On the third day of the first lunar month, Lin Aidang, the second son of the Lin Family, arrived in Beijing with his wife, Jiang Jiangyu, and their two sons from the Northwest. At this time, the atmosphere in the Lin Family underwent a subtle change again.
The moment Mrs. Lin had been eagerly awaiting - a family reunion - finally arrived, but she felt no joy or excitement. Many things had gone beyond her expectations.
With the breakdown of relations among her maternal Gu Family brothers and her elder brother Gu Changqing's imprisonment awaiting judgment, after all the family assets had been confiscated, the marital arrangements she had valued had fallen through.
The attitudes of her old friends were subtly different. Just when she was furious, her younger daughter-in-law had caused a stir.
In the bedroom, Mrs. Lin remained expressionless, her eyes fixed on her younger daughter-in-law, Jiang Jiangyu.
