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Back to the 80s: A Beloved Marriage
Tao Tao had no doubt that the strategist behind Qi Tingting was Cheng Fangfang. Since Cheng Fangfang insisted on making things difficult for him, he would not back down.
When it came to being ruthless, Tao Tao was more than capable of doing something decisive.
“Tao Tao! Who are you threatening?” Cheng Fangfang, a person who valued her reputation, was furious when Tao Tao openly slapped her in the face in front of Zhao Jin and others. Without thinking, she shouted back at Tao Tao.
After all, she was Qi Zheng's Second Aunt and an elder to Tao Tao. How dare Tao Tao speak to her in such a manner?
Oh no, that wasn't right. Tao Tao wasn't just making veiled threats; he was being completely straightforward. The sarcasm and mockery directed at her showed that he didn't regard her at all.
However, Tao Tao was not intimidated by Cheng Fangfang's tone. He looked at her without changing his expression, snorted coldly, and continued, “I've said what I needed to say. If you still insist on being ungrateful and disrespectful, then just wait and see.”
With that, Tao Tao decided not to pursue further conflict with Cheng Fangfang and Qi Tingting. This was a hospital room, after all; their two godsons were still sleeping!
Thus, Tao Tao did not linger any longer and pulled Qian Yue away.
Qi Tingting did not try to stop them again. It wasn't that she didn't want to; it was that she didn't dare. She felt that if she pushed further, Tao Tao might actually hit her.
What was even more frustrating for Qi Tingting was that she knew if it came down to a fight, Zhao Jin would not help her but would instead stand aside and watch her make a fool of herself.
Thinking this way, Qi Tingting's feelings of disgust towards Tao Tao hadn't even fully formed yet; instead, she found herself hating Zhao Jin.
Zhao Jin never expected that after Tao Tao's harsh words, instead of teaching Qi Tingting to hold back, it only provoked Qi Tingting's hatred towards her.
Suddenly confronted with Qi Tingting's furious glare, Zhao Jin was genuinely taken aback.
It seemed like she hadn't done anything at all? What was Qi Tingting upset about this time? Why did everything have to be blamed on her? She felt very wronged. “Did you do something with Tao Tao? Did you?” Qi Tingting rushed up to Zhao Jin's hospital bed, visibly agitated, wishing she could just fight Zhao Jin. “Do you just hate seeing me do well? Why are you so malicious? What have I done to provoke you? Why are you trying to ruin my reputation behind my back and make Tao Tao dislike me?”
Tingting was so angry that she started yelling and gesturing aggressively, looking as if she wanted to fight Zhao Jin.
Naturally, Zhou Ju could not stand such a scene.
Without thinking, she stepped in front of Zhao Jin and frowned at Tingting, saying, "What's wrong with you? You can talk, but do you really want to resort to violence? Also, Jin has never said a bad word about you behind your back, so stop falsely accusing a good person here."
"A good person? If she were really a good person, would Tao Tao have treated me like that just now? Aunt, I am the daughter of the Qi Family; I am your own niece. Zhao Jin is clearly biased towards her maternal family; she has no good intentions. As a mother-in-law, not only do you fail to manage her properly, but you also stand here shouting at me? Who are you protecting? Can't you tell right from wrong?" Tingting was not afraid of Zhou Ju.
For many years, Zhou Ju had held no authority in Tingting's eyes.
In fact, Tingting saw Zhou Ju as someone easy to bully. Whenever she wanted, she could treat Zhou Ju however she pleased without needing to regard her as an elder.
Thus, at this moment, Tingting felt completely justified and did not think her attitude was wrong at all. In her impression, her mother treated Zhou Ju the same way. She had never seen Zhou Ju become formidable.
However, Tingting clearly did not realize that the current Zhou Ju was no longer the aunt she once knew.
In the past, Zhou Ju rarely argued with Cheng Fangfang. One reason was that she couldn't win the argument; the other was that she simply didn't have the energy.
Life at home was so difficult; she had to worry about Qi Feng's medical expenses and fret over Qi Yuehong and Qi Rui's tuition fees. Moreover, Qi Zheng and Qi Ze were both older but still unmarried...
With so many burdens weighing heavily on Zhou Ju and immense pressure on her shoulders, where would she find the energy to argue with Cheng Fangfang?
But now, Zhou Ju was different.
At this moment, even if it was just to protect Zhao Jin, Zhou Ju felt compelled to reason with Tingting. "Who is it that can't tell right from wrong? Tingting, are you unclear about the situation or did you not understand what Tao Tao said? Everyone has explained it to you many times already. Tao Tao has someone she is with; she knew Qian Yue first and has already made arrangements for marriage. You came later and insist on inserting yourself into this matter without regard for anything else. Don't you feel embarrassed? Can't you see how Tao Tao feels about this?"
Listening to Tingting's accusations being turned against her, Zhou Ju felt quite powerless.
Could they not have a calm discussion and talk things through? With someone like Tingting being unreasonable, even close family members found it impossible to help or respond.
