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

Chapter 338, Episode 0366: Eating melon seeds on the train
Forget it, I won't bother with this bastard. He was just unaware and misunderstood.

“Their family lives in the countryside in the northwest. My grandfather, like your grandfather, couldn’t leave Beijing easily. My grandfather would have people send them things and invite them to Beijing for a trip every year.”

“When my wife’s grandparents were still alive, they took her to Beijing. But think about it, my wife was not even three years old then, just a baby. How could my grandfather know what she would be like when she grew up?”

“After my wife’s grandfather passed away, her grandmother’s health also deteriorated. Since then, I have never taken my wife to Beijing again, and I only keep in touch with my grandfather by phone or letter.”

"After my wife's grandmother passed away, her eldest uncle made all the decisions regarding her affairs, and he became the one who contacted my grandfather."

Qi Qiao gave him a look that said, "You should understand." "Her uncle always says nice things to my grandfather. He always tells my grandfather that he takes good care of my wife and often reports on how she's in school, how well she did on her exams, how she's wearing new clothes this year, and so on."

"He also sent my grandfather a photo. The little girl in the photo was chubby and looked carefree. She looked like she had never suffered any injustice."

“My grandfather was also worried and sent someone to inquire. The results were almost identical to what her uncle had said.”

Little did they know that his wife's uncle's family was such good at putting on an act. They were only evil at home, but they put on a better show in public than anything else. In the eyes of other people in the village, his wife was only as thin as skin and bones, but she was dressed no worse than her uncle's own children.

Her uncle's family all said that his wife was sick because she couldn't gain weight no matter how much she ate. They took her to the hospital, but they couldn't find the cause of her illness. They even made milk for his wife to drink in front of the villagers.

That rare stuff, the villagers had only heard of it, yet they were willing to give it to their niece to drink. Who wouldn't say that they truly cared for their niece?
The villagers all gave similar accounts, and some who understood the situation didn't want to cause trouble, so the people that Old Master Qi sent out didn't find out anything.

As for why he didn't ask his wife directly?

This is yet another scheme by her uncle's family. They are two-faced, saying one thing to their family and another behind their backs. His wife had asked the villagers for help when she was young, but what they saw was different from what she saw, and no one believed her.

In addition, her uncle's family told others that his wife had suffered a blow because of the death of her grandparents, and that she had developed personality problems. Because no one believed her, his wife became more and more withdrawn. The villagers believed her uncle's family's words even more, and thought that she had a strange personality and was difficult to approach.

The villagers meant well, but their good intentions backfired.

When Grandpa Qi's people visited the village, the villagers were afraid that he would dislike his wife because of her bad temper, and if this got back to Grandpa Qi, it would mean that he would also dislike his wife.

The villagers were unaware of the arranged marriage. They were worried that if Old Master Qi didn't like his wife, he would stop taking care of her. He was already in poor health and couldn't gain weight no matter how much he ate. What would he do if he lost the help of the noble people in the capital?
So everyone was trying to stop them from meeting.

The people that Grandpa Qi sent also had their own jobs and couldn't stay long. Everyone in the village said so, so it must be true. He then reported what he had heard to Grandpa Qi.

The matter was thus vaguely and haphazardly resolved.

Nobody knew that Liu Qin's uncle was planning to use his own daughter to replace Liu Qin.

He almost succeeded.

Uncle Liu didn't send a photo to Grandpa Qi until Liu Qin was ten years old. At that time, the countryside was poor, and the nearest commune didn't have a photography office. If you wanted to take a photo, you had to go to the county. Taking a photo wasn't an easy thing. Grandpa Qi understood and didn't think much of it.

He didn't know that the person in the photo was no longer Liu Qin, but her cousin Liu Fang, who looked about five points like Liu Qin.

The two cousins' features resemble their grandmother's, with Liu Qin's being more refined and Liu Min's being less so. If the two were placed together, they would be easily distinguishable.

Don't forget, the old man only ever saw Liu Qin when she was two years old. He's always been frugal, afraid that if he ate one more bite, his granddaughter would have one less. How could he possibly spend money on taking photos?

The photo that Uncle Liu sent was the first photo of 'Liu Qin' that Grandpa Qi received.

The first step in creating a convincing fake has been successful.

From then on, the person who contacted Grandpa Qi was Liu Min, and most of the money and goods that Grandpa Qi sent were used for Liu Min.

After all, Old Master Qi wasn't stupid. Besides money, he sent things for women. Uncle Liu only had one daughter, and he intended to use her to help his family prosper, so naturally all these things were used on her.

When Liu Qin and Liu Min turned eighteen, Grandpa Qi saw that Liu Qin was an adult and intended for the two children to get married. He thought that if Qi Qiao had a wife by his side on the island, he would have someone to take care of him, and besides, Qi Qiao was not young anymore.

Qi Qiao was the same age as Huo Han, but he was already twenty-five at the time. In Old Master Qi's eyes, he was already an old bachelor who should get married and have children.

So Grandpa Qi went to discuss it with Uncle Liu. Uncle Liu had originally planned to use his daughter to get married into the Qi family and then the whole family could go to Beijing to enjoy a life of luxury. He agreed immediately without hesitation and considerately suggested that the bride be mailed to him because Qi Qiao's schedule was inconvenient.

The term "mail bride" was not discriminatory during that special period; it was a respectful term for military wives who voluntarily went to military bases to get married.

Our borders have never been very stable. For more than 20 years, our soldiers have not had many holidays. In times of tension, it is common for them to go one or two years without a holiday.

Going home to get married is a luxury, so many soldiers are older "leftover men".

To address the personal needs of soldiers, the authorities have tried various methods, one of which is "mailing brides," with the military covering travel expenses.

Little did he know that while he had reached an agreement with Old Master Qi, Liu Min had disappeared.

It turns out that Liu Min had been secretly dating a former educated youth for almost a year, and the two had done everything they should and shouldn't have done, and she was already pregnant.

Uncle Liu and his wife often talked about how great and capable the Qi family was at home, especially Aunt Liu, who often privately gave Liu Min some advice.

It is said that the Qi family is a prominent family in Beijing, with each member working in one of these organizations. Although Qiao Qiao may not seem to have much of a future on the island, he is the eldest grandson, and a prominent family will definitely value the eldest grandson. With Old Master Qi around, Qiao Qiao's future is not bad.

Liu Min had been looking forward to marrying into the Qi family, but she was terrified when her father told her that she was to marry Qi Qiao.

If the Qi family finds out about her affair with the educated youth, they will definitely not forgive her or her family.

The Qi family, whom my parents described as so formidable, would be easy prey if anyone wanted to deal with them!

So, Liu Min obediently followed the arrangements to get married, left a letter, and boarded a train to the south. However, she got off the train halfway there and disappeared without a trace.

When Uncle Liu and the others got home and saw the letter, they were furious. They were also afraid of the Qi family. What should they do?
We need to fix this quickly.

Do you think they're going to send the real Liu Qin to the island?
No.

When people become shameless, they can truly abandon their humanity.