Chapter 17: Severing Relationships: If You Don't Acknowledge It, Isn't That All Over? ...
"Why are you yelling?" Jiang's mother asked. "Your father has gone home with your grandmother Song. If your father were home, how would he feel if you said such things?"
"Dad just has a strong sense of morality," Jiang Moli said. "He used to be pretty good to me... to Jiang Yuqin. People say that if you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather, but Dad didn't really become a stepfather. He was always very good to Jiang Yuqin, never too bad. If he had been, Jiang Yuqin wouldn't have done that. Jiang Yuqin's grandparents, they're all in South City, and they come over from time to time to talk to her, worried that you'd treat her badly."
Jiang Moli particularly disliked the people in the Jin family. They always spoke ill of Jiang Yuqin's mother. Jiang Yuqin's mother was Jiang Moli's biological mother. Jiang Moli didn't think her parents were that bad to Jiang Yuqin. Now that something like this had happened, Jiang Moli thought that Jiang's father should have been a little tougher on Jiang Yuqin.
"Your father wasn't Jiang Yuqin, and she wasn't his biological daughter," Jiang's mother said. "People outside always like to gossip. Some people take what they say seriously, leading to broken families and ruined lives. Families are torn apart and unable to live happily."
Jiang's mother sighed. Who could have thought that Jiang Yuqin was not actually Jiang's father's biological child.
"Speak less in front of your father and don't make him too sad." Jiang's mother said.
"I didn't say anything...it's not like I did anything to let Dad down." Jiang Moli said.
After Jiang's father sent Old Lady Jiang home, she told the Jiang family about Jiang Yuqin's situation. She had known about it a few days earlier, hoping to find evidence. Tonight, she happened to encounter Jiang Yuqin making such a fuss. Furious, she spoke directly about it; she couldn't let Jiang Yuqin continue to make such a fuss.
"Jiang Yuqin is not my second brother's biological daughter?" Aunt Jiang was shocked.
"He's not my biological child. Jin Manzhi has already admitted it." Old Madam Jiang said, "I raised that child for so many years in vain. He's an ungrateful person."
The Jin family always told Jiang Yuqin the Jiang family's faults and always let Jiang Yuqin take advantage of the Jiang family. Now that such a big thing has happened, the Jin family dare not let Jiang Yuqin come to the Jiang family to take advantage of them anymore.
"If they don't send the money over in a few days, go find them," said Old Madam Jiang. "Go find Jin Manzhi, go find Jiang Yuqin, go find them one by one. Our family spent so much money on Jiang Yuqin, we can't let her take it for nothing."
Uncle Jiang looked at Father Jiang and saw that his younger brother had a green head.
"Mom, I'll go back first." Jiang's father said.
"Go back," said Mrs. Jiang. "You still have a biological daughter. Be nice to Jasmine and stop hiding things from Jiang Yuqin. Now, do you regret it? You used to think I was too nice to Jasmine and not to Jiang Yuqin. You made Jiang Yuqin watch Jasmine eat, and you even went to buy her extra food."
This is because Jiang Yuqin is not a girl from the Jiang family, so Old Lady Jiang said this. If Jiang Yuqin was a girl from the Jiang family, Old Lady Jiang could say something else, but she just didn't like Jiang Yuqin.
Jiang's father had not returned home yet, and the Yang family next door was arguing.
Yang Bingrong had already received an advance on his wages, but the factory refused to allow him another. His younger brother was getting married, and his mother insisted he pay for it. Yang Bingrong had no other choice but to borrow some money from someone to give to his mother. Miao Guifeng found out about this and was furious.
"In your eyes, there's only your mother and your brother. Do you even care about me and my son?" Miao Guifeng asked loudly, "You borrowed so much money from your brother before. Did he pay you back? You borrowed money from outsiders for your brother's wedding, but when the time comes, you still have to pay it back yourself. Your brother won't pay you back. We still have a son. Don't you want him?"
"No, I didn't." Yang Bingrong said, "Don't worry, don't be unhappy, you haven't finished your confinement yet."
"I'm not feeling well, and it's all because of you." Miao Guifeng said, "How many times have I told you not to lend them money, but you still insisted on lending them money? Do you think that because I don't dare to divorce you, you can lend them money without restraint?"
"No, I..."
"If you really care about your brother so much and don't care about me and our son, we can get a divorce and I'll take our son away." Miao Guifeng said, "So that our son won't have to suffer with you."
"Stop messing around." Yang Bingrong said.
"Make a fuss? You think I'm making a fuss?" Miao Guifeng sneered, "Who is making a fuss anyway?"
