The Stepmother's Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era-Chapter 787 - 786: The one involved is confused; the observer sees clearly

Chapter 787: Chapter 786: The one involved is confused; the observer sees clearly

Following Chen Yi to the house diagonally opposite Shen Mingzhu’s, Pei Wenping saw him pull out a key, unlock the gate, and walk inside, only then did she realize what was happening.

"I bought this place."

"You’re returning to Fengcheng?"

Chen Yi turned to look at her, "Do you wish for me to return?"

Pei Wenping turned her face away and examined the house, "How much did this house cost?"

Seeing that she was evading, Chen Yi didn’t press further, "Fifty thousand."

Pei Wenping clicked her tongue, "When Little Yang and the others bought the house across, it was just over ten thousand, and in just a few years, it has risen to fifty thousand."

Chen Yi laughed, "Times have changed, buying a hundred square meters of commercial housing also costs thirty to forty thousand now, it’s better to buy this instead. Though the house is a bit old, fixing it up will still be more comfortable than living in an apartment building."

Pei Wenping neither agreed nor disagreed and continued walking towards the inner part of the courtyard.

The layout of the house was similar to Shen Mingzhu’s, but the decoration style was very old-fashioned, uniformly red-painted furniture, white walls that were mottled and yellowed from age, and terrazzo floor tiles.

"I will renovate this house according to your preferences, Wenping. I hope we can start anew here, a new bridal chamber, a new marriage, a complete farewell to the past."

Although the house was old, the lighting was brilliantly bright, bright enough for Pei Wenping to clearly see the love and sincerity on the man’s face.

A voice inside her seemed to say, "Enough, don’t be stubborn, you still love him."

But pride and self-esteem made it difficult for her to let go of the betrayal and hurt she had once experienced.

"Of course, there’s still plenty of time, you can think about it slowly."

Chen Yi smiled, breaking the silence, "I’ll always wait for you, here, there will never be a second mistress."

...

New Year’s Day.

On the way back to town after burning the annual commemoration for Qin Jinlian, Jia Yuemei suddenly asked about Shen Mingzhu’s platinum bag.

"I heard that those few bags of yours are worth quite a lot of money now, when can you let me have a look? I’ve never seen such expensive stuff in my life."

Shen Mingzhu glared coldly, "Who told you that? Believing whatever you hear; I could even claim dog poop smells good, would you eat that?"

After being rebuked by Shen Mingzhu, Jia Yuemei was somewhat defiant.

"If you won’t show it, then don’t, why take out your anger on me, I’m not the one who started this rumor."

Shen Mingzhu was indeed furious, during this period many relatives and friends had been inquiring about the platinum bag, both openly and covertly expressing their desire to see it.

She still didn’t know who had spread the word.

...

After the fifteenth day of the new year.

The Yan Family and Zhai Huankui formally met and arranged the marriage of Yan Su and Han Zibin.

The Yan Family had only one demand, that Han Zibin would marry into their family.

Neither Han Zibin himself nor Zhai Huankui had any objections.

Zhai Huankui had numerous illegitimate children, to him, this illegitimate son was basically dispensable, he had been neglecting him for years.

He could never have dreamed that this illegitimate son would have such good fortune, helping him connect with the top elites of Fengcheng, the Yan Family.

Not just marrying into the family, he would be happy to give Han Zibin away to the Yan Family as a son.

However, the Yan Family was still very cautious about this marriage, planning to get engaged first and considering the wedding after Yan Su had given birth to a son or a daughter.

...

Receiving a call from Yan Su to meet for dinner, Shen Mingzhu happily accepted, but as soon as they met, Yan Su put her on the spot:

"Why did my sister give you a platinum bag?"

"Well, Su Su, hear my explanation."

"I’m listening."

"Um, Madam Ning might feel that I helped out a little bit when you were dating Han Zibin."

"Only a little bit?"

Shen Mingzhu pecked like a hen, "Really, just a little bit."

Yan Su suddenly stood up.

Shen Mingzhu tactically leaned back, "Su Su, let’s talk this out nicely."

Before she finished speaking, she was embraced fully by the other person.

"Mingzhu, thank you."

Shen Mingzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but firmly denied, "Thank me for what? I didn’t do anything."

"I already knew."

Shen Mingzhu was momentarily unclear whether the other person was sincere or just tricking her, so she simply kept quiet.

Not speaking is not making mistakes.

"That night, Ah Bin confessed to me while drunk, asking me not to meet with anyone else for matchmaking. He thought the matchmaking was for me, and I thought it was for him, you totally played us around."

Shen Mingzhu actually knew very well that her plan wasn’t clever at all; it was merely exploiting a misunderstanding and could have been debunked at any time.

"Su Su, you’re not angry, are you?"

Yan Su looked at her, "Should I be angry with you?"

Shen Mingzhu awkwardly said, "You should, but maybe it’s better not to be, being angry causes wrinkles. Although, if you really want to be angry with me, just don’t give up on this relationship because of my involvement; that would be punishing yourself for my mistake."

Yan Su was somewhat curious, "Do you really think so highly of me and Ah Bin? Don’t you think our age difference is too big?"

"I don’t think so. A younger brother-lover is quite charming. Su Su, other people’s opinions are meaningless; your own feelings matter the most."

Seeing that Shen Mingzhu truly supported and wished her well, Yan Su’s face couldn’t help but show a touch of a young woman’s sweet happiness.

"I and Ah Bin are getting engaged on the 20th next month; you’re welcome to attend."

"Sure, congratulations to both of you."

...

Junlin.

"If you ask me, Miss Yan the second is quite courageous, going for a man ten years her junior."

While Pei Wenping was helping Shen Mingzhu try on her engagement party dress, she reflected on Yan Su and Han Zibin’s relationship.

Shen Mingzhu, looking at her through the mirror, said with a double meaning, "Big sister, that’s what love is about, taking a bit of a risk and being brave. It’s actually pretty simple, hold tight when in love, and let go when defeated."

The spectator sees the game better than the players do.

During this period, Pei Wenping was agonizing over whether to take Chen Yi back; Shen Mingzhu had seen it all and took the opportunity of Yan Su and Han Zibin’s situation to offer some advice.

Having her feelings seen through, Pei Wenping no longer hid them: "I can’t let go of your brother-in-law, but all these years, I’ve resented and blamed him; I don’t know how to love him anymore."

Seeing that Pei Wenping herself wanted to break through and change, Shen Mingzhu suggested that she see a psychologist.

After some time of psychological therapy and counseling.

Pei Wenping’s mental state visibly improved, and she decided to have a serious talk with Chen Yi the next time he returned to Fengcheng.

Since New Year’s Eve, when Pei Wenping opened up her heart and thoughts to him, Chen Yi had started to handle the renovation of their new house.

From design to material selection to construction, he followed up personally on everything, without delegating it to others, returning to Fengcheng every two weeks.

The day Chen Yi returned to Fengcheng finally arrived.

Pei Wenping dressed up carefully and, with a bouquet, went to the airport to pick him up.

The plane, which was supposed to land at 9 PM, hadn’t arrived by 10 PM, and Pei Wenping still hadn’t seen any sign of Chen Yi.