0138 The Truth
More than 20 years ago, Jiang Qiyuan was just an idle and aimless playboy, while Wu Xiaoping was a dancer in a bar who made a living by performing.
A libertine who frequents all walks of life meets a beautiful and open-minded dancer, and it's like a bolt from the blue; from then on, things spiral out of control.
Although Jiang Qiyuan had no achievements, he was extremely handsome and good at sweet talk and amusing people. So, for his good looks, Wu Xiaoping was willing to be deceived by him and gave him 70 to 80 percent of her monthly earnings as a dancer.
Nanzhen is a place where you'll bump into three or five acquaintances every few steps you take on the street, so Wu Xiaoping naturally knew that Jiang Qiyuan had a wife and children at home.
However, Jiang Qiyuan had made it clear to her that he didn't particularly like his wife and children, and that he could only truly be himself when he was with her.
Wu Xiaoping had also inquired about his family situation from others, and it was indeed as he said: Jiang Qiyuan did not like his timid wife.
She believed him and, knowing that Yao Man was too timid, even dared to openly flirt with Jiang Qiyuan in front of her.
Blinded by love, Wu Xiaoping was unaware that Jiang Qiyuan was a cunning and treacherous villain. She trusted him wholeheartedly, and even if he said he would pluck stars and the moon from the sky for her tomorrow, she would believe him.
Seeing that Jiang Qiyuan was making solemn promises to her that he would definitely divorce Yao Man, but then failed to keep his promise, Wu Xiaoping began to feel anxious when she realized that things were not going in the way she had imagined.
She feared that he was just saying it for show, and that all those sweet words he had uttered in the past were merely a way to swindle her money. However, despite this, she was unwilling to let her efforts go to waste.
Finally, she came up with a wicked plan—before each time they had sex, Wu Xiaoping would personally change the condom and give it to him to use.
After several attempts, she successfully became pregnant.
Knowing that Jiang Qiyuan disliked shrewish and unreasonable women, Wu Xiaoping deliberately suppressed her true nature and tearfully told him that she was pregnant.
Jiang Qiyuan was always a man who "cherished women and pitied women," and seeing her looking so wronged and pitiful, he felt a deep sense of pity.
Besides, men will never think they have too many children, even though Yao Man had already given birth to Jiang Jiping and Jiang Jifan for him at that time.
Back then, it was quite popular in small towns to give red envelopes to ultrasound doctors to check whether the fetus was a boy or a girl, and Wu Xiaoping naturally wouldn't miss this excellent opportunity.
If she's having a boy, it'll be effortless; if it's a girl, she'll just call it a "boy."
Whether it was a blessing from heaven or not, Wu Xiaoping went to the hospital for a prenatal checkup and found out that she was indeed carrying a boy.
After learning about this, Jiang Qiyuan's already wavering resolve became even more shaky.
In the end, he was successfully persuaded by her, and one night he stole all the family's savings and fled Nanzhen with her to go north to make a living.
However, being so young, they had too high hopes for life. Having just arrived in City B, they knew nothing about this unfamiliar city. After searching for work in vain, Jiang Qiyuan began to blame Wu Xiaoping, saying that he should not have listened to her slander in the first place. Now, they were far from home and didn't even have money to buy a ticket home.
He had promised to do it himself, but now he wanted to pin the blame on her. Wu Xiaoping couldn't stand it and immediately started arguing with him. From then on, they had a small argument every two days and a big argument every five days, and there was never a peaceful day.
Later, Jiang Qiyuan was introduced to a job, where he met a wealthy boss. Because he was good at talking and had a sweet tongue, he was very popular. So the boss treated him very well and even gave him some capital to start his own business when he left City B.
At that time, Wu Xiaoping kept urging him to go out and earn money. Jiang Qiyuan, who originally had little ambition, was forced into a corner by her.
Although he lacked foresight, he was quite clever. During the era when the country was promoting economic development, he seized the opportunity to start his own business and successfully made his first fortune, thus embarking on the road to wealth.
Wu Xiaoping was right. She and Jiang Qiyuan were indeed mutually in love, but the third party who interfered in their relationship was not Yao Man, but Wu Xiaoping herself.
At first, she was afraid that Jiang Jiwang would find out about her embarrassing moments and that she would lose face in front of her son. So she tried to embellish the relationship between her and Jiang Qiyuan. But unfortunately, her dream was shattered and her false lies were ruthlessly exposed.
That day, Wu Xiaoping was so angry when she found out that Jiang Qiyuan had gone to see Yao Man's child behind her back that she almost went crazy. She never stopped mocking him afterward, saying things like, "Why are you only now thinking about being a good father? Have you ever thought that the other person doesn't need your concern at all..." and so on.
Jiang Qiyuan, on the other hand, blamed her, saying that if she hadn't encouraged him to abandon his wife and children and run away with her back then, how could he have left the three of them to suffer in Nanzhen?
He said he felt indebted to them, and now that his life was better, he should make it up to them.
But how could Wu Xiaoping, who had worked hard all her life so that she could stand by his side with dignity, give up?
She would never allow anyone to take her things away!
After Wu Xiaoping finished speaking, she turned to look at Jiang Jiwang with a wary and defensive expression. She grabbed his shoulders and said seriously, "Jiwang, you must be careful of them. You must understand that everything in the Jiang family can only belong to you!"
She did this simply because she was afraid that Jiang Jifan and the others would come and fight her for the family property. After learning the truth, Jiang Jiwang felt extremely embarrassed, his face turning red and white in turns.
His conscience prevented him from following her instructions.
Jiang Jiwang suddenly stood up, looked at her indignantly, and said, "Mom, we can't live like this!"
Wu Xiaoping was shocked and angry that her usually obedient son would talk back to her. She stood up like him and asked aggressively, "Then what do you want!"
"Do you know that for the past twenty years, it has been your mother who has been by your father's side, enduring hardships and struggling together! If it weren't for me, would you have such a good life now?" She couldn't accept the thought that the fruits of her hard work would be taken away by some people who shouldn't even be there.
"Why can't we act like this?! What's wrong with us?! This is what we deserve!"
"I'm not discussing charitable donations with you right now, Jiang, wake up!"
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Sure enough, when it comes to one's own interests, even the closest and most familiar people can become unreliable.
Jiang Jiwang looked at his mother's ferocious expression, then suddenly took two steps back and shook his head. "Mom, I can understand your thoughts, but I cannot agree with your actions."
He pursed his lips, his eyes resolute, and said, "I'm an adult now, I have my own thoughts, please don't impose your ideas on me..."
"Smack!"
The next second, before he could finish speaking, Wu Xiaoping raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.
Both of them were taken aback.
Since Jiang Jiwang was old enough to understand, his parents had never laid a hand on him, let alone slapped him. He stood there stunned for a moment.
After realizing what had happened, Wu Xiaoping was also somewhat panicked and at a loss, but after a moment she forced herself to calm down and said with a stern face, trying to save face, "Think carefully about why Mom hit you!"
Then he hurriedly fled.
Jiang Jiwang stared at her hurriedly departing figure, his eyes slightly glistening with tears.
Author: If there are no updates, it means I'm writing ancient romance novels.
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