Chapter 2126: Greedy
Instead of letting Zhai Sheng marry someone else and let them have the chance to give Qiao Nan’s children siblings, it was better for Zhai Sheng to marry her. No matter what, she was the biological aunt of the three children and had blood ties with them.
She had already been willing to let Qiao Nan become Feng Feng’s stepmom, so why would Qiao Nan and her dad worry if she were to become Zhai Sheng’s third wife? It was clearly a win-win situation for everyone. She could not understand why it seemed so difficult to get this matter done.
She would forget about how others could not understand her good intentions, but why was it that she was running into obstacle after obstacle when trying to put her good intentions into action?
What was wrong with this world? Why was it so difficult to be a good person? People like her dad had such set mindsets and were so stubborn. What could be more important than the happiness of those alive?
By the time the mother and daughter returned home, Qiao Dongliang had already finished his dinner and had returned to his room to rest. Ding Jiayi and Qiao Zijin had to take their hats off to Qiao Dongliang for that. However, it was good news that he had gone to bed early.
Ding Jiayi tugged on Qiao Zijin’s arm. “Let’s talk in your room.”
After entering Qiao Zijin’s room, Qiao Zijin acted as though she was playing a spy game and took out several long rubber tubes and stuffed them in the cracks of the door to ensure that she cut off the circulation of air between the living room and her room. These tubes had originally been meant to cool a room down faster in summer, but Qiao Zijin had used it for a different purpose: preventing eavesdropping.
“Mom.” After completing her task that she had set out for herself, Qiao Zijin did not feel tired or that the air in the room was stuffy because the air conditioning in the living room could not enter her own room. “Now, we can have a good discussion. Qiao Nan is already forty this year, and I’ve asked quite a few experts who said that Qiao Nan will definitely give birth by the time she’s eight months pregnant. No matter how healthy she is, there’s no way for her to keep the babies in until her ninth month.”
That meant she had less than three months to go.
“Zijin, I’ve been thinking about this problem too. Zijin, do you think we’re making things too complicated?” Ding Jiayi’s expression was calm as though she had a direction for Qiao Zijin.
“What do you mean, Mom?”
“Haven’t you always been worried that Chen Jun’s second wife would have ill intentions and would treat Feng Feng badly? We’re all women. Do you think Qiao Nan wouldn’t feel the same way? We were already willing to let her marry Chen Jun so that she wouldn’t have to grow old alone. That way, not only would we be able to settle her marriage, but we would even be able to ensure that Feng Feng would have a secure position in the Chen family. If the both of us could do that, there’s no reason that Qiao Nan can’t do the same.”
“Okay, go on.” Her mom’s analysis did make sense. She and her mom had not been on friendly terms with Qiao Nan. Chen Jun was loaded, and even eighteen-year-olds would want to get married to him. It was only because Qiao Nan was her biological younger sister that she had allowed Qiao Nan to benefit in this way. Otherwise, there’s no way Qiao Nan would have been considered at all.
She had been willing to give in on this matter even though she treated Qiao Nan so poorly. She was a mother, and so was Qiao Nan. Indeed, if she could think about her child and do something for her child, so could Qiao Nan. Her personal enmity between her and Qiao Nan meant nothing in comparison to her children’s happiness in the future.
“I don’t need to go on,” Ding Jiayi said calmly. “In my opinion, you don’t even have to try restoring your relationship with Qiao Nan. Qiao Nan won’t be so dumb to not be able to think of the solution that you came up with. After she dies, the best solution for the three children will be for you to take her place in the Zhai family. We’re all mothers and want the best for our children. You don’t have to please Qiao Nan or be on such good terms with her either. Once Qiao Nan can’t hold on anymore, we just have to show up to remind her. Then, Qiao Nan will know what to do.”
Ding Jiayi had already thought through these things. “Then, I’ll follow you to the capital. We can’t bring your dad along. Your dad… is quite funny. He said that he was going to visit Qiao Nan in the capital after her confinement period. By then, she’ll be nothing more than ashes. Since we already know that Qiao Nan won’t survive until then, we have to get to the capital before Qiao Nan gives birth and stay by her side. If we don’t stay by her side, especially in her last hours, I’m afraid that Qiao Nan might not think of such a situation.”
On the other hand, if they were to stay by Qiao Nan’s side, they would not have to be worried about Qiao Nan being too stupid to come up with such a perfect solution. They would simply have to remind her of it.
That way, not only would they be able to solve their problem very quickly, but everything would also become very simple. Zijin would not even need to waste her money and be afraid that Qiao Nan would throw a tantrum because she had not bought the right things.
Qiao Zijin laughed but she frowned soon after. “It’ll be good if you’re right, but what if you’re not? I know just how much Qiao Nan hates me. What if she’s so stubborn that she doesn’t consider the future of her three children because of her hatred toward me? What will I do then? Unless I’m certain, I think there are too many variables in this matter. I can’t count my eggs before they hatch. I have to make sufficient preparations.”
Ever since she had gotten divorced, she felt that nothing had gone her way. There was no way Qiao Zijin would treat such a critical matter carelessly.
Seeing Qiao Zijin so nervous, there was nothing else Ding Jiayi could say. She had thought that her solution was reliable and good. Qiao Nan was her daughter and she was clear about Qiao Nan’s temper. They were both mothers, and Qiao Nan would probably do a better job at that than Qiao Zijin.
As such, she did not think that Qiao Nan would ignore the happiness of her three children just because of her personal hatred. Knowing that Qiao Zijin was too anxious to listen to any advice, Ding Jiayi decided not to continue. “If you’re really worried, you can continue with your efforts and try to get closer to Qiao Nan through your dad. It doesn’t matter that you failed this time. Don’t you still have three months? No one can resist the attack of sugar-coated bullets forever. Don’t be too confident in Qiao Nan. All humans are susceptible to greed.”