Since letting her son and that woman break off the engagement, Zhang Xiuyi rarely participated in the social activities of the wealthy women's circle. However, even so, there would still be people who from time to time asked why they broke off the engagement, wasn't Professor Ji's wife quite suitable?
She wanted to explain, but some things still couldn't be said openly, after all, she had to consider Ji Chunlin's face. She couldn't say in front of everyone that the daughter-in-law she liked was not virtuous, had a deep mind, and from time to time made trouble, either faking pregnancy or making her son wear a green hat...
She spoke out and felt relieved, venting all her anger. But then she would lose face. After all, at that time, she often boasted about Ji Xuewei in front of these people, saying how good her vision was, and how her daughter-in-law was more obedient than anyone else's. But now... as soon as she spoke, wouldn't she become the target of everyone's criticism?
So Zhang Xiuzhen had grievances that she couldn't express, and although she was angry in her heart, she still had to put on a good face. She could only smile and divert the topic. But by avoiding the subject, she inadvertently provoked the noble ladies into viewing this matter with suspicious eyes.
Before the engagement, Qin Da Shao and a woman were photographed entering and exiting together, seemingly his mistress. The engagement was called off in less than two months, which is equivalent to slapping a woman's face repeatedly.
The Qin family has done something unscrupulous!
Zhang Xiuyi also heard the rumors, her face became even more gloomy, and in a fit of anger, she said: "Our family's Xiangxiang has nothing to owe that woman. If she were sensible and obedient, there would be no need to cancel the engagement! In the end, it's all because she doesn't know what's good for her. Instead of talking like this, you'd better go ask Madame Ji what kind of good daughter she has taught!"
She said that, but not many people believed her. Zhang Xiuxiu's temper was not very good, and everyone in the industry knew it. So the more she explained, the more others thought she was an unreasonable mother-in-law who disliked her daughter-in-law and drove her back home...
Having played the role of a wicked mother-in-law, Zhang Xiuxiu was so angry that she almost got sick all over her body. For those few days, she lay in bed all day and didn't even go out!
Things hadn't calmed down for a few days, and this morning, Zhang Xiuzhu saw the old lady practicing Tai Chi in the backyard. She lazily greeted her and leaned on the rattan chair to bask in the sun.
After Qin Lao's wife finished a session of Tai Chi, she wiped the sweat off her face with a towel and turned to look at her: "Such good weather, why not go out for a walk? Usually you're always going shopping with Leng Taotai from the Cold family or attending business meetings, what happened today?"
Madam Qin's eyes were sharper than anyone else's, and it was certain that she knew everything.
Zhang Xiuzhen opened her eyes, shielded the sun with her hand, sat up and sighed: "How dare I go out! Mom, you don't know, last time I was so angry by those women, they all surrounded me asking about the cancellation of the engagement, I couldn't say anything, and was even called a bad person. It's all because of that stinky girl with the surname Ji!"
Madam Qin took the cup of warm water handed over by the servant, drank a little, and leaned back in the rattan chair: "Things have come to this, some things are known to people but not to their hearts. Qin Zong is still young, he can't see through people yet, it doesn't matter, we'll find him a better one next time!"
"It's not like that... I was just talking to him last time, usually in the company, he can see through people better than anyone else, but when it comes to his own object, he doesn't seem to care... This child is really not letting me worry." Zhang Xiuzhu couldn't help but sigh, what on earth was her son thinking, she really couldn't understand, especially with the media exposing things before, were they true or just rumors?
"When Mrs. Ma from the Chamber of Commerce comes over later, ask her to help take a look at which family's daughter is more suitable... Qin Zong isn't in a hurry either, he's only 25 or 26, even if the engagement is dissolved, he can still continue looking, it's just that I'm not at ease about Old Three's side!" Madam Qin always had her youngest son on her mind, even though they didn't live together normally, but in her heart, she was most inclined towards her youngest son.
Zhang Xiuzhen couldn't help but pout, her face turned slightly red, and she stretched out a bit: "No matter how many times you say it to Third Brother, he won't budge. He's already married, and there's nothing that can be done about it..."
Zhang Xiuzhen didn't like Ji Xiaoli, but she was still a bit careful about the situation at home. Her husband was the eldest in the family, and although he was also born to his mother-in-law, no matter which family, parents always doted on the younger ones, and the Qin family was no exception.
Moreover, Qin Lao San joined the army before he was twenty, and his time with his in-laws was not long. However, in their eyes, it was always the youngest son who owed them the most... The eldest son worked at Qin's company and lived a carefree life, while the third son went to the army and had a hard life... As a result, his parents-in-law's hearts leaned towards Lao San even more.
Zhang Xiuzhen was naturally jealous. For now, it's fine, but what about the inheritance after Old Master Qin is gone? Although thinking about this now seems a bit early, the Qin family has a large business, and it's impossible for everything to be given to Eldest Third... Every time she thought of this, her head would ache terribly.
Madam Qin didn't look at her face, her heart was all on her youngest son, worried and anxious: "This kid is the most troublesome! When he was young, his temper was stubborn, even more so than his father's! The previous things can be let go, but marriage is also against the family, that girl doesn't even have parents, her character is still passable, but the family background is too poor, really combining them together isn't a good idea..."
"But third brother likes it, he is willing to live outside all the time and be with that woman...” Zhang Xiuzhu suddenly felt a little schadenfreude, she actually didn't hope in her heart that Lao San would marry some kind of extraordinary female Buddha back home. After all, her own maternal family was just a middle-to-upper-class merchant, to put it bluntly, they were nouveau riche. If Lao San married a rich young lady and brought her back, she might be completely overshadowed.