"It's me, it's me, okay." Yang Bingrong originally thought that Miao Guifeng didn't know that he borrowed money for his brother. Miao Guifeng was in confinement at home and she seldom went out recently. Yang Bingrong bought some vegetables and he thought he could delay it for a while.
Miao Guifeng knew Yang Bingrong's personality. He was a good man who always liked to be a good son and a big brother. Yang Bingrong was not bad to Miao Guifeng, but because of what happened in the previous life, Miao Guifeng could not let Yang Bingrong be nice to other people in the Yang family.
"Go, go and get the money back!" said Miao Guifeng.
"Bingliang is getting married." Yang Bingrong said, "Just this once..."
"I don't care if it's just once or twice," Miao Guifeng said. "If you don't go to ask for it, I will. I'll even go to your future sister-in-law's place and take my child with me. She hasn't even married yet, and you want to starve my child to death?"
Yang's mother was listening to Miao Guifeng and Yang Bingrong arguing in the living room. She wanted to tell them to keep their voices down so the neighbors wouldn't know. But Miao Guifeng said something like that, and Yang's mother's face fell. Miao Guifeng was so despicable. How could she say such a thing and even go to Yang Bingliang's fiancée to tell her?
Mother Yang really wanted to knock on the door hard. She stood at the door of her eldest son and daughter-in-law's room for a long time, but in the end she did not knock on the door, but went back to her own room.
"The eldest son is completely useless. He's completely controlled by his wife." Yang's mother complained to Yang's father, "His younger brother is getting married, and he borrowed a small amount of money, and his wife still has something to say."
"Give it back to them." Yang's father said. He was afraid that Miao Guifeng would go crazy and really run to Yang Bingliang's fiancee to make trouble.
Miao Guifeng is no longer the Miao Guifeng she used to be. The current Miao Guifeng doesn't listen to them. She only thinks about herself and her children.
"That's only about fifty or sixty yuan..."
"Give it to them," said Yang's father. "Don't delay Bingliang's marriage."
"The money has already been given away. How can we have that much left?" Yang's mother said, "Twenty or thirty would be good."
"Give them as much as they have first," said Father Yang, "and let them make less noise."
After a while, Miao Guifeng knocked on the bedroom door of Yang's parents. Yang Bingliang heard the noise and covered his head with the quilt. He ignored Miao Guifeng's fuss, thinking that his parents would definitely solve the problem. He just wanted to marry his new wife.
"Why are you using so much force?" When Yang's mother came out, she was almost beaten by Miao Guifeng.
"Give us back the money Bingrong gave us." Miao Guifeng stared at Yang's mother with her eyes wide open and cold. "If you don't give it to me, I'll ask your son to give it to me, or your future daughter-in-law..."
"Alright, alright, it's no big deal." Mother Yang said, "He's only in his twenties now..."
Miao Guifeng snatched the money from Yang's mother's hand and counted it. She found only a little over twenty-six yuan. A little money was a little money. Miao Guifeng didn't worry that Yang's mother wouldn't give her the money. If Yang's mother didn't give her the money, Miao Guifeng would ask Yang Bingliang's wife for it. Miao Guifeng didn't intend to separate Yang Bingliang and that woman. That brother-in-law from his previous life was so disgusting. She was the perfect person for Yang Bingliang.
"She only knows how to ask for money. She doesn't act like an elder sister-in-law at all." Yang's mother said.
"Then he has to act like a younger brother." Miao Guifeng said, "I'm still in confinement after giving birth, and you're just making such a fuss. I think you just want me to die, you..."
"That's enough, go back and rest." Yang's mother said, "Stop making such a fuss. You're making so much noise, aren't you afraid that the neighbors will hear it?"
"If you hear it, then you hear it." Miao Guifeng said, "After all you did, are you still worried about others knowing?"
Jiang Moli lay on her bed, listening to the quarrel next door. These people were really busy. Miao Guifeng was the heroine of a rebirth novel. How could such a person not make a fuss? This was just the beginning; there would be more to come.
When Jiang's father came back, Jiang Moli heard the noise. She hadn't fallen asleep yet. So many things had happened today, and Jiang Moli wanted to go and see them. As soon as Jiang Moli stepped out of the room, Jiang's mother looked at her.
"Go back and rest early. It's already past eleven o'clock." Jiang's mother gestured to Jiang Moli to go and rest.
"Dad." Jiang Moli looked at her father.
"Go to bed early," Jiang's father said, "you have to go to school tomorrow morning."
"Oh." Jiang Moli looked at her father again.
"Go and rest, go and rest." Jiang's mother went over and pushed Jiang Moli into the room, letting Jiang's father think about those things on his own.
