Everyone didn't have to wait long before they saw Jiang Erni coming back from outside, followed by a tall and thin figure.
"Puff——" The sweet rice wine in the old lady's mouth sprayed out directly. Lauren was quick-witted and rescued his favorite sweet and sour pork ribs before the old lady opened her mouth.
"You, you, you--" The old lady pointed at the familiar young man standing next to Jiang Erni with trembling hands. She was so angry that she almost rolled her eyes. This girl was born to be her nemesis, and she actually chose him as her partner.
Jiang Yiliu looked at Mo Xiangdong standing behind his second sister. He no longer felt the excitement he had in his previous life. It was just that the man he had a crush on was with his second sister, which made him feel a little embarrassed. Besides, Mo Xiangdong was five years younger than his second sister. With such a big age gap, were they really suitable to be together?
"You told me to bring my partner here, as long as he's a man. I'm sure he is a man." Jiang Erni said lightly, seemingly unaware of the strange looks from her family.
Everyone just thought that what she said was that Mo Xiangdong was raised by everyone and his gender could not be wrong. Only Jiang Yilu saw Mo Xiangdong's ears suddenly turned red, and thought of something, and was so angry that he almost bled internally.
"Er Ni, you're from the east, you're only 25 this year, right?"
Jiang Dahai thought his daughter would bring back an older man or a divorced man. After all, Erni's age is basically married. He also thought that as long as the other party is good, he would not object even if the conditions are not good. But he never expected that his daughter was so capable that she actually brought back a man five years younger than her.
However, Jiang Dahai, as a father, couldn't tell his daughter directly that she was too old and the boy was still young, so she should find someone else to trouble. Wouldn't that embarrass his daughter?
There was quite a bit of noise at the Jiang family, and the blind date lovers who were eating at the nearby tables had been paying attention to what was going on at the Jiang family. When they saw Jiang Erni and Mo Xiangdong come in, they didn't even care about the delicious meal. Anyway, they were already half full, so they might as well watch a good show to help digest the food. They could still fight for another 300 rounds.
"When did Er Ni and Xiang Dong fall in love with each other? There's a big age difference between them, right?"
"That's right. Besides, can Old Lady Miao accept the conditions offered by the Xiang family?"
"Don't tell me that Mo Xiangdong's family conditions are not good, but he is very hardworking. He is now a prosecutor in the Capital Procuratorate. He is very powerful. Although he may not earn as much as the Jiang family, he has a high status. It's just that he has a paralyzed old lady at home. Otherwise, the girls who want to marry him will trample the Meng family's floor tiles."
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People around were whispering, but few said anything bad about Mo Xiangdong. Instead, more people criticized Jiang Erni, thinking that she was a little indecent. This is not the old times anymore. There was no such thing as child brides, and it was not uncommon for a wife to be older than her young husband. What era is this? How could a good college student find a man so much younger than herself? It would be so embarrassing if people spread the news.
"A woman who is three years older than her husband's will bring her gold bricks; a woman who is five years older than her husband's will bring her gold mountains." Mo Xiangdong studied law, but that doesn't mean he is eloquent, especially when arguing with those gossipers, he is mostly silent.
However, this time, the girl who was attacked by everyone was the one he liked. Although he knew that with Erni's personality, she would not care about these things at all, but Erni not caring did not mean that he would watch her being attacked and become the laughing stock of everyone after dinner.
Everyone present had black faces. The first sentence had a source, but the second sentence was purely made up by you.
"No, I don't agree to this!"
Old man Jiang had a stern face, listening to the whispers of everyone at the banquet, and he always felt that they were making fun of Erni. In fact, apart from their age, the two children were really a good match, a talented man and a beautiful woman, a prosecutor and a doctor, both of them were legitimate professions with a bright future. Moreover, although Erni was older, she often drank the nourishing and health-preserving soup prepared by Mr. Bai, and her complexion was good. She looked about the same age as the rough-fed Mo Xiangdong, or even younger.
