Fatima's Works: The Grand Wedding Volume 1 Chapter 107 Stealing a Chicken but Losing Rice

  The daughter was intimidated, and Mrs. Lu immediately turned back after a brief phone call with her husband.

  "Mom." Manman stopped her mother, whose identity was not ordinary, and she was worried that something would happen.

  Mrs. Lu held her daughter's hand, looked at Xu Yongmei with a dignified posture and calm face. Perhaps it was because her daughter was here that she couldn't back down as a mother, or perhaps it was because she had just gained strength from her husband. Her voice carried weight in every word: "If you are conducting a legitimate interview, we welcome it. If you are intentionally trying to smear us, we will not be afraid and will not let you and your backers off the hook. You can go ahead and report, and we will invite other media outlets to come over for a formal interview."

  Her eyes widened slightly, seemingly surprised by her performance. Xu Yongmei pursed her lips: "You are... I remember, you're the deputy mayor's wife, aren't you?"

  "How can it be? Can't the deputy mayor's wife stand up for her own daughter?" A clear and loud female voice came from the doorway.

  The shopkeeper hurried forward to greet her, smiling and saying: "Mrs. Yao, you've arrived."

  Mr. Yao's mother, Secretary Yao's wife. Manman hastily bowed her head: "Auntie Yao."

  "Niang niang, why be polite? I'll tell you, your father and mother had agreed with me before that I would be your godmother. As for my relationship with your mother, we're sworn sisters who went through thick and thin together in the countryside." Madam Yao smiled softly, her demeanor even more proud than Mrs. Lu's, as she gazed directly at Xu Yongmei without any politeness.

  Xu Yongmei immediately felt the heroic spirit and murderous aura emanating from the wife of the secretary.

  "A reporter?" Cold intent, disdain, from Mrs. Yao's slightly raised eyebrows, gazing down at Xu Yongmei.

  For this secretary's wife who suddenly killed out from the middle, Xu Yongmei was caught off guard and was somewhat at a loss.

  "He is a reporter for a certain weekly magazine." With Mrs. Yao's assistance, Mrs. Lu gained more confidence and was about to take another step forward.

  However, she was intercepted by Mrs. Yao, who smiled: "Reporter? I know reporters, and there are more than ten times as many as my fingers can count. However, I really can't remember a certain weekly magazine, what kind of publication is it? Municipal level? Provincial level? What's the name of your newspaper's editor-in-chief? Tell me, maybe I know him."

  Xu Yongmei realized she was being played, and for a moment, she was annoyed. However, it was clear that the woman in front of her couldn't be compared to Lu's wife. The woman's words were sharp as a knife, leaving no room for politeness, and she seemed even more formidable than Lu's wife. With a cold smile, she said: "It's just a small publication. Not recognizing it is normal. But being a small publication doesn't mean we can't report and reveal the truth of things. The media's duty, regardless of size, is an irrefutable responsibility."

  "Your words are correct, but why do the media have big and small ones, and famous and unknown ones? What is the distinguishing factor among them?" Mrs. Yao lightly threw out a question.

  Xu Yongmei was even more vigilant and didn't make a sound.

  "It all boils down to the credibility of facts. Do you think a Hong Kong newspaper and a third-rate tabloid are on the same level? Which one do citizens believe more when it comes to reporting facts?" The secretary's wife stepped forward, exuding an intimidating aura, her reputation not to be underestimated. "If a third-rate tabloid's perspective is questioned by all other newspapers, who would still believe it? Young man, having courage is a good thing, but this isn't courage, it's despicable, filthy opportunism, trying to cover up the truth with rumors and using public opinion to harm others and yourself! No one can tolerate you!"

  Seeing that things were going badly, Xu Yongmei retreated to the door and was about to make a run for it when two people brought by Mrs. Yao blocked the entrance.

  "Take her down and ask, who instructed her. I think even her boss doesn't know what she's been doing." The last sentence from Mrs. Yao was what truly made Xu Yongmei's face turn pale.

  There isn't a single newspaper boss who is foolish enough to let an underling go alone to interview the mayor's wife and daughter. To expose high-ranking officials' secrets, one must be cautious, have important evidence in hand, make plans, and most importantly, have backing and guarantees before daring to act. All that can be said is that Xu Yongmei was inexperienced, too self-centered, and didn't know her place, like a headless fly crashing into the muzzle of a gun.

  After dealing with this matter in a childish way, Mrs. Yao pulled her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lu, to sit down in the guest hall of the store, and also beckoned Manman to sit on her other side.