In the past, when Jiang's mother was around, she always told Jiang Moli to give in to Jiang Yuqin. Privately, Jiang's mother also told Jiang Moli to learn to fight for things. Jiang Moli's brother wasn't Jiang's father's biological son, so Zhao Guodong naturally couldn't fight for those things, so only Jiang Moli could fight for them. After all, Jiang Moli was Jiang's father's biological daughter, so Jiang's father would still feel sorry for her.
At this time, Jiang's mother was thinking that if the Jiang family had known earlier that Jiang Yuqin was not a daughter of the Jiang family, then her son Zhao Guodong would not have to go to the countryside. It would be great if she could use the money to buy Zhao Guodong a job, but this matter was beyond her control.
Some people suspect that the child is not their biological child, but the child is their biological child.
Jiang's mother understood that Jiang's father was not to blame for this matter, as Jiang's father was a victim.
"Moli is like this, very curious, and she cares about you." Jiang's mother sat next to Jiang's father and poured him a glass of water.
"Jasmine..." Father Jiang was thinking about those things on the way back. He used to think that he was at least fair to everyone, but now, he feels that he was too good to Jiang Yuqin and not good enough to Jiang Moli.
"Yes, she was just waiting for you to come back. I told her to go to bed, but she didn't fall asleep. As soon as you came back, she wanted to come out and insisted on calling you dad." Jiang's mother said.
When Jiang Moli was little, she would often hide behind the door and peek out, calling out to Jiang's father. Sometimes, she would cover her eyes with her hands and call out to Jiang's father, as if that way, Jiang's father wouldn't know where she was. Jiang's father recalled some things in the past and sighed. He used to think that the younger daughter would not suffer because she had her mother to protect her, but the older daughter would suffer more easily.
Now, Jiang's father's heart ached, especially. Jiang Yuqin wasn't his biological child. Jiang's father had sacrificed so much for Jiang Yuqin. If he hadn't felt sorry for her before, it would have been much better. But Jiang's father had always considered Jiang Yuqin, even finding her a job, and yet Jiang Yuqin always felt that Jiang's father wasn't doing enough.
"Before she left, your mother gave Jasmine some money, saying it was a reward for her." Jiang's mother said. Old Mrs. Jiang gave it in front of Jiang's mother and father. Jiang's mother didn't know whether Jiang's father had noticed it, so she reminded her husband and asked him to remember this.
If Jiang Yuqin's life experience had not been revealed, if Jiang Yuqin knew about this, she would definitely make a fuss and say that her dowry was too little and that her family would have to give her money.
"Well, okay." Father Jiang nodded.
Father Jiang couldn't sleep, so he drank a glass of water and washed his feet before lying down on the bed. He closed his eyes, still thinking about Jiang Yuqin's troubles.
Early in the morning, Jiang Moli sat at the dining table to eat. She looked at the steamed buns and fried eggs on the table, and then at her father.
"Eat." Jiang's mother picked up a fried egg for Jiang Moli and said, "Eat it."
Jiang Moli put the fried egg between the steamed buns and took a bite.
"Tell the milkman that we should order a bottle of milk," said Jiang's father. "It's for Jasmine."
"Give it to me?" Jiang Moli pointed at herself. She almost thought she had misheard.
Once, Jiang's mother wanted to order milk for Jiang Moli. Learning opera at such a young age was very demanding, requiring her to sing with her mouth, maintain her figure, and perform all sorts of movements. Jiang's mother wanted her to replenish her energy, but Jiang's father felt he couldn't order just for Jiang Moli; Jiang Yuqin was also his daughter. Jiang's mother ordered milk for less than two weeks, but Jiang Yuqin drank most of it, so she stopped ordering.
Jiang Yuqin grabbed it directly and drank it as soon as she got it. When Jiang Moli saw Jiang Yuqin drinking directly from the bottle, she stopped drinking. The reason why Jiang Moli was fighting for it now was mainly because Jiang Yuqin was grabbing it. If Jiang Moli didn't grab it, she would have nothing to eat.
"I'm this old now." Jiang Moli said.
"You're so old, and you can still drink." Father Jiang said, "Didn't you like drinking in the past?"
Father Jiang still remembers Jiang Moli sitting on the ground and crying loudly for milk. At that time, the family was not well off, and ordering one bottle of milk was a good thing, not two. Thinking of the past, Father Jiang began to feel sad again.
"..." Jiang Moli looked at her father, who was suddenly filled with paternal love. She said, "It's getting hot, and I can't keep anything."
"Just drink it when it's delivered this morning," said Jiang's mother.
