Chapter 130: Your Fate Is Just Bad

Li Huijuan also laughed, "RuanRuan, this idea is really clever! I'll go find the material and guarantee to use the softest, most comfortable red soft satin."

"The embroidery work, my mother and I will do; with our Handcraft, we'll definitely dress our precious grandchildren like the dolls in New Year paintings!"

"What about the hats? The hats also have to match, right?" Jiang Jiaojiao added excitedly, "The older brother wears a tiger hat with little dragon horns, the younger sister wears a phoenix crown hat with a little pom‑pom, how does that sound?"

"Okay," Su Ruan said with a smile, nodding, "but the hats must be lightweight and not press on the children."

The family exchanged remarks, discussing heatedly, as if they already envisioned the scene on the full moon day: the two babies dressed in the specially made DragonPhoenix Full Moon Outfit and cute hats, being envied and blessed by all.

"Besides the clothes, the schedule of this Full Moon Banquet also needs to be set," Jiang Jianguo brought the conversation back on track, "The hair‑cutting ceremony is definitely required; we must invite a fortune teller."

"Right, just invite Wang Shen from East Street; she's the luckiest fortune teller in our area!" Li Huijuan replied immediately.

"Also the first grasp ceremony!" Jiang Jiaojiao said eagerly, "Even though the child is small and doesn't understand, it's still a good omen!"

"When the time comes, prepare seals, books, abacus, brush… and see what Jinjin and An'an grab first!"

Jiang Ran listened, then a thought sprang up: "Dad, Mom, for our Full Moon Banquet, I'm wondering if we could also incorporate a little of our shop's elements?"

Everyone looked at him, somewhat puzzled.

Jiang Ran explained, "You see, with so many relatives and friends coming, it's also a chance to showcase."

"I'm thinking, could we set up a small display stand at the banquet hall entrance, low‑key, and place a few of our Premium items, such as the distinctive mother's outfits designed by RuanRuan, or some children's clothing Sketches I drew, with some of our shop's business cards beside them."

"We won't force a sale; we just want people to know that the Jiang Family not only has happy events, but also its own business and aspirations."

His idea considered both celebrating the child and business development, making him appear considerably more mature.

Su Ruan listened, nodded slightly, feeling the balance was well struck.

Jiang Jianguo pondered briefly, then nodded, "Okay, mind the limits, don't outshine the main event; the main thing is still celebrating the child's full month."

"Don't worry, Dad, I've got the numbers!" Jiang Ran assured.

With the main framework settled, the days ahead saw the entire Jiang Family busy and joyful.

Jiang Jianguo booked the largest hall of Guoying Hotel.

Li Huijuan and Jiang Nainai rummaged through boxes to find the finest red soft satin and embroidery thread, and began, following Su Ruan's detailed designs, stitching each stitch to craft the two unique DragonPhoenix Full Moon Outfit sets.

Jiang Jiaojiao and Gu Yanshen handled buying all the items; the Red Eggs were dyed a vivid scarlet, and the Gift Sweets and Wedding Cakes chosen were the freshest and most delicious.

Jiang Ran, while busy with the shop, also monitored all preparations for the Full Moon Banquet and had to carve out time to accompany Su Ruan and the children; he was so busy his feet barely left the ground, yet he relished it.

Su Ruan, although still in confinement, was in good spirits.

She watched her family devote themselves to the children's Full Moon Banquet, watched the two babies in the cradle changing day by day, and felt filled with emotion and happiness.

Occasionally she would pick up a brush to refine the Full Moon Outfit's design details, or assist her mother‑in‑law and grandmother with embroidery color matching.

While the Jiang Family was busily and joyfully preparing the Dragon-Phoenix Twins Full Moon Banquet, Su Yanhua's circumstances were worsening.

She dragged her frail body, bearing unhealable physical and mental wounds, back to the bone‑cold Liu household.

Liu Mother looked at her as if she were a plague spirit, her gaze full of undisguised disgust; she didn't even bother to care for her, barely leaving a mouthful of warm rice.

Liu Wenbin was even completely absent from home; it is said he has rented a house with the female intern Li Qian, openly cohabiting, just waiting for Su Yanhua to sign the divorce agreement.

Su Yanhua locked herself in a dark room all day, like a walking corpse.

No child, no uterus, husband's betrayal, in‑law rejection… her life seemed to have plunged into a bottomless abyss, surrounded only by icy despair.

She didn't even have the strength to cry or cause a scene; she simply lay day after day, feeling the hollow pain of her body and the boundless dead silence within.

That day, Wang Juhua brought a small bag of barely affordable dried noodles to visit her.

Seeing her daughter emaciated and hollow‑eyed, Wang Juhua felt both heartache and frustration.

She skillfully boiled noodles for her daughter while chattering nonstop, both venting her own discontent and trying to provoke a reaction from her daughter.

"…If you ask me, you have a bad fate! If you had been obedient back then, you wouldn't have ended up at this point today."

Wang Juhua brought the boiled clear‑soup noodle bowl to Su Yanhua's bedside, and seeing her indifferent reaction, she was incensed, her voice rising involuntarily.

"Look at Su Ruan! Huh? We're sisters—what kind of life is she living now? What kind of life are you living?!"

Hearing the name "Su Ruan," Su Yanhua's dead‑water eyes flickered briefly, but only for an instant.

Wang Juhua didn't notice, continuing to vent, her tone laced with envy and sourness she herself didn't perceive: "She gave birth to two at once!"

"Dragon-Phoenix Twins! Both son and daughter are present! The entire Jiang Family treats her like a treasured baby!"

"Look at Jiang Ran now; he used to be out of line, but now he can earn money and also knows how to care for his wife and children!"

"I heard the Jiang Family is planning a grand banquet at Guoying Hotel with over a dozen tables for those two children's Full Moon Banquet! What a display, wow…"

Dragon-Phoenix Twins… grand banquet… Guoying Hotel…

Those words were like spiked whips, striking Su Yanhua's already numb nerves hard!

She suddenly widened her eyes, her cracked lips trembling.

Why?

Why can Su Ruan have such a good fate!

Why must I here endure the boundless pain of losing a child, bodily mutilation, and being abandoned by my husband's family.

Yet Su Ruan can enjoy having both children, a happy family, and the ultimate happiness of being cradled in everyone's hands!

Even the Full Moon Banquet must be so spectacular, as if fearing others won't know how fortunate she is!

That stark contrast, like the cruelest irony, makes all her misery appear even more laughable and pitiable!

"Ah—!!!"

A shrill scream, not like a human voice, burst from Su Yanhua's throat.

She seemed suddenly infused with some evil force, leapt up from the bed, and swiped away the noodle bowl Wang Juhua handed her!

The scalding noodle broth splashed, soaking her hand and drenching Wang Juhua, and the bowl shattered with a "crack!" sound.