An Jianjun took Feng Jiaojiao back to the educated youth residence.
“Oh, look! The bride is back. You certainly bought a lot of things!”
The moment Zhao Meili saw Feng Jiaojiao returning with a smug, happy look on her face and carrying several large bags, she couldn’t resist making a sarcastic remark.
Thinking about how Zhang Qiang could be so blind as to fall for a vain woman like Feng Jiaojiao made Zhao Meili feel even more irritated.
What does she have that I don’t?
“Zhao Meili, aren’t you getting a little sour? My teeth hurt just listening to you.”
To Feng Jiaojiao, Zhao Meili was simply jealous of everything she had.
Apparently, everything about her rubbed Zhao Meili the wrong way.
“Jiaojiao, you’re back!”
Qin Siyu greeted her with a bright smile.
That immediately made Feng Jiaojiao become extremely cautious.
“Yeah. We were out shopping for most of the day, and I’m exhausted. I’m going inside to rest.”
Using her usual tone, Feng Jiaojiao carried her things into the room.
Qin Siyu followed her inside.
After all, this was also Qin Siyu’s room.
Feng Jiaojiao reminded herself to endure it for just two more days. Once she married An Jianjun, she wouldn’t have to share the same kang bed with the female lead anymore.
It wasn’t that she was afraid of Qin Siyu.
She simply didn’t want to die this early.
Even though she had transmigrated into a novel, this second chance at life was precious to her.
“I see An Jianjun bought you quite a lot of things.”
Qin Siyu casually glanced over the items Feng Jiaojiao had brought back.
“Don’t even mention it. Buying clothes turned into such a headache. The styles weren’t even nice, but the saleswoman wouldn’t let me say anything. We ended up arguing, and I got so angry that I bought the most expensive clothes in the entire shop.”
“Who does she think she is, looking down on me? Tomorrow, I’ll have my father send me a few of the latest styles.”
Feng Jiaojiao deliberately changed the subject.
She tossed her bags carelessly into the corner.
“Yeah. This place really isn’t as convenient as home. Even finding a decent outfit you actually like is difficult.”
Qin Siyu always seemed to casually encourage Feng Jiaojiao to think about returning home.
“Ugh, this is so annoying!”
Seeing the displeased look on Feng Jiaojiao’s face, Qin Siyu didn’t ask anything else.
Once Qin Siyu went out to work, Feng Jiaojiao got out of bed and began organizing her belongings.
She put away everything that needed to be stored because she would be moving to the An family home tomorrow.
As she went through her clothes one by one, she couldn’t help but be amazed.
The original Feng Jiaojiao really was particular.
She had more than ten dresses alone, along with all kinds of pants, shirts, coats, sweaters, wool trousers, padded jackets, padded pants, and more.
Even without fabric coupons, she certainly wouldn’t have to worry about having nothing to wear.
“Huh? What’s this?”
Feng Jiaojiao discovered a necklace inside one of her suitcases.
The pendant looked very old-fashioned and was covered in a dark, blackish patina.
“Ah!”
A sudden sting shot through her finger.
She had accidentally pricked herself, and a tiny bead of blood appeared.
The drop of blood fell onto the pendant and was absorbed into it.
“This…”
Feng Jiaojiao stared in astonishment.
She immediately realized that she had stumbled upon something extraordinary.
She quickly locked the door and carefully examined the pendant.
There didn’t seem to be anything particularly unusual about it.
Where had the blood gone?
Suddenly—
Feng Jiaojiao disappeared from the room.
She found herself inside a dark, enclosed space that looked almost like a secret chamber.
But what caught her attention immediately were twenty large wooden chests sitting inside.
Feng Jiaojiao cautiously walked over and opened the nearest one.
Instantly, a dazzling golden light filled her eyes.
The entire chest was packed with gold bars.
Feng Jiaojiao swallowed hard.
Her heart pounded wildly, and a rush of heat surged through her body.
So this is what they mean by an adrenaline rush.
Her whole body trembled.
She never expected that the dream of becoming rich overnight—which she had never managed to achieve before—would actually come true here.
She opened every single chest.
