A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

The ward was extremely quiet.

Lan Changming was moved to tears; the second and third wives, upon hearing this, also felt a pang of sorrow. They both had children, and comparing themselves to their own sons, they found it unbearable.

Even the third son, who was the most filial, couldn't help but say to his mother, "Mom, what you've done is... utterly absurd."

He then said to Lan Changming, "Brother, you knew about such a big thing, why didn't you say so sooner?"

Lan Changming had no way to express his suffering.

The old woman was in the wrong. She wanted to yell back in anger, but with no one to back her up, she didn't dare.

Now, not only her grandchildren blame her and refuse to visit her in the hospital, but even her other sons and daughters-in-law blame her.

It's difficult to determine whether something is right or wrong.

But Du Jia was too good at being sentimental, so the whole thing sounded like it was all the old lady's fault, with no hidden story behind it.

The old lady was very bored back then.

At her age, she had little to look forward to and found each day monotonous. The weather wasn't great either, so she was always feeling down.

When her granddaughter was around, she was like a little mute, not fun at all; but she was clearly the old lady's only granddaughter, whom she had longed for for a long time.

My expectations were dashed.

Just then, Mu He appeared.

She was clever, quick-witted, and had a sweet tongue; she was practically the old lady's ideal granddaughter. She relieved the old lady's boredom and made her days more interesting.

The old lady just wanted to try different kinds of medicine.

Later, it became her darling.

She never expected that the Ye family would mistreat her after replacing Qin Yan.

Du Jia is so angry now, and his other sons and daughters-in-law aren't standing up for him. The old lady is too old to argue with Du Jia anymore.

She was extremely frustrated.

After Du Jia finished speaking, he left with Lan Changming; the old lady asked the third son, "When is Mu He coming to see me? It's been so long."

"Mom!" the third son roared in anger. "Why are you still talking about Mu He? Didn't you hear a single word your sister-in-law said just now?"

It's incomprehensible.

Anyone with a shred of humanity would sympathize with Qin Yan after hearing her sister-in-law's heart-wrenching words.

As the instigator, shouldn't you feel a little ashamed?

Why did she ask about Mu He as soon as her sister-in-law left?

Does she still have any humanity?

The third son looked at his mother as if he didn't recognize her, unable to imagine what she was thinking about that would allow her to ask such a question.

"What did Muhe do wrong?" The old lady was afraid of Du Jia and Lan Changming, but not her third son, and immediately shouted.

Third brother: "Mu He did nothing wrong, it's all your fault!"

The old lady turned pale with anger and wanted to find something to throw at him.

Lan Changming followed Du Jia to Du Jia's private residence.

Du Jia did not drive him away.

An elderly couple sat idly.

"I can't live with you anymore," Du Jia said. "I hate your mother whenever I think about Qin Yan's grievances; and I hate you when I think about how you kept this from me for two years."

Lan Changming: "A-Jia, can't you understand me?"

"I can't," Du Jia said.

He added, "We're both getting on in years, unlike young people who can cause trouble. I won't even mention divorce to you."

"You can take a concubine as you please, I don't care. You can come and sit here if you want, I won't send you away. But I won't go back, and you are no longer my husband."

Although they don't talk about divorce or separation, they maintain the form of marriage to preserve everyone's dignity and the children's face.

But in reality, she wanted to divorce Lan Changming.

Even if you divorce, you can still maintain contact without a bitter falling out.

This is the greatest tolerance Du Jia can show her husband.

Lan Changming apologized to her.

The children came over in the evening.

Du Jia didn't eat and went upstairs; her daughters-in-law also left with their children. Lan Changming and his three sons sat for a while in the small reception room of Du Jia's private residence.

"Your mother is very angry. You should all help persuade her. She'll calm down after a while," Lan Changming said.

The three sons remained silent.

Lan Changming looked at them and said, "I was also at fault in this matter. But can't you understand me?"

Muhe is his daughter, whom he has raised for over twenty years.

When Qin Yan came to visit, she was just a stranger to Lan Changming. Given that one was a stranger and the other was his precious daughter, it was only natural that he would consider his mother and Lan Muhe first in an instant.

Isn't it normal that he can't accept it? He's a father.

The bond between parents and children is cultivated through nurturing; while blood ties do have a strong pulling force, they also take effect gradually.

He later felt guilty towards Qin Yan.

"Father, I don't understand you," Lanxiu said. "You saw my sister, but you turned her away."

"In the past two years, you haven't sent anyone to Yicheng, haven't inquired about her past, and even fabricated the identity of her as an illegitimate child, hurting her again. I cannot understand how a father could do this."

"I couldn't bear to part with Muhe at the time," Lan Changming said. "Didn't you think about your own sister after you heard about this?"

Lanxiu: "I don't want to. She's not my biological sister at all; Qinyan is my biological sister."

Lan Changming: "..."

He looked at Lan Zheng and Lan Jun.

Lan Jun said, "Dad, Qin Yan is our younger sister. She looks a lot like Mom."

Lan Changming was utterly disheartened.

Lan Zheng is the eldest son and also the most rational among his sons.

He said to Lan Changming, "Father, I understand you."

Lan Changming seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"...Muhe is a sweet-talking and obedient daughter in front of you; she is an obedient and lovely granddaughter in front of her grandmother."

But apart from that, she was a monster. She bullied everyone in the family, and her uncles and aunts all fawned over her. This was wrong.

She used her grandmother's authority to bully her sisters-in-law; she only took from her brothers and showed them no respect whatsoever.

More importantly, we've all seen how she treated our mother. She was mean and greedy towards our mother, and we were angry with her.

My mother couldn't understand why her own daughter was acting this way; she was tormented day and night, and we were equally perplexed. These things baffled us.

So when the truth came out and we realized she was a fraud, we all breathed a sigh of relief. Our doubts were answered.

I understand your reluctance at that moment, but I cannot accept your reluctance. You spent too little time at home; you never truly looked after your own family, including our mother.

Lan Changming opened his mouth.

Lan Zheng then asked him, "Father, do you need us, or do you want us to go back and maintain your dignity?"

Lan Changming: "..."

The small meeting room fell silent again.

"Dad, let's all calm down and put this matter aside for now. Like my mom said, let's not make things worse."

If it were you, and your mother made such a big mistake, you would kill her. But your grandmother made a mistake, you made a mistake, and we just ran away.

"Father, if you are not satisfied, you are making another mistake. What our family becomes in the future will be your responsibility alone," Lan Zheng added.

Lan Changming then left.

Dominic Du Jia did not experience the exhilaration of a resounding victory.

She just felt pain.

The pain that Qin Yan felt as if she had been torn apart from her body seemed to never subside. As a result, she was not in good spirits.

She didn't know how to make amends.

Of her daughters-in-law, Su Yuzhao was the most resourceful.

"Mom, I know you want to be good to your sister, but you don't know how to do it. No matter how you try to make amends, it's all too insignificant."

Why don't you start small? When she comes this time, first ask her what she likes to eat and what color clothes she likes.

"Next time she comes, you can ask her newspaper if they need any help; and whether she's been wronged as a daughter-in-law in the Cheng family," Su Yuzhao said.

Break down grand projects into smaller, manageable tasks.