But Old Man Jiang still couldn't accept that his granddaughter found a man who was five years younger than her.
"It's okay if you don't accept it. I don't really want to get married anyway. It's just right for me to be an old maid for the rest of my life." Jiang Erni said nonchalantly, as if she had expected everyone's opposition.
What the hell? Jiang Cheng widened his eyes. At this time, shouldn’t she lower her head and beg him and the old woman to help them be together? Why did she give up so easily?
Mo Xiangdong turned his head and looked at Jiang Erni dimly. Jiang Erni subconsciously avoided his sight. It was not that she really did not want to get married, but she wanted her stubborn grandparents to agree, so she had to use some tricks. If she was too tough, it might backfire.
"Okay, let's go. You have nothing to do here." Jiang Erni was thinking about how to deal with the situation. She looked like she really didn't care and pulled Mo Xiangdong to leave. However, Mo Xiangdong's feet were stuck to the ground of Jiang's house like glue. He didn't move. No matter how Jiang Erni winked at him, he was stubborn and refused to leave. His eyes were dim, as if he was looking at a heartless man, which made Jiang Erni feel extremely guilty.
She really shouldn't have drunk so much that day. Thinking of that beautiful night, Jiang Erni's face flushed, but her good self-control made her mind clear again in an instant.
"Why are you walking? Where are you going?"
Old Mrs. Miao thought, maybe her granddaughter deliberately acted out this to fool them. She knew they would not agree with her and Mo Xiangdong being together, so she specially found Mo Xiangdong to act out this scene so that she could openly show that she was not going to get married.
Now think about it, comparing the situation of having an old girl in the family who is unmarried, and the situation of the daughter in the family who is so resourceful that she can coax a partner younger than her, the latter is obviously better.
"Since we are a family from now on, let's sit at this table and eat. Where do you want to take us?" Old Mrs. Miao twisted her face and spoke to Jiang Erni as if she was cutting off her own arm.
Everyone was a little surprised that Old Lady Miao gave in so easily, but when they thought about Jiang Erni's age, they understood. After all, marrying off her granddaughter was more important than being talked about behind the back by the villagers. Moreover, Mo Xiangdong was hardworking and filial. If he really married Erni, he would never do anything to let her down. In general, Jiang Erni had won.
Jiang Erni seemed to have expected that Old Lady Miao would agree. She turned around and took Mo Xiangdong to the dining table. She skillfully asked her brother, who was originally sitting next to her, to squeeze to the side, leaving a seat for Mo Xiangdong. Gu Dongmei also accepted her future son-in-law very well and brought Mo Xiangdong new bowls and chopsticks.
Old Lady Miao watched the mother and daughter's coordinated movements, and she held her breath in her chest. It was so annoying. Was this still her birthday party? The life events of her two granddaughters, who gave her the most headaches, had been settled. Why was she so upset?
Old Mrs. Miao picked up the last piece of sweet and sour pork ribs on the table angrily. Looking at the lost look of her foreign grandson-in-law named Lao Lun, she finally felt better.
"Go back and discuss this with your mother today. All the etiquette must be followed. Erni is not young anymore. It's better to get married sooner rather than later. I'm afraid you won't be able to have children in your later years."
After bullying her third grandson's husband for a bit, Old Lady Miao was finally in a good mood to talk to her second granddaughter and her second grandson's husband, who was set to be her husband.
"Too early—"
"good--"
Jiang Erni and Mo Xiangdong said it in unison, it was Jiang Erni who was against it and Mo Xiangdong who agreed with it.
Jiang Erni avoided the other person's resentful eyes guiltily. Thinking of the mistake she made that day, she could only grit her teeth and agree: "Okay, I'll do as grandma says."
Anyway, she will get married sooner or later, and she doesn't hate Mo Xiangdong. She is even a little moved. Now that it has come to this, she should not be shy and back down.
