0091 Accusation

When Jiang Jifan woke up the next day, Yao Man pulled him aside.

Why are you having someone else do your laundry?

"What?" Jiang Jifan was completely confused, not knowing what she meant.

Yao Man explained that she saw Tantai Qing washing her underwear yesterday, and she felt quite embarrassed after saying it.

Jiang Jifan, seemingly used to it, said calmly, "It wasn't my request; he wanted to take the bath himself."

She doesn't like machine washing underwear, so she always washes them by hand. One day, she was too tired after working overtime, so she threw her underwear in the laundry basket, planning to wash it the next day. But when she got up, she found that her underwear from the night before had already been hung outside to dry.

At first, she also felt awkward, but on the contrary, he thought it was a very ordinary little thing.

Since then, Jiang Jifan has never washed his own underwear again.

Yao Man choked upon hearing this, glanced at Tantai Qing who was teaching Jiang Mingting his homework in the living room, and then looked at her with a puzzled expression.

While the little girl was pondering the math problem, Tantai Qing walked over with a smile and asked what they were talking about.

“I was telling my mom that you were subjected to domestic violence by me every day when you were in City B…”

Before he could finish speaking, seeing Yao Man raise her hand as if to scold him, Jiang Jifan nimbly dodged behind him, grabbed his shoulders with both hands, and showed only his sly, smiling eyes as he complained, "Mom, you're so mean."

"Once you have a son-in-law, you've forgotten about your daughter!"

Tantai Qing was very pleased to hear this, and was also charmed by her charming appearance. So she simply played along and said to Yao Man, "Yes, Auntie, what she said is true. You must stand up for me."

Jiang Jifan was surprised that he would do something unexpected and looked at him with astonishment.

Seeing that Yao Man seemed to be seriously considering the truth of his words, she quickly laughed and explained, "Mom, I was just joking. How could I dare to abuse him? I'm always the one who has to be subservient."

Then she secretly pinched his waist and winked at him, hinting, "Don't you think so?"

Tantai Qing dared not say yes, nor dared not say no. Enduring the pain of being pinched, she smiled faintly and said, "Auntie, we were just joking."

Yao Man then stopped having any doubts.

After dinner, when he heard them say they were going to a relative's child's one-month celebration, he kept staring at him with hopeful eyes, making Jiang Jifan, who had originally planned to stay at home with him, unable to say a word of refusal.

Finally, she dressed up carefully and took him out to "show off".

When they arrived, the host was warmly welcoming all the guests to their seats. The simple and honest folk customs of the countryside made the two extraordinary people seem even more out of place in the atmosphere.

Jiang Jifan was worried that he wouldn't be used to it, so he specially chose a table with fewer people to sit down.

"It's all communal cooking, it doesn't taste very good. We can just eat a few bites to make it look like we're doing something. We'll find a chance to sneak away..." She whispered in his ear as the dishes were brought out one after another.

Tantai Qing nodded as if he understood, but it was his first time attending such an open-air banquet. He found it very strange and looked around as he ate.

Just as he took his first bite, he saw two other tables around him starting to pack up their food in plastic bags. Several women speaking in a local dialect were passing the food back and forth, seemingly discussing whose plate of food should go.

Tantai Qing looked puzzled and asked her in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Jifan glanced at the lively scene at the next table, and explained to him in a calm tone as if it were commonplace, "Their main task today is not to eat."

Then I explained to him this unique custom found in rural areas.

After saying that, she laughed twice and revealed, "When I was little, my hand speed was much faster than theirs."

While they were politely declining each other's food, she would pack up the remaining relatively fresh food under the table, say "I'm full," and immediately jump off the table, grab the food, and leave.

Tantai Qing found this custom incomprehensible, but he did not express any opinion on it, maintaining a respectful attitude.

However, they ultimately failed to escape, and a group of gossipy relatives caught the two of them and kept them behind for questioning.

What do they do?

When are you planning to get married?

How many children do you plan to have after you get married?

Jiang Jifan was extremely annoyed, but he was too embarrassed to show his displeasure in front of everyone, so he could only give them perfunctory answers with a forced smile.

As they talked, some people started encouraging their children to ask them for red envelopes.

"Go quickly, go quickly, your older sister is really good at making money!"

She hadn't even thought about giving the children red envelopes, so she hadn't brought any cash with her when she went out. Upon hearing this, she stood there awkwardly, at a loss for words.

Just then, Tantai Qing handed over a beautifully wrapped red envelope from the side.

Jiang Jifan was taken aback and turned to look at him in surprise, as if wondering when he had prepared this.

Tantai Qing smiled slightly and withdrew her hand.

He was very generous; each red envelope was heavy and substantial. The children in the countryside had never seen so much money before. The children of his aunts and uncles, and even those who had never seen it before, were spurred on by their parents and swarmed around him like madmen, demanding red envelopes.

Jiang Jifan watched the whole thing, unable to get a word in edgewise, and by the end his face had turned green with anger.

From the way back home until they arrived, Jiang Jifan remained sullen and silent the entire time. It wasn't until they went inside and closed the door that she couldn't help but vent her frustration at him when he asked her why: "Why did you give them so much New Year's money? What a waste!"