Chapter 31 Chapter 31 I learned a lot during this trip to Beijing,...
Jiang Xiaoci wanted to buy the house, and Grandma Xie gave her the lowest market price. But a new problem arose. The house belonged to Grandma Xie, and her family would know about it. She had been thinking of reasons to convince her family these days. Should she say that she and Brother Han were doing business together?
So what kind of business should we do? She hadn't thought it through yet, so Grandma Xie told her to take her time to think about it, and said that since she wanted to buy it, she would never give it to anyone else and there was no need to rush.
Grandma Qiao arranged a blind date for someone, but no new members came to register. Jiang Xiaoci wanted to buy the store and do something with it. She was also thinking about how Aunt Cheng should tell Uncle Cheng that her stepdaughter was married and had a child but came back to the city for a blind date. She was lost in thought.
As soon as Qiao Shaoyao came back, she saw Jiang Xiaoci in a daze again. She had been studying there for more than half a month, and she had unexpectedly helped to arrange two marriages that were made in heaven. Everyone outside was praising her.
Qiao Shaoyao was unhappy. If she was allowed to study for a full three months, the reputation of this matchmaking agency that she had accumulated would be overshadowed by this little girl.
Qiao Shaoyao coaxed Jiang Xiaoci: "Xiaoci, there's nothing to do today. Go back and rest if you're tired. You're about the same age as grandma's granddaughter. Grandma is so distressed that she won't tell you."
Jiang Xiaoci is not stupid. She asked for leave that day, and Grandma Qiao pretended to tell the person in charge accidentally. The person in charge told Grandma Xie, and Grandma Xie told her.
Even asking for leave would get her kicked, and she would sue me for innocent absence from work.
Jiang Xiaoci collected her thoughts and smiled: "Grandma Qiao, I like working at the matchmaking agency. I happen to be free. I'll take a look at the member information and relieve you of some of the burden."
Qiao Shaoyao smiled uncomfortably and advised, "You are too stupid, your family is well off and doesn't need you to make money. Why do you have to come out and suffer? It would be better for you to stay with your parents."
No matter how Grandma Qiao advised Jiang Xiaoci, she just pretended to be stupid and read all the information she needed to read.
While studying in the store that day, Aunt Cheng came in and winked at her, meaning that she should not get involved.
Aunt Cheng must be here to cause trouble, so Jiang Xiaoci immediately hid aside.
Aunt Cheng came up and slammed the table, questioning Qiao Shaoyao angrily:
"Aunt Qiao, you are the daughter of our nanny. We are very kind to your family, right? You didn't investigate it clearly, but introduced my stepdaughter to someone with whom I haven't had a clear relationship. How can I explain this to her father?"
Qiao Shaoyao is already a grandmother, but people from the Cheng family still point at her face and say she is the nanny's daughter. She feels very aggrieved.
But she was not angry at all, and she was smiling and persuading people.
"It's going to rain, and your stepdaughter is going to get married. These are things that no one can control. How can I find out about things that happen thousands of miles away in the countryside if they don't tell me? But I have made amends and asked them to talk it out in person. I was just about to congratulate you. The couple your stepdaughter and I matched understand and cherish each other, and they said they want to walk together in the future. This is really a good marriage that you can't find even with a lantern."
How's the marriage going? Aunt Cheng was so angry that she almost died: "She is already married in the countryside, and her child is only two years old. Aren't you harming her?"
Qiao Shaoyao was horrified: "I'm just a matchmaker, who can I harm? You're the stepmother, and you don't want your stepdaughter to come back, so you're using the country man and child as an excuse, right?"
Aunt Cheng was so angry that she was dizzy. She couldn't win the argument, so she said angrily: "You helped others but also helped to bring about hatred. You were the one who arranged the marriage between me and my brother. Now it's my stepdaughter's turn, Qiao Shaoyao. I suspect that you have had bad intentions since a long time ago."
Qiao Shaoyao smiled and advised: "I understand your feelings, but if this good marriage is forcibly broken up, your stepdaughter will hate you. I don't care, anyway, she is not my relative."
