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Mother Jiang and Mrs. Xu had some connection; they were old acquaintances.

She admired Mrs. Xu's reckless drive; she would do anything that made money, and there was nothing in the world she wouldn't dare to do.

She single-handedly raised her son and managed a business with remarkable efficiency. She was also adept at interpersonal relationships, and every wealthy woman who had interacted with her spoke highly of her.

It's unbelievable that even someone as strong as Mrs. Xu could be deceived by her husband and allowed her fake son to take advantage of her.

She clenched her fist slightly and glared at her simple-minded son, Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye, who was standing to the side, was suddenly glared at. He didn't dare to move and could only stand at attention and take the beating.

Song Shiwei spent half the day gossiping, but her whole family got really angry.

They took a deep breath, trying their best to control their expressions, and were finally about to go inside.

A woman dressed in a festive bright red cheongsam, standing outside the door with a dignified smile, immediately came forward. "Mrs. Jiang, welcome, welcome! We were a bit rushed today with so many guests. I'll treat you to tea next time."

"Mrs. Xu, congratulations! You're leveling up today!" Mother Jiang said affectionately, holding her hand.

She smiled on the outside, but in her heart she kept complaining about Mrs. Xu's char siu son and her bastard husband. What should she do? She suddenly wanted to tell Mrs. Xu the news.

She didn't want her best friend to get hurt.

Mrs. Xu saw Jiang Zhuxin and Jiang Ye following beside Mother Jiang. "You are the lucky one. Look how outstanding Jiang Ye and Jiang Zhuxin are. Unlike me, I gave birth to such a wretched child who drives me crazy every day. Now it's finally settled down."

"Oh, these two are driving me crazy every day." Mother Jiang glanced at Jiang Ye and Jiang Zhuxin.

Those two are really troublesome; they almost teamed up to wipe out their entire family.

"It's all the same. I don't even want to talk about my wretched son. I'm so grateful he's willing to get engaged." Mrs. Xu waved her hand, then noticed Song Shiwei standing to the side. "Oh, your daughter-in-law? She's so beautiful! Where could you find such a gem? You're so lucky."

"My daughter-in-law is beautiful too, we're both so lucky."

After Mrs. Xu finished speaking, she didn't forget to praise her daughter-in-law. Song Shiwei thought to herself that she had learned a lot from her daughter-in-law's tactful and socially adept emotional intelligence.

[So this is how successful people talk?]

[This person's emotional intelligence is incredibly high; I could never learn it even if I studied it my whole life.]

[Why should such a good person Mrs. Xu be deceived like this? Can't we just kill this 'barbecue son'? And while we're at it, send that dead husband to a real crematorium.]

Song Shiwei was internally ranting and raving, while Mrs. Xu, who was exchanging pleasantries, was stunned. She seemed to have overheard something incredible: Mrs. Mrs. Jiang's daughter-in-law actually knew about her plans?

Her fingers tightened slightly, her eyes narrowed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure with a polite smile. "Mrs. Jiang, please take them inside for some refreshments and let them sit down. Xinyi and Zixuan are still changing in the back; the engagement banquet will begin shortly."

Mother Jiang nodded to Mrs. Xu, her face showing a hint of conflict, and led Jiang Ye and Song Shiwei into the banquet hall.

Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin found a spot, an inconspicuous corner, but a particularly good one, with a keen eye and a wide view, perfect for watching the drama unfold.

[Yay, what a perfect spot for enjoying the melon!]

Mother Jiang had already been pulled away to chat by the ladies she knew, leaving Jiang Zhuxin and Jiang Ye, two socially awkward people, and Song Shiwei, who was socially awkward, standing there. Seeing the spot in front of them, they had no choice but to sit down and enjoy the melon.

Song Shiwei happily took the small cake and ate it elegantly, while Jiang Zhuxin quietly waited for the melon to arrive.

Song Shiwei suddenly exclaimed, "[Wow, isn't that Xu Zixuan's little white lotus?]"

[She's actually standing next to Old Mrs. Xu?!]

What's going on? Did Old Mrs. Xu know or not?

Song Shiwei was utterly shocked, so she quickly checked the Gossip Compendium. [Old Mrs. Xu really did know that this girl was her grandson's true love, and she even supported her grandson, so she specially brought the innocent girl out today.]

[Oh my gosh! There's more gossip, more gossip! This old lady is definitely involved in Mrs. Xu's husband's faked death.]

[The old woman knew her son had fallen in love with someone else, but this girl not only came from a poor background but also had a lowly job—a street vendor selling alcohol. She certainly wouldn't agree to her son marrying a street vendor, so she decided to go all the way and lock Xu Guohua in the house, forcing him to marry Mrs. Xu.]

[However, after marriage, Xu Guohua discovered that he still couldn't forget his "white moonlight" (his first love), so he began to protest to his mother and even went to do extreme sports, ending up in the hospital several times.]

[The old lady had no choice but to promise her son that as long as he left an heir for the Xu Family and Mrs. Xu, making her devoted to the Xu Family, she would help him fake his death and escape.]

[Xu Guohua did exactly as his mother said, Mrs. Xu soon became pregnant, subsequently giving birth to a son. The two enjoyed a relatively sweet married life for several years without any major problems.]

[This was merely a facade created by Xu Guohua to deceive Mrs. Xu; in that shipwreck, everyone perished, and his body was never recovered.]

[Mrs. Mrs. Xu could have remarried. Her family had already arranged a marriage for Mrs. Xu with a wealthy oil businessman. They didn't mind that Mrs. Xu was a divorcee, but they insisted that Mrs. Xu couldn't bring her son with her. However, the Mrs. Xu lady said the child was too young to leave his mother, effectively using moral blackmail to keep Mrs. Xu in the marriage.]

Upon seeing this Song Shiwei felt a sudden surge of anger for no apparent reason. [Damn, this old lady is inhuman!]

[They could do something so utterly despicable, and poor Mrs. Xu was kept in the dark. It's truly tragic.]