There were twenty chests in total.
Six chests were filled with gold.
Two contained silver ingots.
Two were filled with jewelry made of precious stones and jade.
Four contained antique books.
One contained paintings and calligraphy.
And five were filled with porcelain.
Could it be…
Was this how the female lead had achieved such great success in her previous life?
Feng Jiaojiao remembered that the original novel had never gone into detail about exactly what the female lead had obtained. It had only mentioned it briefly.
Good grief.
The female lead had gotten such an enormous fortune, yet Feng Jiaojiao’s child in the original story hadn’t received what should have belonged to her.
She remembered that in the original novel, An Jianjun’s eldest daughter eventually learned that she wasn’t the female lead’s biological daughter.
Because of that, she became timid and overly cautious, always feeling like she didn’t belong in the family.
Eventually, she left and went abroad.
The female lead really was ruthless.
She couldn’t even tolerate a little girl.
Maybe this was fate.
Perhaps heaven had sent Feng Jiaojiao here specifically to change the destinies of the original supporting character and her daughter.
She put the necklace around her neck and gently touched her belly.
This time, I’ll protect you.
Since she had become Feng Jiaojiao, she had inherited everything connected to her—including her fate.
And this child was now connected to her as well.
She had never expected that, after being single all her life, she would suddenly end up with both a husband and a daughter.
“Something happened! I heard… Grandma An got into a fight with someone!”
A male educated youth had gone to the well to fetch water and happened to run into the commotion.
When he returned, he immediately told everyone what he had heard.
Feng Jiaojiao hurried outside to see what was going on.
The female educated youths followed her as well.
Over the past two days, An Jianjun had frequently been coming and going with Feng Jiaojiao, which had already attracted everyone’s attention.
An Jianjun’s mother had officially announced that the An family would be holding a wedding in two days.
Her third son was getting married, and his bride was the educated youth, Feng Jiaojiao.
Everyone had congratulated them at the time.
But behind closed doors, the gossip had already begun.
“Sufen, what exactly happened? Wasn’t the An family considering your Xiaofang? How did they suddenly change the bride?”
Liu Xiaocui clearly enjoyed watching other people’s drama and deliberately stirred things up.
“Exactly. I remember those two young people had only met recently. They barely knew each other. How did they suddenly decide to get married?”
The neighbors of the Wang family knew that the An family had originally been interested in Wang Xiaofang.
The two young people had even met twice.
So everyone was curious about how the bride had suddenly changed.
Wang Xiaofang’s mother immediately looked furious.
“Bah! The An family has no decency! They had just finished meeting with Xiaofang a few days ago, and now they’ve turned around and decided to marry someone else!”
Wang Xiaofang’s mother still had no idea what her daughter had done.
Someone nearby who had a good relationship with the An family quickly defended them.
“Oh, come on. Young people nowadays care about whether they feel a connection. If the two of them didn’t click, isn’t it normal for them to look elsewhere? Just because they met once, does that mean they can’t consider someone else?”
“Exactly. Either way, we’ll have wedding candy to eat soon!”
The An family was one of the better-off families in the village, so everyone was certain the wedding banquet would be quite generous.
After all, everyone had been eating poorly lately.
This was a perfect opportunity to have a proper feast.
Naturally, Wang Xiaofang’s mother refused to accept that the son-in-law she had set her sights on had been “stolen” away.
“Isn’t this just playing with people? I think An Jianjun and that educated youth, Feng, had something going on long ago! My poor daughter was completely kept in the dark!”
“Oh, now that you mention it… Do you think that Qin educated youth crying and running out of the An family’s house a few days ago means she saw something?”
This kind of scandal was always the hottest topic in the village.
Before long, the rumor spread everywhere.
And as rumors traveled from one person to another, they became more and more exaggerated.
When An Jianjun’s mother heard about it, she was furious.
Her son was about to get married, and she originally hadn’t wanted to pick a fight with the Wang family at such a crucial moment.
But apparently, they had forgotten who they were dealing with.
She immediately stormed toward the center of the gossip.
“Wang Sufen, you rotten-hearted piece of trash! What nonsense are you spreading now?!”