Jiang Ning's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples.
Everyone was stunned.
Ji Yang and Grandpa Ji, in particular, looked at each other with a mixture of fear and skepticism, hoping that the story wasn't true.
That's the child they've cherished and doted on for years, how could he not be Ji Yang's?
Did Liu Juan have an affair with someone several years ago?
Ji Yang grabbed Liu Juan's arm and shook her repeatedly:
“Juan’er, tell me this isn’t true. Zhuangzhuang is my son, right?”
Liu Juan, however, kept a straight face and refused to say a word.
Neither admitting nor denying.
"Are you still going to sell or not? I don't have much patience."
Even at this point, all she could think about was selling the house and dividing the money.
Grandpa Ji's age didn't mean he was senile; he said sternly to her:
“If Zhuangzhuang is your bastard child with someone else, don’t even think about taking a single penny from me. This house is mine, and I won’t give it to an unfaithful woman.”
Liu Juan was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth. She regretted asking for such an exorbitant amount; if she had made the deal earlier, she probably would have already received the money.
"Don't believe everything you hear. This woman is only saying that to try and lower the price." She began to distort the truth.
Jiang Ning glanced at her, then looked at Ji Yang, her eyes filled with sadness, and said:
"Uncle Ji, a couple of days ago, I saw Liu Juan and a man named Yao Zheng buying furniture together at the furniture store. I thought they were just friends who happened to meet."
But today, while accompanying Xu Yan to sweep the tombs, I inadvertently saw Yao Zheng. He was holding Zhuangzhuang's photo, confessing to his deceased wife, and saying he wanted Zhuangzhuang to be recognized as part of the family and hoped his late wife would bless him.
Ji Yang recalled how Yao Zheng would buy things for Zhuangzhuang from time to time, and upon hearing such concrete evidence, he swayed and slumped into a chair.
Liu Juan clenched her fists, trying to calm herself down. After looking around, she suddenly burst into wild laughter.
"Jiang Ning, you're really something. You always manage to run into all sorts of coincidences. You even managed to see us buying furniture, and you even ran into Yao Zheng sweeping his grave. I think you're just trying to embarrass our family on purpose." She turned her anger towards Jiang Ning.
Seeing her biting wildly like a mad dog, Lin Chen protected Jiang Ning and said:
“Come on, honey, let’s go home. Don’t talk to this shameless woman. She’s just lowering our moral standards.”
Jiang Ning was escorted away by Lin Chen, and Gao Baoliang and Yang Lu followed her out.
Only Grandpa Ji and his daughter Ji Yang remained in the courtyard.
Liu Juan stood there, not feeling that she had done anything wrong.
Back then, she and Yao Zheng were childhood sweethearts. It was her father who said that Ji Yang had a promising future, so she gave up Yao Zheng and chose Ji Yang instead.
Unfortunately, Ji Yang was also disobedient and did not follow the career path his father-in-law had planned for him.
Now that Yao Zheng has climbed to a high position and is willing to rekindle their relationship, she has no reason to refuse, especially since Zhuangzhuang is the result of a party.
She has endured humiliation and hardship in this family for twenty years. Isn't she worth half a house?
At first, Ji Tingting also thought Jiang Ning was talking nonsense and was full of hostility towards her. But seeing her mother's expression of being unafraid of anything, she had no choice but to believe that Zhuangzhuang was really born to her and another man.
Who could stand this kind of thing?
"Mom, why didn't you take me with you when you got divorced?" Her eyes were full of resentment as she looked at Liu Juan.
She gave all the money from the house sale to her son; she didn't care about her daughter at all.
Ji Tingting suddenly felt very disappointed in Liu Juan.
Ji Yang recovered from his initial shock and calmly looked at Liu Juan:
"Since you're getting a divorce, I'll grant your wish, but you'll have to leave with nothing. You can't take the house or your savings with you."
I will leave all of these to Tingting in the future.
If you disagree, don't blame me for exposing this scandal and ruining Yao Zheng's career.
This was the first time Liu Juan had ever seen Ji Yang speak such vicious words in such a calm tone, and she suddenly panicked.
As someone within the system, he knew all too well what Yao Zheng feared; if he wanted to advance further, he had to avoid any negative news.
"Ji Yang, we've been husband and wife for a while, can't you treat me a little better? It's just half the price of a house, and you can't even give me that?"
Liu Juan's tone softened considerably, with a hint of pleading.
Ji Tingting couldn't stand it anymore and retorted directly:
"Mom, you're incredibly shameless. Dad hasn't sued you in court, which is already very kind of him. And you're still criticizing her. What right do you have to take this money?"
By this time, she realized that the only person who was good to her was her father.
My mother only ever took the family fortune and gave it to my younger brother to spend.
Ji Yang felt gratified; his daughter had finally understood his good intentions.
He mocked even more firmly:
"We're about to discuss furniture and marriage, and you're asking me to divide the family property?"
Are you planning to use the money I give you to buy a mattress for your new husband to sleep on? Or are you planning to use this money as a dowry?
Let me tell you, even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Don't take my kindness for granted. See you at the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow morning—I want a divorce!
After speaking, he went to Ji Tingting's side, his tone softening:
"Tingting, would you like to stay with your father?"
Tears welled up in Ji Tingting's eyes.
"Dad, I want to stay with you. I will listen to you from now on."
Ji Yang felt very comforted. Although his wife was leaving and his son wasn't his biological child, at least his daughter had become well-behaved.
He wasn't worried about whether his daughter was his biological child.
Since Ji Tingting and her grandfather look somewhat alike, it's probably true.
The next day, Liu Juan, as the party at fault, left the house with nothing.
She threw out all her and Zhuangzhuang's belongings from the house.
The courtyard house was also successfully sold to Gao Baoliang.
Gao Baoliang took Yang Lu to complete the property transfer procedures, and on the new property certificate, he directly wrote his and Yang Lu's names.
"Lulu, from now on you will be the owner of this house."
Yang Lu hugged him, wishing she could be his bride immediately.
The hectic wedding planning began.
Although we decided to keep things simple, the room still needed to be renovated, the banquet needed to be booked, and the dresses needed to be made... There were still quite a lot to prepare.
Gao Baoliang was busy with Robert's house matters, so Yang Lu was left to handle most of those matters.
Yang Lu didn't understand, so she asked Wang Xiufen and Jiang Ning, and the group quickly became close friends.
Jiang Ning liked Yang Lu very much and thought to herself that true affection doesn't have so many communication barriers.
When I used to watch Gao Baoliang and Meng Jiao together, I felt like neither of them had a mouth; they always had a lot of concerns before speaking or doing anything.
Yang Lu is the kind of person who, if she likes you, will treat you with all her heart and say whatever comes to mind.
When Gao Baoliang is with her, he feels relaxed and doesn't need to guess what's going on; he even becomes more cheerful.
They are a perfect match.
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