In the capital, there is no shortage of such women with status and background. If it were really like that, her days would be absolutely better than they are now. Originally, the mother-in-law was biased towards the third child, and in the future, if she became a family on that side, the third child's wife would also be particularly formidable. Wouldn't the main house be bullied by the third house?! So rather than that, she might as well hope that the third child is with this woman now!
Zhang Xiujiao also stopped helping, silently not speaking, but Old Lady's heart was still unbalanced.
When Lao San hadn't even considered getting married, she had already started looking around and had been doing so for many years, just waiting to pick a suitable daughter-in-law for Lao San. But now...
"Madam, this is the express delivery that was just sent from outside. There is no sender's address on it, only the recipient's. Would you like to take a look?" The attendant walked over with a package from outside.
Madam Qin and Zhang Xiuxiu both looked unwell, after all, their family had just received the express delivery last time and got in touch with Ji Xuewei's marriage contract, and the evidence sent by the express was all! And now another move, what is this going to do? Who is behind the scenes?!
"Mom, do you want to take a look? Even if it's still the mysterious person from last time who sent it, but Ji Xuewei is no longer a member of the Qin family anyway. Actually, even if there's something wrong with it, there's nothing we can say about it, after all, we're clear about what kind of person she is." Zhang Xiuxiu was quite curious about what was inside the package.
Madam Qin wasn't very curious, originally she was going to wait for her husband to come back in the evening and then take it out to look at it, but since her eldest daughter-in-law asked, she didn't object, using scissors to cut open the express delivery packaging, inside there really was nothing, only a CD.
It's very similar to last time, just one less recorder.
Madam Qin frowned, pinching the disc in her hand with a not-so-good expression: "What's going on again? I don't know if there are some indecent pictures inside this time!" She was naturally talking about Ji Xuewei.
Zhang Xiujiao smiled: "Mom will know after seeing it, even if it is, the one who lost face is no longer our Qin family."
Madam Qin nodded slightly and let someone take it away. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to the living room, leaning on the sofa looking at each other, with an eerie silence around them.
It's also surveillance video, also no sound, but the picture is very clear, what people are doing can be played back clearly.
There are only two people in the video for now, one is Ji Xiaoli and the other is Qin Zong.
Zhang Xiujiao's heart almost jumped out, it wasn't Ji Xuewei already, how did it drag her precious son into this! Who on earth took this thing! And, how could the one from Lao San's family...
If Old Lady Qin didn't know about the four years of feelings between Ji Xiaoli and Qin Zong, Zhang Xiuxiu did. She could even feel her son's lingering thoughts for that woman, especially in his paintings...
She doesn't like Ji Xiao Li, but she won't have any other thoughts because it won't threaten her own interests! Marrying Lao San is fine, after all, harming the third house is better than harming her own family! But now, she really can't calm down, after all, if her son told her he wanted to marry this woman, she felt like she would go crazy!
She's a married woman, and to make matters worse, she's the wife of Lao San! Zhang Xiuzhu stole a glance at the old lady, only to find that her expression remained unchanged, but the corners of her eyes had become sharp.
A pair of men and women on the screen initially had a normal conversation, but later Qin Zong pulled her hand forward, and later even hugged each other, kissing...
Mrs. Qin sat calmly on the sofa, but her face sank a little. Especially as the scene shifted, another person entered the room, and Qin Zhenyang punched Qin Zheng in the stomach...
Zhang Xiuzhen's face turned iron-green, her heart aching to the point of unbearable pain. Even from this silent video, she could feel how painful it must have been for her son when he was hit. Old Three really had no sense of propriety! It was obvious that woman had seduced her son...
The video didn't last long before it was over. Old Lady Qin sat in her original position for a long time, with no expression on her face. After a while, she turned her head to look at Zhang Xiuzhu and asked coldly: "What's going on between Qin Zong and that woman? I didn't see wrong just now, did Qin Zong force her? Even if that woman is not good enough, she is still the wife of Old Three! Is what Qin Zong did a bit too much?"
Jang Su-ja hadn't been scolded so severely in a long time, her face was slightly embarrassed, and she just dryly laughed twice: "Mom, you must have misunderstood... Ah-jung isn't the kind of person who doesn't know boundaries, it must be that woman seducing her! You're not unaware, now this kind of woman who seems to be refusing but actually welcoming is everywhere, although they appear to be rejecting, who knows what's going on in their minds... maybe she wants..."
"What are you thinking?" Qin's old lady's eyes paused, and her expression became even more gloomy.
Zhang Xiuer curled up the corner of her mouth and sneered, "Of course, she's making two-handed preparations! With Lao San not being enough, she would also hook up with our family's Qin Zong when he's not at home. If she really didn't have this idea, how could she possibly come out to see him alone? A lone man and a lone woman, she must be thinking of something... In the past, we couldn't see any signs because Qin Zong hadn't dissolved his marriage yet. Now that he's single, she dares to be so reckless! Who knows who took these pictures?"
"Lao San is so good to her, always taking care of her, what is this woman thinking!" Qin old lady was fed up, especially since her youngest son, who she loved the most, now didn't care about his family anymore because of this woman.
Who would have thought...
Zhang Xiuzhen was about to intervene again when she heard the old lady say in a cold voice, "And then there's Qin Zhong! Even if that woman is worthless, he knows it, this woman is Lao Sanjia's, how could he do such a thing!"
Zhang Xiuzhu's face turned pale.
"Mom, he's a big old man, it's inevitable that he'll be seduced. Maybe the woman has a more sinister way of seducing men, that's why..."
Mrs. Qin fell into deep thought.