Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 787 - 776: Nouveau Riche

While the Ye Qiu family was slowly making their days better in an orderly fashion, the life of Cai Baoqin who left East Stone Village to make her mark in the capital, turned out to be much more difficult than she could ever imagine.

Yan Jianjun’s father was an Old Red Army soldier. Although he was treated well by the higher-ups after being rehabilitated, his health was already failing, so he only held a nominal position. What angered Cai Juhua was not this, but that Old General Yan had given almost all of his resources to his eldest son, Yan Jian Country, while Yan Jianjun was just a middling official in the Bureau of Land and Resources.

While the Yan Family was prospering, Yan Jianjun, this brother, was far from living as well as his brother Yan Jian Country’s family. The main thing was, the entire big Yan Family was still living in the same compound, which made Cai Baoqin feel extremely constrained.

The situation of the Yan Family was quite complicated. Old General Yan had married twice. His oldest son Yan Jian Country and the second child Yan Juan were from the first wife, while Cai Baoqin’s husband, the third son Yan Jianjun, was born of the second wife.

It wouldn’t have mattered so much if Yan Jianjun’s biological mother had also died of illness like Old General Yan’s first wife. Unfortunately, she was still alive and had divorced Old General Yan during the tumultuous years, typically able to share wealth but not adversity. This was precisely why Old General Yan gave most of his connections to his eldest son, harboring resentment despite seeming to bear no grudges now.

If it hadn’t been for Yan Jianjun’s adamancy at that time to stick with his father, perhaps Old General Yan would have been even more heartless. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Also, because Yan Jianjun’s biological mother had reported Old General Yan back then, the relationship between Yan Jianjun and his older brother Yan Jian Country and his older sister Yan Juan was not too good. As Yan Jianjun, the biological son, was treated like this, let alone Cai Baoqin, an outsider.

Moreover, Yan Jianjun had a daughter, Yan Lili. Yan Lili was the only granddaughter in the Yan Family. Although her father was not favored by her paternal grandfather, she was different. She was cute, smart, and clever. Not only did Old General Yan dote on her lavishly, even Yan Jian Country and Yan Juan, who had a strained relationship with Yan Jianjun, adored her immensely.

And this little princess, pampered by the Yan Family, did not like her stepmother Cai Baoqin very much and even held some hostility towards her.

Therefore, Cai Baoqin’s life in the Yan Family was extremely awkward. Even the housekeepers were unwilling to speak more than necessary with her, with an implied disdain and contempt.

Cai Baoqin often consoled herself in her heart, ’It’s alright, all these hardships are temporary.’ She knew about the future, she knew in which direction the country would develop, she was just a stepdaughter, after all. As long as she showed tolerance and magnanimity, there would come a day when Yan Jianjun would recognize her forbearance.

Cai Baoqin was very clear that although Cai Jianjun liked her, his own daughter Yan Lili was dearer to him. For now, she would not compare, nor did she want to. She took all the provocations from Yan Lili without a complaint.

Decades of experience in her previous life taught her that clashing with Yan Lili would only be detrimental without any benefit. But she wasn’t suffering in silence for nothing; she never spoke about her grievances, yet she always found opportunities to subtlety reveal them in front of Yan Jianjun, to increase his sense of guilt towards her.

Yan Jianjun truly liked Cai Baoqin; otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought this divorced woman from a small village to the capital. He saw his daughter’s provocations towards Cai Baoqin and the family’s exclusion of her. He was busy with work and didn’t have the energy to address these issues, so he could only comfort her extra at night.

Fortunately, Cai Baoqin truly lived up to his expectations; she was as intellectual and magnanimous as he had known her, willing to endure discomfort rather than bothering him. Yan Jianjun felt both touched and guilty.

"I’m sorry for the trouble." Yan Jianjun said, holding Cai Baoqin’s hand, "Lily was indeed a bit too much to you. I’ll discipline her."

"It’s not a big deal, no need to be so solemn," Cai Baoqin said with a virtuous smile. "Lily is still young. It’s normal for her to reject me since I’m new to this family. Perhaps she’s heard some malicious slander saying all stepmothers are bad, so she’s treating me this way. But I will try my best. Lily is a smart child. I believe that as long as we spend more time together, she will accept me."

"It’s been hard on you," Yan Jianjun said, even more moved. However, Cai Baoqin’s casual remark made him reflect. His daughter Lily had always been smart and sensible; why was she so resistant to Baoqin this time?

He couldn’t help but ponder. Was it them? Even if his mother had been unjust and caused them to suffer in the past, had the hate not subsided over so many years? Isn’t the fact that Father has been favoring them with resources enough? Did they have to disturb the peace of his household?

The more Yan Jianjun thought about it, the more suspicious he became, and he couldn’t help but hesitate about whether it was right to continue living in the old house.

Seeing Yan Jianjun’s contemplative expression, a hint of a smug smile flashed in Cai Baoqin’s eyes. Her patience had finally paid off. What did the disdain of others matter? As long as Yan Jianjun was satisfied with her, she would be invincible.

She had long been fed up with this large family. As long as she continued to live in this compound, she would never have a say; whatever she did was subject to this family’s scrutinizing eyes.

Maybe if they moved out, the Old General would become even more biased, affecting Yan Jianjun’s prospects. But as the old saying goes, ’the distant fragrance is sweet while the nearby stench is foul.’ Perhaps after some distance, the Old General would realize his favoritism towards Yan Jianjun. If nothing else worked, there was still Yan Lili, the girl who could mediate. It would be best if this girl continued to live in the compound and not move away to be an eyesore for her.

We are in an era of economic boom and prosperity, and she must keep pace with the times. She’s not particularly smart, only able to rely on her foresight from a past life to stay ahead. If she wastes time on these trivial mother-in-law matters, wouldn’t that be too foolish?

As Cai Baoqin carefully calculated her steps, she was unaware that a major trouble was heading her way. Believing in rumors, the Cai Family had arrived in the capital after selling their possessions. New to the place and amid the bustling crowd, they were both fearful and excited.

Though dressed in worn-out clothes, though their pockets were nearly empty, they were confident. Their son-in-law/brother-in-law is an important official in the capital!

"Dad, Mom, how do we find sister and brother-in-law?" Cai Jinbao, the cherished son of the Cai family, asked calculatingly. His small eyes darted around, especially lingering on fashionably dressed women, unable to look away.

"I will marry a woman just as pretty," he declared firmly.

Cai Zhaodi looked at him with some disdain: "What’s so good about these indecently dressed women? But with your brother-in-law, what woman can’t you have?" She smiled gleefully, as if she could already see herself commanding respect and living the life of a wealthy lady.