In the original storyline, the original owner was Chen Dongze's white moonlight and married the official couple Zhao Yuzhou. However, she was betrayed by Zhao Yuzhou and died in a car accident while in a daze.
In her second life, Song Jiaojiao, who had traveled from another world, joined the family. The original owner became the sworn enemy of her adoptive parents' family, and was repeatedly schemed against by Song Jiaojiao. In the end, she married Zhao Yuzhou, Song Jiaojiao's devoted follower, and was beaten to death by him.
Let's get back to the main topic.
Her arrival in this world can be considered a third incarnation, evolving from the original storyline.
So far, Song Lan feels that the new storyline is developing very well, really very well!
Without her cooperation, the male and female leads would be tied together, and Song Jiaojiao and Zhao Yuzhou, a pair of scumbags, would also become a couple. To be honest, Song Lan hoped that these two couples would stay together to avoid causing any more trouble and implicating innocent people.
Li Jumei didn't respond to Song Lan's words, not because she still had any motherly affection for Song Jiaojiao, but simply because she couldn't be bothered with Song Jiaojiao's affairs. However, when the topic turned to the entanglement between Chen Dongze and Zheng Qiuwen, it was inevitable to mention Song Jiaojiao, the instigator.
At this moment, Li Jumei's expression looked unusually complicated to Song Lan. Seeing this, Song Lan blinked and asked, "Mom, is there something else?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jumei hummed in response, but remained silent for a long time.
Song Lan was puzzled, but she smiled and said, "If it's hard to say, let's talk about something else." She seemed to find it difficult to bring up the topic, so she decided it was better not to pry and make things difficult for her mother.
"It's not that it's hard to say, it's just... it's that Chen Dongze, he has some connection with our family."
Upon hearing this, Song Lan blinked again: "Mom, why don't you just tell me directly? I did date Chen Dongze, but that's all in the past. Besides, I believe your son-in-law won't care who I dated in the past."
Before Song Lan could even look at Qin Yanzheng, he immediately stated to Li Jumei, "Mom, it's her freedom to decide who she dated before Lanlan and I got married, but I don't want to lie..." Before Qin Yanzheng could finish speaking, Song Lan looked up at him, her eyes clearly saying, "What do you mean?"
When Qin Yanzheng met his wife's gaze, his eyes softened, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He continued, "I only blame myself for not meeting Lanlan sooner. That way, that other person wouldn't have been involved, and Lanlan wouldn't have wasted her precious time and delayed being with me."
"You really know how to talk!"
Song Lan gave the man a coquettish glare.
Qin Yanzheng smiled and said, "Didn't you already know that? But whatever I say to you, I mean it from the bottom of my heart."
Seeing her daughter and son-in-law getting along so well, Li Jumei's eyes were filled with smiles. The others in the living room felt very full, but they all kept their mouths shut and didn't say a word.
"Okay, stop your performance and keep listening to Mom."
Song Lan gave the man another coquettish glare, then turned her gaze back to Li Jumei: "What connection could Chen Dongze have with our family?" As soon as she said this, Song Lan suddenly realized something, and then heard Li Jumei say: "Your dad casually mentioned Chen Zhiqing's background on the phone, saying that he is your third uncle's stepson."
Song Lan paused for a moment, then said, "Mom, from now on we're all relatives. You don't need to worry about my past relationship with Chen Dongze, and there's no need for you to give him a hard time. Now I not only have such a good man like your son-in-law to accompany me for the rest of my life..."
Our baby will be born soon, so what happened before is nothing to me anymore.
Chen's third uncle's stepson, from now on they can be considered cousins, and they can get along normally. She doesn't think it's necessary to worry about it.
Are you really alright?
Li Jumei confirmed.
"Hmm." Song Lan nodded, smiling somewhat helplessly, "Mom, your son-in-law is sitting right here. If I were still thinking about my ex, how would he feel?"
Li Jumei glanced at Qin Yanzheng seemingly casually. Seeing that there was nothing unusual on Qin Yanzheng's handsome face, she then said to Song Lan, "Since neither you nor Yanzheng have anything to mind, then I will just treat Chen Zhiqing as your father's nephew."
She paused for a moment and continued, "Today, Chen and Zheng are getting their marriage certificate and the wedding is the day after tomorrow. Your grandparents asked your father to handle this. I have to go back to the village tomorrow morning to make preparations. I can't really let your father, a grown man, handle the wedding arrangements."
"Drive Mom back home first thing tomorrow morning, and give her a wedding gift in our names as husband and wife."
Song Lan gave Qin Yanzheng instructions, and upon hearing this, Qin Yanzheng nodded, "Okay."
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Shisong Village, the former residence of educated youth.
At noon, Song Jiaojiao and Zhao Yuzhou went to town with the certificate issued by the brigade leader and successfully obtained their marriage certificate. They went with Chen Dongze and Zheng Qiuwen. After obtaining the certificate, Song Jiaojiao saw that Chen Dongze and Zheng Qiuwen were going to the county town to buy wedding supplies, so she pulled Zhao Yuzhou to follow Chen Dongze and Zheng Qiuwen again.
However, on the way back from the county town, Song Jiaojiao had a cold face the whole way. Now, as soon as she stepped into the gate of the educated youth compound, she lashed out at Zhao Yuzhou without caring that there were other educated youths in the compound.
"Why didn't you buy me that coat? You said you'd be good to me, but how good were you?"
With undisguised mockery and disdain in her eyes, Song Jiaojiao glared at Zhao Yuzhou: "We're clearly newlyweds who just got our marriage certificate, but look at what Chen Dongze bought for Zheng Qiuwen, and then look at what you bought for me. And the betrothal gifts—Chen Dongze's elders gave Zheng Qiuwen 1001 yuan directly. Do you know what that's called?"
One in a thousand! That shows how much the Chen family cares about Zheng Qiuwen. But you, you only allowed me 500 yuan as a bride price, and for the three turns and one ring, you only bought me a watch. Compared to Zheng Qiuwen, where do you put my face?
Comparing yourself to Chen Dongze, where do you put your face?
They have all the "three turns and one sound" (a traditional Chinese house renovation, sewing machine, radio, and watch), I don't believe your family can't afford to buy me those things. So the reason must be that your family is dissatisfied with me. Am I right?
Zhao Yuzhou initially felt quite indebted to Song Jiaojiao, since he didn't have enough money or coupons on him to buy wedding supplies in the county town, so he couldn't fulfill Song Jiaojiao's request to buy a coat. However, he had promised that as long as his family sent money or coupons,
He could take her to the county town's department store to buy the coat, or they could go back to Beijing for the New Year and buy it there; it would be the same. Unexpectedly, Song Jiaojiao sulked with him the entire way from the county town to the educated youth compound.
Now, standing inside the educated youth compound, they are criticizing him in front of the other educated youth, showing him no respect whatsoever, and going further and further as they go, comparing him and his family to Chen Dongze and his family.
Yes, he said he would give Song Jiaojiao 500 yuan as a bride price, but that's not a small amount at all.
Especially compared to the countryside, where getting married only costs a few dozen yuan, maybe a hundred or two, he asked for five hundred. As for the three turns and one ring, he figured his family wouldn't let him stay in the countryside forever.
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