The old woman felt Cheng Tao was being foolish. The men she had chosen for Cheng Tao were all of good character.
Yet, Cheng Tao herself looked down on them and chose one who couldn't manage their finances.
Cheng Tao, highly displeased, said, "You just don't want me to get married. As long as I'm not married, you won't give me the house! To put it bluntly, you don't care about me. I've lost my fertility, and finding a man like Qiu Desheng is already good enough. What more can I expect!"
The old woman was so angered her face turned pale. Because of her injury, she had been pampering Cheng Tao like a treasure.
Now, she had uttered such heartless words!
"Do you really want to marry him? Won't you regret it?"
"I won't regret it. He's a good man, and he'll give me all his money after we're married!" Cheng Tao declared with conviction.
She deliberately raised her voice, as if speaking for Cheng You to hear.
The old woman chuckled coldly, "Since it's your choice, I won't stop you! But I'll tell you this beforehand, if you're unhappy in the future, don't come looking for me!"
Cheng You, worried that the old woman might get sick from anger, advised, "Perhaps this Qiu Desheng has changed for the better now."
The old woman shook her head with a cold expression. He hadn't changed; it was just that no one had been willing to marry him for so many years, so he hadn't had the chance to hurt anyone.
Cheng You fell silent. People like Cheng Tao, if not for the blood relation, who would like them?
After finishing this matter, Cheng Tao continued, "Grandma, there's one more thing I want to tell you."
The old woman said coldly, "Say everything at once."
After all, she wouldn't say anything good.
"It's about Zhenzhen. Her biological father was a good friend of Brother Xu. He's no longer here, and Zhenzhen is his only bloodline. We should naturally take good care of her. So, I propose that our Feng family raises Zhenzhen!"
"I don't want to. I absolutely don't want to be family with someone like you!" Zhenzhen openly expressed her disgust.
Cheng Tao's face flushed with anger, "What's wrong with our Feng family?"
Zhenzhen stuck out her tongue at her, "The Feng family is very good, and Grandpa and Grandma Feng are also very good, but I don't like you!"
Cheng Tao was so angry she rolled up her sleeves, wanting to go teach her a lesson, but Cheng You blocked her hand.
"Don't rush. If the Feng family is to raise Zhenzhen, how can Grandma Lin and the other elders have the energy to care for a child?"
Cheng Tao raised her chin, "Of course, I'll take care of her."
She would have plenty of opportunities to teach this girl a lesson later.
Cheng You said slowly, "Raising a child is not easy. It costs money and takes a lot of energy."
Cheng Tao immediately said, "Didn't her deceased father leave behind some money?"
Cheng You let out a cold laugh and glanced at the old woman with a smile that was not a smile.
It was clear now; she was after the money in the savings book.
The old woman was so enraged she grabbed the water by her side and threw it onto Cheng Tao's face.
"That's the money her father left for her! Has your conscience been eaten by dogs to dare covet that money!"
Cheng Tao, splashed directly in the face, was stunned.
She didn't even feel she had gone too far.
"Grandma, I'm not after the money. Didn't I say I'd raise her!"
In any case, after marrying Qiu Desheng, she would use his allowance to raise her.
That money would eventually be hers.
Cheng Tao thought the old woman was very stubborn. Why did she have to tell others about this money?
If no one else knew, she could legitimately swallow the money.
The old woman turned her face away, not wanting to see her at all.
"Get out. I'll arrange your marriage as soon as possible. Once you're married, you'll no longer be part of our Feng family, and don't meddle in our Feng family's affairs again!"
Cheng Tao pouted and walked out, wondering what was so superior about this old woman.
Cheng You truly couldn't understand how, with two upright elders in the Feng family, their descendants were so unreliable.
"Sister Lin, is Cheng Tao really your granddaughter? Forgive me for being blunt, but I know who she and Song Yulian are much better than you do."
The old woman smiled sadly. If she could, who wouldn't want their child to be more outstanding?
Feng Xianxu walked down from upstairs, his voice clear and cold, "What Cheng You said is exactly what I want to ask."
He had heard everything Cheng Tao had said.
If he had been indifferent to Cheng Tao before, he now felt disgusted.
He sincerely did not want to acknowledge Cheng Tao as his own niece's daughter.
Cheng You mentioned, "The military hospital has paternity testing. Would you like to try it?"
The old woman remained silent for a moment, then slowly shook her head.
She didn't want to go through the trouble. Nothing matched better than the keepsake Cheng Tao had given her.
The results of Feng Yaojun's investigation in Yongcheng all matched her lost daughter.
She wasn't so foolish as not to recognize the jade pendant she had personally given to her daughter.
Cheng You didn't persuade her further and got up to leave.
Feng Xianxu escorted her out and said, "Cheng You, I want to go to Yongcheng to pay respects to Zhenzhen's mother. Is it convenient?"
Cheng You calculated the time and said, "We'll be returning to Yongcheng in a while. We can go back together then."
After Cheng Wenyu's results were out, she still had to go back.
Feng Xianxu smiled, "That would be wonderful."
...
Cheng Tao, in order to get the house as soon as possible, decided to speed things up. In just two days, she had Qiu Desheng propose, and the wedding date was set for the same day as Feng Xue's.
The sooner the house was transferred, the better, to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.
The elders of the Feng family no longer tried to persuade her. After all, it was her chosen man, and there was no room for regret.
Not only were the wedding banquets on the same day, but they were also at the same restaurant.
Cheng You flipped through the calendar. It was the day before Cheng Wenyu's results were due.
She hadn't originally planned to go, but both Feng Xue and Cheng Tao had sent invitations.
They wanted to provoke her.
Since that was the case, she would go.
When Sister He was chatting with her, she heard she was going to a wedding banquet and was somewhat incredulous.
"Aren't you on bad terms with them? Why are you going?"
Cheng You flicked the two invitations in her hand, "If they want to provoke me, let's see who provokes whom."
On the wedding banquet day, Cheng You specifically wore a custom-made red qipao.
The slit reached her calf, and her fair calves were faintly visible.
She rarely wore such form-fitting clothes, making Qi Chengan reluctant to let her go out.
Cheng You pushed away his restless hands, "Stop messing around, we need to leave on time."
Qi Chengan whispered, "You don't have to go if you don't want to."
Cheng You gave him a playful glare and snorted.
"That won't do. I specifically had this dress custom-made. I should wear it out."
Logically speaking, one shouldn't dress too well for a wedding banquet, to avoid stealing the spotlight.
But since Feng Xue and Cheng Tao had personally invited her, Cheng You had to dress up.
With Qi Chengan accompanying her, this pair was even more eye-catching than the newlyweds.
As soon as the two of them entered, Cheng Tao and Feng Xue's expressions sank in unison.
This wasn't a wedding banquet; it was an act of disruption!
Not only them, but Qi Shengwen and Song Qinglan had also arrived.
Qi Shengwen was the military commander, and many people immediately rushed forward to mingle, no longer remembering they were there for a wedding banquet.