Back to the 1980s: Transmigrated as the Bigshot's Pampered Wife-Chapter 77: Favors and Grudges Cannot Be Canceled Out

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Favors and Grudges Cannot Be Canceled Out

Sheng Shiwu told the Gu Family that Jiaojiao was timid and had been badly frightened when they went out to play as children.

His grandfather had stood on the roof and shouted for Jiaojiao to come back to him, and maybe it was just a psychological effect.

But Jiaojiao really didn’t have any nightmares after that. Some of the strange old folk remedies had surprisingly magical effects that science couldn’t explain.

Listening to Sheng Shiwu, Old Sir Gu felt he had no regrets about the love he had shown Lian’er in the past.

It didn’t matter if Lian’er refused to acknowledge them. As long as their consciences were clear, it was fine. Besides, the Sheng Family also doted on his granddaughter, Jiaojiao.

Although Second Brother Gu didn’t want to pay Sheng Shiwu any mind, he was moved when he heard him say how well they treated Jiaojiao.

He was still moved enough to place a piece of food on Sheng Shiwu’s plate with his chopsticks. "Eat up. You’ll be doing more work later."

"Thanks, Second Brother Gu. My big brother called. He’s coming back tonight. Could you make an extra serving of liangpi for me to take back?"

"Fine. For Jiaojiao’s sake, I’ll make you a jianbing guozi to take back, too."

The Sheng family’s eldest brother was even more devoted to Jiaojiao than Second Brother Gu’s own older brother had been to Lian’er.

The grievances between them couldn’t be offset, so he could only do what little he could to thank the Sheng family’s eldest brother.

"Second Brother Gu, you’re a really good guy."

"Good guy my ass. Lian’er won’t even acknowledge us, so what’s so good about it? Not like Jiaojiao, who’s even giving you a chance to make money."

Everyone: ...

The swapping of the two families’ daughters was a hurdle that neither the Sheng Family nor the Gu Family could get over in their hearts.

Sheng Shiwu said fiercely, "It’s all that little grandma from the Dong Family’s fault. Her heart is wicked, and she swapped our sisters."

Mrs. Gu looked a little embarrassed. If it weren’t for her stepmother, the Sheng family’s daughter wouldn’t have suffered with them for so many years. She had come to terms with her adopted daughter not acknowledging them.

"Xiao Wu, don’t be angry. Eat some more." Su’s mother solicitously placed a piece of food on Sheng Shiwu’s plate.

Inwardly, however, she was thinking, ’If that stepmother from the Dong family hadn’t swapped Jiaojiao, our Su family would never have been able to marry such a wonderful daughter-in-law.’

’The farm where the Gu Family lived was completely unconnected to their own hometown and the residential compound. Where would they ever have met!’

’Besides, their Jiaojiao was pampered by the Sheng Family while growing up. No matter how you looked at it, the Su family came out as the beneficiary.’

Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost. But she didn’t dare say it out loud, so she could only continue diligently placing food on everyone’s plate.

"Grandfather-in-law, Mother-in-law, Eldest Brother-in-law, Second Brother, Xiao Wu, please eat more. Jiaojiao bought all this food."

Skipping over the heavy topic, everyone started talking about making money tomorrow, which was a much lighter subject.

In just five days, they had already earned several hundred yuan. Unfortunately, another family in the residential compound had started selling liangpi.

There were also small stalls selling steamed buns. In short, the snack business wasn’t as good as before.

But they had added a jianbing guozi stall, so their income hadn’t dropped for the time being. As for the future, who knew.

Meanwhile, Ren Xiaofang, the "little grandma" of the Dong Family whom Sheng Shiwu hated with a passion, was burning with anxiety.

Two days ago, her daughter had become a laughingstock, which made her determined to marry her off to He Aiguo.

But she waited and waited, and after two days, the He family boy still hadn’t come to propose marriage. So, she swallowed her pride and paid the He family a visit.

The He Family was not as prominent as the Dong Family. When they learned the Dong Family was willing to marry their younger daughter to their eldest son, they were naturally delighted.

Mrs. He gave Ren Xiaofang a warm reception. After all, her son and Dong Yuanyuan were childhood sweethearts.

Her son had liked her since he was little. He would probably be overjoyed to marry the girl he loved.

