Bride Swap Backfire: My Cousin's Rebirth Made Us a Power Couple Chapter 65 - 45: Engagement (Part 5)

The more Chen i spoke, the sadder she beca, and tears began to stream down her face.

"I’ve given birth to three daughters in a row, and I still haven’t been able to give my husband a son. Living with the third branch of the family, I have to walk on eggshells every day. I don’t dare say a single bold word. I thought everything would be fine once I had a son with this pregnancy, but who knew your grandmother would pull such a fast one on ."

"If it weren’t for the little one in my belly, my mother-in-law would have nearly kicked out and sent back to my parents. Even my husband, for those few days, looked at with utter disdain."

Chen i was truly terrified during those days, afraid that the old woman’s nasty trick would implicate her.

Because of this, she couldn’t sleep at night, crying until half her pillow was soaked. The next day, she woke up with eyes as swollen as walnuts. Terrified her husband’s family would notice, she used the excuse of not being hungry to avoid leaving her room. She would wait until everyone had left the kitchen before sneaking in to grab a stead bun to fill her stomach.

"Luckily, you have good judgnt and settled things with Jing. Wanqing, you’re a good girl, literate and sensible. You can’t break off the engagent with Jing again. Otherwise, not only will you put everyone in the Chen family in a difficult position, but you’ll also be ruining your parents, your brothers, and ."

"Your aunt... I’ve never had a good life. It wasn’t until I married into my husband’s family that they were willing to give a few pieces of at to eat. I have to repay my husband, and I have to give him a son. You absolutely cannot ss things up so that your aunt can’t go on living. You... from now on, you have to be good to Zhao Jing. When you marry Zhao Jing, your aunt will bring you at to eat every day..."

"Chen i, what are you rambling on about? You’re pregnant, stay away from my daughter."

Chen i was a little afraid of her sister-in-law. Pouting, she supported her lower back with one hand, her large belly sticking out, and reluctantly walked out of the west room.

"What did she say to you? Let tell you, pay her no mind. Your aunt is no better than your grandmother. It’s only because she’s had three daughters in a row that her spirit has been worn down, making her seem much better-tempered. If she gives birth to a son this ti, just you watch if she doesn’t get a swelled head."

"I know, Mom. I’m aware of the situation."

’Chen i is just like Grandmother.’

’She might act like she’s confiding in you, but not a single word of truth cos out of her mouth. You just have to let whatever she says go in one ear and out the other. If you take her seriously, you’ve already lost.’

"Why did I hear her say she’d bring you at? Could she possibly be that kind? Hmph, she’s such a glutton. If there’s a piece of at to be had, it’ll go straight into her own mouth. Not even her three daughters can hope to get a single bite."

Chen Wanqing believed that.

She vaguely rembered a ti before her aunt was married, when she had brought a plate of dumplings from their house over to the old residence.

At the ti, her aunt, who was already engaged, and her grandmother were hiding in the kitchen, fighting over a at bone. The mother and daughter duo gnawed on it, their mouths glistening with grease and bits of at stuck between their teeth. When her grandmother turned to look at her, her aunt quickly snatched the last piece of at off the large bone and swallowed it.

Back then, the pair had tried to fool her. "We’re eating dried sweet potatoes. Ouch, look how dry they are, they’re all stuck in my teeth."

"I’m gnawing on a bone from an offering. It’s sothing an immortal has eaten, so mortals can’t eat it, or they’ll get diarrhea. I’m a grown-up and strong, so I’m not afraid of getting diarrhea. You shouldn’t eat it. You’re little, and if you get sick, your mother will never forgive ."

The mother and daughter’s stories didn’t match. They glanced at each other, then quickly looked away.

She just pretended she hadn’t seen a thing, put down the dumplings, and left.

’But she never would have imagined it. Her aunt, who years ago wouldn’t even spare her a bite of a at bone, was now promising to bring her at every day after she married Zhao Jing?’

Chen Wanqing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She didn’t ntion her aunt, only asking her mother, "Why did you co over?"

"I ca to discuss the wedding date with you, of course."

’n are so unreliable. His daughter’s engagent is such a huge event, yet he can only co back for the duration of a single al.’

The problem was, he and his group had discovered another three treasure chests on Xiaoao Mountain.

Afraid that word would get out and cause trouble, Chen Song didn’t dare say much even to his own wife. But because of these chests, Xu Su Ying’s mind was in turmoil, and she hadn’t had a single day without being on pins and needles.

Having to worry about her husband and her own daughter, Xu Su Ying felt like her heart was being torn in two. She was utterly miserable.

Now that her daughter was about to get married and leave ho, she felt even worse.

When Chen Wanqing heard her ntion the wedding date, her heart tightened.

Yesterday, the Zhao Family had sent over three potential wedding dates: the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month, the second of the second lunar month next year, and the eighth of the seventh lunar month next year.

The dates were all very soon, which showed how eager the Zhao Family was for the marriage to take place.