At the same time, Qian Mengping finally found Zheng's mother in the hospital.
She had been to Zheng's house before. She went straight to Zheng's house without wasting time on the way, but no one opened the door after knocking for a long time. Later, she went to the neighbors to ask and found out that Zheng Chaolin and Song Yan had divorced, and both Zheng mother and son were beaten into the hospital by Zhou Lanping and her son.
After understanding what happened, Qian Mengping was shocked. She cursed Zheng's mother in her heart, saying that she had seen stupid people but had never seen anyone as stupid as her.
If she hadn't wanted to find out about Gong Linglong, she wouldn't have wanted to have any contact with such a fool. Later, she bought some gifts at random in the store and brought them to the hospital to visit.
"Mengping, why are you here?"
Zheng's mother was still surprised to see her. They had no contact since the Cui family fell from power. She had also drawn a clear line between them in time, fearing that the Zheng family would be implicated by the Cui family.
She never expected that when she was injured and felt the most wronged, the first person to visit her besides her daughter was Qian Mengping, her distant cousin.
"I was out on some business today and overheard what happened in your family."
Qian Mengping lied and put the things she brought on the cabinet. She glanced at Zheng Chaolin in the bed next to her and asked with concern, "Chaolin, how are you?"
"fine."
Zheng Chaolin was beaten badly by Song Tao. His originally handsome face was bruised and purple, his mouth and eye sockets were swollen, and his whole body was in pain, but they were all superficial injuries. He would be fine after ten days or half a month of recuperation.
The physical injuries were not serious, but he was severely traumatized psychologically, and he felt a little dazed and confused.
Qian Mengping saw his bruised and swollen face, then looked at Zheng's mother, whose face was half swollen. She sighed and couldn't help but scold her: "Sister Juan, I've heard everything about your family. Don't blame me for speaking harshly. You are really too confused. You have played a good hand of cards to pieces and ruined the Zheng family's bright future."
Mother Zheng has heard a lot of such words these days. Even her daughter and son-in-law are calling her stupid. She has actually regretted it a long time ago and now regrets it so much that her intestines are turning green.
"When Chao Lin married Song Yan, he climbed up the two big trees of the Song and Zhou families. Who wouldn't envy him?"
"Song Yan is good-looking, has a strong family background, and a good personality. She is usually very respectful to you two elders, and has a good job. It's hard to find a girl like her."
"She's willing to marry into the Zheng family, using her family's influence to help her husband's family. If she were any other family, everyone would worship her. But you, such a fool, actually treat her like that. I think you've had it too good these past few years. The slightest bit of progress at home has made you feel so proud that you've lost yourself."
"If you say she's completely infertile and hasn't given birth to a child for the Zheng family, and you're giving her all sorts of medicine to regulate her body, that might be a barely acceptable explanation to the outside world."
"But she gave birth to a daughter after marrying into the Zheng family, which means there's nothing wrong with her health. She went to the hospital for a checkup and it showed her health is fine and she can have children. Why do you have to abuse and humiliate her like this?"
"Song Yan is not from an ordinary family. If she was from an ordinary family with no family background, you can bully her, but she is the granddaughter of the Song family and the granddaughter of the Zhou family."
"Before you bully her, even if you don't think about Chao Lin, you should think about her status as an elder in her family."
After scolding her, Qian Mengping turned her mouth to Zheng Chaolin, "Chaolin, don't blame your aunt for scolding you. Your mother is shallow-minded and only cares about her grandson to pass on the family line. You are a man who works in the unit. You should know how much help your wife's family's power will be to you."
"If you climb these two big trees, even if your performance at work is mediocre, as long as you don't make mistakes and follow the path they arrange, you won't have to work hard in your life. Your career will be smooth sailing, and you can easily reach a higher position than your father without having to go through the trouble of scheming like your father did."
"Back then, you won Song Yan's favor and married her. Do you know how many men out there envied you?"
"If you marry her, you'll have to work 20 years less in the future. She's only been married into your Zheng family for five or six years, and you and your son have both been promoted every year. You should know the reason for your rapid promotion better than your aunt."
"Your family is in such a good situation, and you have such good cards in your hand, why did you let your mother make such a mess of it?"
Zheng Chaolin heard everything she said, but did not respond. He lay there with a dejected look on his face, staring at the white ceiling with empty and lifeless eyes.
Seeing him like this, Qian Mengping didn't know what to say. After all, this was not her son, and she had a lot of troubles in her own family.
"Sister Juan, I came here today because I want to ask you for a favor."
Mother Zheng knew that she would not come to the temple for no reason. Her own family was in a mess and she did not want to get involved with the Cui family at all. She refused in disguised form: "I am in this condition now. I will have to lie in the hospital for many days. I can't help you."
Seeing that she refused without even asking, Qian Mengping's face turned unhappy. This distant cousin was really stupid and snobbish. If she hadn't been the fastest to get the news from her, she really wouldn't bother to look at her face.
"Sister Juan, I don't need you to help me. I just want to ask you about someone. If you know something, tell me. If you don't know, forget it."
Seeing that she was just asking about someone and it wouldn't affect the Zheng family, Mother Zheng asked, "Who are you asking about?"
Qian Mengping glanced at Zheng Chaolin next to her and said, "I want to ask about Song Yan's cousin's wife, the eldest daughter-in-law of Deputy Director Zhou of the Public Security Bureau and the wife of Lu Jingchuan."
"Why are you asking about her?"
Mother Zheng's face turned unhappy when she talked about their family, and she blamed them for meddling in other people's business. If they hadn't come to take Song Yan away that night, the family might not have become like this.
"She looks very much like my ex-sister-in-law. I want to know what their relationship is." Qian Mengping told her.
"Your former sister-in-law?"
Mother Zheng was stunned for a moment, and thought of Wang Manting.
She had never seen Gong Linglong, but her son had. She turned her head and asked Zheng Chaolin beside her, "Chaolin, does Lu Jingchuan's wife look like Wang Manting?"
"No, it's completely different."
Zheng Chaolin went to the Gong family to pay New Year's greetings last year. Gong Linglong was in confinement at the time, but she went to the living room to meet the guests and simply said hello.
"It's not Wang Manting."
Qian Mengping spoke hurriedly, but when she saw both mother and son looking over, she could only tell them, "She's the ex-wife of my second son, Cui Zhiyuan. Zhiyuan divorced before he went abroad. His ex-wife's surname was Gong, and her name was Gong Wantang. She's now remarried into the Han family. Her husband is Han Ji, the director of J District in Kyoto."
Everyone in the Zheng family had heard that Han Ji married a divorced woman, but they didn't know that his wife was the ex-wife of Cui Zhiyuan, the second son of the Cui family. Even Zheng's mother didn't know.
Upon hearing this news, Zheng's mother was shocked and immediately got up and sat up. "Mengping, is what you said true or false?"
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