were we? Mei-Ying was in the cradle class..."
Granny Chang's eyes were unfocused, and she touched her collar several times in a short period of time.
Granny Zhou let out a sigh. Granny Chang had to repeat this action countless times every day. Perhaps due to excessive worry, Granny Chang's condition had been getting worse and worse in recent years. Those heartless Chang Lanhua and her sister would run away faster than anyone else when trouble came!
Because they didn't get what they wanted from their parents, the Chang sisters had a very cold relationship with their maternal family for a while. Later, as housing prices gradually rose and experts in the newspapers were talking about housing prices, the extremely shrewd Chang sisters quickly came back to try to get back on track. The Chang family elders were kind-hearted and didn't hold grudges, so they started seeing each other again.
The Chang brothers didn't care much about these things. Without a huge grudge or resentment, how could they sever ties with their relatives so easily? One brother was easygoing, and the other was too busy to care, so they never interfered.
After reconciling, the Chang sisters continued to torment the elderly couple, with Granny Chang suffering the most.
The unfilial sisters, Chang Lanhua and Chang Meihua, had a grandson who died young and couldn't find a suitable partner. They dumped everything on the old couple, hoping to get more benefits from their pity. The old lady worried about their family affairs all the time, and finally one day she collapsed.
The Chang sisters stayed in the hospital for a long time, never even showing their faces, as if they were dead.
Although they hadn't done anything, they spoke the whole story, and their relatives and friends all thought they had done a great deal of work, praising them highly.
In short, after experiencing the brush with death with Granny Chang and being saved by a great difficulty, the Chang brothers' attitudes toward their sisters underwent a complete change.
“Yes, yes, yes, Mei Ying was the naughtiest student in the Yu Hong class. Their teacher still talks about her to this day!” Granny Zhou echoed sympathetically, unwilling to let Granny Chang realize that she herself was not in good mental health.
“My dear in-law, you’re wrong! Meiying only went to the preschool class for the first time this morning. How can their teacher judge her like that? Meiying is a bit mischievous, but you can’t say our child is mischievous after only a short time together. I have to tell Hongyu that if the teacher isn’t reliable, we won’t go…”
When Chang Meiying was mentioned, Granny Chang's eyes lit up unusually, and she seemed much more energetic.
Thinking that the teacher of Chang Meiying's red class was bad, she started talking to herself.
“Yes, if the teachers in the American-English-Chinese Education Class are not good, then we won’t go. Isn’t that just harming people?” Granny Zhou sighed again when she saw this, and silently continued along with her words.
A foot stopped at the doorway.
Upon hearing the conversation between the two elderly people in the room, Chang Meiying withdrew her foot, snorted, and turned to leave.
Before Granny Chang's accident, Chang Meiying had a major conflict with her beloved grandmother. She disapproved of her grandparents associating with her two aunts who were very calculating. No one listened to her, which made her very angry.
When Granny Chang got into trouble, Chang Meiying's mood changed from anger to regret.
If she had persevered, this wouldn't have happened!
Chang Meiying still couldn't return to the close relationship she once had with the elderly couple.
Chang Meiying wandered aimlessly in the yard, looking for a place to escape, not wanting to face the delirious Granny Chang. When she reached a window, she heard crying coming from inside.
"Aunt Zhou, do you think we'll really break up? Waaaaah... A friend said they saw him with his girlfriend in public. Aunt Zhou, after you have a new daughter-in-law, can I still come to your house? Waaaaah..."
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