Geng Xinghua never imagined that overnight, she would fall from heaven into hell, and for the rest of her life, she could forget about ever holding her head up high again. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became.
After Mao Congming returned home and found a place to hide the money, he hurried out the door. He couldn’t let Mao Xingyan, oh no, that bastard stay at home any longer.
He needed to find someone for her to marry off as soon as possible.
On the way back, he thought of a family. After all, he couldn’t have raised her for all these years for nothing. He didn’t care if she lived well or not in the future, but he must be satisfied with the bride price.
Moreover, he wasn’t treating her poorly, as he managed to secure a dowry of 500 yuan for her from the Lu Family. No one could fault him for that.
As for the Lu Family, they initially thought the matter was a private discussion between the two families behind closed doors, and no one else would know. But somehow, rumors spread outside, although it was only rumored that Captain Lu and his eldest sister-in-law were having an affair, without dragging Mao Xingyan into it.
However, this really had nothing to do with He Jinxuan. It was the Lu Family’s second grandson who inadvertently let it slip while trying to get a piece of candy. Fortunately, he didn’t hear the whole story back then, and Captain Lu quickly had his two daughters-in-law take the children back to their rooms.
If he hadn’t, the boy might have blurted out the whole story over a few candies. But even with this news, the Lu Family couldn’t hold their heads up in the community compound.
By evening, Captain Lu was called over by the transportation company’s leadership, and when he returned, he stepped down from his captain’s position to become a repair technician for the transportation team.
If he hadn’t voluntarily stepped down and applied to the maintenance team, he might have ended up disgraced, dragging his family out of the transportation company.
After all, he was less than a year away from retirement and couldn’t let all his previous efforts go to waste.
Coincidentally, one of the transportation company leaders needed him to hold the position temporarily so his nephew could smoothly take over upon his return to the Capital.
So, driven by various interests, he was able to quietly hang on until retirement, albeit without much dignity.
Geng Lihua hated her husband’s betrayal, but she also hated herself for being blind and foolish, almost ruining herself for a bastard and emptying the family coffers because of him.
For the sake of her children and grandchildren, she could refrain from making a fuss with Lu Zhuzi, but it was impossible for her to have a good life with him again. From now on, they would only be like strangers.
Xinyan had no idea that He Jinxuan had merely given a slight push, and the Lu Family and Mao Xingyan were headed for ruin with no chance of recovery.
Lu Zhuzi was able to stay because he was holding the spot for someone else.
What he didn’t know was that whether he could stay or not depended on the speed at which the leader’s nephew returned to the Capital. It was hard to say whether he could hold out until retirement.
And Mao Xingyan still didn’t know about the events that happened between the Lu Family and the Mao Family. As soon as she got home, she was informed that her father had found a match for her. The other family’s financial situation was quite good, and the groom’s family would visit tomorrow, so she was advised to prepare well.
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At the Han Family’s old house, when Han Chaoxu brought Chu Zhenhua home, the meal was just ready.
Su Aihong was in a very good mood today. Her eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant, and her second son was about to get engaged. Although it was too late to bring the second daughter-in-law into the house before the end of the year, the wedding date could be set.
Seeing them return, she quickly went over to greet them: "Zhenhua, come in and warm up."
Chu Zhenhua entered the living room, greeted everyone there, and then headed towards where Xinyan and her sister-in-law Wu Shengfang were sitting: "Sister-in-law, Xinyan, what are you two chatting about that’s making you so happy?"