Hearing the nurse say that her daughter was alright, Xue He breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Thank God, it's good that Wanqing is alright. Nothing else matters, nothing at all," she muttered.
Cheng's mother then grabbed the nurse: "Where is the child? Can we see him? I'm the child's grandmother."
“I am the child’s grandfather,” Mr. Cheng replied.
"You can see it when you take it out in a bit."
"Okay, okay."
A few minutes later, Jiang Wanqing and her child were wheeled out together.
The newborn daughter was tiny, her eyes barely open. Cheng's mother glanced at her and stopped Spider-Man from touching her.
"You've worked hard. Your daughter is lovely, and she'll be very good-looking. If you raise her well, she'll be successful. Anyway, you and Cheng Ran are still young, and you can have more children in the future..."
As soon as she said this, Cheng's father quickly nudged her arm and gave her a meaningful look.
Jiang Wanqing just gave birth, and her parents are still standing there. You can't just say what you're thinking so bluntly!
“Mother-in-law, let Wanqing rest first. The baby needs to be taken for a check-up. Please make way.”
Xue He couldn't help but feel uncomfortable after hearing her words.
"Oh, okay."
Having failed to conceal her feelings and made others uncomfortable, Cheng's mother could only accept her fate and obediently stand aside.
Afterwards, her parents took care of all the work of looking after Jiang Wanqing without relying on anyone else. Cheng's mother came to visit a few times, gave some money, and then devoted herself to the child.
She is, after all, her own granddaughter. Although she might have preferred a grandson, she is at least superficially respectable.
But hearing them say those things outside the delivery room still made Xue He unable to help but complain.
While taking care of Jiang Wanqing at her bedside, she spoke for the first time about her feelings during her time in Beijing.
“From the first time I met your parents-in-law, I knew they were not easy to get along with. I thought that since they were not as good as your father and me, and they were your biological parents, I could just be polite to them. But they really didn’t take your sacrifices and pain seriously. They said those things in front of you right after you gave birth. When your father and I went back to our hometown, I couldn’t stop worrying about that scene.”
Jiang Jianguo was also feeling bad, but when he heard his wife complaining like this, he quickly patted her on the shoulder.
"Alright, stop talking. Don't upset Wanqing. She's still recovering from childbirth."
"It's only because Cheng Ran is so devoted to our daughter that Wanqing doesn't want to stay in this kind of in-laws' house!"
Knowing that her parents meant well, Jiang Wanqing forced a smile, squeezed their hands, and shook her head.
"I'm fine. I rarely communicate with them. Besides, I'm not a pushover when it comes to your daughter. If they really do anything to harm me, I will fight back."
Her eyes darkened. Cheng Ran's parents had always been more superficial than sincere towards her, but after everything they had been through, this was nothing.
All she wants now is for Cheng Ran to come back quickly and see their daughter.
"We respect you and believe you will live a good life."
Despite her sharp tongue, Xue He had a kind heart and didn't want to disrupt her daughter's life, so she quickly changed her tune.
The family was chatting when there was a knock on the ward door.
"I'll go out and take a look," Jiang Jianguo said.
The mother and daughter looked towards the door. As soon as the door opened, a middle-aged woman wearing an old-fashioned cheongsam entered. Xue He and Jiang Jianguo did not recognize her.
"Excuse me, comrade, who are you looking for?"
"Oh, I've come to see Comrade Wanqing. I'm the mother of her good friend Molly."
"Oh, it's Comrade Molly's mother. Come in quickly."
They took a liking to Molly and immediately welcomed her in warmly.
"Thank you for coming to see my Wanqing. Molly's kindness is just like yours."
"You flatter me. I heard Wanqing gave birth, so I came to see her. Is everything alright now?"
"It's very nice of you, Auntie. Please have a seat." Jiang Wanqing smiled at her.
"good."
"Dad, Mom, could you go out and buy me something?"
“Let your dad go buy it, I’ll stay here…” Just as Xue He was about to reply, she suddenly saw her daughter’s eyes and immediately understood: “Okay, you two chat, your dad and I will go buy things.”
Logically, Molly should have come with her mother, but only her mother came. Moreover, Jiang Wanqing noticed when she came in that her mother had something on her mind, probably something else to talk about besides visiting the pregnant woman.
Jiang Wanqing's eyes immediately discerned the outcome, which is why she asked her parents to go shopping, giving them some time and space.
"Wanqing, Auntie, I..." Mo's mother hesitated, a little ashamed on her face: "I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have bothered you, but besides you, I can't think of anyone else who is close to my Moli and who I can ask about something."
As expected, Jiang Wanqing simply wore a faint smile.
"It's alright, Auntie. Just tell me what you want to ask. If I know the answer, I'll definitely tell you."
"Okay, then I'll get straight to the point. As you know, Molly's marriage has always been a major worry for her father and me. Although she got into Huada University and we don't have to worry about her future, a woman still needs to find a reliable husband. We've introduced her to several men with good conditions and good character, but she hasn't liked any of them. She's about to graduate, and this can't go on. She'll be too old to be picky."
"Uh... so Auntie, you want me to persuade her to go on blind dates?" Jiang Wanqing asked tentatively.
"Ah, that's not what I meant."
Mother Mo quickly waved her hand and continued.
"I was wondering if she's been talking to anyone lately?"
The sudden question startled Jiang Wanqing, who cleared her throat and her eyes flickered slightly.
“I don’t understand what you’re saying. As you can see, I just gave birth and was resting during my pregnancy. I really don’t know how to answer your questions when you’re trying to get to the bottom of things.”
"Alright, then I'll be frank. Molly has been leaving early and coming home late these days, which is unusual, even when she's at school. When I ask her what she's doing, she says she's working. But one day, I saw her shopping at the market with a man, who seemed to work at your factory. What's his name? What's his family situation? In your opinion, is he someone I can entrust my life to?"
Several questions in a row left Jiang Wanqing feeling dizzy, and she couldn't help but scratch her head.
In fact, she had a rough idea that Molly and Hung Hing had been discovered, but she couldn't bring it up, so she could only continue to deceive them.
"Could you be mistaken? Why don't you tell me what the man looks like? That way I can narrow down the candidate and answer your question."
"I only saw his back and profile, so I can't describe what he looks like. But if I see him again, I'll definitely recognize him! And... he looks kind of familiar, I don't know where I've seen him before."
Just then, Hung Hing pushed open the door and came in, carrying some things.
"Sister-in-law, I brought you some tonics."
Jiang Wanqing and Mo's mother both looked towards the door at the same time...
(End of this chapter)
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