After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 221, Episode 0229: Uncle Leng's Gossip (Part 1)

Lin Yuexi didn't know how her father had managed to not only transfer her directly to the Northwest Corps Research Institute, but also change her rural assignment to the Northwest Corps.

She's no longer a regular educated youth, but a member of the Production and Construction Corps, and she receives a salary.

This is so embarrassing; she's receiving several salaries by herself.

"Mom, you mean, Third Brother and the others will be coming too?"

This shocked Lin Yuexi. Her father didn't seem like the type of person who would abuse his power.

Zhang Hongying could tell where her daughter's small intestine was just by looking at her open her mouth; she could tell at a glance what Lin Yuexi was thinking.

His expression wasn't good. "Don't overthink it. It has little to do with your father. Your third brother and the others were transferred by your fourth uncle. Coming to the Northwest isn't a good thing for educated youth."

Lin Yuexi: "???"

What big scandals have broken out in the Red Star Brigade while she was away?
Fourth uncle?

Has something happened to the Leng family?
Zhang Hongying temporarily put down the sweater in her hand and gently poked Lin Yuexi's forehead with an annoyance, "Stop rolling your eyes, you're definitely not thinking anything good. You know your fourth aunt remarried, right?"

Lin Yuexi didn't react immediately and nodded instinctively.

She herself had never met the former fourth aunt, and from the original owner's memories, she was not familiar with the former fourth aunt either, nor had she seen her much. However, the original owner had heard a lot about the former fourth aunt, and Zhang Hongying would always cut a piece for her when she came back.

Ok?
Former Fourth Aunt?

"No, wait, Mom, Uncle and Aunt got divorced?"

When did this happen?

She knew a lot about Uncle Leng from her mother.

The person Leng Sishu liked was not He Lingyu, whom he later married from the He family, but a junior from his university days, whose name I think was Wu Linyu.

Wu Linyu and He Lingyu have very similar-sounding names. When Uncle Leng was pursuing Wu Linyu, his friends teased him, which led He Lingyu to misunderstand and think that Uncle Leng liked her.

If the major families in Beijing had to be ranked, the Huo, Leng, and Zheng families would be at the top, while the He family would only be in the middle of the second tier. The most successful member of the family was He Lingyu's eldest uncle, who worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Therefore, when they learned that Uncle Leng was likely to like He Lingyu, the He family strongly supported He Lingyu in winning Uncle Leng over.

Later, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and Uncle Leng and Wu Linyu publicly announced their relationship at school. He Lingyu still frequently claimed to be Uncle Leng's love interest in public, and the He family never denied it.

It was obvious that the He family was planning to bring He Lingyu to the Leng family in Ba Shang at that time.

However, their actions were very secretive, and importantly, no rumors reached the Leng family's ears, so the Leng family remained unaware.

It wasn't until the day Uncle Leng and He Lingyu got married that someone blurted out congratulations to Uncle Leng, saying that he had gotten what he wanted. Only after Uncle Leng inquired about it did the Leng family learn the truth.

The reason why Uncle Leng married He Lingyu was because he got drunk at the school anniversary celebration, and when he woke up the next day, He Lingyu, who looked like she had been bullied, was lying next to him.

Zhang Hongying told Lin Yuexi that Uncle Leng was in great pain during that time. After visiting Wu Linyu once, he returned home and got completely drunk. After sobering up, he went to the old man and said he wanted to marry He Lingyu.

After that, Uncle Leng changed. The gentle and warm-hearted young man who used to be as bright as jade became as if he was wearing a fake skin. His smiles were unreadable, and he never showed anger.

In Leng Zhi's words, he became a living dead man.

Uncle Leng and He Lingyu only have one daughter, Leng Jiuling, who was the product of that accident.

It was Zhang Hongying who told Lin Yuexi that Uncle Leng and He Lingyu had been living in separate rooms for more than ten years.