  "How did you come?" Mrs. Lu knew that her appearance was absolutely not a coincidence, and the timing was just right.

  "I and my husband's clothes are all here, but the formal wear for Ziyue and Bao'er haven't been made yet. For Ziyue's suit, I thought it was a bit old-fashioned, so secretly, according to his original measurements, I had it remade in this store." Mrs. Yao patted Mrs. Lu's hand as she spoke in a low voice, "I really didn't know you and Nannan were here. It was halfway through when I suddenly received my husband's call, saying he overheard your husband talking to you, needing rescue. I hastily told the driver to speed up and rush here, just in time, fortunately."

  "We didn't think he would come all the way here to find us." Mrs. Lu frowned and said that she and her husband had always kept a low profile, and no reporter had ever bothered them before.

  "Reporters do this kind of thing all the time, it's all about probing, you can't guard against it. But we're open and aboveboard, what are we afraid of? You think so too, don't you, Nannan?" Madam Yao's smiling eyes turned to Mianmian sitting beside her.

  Manman had a good impression of Mrs. Yao, who was not only kind and gentle but also seemed to be willing to help others, with a personality similar to that of her close friend Chunxia. She nodded her head in response to Mrs. Yao: "Yes."

  "Niang niang is a quiet and gentle soul, just like you. On the road, I was worried that both of your calm nature would put you at a disadvantage, rushing all the way here. But tell me, did only the two of you come? Didn't Mr. Lu accompany you?" Madam Yao looked around, but didn't see Mr. Jun's figure.

  "Lu Jun, when are you free? Your son is going to work, doesn't my son need to go to work too?" Lu's wife said with a very relaxed expression and a constant smile, truly like a close sister.

  "So you're saying that your two sons didn't make new clothes, but Niangniang made clothes for them?" Mrs. Yao joked with Mrs. Lu, "Won't your two sons say you're being partial?"

  "I originally wanted to help them with their new work, but they all thought it was a hassle. I thought that during the New Year's holiday, I had just finished doing a set, so I didn't help them do it. Nangnang had no choice, and it was Grandpa who paid for it. My son and his wife wanted to call it unfair, but they could only go and call Grandpa." said Mrs. Lu.

  Mrs. Yao clapped her hands and pointed at her, laughing: "You're just shirking responsibility. I've already heard from Ziye that you dropped some photos and got Lu Jun all worked up."

  Meng Meng, who was drinking tea, suddenly heard Mrs. Yao mention that sensitive matter, and she coughed violently, choking on the water.

  "Little one, you've seen them too, right? How were they? Were your two older brothers handsome when they were young?"

  I didn't expect Mrs. Yao would make fun of this with her silly jokes, that's embarrassing.

  If I say something nice, and the two masters find out, won't they beat me to death after the fact?

  Look at the daughter who can't speak, Mrs. Lu hurriedly helped her out and said to Mrs. Yao: "You're really something, they've both grown up, they're all over a certain age, they should be men who have established their careers, but you still bring up their childhood ugliness outside."

  "What's wrong? Nannan is not an outsider." Mrs. Yao raised her eyebrows and winked at Manman, then asked again, "How are the clothes coming along? What kind of clothes does Nannan plan to make? Can I take a look?"

  "Nothing wrong with showing you," said Mrs. Lu, calling the shop assistant to bring over some clothing samples. "To be honest, I'm having a hard time deciding which one is better."

  Two pieces of clothing were brought, both cheongsam style, the difference being that one was white with a trendy cut and design, while the other was a luxurious purple-red color with traditional floral patterns.

  "Which one does Nannan like?" asked Mrs. Yao.

  Ke Manman received a phone call at this time and repeatedly said sorry before walking to the corner to answer it.

  It was Lin Jiajing who called, because her father Lin Wencai had been notified by the power company to advance his vacation and leave early, so he hastily booked a same-day ticket to arrive at the airport, and told Manman on the way.

  "Why is Brother-in-law Lin in such a hurry?" Hearing that Lin Wenchang was about to leave, Mianmian suddenly felt empty and uncomfortable.

  "Man Man Jie, my dad wants to say a few words to you." With that, Lin Jiajing handed the phone over to her father.

  "Man Man." Lin Wencai called out her name with his usual warmth.

  "Little brother-in-law, you're leaving in such a hurry." Manman said sincerely, "A Yan said last time that he wouldn't drive and would drink with you."

