"The Ou Family?" Xia Chuyi was somewhat curious and asked Jiang Shuqin, "What could possibly be happening with the Ou Family?"
"Is it the matter of them acknowledging Ou Jiao as part of their family?"
Jiang Shuqin shrugged her shoulders, shook her head, and said with a hint of helplessness, "If only it were as simple as just acknowledging her!"
Xia Chuyi was surprised and asked, "What do you mean?"
Jiang Shuqin then explained to her, "In a family like the Ou Family, as everyone knows, after finding their lost child, they definitely need to confirm it repeatedly."
"So, because they had not fully confirmed Ou Jiao's real identity, they never officially announced her return."
Xia Chuyi nodded and said, "Indeed, that should be the case."
Then Jiang Shuqin pursed her lips and continued, "But while they hadn't announced Ou Jiao's return, Ou Cong had already acknowledged her privately."
Hearing Jiang Shuqin's words, Xia Chuyi's eyes flashed.
She recalled what Song Zhicheng had told her and thought: Maybe Ou Cong did it because he felt guilty?
Jiang Shuqin kept on speaking, "Originally, there wouldn't have been any issue with him recognizing her first."
"When the Ou Family finally confirmed Ou Jiao's identity officially, they would acknowledge her just the same."
"However, somehow, Ou Jiao herself found out about this."
At this point, Jiang Shuqin paused for a moment, shook her head, and then spoke again, "According to Ou Cong, it seems she felt insulted..."
"If they doubted her, they shouldn't have sought her out. After all, she has lived well all these years without the protection of her biological parents..."
Jiang Shuqin sighed deeply and said, "This has put the Ou Family in a catch-22 situation."
Xia Chuyi nodded in understanding and commented, "I can understand."
"For the Ou Family, if they just acknowledge someone without certainty, what if they acknowledge the wrong person?"
"And from Ou Jiao's end, such an attitude from her own blood relatives is indeed hurtful."
Jiang Shuqin nodded vigorously, picking up her statement with a sigh, "Exactly!"
"Sigh, Ou Cong said that Ou Jiao had a tough life growing up. She was finally found by her relatives and was originally very happy."
"But after learning about the attitude of the Ou Family, she became very sad..."
"'If they won't acknowledge me, fine, I don't care at all'... Ou Jiao is now acting out emotionally ."
After listening to her, Xia Chuyi blinked, then suddenly asked Jiang Shuqin, "Ou Cong? You got all this information from Ou Cong? Since when have you two gotten so close?"
Hearing this, Jiang Shuqin's eyes widened instantly as she exclaimed, "Pfft, who's close with that idiot? I just listened to his woes because I felt sorry for him!"
Xia Chuyi couldn't help but chuckle, but she didn't expose her, knowing that such matters of the heart must be realized by the person involved themselves.
Besides, Xia Chuyi thought Ou Cong was quite unreliable and did not support Jiang Shuqin being with him.
Feeling uneasy under Xia Chuyi's gaze, Jiang Shuqin hurriedly changed the subject, "Anyway, bottom line, this mess was all caused by Ou Cong."
"If he hadn't gone to find Ou Jiao ahead of time and just waited for Ou Jun to confirm everything, just officially acknowledging her at once would have been fine."
"But no, he had to go and acknowledge her first!"
"Now look, because of this stupid thing he's done, he's getting scolded by Ou Jun on one hand and complained about by Ou Jiao on the other…"