Chapter 41 The Scheming Woman's Plans
Chapter 41 The Scheming Woman's Plans
Next, Song Qiao needs to find a way to get Zhang Dalan back to him.
She couldn't deal with Song Qiao herself, so she wanted to use the old lady's hand to make Song Qiao's life miserable.
"Mom! We've come today to take you to Jiangcheng for the winter. Look how cold it is for you all alone in the countryside during the winter. It's much better in the city; there's heating."
Upon hearing Zhao Xiaoya's words, Zhang Dayun was overjoyed: "Really? Where are you planning to take me to stay?"
Zhao Xiaoya laughed and said, "Of course we'll go to Jiang Ming's house! Where else would we go? Your son and I aren't married yet, so it wouldn't be appropriate for him to stay at my place, would it?"
Hearing this, Zhang Dayun thought Zhao Xiaoya was right: "I originally wanted to go, but I was thinking that you guys were just out having fun and didn't have a reason. Now that it's getting cold, I'll just go with you."
"Yes! Mom, Song Qiao is your daughter-in-law, and she has an obligation to take care of you. If she treats you badly, you shouldn't indulge her."
While Jiang Ming was out buying groceries, Zhao Xiaoya stirred up trouble for Zhang Dayun.
"Mom, I've already discussed it with Jiang Ming. I plan to give you a grandson. Anyway, Song Qiao can't have any more children. Once I have a son, you should find a way to make her leave with nothing and leave the house, money, and property to your grandson."
Zhang Dalan was overjoyed when she heard that Zhao Xiaoya wanted to have a grandson for her: "Wife, don't worry about having a baby. Once you have the child, I'll use Song Qiao's inability to have children as an excuse to make her leave with nothing."
As the two were discussing, Jiang Ming and Jiang Xiaoran returned from grocery shopping. Upon seeing them, Zhao Xiaoya quickly said, "Mom! We've been shopping all afternoon and we're hungry. Hurry up and cook!"
Zhao Xiaoya comes here often; in the past six years, she has returned more often than Song Qiao. In the old lady's heart, she has long regarded her as her daughter-in-law.
"Daughter-in-law, you two rest well, Mom will go and cook for you."
Zhang Dalan was completely charmed by Zhao Xiaoya and willingly went to the kitchen to cook.
"Xiaoya, what are you and Mom talking about?"
Seeing his mother happy, Jiang Ming couldn't help but ask.
“Mom said she wanted to go to the city for the winter. I suggested she come to my place, but she said it wasn’t appropriate. She said she wanted to stay at your place. When I get back, I’ll buy her some nutritional supplements and a new coat.”
Hearing Zhao Xiaoya's filial piety, Jiang Ming hugged her and said, "How can Song Qiao compare to you? When my mother was there, she would make her angry from time to time. If she argues with me again when I go back this time, I will go straight for her, kill her father, take the chairman's position, and then divorce her."
Zhao Xiaoya had been waiting for this day for a long time. She instigated Zhang Dalan to go to Song Qiao's place, which caused chaos in the whole family.
“Jiang Ming, it is indeed lonely for Mom to live alone at home, especially in winter when there is no heating. It is not appropriate for you, as the deputy general manager of the urban construction company, to let our family live alone in the countryside.”
Jiang Ming was deeply moved by Zhao Xiaoya's words and nodded: "After we finish eating, let Mom come with us. Besides taking care of Xiao Ran, she can also keep an eye on Song Qiao for me. I feel like she's been acting strange these past few days. Maybe she's figured something out."
Hearing that her goal had been achieved, Zhao Xiaoya happily said, "You take Ranran to play, and I'll go help Mom with the cooking."
Seeing Zhao Xiaoya enter the low-ceilinged kitchen, Jiang Ming felt from the bottom of his heart that Song Qiao had been unable to integrate into his life all these years, but Zhao Xiaoya could.
He sensed from within that Song Qiao was aloof and arrogant, while Zhao Xiaoya was a down-to-earth wife.
When she got home, she even cooked for her mother and tried to make her happy.
Every time Song Qiao returned, it made Zhang Dalan unhappy.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Jiang Ming overlooked the difference between his mother's attitude towards Song Qiao and Zhao Xiaoya.
Whenever Song Qiao comes back, his mother sets up family rules and becomes a hands-off manager, but when Zhao Xiaoya comes back, her mother is so happy that she cooks for her personally.
After the meal, Jiang Ming took Zhang Dalan, Zhao Xiaoya, and Jiang Xiaoran back to Jiangcheng City.
On the way back, Jiang Ming saw a car ahead that looked exactly like the one he had bought for Song Qiao. He wanted to catch up and take a look, but after chasing it all the way, he couldn't see the license plate number. Finally, the sports car left him in the dust and he could no longer see it.
When Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan returned to Jiangcheng, it was still early, at 3:50 pm.
Lu Mingxuan checked the time: "Qiaoqiao, how about we go to the area near the garbage dump this afternoon and ask around to see if anyone has found a child?"
Upon learning that Zhang Xia had abandoned the child at the garbage dump, Song Qiao desperately wanted to return to the city to find the child. Hearing Lu Mingxuan say he would go with her, she glanced at him in the driver's seat and asked, "Aren't you busy at the hospital? You've been out all day."
"I'm not busy. I worked the night shift last night, and I've switched shifts with someone else today, so don't worry."
Song Qiao barely spoke a word the whole way. Lu Mingxuan knew she was worried about the child, so he decided not to wait any longer and would go to look for her that afternoon.
After they made their agreement, Song Qiao didn't go home after returning to the city. Instead, the two drove directly to the garbage dump outside the city to look for the child.
The landfill is 20 miles from the city. All the household waste in the entire city is dumped here. There is a transfer station here. After the waste is sorted, some of it is used to generate electricity, and some is transported away as fertilizer.
Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao drove to the vicinity of the garbage dump and stopped.
"Let's walk over there; the road over there is difficult for cars to access."
Having just bought a new car, Jiang Ming would definitely become suspicious if the tires got muddy. If he knew that Song Qiao was looking for his biological daughter, he would definitely try to stop her.
"it is good!"
The landfill is on a piece of land, and the garbage inside is piled up like a small mountain. Fortunately, it is winter now. If it were summer, the smell would travel for miles.
Despite this, Song Qiao still covered her nose with her hand.
After getting out of the car, Lu Mingxuan handed a mask to Song Qiao: "Wear this, the smell is unpleasant."
Song Qiao nodded, feeling saddened at the thought of her daughter being placed in such a place in the sweltering heat of May.
Where did you get the mask?
After Song Qiao put it on, her bright eyes blinked as she looked at Lu Mingxuan.
"Have you forgotten? I'm a doctor, how can I wear a mask?"
Song Qiao had forgotten about it and nodded: "Let's go."
Five years ago, her newborn daughter was abandoned here. When Song Qiao came to this place, she could almost hear the child crying.
"Mingxuan, I just don't understand why Jiang Ming is so heartless, not even sparing his own daughter?"
Lu Mingxuan put his arm around her shoulder and said, "We'll talk about it after we find the child. If it turns out he was the one who threw the child away, we'll prosecute him for abandonment."
Song Qiao wore a blue mask and a white casual outfit, looking like an angel, but her eyes were filled with sorrow, which made Lu Mingxuan feel sorry for her.
Lu Mingxuan felt sorry for her and silently stood by her side to protect her.
The two walked around the garbage dump but didn't see a single person.
Song Qiao stood at the entrance, her eyes fixed on the pile of garbage: "Mingxuan, do you think the child might have been buried alive by the garbage without being discovered?"
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