There was no refrigerator at home, and Jiang's mother had no plans to buy one for the time being. Zhao Guodong was about to return from the countryside, and he would need to spend money by then, so how could he afford to buy a refrigerator?
"There's something to drink, why are you still nagging?" said Jiang's mother.
"No one will snatch it from me this time, right?" Jiang Moli asked.
"No one will snatch it from you. Even if your brother and others come back, they can't snatch it from you." Jiang's mother knew in her heart that she could give some of the money she saved to her son, but she could not give the Jiang family's money to her son.
Jiang Moli looked at her father, and he said, "Yes, no one is competing with you."
"Don't accuse me of wasting money when the time comes," Jiang Moli said.
"It's not a waste if I spend it on you," said Jiang's mother.
Spending it on Jiang Yuqin would be a real waste. Jiang's mother thought that fortunately Jiang Yuqin was not Jiang's father's biological daughter, so she would not have to coax Jiang Yuqin in the future, nor would she have to worry about her husband being unhappy because of her poor attitude towards Jiang Yuqin. Jiang's mother was a remarried person, and after marrying Jiang's father, she had always been cautious as a stepmother.
Jiang's mother could bow her head slightly in front of Jiang Yuqin, but she couldn't let her daughter suffer the same grievance. Her daughter was young and made a little noise, and Jiang's mother would at most say in front of outsiders that the child was too young.
On her way to school, Jiang Moli ran into Jiang Yuqin, who was carrying her child. By the way, Jiang's father had to go to the police station to sever his paternity with Jiang Yuqin. Jiang Moli had to go to school, so she couldn't go with her father. There was no way he would let her go. As for whether Jiang Yuqin wanted to go, Jiang Moli didn't know.
Such a big thing happened, so of course Jiang Yuqin had to go with Jiang's father. If Jiang Yuqin went with Jiang's father, the matter could be made less serious. If Jiang Yuqin didn't go, then it would be Jiang's father and mother who would tell the story.
Jiang Yuqin carried her child on her back to find her father, looking haggard.
"Dad, can... can you not go to the police station? My household registration has already been moved out." Jiang Yuqin said in a low voice, afraid that others would find out.
Mother Jiang looked at Father Jiang to see his reaction.
"You must go." Jiang's father said firmly.
Last night, when Jiang's father sent Old Lady Jiang home, Old Lady Jiang repeatedly stressed to Jiang's father that they must go to the police station to sever ties with Jiang Yuqin. If Jiang's father didn't sever ties with Jiang Yuqin, then when Jiang's father was old and gone, Jiang Yuqin would still be considered his daughter, and she could still come and fight for him.
Mrs. Jiang is unemployed now, but she used to work. She's not illiterate; she's learned a few words and listened to legal education lectures. It's like a couple separating. It's not a true divorce; they still have to go through the paperwork. Some things need to be resolved quickly; they can't drag it out. If they delay, it'll be Jiang Moli who suffers. They can't interpret the law based on so-called established rules; the law is different from those customs.
"Dad..." Jiang Yuqin still called Jiang's father "Dad".
"Don't call me dad, I'm not your dad." Jiang's father had a stern face. Whenever he thought about how good he had been to Jiang Yuqin in the past, he wanted to slap himself hard twice. He was so good to Jiang Yuqin.
Jiang's mother knew what Jiang's father was thinking. If Jiang Yuqin was his biological daughter, and Jiang's father treated her badly, he would blame her instead of himself. This was also why Jiang's mother had to put on a good front in front of Jiang's father. People should not narrow their paths. There are so many two-faced people in this world. To deal with people like Jiang Yuqin, you have to pretend.
"Are you waiting for your mother to pay the money your family owes, or are you paying it yourself?" asked Jiang's mother.
Jiang Yuqin glared at Jiang's mother fiercely, "Dad and I have been father and daughter for so many years..."
"You are not his biological child." Jiang's mother said.
"I knew it. You've long thought I wasn't Dad's biological child. You..."
"Go on, speak louder," Jiang's mother said, "so everyone can hear."
"..." Jiang Yuqin didn't really want others to know about this. She didn't want others to laugh at her.
Ding Chao didn't come; he had to go to work. His intention was that if Jiang Yuqin brought the child over, perhaps Jiang's father would relent a little. If Ding Chao came, Jiang Yuqin wouldn't seem so pitiful, and it would remind Jiang's father of the incident where she stole the household registration book, which would only make him even more unhappy. In reality, Ding Chao didn't want to get involved in this mess at all. He and Jiang Yuqin were already married, and divorce was out of the question. He could only let Jiang Yuqin handle these issues on her own.