Uncle Leng mentioned divorce to He Lingyu when Leng Jiuling was very young. He Lingyu initially cried and made a scene, but later became even more ruthless, threatening to kill herself, which is why their marriage lasted. Why is it that they're getting a divorce so easily this time?

Has He Lingyu figured it out?

Zhang Hongying pursed her lips, her face showing both sympathy and indignation.

Instead of answering directly, she put aside the sweater yarn with only one sleeve above her knees, got up and went back to her room. After a while, she came out with a letter and handed it to Lin Yuexi.

"You'll know just by looking at it."

Lin Yuexi accepted it without hesitation, opened it, and took out the letter inside.

{Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law, good night!}
……}
The letter was very long, spanning sixteen pages, and it was very concise, almost summarizing half of Uncle Leng's life in one letter.

Uncle Leng first asked Leng Zhi and his wife how they were doing lately, and then said that he knew from his old comrade-in-arms that Lin Yuexi was doing well recently, so they shouldn't worry too much.

He then reminisced about his past: his youthful ignorance and willfulness, his lofty ambitions and affections as a teenager, his cowardice after setbacks, and so on.

The letter mentioned that Leng Jiuling was not a child of the Leng family, and that nothing actually happened between him and He Lingyu back then.

He Lingyu had a relationship with Liu Laoliu, but the Liu family looked down on the He family and arranged for Liu Laoliu to marry a girl from the Zhou family.

At this time, He Lingyu discovered that she was pregnant. She was unwilling to accept that Liu Laoliu had abandoned her after becoming a daughter of the Zhou family, and she also wanted to marry into a higher social class.

In her own words, she married into the He family, which was even stronger than the Liu family, to get revenge on Liu Laoliu.

Well··

Anyway, that's how it is. And she actually managed to outsmart him.

Uncle Leng was a responsible person. He thought he had done something wrong while drunk and felt guilty towards Wu Linyu, as well as He Lingyu.

The Wu family were business people, and by then there were already bad signs. The Wu family was preparing to move to M to settle down.

Originally, Wu Linyu didn't want to leave, and the Wu family trusted the Leng family. Both families agreed that the Wu family would leave after the two of them got married.

After Uncle Leng's incident, Wu Linyu was heartbroken and went abroad before the rest of the Wu family.

When Uncle Leng went to look for her, Wu Linyu was nowhere to be found.
Uncle Leng had resigned himself to his fate. He already felt guilty towards the girl he loved and couldn't let another one down. He had planned to marry He Lingyu and live a good life together.

Who knew that on their wedding day, he would find out that the He family had been plotting against the Leng family all along, and that the accident that night wasn't really an accident at all.
It turns out that Wu Linyu was driven away by He Lingyu!
He was like a fool, completely foolishly being played.

By this point, Uncle Leng must have lost control of his emotions; his handwriting became much more sloppy, and some of it even looked like it was written with a tremor.

Uncle Leng didn't write about his thoughts at the time, only saying that from then on, He Lingyu was no longer his wife in his heart, but just an outsider living under the same roof.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yuexi suddenly understood.

She now completely understood why Leng Jiuling was a healthy premature baby, yet no one in the Leng family ever suspected she wasn't a member of the Leng family—it turned out He Lingyu had climbed the social ladder by marrying into the family.

If it really was Uncle Leng's fault, the family would try their best to compensate her out of guilt; but if it was a scheme by the other party, then the meaning would be quite different.

What such families despise most is a woman who enters the family in this way, as she not only loses face for herself but also for the entire family.

Moreover, Uncle Leng already has someone who is practically his fiancée.

Once the Leng family finds out the truth, no one will like He Lingyu; they'll avoid her like the plague. During her pregnancy, her family probably didn't interact with her much either.

Then something unexpected happened and she was born prematurely. She was born a daughter, which was quite rare in the Leng family. The old man was quite happy about it, so everyone felt a little guilty. Who would question the child's origins?