The frown on Old Mrs. Miao's face relaxed slightly. Old Man Jiang snorted but did not offend the old woman, which was considered as his agreement.
Lauren, who was still immersed in the sadness of losing her sweet and sour spare ribs, was hit again by this attack. How come she had been chasing Annie for four years and still couldn't win her heart, but this man who suddenly appeared in front of her could get married? This was too unfair. She didn't dare to blame her sweetheart. Lauren was jealous of the man who was full of joy at the dinner table.
Without knowing it, Mo Xiangdong was put on the blacklist by his funny brother-in-law. It was truly an unexpected disaster.
Overall, the birthday party was very successful.
First, Mrs. Miao showed off her new clothes and jewelry, which attracted a lot of envious looks.
Secondly, she announced in front of everyone that her grandson was taken, so those daughters, nieces, and granddaughters of so-and-so should stop hanging around in front of her.
Then, the most troublesome Erni and Sanni also found their homes and were not far from getting married.
In the end, all the granddaughters have established their own careers, and will get married in the future. Their lives are getting better and better. This is also the best wish that the old lady made on her birthday this time.
Time flies so fast. At the end of the birthday banquet, when Grandma Miao cut open the birthday peach, she seemed to see her precious grandson being carried out of the house by the midwife. She still can't forget that scene.
The wrinkled child, who looked like a monkey, was only the size of two palms. Sometimes, Mrs. Miao would often wonder what would happen to the Jiang family now if there was no such child. Regardless of other things, there was one thing that Mrs. Miao was certain of: without her grandson Xiaobao, this family would not be so happy.
Looking at the smiling faces of blessings, her husband, two sons, a daughter-in-law, three grandsons, four granddaughters, and a group of little kids, Old Mrs. Miao thought that she was really lucky in her life.
Fortunately, fortunately
207. Party...
"I was wondering, you have been so good to Ruan Ruan since they were young. It turns out you have fallen in love with her for a long time. You treat her as a child bride." Guangpiao took a sip of beer and said to Jiang Yilu with a wink.
After so many years, all of our friends back then have their own careers, but whenever we have free time, we will get together.
Guangpiao and Tiezhu were both transferred to the local area, and now they are both junior cadres at the deputy section level. He is still young and has a bright future. Tiezhu is more honest than Guangpiao, and is more suitable for the military environment than him. Moreover, Tiezhu has high combat power. When he was in the National Defense University, he was well-known for his fighting ability. Because of his high education and strength, he is now a company commander.
After graduation, Mo Xiangfang stayed at the school and worked as a lecturer, while Yu Xiaocao was assigned to a pharmaceutical factory in the capital to do pharmaceutical chemistry analysis.
Today, Tiezhu had some rare free time, and after coming out from the military camp, he and a group of friends naturally had to get together. Therefore, after arriving at the restaurant, the group went to the food stalls at the night market, ordered a bunch of grilled skewers, some stacks of peanuts and edamame, and a few plates of stir-fried snails and spicy stir-fried clams, accompanied by cold beer, and ate to their heart's content.
Due to the nature of their work, it is difficult for Guangpiao and Tiezhu to take leave, so they did not know that Jiang Yilu and Ruan Ruan were together until they met at this party.
"You are so unfair. Why are Tiezhu and I the last to know about it in the end? No, you have to drink three cups as punishment." Guangpiao opened a bottle of beer, called the boss to bring a few clean cups, poured three full cups, and urged Jiang Yilu to drink them.
"Ruan Ruan, don't feel bad. We are helping you teach Xiaobao a lesson. Isn't it too much to hide such a good daughter-in-law from us?" Guangpiao grinned, making Ruan Ruan feel embarrassed.
"She's not my wife yet." Ruan Ruan glanced at Jiang Yilu beside her, and her eyes were full of hints.
Jiang Yilu felt ashamed, fearing that Guangpiao would lose control of his mouth and say something he shouldn't, so he picked up the wine glass and gulped down the three glasses.