So, she readily promised to send someone over to propose that very afternoon and happily saw Old Madam Dong out.

There were rumors in the residential compound that Dong Yuanyuan and Zhou Mei had gotten into a huge fight over Su Shuochi.

Mrs. He knew nothing about this. She just thought that Dong Yuanyuan being willing to marry her son was like a pie falling from the sky.

But He Aiguo knew. He had even personally handled the matter. He didn’t care if other people laughed at him.

Dong Yuanyuan had always been hot and cold with him, sometimes acknowledging him, sometimes not, but he had always liked her consistently.

When he learned that his future mother-in-law had personally come to their house to ask him to propose, he was thrilled.

He immediately asked a matchmaker to bring gifts to the Dong Family to propose, but Dong Yuanyuan refused to agree.

"Aiguo, I’ve always thought of you as a real brother. I never thought about marrying you!"

Dong Yuanyuan said with a pout. It wasn’t that she had never considered marrying He Aiguo.

Just like the other day, the thought had crossed her mind. But now that it was actually happening, she felt like she was getting the short end of the stick.

He Aiguo gazed at the girl he loved. Her eyelashes were long and thick, and her lips were thin.

The faint smile on her lips always gave him the feeling that she was keeping him at a distance.

He liked her very much—so very much. His ultimate goal in life was to marry her.

But he didn’t want the girl he loved to feel wronged. "Yuanyuan, if you really don’t want to marry me, I won’t force you."

With that, he made a move to leave with the matchmaker. In reality, he was thinking, ’Su Shuochi is a cripple now. What does he have that can compare to me?’

’His Yuanyuan just has a crush on Su Shuochi, but she would never marry a cripple like him. So, he wasn’t afraid his beloved girl wouldn’t marry him.’

He would play the part of the good guy, not coercing her, so that she would marry him willingly.

"Yuanyuan is just joking! Aiguo, don’t go. Stay for dinner before you leave."

Ren Xiaofang did her utmost to make He Aiguo stay. It was Sunday, so the entire Dong Family was home from work, but no one voiced any objections.

Mr. Dong also thought He Aiguo was a decent choice, although he couldn’t compare to the now-crippled Su Shuochi.

But his own daughter was unwilling to marry Su Shuochi after his injury, and there was nothing he could do. The main issue was that Su Shuochi was paralyzed.

If his condition were even a little better, he might have tried to persuade his younger daughter, but... alas! Forget it.

His elder daughter’s wedding had been so grand back then, but hadn’t her life turned out to be a bitter struggle afterward?

So, Mr. Dong didn’t try to persuade his younger daughter to marry He Aiguo either. He’d just let her do as she pleased.

Seeing that no one in the room was backing her up, Ren Xiaofang was quite unhappy. She had always been very confident in her social skills.

It was no exaggeration to say that there was no one in this world she couldn’t handle. Getting along with people was all about two things. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

A sweet tongue and a sharp eye. Everyone loves a compliment, so she would lavish praise on her husband, stepsons, and step-daughters-in-law.

Add to that a generous hand and a tendency to mind her own business, and her life in the Dong Family was naturally a comfortable one.

"Thank you, Aunt Ren. In that case, I won’t be polite." He Aiguo had never intended to leave in the first place.

"Don’t be polite! I’ll go check on the kitchen preparations. You and Yuanyuan sit down and have a nice chat. You absolutely must not leave, you hear?"

"Okay, you go on and get busy, Auntie. I’ll stay for dinner. I won’t leave."

Ren Xiaofang was using all her signature moves, hoping to secure her daughter’s engagement. Yuanyuan was twenty this year; it was time she got married.

Unfortunately, Dong Yuanyuan didn’t appreciate it. "Mom! Acting like this will make people think I’m so desperate I have to latch onto Aiguo."

"They won’t, Yuanyuan. I’ve always liked you. I’m the one who wants to marry you," He Aiguo immediately declared.

He didn’t dare put on airs if he wanted to marry the girl he loved.

Seeing him like this, Dong Yuanyuan took the graceful way out, pouting and letting out a cold huff.

Upstairs, Dong Qihua was wondering whether he should go to the Su family’s house after dinner or right now.

He had resold the spicy snacks he bought yesterday to his colleagues and made a one-yuan profit. He wanted to go buy some more today.