Aunt Cheng was really not good at quarreling. She came to blame Grandma Qiao, but she was so angry that she ran away after just a few words.
As soon as Aunt Cheng left, Jiang Xiaoci saw that Grandma Qiao's face had fallen, her smile had completely disappeared, and she even muttered:
"Xie Shuju is quite capable. She even found out what happened in the countryside. So what? They are willing to do it."
Jiang Xiaoci understood everything clearly. Grandma Qiao did it on purpose. She even set a trap for Jiang Xiaoci by giving her information about two completely unsuitable men and women and asking her to arrange a blind date.
One of these two people has very good personal and family conditions, but the other is particularly "pretentious" from the family to the individual. Introducing these two families together, isn't that harming people?
Jiang Xiaoci's heart was pounding. She secretly copied down the two people's information and prepared to take it home to show Grandma Xie.
When she was off work, Grandma Qiao said, "Xiaoci, I'll go talk to the two families. You can go to the agreed location tomorrow to make arrangements. You must make this marriage happen. This task shouldn't be difficult, right?"
Jiang Xiaoci smiled sweetly: "You have chosen a blind date who is well-matched with you. If both conditions and requirements are met, it will definitely work out."
Qiao Shaoyao smiled kindly: "Okay, you should get off work too, I'll lock the door."
Jiang Xiaoci did not go home because Grandma Qiao did not take the bus but walked, and she caught up with her smoothly.
Grandma Qiao met a man Jiang Xiaoci didn't know, and she was on guard. Fortunately, she had good hearing and the distance was not far, so she could hear what they said.
The man said, "Tomorrow's marriage must be arranged. I want the Mei family to invite someone who is rich and powerful to live with us. I can wait for ten or twenty years."
Qiao Shaoyao said, "It will definitely work. It's five hundred yuan in total. Pay two hundred and fifty yuan first, and then pay another two hundred and fifty yuan after they get married and hold a banquet."
If Jiang Xiaoci hadn't heard it with her own ears, she wouldn't have believed that there was such a bad person who would match someone up with the wrong person just for 500 yuan. Grandma Qiao must have mental problems. She couldn't let her stay in the matchmaking agency and hurt others!
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Jiang Xiaoci took the bus home. It was already dark. Grandma Xie and Aunt Cheng were waiting at the gate of the community, very anxious: "Xiaoci, why are you so late today? We were so worried."
Jiang Xiaoci apologized: "Grandma Xie, the situation is urgent and I don't have time to call you. Let's go home and talk."
There was food left for her at home. Jiang Xiaoci was hungry, so she ate the food in big mouthfuls. During the time it took to eat a bowl of rice, she told everyone what she had seen and what she had guessed during the tracking.
"Grandma Qiao charges 500 yuan to help people vent their anger by being a bad matchmaker. She is so scary. She must have done this many times. Grandma Xie, how can we expose her and kick her out of the matchmaking agency?"
Aunt Cheng's wild guesses at the matchmaking agency that afternoon turned out to be true. Her hands were shaking so badly as she was holding the chopsticks.
"Mom, it was Qiao Shaoyao who arranged my marriage to my brother." As she said this, tears fell.
Xie Shuju quickly caught her daughter's helpless hand, held it tightly, and felt heartbroken.
After hearing what Xiaoci said, she finally understood Qiao Shaoyao. She had been pretending for decades and now was here to take revenge, but where did the hatred come from? The Cheng family treated her family very well.
Jiang Xiaoci was a little uneasy: "Grandma Xie, did I do something wrong?"
Xie Shuju hurriedly held Jiang Xiaoci's hand again: "No, what you did helped grandma a lot, but grandma was too shocked, don't be afraid."
She quickly recovered and said to her daughter seriously, "There is no time to think about those irreversible things now. Take care of your stepdaughter's affairs first, otherwise it will affect your relationship with your husband and wife."
Then, Xie Shuju changed her voice to a gentle one: "Xiaoci, your uncle is back, and grandma and your aunt Cheng are going back to her home. Can you come with us?"
Jiang Xiaoci was willing to go, but she was worried: "Grandma, I'm an outsider, will my uncle be happy when I go?"