On the way to the police station, Jiang Yuqin tried to speak several times, but she couldn't. The child cried, and Jiang Yuqin had to comfort him. She wanted Jiang's father to sympathize with her; she didn't want him to sever his ties with her.
When Jiang's father and others arrived at the police station, Jin Manzhi and her husband had already arrived. Jin Manzhi had discussed this with her family the previous night and claimed that Jiang Yuqin was Che Dongshu's child. Che Dongshu didn't want to accept it, but to protect Jin Manzhi's sister, he had no choice but to accept it. Jiang Yuqin knew the truth herself, and she shouldn't try to take advantage of Che Dongshu.
Jin Manzhi admitted to the police that the child was not Jiang's father's, but she refused to say whose father the child was. When the police asked her more questions, Jin Manzhi impatiently said it was Che Dongshu, saying, "Dongshu and I are husband and wife, so this child is ours, okay? My stepfather is also my father."
Jin Manzhi was afraid that Che Dongshu would be unhappy, so she said this in front of the police, hoping that the police would not ask any more questions. She also thought that by saying this, others would not think that Jiang Yuqin was Che Dongshu's child.
"Mom." Jiang Yuqin frowned and looked at Jin Manyi.
"How much money do you have on you?" Jin Manyi asked.
"No, no money," Jiang Yuqin said subconsciously. Some parents always took their children's wages, and Jiang Yuqin didn't want her own mother to take away her wages. Jiang Yuqin really didn't have much money. She bought some things after marrying Ding Chao, and she spent lavishly before the marriage. How could she have any money left?
"It's really useless." Jin Manzhi went to her second brother-in-law early in the morning and asked him to give her money. Jin Manzhi's family also gave her some money, and she borrowed more from others. She had to deal with the current situation. If Jin Manzhi hadn't been worried about the impact on her husband and her other children, she would not have been willing to give the money.
If a lawsuit were to take place, even if Jin Manzhi insisted that the child was Jiang's father's, it might not be of any use. If the Jiang family found witnesses and evidence, everything would be even more disastrous.
Forget about shameless people, but people like Che Dongshu care about their reputation and are afraid that it will affect their work.
"You've married such a useless man. Sooner or later you'll suffer." Jin Manyi said.
"Mom, you back then..."
"Don't talk about the past." Jin Manzhi said, "Your father, your current father, he is much better."
Jin Manzhi never thought that Che Dongshu was a bad person. Che Dongshu was indeed in a rather down and out situation in the past, but now Che Dongzhuan is a director after all, and the director of logistics is also a director.
There were people at the police station who knew Jin Manzhi and Jiang Yuqin well. After they had completed the paperwork, the acquaintance was still there saying, "The public still has sharp eyes."
Jin Manzhi's second daughter was dating a wealthy family. Fearing that this would hinder her daughter's career, the Jiang family asked for a reasonable amount of money, even less. Jin Manzhi was afraid the Jiang family would regret it, afraid they would think they were rich and asking for exorbitant amounts, so she gave them the money and quickly asked them to write a receipt.
After coming out of the police station, Jiang Yuqin felt the sun above her head was a bit scorching. How did things turn out like this?
Before, Jiang Yuqin was still a person who was loved by her father. Her grandparents treated her well and gave her advice, so that she could live a good life under her stepmother. But reality slapped Jiang Yuqin in the face so hard that Jiang's father and old lady didn't even need to hit her anymore.
"Don't go to your second aunt's house if you don't have anything to do in the future." When Jin Manzhi was about to leave, she reminded Jiang Yuqin, "Just call him... just call him dad."
Jin Manzhi tugged at Che Dongshu who was standing beside her and emphasized to Jiang Yuqin once again, "This is your dad, you know?"
"I understand." Jiang Yuqin was a little impatient.
Jin Manzhi didn't say it directly, but her point was that Jiang Yuqin shouldn't look for her biological father. That was Jiang Yuqin's uncle, and Jin Manzhi didn't want more people to know about Jiang Yuqin's background. She was counting on the neighbors not to hear clearly, and she hoped that they would think Jiang Yuqin was Che Dongshu's child.
At school, Jiang Moli saw a man who had a good relationship with He Jingxian. The two of them were talking and laughing. After a long while, the man still hadn't left.
He Jingxian turned around and saw Jiang Moli and Zhou Yaran. Jiang Moli and Zhou Yaran didn't try to avoid He Jingxian's sight. They stood there with their backs straight. In broad daylight, they didn't need to hide. He Jingxian didn't hide either, so why should they hide?
"Has she found a boyfriend?" Jiang Moli asked.
"Yes." Zhou Yiran said, "A lot of people know about it. She wants everyone to know that her boyfriend is quite capable."
