23 Climbing out of the coffin
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"Old Pan, didn't you say we weren't going to Huaijiang? That country girl is dead, so what? How dare you have the nerve to make us, an old couple, travel such a long way to attend her funeral?"
"It just so happens that He Yin is single again, so those blind dates I screened for him can finally come in handy. I'm planning to contact them and look around to see which one would be the best fit for our daughter-in-law."
"Oh, I'd say this child was brought back at a really bad time. There are several candidates I'm very optimistic about who are interested in being a stepmother. I'm afraid there's no chance with He Yin now."
Speaking of this, Pan's mother's face turned ugly.
Since the little girl was lost, why didn't she get rid of it completely? How can she be found again?!
Now her son has a burden, and many blind date candidates with good conditions are afraid that they will not choose her son.
You have to know that these blind date candidates with good conditions are all carefully selected by her, and they are excellent candidates for daughter-in-law in all aspects.
Of course, what satisfied Pan's mother the most was that these people came from very good families.
Not only are they of equal status with theirs, some of them even have higher family backgrounds.
If his son could marry these girls, the threshold of their family would definitely be raised a lot.
Pan's mother couldn't bear it when she thought about how her son had married that country woman and made a fool of himself in front of many people.
She was unable to make the decision about her first daughter-in-law, which made her the object of ridicule. This time, she must be the one to choose the second one.
Otherwise, with her son's perspective, who knows if he'll find another girl from the countryside?! She couldn't stand it a second time.
In addition, Pan's mother was also very worried about how to deal with the burden left behind by her daughter-in-law from the countryside who died early.
Pan's mother didn't like the granddaughter born to her country daughter-in-law at all.
Whenever she thought of the mother and daughter, she would recall how people laughed at her for having a daughter-in-law from the countryside, saying that she would definitely give birth to a bunch of country-dwelling grandchildren in the future.
This made Pan's mother, who prided herself on being from a scholarly family and a noble city dweller, so angry that her stomach ached whenever she thought about it.
Not to mention that she was a laughing stock, the country daughter-in-law was actually a sophisticated little vixen who had managed to coax her previously extremely obedient son into turning away from her.
For the sake of that country woman, the son didn't even go home.
After taking the college entrance examination, he did not choose a university in Wenyang City, but instead chose a university in Huaijiang City, which was hundreds of miles away from home.
It's because he was afraid that she would bully that country bumpkin, so he ran so far away without even caring about his parents.
Pan's mother became more and more angry the more she thought about it, and she was not happy at all that her granddaughter was found.
While packing her things, Pan's mother couldn't help but sigh with regret.
When she first learned that the child was lost, she and Lao Pan were not really that concerned about finding the child. They were just making plans for their son's remarriage.
When she learned that Xia Xiaoqing had contracted an inexplicable disease, she was very happy.
She hoped that Xia Xiaoqing would fall ill and never recover, so that she could vacate her position as daughter-in-law.
Later, when she learned that her niece had lost her granddaughter, her first reaction was not anxiety or anger, but happiness.
If Old Pan hadn't been worried that He Yin would take his anger out on Shishi because of the child and hadn't insisted on keeping it a secret, she would have rushed to tell Xia Xiaoqing.
In this case, Xia Xiaoqing might not be able to bear the blow and die early.
As for the lost granddaughter? It's not like her son is infertile anyway. A little girl with the lowly blood of a country bumpkin is lost.
When her son remarries a daughter-in-law she likes, she will definitely get pregnant, and the child born will definitely be something she likes even more.
But unfortunately, God was blind and the little girl was found.
Father Pan looked at his wife's ever-changing face and had no idea that she harbored such deep malice towards her granddaughter.
But he is not much better than his wife.
He even blamed his little granddaughter in his heart, thinking that it was because the girl was not obedient and ran around everywhere that she got lost.
It was lost, but it made Shishi worried and blame herself for half a year.
Now, Shishi was blamed and misunderstood by He Yin, and she cried miserably.
Back then, He Yin and Shi Shi had a close relationship, no less than real siblings.
But ever since he and Yin went to the countryside and met Xia Xiaoqing, the country woman, the relationship between the cousins has become much worse than before and has become increasingly distant.
How could Mr. Pan, who loved his niece so much, bear this?
Therefore, he, like his wife, disliked Xia Xiaoqing very much.
I think this woman must be jealous of Shishi and is deliberately trying to sow discord between Shishi and He Yin.
Apart from them, Shishi has no other relatives.
How could Father Pan allow his beloved sister, the only bloodline left by him, to suffer any injustice?
Even his own son is not good enough, let alone Xia Xiaoqing, the daughter-in-law whom he was not satisfied with in the first place.
Now that he knew that his son had misunderstood and blamed Shishi for his granddaughter's disappearance, he even began to dislike his granddaughter.
"Just go if you're asked to. Why are you talking so much? Choosing a new daughter-in-law won't be an option once you get back. Shishi's matter is the most important."
Hearing Pan's mother's dissatisfied complaints, Pan's father replied angrily.
Pan's mother has long been accustomed to this and doesn't take it seriously at all.
She actually doesn't care that her husband is partial to his niece Song Shishi.
Anyway, she is just a little girl. She will get married sooner or later, and everything in the Pan family will belong to her son.
No matter how partial my husband is, how partial can he be?
It's impossible to give all the money and things in the house to Song Shishi, right?