Aunt Cheng felt relieved. No wonder everyone liked this child. She said, "Xiaoci, you are not a stranger. Our family has been very lucky since you came. We hope you will go."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
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When we arrived at Aunt Cheng's house, we saw a young father in his twenties standing outside the door. He was holding a baby in his arms with a painful expression. When he saw people coming, he lowered his head and stepped aside.
When Jiang Xiaoci heard the tone of voice Aunt Cheng used when she spoke to him and the red line on his body, she knew that this was the man Shi Lerong married when she went to the countryside.
Jiang Xiaoci stayed outside the door and stood on the left and right of the young father holding the child. The two-year-old baby was curious about everything, especially Jiang Xiaoci, and reached out to hold him.
Jiang Xiaoci knew that her brother-in-law and his child were about to lose her sister, and he must be feeling bad. She wanted to say something that would make him feel better, but after thinking about it, she realized that no words could comfort him.
Jiang Xiaoci took the initiative to walk over and asked to hug the baby: "Brother-in-law, can I hug you? I want to talk to my brother."
The man hesitated, but Jiang Xiaoci's smile was too sincere. The child was already twisted into a knot and asked her to hold him, so the man gave him to her.
Jiang Xiaoci held the baby high up in her arms, making the baby giggle non-stop. Then, she held the baby in her arms and said:
"Actually, I'm the same as you. My mom divorced my dad when I was still in her belly, but I have a mom who loves me, so I've always been happy. Don't be afraid, brother. You also have a dad who loves you, and you'll be as happy as I am."
The man was moved. He looked at Jiang Xiaoci again and forced a grateful smile on his face.
Xie Shuju was standing by the door and heard everything Xiaoci said. Who wouldn't like such a warm-hearted girl once they discovered her good points?
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In the room, Uncle Shi was furious. He held a ruler and asked his daughter what she was going to do.
"I didn't expect you could keep it a secret to this extent. What about your husband and children outside the door? You can't not give them an explanation, right?"
Shi Lerong felt wronged: "Dad, I was only fifteen when I went to the countryside. This is a problem of the times, not my problem. I don't know if you will be rehabilitated one day and I can still go back to the city. You force me to be with him now. What can he, a farmer, do in the city? Do he and I have any common topics? Is it what you want to see that we become a couple of grudges for life? Let's talk about compensation. It's okay until he is satisfied."
At that time, my uncle was so angry that he hit her with a ruler and asked, "You gave birth to the child, right? Are you going to take care of the child?"
Shi Lerong hardened her heart: "I don't want the child, and their family won't let me go. Dad, don't be unhappy to hear me. My generation is different from yours. I have suffered so much for so many years, and I want to live for myself."
Uncle Shi couldn't understand her: "You are just being selfish. I can try to understand you if your husband doesn't want me, but the child is only two years old. Do you have the heart to let him have a stepmother in the future?"
Shi Lerong was even more confident: "What's wrong with a stepmother? Didn't you marry a stepmother for me? What am I complaining about? I didn't stop you from remarrying."
The father and daughter were arguing fiercely, and the topic of the argument turned to Aunt Cheng.
Aunt Cheng was so angry that she suddenly felt dizzy and fell down.
Aunt Cheng fainted. No one cared about the quarrel anymore. Everyone worked together to send her to the hospital.
Aunt Cheng woke up on the way and said it was nothing serious and she didn't want to go to the hospital, but my uncle and Grandma Xie insisted that she get a check-up before they felt at ease.
After a check-up, it was found that Aunt Cheng was pregnant. Everyone's depressed mood was washed away by the good news, and they rushed forward to surround Aunt Cheng.
Uncle Shi and Aunt Cheng had a son at an advanced age. They were so happy that they cried, hugged each other, laughed and cried, and were so excited that they couldn't speak.
Grandma Xie was even happier, and said to Aunt Cheng, "If Le Rong is determined to divorce, let her go. You must make sure that the man's family is satisfied with the compensation. We really owe them. If it is beyond your ability to bear, I will pay part of it. You need to rest now, so don't worry about this matter."