"That's great!" Guangpiao slapped the table. "These three cups are for you to drink as a punishment for hiding the truth from us brothers and finding a girl as good as Ruan Ruan. And these three cups are for you to betray the organization. Tiezhu and I are still single, how come you, who are younger than us, are already single before us? You deserve the punishment."
Let me tell you, Guangpiao poured six cups for Jiang Yilu. Why six cups? Because he and Tiezhu are two people, and each of them should drink three cups, so there is nothing wrong with six cups.
Jiang Yilu realized that Guangpiao was deliberately trying to get him drunk.
"I haven't even arrived yet, but you guys have already started eating. That's too much." Mo Xiangfang's voice came from behind. She looked at the food on the table and the people who had already started drinking, and said in pretended anger.
"How dare we? We have left some food for you, Sister Fang." Guangpiao was startled when he heard Xiang Fang's voice. With a smile on his face, he turned around and said to Mo Xiangfang, nodding and bowing in an extremely fawning manner.
"What is this?" Guangpiao's smile was a little stiff when he saw the two people following Mo Xiangfang, and the smile in his eyes gradually disappeared.
"This is my boyfriend, Zhang Ze. He and Xiaocao work in the same unit. Didn't you say that you can bring a companion on this trip? I brought him here to meet you old friends. It's like bringing an ugly daughter-in-law to meet the parents-in-law." Mo Xiangfang smiled and pulled the slightly plump, honest and simple man beside her to speak to Jiang Yilu and the others.
When Jiang Yilu heard the name, his face suddenly turned ugly, and when he turned his gaze to Yu Xiaocao beside him, his expression was even more meaningful.
Yu Xiaocao couldn't understand the emotions in Jiang Yiliu's eyes, but when she felt his gaze lingering on her, she couldn't help but feel a little sweetness. However, when she saw Ruan Ruan sitting next to Jiang Yiliu, this sweetness disappeared completely, leaving only bitterness in her heart.
"A tomboy like you can actually find a partner. Where is justice? I'm handsome, suave, and successful in my career, but I still don't have a wife. God is too unfair." Guangpiao was silent for a moment, looking at the tightly clasped hands of Mo Xiangfang and the man. After a long pause, he began to cry and howl, returning to his usual nature.
Mo Xiangfang had just been mumbling something in her heart, but seeing him like this, she finally felt relieved and was in the mood to joke with him: "With your bad mouth, no girl with a little bit of eyes would be willing to marry you. And your hairstyle, how come it hasn't changed at all in so many years, you don't look like a police officer, but rather like someone who came out of prison."
Mo Xiangfang has become accustomed to arguing with Guangpiao. The two of them are like a pair of bickering lovers who feel bored if they don't bicker for a day.
"This is how I'm likable, you don't understand." It was a shortcoming that had been complained about many times, but for some reason, Mo Xiangfang's words this time made Guangpiao feel particularly uncomfortable.
"Okay, be reserved in front of your date, don't show your hot-tempered and cunning nature, or you'll scare him or her away and no one will want to marry you." Guangpiao grinned and said with a wink, "If you cry and make a fuss and come to me, I won't recognize you."
"Jiang Botong, you're itching for trouble." Mo Xiangfang's face turned red with anger. She waved her claws and tried to grab at him. Because she was so angry, she even started calling him by his full name.
Guangpiao stood up to avoid Mo Xiangfang's attack, begging for mercy, but his face did not show any sign of admitting his fault.
"Don't mind it. Xiang Fang grew up with us and she is just like that." Jiang Yilu said to the somewhat reserved man sitting next to him.
"No, no, Xiang Fang is very, very cute like this." Zhang Ze looked at Jiang Yilu, feeling a little nervous for some reason. Although Jiang Yilu's expression was very kind, he always felt that the other party had an inexplicable hostility towards him, and this hostility gave him inexplicable pressure.
