When Ji Ling and Wang Sanmei arrived, Ma Hui's house was very quiet and she was the only one at home.

"I received a call from Sanmei during the day, so I sent my husband away and asked him to go back to his mother's house." Ma Hui waved and asked the two of them to sit on the kang.

Ji Ling looked around, "Where's the child?"

"My mom is taking care of her. She cries all the time and makes me feel a headache."

Ji Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she still handed over the red envelope she had prepared.

Ma Hui took it without hesitation, "I won't be polite with you, I know you don't need this little money."

Wang Sanmei smiled and said, "How can you complain about having too much money? I think you are being rude."

Ma Hui was not shy with the two of them and was happy to see Ji Ling. "I called Dong Manhua and she will be here soon. I thought she would arrive first."

After saying that, he added suspiciously, "It's strange, why hasn't she arrived yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a noise from the outer door of the house, and Dong Manhua opened the door and walked in.

"Sorry, I'm late." After returning to Bei County, Dong Manhua joined the government as a secretary, but she is still single.

The four of them got together and talked about their lives and people they knew, and naturally Tian Jing and the others were included.

"Tian Jing wanted a divorce that year, but it didn't go through. I don't know why the Tian family stopped Tian Jing. Some people said that the Liu family gave the Tian family a large sum of money." Ma Hui whispered, "A few months later, Tian Jing got pregnant again and gave birth to a boy. Now the Liu family treats Tian Jing like an ancestor."

Dong Manhua had been back in Bei County for more than a year and knew all this, so she listened quietly.

Ma Hui also said this for Ji Ling to hear, "Liu Zili is still messing around outside, but the Liu family is also smart. They let Tian Jing be the boss. Manager Liu has been in the agricultural machinery company for so many years. Although he has been bought out now, who knows how much money he has saved privately. Anyway, it can't be less, otherwise how can Tian Jing tolerate Liu Zili."

Ji Ling said, "Tian Jing is very determined. She is strong-willed and doesn't want to be looked down upon. Maybe her life is not as good as we see, but she doesn't want to show it."

"That should be it. Otherwise, if she is doing well, how could she not even say hello when she saw me, as if she didn't know me."

"Now that the agricultural machinery company is gone, what will Tian Jing do?"

"She opened her own clothing store, and I heard that the business is good." Ma Hui said, "Those who do their own business are making money, which makes me want to do the same."

"You should work hard." Now they go into the sea to make money, but in the future, those who can stay in the unit will be promoted to some official position. "If you want to make money, you can do it privately without affecting your work."

Ma Hui's eyes lit up, "I have the same plan. I want to open a small shop and let my parents help me look after it."

"You should discuss this with your husband."

"He listens to me in everything." Ma Hui said this and looked at Dong Manhua, "What about you? Didn't you go on a blind date these days? Why haven't you made any progress?"

Dong Manhua is older than them, but she is still single and is secretly called an old maid.

"No." Dong Manhua replied.

Ji Ling noticed that Dong Manhua glanced at her when she said that, and asked, "Do you know him?"

Dong Manhua's expression froze visibly.

Ma Hui was stunned. "Xiaoling knows him, so we must know him too."

Dong Manhua didn't say anything, but instead glanced at Wang Sanmei.

"I know Xiaoling?" Wang Sanmei was also stunned. "Who?"

"Then I don't know him?" Ma Hui couldn't help but feel regretful, but couldn't help but gossip, "Whose family is he from?"

Bei County is not big, just a few streets, and it is impossible for them not to know anyone with a certain status and reputation.

Dong Manhua now works in the county government, so naturally her blind date partner will not be bad.

"Wang family."

Ji Ling and Wang Sanmei heard it.

"The Wang family?" Ji Ling asked.

Dong Manhua nodded, "Your blood brother."

There was a moment of dead silence in the room.

Ma Hui was the first to exclaim, "Oh my God, how could it be her family? Isn't her son married?"

"Divorced, with a three-year-old daughter."

As soon as Dong Manhua finished speaking, Ma Hui cursed, "Shame on you! How dare a divorced woman with a child go on a blind date with you? Who introduced you?"

Dong Manhua smiled and said, "It's okay, I refused."

Wang Sanmei recalled the look Dong Manhua had given her just now, as well as the relatives of her family and the Wang family, "Could it be that my mother introduced them?"

Ma Hui widened her eyes.

Ji Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It seems to be true."

Wang Sanmei said coldly, "Did she come to you in my name?"

Dong Manhua smiled, which was considered as her agreement.

Wang Sanmei got up and left angrily.

"Sanmei." Dong Manhua was afraid of something happening, so she chased after him.

Ma Hui's eyes lit up, "Let's go over and take a look."

Ji Ling poked her forehead and said, "Let's go."

They all lived in the same compound, but Wang Sanmei never went back to her parents' home. Lian Qin would visit Ji's family from time to time, but unfortunately she never received a good response from them.

They wanted to rely on Wang Ermei who married into the capital, but Wang Ermei didn't care about them at all. She would only send some money back when she was forced by her parents' family to go to the capital, but it was only one month's salary for Wang Ermei.

The man of the Wang family blamed his wife for all the mistakes, saying that Wang Ermei was an ungrateful person.

Lian Qin had no words to express her pain, and just wanted to stay in front of Sanmei more often to make her soften her heart.

Unfortunately, nothing she did was useful. Lian Qin was angry. Just then, the Wang family asked her to help introduce a girl to Wang Congwen, and Lian Qin thought of Dong Manhua.

Dong Manhua was three years older than Wang Congwen. She was an old maid who could not get married. The Wang family did not like her, but they finally gave in because Dong Manhua had a good job.

But as soon as they met, Dong Manhua got up and left after knowing Wang Congwen's conditions.

The Wang family lost face and found Lian Qin. Before they could say a few words, Wang Sanmei and others arrived.

This was the second time Ji Ling saw Wang Wanxia. The previous time was in the capital. Wang Wanxia’s husband secretly took revenge on her. Wang Wanxia came to Ji Ling for help, but was rejected by Ji Ling.

"Ji Ling, we meet again." Wang Wanxia seemed to have expected to see Ji Ling, and there was no surprise on her face.

Ji Ling glanced at her calmly, "Long time no see."

"You're back for the New Year. Go home and see your mom when you have time. She's been in a bad mood since Dad passed away. She'll definitely be very happy if you can go and see her."

Ji Ling smiled and said, "My mom and dad are both very nice. Did you recognize the wrong person?"

As soon as the two met, the atmosphere was tense and no one dared to speak.

Wang Wanxia chuckled, "Xiaoling, although your last name is Ji, you are not a child of the Ji family."