Chapter 1573 - 1528: The Wicked Mother-in-law Arrives (Part 55_2)

"Well, that’s also true."

Xi Jingchen doesn’t think much about it.

Mainly, he’s already grown up and about to start his own little family. He will be living in Su Hai from now on and will likely not be able to take care of Xi Zhenhua. So, Xi Zhenhua’s remarriage is actually a good thing for him. After all, marrying someone means he will have someone to take care of him, saving Xi Jingchen quite a bit of bother.

Anning found out about Li Wanping being beaten a few days later.

It’s said that Li Wanping was beaten by Xiao Zhe, and he beat her particularly badly. Now she is covered in injuries and is stuck at home unable to go out.

This made Xiao Tong very happy. Xiao Tong even went over to mock her, making Li Wanping so angry she is half dead.

Anning felt a bit amused and helpless knowing about this.

She even discussed it with Xia Man over afternoon tea: "This must be Ni Si’s deliberate revenge on her."

Anning could easily guess the reason behind it: "It seems Ni Si is quite formidable. In a way, it’s good because with her around, Zhenhua won’t be muddle-headed again."

Xia Man took a sip of tea: "The main thing is Uncle Xi will have someone to take care of him."

Anning nodded: "That’s true. Alright then, I’ll give Zhenhua a call later and arrange to meet with Ni Si for a chat."

Anning had a good impression of Ni Si, and later she made a call to arrange a shopping trip together with Ni Si.

Three generations, three women spent a whole afternoon together, shopping and buying quite a few things, and only went home after having dinner together.

After returning home, Anning rummaged through drawers and found a red jade bracelet, which she sent to Ni Si the next day as a meeting gift from her as the mother-in-law.

Ni Si and Xi Zhenhua didn’t stay long, as there’s still plenty of affairs to handle at home. After seeing Anning, and knowing Xi Jingchen is doing well here, they bought plane tickets and went back.

Once those two were sent off, Anning and Xiao Yuan accelerated the training of Xia Man and Xi Jingchen.

Additionally, when Xi Zhenhua and Ni Si got married, they attended the wedding but had been busy afterwards.

By the time Xi Jingchen and Xia Man graduated, they were both able to handle things independently.

Moreover, several schools founded by Anning were built, and new students were enrolled. While the results will need a few years to show, the institution’s management systems were all set up by Anning, and the teaching methods were specifically designed by her. In a few years, the results from the school’s regular exams should be quite good. Anning’s plan is to develop these schools into prestigious local institutions within five years.

Originally, Xia Man and Xi Jingchen had planned to marry upon graduation.

But now both of them are managing their own projects, they have a lot to learn, and work is particularly busy, leaving them no time to marry, so they had to postpone it.

So, three more years passed, during which they finally got skilled at handling various matters and finally had time to plan the wedding.

During these three years, Anning and Xiao Yuan gradually phased out from the forefront, essentially no longer participating in company management unless the children faced uncertain matters or particularly difficult issues. Otherwise, they lived a leisurely retirement life.

As for Xiao Zhe, he still ended up divorcing Li Wanping.

Li Wanping couldn’t win over Xi Zhenhua, and tried to repair her relationship with her son Xi Jingchen, but Xi Jingchen ignored her completely.

Xi Jingchen had long given up on Li Wanping and now treats her as a stranger.

Li Wanping couldn’t bear the hardship, and complained a lot about Xiao Zhe, a man who does nothing.

The living space was small, with no maid at home, and a lot of housework needed Li Wanping to handle. Xiao Zhe was like a hands-off shopkeeper, doing nothing at home, going fishing and drinking when he had the leisure, which Li Wanping found unbearable.

Especially since Xiao Zhe had become extremely stingy.

Xiao Zhang, frustrated with the disparity, mixed with some bad influences, leading to drinking, fighting, being away from home, and eventually even getting into drugs. Xiao Tong got involved with Fu Xinjiang, although the Fu Family disapproved, thinking it humiliating because she was once engaged to Fu Xinhong and now with Fu Xinjiang, especially given she’s no longer the Xiao Family’s oldest daughter. The Fu Family would naturally disapprove, but Xiao Tong was quite resourceful. She followed Fu Xinjiang into the Fu Family’s management, made some achievements, and proved her capability, eventually gaining acceptance from the Fu Family.

Later, Xiao Tong visited Xiao Zhe several times, even storming into the house to beat up Li Wanping fiercely.

Xiao Zhe realized that neither of his children could be relied upon, and so he started desperately trying to save for retirement, hoping to find a good nursing home for his old age. Therefore, he was particularly miserly with Li Wanping, almost splitting every penny in two.

Li Wanping sometimes couldn’t even squeeze money out of Xiao Zhe to buy some good food.

She couldn’t bear it, and after a year, she clamored for divorce from Xiao Zhe.

Afterwards, Li Wanping spent half a year pondering, eventually marrying an old man in his seventies. However, the old man was particularly savvy, as were his children and grandchildren. Once married, Li Wanping was completely controlled, receiving no benefit besides food, clothes, and a small amount of pocket money every month.

Anyway, both Li Wanping and Xiao Zhe are now living poorly.

Anning didn’t do anything to them, but they managed to make their own lives harder and harder.

On the other hand, Xi Zhenhua’s life improved after marrying Ni Si.

Ni Si is stunningly beautiful but genuinely a practical person. She took great care of Xi Zhenhua, and as for Xi Zhenhua, being an honest man, he devoted himself to Ni Si wholeheartedly. He also treated Ni Si’s daughter, Hua Song, very well, tutoring the child, paying for extra classes, and taking the child to and from school. In fact, he behaved no less than a biological father, and over time, Hua Song accepted him, and now, she calls him "Dad" affectionately.