Meanwhile, while Jiang Muyan was busy shopping, Jiang Chuyao was lying irritably in her room in the military family compound in Beijing.
Clutching the blankets, she pondered repeatedly: Had her biological mother received the letter? Could she decipher the deeper meaning behind her words and help her "stop" Jiang Muyan's future?
That's right, she was reborn!
In my past life, Jiang Muyan would have been found and brought back by the Jiang family in two years. But her return marked the beginning of my nightmare.
In fact, Jiang Muyan had never targeted her, and the Jiang family had never said they wanted to kick her out. However, after the news of the "switch of babies" spread, the pity and scrutiny from outsiders, and the whispers and pointing fingers from her former friends, were unbearable for her, who had been pampered since childhood.
When Jiang Muyan was first brought back, neither her parents offered to keep her. It was only because her grandmother couldn't bear to part with her that she was forced to stay in the Jiang family.
But after learning about the hardships Jiang Muyan had suffered since childhood, her parents' hearts were completely swayed, and they felt even more affection for their biological daughter.
Even before she reported her grandmother, her parents had already become somewhat disappointed in her. Later, when they learned that her biological parents had abused Jiang Muyan in such a way, she became even more acutely aware that there was an undisguised resentment in her parents' eyes when they looked at her.
But can we blame her? When she reported her grandmother, she was still young. She was also misled by those red armbands and made a mistake in a moment of confusion.
The fact that Jiang Muyan was switched at birth was not her fault, so why should they blame her?
Why can't Mom and Dad forgive her? Even if she's not their biological daughter, she's lived with the Jiang family since she was little.
Why did everything at home change after Jiang Muyan came back? Her parents and brother would try to present any good things they had to Jiang Muyan, just to please her.
Although her grandmother still doted on her as before, the most authoritative person in the Jiang family was her grandfather. Even though she had lived with her grandparents in the old compound since she was a child, her grandfather had always been indifferent to her. Even though she was the only girl in the Jiang family, her grandfather had never shown her any indulgence.
However, after Jiang Muyan returned, Grandpa seemed like a different person, and he doted on Jiang Muyan especially.
Ha, but everything is different this time. She will never give Jiang Muyan the chance to come to Beijing. From now on, the Jiang family will only have her as their daughter, and Jiang Muyan can forget about taking everything that belongs to her!
Thinking of this, a determined glint appeared in Jiang Chuyao's eyes.
As she was lost in thought, Old Madam Jiang's gentle voice suddenly came from downstairs: "Yaoyao, come downstairs for dinner!"
Jiang Chuyao snapped out of her daze and called out towards the door:
"Okay, Grandma, I'm coming right now!" she said, quickly concealing the fierceness in her eyes and putting on a well-behaved and docile appearance again.
Jiang Chuyao came downstairs, and Old Madam Jiang, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at her and said with a smile:
"Go wash your hands quickly, Aunt Wang made all your favorite dishes today!"
Jiang Chuyao responded sweetly, washed her hands, and sat down at the dining table. Seeing that it was only her and Old Madam Jiang, she asked with some confusion:
"Grandma, isn't Grandpa home?"
Old Madam Jiang picked up her chopsticks and placed a piece of stewed pork ribs on her plate, saying casually, "He's not here. He went drinking with your Grandpa Fu today."
Jiang Chuyao nodded, the cold attitude of her parents and grandfather towards her over the past two years flashing through her mind again. She bit her lower lip, mustered her courage, and looked up at Old Madam Jiang, her voice tinged with grievance:
"Grandma, I know I was wrong about what happened between Grandpa and Grandma. I was really misled by those people back then, and... I was also worried that Grandma's identity would implicate you and Grandpa, as well as Mom and Dad, so I made a mistake in a moment of confusion..."
At this moment, she truly regretted it. Her grandmother was the daughter of a capitalist, and she had genuinely feared being implicated when she reported her grandmother. But she never imagined that her grandmother would suffer a mental breakdown as a result, and that her grandfather would also be implicated and sent to the countryside.
Because of this incident, her family members look at her with reproach and disappointment, and her parents are still cold towards her.
Jiang Chuyao couldn't help but complain in her heart: Since God gave her a second chance at life, why didn't He send her back to the time before she reported her grandmother? If she could do it all over again, she would never do such a rash thing again, and she would definitely be a good and obedient daughter of the Jiang family.
Despite her complaints, she was still grateful for the chance to start over. This time, she would never let Jiang Muyan step into the Jiang family's door. Even if her parents still harbored resentment, she was still their only daughter, and they would do their best to consider her future.
As her thoughts raced, Old Madam Jiang sighed softly, her tone tinged with understanding:
"Yaoyao, it's been two years since that happened. You were young then, and it's good that you can admit your mistakes and correct them."
Although Madam Jiang felt sorry for her in-laws' plight, she also knew that Yao Yao had been misled. The coldness her youngest son and his wife had shown Yao Yao these past two years could be seen as a form of punishment.
Hearing her grandmother's words, Jiang Chuyao's eyes instantly reddened, and her voice choked with emotion:
"Grandma, you're so good to me! In a few days, I'll go and apologize to Mom and Dad."
Old Madam Jiang looked at her with affection and said softly:
"Silly child, you were raised by your grandmother. If I'm not good to you, who will I be good to?"
Back then, not long after their granddaughter was born, their youngest son was transferred to a new job, and his wife's job also moved to Beijing. The couple were so busy in Beijing that they couldn't take care of their newborn twins, so they sent Jiang Chuyao to their old house to be looked after, and entrusted their other child, Jiang Xiechuan, to their in-laws.
Sure enough, children are closer to whoever raised them. Jiang Xiechuan grew up with his in-laws. Later, when his in-laws were sent to the countryside, he volunteered to go as an educated youth and even chose the same place as his in-laws so that he could take care of them.
She had so many grandchildren, but she hadn't put much effort into taking care of them. Chu Yao, however, was the only one she raised single-handedly, changing her diapers and feeding her from infancy. Back then, her husband was always away at the military base, and with Chu Yao by his side, she wasn't too lonely. Chu Yao and Xie Chuan were twins, a boy and a girl, born very small and thin, the doctor said they looked like premature babies, making them exceptionally difficult to care for as infants. Even with Aunt Wang's help, she still had to put in a lot of effort.
So in the past two years, seeing her youngest son and his wife's coldness towards Chu Yao, Old Madam Jiang had given the couple a hard time. But she also knew that she could protect Yao for a while, but not forever. After she was gone, Yao would ultimately have to rely on her youngest son and his wife for care, and she really couldn't let Yao and them become too estranged.
Thinking of this, Old Madam Jiang raised her hand and gently patted the back of Jiang Chuyao's hand, her tone becoming increasingly loving:
"Don't worry too much about your parents. They're just stubborn; they don't really resent their daughter. Once their anger subsides, everything will be fine!"
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