Chapter 633: Chapter 633: It’s an Honor to Work with Her

Mother Lin seemed to be frozen in place like someone struck by an acupoint. She slowly turned her head and saw Zhuang Jingshu’s elegant and beautiful face.

But that elegant and beautiful face was currently faintly suppressing anger.

And the middle-aged woman beside her, with whom she stood side by side, showed no restraint in her anger.

When their eyes met, she even gave her a glare.

Mother Lin had no time to think more and quickly put on a smiling face.

“Sister, how come you’re here? Oh dear, it’s all my fault for not teaching this dead girl well, letting her do such a shameless thing. Don’t worry, I’ve already scolded her. I’ll make her return the money to you at once. Our poor family, though poor, has dignity. How can we take your money?”

Zhuang Jingshu looked at Lin Chuxia’s extremely indifferent little face and felt even more heartache for this little girl.

If it weren’t for her daughter being in the Lin Family, would she be the only daughter of the Lin Family, and would her mother still treat her this way?

Turning to look at Mother Lin again, her eyes couldn’t suppress the coldness, “Sister, you’re mistaken. Chuxia didn’t ask me for money. I appreciated her ability and actively sought cooperation.”

“What cooperation? How could she have such skills? I know the character of the child I gave birth to, she’s just envious of Jiayi for having a rich mom like you and does things against Jiayi to spite her, cozying up to you to swindle your money. She’s been pulling stunts like this from childhood to now, don’t let her deceive you…”

“Ms. Guo,” Zhuang Jingshu suddenly raised her voice to interrupt her.

Although Guo Cuihua was the adoptive mother of her daughter and indeed her benefactor.

But having a mother belittling her own daughter this way still ignited her anger.

Moreover, Lin Chuxia was also her life-saving benefactor.

“I don’t know if you have some misunderstanding about Chuxia, but I trust my judgment. Chuxia is a very assertive and courageous child, and I am honored to partner with her.”

She refrained from calling Lin Chuxia “Miss Lin” twice in a row to let Mother Lin see her recognition of Lin Chuxia.

Mother Lin didn’t care, “How can there be any misunderstanding? I know her too well. From childhood to now, she’s always grabbing her older sister’s things, can’t stand seeing her sister doing well. Otherwise, why would I treat her this way? Not to mention that she isn’t grateful to her sister, but instead goes further and even competes for her own mother. I can’t stand it anymore. Without any other things, even her marriage was snatched from her sister, otherwise how could she have become a wife of an official in the city?”

“Mother-in-law, your skill at twisting the truth truly impresses me.”

The man’s voice rang out, and Qin Yang had already strode in from outside, heading directly to Lin Chuxia.

Seeing Lin Chuxia in good condition, he finally relaxed, then turned to look at Mother Lin.

“Mother-in-law traveled all the way here just to debate the marriage issue with me? Why don’t we go inside and have a good talk?”

Mother Lin honestly didn’t expect that in such a short time, not only had Zhuang Jingshu arrived, but Qin Yang had also returned from work.

She was indeed intimidated by Qin Yang, her son-in-law.

However, with several people watching, retreating now would make her trip useless today, not to mention her eldest daughter’s future days, how could they go on?

She took a deep breath and her face turned cold, “What is there to say with you? I came today just to find my daughter. What, my daughter married into the Qin Family, and now I’m not allowed to say a word as her real mother?”

Lin Chuxia wanted to speak, but Qin Yang stood before her and spoke up, “My wife is pregnant and will give birth in a month. Mother-in-law hasn’t asked since she got pregnant, and now comes to accuse, even distorting the truth to give her a bad name. Those who know would see you as her mother, and those who don’t might think my wife is adopted.”

To Sister-in-law Fu and Sister-in-law Gong, those words were nothing out of the ordinary.

Mother Lin’s attitude towards Lin Chuxia was too harsh. They were all familiar with Lin Chuxia, having done needlework and chatted together frequently over the past half-year.

One’s nature can be seen not only from actions but also from words and deeds.

They knew Lin Chuxia wasn’t the type of person Mother Lin described.

Since that’s not the case, and Mother Lin is slandering her like this, isn’t it just like a stepmother?

But both Mother Lin and Zhuang Jingshu took those words to heart.

Mother Lin even guiltily glanced at Zhuang Jingshu, her heart racing as if it would leap out of her throat.

Seeing that Zhuang Jingshu had no reaction, she slowly let out a breath.

Then she angrily eyed Qin Yang, “Don’t give me this useless talk. Whether she’s my biological daughter, I know clearly. She is my flesh and blood.”

Having said that, she didn’t wait for Qin Yang to argue, directly looking at Lin Chuxia, “Don’t think just because outsiders stand up for you, you can defy heaven. I am still your mother. Today, I’ll put my words here: no more taking anything related to the factory or machines from the Zhuang Family. I didn’t think of taking their things while raising your sister, nor should you break my rules. Now that you’re pregnant, focus on resting and raising the child, and stop stirring up things, or I won’t acknowledge you as my daughter.”

She laid down her harsh words and then turned to speak to Zhuang Jingshu, “I know you give her things and money for our sake. I’ve said not to take it, and won’t take it. If you have a kind heart, treat Jiayi well. She’s never endured grievances for the past twenty years by my side. Ironically, after you acknowledged her, rules are imposed everywhere. If you truly don’t see her as a daughter, don’t recognize her. I raised her to adulthood and can continue to care for her for decades more.”

After Mother Lin finished speaking, she didn’t look at the reactions of those in the yard and just turned to leave.

Sister-in-law Gong had a face full of anger toward this person originally, but after hearing the conversations, she was also baffled.

The other person, although arrogant, was Lin Chuxia’s mother and seemed to have some connection with Zhuang Jingshu beside her.

She looked at the woman next to her and found Zhuang Jingshu was just watching her leaving back with a calm expression.

When she looked at Lin Chuxia and Qin Yang, they also maintained calm and composed expressions.

“That…”

She opened her mouth, not knowing how to begin.

Today she went to Old Master He’s place for a pulse check and intended to get some Chinese medicine to regulate her body, just running into Zhuang Jingshu who was coincidentally rescheduled for a follow-up visit as well.

Knowing that Sister-in-law Gong was the wife of Minister Wei and lived in the same family compound as Lin Chuxia, the two hit it off immediately and had a delightful chat.

Lin Chuxia had been resting at home to take care of her pregnancy recently and hadn’t been to Old Master He’s place, and Zhuang Jingshu hadn’t seen her for a while too.

So she proposed coming to the house with Sister-in-law Gong to see Lin Chuxia, and that’s how they came over.

Unexpectedly, they encountered such a scene.

Zhuang Jingshu sensed Sister-in-law Gong’s unease, turned to Lin Chuxia, and said, “I’ll handle the matter of cooperation with your mother. I believe there’s certainly a misunderstanding in this. Our cooperation is a win-win, mutual benefit exchange and has nothing to do with the past kindness your mother spoke of.”

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