A lonely, unlucky military officer with a stubborn fate insisted on marrying me.

In the dean's office, Lin Yinyin finally recognized everyone.

Sitting next to Cai Xiangru was Hao Weiwei's father, Hao Ping, with Political Commissar Huang and Cai Qin sitting beside him.

Hao Weiwei stood obediently behind Cai Xiangru with her head down.

Looking at their side, Lin Yinyin sat steadily in the middle chair, with her eldest brother Li Jinxiao to her left, tall and imposing. To her right sat her mother-in-law He Jingxian, sitting gracefully and calmly.

Lin Huizhi, the older sister, sat quietly beside He Jingxian, keeping her company.

After a moment of silence, Cai Xiangru couldn't hold back any longer and spoke first.

"Yinyin, it's my fault for not raising my daughter well. I didn't discipline Weiwei properly, and she caused you so much trouble because of her momentary lapse in judgment. I'm so sorry you had to suffer like this!"

Her eyes were red: "I know that Weiwei has harmed you and your son. No amount of apology is enough. Even if you make her work like a slave for you, it won't make up for her mistakes."

"Ahem!" Lin Yinyin glanced at her mother-in-law without making a sound.

He Jingxian received her daughter-in-law's signal and nodded without making a sound.

Lin Yinyin understood. They still didn't know the child was alright. This charade could be played out slowly.

At this moment, Cai Xiangru took out a bankbook from her bag. "This is a little something from your aunt. You can use it to help you recover."

Lin Yinyin glanced at the numbers above and secretly clicked her tongue in amazement.

Ten thousand yuan! In an era when wages are only a few dozen yuan, this is an astronomical figure!

"Aunt Xiangru, I can't accept this money. I... I'm perfectly healthy, how can I take so much money from you?"

"Here you go!" Cai Xiangru handed the passbook forward.

"If you don't accept it, it means you're still blaming us. You have to take this money; consider it an apology, to buy you some tonics to help you recover!"

He Jingxian spoke up at the right moment, "Yinyin, Aunt Xiangru is just being sincere, so please take it."

You've been through so much fright, your body is weak, you really need to nourish yourself. Not accepting this would seem like we're being distant.

Lin Yinyin took the bankbook and handed it to He Jingxian.

"Mom, I'm really bad at managing money, so please save it for me."

I'm thinking of buying a house in Beijing sometime so I can stay there occasionally, and it will also be convenient for me to go to Beijing for prenatal checkups.

"Prenatal checkup?"

Cai Xiangru suddenly looked up, her face full of surprise, "Yinyin, your child isn't... gone?"

Lin Yinyin lowered her eyelashes, her voice choked with grievance, "Yes, prenatal checkup."

I was terrified when I received the abortion diagnosis from Dr. Hao that day.

I hid in the hospital corridor and cried for a long time. I really thought... I had to abort the baby, but I couldn't bear to part with them!

So I secretly went to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, who said that I was fine and the baby was also okay.

But I'm too timid to speak up, which caused you all to misunderstand... You won't blame me, will you?

"what?"

Cai Xiangru was speechless.

So the person is alright! That 10,000 yuan was too much!

But she still waved her hand apologetically, "You silly child, this is a good thing! You are smart, quick-witted and meticulous, anyone would do the same!" She meant that doing it this way is the basic procedure.

Lin Yinyin pretended not to understand and looked at Hao Weiwei, who was standing there in a daze.

"Dr. Hao, I really want to ask you, why did you make me abort the child?"

We have no grudge against each other, we didn't even know each other before. Is your behavior due to poor medical skills, or is there some other reason?

"I.......?"

Hao Weiwei had just recovered from the overwhelming joy of not losing her baby when she was confronted with this retort, leaving her completely speechless.

Lin Yinyin certainly couldn't let her off so easily. "Dr. Hao, is there something you're having trouble saying?"

With so many family members here, please feel free to speak freely. If you truly have something difficult to say, I will try my best to understand.

"Ahem!" Cai Xiangru interrupted first.

With so many people involved, it's impossible to say they deliberately caused trouble out of jealousy. And that talk about saving money to buy a house—that's deliberate!

She immediately changed the subject, "Um, Yinyin, you just said you wanted to buy a house in Beijing for prenatal checkups?"

"Yes. A courtyard house would be best; I'm used to living in a single-story house."

