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

Chapter 343, Episode 0372: Changes in the Leng Family (Part Two)

"Your second uncle finally found the right person this time. Your second aunt is a really good person. Don't look at her background. She is generous and unpretentious. She is also very sensible. You can see that from Mengjia."

"She's also great to your second brother. Last year, your second brother started dating someone, but that person wasn't a good person and her family was a bit...unpleasant. But your second brother was obsessed with her and insisted on marrying her. After your second aunt found out about that family's situation, she absolutely refused to let your second brother marry her."

"If you want to change your stepmother, those who are willing will leave it to their husbands to handle, those who are afraid of trouble will turn a blind eye, and those with bad intentions will just wish for their stepson to marry such a troublemaker. Almost no stepmother will strongly stop it."

In this situation, being a stepmother is the most difficult job; if you don't do it right, you'll be disliked by both sides.

Miao Qiaohua, however, took a completely different approach from all stepmothers, firmly opposing the idea and stating that no was no. At the same time, she presented the information she had found to Leng Xinghui.

Leng Xinghui had known Miao Qiaohua for a long time and knew her character, so he believed what Miao Qiaohua found out, but he didn't believe that his partner was the kind of vain and dissolute person Miao Qiaohua described.

His girlfriend is a colleague he has known for many years. He feels that he knows her very well and that she is definitely not that kind of person. His girlfriend should not be held responsible for the behavior of her family.

"Fortunately, your second brother is quite well-mannered and didn't talk back to your second aunt. But he still made your second aunt very angry. She even told me herself that she had never been so angry in the twenty years she had raised her daughter."

While enjoying the gossip, Lin Yuexi asked with shining eyes, "Mom, tell me in detail about Second Brother's relationship."

"I know you're anxious, but don't rush, let me explain slowly."

“Your second brother’s ex-girlfriend is named Li Li. She also works at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, but not in the same department as your second brother.”

"She was introduced to your second brother by a colleague of his named Mi Hong. Your second brother wasn't familiar with her before, but since they worked in the same unit, they were bound to run into each other. Li Li is beautiful and quite famous in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Your second brother often heard rumors about her, mostly praising her, such as that she is good-looking, has a good personality, and is serious about her work."

"Your second brother had a good impression of her before the blind date. After meeting her, he became infatuated with her and thought she was perfect in every way. He also wanted to follow your second uncle's example and have a whirlwind marriage."

“Your second uncle is a good man. After getting married, he gave all his money to your second aunt. If your second brother wants to get married in a respectable way, he must get your second aunt’s consent.”

"After your second aunt learned that your second brother was dating, she asked a friend to help investigate Li Li and her family. This is normal. Any parent who cares about their children's marriage will definitely investigate the other party's character and family situation. Marriage is a lifelong matter."

"It's a coincidence that Li Li's house is only one alley away from your second aunt's friend's house. You don't even need to ask anyone else; your second aunt's friend can tell you about Li Li's family situation directly."

“Li Li’s family is well-known in that area, but not in a local sense. Li Li’s father and elder brother used to work for the committee. After the committee was transformed, they were found to have problems and were dismissed. However, the problems they were involved in were not too serious, so they were only dismissed, instead of being imprisoned or punished like many others.”

"Both of them had blemishes on their records, so they couldn't find good jobs. They were unwilling to do less desirable jobs because they felt ashamed. So the father and son rented a shop not far from their home and opened a clothing store."

"The father and son were never good people. When they were working for the committee, they did a lot of dirty things like harassing young women and wives. They had a terrible reputation in the area. You could say that women would avoid them from afar. They were universally disliked."

"After the committee was gone, they became much more restrained, but after the clothing store opened, the two of them relapsed into their old ways, using the clothing store as a pretext for voyeurism. They were caught red-handed several times, but they didn't change their ways."

There's no crime for peeping under current laws. Even if caught red-handed, the worst that could happen is a scolding or, in more serious cases, a beating. For the thick-skinned father and son, it's either nothing, or they just endure the pain and move on. "Their family is really a bit strange. You could say that birds of a feather flock together. Li Li's mother and sister-in-law both know their husband's character, but they not only do nothing, they also think it's not their problem, but rather that some woman outside is seducing their husband."

"Li Li's reputation among people in her neighborhood is polarized. Some people think she is a good person who is a bad one, while others think she is worthy of being Li's father's daughter."

Lin Yuexi exaggeratedly exclaimed "Oh~" in response, which made Zhang Hongying laugh.

"Li Li is very good at putting on an act. She does appear to be as her colleagues describe her: sensible, well-behaved, ambitious, and a good girl. Only those who have seen her other side know her true character. In today's young people's terms, she is a 'sea queen'."

Lin Yuexi: "???"

Is this a common saying now?
Isn't this a claim that only became popular after the internet started to gain popularity?

“Anyone in her neighborhood who is well-off and good-looking has a good relationship with Li Li. Some of them are very close to her. There are also two people in her workplace who are having secret relationships with her. Mi Hong, whom you introduced to your second brother, is one of them.”

“Mi Hong’s family was of modest means. His father died early and his mother did not work. Later, she remarried a fitter in a machinery factory, taking him and his sister with her. The fitter was also remarried, and his ex-wife had left him with two sons and a daughter.”

The wages for fitters in the machine factory are quite good, but unfortunately, they have too many children and their wives don't work, so their family lives a rather frugal life.

Furthermore, since Mi Hong and her brother are not his biological children, Mi's father would naturally prioritize his own three biological children when there are any benefits to be had.

Mr. Mi has done a very good job. He not only provides for his two stepchildren's food and drink, but also sends them to school. As a stepfather, he can say that he has a clear conscience.

After all, the family's resources are really limited.

Mi Hong proved himself capable and got into the Academy of Agricultural Sciences on his own merits.

But that's all. He didn't get into the Academy of Agricultural Sciences as a researcher, but as an assistant staff member, so his future prospects were predictable and his salary was relatively limited.

After supporting myself and helping out at home, I'm basically broke every month.

Li Li is a person with aspirations in life. After Mi Hong met her, he was often led by her to give her this and that, and basically his monthly salary was spent.

However, Mi Hong didn't feel anything was wrong. He loved Li Li, and in his heart, Li Li was like a pure white cloud in the sky, deserving to be dressed in the best clothes and used the best things.

He not only didn't feel like he was being taken advantage of, but also blamed himself for not being able to provide Li Li with a good life.

"I don't know what's wrong with this guy's brain. If you say he loves her, he genuinely wants Li Li to have a better life. If you say he doesn't love her, he did push his so-called beloved person to someone else."