Chapter 804: Chapter 542: Knowing_2
“You child…” Zhao Yulan looked at her daughter helplessly. This child, being treated well by her husband’s family is one thing, but she’s just too sincere. No matter what, those are Lin Yanqiu’s biological sisters. This child, sigh!
“Yulan, see, you’re overthinking again, aren’t you?” Lin Yanqiu patted Zhao Yulan’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’m on Chuxia’s side now, even Xiaomi has to come after Chuxia.”
“Mom, whether you’re being serious or not, I still love hearing it…” Chuxia suddenly froze when she saw Zeng Meili walking in with a gloomy face. No way, did she… did she miscalculate?
“Grandma, Second Aunt, Aunt Lin…” After greeting everyone, Zeng Meili looked at Chuxia, “I’m here to settle accounts with you.”
“No… no way?” Chuxia stammered.
Seeing some tension between the two, Lin Yanqiu quickly interjected, “Meili, what happened?”
Zeng Meili grimaced and said, “My mother-in-law and father-in-law are having a fight, talking about getting a divorce, and as an outsider, I got kicked out.”
“Divorce?”
“Why?”
Lin Yanqiu and Chuxia asked almost simultaneously.
Old Madam Zhou and Zhao Yulan also looked at Zeng Meili in confusion. Although Zhu Xinqin was usually straightforward, the relationship between her and Jing Monian was very good. How could it suddenly escalate to talk of divorce? Especially during the New Year celebration.
“My mother-in-law found out about the past between my father-in-law and Jiang Xinwan, and things blew up…” Zeng Meili sighed, “It seems my mother-in-law is truly furious.”
After hesitating for a moment, Chuxia asked, “How did she find out?”
“Well, when you guys were reconnecting with the Lin Family of the Capital, wasn’t it my father-in-law who helped make the connection? It so happened that Lin Wenhang was here for a meeting, and Grandpa Lin asked him to bring my father-in-law some gifts to express gratitude.
Coincidentally, my mother-in-law ran into him. Lin Wenhang didn’t know about Jiang Xinwan’s past with my father-in-law and sincerely thanked my mother-in-law.
After he left, my mother-in-law asked my father-in-law what was going on, and he selectively told her about his help with your family connections.
My mother-in-law asked why she was kept in the dark about such a big matter, wondering what his intentions were in hiding it from her.
Finally, under her persistent questioning, my father-in-law confessed he once had a thing with Jiang Xinwan, saying he kept it a secret because he feared she’d misunderstand.
My mother-in-law felt she couldn’t accept this kind of deceit and insisted on divorcing. When I left, the in-laws and even Jing Zhe were all trying to apologize to her.”
“It’s still related to our family’s matters…” Zhao Yulan looked at Chuxia anxiously, “Xia, we can’t just ignore this. You should go with mom to the Jing Family and properly explain things to your godmother.”
“Mom, it wouldn’t be appropriate for us to go right now. Aunt Zhu must have just heard about this and couldn’t handle it, which is why she’s fighting with Uncle Jing. Given her relationship with him, they won’t really split up.
We’re outsiders, and barging in to discuss this could embarrass Aunt Zhu even more, possibly leading to a real split with Uncle Jing. Wouldn’t that mean our good intentions backfired?”
Zhao Yulan looked completely at a loss, “What if they really do get divorced?”
“If the worst happens, we’ll figure out a way to reconcile them.”
“Yulan, Chuxia is right; outsiders shouldn’t get involved now…” Old Madam Zhou said, looking at Zeng Meili, “Meili, don’t feel too bad. You know what your mother-in-law’s like—she speaks without a filter when she’s angry. Once she calms down, she’ll regret it. Don’t worry, she’s satisfied with you as her daughter-in-law. Don’t take words spoken in anger seriously.”
“I hope so,” Zeng Meili sighed. “She genuinely looked upset with me, calling me by name and telling me to leave, saying there’s no place for outsiders in their matters.”
“What did your brother say at the time?” This was Chuxia’s main concern.
“He got a thorough scolding too. Every time he spoke, my mother-in-law threw things at him. Seeing that, I had no choice but to leave,” Zeng Meili managed a forced smile. “You think I really came to settle scores with you? I’m just in a bad mood and didn’t want my mom to notice when I went back, so I came over to hide. Second Aunt, could you call my mom and tell her I won’t be coming home tonight, please?”
“Alright,” Lin Yanqiu agreed and went to make the call.
When Lin Yanmei received the call from her sister about her daughter staying over, she wasn’t worried, but she did grumble in her sister’s ear about her daughter, complaining about forgetting her mother after getting a man…
“Sis, Meili’s having a hard time too, not to mention you know how much she cares for Jing Zhe. Now that they’re finally together, what do you expect her to do?” Lin Yanqiu softly advised, “Sister, when she goes back home, try to go easy on her. It’s hard for her to be caught in the middle. She won’t feel comfortable.”
“If it weren’t for your family snatching away Zhu Xinqin’s precious daughter-in-law, she wouldn’t look down on us like this, would she?” Lin Yanmei’s words were clearly tinged with anger, and Lin Yanqiu knew she wouldn’t listen to anything at that moment, so she said, “Sis, calm down for now. I won’t say more and I’ll hang up.”
“Auntie…” Zeng Meili, who had been waiting by the phone, knew her aunt took a scolding for her and felt a bit embarrassed, “I’ve made things difficult for you too.”
“Alright, we’re all family. Don’t talk as if we’re outsiders. Your mother’s just like that, much like your mother-in-law when she’s angry,” Lin Yanqiu said, chuckling to herself. “Actually, I’m the same as them. Sigh, it’s easier to see things clearly in others, but when it comes to yourself, it gets muddled. When your mother used to advise me, she was pretty clear too, hehe…” (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, you are welcome to cast a recommendation vote or monthly ticket at Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at .)