"Okay, Aunt Cai can help with this."

I happen to own a vacant courtyard house, which was originally intended as Weiwei's dowry. How about I give it to you now?!

Cai Xiangru thought that as long as she could settle things with money and stop pursuing her daughter, that would be fine. Before she left, her grandfather had repeatedly instructed her to make sure they were satisfied. She could afford to move into two courtyard houses.

After hearing this, Lin Yinyin hesitated for a few seconds, her face showing some difficulty. "This is too expensive, this is not good..." she said, then looked at her mother-in-law.

He Jingxian smiled and replied, "Just accept what your Aunt Cai gave you. I remember that courtyard house has a particularly nice environment and a quiet location, near Houhai in Beijing."

"Cough cough!" Cai Xiangru coughed repeatedly, clearly annoyed.

She said she would give it to someone, but she didn't say which one.

That place in Houhai is a large mansion with five courtyards.

He Jingxian helped her daughter-in-law, and she was ruthless in taking advantage of her.

As she expected, He Jingxian continued, "I've been to that place before. It's a five-courtyard complex with rockeries and flowerbeds. Yinyin, you'll like it."

He Jingxian knew when to stop, so she said magnanimously, "Yinyin, let's just let your sister Hao's matter go. Nobody's perfect. Your Aunt Xiangru has been so good to you, so let's not take it to heart."

Lin Yinyin nodded knowingly.

"Since my mother pleaded for me, and considering how generous Aunt Xiangru was in giving me the house, I won't pursue the matter of Dr. Hao issuing the prescription and coaxing me into having an abortion."

Before the Hao and Cai families could even catch their breath, Lin Yinyin added, "But there's still one thing I don't quite understand."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at her.

Cai Xiangru was taken aback, and Hao's father was also incredulous.

Isn't 10,000 yuan and a large mansion enough compensation?

Political Commissar Huang simply looked on without saying anything. Since he didn't have to pay for it himself, he was content to just listen.

A smile played in Li Jinxiao's eyes. This sister-in-law was quite interesting and clever.

Lin Yinyin then pretended to be curious and asked, "Actually, I have a question."

"Sister Hao, what's your relationship with Tian Ya?"

These words sounded calm and gentle, but they caused the Cai family members' expressions to change drastically.

They had long known that Tian Ya was an enemy agent, and they had been trying their best to clear Hao Weiwei of any involvement with her these past two days. However, Lin Yinyin had still managed to expose her.

"I...I have absolutely no relationship with Tian Ya!" Hao Weiwei shouted.

"Oh?" Lin Yinyin raised an eyebrow.

"But I remember that day at the hospital, you brought Tian Ya over to do my examination, and you even let her touch my stomach. If I hadn't stopped you in time..."

She paused deliberately for three seconds, watching Hao Weiwei's face turn from white to pale, before changing the subject. "Of course, as I just said, I can let bygones be bygones regarding your coaxing me into having an abortion. But Tian Ya, that person..."

She left her words unfinished, leaving plenty of suspense.

At this moment, Hao Weiwei's father, Hao Ping, pushed Cai Xiangru.

Cai Xiangru also realized what was happening and immediately said, "Yinyin, please don't misunderstand!"

Our Weiwei was also deceived by Tian Ya! That's why she believed her lies; we're victims too!

"oh."

Lin Yinyin left with an "Oh," and said no more. But everyone could tell she wasn't satisfied.

Sure enough, less than two seconds later, Lin Yinyin glanced at Li Jinxiao as if it were unintentional.

"By the way, brother, I have a question for you. Do you know what mountains are near Beijing?"

"I've had a dream since I was little: to own a hilltop, plant trees, raise some small animals, and live a peaceful and carefree life."

Sitting to the side, Li Jinxiao immediately understood, "There are many hills in the Yesanpo area on the outskirts of Beijing. They have always been barren mountains, and no one lives nearby."

"Really?" Lin Yinyin's eyes lit up.

Li Jinxiao smiled and said, "Really, Uncle Hao knows the most about this."

I remember that Old Master Hao rented two mountain peaks back then, especially Baihua Peak, the main peak of Baicaopan, saying that the mountains there were steep and incredibly cool, making it a perfect place to retire.

At this point, everyone understood that the two wanted the Hao family's Hundred Flowers Peak.