Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 400: Chapter 400 Training the Child

The Qin Family’s eldest daughter-in-law said somewhat excitedly, ”Dad, it’s Chuyunyi.”

Old Master Qin heard the name and couldn’t quite believe it. ”How did you find out?”

The Qin Family’s eldest daughter-in-law poured herself a glass of water, gulped it down, and then continued, ”I was so anxious, I started asking around about the Ye Family’s situation. Today, I ran into an older lady from the compound, someone I get along with, and that’s how I found out that the daughter the Ye Family acknowledged was actually Chuyunyi.”

At this moment, Old Master Qin’s frown was so deep his wrinkles could have trapped a mosquito. Had it been earlier, they could have had Yunyi smooth things over. But now, if Yunyi found out that it was the Qin Family who had harmed her, she would probably hate them even more.

Seeing her father-in-law remain silent, the Qin Family’s eldest daughter-in-law urged, ”Dad, you need to make a decision!”

Old Master Qin suddenly looked up. ”Make a decision? Do you think Chuyunyi is still the same person she was when she had a marriage contract with the Qin Family, someone we could easily manipulate?”

The Qin Family’s eldest daughter-in-law tentatively suggested, ”Should we have Jianghui go and see her? If he can persuade Chuyunyi, there might still be a chance to salvage the situation.”

Old Master Qin wiped his weathered face with his hand. ”You were the one who insisted on indulging him and letting him break off the marriage. Now you’ve got your wish, haven’t you?”

”Dad, you can’t blame it all on me. The problem was that Jianghui didn’t like her. We couldn’t just force him into it and make him unhappy, could we?”

When Old Master Qin remained silent, she asked, ”Dad, what’s your take on this?”

Old Master Qin knew his eldest daughter-in-law had said this with the Qin Family’s interests at heart. ”Even if we let him go,” he said, ”don’t get your hopes up too high.”

Initially, Qin Jianghui adamantly refused to go to the Northeast to find Yunyi. However, he couldn’t refute his mother’s detailed explanation of the potential benefits and drawbacks, so he reluctantly boarded the train to the Northeast.

Meanwhile, Wu Bingjie had also received a call from home. He learned about the foolish things his mother had done. The biggest shock, delivered by his father over the phone, was that Ye Wenjuan wasn’t the Ye Family’s biological daughter. In fact, she was the girl his own mother had swapped into the Ye Family.

And the Ye Family’s actual daughter was none other than Doctor Chu from the Hua’an Farm Reclamation Clinic. His father’s message was clear: Wu Bingjie was to find this girl, plead for her forgiveness, and ask her to be magnanimous and intercede with the Ye family members to spare his mother.

After hanging up, he returned to the Zhiqing Point and sat staring blankly into space. How could he possibly bring himself to ask for such a thing? They didn’t even know each other. It felt entirely inappropriate to just show up unannounced and beg for mercy.

He figured she was unlikely to do him such a favor anyway.

Besides, now that he knew Ye Wenjuan wasn’t actually the Ye Family’s daughter... even if he liked her very much, with what his mother had done standing between them, it seemed almost impossible for them to ever be together.

「Beijing, Ye Family Home」

Xia Dongxue looked over the items she had prepared. ”Bingyu, come take a look. Am I missing anything?”

Ye Bingyu glanced at the items laid out. ”Looks like that’s about it. When you mail them, send them in separate packages. I’m worried if a single package is too big, she won’t be able to carry it.”

Xia Dongxue smiled. ”You don’t need to tell me that. I definitely wouldn’t want to tire out my daughter.”

As they were talking, their youngest son, Ye Wenyang, walked in. ”Mom, I’m back! Is dinner ready? I’m starving!”

Hearing her youngest son, Xia Dongxue suddenly remembered she had been so engrossed in sorting these things that she’d forgotten to cook. ”Oh dear, look at me, I completely forgot about dinner! There’s some sponge cake in the cupboard. Have some of that to tide you over. I’ll go make dinner right now.”

Ye Wenyang looked at the items spread out on the bed, a hint of displeasure on his face. ”Mom, isn’t this a bit excessive? If you send so many things, aren’t you worried she’ll attract the attention of opportunistic people?

”Besides, you should at least consider my sister Wen Yue’s feelings a little, shouldn’t you?”

Xia Dongxue’s expression darkened instantly. ”Ye Wenyang, I think your head is full of water! You still haven’t figured out who your *real* sister is. I’m not saying Wen Yue isn’t your sister, but you need to understand the difference between close family and more distant relations.”

Ye Bingyu’s face also turned grim. ”Do you know why your sister is willing to acknowledge us as her biological family but refuses to come back and live with the Ye Family?”

Ye Wenyang asked impatiently, ”Why?”

Ye Bingyu stared into his youngest son’s eyes. ”It’s precisely because she’s afraid of encountering someone like you, someone who can’t see things clearly. Rather than come back and feel unwelcome or be mistreated, she’d rather not return at all. You were raised by Wen Yue, so I understand your closeness to her. But have you ever once considered your *biological* sister’s feelings?”