As a person involved in the incident, Chen Xuan was also deeply shocked by the relationship between her and Madam Wen. Even bystanders like Qin Shu were shocked and couldn't recover for a long time. Even a big mouth like Qin Shu didn't recover until most of the night. He whispered to his best friend Wei Yin, "Yin, what you said is so mysterious, Aunt Wen is actually the mother of my second sister-in-law."
Wei Yin didn't understand at first. There was no one in her second sister-in-law's family. She thought Qin Shu was talking about another second sister-in-law. But when Qin Shu told her about the dinner, Wei Yin was shocked. She had met Madam Wen by chance. Thinking of Madam Wen's temperament and appearance, Wei Yin couldn't believe it and asked, "Really?"
"It's not true. Aunt Wen said it herself." Qin Shu sighed, "I heard that Aunt Wen was married before, but I never thought that she was the mother of my second sister-in-law."
If it wasn't late at night, Wei Yin really had the urge to tell her parents that her second sister-in-law's mother was still alive.
When Chen Xuan and Wei Nian got up the next day, both Old Madam Wei and Old Master Wei knew about this. Old Madam Wei didn't even ask Li to comb her hair. She quickly put it in a bun and put a silver hairpin in it. She told Old Master about this mysterious thing, "Didn't they say he was dead?"
As usual, when Old Master Wei got up early, he would smoke a bag of dry tobacco first. While stuffing tobacco into the pipe, he said slowly, "The Chen family just said that. At that time, they left the house."
Old Mrs. Wei took out a match to light the old man's cigarette. She looked at his expression and found it strange. She asked him, "Why aren't you surprised at all?"
"A few days ago, Ah Nian asked me about it and said that a lady was particularly nice to Ah Xuan and it was strange. It turned out that she was Ah Xuan's biological mother. This matter..." said Old Master Wei, "You have to prepare for it. After all, she is Ah Xuan's biological mother. If she comes, we will meet as in-laws and formally recognize each other as relatives."
Old Madam Wei curled her lips and muttered, "I've known for a long time that Da Chen's wife is not someone you can easily pester. When we lived next door to each other, I could tell she was restless. You see, she couldn't keep her company once Da Chen left."
"Look at the behavior of the Chen couple. It's not easy to be a widowed sister-in-law." Old Master Wei said something fair. "Fortunately, it's all over now. Axuan is doing well. The marriage between our two families was arranged back then, and the two children are living a good life."
Old Mrs. Wei wanted to express her opinion again, but when she saw her son and daughter-in-law coming over, she swallowed her words. Seeing Chen Xuan holding the little girl, she took it first and put the little girl in her arms with a smile, "Oh, grandma's little girl is awake!"
"He's so energetic that he woke up at five o'clock and made a lot of noise." Wei Nian said, "The more useless a person is, the earlier he wakes up."
"What are you talking about? All children are like this. When you were a child, you woke up at four o'clock, and I didn't dislike you at all." Old Mrs. Wei didn't like to hear her son say this about her little granddaughter. In fact, apart from her own children, grandchildren, and Wei Jin's two grandchildren, Old Mrs. Wei never took care of them. The main reason was that the children's mothers were unemployed at the time, so Old Mrs. Wei didn't have to help take care of them. As for the little girl, Chen Xuan had to go to the store to work. Old Mrs. Wei also supported Chen Xuan to go to the store to earn money, thinking that it was more important for the daughter-in-law to earn money, so that it wouldn't be considered eating for free. Therefore, the little girl was taken care of by Old Mrs. Wei every day, of course, Sister Liu and Sister An also helped. Old Mrs. Wei took care of the little girl more, and the little girl looked like her except for her snow-white skin. Old Mrs. Wei was particularly rare. Now she rarely went out to watch operas, and she took care of the little girl at home every day.
After kissing the little girl, Old Lady Wei asked Chen Xuan, "What did your mother say?"
Chen Xuan didn't know when Old Lady Wei knew about it, but when she saw Qin Shu winking at her, she knew it was Qin Shu who said it. Chen Xuan didn't intend to hide this matter, Chen Xuan said, "I only found out about it last night, and I was anxious to go home, so I didn't say much. I thought I would go over and talk to Brother Anian today."