"Are you from the same department as Xiaocao?" Jiang Yilu poured a glass of wine for Zhang Ze and asked curiously, "Hiss--" As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yilu felt a pain in his waist. He turned to look at Ruan Ruan, but Ruan Ruan acted as if nothing had happened and was chewing on the lamb skewers with relish, as if the person who had just stretched out the evil claws was not her.
Jiang Yilu was a little confused. He didn't know how he had offended the little girl. However, seeing that she was angry but didn't say anything, he thought she was quite cute and didn't expose her poor acting skills.
"I entered two years earlier than Xiaocao, so I can be considered her senior. Xiaocao was the one who introduced Xiangfang and I." Zhang Ze had heard Yu Xiaocao and Mo Xiangfang mention this young-looking man in front of him, and he knew that he was definitely not as harmless as he looked. This time, when Mo Xiangfang said she wanted to take him to meet her old friends, he was nervous for a long time.
"It doesn't make sense. Xiaocao is gentler and prettier than Xiangfang. Why don't you like Xiaocao, but Xiangfang instead?" Jiang Yilu smiled and said as if joking.
"Hiss——" Another critical hit. Jiang Yilu turned his head and looked at Ruan Ruan, who did not dodge this time and had puffed up cheeks. He finally understood that the other party seemed to be jealous. He smirked and touched the little girl's head.
"I'll explain it to you when we get back." Jiang Yilu leaned close to Ruan Ruan's ear and whispered. The hot air sprayed on her ear, making her feel itchy. Ruan Ruan tried not to laugh out loud, and her mood improved a lot.
"Jiang Xiaobao, how come you are the same as Guangpiao? What's wrong with me? Why can't Zhang Ze like me?" Mo Xiangfang put her hands on her waist angrily and pointed at Jiang Yilu and shouted, why are they all abnormal today? Guangpiao is fine, that guy always has a bad mouth, but why is Xiaobao, who is always the most serious, asking such unreliable questions today?
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. Mr. Bai said that anger is harmful to your health, especially for girls. Being angry too much will make you age quickly. You already look like this, and you will be even uglier when you get older." Guangpiao came out from behind Mo Xiangfang and comforted her. Unfortunately, this comfort was of no use except to fuel Mo Xiangfang's anger.
The final result was that Guangpiao's face was covered with several scars from the Nine Yin White Bone Claws. Since the opponent attracted all of Mo Xiangfang's firepower, Jiang Yilu was lucky enough to escape.
"Xiangfang has a good personality, straightforward and cute." Zhang Ze hesitated about Jiang Yiliu's question just now. Fortunately, Mo Xiangfang interrupted him just now, so that people would not see his doubts. After the fight, everyone sat down, and he slowly spoke, which earned Mo Xiangfang's happy eyes.
"See? Zhang Ze has better vision than you." Mo Xiangfang looked at Guangpiao proudly.
"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong. Please allow me to serve you for dinner to atone for my sins." Guangpiao's eyes flashed with a trace of bitterness that he himself did not notice. He smiled at Mo Xiangfang and said, "Boss, give me a bowl of fried noodles with ham and eggs, more chili, and a plate of bamboo clams."
"I know you like it, so I kept some for myself before the boss served it to you, so it wouldn't get cold and taste bad." Guangpiao said to Mo Xiangfang, "Mr. Zhang, just order whatever you want, you're welcome."
Zhang Ze felt that Guangpiao's words seemed a bit provocative, but he was not sure. He was usually quite popular, but why did all the friends who came to see Xiang Fang this time seem to have a problem with him?
"You don't have to pay attention to them. They are just like that. Sometimes they say unpleasant things, but they don't mean any harm. They are just joking." Mo Xiangfang saw that her boyfriend seemed a little uncomfortable and thought that he was scared by the fight just now, so she explained with a smile.
In front of so many people, Zhang Ze was too embarrassed to express his inner guess and could only laugh it off.
By the end of the meal, Guangpiao was completely drunk. He drank almost all the several bottles of beer on the table by himself. Everyone advised him to drink less, but he shouted that he was happy today and insisted on grabbing the beer to drink. Looking at the empty bottles on the floor, it was not surprising that he was drunk.