"Can you help her transfer?" Jiang Moli asked again.
"I guess so. If I couldn't help her transfer, would she have such a boyfriend?" Zhou Yiran said, "She always says that the rest of us aren't working hard enough and that she's the hardest working. But now look at her, she's really trying hard, using all sorts of means to stay in South City and doesn't want to go back. If their unit wants to commission people again in the future... But things like that rely on connections. Those with connections can do whatever they want. Those without connections can only follow the rules."
"Those without connections may not be able to receive targeted training." Jiang Moli said that He Jingxian should have performed well in the local area, or He Jingxian must have some connections in the local area.
"Let's go and have dinner." Zhou Yiran said.
He Jingxian didn't leave with Zhou Yaran and Jiang Moli. She walked off campus with her boyfriend and went to a restaurant. He Jingxian's boyfriend was Qi Shixin. Qi Shixin's father was the deputy director of a factory, and his aunt was a minor leader in the Nancheng Yue Opera Troupe. As long as He Jingxian and Qi Shixin were settled, Qi Shixin's aunt could help He Jingxian get into the troupe in Nancheng.
Sheng Jiahao didn't want to be with He Jingxian, so He Jingxian quickly found Qi Shixin. After you arrived at the cafeteria, Zhou Yiran told Jiang Moli about Qi Shixin's identity.
"His aunt works at our company," Zhou Yiran said. "Before, his aunt wanted to introduce him to me, but I refused."
"His aunt works in our unit?" Jiang Moli was surprised. "I didn't know."
"You're so busy with your career all day, how could you possibly know these things?" Zhou Yiran said. "There are quite a few beautiful young women in our company. As for Qi Shixin, his aunt is very picky... I heard he was interested in you before, but isn't your family just you and your sister? His aunt is worried that you'll want to marry into the family in the future, and since you're so career-oriented, she's worried you won't be willing to have children soon."
"Uh..." Jiang Moli was speechless. She really didn't know what was going on.
"If He Jingxian marries him, she'll have to give birth quickly. If she doesn't, those people will definitely be unhappy." Zhou Yiran poked the rice in the bowl with her chopsticks. She then picked up a spoon to scoop up some rice, which was easier to use. She then poured a little soup on the rice. "But...she mainly wants to stay in South City. If she gives birth soon, she can still compete for a role."
"Let her do whatever she wants." Jiang Moli said. She looked around and whispered, "I'm telling you, don't get excited or surprised."
Jiang Moli reminded Zhou Yiran first, fearing that Zhou Yiran would be startled.
"My sister... no, she is not my sister now." Jiang Moli said.
"Your father finally doesn't want to recognize your sister? Is he going to break off the relationship with your sister?" Zhou Yiran said.
"No, she's not my father's biological daughter at all." Jiang Moli said, "She's her biological mother's child with someone else."
"What?" Zhou Yiran stood up suddenly and looked at Jiang Moli in disbelief. You have to know that in the era when Jiang Yuqin was born, being a hooligan was a serious crime. Many people still behaved quite honestly and did not dare to mess around outside. Of course, this does not mean that no one was messing around outside. Zhou Yiran blinked at Jiang Moli, "Is this true?"
"Sit down." Jiang Moli nodded. "It's absolutely true. My grandmother took my parents to Jiang Yuqin's biological mother's house yesterday, and her biological mother admitted it."
"Oh my God, then who is her biological father?" Zhou Yiran said.
"You may not believe what I'm saying." Jiang Moli said.
"Who is it? Who is it?" Zhou Yiran felt itchy and wanted to know immediately.
"Forget it, I won't tell you who it is. You'll never guess who it is anyway." Jiang Moli said.
"Then her stepfather Yiding is not her biological father." Zhou Yiran said, "If her stepfather is her biological father, then it would be too easy to guess."
"Just as you thought," Jiang Moli said, "Her stepfather is indeed not her biological father, but the identity of her biological father... is hard to say out loud. It's very embarrassing. If people knew, they would be shocked."
Jiang Moli had never been in love in her previous life. When she traveled through time, she was only in her thirties, which was still considered young in her previous life. Jiang Moli held it in for a whole night, and she wanted to talk to someone about it.
"Jiang Yuqin used to like to snatch my things. She always thought my mom was partial to me. What a joke! My mom isn't partial to me, so how could she be partial to her?" Jiang Moli said, "She went home yesterday and was thinking of taking some things from home. My grandma happened to be there, and she said someone said it while drunk."
"Those stinky men are like this. When they are drunk, they dare to say anything." Zhou Yiran said.
"That's right." Jiang Moli said, "Luckily that person told my grandma about it, otherwise, she wouldn't know about it."
