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?Chapter 118: Chapter 118: From Now On, Let’s Live Well Chapter 118: Chapter 118: From Now On, Let’s Live Well Chen Jing had suffered numerous humiliations and abuses in the Zhu family over the years. Thus, she had quite a few prejudices against wealthy families, and, of course, she knew that those families had extremely high standards when it came to their children’s partners.

“Xiao Yu, do they… I mean Ji and Le, do they know you’re not of legitimate birth?” Chen Jing leaned towards Zhu Qianyu’s ear and asked in a low voice.

Zhu Qianyu found that her mother’s worries turned out to be the same as she had once experienced herself.

“Mom, they all know. They don’t care about such things.”

Chen Jing was somewhat skeptical, until Zhu Qianyu took her in the courtyard, and the two lively children from the Ji family rushed out to greet them as usual. As soon as they saw Zhu Qianyu, they kept calling “Auntie, Auntie”.”

When they saw Chen Jing, the two little brats looked up curiously, blinking their big black eyes, and asked, “Are you Grandma?”

The mother of these two little brats, Sihan, is the adopted daughter of Ji family, so, for them, the term “grandma” was always just a word without ever having met the actual person. Now they were excited to see her.

As for why the two of them knew Chen Jing was ‘grandma’? Naturally, it was because Le Tong had given the little ones a heads up over the phone, mentioning the guest coming over would be Auntie’s mother, and they should call her Grandma.

Chen Jing looked at the pair of adorable twin babies who looked exactly alike and couldn’t help but crouch down asking, “Are you Beibei and Guoguo?”

Little brother Beibei raised his small hand and responded clearly, “Reporting, I am Beibei!”

Little sister Guoguo mimicked her brother and crisply echoed, “Reporting, I am Guoguo!”

Chen Jing was amused by these two lively and innocent children and reached out to pinch their faces, “Very good. Grandma bought you some candies. Do you like them?”

The candies Chen Jing bought were from the local candy shop. The shop owner, who already knows the two cheeky, sweet-toothed brats’ taste, immediately packed a large bag of candies that matched the twins’ taste when Zhu Qianyu mentioned them.

“We love them, thank you!” Beibei’s eyes sparkled as he grabbed the large bag of candies.

Little Guoguo instead, gave Chen Jing a resounding kiss, “Thank you, Grandma!”

Chen Jing’s heart melted with the adorableness of these two babies, “Xiao Yu, they are so cute.” If she weren’t afraid of scaring them, she might give them a million kisses.

Zhu Qianyu picked up Beibei, “Yes, they are not only cute but also very smart!”

Upon hearing his aunt praising him, Beibei made a funny face at Chen Jing who was holding Guoguo, “Hehe!”

Over these years, Chen Jing had mainly focused her attention on Zhu Zhizhou. Even when her daughters were little, she didn’t spend too much time with them. Now, seeing how cute Beibei and Guoguo were, it made her feel remorseful about her past neglect and ignorance of her own daughters.

It was clear that these twins were cherished by their family, exuding the naïveté and sprite of children.

She, however, couldn’t even remember what Ying’er and Xiao Yu looked like at the age of these babies anymore.

“Xiao Yu, I’m sorry…” if possible, she wished time could rewind, allowing her to treat her daughters well again. Unfortunately, that was clearly impossible!

Zhu Qianyu suddenly turned around and looked at her, “Mom, what’s wrong with you again?”

She thought her mom was getting cold feet…
Chen Jing cuddled close and rubbed her face against Zhu Qianyu’s, gently saying, “You and your sister, you must have always hated me!”

Taken aback by such rare affection from her mother, Zhu Qianyu was momentarily stunned. After a while, she finally responded.

“Mom, those are all things of the past, it’s pointless to talk about it. In the future, let’s live well, just the three of us.”

Gu’s aunt was enthusiastic towards Chen Jing. When Chen Jing wanted to help in the kitchen, she was politely declined.

Chen Jing could only go on to play with the little ones along with Zhu Qianyu. But to be precise, it was more like the babies were keeping her and her daughter entertained.

When Ji Rui and his wife returned home, recalling the episode that morning, Chen Jing felt slightly awkward. She greeted the Ji couple, who were swarmed by the two little brats clinging to their thighs, saying, “Mr. Ji, Mrs. Le.”

Ji Rui and Le Tong faced her, with Le Tong extending her hand to greet, “Ah Jing, is it okay if I call you this? Xiao Yu said you are a few years younger than me, you can call me Tong Sister! And him, you can call him Ji Brother!”

The approachable Le Tong, compared to the domineering Mrs. Le she saw in the morning, was indeed different as night and day.

Perhaps it was because the contrast was too significant that Chen Jing did not adapt immediately. It wasn’t until Zhu Qianyu nudged her arm that she shook out of her reverie and shook Le Tong’s hand.

“No problem, no problem. Xiao Yu has been in your care for some time now, thank you!”

Ji Rui and Le Tong were amiable, which made Chen Jing feel a lot more at ease.

“Ah Jing, what are you talking about? Xiao Yu is Xiao Huan’s girlfriend, which makes her part of our family. For family, there’s no such thing as causing trouble. Plus, Xiao Yu is quite impressive, she makes Beibei and Guoguo happy all day long, and even prepares different snacks for us daily. If we were to break it down, we’re the ones causing her trouble.”

Only then did Chen Jing understand that her daughter had won over the Ji family members with her skilled hands and cooking, which she considered the only wealth she had bequeathed to her daughters.

“Grandma, swing!”

The two little brats yelled wanting to swing, so Le Tong, along with Zhu Qianyu and her mother, took them to the swing set.

“Ah Jing, were you frightened this morning? I’m sorry. Given the circumstances, Ji, Da Bao, and I had no choice but to keep them in check in that manner.”

Le Tong was the first to apologize for the hard-line approach they took that morning, even though it wasn’t aimed at Chen Jing as she didn’t want Chen Jing to bear any misunderstanding.

Chen Jing shook her head repeatedly, expressing, in shame.

“Tong Sister, don’t say that. You all were completely justified in saying what you said. I, on the other hand, should have spoken up for you.”

Le Tong patted her shoulder, “We understand your situation, so we tried to ignore your presence as much as possible. If we said anything inappropriate, I hope you won’t take it to heart. Xiao Yu and Xiao Huan get along very well, and I don’t want their relationship to be affected by a misunderstanding among us elders.”

Chen Jing, upon hearing Le Tong’s words, finally had a bit of an understanding about what her daughter had talked about.

This Le Tong, indeed, was a woman with a clear sense of right and wrong
Come to think of it, she and Le Tong were truly polar opposites.

She was strong, independent, decisive while Chen Jing was indecisive and dependent on others…
“Tong Sister, it is shameful for me to say this, but Ying’er and Xiao Yu, these two kids, while growing up with me in the Zhu family, have suffered a lot of oppression and hardship. I am fully responsible for all of it. I always thought that a family could only be held up by a father, but, after meeting you today, I realized that I was terribly wrong!”

At this moment, Chen Jing felt a wave of intense regret, blaming herself for neglecting her two daughters for twenty years, all because of a man.