Su Jingjing opened the door, her smile instantly freezing. She seemed to have a strange sense of familiarity with the woman in front of her.
Chen Shufang was equally stunned. Why was a strange woman opening the door? Wasn't this her son's house?
"Who are you…"
The two spoke in unison.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Chen Shufang's eyes widened in surprise. She stared at the woman in front of her for a long time before finally reacting and asking incredulously, "You...you are Su Jingjing?"
Undeniably, Su Jingjing possesses a clear and melodious voice, one that those who have heard it will never forget.
It's no wonder she didn't recognize Su Jingjing. In her memory, Su Jingjing always wore brightly colored clothes, her hair was dirty as if she hadn't showered for days, and she weighed over 160 pounds.
I remember when Su Jingjing first came in, she was ridiculed behind her back by her relatives for her clothes. She tried to subtly remind them, but they ignored her. So she stopped bothering to say anything.
From then on, whenever Su Jingjing was at the Li family home, she would refuse to let relatives come over to visit, so as not to lose face.
The woman in front of me gave off a comfortable and clean feeling. Although her clothes were ordinary, they looked elegant. She had also lost a lot of weight, at least ten pounds, and looked much healthier.
Su Jingjing nodded. She seemed to have guessed the other person's identity as well; this must be the original owner's mother-in-law.
Thinking about the conflict between the original owner and Chen Shufang, she suddenly felt a headache and didn't know how to get along with the other party.
Original owner, oh original owner, you left such a huge mess, how am I supposed to clean it up?
The atmosphere remained tense for a few minutes, with neither of them willing to speak first, but their feelings were different.
Su Jingjing felt embarrassed, while Chen Shufang found it unbelievable.
Who can guarantee she wasn't faking it? Maybe someone deliberately leaked information to her.
Thinking of this, Chen Shufang's expression instantly changed. "Ahem...aren't you going to invite me in for a seat?"
Who knows, this daughter-in-law might actually lock her out, then she'd be utterly humiliated.
"Oh, come in." Su Jingjing was momentarily at a loss for words, as if the original owner had never regarded the other party as her mother-in-law, and even when she called her "Mom," she did so with a resentful expression.
They can look at each other without getting tired of each other, but perhaps they are not destined to be mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Chen Shufang stepped into the room and stopped in her tracks, stunned to see that the room was spotless.
She frowned slightly, knowing without a doubt that her son had cleaned it up.
Sigh, one should marry a virtuous wife; this is trying to exhaust Han Ting.
Thinking of this, Chen Shufang sat down angrily in the chair, glaring at the other party, making her stance clear.
As proud as a peacock, Su Jingjing finally realized that An'an was just like her grandmother in this respect.
She knew that the other party wouldn't come to her unless there was a very serious matter, but she had been behaving herself and hadn't caused any trouble for the past week.
When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it. Su Jingjing refused to believe that she, a modern woman, couldn't solve a small mother-in-law/daughter-in-law problem.
With that in mind, she sat down as well, adhering to the principle of "if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move."
Before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, the other party's chilling words came at her.
Seeing that her daughter-in-law was oblivious and remained carefree, Chen Shufang felt a lump in her throat and almost fainted.
"I heard you took your two children to the city last week. Were you planning to sell them?"
ah?
Does this matter have such a large impact?
No, someone is definitely spreading rumors and causing trouble.
She couldn't admit that she would be drowned in spittle by the time the time came.
Su Jingjing embellished the story slightly, speaking with great emotion, "Mom, who told you that?"
"No matter who said it, just tell me if it happened or not?"
"No, I just wanted to take my two children to the city for a stroll, but I accidentally ran into human traffickers. Luckily, I was clever and resourceful, and managed to escape with the children."
Anyway, there was no surveillance in the 1980s. She didn't say anything, the two children didn't say anything, and no one knew that the original owner planned to sell the children.
Chen Shufang's lips twitched. After not seeing her for a while, how did Su Jingjing become so eloquent and even have the nerve to praise herself as smart?
Wait, Su Jingjing just called her "Mom"?
Did she hear that right?
In the years of their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, Su Jingjing could count the number of times she had called her "Mom" on one hand, let alone call her that so gently; that was almost impossible.
Chen Shufang was even more certain that Su Jingjing really intended to sell the child, convinced that she must have done something wrong.
She still feels scared when she thinks about it now; she almost didn't get to see her two adorable grandchildren.
No matter what, she was determined to bring An'an and Yuanyuan back to the Li family mansion and raise them herself, ensuring her two beloved grandchildren grew up happily.
Previously, Su Jingjing cried, made a scene, and even threatened suicide, refusing to leave the child with the Li family and insisting on raising the child herself. The old man finally relented, considering that his two beloved grandchildren couldn't live without their mother.
Who would have thought that her beloved grandson would not only fail to enjoy his mother's love, but would almost be sold off? This was completely unexpected.
Chen Shufang pointed at Su Jingjing's nose and shouted, "You...you are so heartless! An'an and Yuanyuan are the children you carried for ten months. Even if you don't love them, you can't sell them."
Su Jingjing blinked. Hadn't she denied it?
Do people born in the 1980s really like to hear sarcasm?
Chen Shufang searched everywhere for the children, but found no trace of them. Turning to Su Jingjing, she asked, "Where are An'an and Yuanyuan?"
She tends to overthink things if she doesn't see her child for even a moment.
The original owner's bad image in other people's eyes cannot be changed overnight; she may now be labeled as someone who sells children.
Su Jingjing didn't want to explain any further and replied calmly, "It's Monday today, they're at school."
Chen Shufang then realized that the child was at the military kindergarten, so she would go pick him up later. She needed to deal with Su Jingjing's matter first.
"I'll take the two children back to the Li family to raise them later. If you miss them, you can come and see them."
But why would Su Jingjing want the children? She wished the two children were far away from her.
A bomb fell, and Su Jingjing was stunned. Was her right to be a mother just like that?
She didn't choose to argue with her mother-in-law, since it was pointless to reason with someone who was already angry.
The expected shouts did not rang out, and Chen Shufang suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, so she loudly retorted, "Do you disagree?"
"No, if the two children agree, then I have no objection."
If the two children go back to the Li family, they will receive a better education, which will give her more time to focus on her career.
Chen Shufang snorted coldly. Of course her precious grandson would agree. She just hoped that Su Jingjing wouldn't go back on her word later.
They came and went in a hurry, and before long, the room returned to its usual quiet.
Phew, this is my first time sparring with the original owner's mother-in-law, and it didn't feel so bad.
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