  "It's not a farewell, but an opportunity to meet again." Lin Wencai was actually quite optimistic, and before leaving, he had to say a few words to her, of course, there were some things he needed to entrust her with.

  "Uh, little sister-in-law, what's the matter? Just speak up. If it's about Jiajing, don't worry, as long as she's here, I'll take good care of her." Manman said in a low and cautious tone.

  "Jia Jing's transfer, I know you'll take care of it, otherwise I wouldn't be so at ease leaving. What I'm worried about is that Jia Jing will be led astray by others while studying and living alone here, so as her sister, I only ask you to strictly supervise and discipline her." Lin Wencai said with a heavy heart.

  "Xiao Jie's words are too serious. Jia Jing is so clever and won't be led astray by others." Manman smiled.

  "Anyway, I'll tell your father about this." said Lin Wencai.

  "My father... how has your body been lately?" Moonlight's eyes blinked slightly, her voice becoming low and husky.

  "Your dad is fine, after all he has more than one daughter. He will have to find a way to raise the tuition for Yuanyuan. This is also what I wanted to talk to you about. Your dad and Xu Yuye were divorced by the court."

  This matter may be due to her husband being in the army, and the lawyer hired by her husband for Wen Shi Xuan was unable to contact him to inform him, so neither side received any news.

  "I understand." A complex emotion was conveyed in his tone.

  At first, her husband was busy helping Wen Shi Xuan with this divorce lawsuit, and she didn't stop him, thinking that she should respect her father's own opinion. However, occasionally, she would worry that her father, now old and alone, might feel lonely. As far as she knew, her father would never remarry a second wife.

  "Xiao Xiao is filial or not, I don't know. But I know you are filial to your dad. Man Man, in the future when you have kids, remember to bring them back for your dad to see." Lin Wencai's words were laced with double meaning.

  She nodded repeatedly in agreement.

  The phone returned to Lin Jiajing's hand, and the two sisters said a few more words.

  "Vine sister, I just heard something from Haoyue sister. It's said that Yunyun sister found a job in the capital and it happens to be as a nurse for your elder brother's wife. I've been thinking about it and I think this matter must be discussed with you first, Vine sister." Lin Jiajing said.

  This little sister is indeed a clever person, not a bookworm. I don't know if Wen Haosheng and those people have noticed it.

  "Jia Jing, thank you for telling me these things, but you should be more cautious when facing Hao Xue and the others."

  Manman was worried about her. Lin Jiajing felt warm in her heart and replied, "I know everything."

  After spending some time talking with Lin Wencai and his daughter on this side, when she came back, she found that both ladies had drunk a cup of tea.

  "Nannan has a lot of things on her mind. She's no longer working at the gallery, what else is she up to?" Mrs. Yao asked with a smile, as if trying to figure out who she was talking to.

  "The gallery's aftermath work has been going on." Manman continued, "My university classmate Chunxia's mom came over from her hometown and called to say hello, so we chatted a bit more."

  Mrs. Lu didn't say a word and quietly held her teacup.

  Mrs. Yao smiled inexplicably again: "Nang Nang, I heard from Zi Ye that the painting gallery was burned down, do you still want to open a restaurant?"

  "Yes, I have this intention."

  "Your brother doesn't agree, and you still want to open it?"

  The moon's brow furrowed, and Mrs. Yao's words were indeed straightforward.

  Mrs. Yao burst out laughing and stretched out her hand: "Niang niang, don't blame me for being straightforward. I just wanted to tell you that although your gallery was burned down, your grandfather has a great idea to give you a new one, and he's already found a better location than the original one."

  "I'm going to open a restaurant, I won't open an art gallery." Mianmian was resolute.

  Mrs. Yao gazed at her delicate and refined face, her surprised eyes seeming to see her for the first time, then turned back to Mrs. Lu: "I thought this child's temperament was like yours, but now it seems that what Mr. Zǐ said is true - she really looks like Master Lu."

  Manman was shocked by Mrs. Yao's words: How could she be like that icy old man?!

  These words, even her husband who came back last night, said the same thing on the pillow: Our daughter, this temper is not like you at all.

  Of course, the older generation's evaluation of Manman's words did not mean to belittle her, they just all felt quite surprised.

  After all, when Mianmian was young, just after birth, the impression given to everyone was that of a cotton ball, cute but also fragile.

  Mrs. Lu rubbed her brow: her daughter was extremely similar to her eldest son's temperament, and she was the first to notice it.

