Who says real and fake daughters can’t be sisters?

Most of the customs for the Chinese New Year are similar. Starting from the second day of the New Year, relatives and friends of the Ji family came to pay New Year's greetings one after another. Yuanluo met many people back and forth, but she couldn't remember them all when she turned around. After all, there were too many people.

Yuanluo and Siran just stood aside quietly as mascots, smiling. Ji Anxin was older and in charge of most of the company's business, so she naturally couldn't just smile foolishly like her two younger sisters.

Just when Yuanluo's face was almost frozen from her fake smile, an uninvited guest came to the Ji family.

"Sister-in-law, you are such a busy person. You didn't even come to pick me up when I came to pay New Year's greetings." His words were quite harsh.

Shen Yunqing's face immediately turned cold, and Ji Anxin and Si Ran beside him also looked unhappy.

A mother and daughter turned in from outside the door. The older one had thin lips, drooping eyebrows, and looked a bit mean. The younger girl who followed her did not look very old. Her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat like the woman, but her facial features seemed more coordinated. However, there was a kind of pitiful look on her face that did not match her temperament.

Ji Anxin said, "I was wondering who was speaking so harshly. She didn't seem to be here to pay New Year's greetings, but rather to pick a fight. It turned out to be my aunt. I forgot that there is such a straightforward and honest person in our Ji family."

The people who came were Yuanluo's aunt Liu Yuling, followed by their cousin Ji Mingyue. Their uncle was called Ji Zhengyuan, and his father was a brother of Yuanluo's grandfather. Although they were all members of the Ji family in their generation, their relationship was somewhat distant.

Their aunt was of a relatively low birth family. She used dishonorable means to marry Ji Zhengyuan while pregnant. Although the second branch of the Ji family was not as wealthy as the first branch, they were also well off. Liu Yuling was able to rise to the top through marriage. However, after she saw the wealth of the first branch, she began to feel unbalanced.

The eldest son of the first family, Ji Zhengsong, went into business and became the richest man. The second son, Ji Zhengqian, held an important position. Although he could not return to Pingzhou for the New Year and stayed in Southern Province, no one dared to underestimate him. He was quite capable and had brought a lot of benefits to the local area. He would be able to return to Pingzhou and take a position in the central government as soon as his term expired.

The eldest branch of the Ji family had everything, so Lucy Liu became more and more jealous. Every time she saw Shen Yunqing, she would say a few sour words. However, Ji Zhengyuan was a man with a good personality, and for his sake, Shen Yunqing could not make things too embarrassing.

When An Xin was young, she could still scold him back, and she would just say that she was still a child and forget it. Later, when Ji Anxin grew up and gradually took over the company, she naturally could not speak without restraint like before. Si Ran had a bad temper, and Shen Yunqing suffered a lot at her hands.

Ji Zhengyuan's eldest son, Ji Jianglin, was personally raised and taught by Ji Zhengyuan. His personality is very similar to Ji Zhengyuan's, and his temper gets along well with the Ji family. However, Ji Mingyue has been with Liu Yuling since he was a child, and his temperament is a little hard to describe. By the time Ji Zhengyuan discovered this, it was already too late to change.

After hearing Ji Anxin's sarcastic words, Liu Yuling naturally would not tolerate it. She has been very proud these years. Shen Yunqing wants to save face and doesn't bother with her. The eldest daughter who fought for her has grown up, and the adopted daughter is a softie. Even if she goes too far, they will just tolerate it.

"An Xin, you are not a child anymore. Girls are bound to get married sooner or later. Are you trying to piss off your father by staying in the company to fight for power and profit every day? An Xin, your parents have been very kind to you. After all, the company belongs to the Ji family. If they really give it to you, wouldn't it be a bargain for outsiders?"

Ji Anxin: What? Me? Ji Anxin, fighting for power and profit in my own company?

Ji Anxin was completely silenced by her stupid logic.

She opened her mouth to curse back, but when she saw Shen Yunqing's eyes, she swallowed the curse words that were on the tip of her tongue. Forget it, she only came once a year anyway, so she endured it.

Seeing that Ji Anxin did not refute, Liu Yuling became even more proud and said, "If you ask me, the Ji family is Ji after all. Instead of hiring those outsiders with high salaries, it is better to ask Zhengyuan and Jiang Lin to help the eldest brother. Brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons fight together in battle, right?"

Si Ran was so shocked that her jaw dropped. She retorted, "My father founded the company alone, so how can it belong to the Ji family? You can even call my sister an outsider. How can an uncle or cousin from the next room be considered one of our own?"

Ji Mingyue, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up at this moment, with a pitiful face and words that were full of the fragrance of tea: "We all have the last name Ji, so how can we not be considered family members if we are related by blood? It is Sister Siran who has no blood relationship with us, right?"

After saying that, he seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and he covered his mouth artificially, and continued: "Ah, did I say something wrong? Sister Siran, you won't blame me, will you? I didn't mean it, and you know that I always speak my mind."

Si Ran's eyes were red with anger, and Shen Yunqing couldn't bear it anymore, so he said, "If you know you can't talk, just shut up. I've never seen anyone bring bad luck to someone during the New Year."

Lucy Liu, who indulged her daughter's outspokenness, was also unhappy and said, "Sister-in-law, Yueyue is just a child, why are you arguing with her?"

Shen Yunqing's breath was stuck in his chest, unable to go up or down.

Shen Yunqing is a respectable man, but Yuanluo is not a soft-hearted person. She said directly, "If you hadn't said you speak directly, I would have thought you were honest. Your rectum leads to your brain, and your butt and mouth are reversed. Otherwise, why do you stink so badly when you open your mouth?"

Ji Anxin thought to himself, my sister is so awesome.

Ji Mingyue really looked pitiful this time, not pretending at all, and said, "I'm just telling the truth, do you have to scold me so harshly?"

"Si Ran was adopted by our family. The procedures are reasonable, legal and compliant. Even the law recognizes that we are a family. Who do you think you are? What right do you have to say that she is an outsider? Do you think you are so shameless?"

Ji Mingyue was not good at pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy. He had never seen Yuanluo play the straight game, so he was stunned for a moment.

"Okay, okay, sister-in-law, this is the country bumpkin daughter you just found. She is so sharp-tongued and uneducated. It turns out that those who didn't grow up in the Ji family are no good." Liu Yuling couldn't hold back her anger and started scolding Yuanluo directly.

Just as Shen Yunqing was about to speak, Yuanluo began to refute again.

"You two are really good at playing double standards. You talk about blood relationship with Siran, and talk about feelings with me, your biological child. Do you think a bumpkin from the countryside like me will feel inferior when hearing what you say?

You will be disappointed. Not only do I not feel inferior, I even feel more comfortable scolding you. After all, I have no manners. Besides, a shameless person like you is still living in the world, crawling in the dark. Why should I feel inferior?"

"You, you..." Liu Yuling pointed at Yuanluo, her fingers trembling so much that she couldn't utter a complete sentence. She turned her head and accused Shen Yunqing, "Sister-in-law, you just watch and don't care about your daughter?"

Shen Yunqing picked up the tea, took a sip and said, "She is just a child, why do you have to argue with her?"