Jiang Moli wondered if it was Miao Guifeng's rebirth, coupled with some butterfly effect, that caused the man to say it while drunk. Another possibility was that the man also said it while drunk in the original novel, but the man stopped him in time and told it to Old Lady Jiang.
Jiang Yuqin's second uncle, her biological father, gave some money to Jin Manzhi. The Jin family wanted to keep Jiang Yuqin's background a secret from Jin Manzhi's second sister. Jiang Yuqin thought about it and decided to go find her second uncle.
"Second Uncle." Jiang Yuqin went to find Second Uncle Jin at his workplace. She was getting married, and even after moving the things out of her room, she still felt it was too little for the dowry that Jiang's parents had prepared. Jiang Yuqin and her husband were short of money, and she had originally wanted to ask Jiang's father for money. Now that she couldn't get it, Jiang's father even asked them for money. After much deliberation, Jiang Yuqin decided that she could only ask her biological father for some money.
In the past, Uncle Jin was very kind to Jiang Yuqin. He would always bring out the delicious food at home for her. When Aunt Jin brought out food, Uncle Jin would not be unhappy because it was all eaten by his children, as if they were all family. Aunt Jin also felt that Uncle Jin was sympathetic to Jiang Yuqin. She always told her husband that Jiang Yuqin had a stepmother, and that if she had a stepmother, she would have a stepfather, and that Jiang Yuqin's life was not good. Uncle Jin would then tell her to be nicer to Jiang Yuqin.
"What's the matter?" Uncle Jin quickly pulled Jiang Yuqin aside. If it was in the past, it would be fine, but the key point is that Jiang Yuqin is not Uncle Jiang's biological daughter now.
After today, many people will know that Jiang Yuqin is not Jiang's father's biological daughter. Uncle Jin can't let others suspect him. Others suspect Che Dongshu, but Che Dongshu was not in Nancheng during that period. He was somewhere else. If others really dig deeper, this matter will not withstand digging.
"Second uncle, can you...can you lend...me some money." Jiang Yuqin originally wanted to lend it to her, but then she thought it was not the right thing to do. Second uncle is her biological father, so second uncle should be responsible for her. What's wrong with her biological father giving her some money?
Uncle Jin and the others had always told Jiang Yuqin the same thing. They told her to ask her father for more money and not let her stepmother and sister take advantage of her. When Jiang Yuqin was at the Jiang family, they wanted her to empty the family out.
"Give you some money?" Uncle Jin couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes." Jiang Yuqin said, "Second uncle, Dad..."
"No, don't call me that. Just call me Second Uncle." Uncle Jin said quickly, "Your Second Aunt isn't in good health. Your cousin and his family are still in the countryside, and there are many things we need to spend money on."
Uncle Jin took out ten yuan from his pocket and gave it to Jiang Yuqin. After Jiang Yuqin and Ding Chao got married, Aunt Jin and others met with Jiang Yuqin. The Jin family told Jiang Yuqin to ask the Jiang family for more money and to ask the Jiang family for a dowry. Those people were encouraging Jiang Yuqin.
This boomerang has now hit Uncle Jin Er, who is Jiang Yuqin's biological father. If he doesn't give money to Yuqin, Jiang Yuqin may go to Aunt Jin Er and tell her.
"That's all the money I have. It's gone." Uncle Jin said, "You're already so old...your aunt still loves you so much. Think about it."
"Should I call her Second Aunt?" Jiang Yuqin asked.
"Don't talk nonsense." Uncle Jin was afraid that others would hear it. "Your second aunt can't stand the stimulation. Okay, take the money and go back first. You have a job, and that money is not yours to give to the Jiang family. You and your husband can still live on your salary."
Uncle Jin left quickly, he didn't want to face Jiang Yuqin any more. If it were in the past, Uncle Jin would have had more patience with Jiang Yuqin, but now that those things were revealed, Uncle Jin would have a headache whenever he saw Jiang Yuqin.
Jiang Yuqin felt that Uncle Jin was being perfunctory towards her, and she felt a little sad.
When Jiang Yuqin returned home, Old Lady Jin was waiting for her at the door. Old Lady Jin had something to say to Jiang Yuqin. She knew that Jiang Yuqin's temper had been made very stubborn by them, and she was not one to suffer any loss. The Jin family's original intention was to let Jiang Yuqin empty the Jiang family, but it turned out that Jiang Yuqin was not the Jiang family's daughter.
"Grandma." Jiang Yuqin looked at Old Mrs. Jin.
"Open the door." Old Mrs. Jin said, "Is the child asleep?"
