Sheng Jinhe felt that Hemiao’s description had been a bit too polite. Even a manure pit wasn’t as foul as she had been.
Fortunately, after washing thoroughly, there was no strange odor left on her body.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she felt satisfied. Very good—she had successfully fallen in love with this face and this body. Even the texture of her hair had clearly improved.
At this moment, no compliment seemed excessive when applied to her. Thankfully, the original owner had already been beautiful; otherwise, the change would have seemed abrupt.
Satisfied, she put on the clothes that had already been washed. Not wanting to disturb Hemiao, who was busy burying her head in farming inside the space, she left the space and returned to the hospital bed to continue sleeping. After waking up, she still had a lot of things to do—she was truly busy!
She slept well through the night. When she woke up the next day, Grandpa Sheng was already there, but her so-called cheap father was nowhere to be seen.
“Grandpa, I’m fine now. Let’s go handle the discharge procedures later!”
Sheng Jinhe jumped out of bed in one swift motion.
“You silly girl, why the rush? Go wash up. I brought you toothpaste and a toothbrush. Come back and eat breakfast first. There are egg pancakes you like, spicy chili pickles, and I cooked some millet porridge too. Eat more.”
As he spoke, Grandpa Sheng handed her a ceramic washbasin.
At that moment, Sheng Jinhe felt like crying. The old man didn’t look like someone particularly meticulous, but when it came to caring for his granddaughter, he truly left nothing to be desired.
“Grandpa, I’ll definitely take good care of you in the future.”
“Hahaha, alright, alright. Go on!”
Sheng Jinhe moved quickly—because she was really hungry!
After returning, she ate while asking about the outcome of yesterday’s events.
“Grandpa, was the engagement canceled? And what about the guarantee letter?”
“All settled. The letter is on your desk, and we got the engagement tokens back too.”
“When Grandpa handles things, when has it ever gone wrong?” Sheng Li said with a smile.
But Sheng Jinhe felt that something must have happened in between—it couldn’t have been that easy.
“Thank you, Grandpa.”
“I still have some things at the Lin family’s house. After I’m discharged, I’ll go get them back.”
“I’ll ask Yueyue to go with me. Don’t worry.” She definitely wouldn’t let Grandpa go. If he went, he’d probably start scolding people again, and she’d end up having to endure it on behalf of the original owner.
Sheng Jinhe emphasized this.
“Alright. I’ve already asked for leave from your job. Rest for a few days.”
“You know about that too, Grandpa?” Sheng Jinhe asked guiltily.
“What don’t I know? That job of yours—do you think just anyone could get it? That girl from the Yao family doesn’t deserve it.”
Sheng Li couldn’t lay a hand on her, otherwise he’d have beaten that girl up long ago.
“Hehe, thanks Grandpa. I must’ve had a bad brain back then. I’ve figured things out now.”
Sheng Jinhe smiled sweetly, trying to please him.
“Hmph, it better be that way.”
Still, he had noticed the change in his granddaughter.
“Grandpa, I need to go to the Propaganda Department and borrow their camera. Remember to let them know!”
Sheng Jinhe still had to deal with her scumbag father. She needed solid evidence. According to the original novel, tomorrow was exactly the day her father would go to that other family of his outside. She had to capture it on camera.
She did want her mother and father to divorce—but her mother was already gone. Unless her father remarried, she wouldn’t have the moral grounds to kick him out openly. Obviously, her father wouldn’t do that, since he hadn’t finished sucking the Sheng family dry yet.
So she could only take the initiative herself.
“Alright. Just make sure to keep it safe. Or should I buy you a new one?”
“No need, no need. I’ll only use it for a bit.”
She already had one in her space; borrowing from the factory was just an excuse.
“Alright.”
“Grandpa, I’m full! You finish the rest. After you eat, let’s go get discharged. I’m full of energy now. This fever didn’t just make me smarter—it made me prettier too. Look, don’t you think so?”
