"I'm so angry! Who does he think he is, daring to lecture me?" Song Wenwen said angrily to Song Xia.
"How can there be such narrow-minded people who really think that if a man is good-looking, every woman will throw herself at him? They are so arrogant that it's disgusting. Do they think that all women in this world are only pursuing so-called good men and benefits? Are there no women in this world who live simply for their own other dreams?"
Song Xiao patted her daughter's hand with amusement: "It's not worth getting angry with people like that. You can't change their minds. The more you say, the more they'll think you're just making excuses."
"I find it disgusting. It's as if women are just playthings in their eyes, people who would do anything for profit without any shame. They are clearly the ones who are like that, but they insist on imposing this kind of thinking on all women. Ugh."
"So you see, the Cheng family is actually on a downward spiral. They only think about using marriage alliances to stabilize their business instead of relying on their own pioneering spirit to develop. The Cheng family will decline sooner or later."
"Then why did you still buy Cheng family stocks, Mom?"
"Mom was thinking that when the Cheng family goes bankrupt, she would take the opportunity to sell off her assets, making it even harder for the Cheng family to cope. Then, when the Cheng family goes bankrupt, Mom would buy them back at a low price."
Song Xia never intended to hide her methods against the Cheng family from her daughter, and since Wenwen asked, she told her the truth.
"Don't you think your mother is cold-blooded and heartless? After all, this is your best friend Zhili's company."
“Of course not.” Song Wenwen shook her head. “Mom, what personal relationships do you have with the Cheng family when you’re doing business? There are no personal relationships between our two families to begin with. My relationship with Zhili has nothing to do with business. So naturally, everything is done according to the rules of the business world. If they can’t compete, it’s because they’re not capable. Now, Mom, you’re acquiring Cheng’s shares. Isn’t that a large investment and a huge risk? High risk, high reward. It’s all about who has the better methods.”
"It's good that you understand your mother."
Song Wenwen threw herself into Song Xia's arms: "No matter what Mom does, it's right to me. Mom, don't worry that I don't understand you. Mom, you're the best!"
"If you don't like Cheng Zhibo and Ji Yunyang, you don't need to be polite when you see them in the future. Just like you said, the Cheng family is incapable of dragging Mom down with them. Once Mom is alright in a couple of days, shall we go out and set up a stall?"
"Okay!" Song Wenwen immediately perked up at the mention of this. "Mom, can I bake it this time?"
“Okay.” This is an annual experiential activity that the mother and daughter do. Their first store in the university town, including the night market stalls where they later opened branches, are still there. The location where the mother and daughter set up their stalls is not fixed.
In the past, Song Xia was the main baker, with Song Wenwen assisting. Because of Song Xia's unique skills, regular customers would flock to the stall with delight whenever they discovered it.
Song Wenwen laughed and said, "If they find out I'm the one in charge this year, they'll probably be very disappointed."
Song Xia encouraged her: "I've tasted your cooking skills, and they're just as good as the chefs in the shop. Plus, with our family's unique seasonings, I guarantee the business will be booming. I'm just worried you won't be able to keep up with the demand."
"Then I'll prepare properly in the next couple of days."
Meanwhile, on the other side of City C, Cheng Zhili stared at the medical examination report, her mouth agape in astonishment.
She had studied biology, so she knew that two people with type A blood could not have a child with type B blood. On this medical examination report, her parents and brother were all type A blood, but she was the only one with type B blood.
Her parents used to have their medical checkups done at their company, so she didn't know that her blood type was different from her family members. How could this be?
When the Cheng family returned from their social engagements, they found Cheng Zhili looking completely dazed.
"What's wrong? Why do you look so upset?"
Seeing that she didn't answer, Yu Peiyan's expression turned colder: "Hasn't your mother already explained things to you about Ji Yunyang? Your mother and father would never harm you. You'll see how good the path we've arranged for you really is in the future."
Cheng Zhibo also advised, "Did your friend say something to you again? Zhili, I told you long ago that she's not as naive as you think."
Cheng Zhili opened her mouth, but she didn't have the mind to refute her brother's words. She just said in a hoarse voice, "Dad, Mom, am I really your biological daughter?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? You'd actually say something like this just to avoid a marriage alliance?"
"What are you still making a scene about? What's wrong with the Ji family and Ji Yunyang?"
"Don't you know how much your family has doted on you since you were little? Now that you're all grown up, can't you think more about your family?"
"Dad is already exhausted from work, how long do you want to keep going like this?"
Before they could find out the truth, Yu Peiyan, Cheng Shizhang, and Cheng Zhibo all assumed that Cheng Zhili was still making trouble over the marriage proposal and began to criticize her together.
“No, look at this.” Cheng Zhili stiffly handed over the test report. “Dad, Mom, my blood type is different from yours.”
"What's so special about that? There are many different combinations of blood types."
“But two people with type A blood can’t have a child with type B blood.” Cheng Zhili doesn’t want to get involved in the arranged marriage now, because she has already compromised. But how can she not be her parents’ biological child?
"What?"
Yu Peiyan snatched it away and examined it carefully, not missing a single detail.
"This is the medical examination report that was delivered today. We've never had a medical examination together before, and I only found out today..." Cheng Zhili clutched the hem of her clothes, her eyes slightly red, her voice hoarse, "That's why I asked you, am I your biological daughter?"
"Could there be a mistake?" Cheng Zhibo asked with a serious expression.
"Can medical examination reports from top-tier hospitals also be wrong?"
"Who says big hospitals don't make mistakes? Don't overthink it."
“I checked my previous medical examination reports, and I’ve always had type B blood.” After saying that, Cheng Zhili looked at Yu Peiyan and Cheng Shizhang.
At Cheng Shizhang's instruction, Yu Peiyan called her assistant and asked him to check their previous medical examination records. In less than ten minutes, the record sheet arrived, confirming that they were indeed blood type A. If one instance could be considered a mistake, what about so many?
“That’s impossible. Your grandmother was with me when you were born,” Yu Peiyan said firmly. “Your mother did give birth to you.”
"Could it be that the hospital made a mistake?" Cheng Zhibo asked suspiciously, since that's how novels and TV shows are written and portrayed these days.
Cheng Zhili took a deep breath: "Dad, Mom, how about we do a paternity test? If I'm really not your biological daughter, then where is the Cheng family's biological daughter right now? Is she suffering out there?"
Cheng Shizhang's expression changed: "I'll contact someone from the hospital to come over right now."
Yu Peiyan turned her head sharply and said in a low voice, "Don't make it public knowledge. It's Zhili who is marrying into the Ji family, and the cooperation has just begun."
Cheng Zhili opened her mouth. At this moment, her mother was still thinking about a marriage alliance?
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