Old Master Wei nodded, "That's right. Tell the mother-in-law to come over if she's free. We're not strangers." Although Old Master Wei didn't approve of the woman remarrying, she was Chen Xuan's biological mother after all, so she was the real mother-in-law. Moreover, compared to the second uncle and second aunt of the Chen family, even if she remarried, she was a thousand times more respectable than that couple. In comparison, Old Master Wei directly recognized her as his in-law.
Chen Xuan nodded, "Yes."
After breakfast, Chen Xuan fed the little girl, prepared some milk for her, and then went to Wen Mansion with Wei Nian.
Mrs. Wen told her husband about Wen Yaying last night. Mrs. Wen said, "I really don't know how I have let her down. Even if she has always been dissatisfied with me, she has the ability to study hard and is a hundred times better than me. This is called ability! Look, what has she done? I have already told her that Axuan is Axuan and will not be included in the Wen family. If she is dissatisfied with something, she can tell me directly. If she doesn't want to tell me, she can tell you. She doesn't say anything and gets angry directly when she is dissatisfied. She is not ten years old now!"
Mr. Wen has already made up his mind about his eldest daughter, "I'll take her back to my hometown when I return to Nanjing this time."
"Just make up your mind. It's okay to let her go back home. I just sent someone to inquire about A Xuan before. After she knew that A Xuan was my daughter, she not only opposed her in every way, but also flirted with A Nian. It's fine if the two children have a good relationship, but if something goes wrong, I don't know where your face will be!"
"You're going too far." Mr. Wen tried to comfort his wife, "It doesn't have to be that serious."
"What do you mean it won't come to this? I saw it with my own eyes. She doesn't necessarily think highly of Ah Nian. She just fears that Ah Xuan won't live a happy life. She must make Ah Xuan unhappy. She will be happy if she makes things difficult for me." Madam Wen sneered, "If she had put her mind on making trouble with me into doing something serious, she wouldn't have achieved nothing and become such a disgrace now. You should make it clear to her that her own success is a hundred times more important than dealing with me. If she has the ability, she should use it in her own career, not on others. But she uses it on me. Don't let our family become a joke among others."
Mr. Wen said, "I'll take care of this."
Anyway, when Chen Xuan and Wei Nian came over, they didn't see Wen Yaying.
When the young couple arrived, Mr. Wen asked gently, "Have you had breakfast?"
Wei Nian said, "I've eaten."
Mr. Wen said to Wei Nian, "Let's go upstairs and let the mother and daughter have a good chat."
In fact, there was nothing to say. Wei Nian had already told Chen Xuan what needed to be said. Chen Xuan just felt a little uncomfortable with the sudden change in her status. Madam Wen pulled her to sit down beside her, stroked the calluses on Chen Xuan's palms that were difficult to get rid of, and said softly, "I am not a good mother."
"Brother Anian told me everything. At that time, I had no choice." Chen Xuan looked at Madam Wen and said seriously, "I don't know what to say. Brother Anian said that you were worried that I would blame you for not taking care of me after your situation improved. Actually, that's not the case. Uncle and Aunt are not good people. If they see you like this now, they will definitely blame you. They are not good people. They are greedy and greedy. You must have suffered a lot when you left the village, went to the south, and went abroad. I am very happy that you are so beautiful and knowledgeable now. I have lived in the countryside, and after I woke up, I have always wanted to see more of the world. I discussed with Brother Anian, how about we get along like before? If I don't understand something, I will ask you. You are the kind of successful woman I want to be. You have walked this road, and you must have a lot of experience to teach me."
Madam Wen couldn't hold back the sobs in her throat, and then burst into tears, "Okay, all good, I couldn't ask for more."
Chen Xuan didn't say anything to embarrass Madam Wen, nor did she say what Old Master Wei said about the in-laws meeting. Chen Xuan knew Madam Wen's current status, and she didn't want to embarrass Madam Wen. It wasn't easy for Madam Wen to be where she is today. Chen Xuan herself has her own path to walk. In life, people will always encounter many grievances. Chen Xuan doesn't want to become a person who complains all the time. She still has her own ideals to realize, many books to read, and roads to walk. She doesn't want to stagnate because of grievances. A person's heart is so small, how much grievance can it hold. Let's get by if we can, why not be tolerant? Madam Wen, her mother had her own difficult, bumpy, and brilliant life, and she also has the life she chooses.
Everyone’s life is not easy.
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