Yang Aizhen retorted, "What have I done? Since she was born, I have always taken good care of her and raised her to be plump and beautiful. Everyone who sees her praises her."
"Hmph, why don't you talk about what happened after you remarried?" Old Mrs. Hu was not a good person. She had been happy that her adopted daughter-in-law treated her own daughter badly, so that she could transfer more benefits to the Hu family.
But now that things have come to this, there's no hope that Yang Aizhen will win back the Qin family's things for the Hu family. On the contrary, Old Lady Hu is able to see things from a fair perspective.
"Think about what you've actually done."
"You favor Hu Wenwen in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities, and you mistreat your own daughter, not to mention that your job is a lifelong matter, and you have the heart to take it away from her and give it to Hu Wenwen?"
"You think you bear no responsibility for causing your own daughter to commit suicide? I think you deserve to be called the culprit!"
“Your daughter barely escaped with her life, and instead of making amends, you just let her go to the countryside to work as a sent-down youth.”
"Anyone who didn't know better would think your daughter was adopted!"
Yang Aizhen's face turned pale, and she stared blankly at Old Lady Hu.
It's normal for Old Lady Hu to scold her, but it's too abnormal for her to scold her for Qin Hanshu's sake.
Besides, what Old Lady Hu was scolding her about wasn't her fault at all.
She had no choice in the matter.
If she doesn't treat the two children of the Hu family better, how can the Hu family protect them, an orphan and a widow?
Moreover, since she has remarried to Hu Dayong, she has to put her husband first in everything.
Qin Hanshu is, after all, a girl, and she will eventually get married. All she can rely on is a man.
Yang Aizhen felt extremely wronged.
In the past, Qin Hanshu was immature and didn't understand her. As an adult, he was petty and would cut himself with a knife, making her unhappy.
Now even outsiders are talking about her.
Grandma Hu got angry when she saw Yang Aizhen's aggrieved look.
She's showing no restraint now; she'll vent her anger on Yang Aizhen.
So, Old Lady Hu grabbed a broom and started hitting Yang Aizhen with it.
Yang Aizhen was so frightened that she covered her head and ran away.
However, she was no match for Old Lady Hu's agility and took several blows.
Besides the physical pain, Yang Aizhen felt even more desperate.
How much longer will she have to live like this?
Did Qin Feiyang receive the letter? When is Xiao Shu coming to pick her up?
Yang Aizhen vaguely felt that what Old Lady Hu said was somewhat plausible. After all, her daughter seemed like a different person before she went to the countryside; she was no longer so sensible, and it was possible that she held a grudge against her.
But besides pinning her hopes on Qin Feiyang and Qin Hanshu, what other way out does she have?
Yang Aizhen waited eagerly.
Day after day.
But they never received a single word.
***
Qin Hanshu pretended not to have seen Yang Aizhen's letter and continued living her life as usual.
As spring arrived and flowers bloomed, she also made progress in monitoring Ye Zhongping.
Because of Ye Zhongping's warning, Xue Duoyan basically stopped coming to the seventh floor to see Ye Zhongping after that incident.
Qin Hanshu had been monitoring her for so long, but Xue Duoyan had only come to the general manager's office once to tell Ye Zhongping that she had found a house for him and that he could go there to find her in the future.
Xue Duoyan is an unmarried woman, so she must live with her parents and relatives.
Ye Zhongping also has his own family.
At this time, guesthouses were heavily inspected, making it very inconvenient to have an affair.
The house that Xue Duoyan mentioned finding must be a place for the two of them to have an affair.
Although there are relatively few rental options, it's not impossible to find one.
Qin Hanshu wrote down the address Xue Duoyan gave her, just in case it might come in handy later.
"Little Qin, how many months pregnant are you?" During a break from work, Sister Zheng came over to chat with Qin Hanshu. "To me, it's still flat, like I'm not pregnant at all."
Wu Yingxia also turned her head to look, "But her period seems to have started early too, right?"
Qin Hanshu said, "It's been four months already, and my belly still isn't showing. Everyone's different, I guess. The woman who lives upstairs from me started showing when she was four months pregnant."
Sister Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. When I was pregnant with our second child, I didn't show until I was five months along."
Wu Yingxia asked with concern, "How's your appetite now?"
Qin Hanshu laughed and said, "I have a great appetite. I have pastries and cookies on my desk. My mouth has never stopped eating."
After chatting for a few minutes, Wang Yinghui came over and handed Sister Zheng a file folder, saying, "Take this to Director Ye."
Ye Zhongping has a good reputation at work; most people think he is kind and approachable.
For some reason, Sister Zheng was quite afraid of Ye Zhongping. She often said in private that his smile looked creepy, like it was painted on his face, fake and not as good as Wang Yinghui's.
Therefore, Sister Zheng generally doesn't want to deal with the General Manager's Office.
"Section Chief," Sister Zheng said, trying to negotiate, "you know I have trouble walking, why don't you have someone else deliver it?"
Wang Yinghui glanced at her speechlessly, then handed the file folder to Qin Hanshu, saying, "Little Qin, you can make the trip."
Qin Hanshu stood up. "Okay."
The door to the general manager's office was wide open; everyone else was nowhere to be seen, and only Ye Zhongping was inside.
“Director Ye,” Qin Hanshu handed over the file bag, “this is what Section Chief Wang asked me to deliver.”
"Okay, okay, put it here." Ye Zhongping looked up and pointed to the empty space on the desk.
Just as Qin Hanshu was about to leave, Ye Zhongping called her back, "Come and take a look at this that your department submitted..."
Qin Hanshu stood next to Ye Zhongping, looked in the direction he pointed, and listened attentively to the question Ye Zhongping raised.
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