Jiang Ruyu smirked: "If I said I didn't say a word, and Jiang Ruyi didn't say a word either, she would just rush over and hit me. Do you believe me? Just because the guy she brought back glanced at me. Is her brain full of shit?"

The room fell silent. Jiang Jianguo slapped himself twice: "Mom, it's my fault for not educating her properly. She has brought shame to our Jiang family. Ruyu, your uncle doesn't know what else to say to you but apologize."

Jiang Ruyu opened her mouth: "Uncle, I've always been one to judge things by their nature, not by their personalities. You will always be my uncle, but I don't have an aunt or a cousin. I hope you understand."

Jiang Jianguo stared blankly at his niece, his mouth filled with an intense bitterness. He nodded and said nothing more, and Old Lady Jiang didn't know what to say either.

Jiang Jun knew his cousin's personality; she wouldn't have said these things unless she crossed a certain line: "Ruyu, I also have to apologize to you. It was Ruyi's fault. I shouldn't have hit you. I didn't expect to come back and encounter such a scene. I've been waiting for this day for three and a half years, but I never expected it to turn out like this."

"Second brother, the fact that you, as my sister, hit me means you consider me family. I understand, so don't blame yourself."

Jiang Jun forced a smile, but it looked more like a grimace. He turned to his elder brother and said, "Brother, you're the leader of us brothers and sisters. Why didn't you stop it when something happened?"

Jiang Kai choked up. What could he say? He could say that he had gotten into a fight with his cousin last time, and this time he could only stand by and watch, otherwise the situation would be even more ugly.

"Brother, I'm very disappointed in you. You haven't done what you should do as the eldest brother. You can't educate your younger siblings, and you can't handle family affairs. And as for sister-in-law, I shouldn't criticize her as the younger brother, but since she married into our family, she should get along well with all of us brothers and sisters. However, when something happens, she just stands by and watches. Brother, this is all because you haven't done your job properly, so sister-in-law is following suit. If this continues, we brothers and sisters will only drift further and further apart. In a few years, when we've all settled down and started our own families, all we'll have left is superficial affection."

Jiang Jun's words were probably only truly understood by Grandma Jiang and Jiang Jianguo. People of their age most want to see their children and grandchildren living happily and united. Now that they have quarreled like this, Grandma Jiang is actually very sad. However, she also knows her granddaughter's temper well and knows that she will no longer consider Ruyi as family.

When Jiang Kai heard his brother's accusations, he wanted to refute them, but he didn't know how. He had indeed failed to do his best to stop or resolve the two conflicts between his two sisters, which was why their misunderstandings about each other had deepened.

Jiang Ruyu looked up and carefully examined Jiang Jun: "Second brother, there's no point in saying all this now. Jiang Ruyi and I will be strangers from now on, or even worse than strangers. Uncle, eldest brother, and second brother, please keep her in check when she's around. If she acts like a lunatic and attacks me again, or says those disgusting things to slander me, don't blame me for not giving you any face."

The three members of the Jiang family, father and sons, were speechless. Old Mrs. Jiang closed her eyes but didn't say anything. Jiang Lin and Jiang Hui simply stood behind their sister and expressed their stance without saying a word.

In the end, it naturally ended on a sour note. Zheng Yang stood up for his girlfriend and left, as it was not appropriate for him to be present for what happened next. Jiang Ruyu brought him the plate of sliced ​​ham, and Zheng Yang went back.

Jiang Ruyu sat by her grandmother's bedside, not saying anything against her will, but simply saying, "Grandma, people often say that harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things, and I wish that were the case too. My parents don't have many siblings, just a few relatives, and I want to be closer to them. But some things can't be done the way we want. You've seen Wang Shuhua's attitude over the past year. When have I ever been stingy with anything good our family has?"

Jiang Ruyu's eyes were a little red: "Grandma, I don't want to be overly friendly. I know that if a family falls apart, outsiders will laugh at us. Jiang Hui and Jiang Lin also need someone to support and take care of them. But you can't force a cow to drink water. With Wang Shuhua and Jiang Ruyi in my uncle's family, it's impossible for us to pretend to be at peace. This is no longer something that I can achieve by being tolerant."

"I don't want to say nice things to comfort you. From now on, Jiang Ruyi should ignore me. If she causes any more trouble, I won't let her get away with it. We are all your granddaughters. I know you're upset. Just consider me selfish. I value Jiang Lin and Jiang Hui more. As for your uncle's family, we can get along as before. But if they distance themselves from us because of Wang Shuhua and Jiang Ruyi, we won't complain. After all, everyone has their own degrees of closeness and distance."

This incident left the old lady feeling depressed. She understood everything, but she just couldn't let it go. She started to have a low-grade fever that day, and for the next few days she was listless and lacked energy. Jiang Ruyu felt very sad, but she could only take good care of her grandmother. Fortunately, it was winter vacation, and Jiang Hui and Jiang Lin both had time.

The two of them coaxed the old lady every day, and Jiang Jun also stayed by her side every day, chatting and joking. Old Lady Jiang knew that they were all worried about her, so she could only slowly comfort herself, telling herself that one generation shouldn't concern itself with the next, and to take it easy. She wanted to live a few more years to see her children get married and have children, especially Ruyu, who had no mother. If she married Zheng Yang, she wouldn't have a mother-in-law, and there would be no one to take care of her during her postpartum period. She was worried about that.

Jiang Jun sighed inwardly as he looked at his grandmother, who was lost in thought. Thinking of his partner who was also going back to the city to visit relatives, he decided to tell his grandmother to cheer her up.

"Grandma, you must take good care of yourself. I met a guy in the countryside. He's from Sichuan province. He's very beautiful and capable."

Grandma Jiang's eyes immediately lit up: "Really? What's your name? How old are you? When are you getting married?"

Jiang Jun twitched his lips and said helplessly, "Grandma, we've only been dating for a few months. We'll have to wait a while before we get married. Besides, our wedding will probably just be a simple table set up in a rural youth compound."

Grandma Jiang patted her grandson: "What are you saying? That won't do. When your father comes back, call him over. I need to give him a few words of advice. Jun'er, even though you've gone to the countryside, you can't be careless about your marriage. Even if you don't care, do you think the girl will just settle for you?"

Jiang Jun pursed his lips and remained silent. He also wanted to give his girlfriend a good wedding and a good life, but the countryside simply didn't have the resources for that.

Jiang Jianguo was summoned by his mother as soon as he got off work. Wang Shuhua and Jiang Ruyi both looked unhappy, but no one in the family had given them a kind look in the past few days, so they didn't dare to say anything.

Jiang Ruyi said indignantly, "Mom, look at this house, is there any room for us to even stand up? Look at my dad and my second brother, they're always running to the neighbors. We're both in this state, and instead of standing up for us, they don't even bother to check on us. And my sister-in-law, she doesn't even acknowledge me when she sees me."