"What does Tao Tao think? All of Tao Tao's thoughts are imposed by Zhao Jin. And my Cousin!" Qi Tingting thought that if she were to reason, she wouldn't be standing here at this moment.
Faced with Zhou Ju's words, Qi Tingting's anger surged and erupted: "It's true that a biological sister is different. If Qi Yuehong liked Tao Tao, let's see if Cousin would help!"
Oh! As soon as Qi Tingting said this, Zhao Jin was displeased: "According to your logic, because she is a biological sister, Qi Yuehong can like a married man with children, and Qi Zheng should just ignore it and help her snatch that man away!" "Isn't that the point? Listen, even Zhao Jin admits it." Completely oblivious to the sarcasm in Zhao Jin's words, Qi Tingting placed her hands on her hips and glared fiercely at Zhao Jin, "Since you admit it, hurry up and help me clear up the misunderstanding with Tao Tao. If next time Tao Tao talks to me like this again, I'll be the first to find you for trouble."
"Sure! You can find me! It won't do any good anyway. If you want to make a scene, that's your own business; if you want to embarrass yourself, it has nothing to do with me." Zhao Jin shrugged, not hiding the sarcasm on her face.
Qi Tingting thought she could threaten Zhao Jin but didn't expect that Zhao Jin was not as easy to deal with as she imagined, leaving her speechless.
It was clear that Qi Tingting was no match for Zhao Jin, and Cheng Fangfang's expression changed slightly. After a pause, she finally spoke up: "Sister-in-law, let's think this through carefully and discuss it properly!"
Zhou Ju waved her hand but refused to let Cheng Fangfang have her way: "Tao Tao is not our child; what does it have to do with you and me? If it's really that serious, go find Tao Tao's parents."
"Sister-in-law!" Cheng Fangfang emphasized her tone, glaring at Zhou Ju in displeasure, "Don't think I don't know; you have a close relationship with Tao Tao's parents. With that connection, why can't you help out a bit more in this matter?" "Second Aunt, are you mistaken about something?" Interrupting Cheng Fangfang's words, Zhao Jin explained realistically, "Tao Tao has become close friends with my two children; it has nothing to do with my parents. My parents have only met Tao Tao's parents once; how could they have such great influence or involvement in matters like Tao Tao getting married?"
"Fine. Your parents may not have that ability or influence, but you must have some!" Cheng Fangfang originally came to talk to Zhao Jin about this matter. Since Zhao Jin responded, Cheng Fangfang became less polite: "You have such a good relationship with Tao Tao; he even recognizes your two children as godsons. Surely he would listen to you!"
Cheng Fangfang continued without caring about Zhao Jin's expression or attitude: "You were able to introduce your Sister-in-law's family’s sister to Tao Tao; why can't you help introduce our family’s Tingting? Is our Tingting not prettier than that Qian Yue? Aren't you afraid the Tao family will blame you for having bad intentions by introducing an ugly girl when there are more suitable and beautiful ones available?"
Like Qi Tingting, Cheng Fangfang was also very confident and extremely blindly arrogant. She began to belittle Qian Yue. However, Zhao Jin's face showed sarcasm: "Is marriage just about finding a beautiful daughter-in-law? Does that mean if you see a beautiful one, you should divorce and remarry? Otherwise, how could anyone possibly meet all the beautiful girls in the world? Moreover, is Qi Tingting really prettier than Qian Yue? I don't think so."
With Zhao Jin saying this, Qi Tingting was the first to object: "Zhao Jin, are you blind? How am I not prettier than that Qian Yue? Clearly, I'm more beautiful!" "Your heart is ugly." Zhao Jin sneered lightly; her tone was calm but her words were lethal. "Besides, you don't have Qian Yue's good personality or temper. Not to mention your education level isn't high; your job doesn't compare to Qian Yue's either. I really don't know where your confidence comes from to even dare compare yourself with Qian Yue; aren't you afraid of being laughed at if word gets out?"
"You, you, you!" The three repetitions of "you" clearly showed that Qi Tingting was extremely angry with Zhao Jin.
However, Qi Tingting couldn't refute a single word of Zhao Jin's.
In terms of temperament and personality, no matter how thick-skinned Qi Tingting was, she couldn't deny that she was a soft persimmon.
As for her education level and work experience, there's no need to mention it. Qi Tingting only attended middle school for a year before she decided not to continue, and since then, she had dropped out and stayed at home without ever working.
Qianyue was a kindergarten teacher, which Qi Tingting had inquired about. In fact, she really wanted to cause a scene at the kindergarten, but she couldn't even get through the front gate. She wanted to confront Qianyue one-on-one but never saw any sign of her.
Moreover, deep down, Qi Tingting didn't dare to cause trouble at school. Even though Qianyue was only at a kindergarten, just seeing the sign from afar made Qi Tingting feel guilty and scared to approach.
In the end, Qi Tingting quietly left without any dignity. "Zhao Jin, who are you really helping?" Even though she knew Zhao Jin was speaking the truth, it still upset Cheng Fangfang.
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