  Mrs. Yao began to "sympathize" with Mrs. Lu: "If you were like her, it would be easier on the mind. Like Mr. Lu, he and his sister should often quarrel, shouldn't they?"

  "Yes..." Mrs. Lu dragged out a long tail of sound, her eyes not daring to lift up to look at her daughter.

  Man Man felt extremely frustrated and depressed in her heart. Anyway, she didn't believe that she and that stinky-tempered brother could be alike no matter what.

  Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives.

  Her husband called to say that he finally had some free time after work today, and drove over to pick her up, intending to fulfill his promise from last time to meet Xia's mother.

  Two old men drove to the tailor's shop, must have heard that someone came looking for trouble.

  "Where's Huan'er?" Jun Ye entered the clothing store and immediately scolded his younger brother for not doing a good job of protecting her.

  "He went to wash the car." Mrs. Lu replied to her eldest son, "He just called back and said he's done washing it and is driving back, but on his way back, he encountered a traffic jam. Don't rush him, he just got his driver's license, don't let him get into an accident in a hurry."

  Madam Yao asked them to sit down, poured tea for Junye to calm his anger and said: "Lu Jun, your mother is right, this matter has nothing to do with Huan'er. Besides, the person who was caught by me for interrogation should have confessed by now who was behind it all."

  "Who else could it be?" A cold eyebrow was raised, and a cold snort escaped.

  It's easy to guess without even thinking about it.

  Manman sat on one side, having just made phone calls to Lin Wencai and Lin Jiajing, hearing a lot of news from their mouths, and guessing some of the ins and outs.

  Yao Ziye was like a mother, not used to guessing, and liked to seek verification. He made a phone call to the person handling Xu Yongmei's case, asked about the process, and came back saying: "This person said they received a tip-off from a former colleague named Zhang Meimei. Moreover, they had already conducted an interview with Xu Yu'e beforehand and were preparing to publish it."

  "This kind of thing is definitely not something Xu Yu'e would come up with." The firm and cold voice did not allow for any argument.

  "Xu Yu'e?" Mrs. Yao asked her son in a low voice, "Is that the shameful foster mother of Nangnang?"

  "Yes." Yao Ziye replied, his narrow eyes gazing at Manman's calm expression, a faint glimmer of light flashing silently across.

  "It's really shameless, and should be put in order." Mrs. Yao spoke up for her close friend, Mrs. Lu.

  Her mother was a completely different person from Mrs. Lu. Yao Ziye worried that Mrs. Lu would get angry, but the gentle Mrs. Lu seemed to be unusually calm and tacitly approved of it.

  It's getting late, and I have an appointment with Chuyi in early summer. After Lukuan returned to pick up Mrs. Lu, Manman got on her brother's car.

  Lu Huan hastily returned and automatically went before his elder brother to confess his mistake.

  "Master Jun didn't have time, he just patted his younger brother's forehead with the palm of his hand and said: "Mom told me not to blame you, whether to blame you or not is up to you. Luckily, it was a girl who came today, if it were a boy, suddenly coming on strong like that, what would you do?"

  Lu Huan lowered his head and remained silent for a moment.

  Manman wanted to speak up for her brother and said: "He's just a child, he has no power in his hands, what can you do to him?"

  This remark made the gentleman sitting in the driver's seat raise an eyebrow, and Mr. Yao in the passenger seat couldn't help but laugh: "Nang Nang, Huan Er is not as fragile as you think, he has a black belt in Taekwondo."

  A true person does not show their form.

  Lu Huan was being cute in front of her, but she really hadn't thought about it that way.

  Two men saw her astonished look in the rearview mirror and smiled: She is actually very simple.

  It's likely that Jiang Dashao, her brother-in-law, had taken a liking to his sister-in-law for this very reason.

  The eyes in his cold eyes became even more complicated, thinking of his unmarried wife Bai Jia's eldest sister, who had received countless bouquets sent by other families during this period at the unit.

  The car drove to the hospital where Du Yu was diagnosed, and after the doctor's observation, there was no problem. He planned to leave the hospital with his wife early tomorrow morning. Today has been a day of recuperation in the hospital.

  When they arrived at Du Yu's ward, Tan Mu and Chu Xia were both there.

  She turned around and saw Manman standing shoulder to shoulder with two handsome men. Tan Mu nudged her daughter: "Which one is Jiang Dashao?"

