Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

A person like her, she dared not provoke.

So, she bowed her head, reined in all her little thoughts, and put on a well-behaved, harmless appearance.

”Hello. How come you’re here with my in-law?” Feng Yuzhi squinted at Qiu Xinyi and asked. The moment she first saw Qiu Xinyi, she had a strong sense that something was off. ”What’s that? Do you know each other from before?”

”No, we don’t!” Meng Qingmei originally didn’t want to bring up the matter upon seeing her in-law, but since Feng Yuzhi had asked, she quickly explained it, clearing up how it involved Yan Huan, ”You see, our train arrived at Nancheng at six this afternoon, and we were waiting for Yan Huan to pick us up, but she didn’t show up. We heard from Xiao Qiu that Yan Huan drank too much at some celebration party at her workplace and couldn’t come to get us, so Xiao Qiu came in her place.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Yuzhi knitted her brows: ”In-law, what day did you tell Yan Huan you’d be arriving in Nancheng?”

”Today!” Meng Qingmei replied.

”Why did Huanhuan say it was tomorrow?” Feng Yuzhi was puzzled, but she quickly figured there must be something fishy going on here.

Just considering how Qiu Xinyi took advantage of Yan Huan’s absence around Ji Chuan before, secretly tripping her up and messing with her, she knew this Qiu Xinyi wasn’t easy to deal with.

Meng Qingmei was startled and turned to look at Qiu Xinyi.

She was the one who made the call, and Qiu Xinyi was the one who answered. If Qiu Xinyi had conveyed the wrong message, why would she be standing in front of them now?

Qiu Xinyi had schemed against Yan Huan, yet hadn’t expected to run into Feng Yuzhi at Ji Chuan’s place, let alone that their meeting would immediately raise questions about the arrival time.

She panicked internally, but managed to maintain a composed appearance: ”I told Yan Huan it was today. Perhaps she misheard?”

”Did she mishear?” Feng Yuzhi let out a cold laugh, wondering to herself whether it was a misunderstanding or a deliberate ploy of Qiu Xinyi’s.

She was tempted to question Qiu Xinyi, but on second thought, this was her first meeting with her in-law, and she couldn’t afford to leave a bad impression.

She couldn’t appear aggressive in front of Qiu Xinyi and couldn’t risk alienating her in-law.

”Hmm. Auntie, I’m very sure I told Yan Huan it was this afternoon. Maybe she was too busy today and misheard. Fortunately, I managed to bring Uncle and Auntie here, so they didn’t wait in vain.” Qiu Xinyi presented herself as innocently and harmlessly as possible, lying while smiling sweetly.

”Well, thank you so much.” Feng Yuzhi’s face broke into a smile again; she didn’t press further but instead warmly invited Qiu Xinyi to come inside.

Yan Huan was in the house, and soon they could confront her directly.

If Qiu Xinyi had lied, she would make sure her true colors were revealed in front of everyone.

She had stirred up trouble right under her nose.

And dared to play tricks right in front of Ji Chuan’s parents, what was her hidden agenda? Anyone could see through it.

Previously, when her own daughter had been wronged, she was already fuming inside.

Only because of Qiu Songyan did she let it go. Once might be forgiven, but this time she wouldn’t go easy on Qiu Xinyi.

She had been worried about not having an opportunity to teach this girl named Qiu a lesson, but now, here she was, falling right into her hands.

Perfect timing!

Today she’d show Qiu Xinyi what regret truly means!