Sheng Jinhe leaned closer and said playfully.
“My granddaughter has always been pretty.”
Sheng Li had been used to finishing Sheng Jinhe’s leftovers since she was little. In just a few bites he cleared the plate. Besides, she had good table manners and never picked through the food messily.
“You stay here. I’ll go get the doctor to check you again and see if you need to take any medicine home.”
Sheng Li got up and walked outside.
Sheng Jinhe sat there basking in the sunlight, mentally counting the things she had already dealt with.
The engagement was canceled. She had beaten up the male and female leads to vent her anger. She got her cheat ability back. The guarantee letter was written. Her job was secured.
Pretty efficient—keep it up.
“Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”
Grandpa Sheng came back with the doctor, who asked her.
“I feel great. I was probably just frightened yesterday, so the fever looked scary. Today everything feels fine.”
Sheng Jinhe stood up as she answered.
“Alright. If you feel unwell again, you can come back. Since the fever’s gone and there are no other symptoms, I don’t recommend taking medicine. Director Sheng, you can process the discharge.”
After examining her, the doctor said this.
“Alright, thank you.”
After seeing the doctor off, Sheng Jinhe carried the basin and followed Grandpa Sheng to handle the discharge procedures. Then she rode home on the back seat of his bicycle to the family compound.
“Grandpa, hurry and go to work!”
“I can go home by myself.”
At the gate of the compound, Sheng Jinhe jumped off the bicycle.
“Alright, I’m leaving then. I’ll bring lunch back from the canteen. Just wait at home.”
After saying that, he pedaled his bicycle toward the factory.
But Sheng Jinhe didn’t go home. Instead, she headed straight for the Lin family’s house.
Lin Helian’s mother, Wu Fanglan, didn’t have a job. She had given her work position to her eldest son.
She had even been hoping that after Sheng Jinhe married her younger son, Sheng Jinhe’s grandfather would arrange a job for her. What wishful thinking.
Holding the ceramic basin in her hand, she realized she still needed a stick. As she walked, she kept an eye on the ground, ready to pick one up.
“Aunt Wu, are you home? It’s Sheng Jinhe.”
Standing at the Lin family’s door, Sheng Jinhe knocked and introduced herself.
“Oh, you still dare to come? Let me tell you, if you don’t give us two job quotas now, I will absolutely not let my son pay you even the slightest attention again. What did you bring? You even put it in a basin.”
Wu Fanglan opened the door and immediately started scolding.
Sheng Jinhe laughed after hearing it.
“Finished?”
“Not yet! I haven’t even started properly scolding you. My Helian is still in the hospital. Why didn’t you go accompany him? When he wakes up he’ll definitely want to eat braised pork from the state-run restaurant. Remember to buy a portion, along with rice and steamed buns.”
“Oh? Aren’t you afraid he’ll choke to death?”
“Aunt Wu, did you forget that I have nothing to do with the Lin family anymore? You were there when the engagement was canceled, weren’t you?”
Sheng Jinhe felt that the only reason this woman dared to act so arrogantly toward her was because of the original owner.
“Y-you… what do you mean?”
“You think the same way?”
Wu Fanglan suddenly felt uneasy. Her confidence had always come from Sheng Jinhe’s unwavering devotion to her son. That was why when Grandpa Sheng said yesterday that the engagement would be canceled, their family had agreed so readily.
She had been certain that Sheng Jinhe would come begging them not to cancel the engagement.
And sure enough, she had come.
But… why did what she was saying sound different from what Wu Fanglan had imagined?
And Sheng Jinhe seemed different today too. Before, in front of her, she would agree with whatever Wu Fanglan said and never once dared to talk back.
“Tsk. What else would it mean? Or is something as big as marriage just a casual matter for the Lin family? Is that why your younger son could fool around while already engaged?”
“Bullshit! My son didn’t fool around!”
“It was that shameless, useless girl Yao Manman who seduced my son!”
The moment Wu Fanglan heard this, she exploded in anger.