If Yixuan were more beautiful and capable, she might still have a chance, but she knew her niece well; those capable men simply didn't like someone like her.
As for the woman Yixuan mentioned, she thought she was very clever. She was able to come to Beijing when her husband was recognized by the Li family, which made people look at her with more respect.
That's not something an ordinary country woman would dare to do, yet she actually managed to enter the Li family while pregnant.
Now the Li family has even found her a job; this is anything but simple.
Yixuan kept saying she was inferior to her, but she thought the other woman was very shrewd.
Even if the Li family doesn't want her after she gives birth, she has already given birth to a child for the Li family. As long as that child exists, she will always have a place in their lives.
Furthermore, Yi Xuan mentioned that she was working hard to perform in the Reform Department, which suggests that it wasn't just about doing something to gain a foothold in the Li family.
Maybe she's trying to leave herself a way out. A woman from the countryside looking for a job in the city would at least have a decent education.
And the fact that she was able to take on this job and chose the reform department instead of those ordinary factory workers shows that she's not stupid.
“Aunt, I know the Li family has high standards. Even if I can’t get in for now, what about later? If I give them a few boys, they’ll have to consider it, right?”
Meng Yixuan glanced at her aunt, not thinking there was anything wrong with what she said. People strive for higher positions, water flows downhill, and everyone relies on their own abilities.
"But how do you know that woman isn't carrying a boy? Besides, that woman is the original wife, she should be the legally married original wife."
“If the Li family really didn’t care, she wouldn’t have been brought back to Beijing. This means that at least for now, the Li family has no intention of divorcing her.”
Even though Meng Yalan had never met the person, she knew that her niece had underestimated her opponent.
"Then let her not give birth. Aunt, you must have a way." Meng Yixuan looked at her aunt with excitement.
That's how her aunt got to her position; she must have experience and countless methods.
“Yixuan, you…” Meng Yalan was frightened by her niece’s crazy look. She was young and impetuous back then.
Looking back now, she feels guilty. She never intended to harm anyone; it really was partly an accident.
She wanted the woman to back down after discovering the situation, but who knew she couldn't handle the shock and started bleeding on the spot.
Later, she panicked. When she heard that she had died in childbirth, she really wanted to break up with her man.
But they were in love, and she couldn't bear to part with him. In the end, she barely managed to get over it in her heart.
She knew how outsiders viewed her; even her mother-in-law initially called her vicious.
It wasn't until she had two children that he dared not say another word against her.
For so many years, she had nowhere to vent her grievances, and she felt that her niece was much more ruthless than she had been.
“Yixuan, think about it. The Li family was willing to take that woman over, so they must care about the child in her womb. If you hurt someone, they won’t let you off the hook.”
Meng Yalan really thought her niece had gone mad.
"What if I get pregnant by then?" Meng Yixuan wasn't afraid of that, since Su Ti didn't have any connections here.
She was nothing without the Li family. As long as she got pregnant at that time, the Li family would not be able to touch her.
“You…” Meng Yalan’s breath hitched. She understood now that her niece was determined and extremely vicious.
“Auntie, we are family. You know I’m simple-minded and naive. If I really fail, it will be embarrassing for you.”
“If you help me, I’m really confident. Think about it, that person is from the countryside, he’s never seen the world. I even went to his workplace to look for him today.”
"I've also found out a lot of information. He's easy to deal with. Once I succeed, will anyone dare to say a bad word about me?"
“That woman is from the countryside. Once the Li family abandons her, she will definitely go back to the countryside, and there will be no one to speak up for her.”
“Even if it wasn’t honorable at first, who will remember that she was different from the one before my uncle?”
Meng Yixuan knew that her aunt's story was brought up from time to time because her aunt's family had made a big fuss back then.
Even now, she still has to ask her uncle for help from time to time when she encounters difficulties, and the people living here always want to see her aunt make a fool of herself.
She refused to believe that her aunt didn't care at all, but that she had no choice. After all, the person was dead; how could she argue with a dead person?
"Yixuan, tell me what you found out at that man's workplace today, and also tell me what that woman you mentioned looks like."
"How does she conduct herself at work? How much do you know about her?" Meng Yalan didn't want her niece to follow this path.
But she couldn't stop her at all. She was even more afraid that she might actually do something wrong. If she succeeded, that would be fine, but if she failed, she would lose face as well.
She didn't even dare to think about how those people were trying to ruin her behind her back.
As soon as Meng Yixuan heard her aunt's meaning, she knew that she had agreed, so she didn't hide anything and told her everything she could.
She didn't hide anything at all, and was even afraid that she might not have said anything properly and that it would affect her aunt's judgment.
"Yixuan, tell me what that woman looks like. You have to tell the truth." Meng Yalan felt something was wrong.
"It's nothing special." Meng Yixuan pouted, unwilling to admit that Su Ti was good-looking.
“Yixuan, the man’s words today either mean he doesn’t like you, or he values his reputation and won’t do anything wrong easily.”
Meng Yalan could tell from her appearance that the woman must be quite beautiful.
"And that woman isn't simple either. You say she likes to show off in the office and works hard, but why didn't you ever consider what kind of information she received?"
“People in the Reform Department are all there to gain experience, but if she stands out, she'll get good jobs in the future. She'll have status and work hard, so the benefits will only go to her.”
"And the fact that she was able to get into the Reform Department instead of a regular workshop shows that she has the necessary qualifications, but that man got into the Transportation Department."
"Don't you feel something's off? What does that mean? Even if that woman is from the countryside, she's definitely just an ordinary country person."
"A woman who is smart, beautiful, and pregnant has everything she could want. Even if her family isn't well-off, they are special. That man himself is from the countryside."
"You can empathize more with a wife like that, and how do you know that man doesn't like his wife?"
"Everything you're thinking right now is just your imagination. You have absolutely no chance of winning. And more importantly, you shouldn't have gone to that man's workplace today."
“Revealing your hand before things are certain will only make people look down on you and let that woman know.”
The more Meng Yalan talked, the more flustered Meng Yixuan became.
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