Tiezhu didn't drink much today, just a few sips. After all, there were regulations in the army and he couldn't drink too much, so the task of sending Guangpiao back was given to him.
It was already late at night and there were only a few pedestrians on the road. The remaining Yu Xiaocao, Mo Xiangfang and Zhang Ze were naturally driven there by Jiang Yilu.
There are not many people who own private cars nowadays, and his status is almost equivalent to those who own private jets in the future. Zhang Ze looked at Jiang Yilu driving over and had a new estimate of his wealth.
Jiang Yilu first sent Zhang Ze and Yu Xiaocao back to the staff dormitory of the pharmaceutical factory. They both now live in the single dormitory provided by the pharmaceutical factory. Since they are not local people in the capital, they do not have their own houses.
After sending the two of them off, Jiang Yilu drove towards where Mo Xiangfang lived.
"Observe that Zhang guy carefully. He is not suitable for you." Mo Xiangfang got out of the car. Jiang Yilu leaned out of the window and said to Mo Xiangfang solemnly.
"Impossible, he--" Mo Xiangfang answered without thinking at first, but looking at Jiang Yilu's eyes that didn't seem to be joking, she was a little unsure. She knew that he would never joke about such an important matter, and over the years, Xiaobao had basically never misjudged anyone. Could it be that there was something wrong with Zhang Ze that made Xiaobao see the problem.
"He's not a good match, and Guangpiao likes you. If you think about it carefully, you can see the truth from his behavior today. We grew up together. If you don't like him, just tell him clearly."
Jiang Yilu knew that Mo Xiangfang was different from her sister. She was smarter and would not cling to a man who was not suitable for her. With his advice today, she would definitely find problems with Zhang Ze in the future.
"How is it possible--" Mo Xiangfang was no longer in the mood to think about Zhang Ze. Her mind was full of Jiang Yiliu's words that Guangpiao liked her. This seemed too absurd to her. She and Guangpiao had been arguing since they were young. They had disliked each other for so many years. Now Xiaobao said that Guangpiao liked her. This was a joke.
Mo Xiangfang was in a daze and didn't know how he got back to the dormitory.
"Gentle and beautiful, it seems that you have a very good image of that person in your mind." After sending everyone off, Ruan Ruan sat in the passenger seat and said this quietly, with a sad look in her eyes, like a puppy abandoned by its owner.
Jiang Yilu burst out laughing and rubbed Ruan Ruan's head. Such a joking attitude immediately made Ruan Ruan angry.
"What are you laughing at? Do you think what I said is funny?" He raised his two claws high, as if he was going to scratch Jiang Yilu's body hard like Mo Xiangfang had just taught Guangpiao a lesson.
"She is pretty and gentle, but -" Seeing Ruan Ruan's eyes widened, Jiang Yiliu quickly added: "The girl in front of me is more gentle and more beautiful, and someone is far inferior to her."
"There is only room for one Ruan Ruan in my heart." A gentle and hoarse voice, with a hint of ambiguous charm, made Ruan Ruan, who was just showing off her fangs and claws, suddenly become a quiet little quail, curled up into a ball, sitting in the passenger seat, her face reddening to the point of smoking.
"Puff--Puff--" He couldn't help it in the end. He covered his mouth and laughed like a little fool.
Jiang Yiliu looked at her happy face, smiled, and drove towards home. What he said just now was not to coax Ruan Ruan. Since he decided to be with her, from that day on, there would only be Ruan Ruan in his heart.
208. Calculation...
The events of his previous life were already very far away for Jiang Yilu, especially in recent years, he had thought less and less about the unpleasant things in the past. However, the simultaneous appearance of Zhang Ze and Yu Xiaocao still made him think of a major event in his previous life that caused a huge sensation in Qingshan Village.