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When Aunt Cheng became pregnant, Jiang Xiaoci saw that Sister Shi looked very lonely. Originally, Sister Shi was Uncle Shi's only child, but now Uncle Shi and Aunt Cheng were going to have another child.
She thought about it and ran over to say a few words to Sister Shi.
"Sister Shi, you must marry He Qizhao. If he changes his mind in the future and no longer loves you, and the child you don't want becomes very successful, and even your ex-husband is living a very good life, will you regret it?"
It would be fine if others didn't talk about this kind of thing, but once they do, I have to think about it.
Shi Lerong said: "I don't want the situation you described to happen, but if it does happen, I will regret it. I can't stop trying a new life just because it hasn't happened yet, right?"
Jiang Xiaoci said, "Sister Shi, I have a sister in Yuncheng. Her grandmother moved her from the capital to Yuncheng. My cousin enjoyed everything that belonged to her. When I called off the engagement, I asked her the same question."
Shi Lerong was very curious: "How did she answer?"
Jiang Xiaoci said: "She is just like you. She said that if that happens, she will regret it. So, she will work harder to make herself excellent enough not to regret it."
Jiang Xiaoci suddenly said in a firm tone: "I have said these words to your husband in the countryside just now, and asked him to cover all the expenses for the baby until he reaches adulthood. I think that after he gets the compensation from your family, he will not be decadent, but will use the money and things to live a good life and will not give himself the opportunity to regret it. I hope you will not regret it either."
Shi Lerong was stunned. She thought Jiang Xiaoci said this to her out of concern for her, but she didn't expect that the first people she cared about were the father and son outside the house.
She was in a daze: "No one has ever said these words to me like you did. You are indeed right. On his behalf, on the behalf of the child, and on my own behalf, thank you. I will remember it."
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Perhaps because of what Jiang Xiaoci said to Shi’s husband, he no longer resisted in the subsequent negotiations.
Finally, we agreed on a plan: first they would get married and settle down, and move the husband and child's household registration to Beijing. Then they would give the man a house, and then they would divorce, with the child going to the man and receiving a support payment sufficient for the child's education and living.
Shi Lerong did not resist this time and agreed to everything. The man also had no objection. After the discussion, Uncle Shi went to work in another place again, and Aunt Cheng lived in Grandma Xie's house to take care of her pregnancy. Grandma Xie also found a temporary nanny.
However, this nanny, who was a few years older than Jiang Xiaoci, was a registered member of the matchmaking agency. Jiang Xiaoci looked at the membership list and recognized her when she saw her ID card.
She quickly reminded him, "Grandma Xie, this is a member who has registered with the matchmaking agency. I'm afraid that Grandma Qiao deliberately arranged this and has been plotting something bad for a long time."
Xie Shuju knew this long ago, and smiled and told Jiang Xiaoci not to worry: "Grandma's move is to use the opponent's trick against you. Wait, Grandma will show you a good show soon."
Grandma Xie and Aunt Cheng were particularly tolerant of this temporary nanny, almost the same way they were to Jiang Xiaoci. After about a month, some of the nanny's behaviors began to cross the line. One day, Jiang Xiaoci actually saw her using Aunt Cheng's cosmetics, dressing up, and changing into Aunt Cheng's most beautiful clothes to go out.
Aunt Cheng was pregnant and didn't go out, so Grandma Xie took Jiang Xiaoci with her: "It's time to close the net. Grandma will show you how to catch a cunning fish."
The private room was booked in advance by Grandma Xie. A blind date was taking place in the next room. The lady who had only been working as a nanny for over a month actually told her blind date that she was the goddaughter of a high-ranking official.
Isn't this cheating? Seeing that Grandma Xie was about to go over, Jiang Xiaoci also wanted to go over and expose the liar.
Xie Shuju signaled Jiang Xiaoci to stay calm and said calmly, "Xiaoci, don't go out. Just stay here and watch the fun, so as not to incur the hatred of others. Grandma has already offended many people, so I'm not afraid that Qiao Shaoyao will hate me even more."
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Just when the two families had agreed and were preparing to give a thank you gift, several police officers suddenly rushed in and showed their IDs: "We received a report that someone abused his power, collected money, fabricated information and deceived into marriage. Come with us."
