A single photograph can spark all sorts of conspiracies and stories.
Now that the Zhang family has spoken out, some shameless self-media outlets have started to write extensively about it, eager to create hundreds or even thousands of sensational stories about wealthy families.
On their way back to the Rose Garden, Losang and Pan Wencho ate watermelon and chatted about their lives.
Mu Shen was furious. He looked at Mu Chengjie and said, "They've all said that. If I do nothing, I'm not worthy of being the chairman of Mu's Group."
After he finished speaking, he sent all the transaction records to the Mu Group's public relations department, asking them to handle the public relations work, and then prepared to announce that he had signed a major project.
He had originally planned to wait for a better time to announce it, but now it seems he can't wait any longer, otherwise who knows what these people will write.
He also wanted to take this opportunity to boost Mu's stock price.
The Mu family's public relations department published all the bills that Zhang Xueqing and Mu He had transferred to the Zhang family over the years, with only one sentence in the caption: "We have a clear conscience towards Ms. Zhang Xueqing and the Zhang family."
The PR department also bought a trending topic, and people who were following the gossip online quickly saw the news. When they saw those transfers, only one plant came to mind.
Some people even calculated as quickly as possible how much money Zhang Xueqing and her husband had given to the Zhang family over the years.
You wouldn't believe it until you did the math, and the results were shocking.
When Mu He and Zhang Xueqing were dating, he was probably really in love with this woman who seemed gentle, smart, beautiful, and sensible. So, he secretly transferred money to Zhang's parents while they were dating.
It started with 10,000 or 20,000, then increased to 200,000 for the eldest son's wedding and 500,000 for building a house.
He transferred another five million to the Zhang family when he married Zhang Xueqing.
She didn't receive any dowry.
After getting married, Zhang Xueqing took care of everything. She gave her parents 20,000 yuan a month for living expenses, and also covered her younger brother's school expenses, as well as the cost of milk powder and tuition for her nephews and nieces.
There are also various large-amount transfers.
Over the course of more than twenty years, the amount has reached a staggering 35 million.
You have to understand that the Zhang family used to live a very frugal life. Let alone more than 30 million, they would have been lucky to make 30,000 a year.
Zhang Xueqing was able to study because of the many scholarships from her family and the school scholarships she received every year. She met Mu He in her second year of university, and from then on, Mu He provided for her living expenses and tuition.
The netizen who first calculated this said, "The Zhang family achieved a leap in social class thanks to having a daughter."
The Zhang family's three sons all bought villas and shops in their local area. They don't have to support their children and parents themselves, and their sister even provides them with subsidies from time to time. They also receive 10,000 to 20,000 yuan in rent every month, and they live a very comfortable life.
The Mu family's public relations department then released another video, a clip of Old Man Zhang asking for 100 million.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
Netizens who used to criticize the Mu family turned around and criticized the Zhang family for being shameless. They said that it was bad enough that they had been sucking blood for more than 20 years, but now that their daughter was no longer of any use, they still wanted to rush in and suck her blood one last time.
This wasn't blood anymore; it was Zhang Xueqing's entire bone marrow.
Many netizens now hate these kinds of heartless parents and siblings the most.
In particular, some netizens who felt exploited by their parents turned to their keyboards and kept typing away, hurling all sorts of nasty insults.
Qi Ranran and Si Tianming were having dinner at a relatively secluded restaurant when she saw the comments from netizens and frowned slightly: "Looks like I need to prepare to leave."
Si Tianming also saw the message, and he nodded: "We should indeed withdraw."
The Zhang family and the Mu family have already fallen out, and sooner or later Granny Zhang will reveal the truth about the child swapping years ago.
At that time, Qi Ranran will be exposed.
"Do you need my help?" Si Tianming glanced at the girl opposite him, his eyes filled with worry.
Qi Ranran shook her head: "No need, this is my own battlefield."
Si Tianming has already helped me a lot; I can't let him get involved in such messy things.
"You must be careful in everything you do, and don't put yourself in danger. If you encounter anything you can't handle, be sure to tell me, and I'll figure something out."
"Don't feel like you're bothering me or bothering me. You'll never be a bother to me."
Qi Ranran looked at Si Tianming and found his eyes to be clear and without any hint of flirtation. She couldn't help but smile and ask, "Don't forget, you still have to date and get married. You're so good to me, aren't you afraid your future partner will be jealous?"
"It turns out I don't have a partner yet. I'll think about it when I do." He never thought finding a partner was anything important. His older cousins haven't made any moves yet, and he's still young, so he's not in a hurry at all.
He laughed and said, "By the time I find someone, you'll probably already be married."
Qi Ranran thought about the question carefully: "It's not impossible."
Upon hearing this, both of them laughed.
After leaving the restaurant, Qi Ranran bought a SIM card, registered a social media account, found Zhang's fifth son's wife's account, and sent her a message.
The message contained only one sentence: Mu Shen knew all along that you had switched children. Years ago, he was the one who had someone take that girl away and dump her at the gate of an orphanage thousands of miles away.
Whether it was the Zhang family's good luck or Qi Ranran's good luck, Zhang Laowu's wife was browsing news online in the hotel when she happened to see this message.
After reading it, she suddenly stood up and said to Old Man Zhang and the others, "Mom and Dad, I just received a message. Mu Shen has known for a long time that you switched children. Back then, Zhang Xueying's daughter was kidnapped by someone hired by Mu Shen."
Upon hearing this, the people in the room were instantly stunned.
Old Zhang looked at his fifth son's wife: "Really?"
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