Su Mu was completely unaware of all these undercurrents; when Su He arrived, he was just standing there with a silly grin on his face.
Upon seeing her, he flashed a smile, revealing his teeth, and said, "Sister, this is my daughter, Bao'er, Su Bao'er. Sister, look, isn't she pretty?"
Su He couldn't bear to look at his silly, dazed expression. She nodded with a wry smile, then looked at her younger sister-in-law on the bed. She had the same expression, and the two of them laughed.
Su He noticed that she seemed to have gained more weight than before, which told her that she had taken good care of herself during her pregnancy. She asked her a few more questions, and then, after having dinner with her in-laws, she left with Old Mrs. Su.
Of course, before leaving, Grandma Su was scolded by Su's mother again.
This made her dare not complain anymore, and after seeing the child, she slunk back to the countryside.
...
The year passed like any other, except that Su He heard something during the Spring Festival.
It's about the Shen family, specifically the family of Shen Ziyan, who was briefly her colleague before.
As for why we're talking about their family, it's still related to Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng is Lin Jingyan's cousin, and Jiang Cheng's mother is Lin's mother's older sister. Su He only found out after marrying into the family that the two sisters were not actually from the same parents, but rather half-sisters.
Jiang Cheng's maternal grandmother was his first wife. She died of postpartum hemorrhage after giving birth to her daughter, while Lin Jingyan's maternal grandmother was his second wife.
Lin Jingyan's maternal grandfather married two wives and only had two daughters.
However, since both parents died at a young age, Lin's mother and sister grew up relying on each other, and their relationship was relatively good.
The reason why Grandma Lin has always looked down on Lin's mother is because she has no family of her own.
We've gone off-topic.
Lin's mother married well; the Jiang family was considered a prominent family in the capital.
To avoid being perceived as trying to curry favor, Lin's mother and her sister didn't see each other often, only occasionally during holidays.
But they actually have a pretty good relationship in private.
After Jiang Cheng was forced to leave because of the Shen family, the Jiang family became much more low-key and had even less contact with them. Even Su He, who had been married into the family for so many years, had only seen them twice, at their wedding to Lin Jingshuo.
Even so, the Jiang family has been targeted quite a bit over the years because of the Shen family's anger and resentment.
But they could only lie low, since the Shen family was a behemoth in the capital, and they could only avoid their sharp edge.
Yet, this powerful Shen family was brought down before the end of the year.
This incident caused a huge sensation in the capital, and even a nobody like Su He heard about it.
It was only after hearing Lin's mother mention it that she realized the downfall of the Shen family was actually related to Shen Ziyan.
As mentioned before, Shen Ziyan was switched at birth and grew up in the countryside by mistake. She had a very difficult first 15 years, so after returning home, she was spoiled by her family and became particularly arrogant and ruthless.
He would find someone to deal with him if he was dissatisfied with anything, which made him a little tyrant in the capital that no one wanted to mess with.
However, even though her family treated her so well, Shen Ziyan didn't feel moved. In her heart, she felt that her family's kindness was something she deserved, and that the Shen family and Shen Baozhu owed her.
Oh, Shen Baozhu is the name of the fake heiress from before. After returning to the countryside, she changed her name to Wang Baozhu.
Shen Ziyan hated her the most. She felt that she had taken over her life. Otherwise, how could she have become "Baozhu" while she was "Zhaodi" and suffered so much in the countryside for so many years!
So she hated Wang Baozhu to death, and hated the name even more!
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