CHAPTER 288: CHAPTER 288: CANNOT STAND BY WITHOUT SAVING

Because of Yang Fen’s antics, people in the courtyard have an even worse impression of her.

She’s the first person to anger her own mother into the hospital!

The "good deeds" she did in the past have naturally been dug up.

Everyone marvels at Jiang Zhixun’s good fortune for not choosing Yang Fen.

If he had been moved by her pursuit to the Northwest back then, and muddle-headedly married her, it would be the Jiang Family in chaos now.

Yang Fen can’t even compare to Shen Qingqing.

Marrying the wrong wife ruins three generations, when it comes to marriage, one must keep their eyes wide open!

Otherwise, it’s better to stay single.

Yang Fen returned to the courtyard, originally wanting to find out some news about Shen Qingqing.

She wished she could see for herself what state Shen Qingqing was in.

She secretly hoped Shen Qingqing had become haggard and out of shape because of pregnancy, ugly enough that no man could be kept.

Unexpectedly, she didn’t see her, but instead earned a reputation for being unfilial.

Gossip spread everywhere, reaching the ears of her in-laws.

The way they looked at her changed.

On the surface, they didn’t say anything, but secretly they whispered about her, casting meaningful glances.

Yang Fen was almost driven mad.

Humiliated at her in-laws, and no one at her own family understanding her.

Living this kind of life, they still want her to have children, isn’t that deliberately causing her trouble?

Yang Fen doesn’t like children; she finds them annoying.

If it were for a man she loved, she’d be willing to have eight or ten.

Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned.

The man she married doesn’t even have a proper job.

He’s making money now, but who knows what will happen in the future.

Jiang Zhixun is still the better choice.

Not only is his job as a pilot respectable, but the salary and benefits are also high.

Yang Fen is very unsatisfied.

Others always say she’s competing with Shen Qingqing, but why don’t they consider that if she had married Jiang Zhixun, living a life pampered by her husband and in-laws, would she still need to target Shen Qingqing?

This life, Shen Qingqing will always be her enemy!

To change her reputation, Yang Fen simply moved back to her own home, claiming she needed to take care of her mother.

But her real intention is known only to her.

The Jiang Family and the Yang Family didn’t have much contact initially, but once Yang Fen moved back, Madam Jiang stopped visiting the Yang Family for health checks.

They closed the door and lived their own small lives.

Time passed day by day, and Shen Qingqing’s belly grew larger.

When wearing loose clothes, it wasn’t very noticeable.

But from the way she walked, one could still deduce roughly what stage of pregnancy she was in.

Yang Fen moved back to the courtyard but didn’t come to Shen Qingqing directly.

Madam Jiang thought this was a good thing.

But also suspected, "Is she holding back something bad?"

Seeing her mother-in-law so tense, Shen Qingqing comforted, "No matter what she’s plotting, we’ll deal with things as they come; don’t scare ourselves before things happen, or else we’ll be on edge all day and won’t get anything done."

Madam Jiang knew her daughter-in-law made sense.

But she couldn’t help overthinking.

No way around it, Yang Fen had done too many jaw-dropping things, and Madam Jiang truly wasn’t reassured by her.

Life went on like this.

Everything seemed calm and uneventful.

But many suspected that Yang Fen moved back to her own family at this time to cause trouble for Shen Qingqing.

Said she came back to care for her mother, but every day after work she came home to eat and have her mother take care of her!

That day, Shen Qingqing came home from work, and she saw someone unexpected not far from her doorstep.

It was her relative from Shanghai, Shu Xian.

Since her exchange ended last year and she returned to Beijing, Shen Qingqing hadn’t seen her.

If not for the diary and photo Jiang Zhixun brought back reminding her of this interlude, she would have long forgotten irrelevant people and matters.

Compared to last time, Shu Xian had become more weathered.

Her hair was half gray, a state not meant for someone her age.

She’s not living well.

Or rather, she’s living very poorly!

Yang Fen was also there.

Before Shen Qingqing and Madam Jiang got close, they heard Yang Fen speaking on her own, "Teacher Shen, I heard this is your relative searching for you everywhere, so I brought her here, just a small help, no need to thank me."

Shen Qingqing was speechless.

Yang Fen deliberately raised her voice, "Teacher Shen, you wouldn’t know that your cousin was critically ill several times, just waiting for money to save his life. Look at you now, living well, yet leaving relatives from Shanghai behind. Such behavior is unfilial; if you only care about enjoying your life and not about your relatives, we must criticize you."

This statement revealed so much information that it indeed attracted passersby to stop and inquire what was going on.

Yang Fen pointed at Shen Qingqing, "I don’t know the specifics, only heard Teacher Shen’s cousin is waiting for money to save his life. Previously, Teacher Shen didn’t give, causing her cousin to be critically ill several times, and this might be the last chance."

Looking at Shen Qingqing, Yang Fen with a righteous face said, "Teacher Shen, life is at stake, you can’t stand by and watch."

Seeing her schadenfreude in her eyes and hearing her words revealed she had thoroughly investigated the Shanghai situation.

Clearly, she came prepared.

Shen Qingqing finally understood what Yang Fen was up to.

Apparently, she brought a troublesome relative to give her grief!

Shen Qingqing was amused and said straightforwardly, "If I didn’t guess wrong, you’re the one who brought this lady here, right? Her child is sick and you have her travel all the way to Beijing, Comrade Yang, if something goes wrong due to neglecting the patient, can you bear the responsibility?"

Yang Fen’s smile stiffened.

"This is your relative, not mine. What responsibility should I bear?"

"You’ve instigated a mother to abandon her seriously ill son to come to Beijing and stir trouble. What responsibility do you think you should take?"

Shen Qingqing’s gaze was sharp, like it could see through her soul.

This made Yang Fen very uncomfortable.

She couldn’t stand seeing Shen Qingqing have a good life, hoping someone would mess with her, making her life and work chaotic.

It would be best if the Jiang Family couldn’t stand poor relatives asking for help and kicked Shen Qingqing out.

Also, it would be better if she lost the baby in her tummy!

Yang Fen’s heart was full of resentment.

She had already given Shu Xian some money to keep her in Beijing, clinging to Shen Qingqing.

As long as one could get money for their child’s treatment, a desperate person would do anything.

Imagining Shen Qingqing’s upcoming days, a smile flashed in Yang Fen’s eyes, and her mood improved.

To whitewash herself and avoid anyone accusing her of giving Shu Xian money later on.

She immediately said in front of everyone, "I can’t bear to see someone sick having to give up treatment just because they have no money, so upon hearing the lady’s situation, I gave her a bit of money as a token of kindness. After all, I’m so familiar with Teacher Shen, I can’t just stand by and watch her relative suffer; that would be too cruel, and I couldn’t do that."

No one present was foolish, what Yang Fen said was clearly accusing Shen Qingqing of being heartless.

Madam Jiang was the first to explode in anger, "You, with your crocodile tears pretending to be compassionate, you brought her to Beijing, what are you up to, do you think we can’t see through it?"

And then she turned her head to scold Shu Xian, "You fight over the inheritance, you don’t care for Qingqing, and now you shamelessly come asking for money, teaming up with outsiders to embarrass Qingqing, are you even human?"