  "Neither of them." Chu Xia said with a slightly awkward tone, "One is Mianmian's older brother, and the other is Master Yao. He and Mianmian's older brother are sworn brothers."

  Tan's mother felt that this relationship was quite complicated, but after all, they had saved her daughter and son-in-law. She busied herself moving stools for the two men to sit on. As her daughter poured water for the guests, she pulled Mengmeng's hand and looked him up and down, saying: "Mengmeng, you don't seem to have changed at all."

  "Auntie, I'm like that, can't change." Manman was looked at by Tan Mu and felt embarrassed, lowering her head to smile.

  "Where's your husband?" Tan's mother asked.

  "He's in the army and can only take leave tomorrow to go home. Auntie wants to see him, so I'll bring him to see Auntie tomorrow," said Manman.

  Tan's mother wanted to see Jiang Dazhuang more because her daughter and son-in-law had been praising him, but she couldn't neglect the two guests of honor, so she asked Manman to formally introduce the two gentlemen to her.

  "This is my brother, surname Lu." Manman saw Junye still standing by the window, not even sitting on the stool that Tan's mother had moved herself, and Meiyue frowned slightly.

  "Mr. Lu, thank you for saving my daughter and son-in-law." Tan Mu was a generous person and wouldn't pay attention to such small details, so she bowed in the direction of Jun Gongzi.

  What's even more annoying is that his own brother actually accepted such a heavy gift from Tan Mu with an air of nonchalance.

  When Tan's mother finished her courtesy and stood up, she saw that the man in front of her not only didn't say a word, but also had a cold face with icy eyes, as if he was scrutinizing her from top to bottom, making people feel even more pressured.

  It can be seen that this man is intentionally showing off his attitude towards her.

  Tan's mother was a clever woman and quickly changed direction, bowing to thank Mr. Yao.

  Mr. Yao hastily stood up from his stool and helped Mrs. Tan up: "It's just a small effort, no need to thank me."

  Mr. Yao's words made Mianmian and others look at him in a new light.

  Mr. Yao is not saying that he doesn't need to be thanked, but rather telling the other party that Du Yu and his friends' grateful hearts are what they want.

  In the future, this emotional debt will be owed by Du Yu and others, it's impossible to settle with just a word of thanks.

  Facing the smiling Yao Ye in front of her, Tan Mu's heart was filled with anxiety: she didn't know what kind of thank-you gift these two masters wanted.

  Early summer is somewhat guessable, with a hum in the nostrils.

  Two masters don't care how she hums, master must pretend to be a big master, and use this to coerce you into cooperation, nothing to say.

  Turning his wrist watch, Jun Ye said to Man Man: "It's almost time, let's go home for dinner."

  "You all go down first, I haven't seen Auntie for a long time and want to say a few words." said Manman.

  Her eyes lingered on her face for a moment, then looked down, turned around, and left with Mr. Yao who had finished drinking his cup of water.

  As soon as they saw the two of them coming in, they didn't even say a word to comfort her master brother. Manman had a big opinion, but she couldn't speak up.

  Du Yu, lying on the hospital bed, seemed to be able to see what she was thinking. She opened her mouth first: "Man Man, don't misunderstand. Colonel Yao has always been in contact with my attending physician by phone to understand the situation."

  It turned out that these two were just pretending. Manman was speechless.

  "Manman, sit down." Tan's mother pulled her down beside her.

  Early summer sitting on the edge of her husband's bed, with her husband's fingers intertwined, listening to them talk.

  Tan's mother said: "I heard from Chunxia that you want to open a restaurant." Knowing that Manman was caught in the middle and found it hard, Tan's mother avoided talking about her father.

  "Yes, Auntie, I heard from Chunxia that you came over and wanted to ask for your advice on this matter. I heard from Chunxia that you helped the big restaurant with accounting." Manman changed her posture to lean in and listen carefully.

  "I've been involved in the financial aspects of restaurants before. If you want to open a restaurant, I can help you roughly calculate the initial investment, fixed and non-fixed assets, and the expected time for capital recovery, from big to small," said Tan's mother.

  Tangmu heard this and intentionally helped herself, making Manman even happier.

  Tan's mother told her and her daughter not to be too happy, and then said: "Opening a restaurant is not as simple as you think. It's one thing to just open a small store, but if you want to make it big later on, the initial investment can't be less. With your funds, I think it will be very difficult to achieve. In my opinion, on the one hand, you should first explore and create a reputation, on the other hand, start looking for suitable cooperative funding."