"He just fell asleep," Jiang Yuqin said. She had been carrying the child on her back all day, taking him to deal with those things. The child was still young and didn't understand those things. The child couldn't speak clearly, so Jiang Yuqin was not afraid that the child would tell others about what happened.
After entering the house, Mrs. Jin glanced around the rental house, then looked at the messy clothes on one side and asked, "Aren't you going to clean up?"
"Put the clothes you need to wear outside so they're easier to find." Jiang Yuqin said, "Grandma, are you...are you going to talk about Second Aunt?"
"Your second aunt doesn't know about your second uncle yet," said Old Lady Jin. "As for the Jiang family, your mother has already given them the money, so they shouldn't make any more trouble. Even if people outside tell them, they may not know who your biological father is, and they will only guess."
"They said it in front of my mother, someone might have heard it." Jiang Yuqin said.
"If you don't admit it, isn't that all?" Old Lady Jin said, "You know your Second Aunt's situation. Over the years, your Second Aunt loved you so much. She always invited you over for dinner, thought of you when she had something delicious, and even bought you new clothes."
"I know." Jiang Yuqin felt empty inside. When they were just outside the police station, her mother had told her to avoid visiting her second aunt. Old Lady Jin was saying these things again. Jiang Yuqin thought, she hadn't done anything yet, and these people were talking to her, afraid she'd run over to her second aunt.
The person who once had a kind face now seems a little hateful.
Jiang Yuqin clearly felt that these people's attitude towards her had changed. The first thing they thought of was her second aunt. They didn't ask her what she thought or how she felt. In their eyes, Jiang Yuqin grew up safely, married the man she loved, and didn't go to the countryside as an educated youth. So she was lucky.
"You know, what do you know?" Old Mrs. Jin frowned. "Such a big thing has happened, and simply saying 'know' won't do the trick. Where did you go just now?"
"I went to the police station, but didn't go to my second aunt's house." Jiang Yuqin said, "I just went to look for my second uncle..."
"What do you want to do with your second uncle?" Old Mrs. Jin was displeased.
"I'm getting married now, right? Where's my dowry?" Jiang Yuqin said with a determined heart, "Grandma, shouldn't you prepare a dowry for me?"
"We'll prepare a dowry for you." Old Lady Jin looked at Jiang Yuqin. "Are you talking like a human being?"
"I'm just telling you what people say," Jiang Yuqin said. "Didn't you say this before? A father has to prepare a dowry for his daughter. That's what he should do."
"..." Mrs. Jin and the others did say that. They wanted to encourage Jiang Yuqin to ask Jiang's father for something instead of asking Jiang Yuqin to ask them for something. "Didn't the Jiang family prepare something for you? The compensation was paid by your mother and the others, which can be considered as a dowry for you."
"How can this be considered a dowry? They're just giving it to beggars," Jiang Yuqin said. "Didn't you say before that it was too little? And you asked how my father could treat me like that, and how he was so cruel?"
The Jin family did say that. Old Lady Jin wanted time to go back. If time really went back, as long as Jiang Yuqin was still in the Jiang family, the Jin family would still say that. The Jin family were all selfish people who wanted to take advantage of others. Old Lady Jin always felt that Jiang's father's things should belong to the Jin family. If Jin Manzhi hadn't divorced Jiang's father, those things would never have ended up in the hands of Jiang's mother and Jiang Moli.
"What do you want to do?" Old Mrs. Jin felt that what Jiang Yuqin said was not right.
"If you don't give me a dowry, I will tell my second aunt." Jiang Yuqin said, after all, only the benefits gained are real.
"You...you..." Mrs. Jin had come here to warn Jiang Yuqin not to mess around, but Jiang Yuqin just asked for something. "How dare you ask us for a dowry?"
"If I don't ask you, who should I ask?" Jiang Yuqin said, "My husband and I haven't even had our wedding banquet yet. Now that something like this has happened, people will definitely laugh at me. If my in-laws find out, I'll be even more embarrassed in front of them. My own father can't afford a dowry, so what about you? You should at least give me something."
In the end, Old Lady Jin left angrily. Before leaving, she said that she would ask Jin Manyi and others to prepare some dowry for Jiang Yuqin.
When Jiang Yuqin got the answer she wanted, she felt a little calmer. She felt a wonderful feeling. She was in this state because of those people. They should have kept the fact that she wasn't Jiang's father's biological daughter a secret for the rest of her life, instead of telling anyone.
In the evening, Jiang Moli came out of school and she happened to meet Sheng Jiahao.
"Are you here to pick up the teacher?" Jiang Moli thought that since she was standing in front of someone, she had to say hello and it would not be good to just leave like that.
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