Thinking of this, Pan's mother began to resent her son Pan Heyin again.
If her son had not disobeyed advice and insisted on marrying Xia Xiaoqing, thus angering her husband, her husband would have given the things inherited from his parents-in-law to his son long ago.
There was no need for her to still be thinking about it until now.
So, this time when I go back to Huaijiang City, I have to make He Yin listen to her no matter what and go on a blind date and marry the person she chooses.
As for the little encumbrance of my granddaughter? She's just a little girl, not a boy.
I believe there will definitely be people who don't care and are willing to be a stepmother.
Pan's mother is still very confident about her son Pan Heyin's appearance and temperament.
The Pan family may not be outstanding in other aspects, but in terms of appearance, each of them is extraordinary.
This was also the reason why she risked her reputation, ignored Pan's father's cold face, and insisted on marrying Pan's father.
Thinking of Song Shishi's biological mother, her sister-in-law who died early, a hint of jealousy flashed in Pan's mother's eyes.
Her sister-in-law, who died early, could be said to have inherited all the advantages of the Pan family in appearance, and was breathtakingly beautiful.
If not for this, my sister-in-law would not have been able to marry into the Song family.
Although she was marrying a member of the Song family's side branch, it was still the Song family.
In the previous dynasty, they were considered the number one family.
What made Pan's mother even more secretive was that her sister-in-law was said to be involved with the only son of the Song family after she got married.
Unfortunately, before the sister-in-law could take further action, the Song family had to withdraw from the mainland in a panic.
Her sister-in-law was pregnant at the time and had a difficult delivery due to the shock.
After struggling to give birth to a daughter, she passed away.
Perhaps her sister-in-law's husband had doubts about the child's bloodline, so he did not take the child, Song Shishi, with him when he ran away.
When Pan's father heard the bad news that his sister died in childbirth, he almost fainted.
She was even more sad and angry when she learned that her brother-in-law had actually abandoned the child and ran away.
Although they were afraid that the child's origin would bring trouble to them, Pan's parents-in-law and Pan's father still took the risk and brought the child home to raise.
At that time, Pan's mother had just married into the Pan family and had relied on unreliable means to marry into the Pan family.
In the Pan family, she had no right to speak out against anything.
In order to please her husband, she had to suppress her dissatisfaction and try her best to be nice to Song Shishi.
Even after she gave birth to a son, she still had to do so because her husband was biased towards Song Shishi.
After a long time, she got used to being nice to Song Shishi.
"Just leaving now! He Yin is really something! He grew up with Shishi, he must know who Shishi is. How could he deliberately abandon a child?"
"When I see He Yin, I will definitely talk to him in detail."
The couple hurriedly packed up some things and rushed to the train station to go to Huaijiang City.
On the other side, Song Shishi hung up the phone and wiped the tears that she had forced out of her face. She didn't look sad at all.
Song Shishi, who was eagerly waiting for her uncle and aunt to come and make the decision for her, felt the last bit of money in her pocket and couldn't help but went to the newly opened beauty salon in the city.
After hearing her uncle talk so many times about how stunningly beautiful her mother was back then, Song Shishi became obsessed with her own appearance.
Perhaps she inherited her father's genes. Although she looks good, she is far inferior to her mother.
After seeing the photos left by her mother, Song Shishi felt annoyed that she did not inherit all of her mother's beauty.
If she had such a face, why would she have suffered so much over the years?
Marry into a wealthy family early and live a life of luxury.
Now that she is getting older, she has not yet found a family that satisfies her, so she has to spend a lot of money to maintain herself.
Not long ago, she met a wealthy man from Hong Kong. As long as she maintains her beauty, why would she worry about not having a good life in the future?
Just when Song Shishi was wholeheartedly maintaining her appearance, with the assistance of the local police, Ikegani Ai and others finally found some clues after investigation.
Half a year ago, Song Shishi suddenly started spending lavishly, buying a lot of expensive cosmetics, clothes and shoes.
However, based on their understanding of Song Shishi's financial situation, the source of this money inevitably raises questions.
Song Shishi has no father or mother and has lived in the Pan family since she was a child. The Song family she lived in was confiscated a long time ago and left her nothing.
Although Pan's parents favored her, their salary was ordinary and they could not afford her lavish spending.
As for her salary as an archivist, it was even less.
Therefore, there must be something wrong with the source of this money.
In particular, the time when she spent money lavishly coincided with the time when Pan Guoguo went missing.
Suspecting that there was someone else behind this, Chi Gu Ai decided to possess Xia Xiaoqing to go find Song Shishi to reminisce about the past and find out who was behind this and who was connected to Song Shishi.
Seeing Pan Heyin and Pan Guoguo guarding the mourning hall together and not leaving late at night, Chi Gu Ai felt helpless.
In order to prevent the two from being scared to death by the sudden resurrection of the dead, Iketani Ai had to add some medicine to the water they drank to make them fall asleep.
Then, Iketani Ai, who was lying in the next room, clicked the system hotspot icon, and her vision suddenly went dark.
When I opened my eyes again, I was lying in a coffin.
Looking at the white cloth curtain above the coffin blown by the wind, Iketani Ai moved her stiff body.
Feeling her body gradually becoming more flexible, Iketani Ai shook off the paper money scattered on her body and climbed out of the coffin!
【Author’s words】
Who's still typing on New Year's Day? It's me... I'm done, done, free!!!
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