When Xu Qingning saw them, she felt terrible.
Zhao Lei, in particular, started crying as soon as she entered the door, not caring about the bad luck.
"Mom, you didn't even tell me about something this big." Zhao Lei wiped away her tears, leaning against the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). "Where is Jingyu now?"
She knew that Yang Yuelan had never treated her like a daughter.
Her brother had such a big problem, but he didn't even tell her.
Li Yucheng stood beside Zhao Lei, like a wooden statue, without uttering a sound.
“That’s right, if Huihui hadn’t told us, we wouldn’t have known either.” Yang Yuexiang took off her shoes and climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) as soon as she entered the room. She patted the surface of the kang to make Wu Huihui sit down as well, and then said to Yang Yuelan, “Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?”
To be fair, as Zhao Jingyu's aunt, she didn't want anything to happen to him either.
But ultimately it wasn't her own family's business, and her gossipy nature far outweighed the affection between her aunt and nephew.
"Auntie, tell me quickly, let's think of a solution together." Wu Huihui sat down with a clear conscience. She felt that Yang Yuelan needed companionship the most at this time.
Instead of continuing to serve Xu Qingning like an old ox.
She knew that Xu Qingning had no feelings for her cousin at all, and even after such a big incident, she acted as if nothing had happened.
"It's nothing, just a rough sea." Yang Yuelan was at a loss, overwhelmed by their chatter. "I asked Yaqiang, and he said these things are unavoidable."
She was unwilling to discuss this matter in front of others, especially in front of her daughter-in-law.
If anything were to happen to the daughter-in-law because of this, that would truly be the end of the world.
“He doesn’t know anything. It’s all over the place. They’re saying…” Wu Huihui turned to look at Xu Qingning and continued, “They’re saying the waves are really big and several ships are stuck.”
"My heart clenched when I heard the news," Yang Yuexiang said, clutching her chest and choking back tears. "How could such a good young man like Jingyu..."
“Auntie, Zhao Jingyu is perfectly fine, what are you saying?” Xu Qingning was speechless and said indifferently, “Anyone who says anything now is just spreading rumors and cannot be believed.”
Judging from their posture, it's as if Zhao Jingyu is no longer here.
Something's wrong!
“My mom is only concerned about my cousin.” Wu Huihui had always disliked Xu Qingning, and seeing her indifferent attitude only made her angrier. “You don’t care about him yourself, but you won’t even let us ask about him?”
“Wu Huihui, you need to understand, Zhao Jingyu is my man, we have a marriage certificate, do you think I care about him less than you do?” Xu Qingning hated Zhao Jingyu’s cousin to the extreme and showed her no mercy. “My mother and I know what you’re really thinking. You’re just using the pretense of caring about him to watch the show.”
I hate that you have it, I laugh at that you don't.
That's exactly the kind of people Yang Yuexiang and Wu Huihui are talking about.
"How could you say that?" Wu Huihui was furious. "Don't judge others by your own standards. Don't think that just because you're pregnant, we should give in to you. My cousin is really unlucky to have married you."
“Exactly, he’s been at sea for years and he’s been perfectly fine.” Yang Yuexiang rolled her eyes. “How come something like this happened the moment you walked in?”
“Sister, that’s not how it works.” Yang Yuelan couldn’t stand it anymore. “I’ve already said that Jingyu is fine.”
"So you mean Zhao Jingyu won't be unlucky if he marries Wu Huihui?" Xu Qingning wasn't really angry, and snorted, "Then wait for him to come back and tell him that Wu Huihui is a lucky star, and let him marry Wu Huihui."
Of course, she didn't see Wu Huihui as a rival in love.
She simply disliked Wu Huihui.
"You..." Wu Huihui was speechless after being rebuked by Xu Qingning. Seeing her daughter get the short end of the stick, Yang Yuexiang said angrily, "Jingyu's wife, that's not what we meant. So we came to see you with good intentions, but we came to the wrong place?"
"Of course, you shouldn't have come in the first place," Xu Qingning continued to retort. "Zhao Jingyu hasn't even done anything yet, and you're already crying and whining. Who wouldn't find that annoying?"
“Sister-in-law, we’re just worried about Jingyu.” Zhao Lei instinctively took the situation personally, feeling that Xu Qingning was talking about her, and subconsciously wiped her eyes. “After hearing about such a big incident, we’re just worried about him…”
“I believe that you really care about Jingyu, and that you’re just worried.” Xu Qingning didn’t argue with Zhao Lei, but instead looked at her gently. “Sister, Jingyu hasn’t returned yet. He’s still abroad. Even the company leaders don’t know what’s going on. But I believe that Zhao Jingyu will be alright.”
"It's good that he's alright." Zhao Lei felt much better after hearing Xu Qingning say that, and she calmed down. She straightened her back and looked at Yang Yuexiang and her daughter. "He's my own brother, and I was really worried about him."
Yang Yuexiang and Wu Huihui: "..."
Does Zhao Lei mean that they aren't related and are just there to watch the show?
"Cousin, we really care about our cousin!" Wu Huihui didn't know what to say.
On the way here, Zhao Lei kept complaining about Xu Qingning and Yang Yuelan, saying that they didn't treat her like family and that she didn't know anything about them.
How did Xu Qingning manage to win her over with just a few words?
Zhao Lei is an idiot!
"Alright, your concern is appreciated by my mother and me." Xu Qingning didn't want to talk to them anymore and gave them the hint to leave. "It's getting late, you should go home!"
“Yes, it’s so late, and you all have to go to work tomorrow. Go back!” Yang Yuelan finally spoke up. “You don’t need to worry about Jingyu anymore, he’ll be fine.”
"Mom, sister-in-law, we're going back now." With her sister-in-law's approval, Zhao Lei felt much better. She pulled Li Yucheng out and, for the first time ever, smiled at Xu Qingning. "We'll come see you again when we have time."
As she reached the door, seeing that Yang Yuexiang and her daughter showed no sign of leaving, she stopped and asked, "Auntie, cousin, aren't you leaving?"
“You all go ahead, we’re not going back tonight,” Yang Yuexiang said matter-of-factly. “I haven’t spoken to your mother in a long time.”
Yang Yuelan got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and went to see her daughter and son-in-law off.
She didn't say much to Zhao Lei, only telling the couple to drive carefully and come again when they had time.
Only Xu Qingning and her daughter Yang Yuexiang remained on the kang (heated brick bed). They looked at each other, staring at one another. Wu Huihui seized the opportunity to say, "Xu Qingning, are you so sure my cousin is alright? Did Xiao Tingshen say something to you?"
Chen Meili said that Xu Qingning liked Xiao Tingshen before she got married.
Xiao Tingshen only liked Tang Wenya and didn't even glance at her, but Xu Qingning was not giving up. Taking advantage of living in the same courtyard as Xiao Tingshen, she would try to get close to him from time to time.
Chen Meili also said that Xiao Tingshen doesn't dislike Xu Qingning as much anymore, and even Tang Wenya is worried that they might cause trouble.
"Wu Huihui, did you try to steal my sister's boyfriend again?" Xu Qingning didn't expect Wu Huihui to still be so incorrigible, only knowing how to spread rumors. She said lightly, "How come you found out so quickly what Xiao Tingshen told me? Are you having an affair with him?"
Second update.
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