  In terms of pulling people into the stock, Mianmian and Chuxia have many ideas, no longer just looking for a cooperative partner, but want to find a group of investors, follow the shareholding system, conduct financing, and their own side is to occupy an absolute dominant position. Of course, all these are things that will be done in the future when the restaurant has grown and has prospects, not urgent now.

  "Chu Xia is pregnant now, Du Yu, the doctor's words you all heard, for the next half year to one year, you can't be too tired. Man Man, you alone can't work too hard either. If you're worried about wasting time, while I'm here, I can help you with things like finding a location, decorating the store and preparing for opening." Tan Mu said.

  With Tanmu's help here, Manman and Chuxia both feel like they have gained a great advantage, and their hearts are much more at ease.

  "Manman, it's early summer and you've got news already. You and your husband have only just gotten married, but do you have any news?" Tan Mu didn't fool around like her daughter and son-in-law did. Today, seeing Manman arrive wearing loose clothes, especially pants that were quite baggy, she could tell something was up.

  The old man couldn't deceive her, and Manman nodded slightly.

  "Ah!" Chū Xià exclaimed, then hastily ran to Màn Màn's front, stretched out a finger and poked Dǎng Dǎng's forehead, "You actually didn't tell me! Is there anyone like you? I told you on the first day!"

  Although it was a scolding and complaining tone, the surprise and joy in his voice were indescribable.

  "That day was when it happened, coincidentally on the night the gallery burned down." Manman hesitated and stuttered, revealing a reason.

  It seems so, early summer is silent, and others have nothing to say.

  After a while, Tan's mother broke the silence: "Great difficulties will not die and must have good fortune later, no need to always remember past things."

  "That arsonist was quite capable, burning himself to death thinking he could get away with it once and for all." Chū Xiǎo gritted her teeth, having only found out about the identity of the arsonist, Léi Mǔ, in the past two days. She was so angry that she wanted to set fire to the prison, best if she could burn that evil-doer Léi Wén Bīn to death and send him to join Léi Mǔ.

  "In early summer, this matter, you mustn't intervene again." Du Yu, still having lingering fears from last time's incident, ordered his wife to be more restrained.

  Early summer sat down with a burst of anger, but didn't say anything.

  Manman knew that Lu's family was definitely investigating the mastermind behind this matter and didn't know how to speak up.

  Tan's mother looked at the three of them, although she said that Manman hadn't changed, but in reality, all three young people had changed a lot, possibly even they themselves didn't realize it. Also, Beijing was not like other cities, with many people and complicated matters, especially the powerful and noble were particularly numerous and concentrated, as long as there was some connection, they would fall into this quagmire.

  "Manman, you're now away from your dad and with your biological parents, are you used to it?" Asked Tanmu, who had known Manman's good father, Wen Shixuan, for a long time, patting Manman's hand.

  This remark reminded her of Xu Yongmei's questioning. If Xu Yongmei made a big deal out of this and exposed it to the public, not to mention how the bewildered public would react, perhaps the Lu family wouldn't be able to forgive the Wen family and Wen Shixuan again.

  Xu Yu'e is actually doing a moth flying into the fire, but ignorant Xu Yu'e doesn't realize it at all.

  ……

  Mrs. Lu, who was trying her best to downplay the matter, also had a similar idea of sympathizing with her daughter.

  However, when Mrs. Yao used Xu Yongmei to lure Zhang Meimei out, Zhang Meimei, who had been hiding abroad due to the miscarriage scandal, thought she was clever and didn't fall for it, immediately calling Jin Meichen with a self-satisfied tone:

  "Xu Yongmei was stupid, got caught by others, wanted to sell me out for credit, but ended up being exposed by me. The interview draft she had prepared earlier is all here with me, so I'll take the initiative and publish it online, can't be published in the weekly magazine, modify some words, let everyone see."

  Jin Meichen also felt that the Lu family couldn't possibly go abroad to catch Zhang Mei, clapped her hands in approval, and gave Zhang Mei an even more vicious idea: "Also leak out the news of Xu Yongmei being caught under a pseudonym. Change the title to 'High-ranking official uses power to bully people, for the sake of maintaining his own morally bankrupt daughter, intends to murder and silence witnesses, deceiving heaven and earth'."

  Two people see eye-to-eye at once.

  Not long after, Zhang Mei's anonymously published news appeared on major domestic forums.

  The title was eye-catching and quickly attracted tens of thousands to millions of tourists to browse, with a soaring click-through rate, and all sorts of comments poured in.

