Compared to the Qian family’s messy living conditions, the Zhan family’s situation is even worse.
Originally, the food, clothing and other expenses of the Zhan family were supported by the living expenses given by Zhan Yinhua. Although their life was not as good as before, it was still acceptable.
Ever since Zhan Yinhua got into trouble, this family's life has been truly miserable.
Old Mrs. Zhan is seventy years old. Usually, Zhan Tiehua goes out to work, so it is impossible for her to just sit at home and do nothing.
There are so many children at home, and she has to help out no matter what.
Zhan Baoku was her only son. She had always held him in her hands for fear of dropping him, and kept him in her mouth for fear of melting him since he was a child. Naturally, she couldn't bear to see him suffer, so she never let Zhan Baoku go out to find a job.
As for the family's previous way of making money, although it did not involve any hard work, the risks were too great, and she would never let her youngest son take this risk.
Even if the family really couldn't make ends meet, it would be the old lady who would go out and find a solution. After all, she was about to be buried, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
But the son is still young, and he has a child crying out for help. The child's mother is in jail, and it will take another seven or eight years for her to be released. The child cannot afford to be without a father anymore.
The family is going through a difficult time now, and Mrs. Zhan's mind is starting to work again.
In the past, everything we did at home was life-threatening and too risky.
She couldn't help but think of the deal with Qian Jinling. They had simply helped find two women who were willing to bear children for Qian Jinling's man, and they had earned ten thousand yuan.
Is it still possible to continue doing this kind of business? After all, both parties to the transaction are willing, and she, as the middleman, does not have to bear any risks and can make money.
With this idea in mind, Mrs. Zhan often wandered around the streets looking for target customers.
She also assigned a task to Zhan Tiehua and asked Zhan Tiehua to help keep an eye on it.
Zhan Tiehua was already traumatized by what happened at home. Although she was barely able to hold down her job, she was constantly looked down upon.
Colleagues who used to have a good relationship with her basically stopped associating with her. Some even made sarcastic remarks and even cursed at her in front of her.
If it weren't for the livelihood of her family, she would have quit long ago.
Now, no matter how Zhan Tiehua thought about the way her mother came up with to make money, she felt that it was like pimping.
She didn't dare make another mistake, fearing she would suffer the same fate as her relatives. To avoid being nagged by the old lady, she agreed on the surface, but in reality, she didn't take it seriously at all.
Over the past year, she and Qin Xingzhou had become almost strangers. Qin Xingzhou was now concentrating on running the delicatessen, and business was doing well. Zhan Tiehua returned humbly, hoping to reconcile with Qin Xingzhou, but was humiliated by him.
And not long after, she found out that Qin Xingzhou had a new woman. She didn't know whether they were married or not, but the woman had already started helping Qin Xingzhou sell cooked food in the store, and their every move was very ambiguous.
She had to admit that Qin Xingzhou's new woman looked beautiful and virtuous. But then she looked ordinary. She used to be able to dress herself up like a real person, relying on her family's wealth and her formal job.
After the tragedy at home, she no longer had the mood to dress up. Add to that the need to take care of the family, she couldn't afford to spend money as lavishly as before, and her work wasn't going well. Over the past year, she had aged significantly.
Although Zhan Tiehua was unwilling to accept the fact that Qin Xingzhou had a new love, she became extremely inferior and dared not get close to Qin Xingzhou again.
One of the important reasons why she refused to cooperate with Mrs. Zhan in her pimping business was that she was afraid of being reported and being embarrassed in the news like her two sisters.
She could no longer hold her head up in front of Qin Xingzhou. If she were to appear in the news again, she would be better off dead.
Old Mrs. Zhan had no idea that her third daughter still cared so much about her ex-son-in-law's opinion and was only thinking about making some quick money.
She often urged Zhan Tiehua to pay more attention, but Zhan Tiehua always evaded her.
Old Lady Zhan kept nagging Zhan Tiehua, saying it was useless. Since she wasn't paying attention, she had no choice but to take action herself.
Unable to find the target customer for the time being, Mrs. Zhan actually set her sights on Qian Jinling and Xu Jinfeng.
She did what she said and found Qian Jinling's landline number. She hadn't contacted the Qian family for a long time, and Mrs. Zhan didn't know that Qian Jinling had divorced.
She thought that none of her own children could be relied upon, but the Qian family still had a rich daughter, Qian Jinling.
It just so happens that she has the leverage in her hand, and I can use it to my advantage.
On the one hand, he planned to ask Qian Jinling for some hush money. On the other hand, Qian Jinling and her husband were in business and had a wide network of contacts. They should know a lot of rich people, and maybe they could introduce some "clients" to him.
The old lady was a person of action. She did what she said and picked up the phone and dialed the landline number of Xu Jinfeng's home.
The person who answered the phone was Xu Jinfeng's nanny. Now, Xu Jinfeng is usually not at home during the day, so there are only two nannies, plus Zhang Yan, who take care of the two children.
Zhang Yan's main task is to breastfeed the two little boys.
Winter came in a blink of an eye, and the Chinese New Year was approaching soon. The two little boys were almost half a year old.
Zhang Yan has enough milk, and although the two children's appetites are gradually increasing, it is no problem for Zhang Yan to breastfeed the two children alone.
The job of a nanny is mainly to cook, clean the house and help take care of the children.
The phone rang and a nanny answered the phone. Old Mrs. Zhan asked, "Is this Qian Jinling's home? I'm her relative and I want to talk to her about something..."
The nanny hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you her relative? She's divorced and moved away, don't you know?"
Mrs. Zhan thought there was something wrong with her ears, so she asked again, "You said, Qian Jinling is divorced? What about her newborn child?"
The nanny responded, "Oh, the child stayed. Why are you asking this? Who are you?"
Mrs. Zhan didn't answer the nanny's question, but continued, "What about the child's biological mother? Is she gone too?"
Although the nanny knew the inside story of this matter, she had signed a confidentiality agreement with Xu Jinfeng. If she told anyone about it, she would not only be fired but would also be held accountable by her boss.
She evaded the question ambiguously: "What's the point of being my real mother? I don't know what you're talking about. If it's nothing important, I'll hang up..."
Before Mrs. Zhan could continue speaking, the phone was hung up with a snap.
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