Not only did the police come, but several families who had been badly cheated over the years also came. They already knew the truth, and before the police could take her away, they grabbed Qiao Shaoyao's hair and slapped her.
"You are so shameless! We will testify in court and put you in jail!"
The police were afraid that they would be beaten and exposed, so they quickly separated them.
No one knew when it started, but there was a rumor circulating among the people that Qiao Shaoyao had a way to avenge herself. Just tell her who you wanted to take revenge on, and she would introduce that family to an unreliable family. Through years of torture, the other family would be in chaos and have no peace. The revenge would at least involve three generations, which was extremely evil.
At the police station, Xie Shuju wanted to get to the bottom of things.
"Qiao Shaoyao, you were the one who facilitated the marriages of my son and daughter. One was widowed at a young age, and the other was abused at home. I tried every possible way to get her to divorce. My grandson finally got rid of his unreliable childhood marriage, but you kept it from me and tried to introduce him to an unreliable person. Why did you do this?"
Qiao Shaoyao knew that Xie Shuju was able to collect so much evidence in a short period of time because she wanted to defeat her once and for all.
Qiao Shaoyao vented viciously: "I know you deliberately bullied me. Yes, I also deliberately retaliated against you. When did it start? Since you married into the Cheng family! You came from a small place, but you were able to marry into the capital. How are you better than me, a nanny's daughter? Originally, your position today was mine, so of course I hate you!"
Xie Shuju shook her head: "Without me, the Cheng family would not have married a nanny's daughter. The Cheng family has helped you enough, but you harmed the descendants of the Cheng family. I don't need you to repent, but your descendants have a direct relative who is a criminal, and they have to pay for your sins."
Qiao Shaoyao was stunned. Yes, if she was convicted, what would happen to her children and grandchildren?
She suddenly begged for mercy: "Shuju, I am the one who hurt you, please don't do anything to my children, please."
Xie Shuju said: "I'm not as mean as you, but even if I did nothing, think about what you did. You were the matchmaker for so many sins. Don't people hate you? If you were arrested, they would have no choice but to take revenge on your children."
Qiao Shaoyao was scared and rushed over to beg Xie Shuju: "Sister, I was wrong. For the sake of our relationship over the years, you should help take care of them. They are also your nephews. They don't know what I did. They are innocent!"
Xie Shuju said: "Who is not innocent? You hate me, but you have harmed my son and daughter. Aren't they innocent? If they can suffer, why can't your children suffer? I have said that I will not do anything to your children and grandchildren, but I have no right to control what others want to do."
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Xie Shuju finally figured out all the grudges and eliminated the hidden danger of Qiao Shaoyao.
When I walked out of the police station, the first light snow of early November started falling outside.
Xie Shuju raised her head, let the light snowflakes fall on her face, and closed her eyes.
Xie Shuju was alone with Jiang Xiaoci, and her words were also for Jiang Xiaoci to hear. She said, "It snowed a little on the day I got married in Beijing, and my wedding dress got wet."
Jiang Xiaoci hugged her arms and comforted her, "Thank you, grandma. We have solved the problem. You should be happy. Don't cry."
Xie Shuju opened her eyes, wiped away the moisture from her eyes, and said with a smile, "Grandma, these are tears of joy. By the way, how about you take over the vacancy of Qiao Shaoyao in the matchmaking agency?"
Jiang Xiaoci suddenly had an idea and said happily, "Grandma, I have thought of how to tell my family the reason for buying a storefront. Please wait for me."
Xie Shuju was both amused and confused. This child didn't say what decision he had made, and it was impossible to guess.
Jiang Xiaoci made a phone call, this time to the municipal bureau. Her mother’s tailor shop didn’t have a phone number, but she told her father the same thing. If her father knew, her mother would know too.
She was very excited: "Dad, I learned a lot during my trip to Beijing, and I also had some adventures. I want to buy a vacant house from Grandma Xie and open a personal matchmaking agency. You can talk to Mom after get off work, she will definitely agree. Oh, and don't worry about the money for the house. I have already convinced Brother Han, and he will invest in it."
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