So, when he later discovered that his wife had been injured during an early difficult delivery and couldn’t get pregnant again, the husband didn’t despise her.
He even secretly adopted a baby girl, claiming she was their child.
And this baby girl was Cousin Cao.
Mrs. Cao’s cousin made her intentions very clear, "Cao Changsheng must marry my daughter, so he can rightfully call me ’mom’!"
Actually, even without the cousin making such a melodramatic statement, just the fact that she was Cao Changsheng’s real mother meant that Mrs. Cao had to comply and endure her threats.
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Mrs. Cao knew that her cousin still thought the Cao Family was in a better situation and her son having the Cao surname was more promising.
She was just making a matrimonial alliance so the cousin could legally bask in Cao Changsheng’s success and enjoy his filial piety, which wasn’t too excessive.
Moreover, Mrs. Cao didn’t like her daughter-in-law, Qian Xiue, finding her too ugly and her family too well-off, which always made Mrs. Cao feel somewhat inferior around her.
If she could firmly suppress her daughter-in-law and completely rid Cao Changsheng of the rumors about his ’reverse dowry,’ Mrs. Cao was actually very pleased to do so.
"... sigh, that old lady of the Cao family is shameless enough, enjoying Qian Xiue’s filial piety while secretly encouraging her niece to sneak into Cao Changsheng’s bed!"
"Fortunately, Master Qian got a tip-off from a kind-hearted person in advance and meticulously investigated the Cao family’s old home, finding clues."
"Cao Changsheng’s real father was both shocked and overjoyed upon hearing the news, having thought he would die without offspring, only to find out he still had a son..."
The diner continued to narrate the legend of the Cao family unrestrainedly, spitting as he spoke and gesticulating wildly.
Qiao Zhenbang, however, wasn’t paying attention. All he could think about was—
There were no "changing children dramas" or "past lives" at all.
Qian Xiue wasn’t dead, nor had she quarreled with her husband.
Cao Changsheng’s origins had been revealed, making his relationship with his real parents and foster parents very delicate.
After all the turmoil, he actually grew closer to his parents-in-law.
Just then, Qian Xiue became stressed and busy, eventually falling ill suddenly.
A hospital visit revealed that Qian Xiue was unexpectedly pregnant.
Now, Cao Changsheng couldn’t care less about the messy affairs of the Cao family.
He sent Mrs. Cao, Cousin Cao, and the biological father who had come to recognize him back to their old home.
He continued to live under his father-in-law’s care, sending money every month to his biological and foster parents.
As for serving like a filial son and a wise grandson, Cao Changsheng himself felt haunted by it.
Mrs. Cao, with the truth exposed, was promptly divorced by Mr. Cao.
Mr. Cao’s thinking was simple; although he was already in his fifties, he wasn’t too old.
Finding a younger widow, he might still try for his own biological children.
The situation with Cao Changsheng’s biological parents was also chaotic.
His real father indeed wanted to recognize his son, but Cao Changsheng stated he would provide for the old man but only to the extent of a pension.
Without having raised him, his real father wanted to make a fuss but had no confidence to do so.
Finally, he ended up having the same idea as Mr. Cao, driving out his barren wife and marrying another.
Mrs. Cao and her cousin wanted to approach Cao Changsheng, but the Qian Family was not to be trifled with.
If they dared show their faces in the town, Mrs. Qian would chase them with her husband’s butcher knife.
Only scaring the two old ladies into fleeing, yet, in their pitiful state, neither Cao Changsheng nor the bystanders did anything to stop it.
There was nothing to be done; one must bear the consequences of their actions.
Cao Changsheng and Qian Xiue lived happily together, and although the biological and foster parents were a mess, he still had the Qian Family and led a smooth life in the town.
Qian Xiue’s fate was completely changed, and neither she nor the child in her womb died in vain!
That was a good thing, and He Tiantian was very satisfied.
Qiao Zhenbang, however, was greatly disturbed—
"Pasts" and the like, under the impact of a "warning in a dream," seemed so unreliable.
And now, even the "warning in a dream" seemed questionable.
Could it be that there was no past life or dream warning, and everything was just a coincidence?
Qiao Zhenbang was really going mad.
But he wasn’t ready to give up and prepared for one final test.
He returned to the village, not going directly home, but to an old house on another street.
"Granny! I want to do business in the city and need some capital. Do you have any treasures hidden away?"
Granny Qiao was Qiao Zhenbang’s last hope.
If things on Granny Qiao’s side also differed from the "past" or the "dream," then Qiao Zhenbang would truly be disheartened!