Even as an infant, it was easy to see that she was destined to be a beauty. As she grew up, she became even more fair-skinned, beautiful, intelligent, and obedient.
Unbeknownst to them, Luo Yueqin and Song Weiqiang saw the potential for profit.
Therefore, the couple spared no expense in showing their love and were willing to invest in "Song Lan".
For example, they enrolled their youngest daughter, "Song Lan," in dance, musical instrument, and calligraphy classes at the Children's Palace to cultivate her temperament. They also made sure to buy her small gifts to make her happy, and when cloth coupons were scarce, they would either make new clothes for her or buy ready-made clothes from the mall.
To be honest, the couple treated "Song Lan" like a precious gem, spoiling her rotten and completely forgetting that they had more than one daughter.
This caused resentment in the eldest daughter, Song Ning, who felt that "Song Lan" had stolen all of her parents' love. From childhood to adulthood, she often bullied her younger sister "Song Lan" behind the backs of Song Weiqiang and Luo Yueqin.
Song Lan is well-behaved and sensible. She is bullied by her older sister Song Ning, but she never tells her parents so as not to let her sister Song Ning get criticized.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Luo Yueqin had always trusted her husband Song Weiqiang's judgment, but then she thought of her daughter Jiaojiao and couldn't help but say, "Should I call and give Jiaojiao a few words of advice?"
"How are you going to make a phone call? Shisong Village is a poor place, and the village probably doesn't have a landline."
As Song Weiqiang spoke, he paused for a moment, then added, "Just write a letter to remind them."
"Okay, but..."
Luo Yueqin was speaking when she suddenly stopped. Seeing this, Song Weiqiang's eyes filled with confusion: "But what?"
"I'm worried that Jiaojiao won't listen to us."
Luo Yueqin expressed her concerns.
"She dares!"
Song Weiqiang's face immediately darkened: "Make my stance clear in the letter. If she dares to cause trouble over there, whether it's targeting Lanlan or her adoptive parents' family, as long as I find out, she can expect to sever ties with her family!"
"you……"
Was it necessary to be so ruthless?
Luo Yueqin did not respond immediately.
"Although that girl didn't grow up around us, based on my years of experience in judging people, it's not hard to tell that she's not someone to be trifled with."
Song Weiqiang frowned, paused for a moment, and continued, "Think about it yourself, if her adoptive parents had really treated her badly for more than ten years, would they have raised her to be so fair-skinned? Also, can you see calluses on her hands?"
Putting all that aside, the clothes she wore when she first appeared before us, and the few outfits she carried in her bundle, were either brand new or in good condition, with not a single patched piece of clothing.
You know what kind of life people in the countryside live, which shows that during the more than ten years that girl lived with her adoptive parents, they truly treated her like their own daughter.
Besides, we later spoke face-to-face with Song Sanhe and his wife. To be honest, they are both genuine country folk; how could they possibly mistreat that girl?
After listening to what Song Weiqiang said, Luo Yueqin looked puzzled: "Then why... then why did you believe what Jiaojiao said?"
"I will believe what you believe."
Song Weiqiang didn't hide anything from Luo Yueqin. He said, "Lanlan has been pampered and spoiled by us for more than ten years. We have invested a lot in her during that time. How can I be willing to send her back to her biological parents?"
As for Jiaojiao, although her personality isn't likable, she's still our daughter. If we don't keep her, are we supposed to send her back to her adoptive parents? If we do that, the neighbors will point fingers and say we're abandoning our own daughter and wanting to keep someone else's daughter with us instead.
Song Weiqiang and his wife had always raised "Song Lan" with the intention of marrying into a wealthy family. Therefore, when Song Jiaojiao came to claim kinship, and when the two children were confirmed to have been switched at birth at the health center, they claimed to be acting in the best interests of both children.
In addition, Song Jiaojiao deliberately smeared her adoptive parents in the countryside on the day of her reunion with her family, which made "Song Lan" hesitant to return to her parents in the countryside. Under Luo Yueqin's repeated expressions of reluctance and her tearful offensive, "Song Lan" made the decision to refuse to return to her parents in the countryside.
To put it bluntly, it was all a scheme by Song Weiqiang and his wife and Song Jiaojiao to get "Song Lan" to stay in the city.
It's worth mentioning here that Song Sanhe was the name of Song Jiaojiao's adoptive father in the countryside.
As country folk, they were already somewhat at a loss in front of city people and unable to have normal, equal conversations. When Song Weiqiang and Luo Yueqin met with Song Sanhe and his wife, they seemed to put on an approachable attitude, but in fact, their words and unintentional glances revealed a haughty demeanor.
In other words, the two of them really showed off their sense of superiority as city dwellers.
This indirectly suppressed Song Sanhe and his wife, ultimately raising "Song Lan" and Song Jiaojiao entirely by their side, preventing Song Sanhe and his wife from having a single daughter.
Seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls are already of marriageable age. "Song Lan" was a "medium" for Song Weiqiang and his wife to climb the social ladder, and so was Song Jiaojiao.
After all, this is their biological daughter. Although she can't compare to their adopted daughter "Song Lan" in appearance, she is still quite pretty, which is something their eldest daughter, Song Ning, can't match.
Under such circumstances, having another daughter would undoubtedly be a great thing for Song Weiqiang and Luo Yueqin!
Marrying into a good family means having good in-laws. In the future, when the couple or their children and grandchildren need help, these will be valuable connections and readily available networks!
"Your initial thoughts were exactly the same as mine."
Luo Yueqin agreed with what Song Weiqiang said, because it was what she truly thought from the bottom of her heart. She couldn't give away her "daughter" whom she had raised with such care for so many years to a pair of peasant men in the countryside, and at the same time, she couldn't let her own daughter, Song Jiaojiao, continue to wander outside.
"But Jiaojiao is very opinionated. After nearly a year of getting along, you should be able to tell that I think she has more malice than kindness towards Lanlan."
Luo Yueqin didn't know what a "pure and innocent" person was or what a "green tea" person was, but she knew very well that Song Jiaojiao's words and actions regarding Song Lan's demand for a divorce at home were not truly for Song Lan's good.
As a mother, she didn't expose her daughter Jiaojiao's thoughts, entirely because what the other party said was on the side of the family and their parents.
"Can she turn the world upside down? You have to understand, she's currently working in the countryside. Without us, it will be a huge problem for her to go back to the city in the future."
Song Weiqiang said in a deep voice, "Even if she and Chen Dongze really become a couple, given that kid's family background, would his family agree to him marrying a girl who has no family to support her?"
Listen to what Song Weiqiang said; his words are full of scheming, and it's a scheme targeting his own daughter, Song Jiaojiao!
At the same time, at Deputy Factory Director Qian's home.
"What kind of girls don't you have? Why do you insist on marrying that girl from the Song family?"
Deputy Factory Director Qian sat with his back against the headboard. He casually placed the newspaper he was reading on the bedside table, took off his glasses and put them away, sighed deeply, and looked at his wife, Cui Hongxia, with a complicated expression.
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