The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 251: Visiting the Twins

Wang Miaomiao stayed in the hospital for three days. That’s the good thing about natural childbirth—you can get up soon and, itching to leave, she packed up herself and the kids and returned to the courtyard, settling in comfortably for her confinement period.

There were always inconveniences at the hospital; nothing beats the comfort of home. It also saved Mr. Jiang and Mr. Jiang the trouble of commuting back and forth every day.

After the birth of the twins, the news gradually spread everywhere. Mr. Jiang was so pleased and boastful that he felt he had to personally call up family friends from the military compound for a chat to fully enjoy the moment.

Then, acquaintances and not-so-close visitors came in droves to visit the Jiang Family’s adorable set of twins.

The two little ones received a load of gifts in just a few days—more baby clothes than they could wear and enough milk powder to last until the fall of the year after next.

After a few bustling days, Zheng Zhen finally learned from the old neighbor, the Hu Family, that her son’s wife had given birth to two chubby grandsons.

A thunderbolt from a clear sky...such a big event, and her son and daughter-in-law hadn’t even told her. How could she bear this?

At this moment, she completely forgot about her previous grievances against Wang Miaomiao, for knocking her over and nearly causing a miscarriage.

"How outrageous! Such a big event, and they didn’t even notify me—they completely disregarded me..." Returning home, Zheng Zhen smashed a cup in anger.

Silently tailing her, Zheng Pingping hurried forward to console her, "Auntie, don’t be angry, maybe... maybe..."

Zheng Pingping wanted to find a reason for them, but unfortunately, after thinking for a long time, she couldn’t come up with a convincing one.

"Alright, stop trying to find excuses for them. They’re just a heartless bunch, not putting me in their eyes." Zheng Zhen angrily sat on the sofa with her arms crossed.

"Sigh..." Zheng Pingping let out a light sigh and sat down as well. She felt miserable; these days had been stifling for her. She regretted coming to the mainland—she wanted to return to Hong Kong.

Since the Jiang Family moved out, Zheng Zhen moved back into this house and later reconnected with Zheng Jun.

Learning of Zheng Zhen and Jiang Zhongyi’s divorce came as a huge shock to Zheng Jun—unbelievable.

Zheng Long silently felt regretful, realizing there was no chance to take advantage of the Jiang Family now. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Since the Jiang Family could no longer be relied upon, the father and son began to discuss their strategies anew.

Their return to the mainland was a desperate move, as the Zheng Family’s business in Hong Kong was declining, and there were conflicts between the first and second branches, who didn’t get along.

Zheng Long, who was cunning, persuaded Zheng Jun, wanting to take the opportunity of developing in the mainland to gain favor with Mr. Zheng, hoping he would favor the first branch for future inheritance.

They thought they could quickly establish a foothold in the mainland with the help of the Jiang Family, but reality greatly disappointed them.

Fortunately, they had a backup plan—right, marriage alliance. They planned to find a local family with strong influence to ally with, and marriage was the best way to form such an alliance.

Thus, Zheng Pingping began to be frequently arranged for matchmaking events.

Actually, the father and son had a purpose in coaxing Zheng Pingping to come here in the first place. Although they loved their daughter (sister), it was nothing compared to their grand plans.

Besides, in their view, daughters ultimately belong to others; having enjoyed the best resources in the family, she should contribute to the family.

Zheng Pingping, raised to be pure-hearted and innocent, wasn’t a fool. After a few events, she sensed something was wrong. The men introduced at those events seemed unreliable.

She expressed her desire to return to Hong Kong, citing her longing for her mother and grandparents. Unfortunately, Zheng Jun refused, and after a session of ideological education, her passport and ID were taken away.

Now, Zheng Pingping was dumbfounded; she never imagined her father and brother would treat her this way, using her as a bargaining chip to form the strongest alliance, treating her like a commodity and comparing options.

It was only because they were still negotiating, trying to maximize their benefits, that she could catch her breath. But judging by the trend, she wouldn’t be able to avoid being packaged and given away for long.

She needed to think of a way. She didn’t want to be sold off in such a vague manner.

"Auntie, let’s go visit cousin’s family—the little nephews must be adorable..." Zheng Pingping thought of her kindly cousin-in-law and stern cousin who seemed formidable. She wondered if they could help her. Here, she felt completely isolated, with few people she could rely on for help.

"Go to their house? No way." Zheng Zhen felt unhappy just thinking about their attitude towards her, even though she really wanted to see her precious grandsons, her pride held her back.

"Let’s go." Zheng Pingping moved closer to Zheng Zhen, holding her hand and pleading, "We’re just going to see the babies; they’re your grandsons, naturally connected by blood. We can’t distance ourselves from them because of adult matters. When they grow up, if they think you didn’t like them and that’s why you didn’t visit, they’ll be distant towards you. That would be a real loss."

Zheng Pingping was no longer who she used to be; people grow through adversity...

"Right, the more they don’t tell me, the more I should go. I am their grandmother, they are my grandsons. I can’t let them be won over while they’re still little..." Zheng Zhen thought, standing up with determination, "Let’s go now, hmph...I’ll see who can stop me from seeing my grandsons."

Watching Zheng Zhen’s indignant figure, her delicate eyebrows lightly furrowed, Zheng Pingping didn’t know if she should let her go, but she hoped not to ruin a good thing.

"Auntie, let’s buy some things first—going empty-handed isn’t right." Seeing her about to dash out, Zheng Pingping hurriedly called after her, thinking that buying things would give her some time to calm down.

"Right, I need to bring gifts for my grandsons. Wait for me..." Reminded, Zheng Zhen immediately turned and went upstairs. She had many good things on hand—a first meeting gift for her grandsons couldn’t be anything too simple, or the Jiang Family would look down on her.

When Zheng Zhen and Zheng Pingping arrived at the courtyard carrying bags of gifts, Mr. Jiang and the others were initially surprised but soon felt relieved.

Mr. Jiang and the others weren’t unreasonable or harsh people; Zheng Zhen, after all, was the grandmother of the children and had brought gifts to visit, so there was no way they could drive them away.

"The kids are sleeping. When you go in to see them, keep your voices down and don’t scare them. Aunt Li, take them over." Although Jiang Zhongyi was not very pleased, he didn’t make things difficult for them either.

Zheng Zhen cast an angry glance at the stern-looking man in front of her, put down her things, and followed Aunt Li out with her head held high.

She couldn’t afford to show any weakness in her demeanor.

Once inside the room, seeing the two identical babies in the cradle, her heart was suddenly softened...