In her previous life, as Jiang Lai Di, she had almost no contact with Mo Xiangfang. However, as the daughter of Mo Xiangfang's beloved captain, she lived a free and flamboyant life and often appeared in Jiang Lai Di's sight passively.
In the previous life, the iron triangle of Qingshan Village was Mo Xiangfang, Guangpiao and Tiezhu. They were very close no matter which life they were in. Mo Xiangfang's father, Mo Dashuan, was far-sighted. As long as his child was willing to study and could continue to study, he was willing to support him. Therefore, in the previous life, Mo Xiangfang was one of the few college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination. However, Guangpiao and Tiezhu were not like in this life. When they took the high school entrance examination, they did not choose to take the high school entrance examination, but chose the most popular technical secondary school at that time. After graduation, they were assigned to work in the factory, which widened the gap with Mo Xiangfang.
Yu Xiaocao has always been Mo Xiangfang's follower, or rather, Mo Xiangfang treated her as a friend, but she positioned herself as a follower. From the very beginning, she approached Mo Xiangfang with a purpose. Every time she tried to please him, she felt humiliated, but she had to do so due to the pressure of life.
In the previous life, Yu Xiaocao was not so lucky. As soon as she graduated from elementary school, she was called back home by Liu Ermei. In this life, without Jiang Yilu, the dream husband, Liu Ermei refused to let Yu Xiaocao go to school. She called her back early and worked in the fields to earn work points to supplement the family income. Because there was no butterfly effect, Yu Xiaocao's aunt did not see the benefits of studying and acquiesced to Liu Ermei's approach, ending Yu Xiaocao's road to study. However, Yu Xiaocao was smart. Even though she could not go to school with Mo Xiangfang, she still maintained a good relationship with her. She even used this incident to deepen Mo Xiangfang's sympathy for her, which laid the groundwork for the future incident.
At that time, Jiang Lai Di and her sisters had already been taken in by Jiang Da Zhen, and they had less contact with the village. Most of the things they heard were from Jiang Da Gu.
As soon as Mo Xiangfang graduated, she was introduced to a man who also worked in the capital. That man was Zhang Ze. In her previous life, Mo Xiangfang's grades were not so good, and she was assigned to an ordinary primary school as a Chinese teacher. At that time, the salary of primary school teachers was not high. Because the family had spent a lot of money on her studies over the years, Mo Xiangfang kept the money for herself and sent the rest of her salary back home. Life was a bit tight. But even so, when she learned that Yu Xiaocao's family was going to marry her to a rich widower who already had three sons, Mo Xiangfang agreed to Yu Xiaocao's request to hide with her without thinking.
Mo Xiangfang was too naive. She had never been on guard against Zhang Ze and Yu Xiaocao. She even thought that one was her lover and the other was her good friend. On the first day Yu Xiaocao arrived, she introduced the two to each other. Because she had not been in the capital for long and her network of connections was not large, Mo Xiangfang asked Zhang Ze to use his connections to find Yu Xiaocao a temporary job in a pharmaceutical factory. As a result, without her knowing, the relationship between the two had already undergone a qualitative change.
At that time, Mo Xiangfang and Zhang Ze had already met each other's parents and were engaged. They were going to get married at the end of the year. However, just one week before the wedding, Zhang Ze appeared in front of Mo Xiangfang with Yu Xiaocao and said that the wedding was cancelled because the bride was going to be replaced. That person was Yu Xiaocao.
It turned out that after Yu Xiaocao went to work at the pharmaceutical factory, she always found various reasons to help Zhang Ze, who lived in a single dormitory, wash clothes and clean the house. Compared with Mo Xiangfang, who had been spoiled since childhood and was a little willful and spoiled, Yu Xiaocao, who always looked at him with admiration and respect like a dodder, was more likely to arouse Zhang Ze's restless heart and satisfy his machismo that he had never shown. After a drunken day, the two slept together in a state of confusion.