  Jin Meichen sat in front of the computer, and as soon as she saw those abusive comments, she felt relieved, thinking that the bad breath she had been holding for a long time was finally released.

  However, this joy did not last for ten minutes. Under Zhang Mei's post, another post quickly appeared with an even more sensational title: "The woman who tried to frame me is a high-ranking official's daughter who likes to flirt and has had multiple abortions, and escaped abroad."

  Her mouth was suddenly clamped shut. Jin Meichen's eyes widened like two 100-watt light bulbs.

  The content below the title posted pictures of Zhang Mei, including photos taken by hospital surveillance cameras of Zhang Mei disguised as Manman. The evidence is solid and irrefutable. What's even more damning is that in the subsequently added audio attachment, Zhang Mei can be heard making a panicked confession: "Someone instructed me to do it, that person didn't like her sister-in-law"

  Jin Meichen kicked her legs up while sitting in the chair, causing it to flip over and sending her tumbling backwards onto the floor. Before long, a sharp pain shot through her lower abdomen. Terrified, she called Dr. Fang and Wang Yunyun's phones, wailing and crying out for help.

  Dr. Fang was a big shot and didn't arrive that quickly, but Wang Yunyun rushed over in a hurry.

  Jiang Fei was originally working overtime at the unit, who made him lose the protection of Jin's father's power now, and he had to work from dawn till dusk with caution, but couldn't take credit for it. After receiving a phone call from Wang Yuyan on the road saying that his wife might have a miscarriage, he was stunned and rushed back home in a hurry to open the door.

  Jin Meichen, who was lying on the ground with her hands covering her stomach, looked up at him when he returned and said with tears in her eyes: "I'm sorry."

  Wang Yunyun also arrived and busily directed him to carry the pregnant woman onto the bed and lie down carefully.

  Jiang Fei was pacing back and forth in the house, anxious because this matter couldn't be hidden. Soon, the news that his wife was about to have a miscarriage spread to their neighbors and reached his parents' ears.

  Jiang's mother and father abandoned their half-eaten dinner, hailed a cab and rushed over: this was the grandson they had been expecting for who knows how long, no matter what, he couldn't be lost like that.

  Dr. Fang became cunning at this time and said on the phone that he was out on a business trip and couldn't rush back, letting them send the pregnant woman to a nearby hospital to find another doctor.

  Jiang's mother found Jiang's father to discuss: "You see, why not find Ah Yan, let him tell Man Man, let Man Man ask Jun Ye to find a good doctor to come out."

  "How is this possible!" Jiang's father glared at his mother for her reckless suggestion.

  Jin Meichen had previously offended the Lu family so deeply, it's already very good that Master Jun didn't take revenge on Jin Meichen.

  "Dad!" Jiang Fei knew that if this child were to die, he and his wife might not have to worry about anything in the future. He immediately knelt down on both knees in front of his father, "That's your grandson! You can blame Mei Chen all you want, but you can't just watch your own grandson die! Ah Yan and Man Man are also part of the Jiang family, how can they not care about the future generations of the Jiang family? If you don't take this trip, aren't you essentially killing them and making it impossible for them to survive in the outside world?"

  Jiang Fei's words stunned Jiang Bo.

  Jiang Mei just received the news and rushed back from her work unit, bursting through the door without even catching her breath, saying: "I've found our department head, let's hurry up and send Big Sister to our unit first."

  Jin Meichen, lying on the bed, had figured it out by now. It was obvious that Zhang Mei's miscarriage was caused by someone from the Lu family. Since they had harmed her and made her miscarry, she must have wanted to drag the entire Lu family down with her child. So, she must have wanted to implicate Jun Ye in this matter as well. Turning around, she wailed at Jiang Mu and Jiang Fei: "I had a grudge against the director of my second sister's unit before, I couldn't go there. If my second sister understood me, she should know that when I went to her unit for so long, there was no news about my pregnancy."

  Jiang Mei listened to her words, got angry and rolled her eyes: She was being bitten by a dog after showing kindness, it wasn't easy for her to persuade the director to put aside past grudges and let Jin Meichen take a look.

  Jiang's mother saw that Jiang's father was unwilling to give in, so she hurriedly went with her eldest son Jiang Fei to Jiang Yan's home.

  Jiang Mei and her father sat together on a bench, sighing.

