"This bracelet was left to me by my mother when I got married. I was reluctant to give it to her at that time, and had planned to give it to Yuan'er when she was 40 years old. Who knew that she didn't have such blessing and passed away a few years after giving birth to Jingyao." The Yuan'er she mentioned was her eldest daughter, Zuo Yiyuan, Ji Jingyao's biological mother.
When Zhou Man heard that the bracelet was originally intended for Ji Jingyao's biological mother, her mood suddenly changed, and she smiled shyly, "Such a meaningful thing should be left to Brother Jingyao's future wife."
She is now openly fiancéd, so naturally she cannot show her feelings for Ji Jingyao.
Zhou Man had feelings for Pei Ze; they'd been childhood sweethearts, and he'd even argued with his family over her. But he couldn't protect her, nor could he improve her situation. Over the past year, they'd frequently argued over trivial matters, and Pei Ze wasn't as attentive to her as he once was. She could sense the distance between them, and she knew Pei Ze truly regretted his actions, but couldn't bring himself to do so.
Rather than becoming a couple of enemies in the future, it is better to break up and keep the beauty in the memory.
Jia Qilan smiled without saying anything, "Just put it on. When I see you, it's like seeing Yuan'er."
Because Jia Qilan likes to show off the gifts her grandson Ji Jingyao has prepared for her, everyone thinks Jingyao is filial to her. But Jia Qilan knows that Jingyao can't even show her superficial respect.
Last year, on her 70th birthday, she kindly wanted to introduce her nephew to Ji Rongzhen, but Jing Yao took Ji Rongzhen away on the spot.
If the family had not covered up this matter strictly, their Zuo family would have been laughed at by others.
In the dream, her grandson was also very disdainful of Zhou Man at first, but as the two came into contact more and more, he fell in love with Zhou Man, charging forward for her and clearing away all obstacles.
As long as she could win over Zhou Man and have her whisper in her ear, she wouldn't have to worry about her grandson's heart returning to their Zuo family. Then their Zuo and Jia families wouldn't have to worry about the future, and she wouldn't have to worry about not being able to face her elders after her death.
Zhou Man is a very sensible child. She is willing to share such a good skin care recipe so that both families can make money.
Thinking of this, Jia Qilan became even more friendly towards Zhou Man.
She asked her two daughters-in-law about the arrangements for the birthday party, carefully inquiring about every detail, and only showed a satisfied expression after giving them some advice.
Then she called Ji Jingyao, trying to sound kind, "Jingyao, Manman's nineteenth birthday party is coming soon. This child saved my life before, and I'm so grateful to her that I adopted her as my granddaughter."
"She's a good person, not at all what people say. If you meet her, you'll like her too. On her birthday, you should come over so that people outside don't look down on her. Just think of it as giving me, your grandmother, some face."
Even though she, as the elder, has bowed her head like this, Jing Yao can't just continue to refuse to give in, right?
Jia Qilan thought about this, but there was still no sound from the other end of the line. She couldn't help but ask, "Jingyao, did you hear what I said? If you did, just say something."
At this moment, a meow came from the other end of the phone.
Then came Ji Jingyao's deep voice, "Tangyuan, don't play with my phone."
There was another meow, this one with a hint of grievance.
The phone was hung up immediately.
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