To be honest, Zhang Ze had never thought of abandoning Mo Xiangfang, who had a legitimate job and a good family background and education, and instead chose Yu Xiaocao, who was inferior to her in every way. It was just that for a man, it would be a waste not to eat the meat that was right in front of him. Although Zhang Ze had some feelings for Xiaocao, that feeling was not enough to make him completely lose his mind.
However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Yu Xiaocao became pregnant. At a time when family planning was strictly implemented, it was discovered that the baby in Yu Xiaocao's belly was a boy. Such temptation was too great for the Zhang family, which had been a single-line family for three generations. Not to mention Zhang Ze's hesitation, even Zhang Ze's mother, who had always known about the relationship between her son and Yu Xiaocao and looked down on Yu Xiaocao, was shaken and ordered her son to talk things out with Mo Xiangfang and marry Yu Xiaocao as soon as possible.
It is not certain whether Mo Xiangfang will give birth to a son or a daughter in the future. If she gives birth to a daughter, then the Zhang family will be completely extinct. All her advantages will have to give way to the future grandson of the Zhang family.
It is conceivable how Mo Xiangfang felt after she found out that her best friend and her beloved man were having an affair and were pregnant with a child. One second she was preparing to be a happy bride, and the next second, she had to endure the betrayal of two important people at the same time. Mo Xiangfang had no choice but to become hysterical and make a big fuss.
Most importantly, even though Mo Xiangfang was the biggest victim in such a matter, she was not the one who was sympathized with in the rumors and gossips. Everyone laughed at her for being stupid, mistaking a wolf for a sheep, and introducing a woman like Yu Xiaocao. They laughed at her for being useless, having a family and education, but still not being able to compare to a woman who graduated from elementary school. There must be something wrong with her, so Zhang Ze chose to abandon her and be with Yu Xiaocao...
After enduring such betrayal and rumors, Mo Xiangfang still held on and did not fall into despair. She buried herself in her work. However, until Jiang Laidie took her niece abroad a few years later, there was no news that Mo Xiangfang had found a partner again.
After all, that incident left an indelible scar on her.
This is also the reason why Jiang Yilu disliked Yu Xiaocao the first time he saw her after his rebirth. No matter how difficult her life was, at least Mo Xiangfang had never done anything to let her down from beginning to end. In fact, during her most difficult years, if Mo Xiangfang had not been her friend to hold down the reluctant Liu Ermei, Yu Xiaocao might not have been able to finish elementary school and live smoothly in her aunt's house until she reached that age.
But even so, she was ruthless when she tried to snatch the man from her best friend. Jiang Yilu felt that her heart was corrupted from the root. Perhaps in her heart, anyone who prevented her from living a good life was her enemy, and anyone who hindered her from moving forward, no matter who they were, could be betrayed and eliminated.
Therefore, from the moment he met Yu Xiaocao, no matter how harmless she acted, he never thought of making friends with her, because Jiang Yilu was not sure what kind of heart was hidden beneath her weak appearance.
In this life, Yu Xiaocao's life trajectory is completely different from that in the previous life. As a top student in the Department of Chemistry of Huaqing University, she has reached the point where she can live a superior life without relying on any man. But fate is really clever. The three people who were tied together in the previous life, in this life, have different lives, but they are still entangled together. Jiang Yilu only hopes that in this life, a good girl like Xiang Fang will not be hurt again, and can see the true face of Zhang Ze as soon as possible.
He didn't know whether Yu Xiaocao would make the same choice in this life as in the previous life.
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"What do you want from me?"
Jiang Yilu and Yu Xiaocao were sitting in a western restaurant, each with a cup of coffee in front of them. The mist was emitting a rich aroma.
"I don't know what to say either." Yu Xiaocao seemed a little conflicted. She looked at Jiang Yilu several times, as if she wanted to say something but stopped.
Jiang Yiliu frowned. Today, when he was about to go home, he was stopped by Yu Xiaocao who was waiting at the factory gate. She said she had something important to tell him. He didn't know what she was doing.
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