  Wang Yunyun saw this family and thought they were stupid enough. Jin Meichen's fall wasn't really going to cause a miscarriage. However, if they continued to frantically stir up the pregnant woman's emotions, it was possible that Jin Meichen would indeed have a miscarriage. But looking at this family, they wouldn't believe her words anyway, so she didn't bother speaking up and just watched the commotion from the side.

  Tonight, Jiang Yan returned from the troops. His wife, Manman, had already helped him pack his clothes at home and was taken to a house arranged for them by her younger brother, Huaner, at the Lu family's place.

  "A Yan, are you tired?" Seeing her husband return with a tired look on his face, she put her hand on his forehead and stroked it gently.

  But her husband suddenly turned his face away, avoiding her outstretched hand, and hastily entered the house arranged by her parents-in-law where they had stayed last time.

  Husband seems to be hiding from himself?

  Manman had never been treated like this by her husband before, she was taken aback, and her heart felt inexplicably flustered. She followed closely behind him and whispered: "A Yan, do you think my dad and mom's arrangement is not good? If you don't like it, we can go back home to live."

  But I don't know if it's because her voice is too soft, so her husband didn't hear. Jiang Yun took a step into the room and stood at the door, saying to her: "I'm hungry, cook something."

  It feels like you just want to get rid of her?

  She stood there in a daze, and when she saw her husband enter the house, she closed the door behind him and locked it from the inside.

  Jiang's mother and Jiang Fei went to Jiang Yan's house but couldn't catch anyone, so they asked the neighbors and were told that he had moved to live with the Lu family. The two of them then rushed to the Lu's house like a fire brigade.

  The two of them went all out for this eldest grandson of the Jiang family.

  Manman walked to the door, just about to close it, when she suddenly saw Mrs. Jiang rushing up the stairs, and before she could react, Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Fei, who was a few steps behind her, pushed the door with both hands, exerting a huge force that sent Manman crashing into the wall.

  Jiang Fei kicked the door open with a loud creak.

  The building where Lu's family lives is different from other residential buildings. Almost all of them are people with high cultural level, knowledgeable and reasonable. Usually each household is quiet and peaceful.

  This loud noise startled everyone on every floor.

  Jiang Yan rushed out of the door and saw his mother and older brother standing on one side, while his wife sat on the ground on the other side, seemingly dazed and confused as if she had fallen, her eyes wide with shock.

  Jiang's mother still blocked him and wouldn't let him go over to help Manman.

  "Ah Yan, hurry up and call your husband, your sister-in-law fell down at home and the child is almost gone!" Jiang's mother pulled hard on her son's sleeve, shouting, completely ignoring Mianmian and her son's appearance, with only the eldest daughter-in-law who promised to give birth to a grandson in her eyes.

  In the past, if it weren't for Jiang's father and Jiang Mei constantly doing ideological work on him, he would have been unable to tolerate his mother-in-law long ago. Now that things have reached this point, Jiang's mother still only has eyes for her grandson and not for his wife, Jiang Yan couldn't bear it anymore, and with a forceful hand, he pushed away his mother who was blocking him.

  Chiang's mother fell down.

  Jiang Fei saw this and after a moment of stunned silence, he raised his fist at his brother: "You heartless thing, are you planning to abandon my child to death or what?!"

  Normally, Jiang Fei's punch wouldn't be a problem and he would definitely fight back. But today he had a fever and was sick, otherwise he wouldn't have hidden from his wife and child as soon as he entered the door.

  When I felt dizzy and saw stars, I dodged my head but got punched squarely on the shoulder.

  Seeing her husband being beaten, Manman anxiously picked up her glasses and stood up with the support of the wall: "A Yan——"

  Jiang Fei had long wanted to beat someone up, but the person he most wanted to beat was not his brother, but rather his brother's wife, Jin Meichen. If it weren't for this sister-in-law and her family supporting his brother, would his brother have been able to climb to where he is today?

  Taking advantage of the chaos, the raised fist aimed at Manman's ugly big glasses.

  The crescent moon's eyes narrowed tightly, dodging the punch for a moment, but saw that behind Jiang Fei was a shadowy figure flashing by.

  He only felt the back of his neck being grasped, his throat constricted, and Jiang Fei was frightened. The moment his fist left Manman's face, his large head left the ground, startling him to shout: "Mom!"

  Jiang's mother looked up, and everyone else was shocked to see that her eldest son had flown out like a flying man, crashed into the wall, and then fell straight to the floor, bleeding profusely from his head.

  Ah——Madam Chiang shrieked.