Chapter 159 A Family with Low Emotional Intelligence

When Jiang Huan arrived home, Tao Ying was cooking.

When she arrived, Sun Cuiping prepared a lot of food for Tao Ying, most of which were semi-finished products. Moreover, after learning that Tao Ying had a refrigerator, she prepared a lot of pickled vegetables.

This is so that Tao Ying can enjoy her porridge in the morning.

Hearing that Tao Ying had eaten porridge cooked by Jiang Huan for the morning made him even more heartbroken.

She completely forgot that Jiang Shuo never went into the kitchen at her house.

However, people are all hypocritical, and Tao Ying really liked Sun Cuiping's hypocrisy.

"Wife!" Jiang Huan called out as soon as he reached the door.

Before Tao Ying could even leave, Jiang Huan had already picked her up in a bear hug.

"Put me down quickly, you're covered in sweat." Tao Ying gently patted Jiang Huan's shoulder.

"Wife, I've missed you so much." Jiang Huan buried his head in Tao Ying's chest and said with a hint of grievance.

I had never experienced the warmth of family before, and now that I've experienced the joy of having a wife, how can I bear to suddenly lose her?

"Okay, put me down quickly, the food will get burnt and you'll have to finish it." Tao Ying affectionately stroked the back of Jiang Huan's head.

"I'll eat it, I'll eat it," Jiang Huan said with a smile.

"Honey, I'm going to take a shower first." Jiang Huan put Tao Ying down and quickly ran to take a shower.

By the time Jiang Huan finished washing the clothes, Tao Ying had already prepared the meal.

Braised yellow croaker in soy sauce, and several other main dishes.

"Wife, your cooking is amazing!" Jiang Huan took a bite and immediately gave a thumbs up.

"I didn't make this, my second sister-in-law did. You have no idea how good her cooking is. She prepared this for me in advance, and I brought it back." Tao Ying also started eating heartily.

"When did my second sister-in-law become so good?" Jiang Huan was a little suspicious. Was the second sister-in-law his wife was talking about the same person he had always seen?

"What are you saying? Second Sister-in-law is such a good person, how come she's become like this in your mouth? If you think Second Sister-in-law is bad, then you shouldn't eat this dish either." Tao Ying was really angry.

He reached out and snatched the chopsticks back from Jiang Huan's hand.

Jiang Huan thought, "..." What's wrong with my second sister-in-law? Why is she so protective of me after just a few days?

What's going on with Jiang Shuo? Have these two brainwashed his wife?

If this doesn't work, I'll definitely go back and beat Jiang Shuo up before I leave.

"Honey, that's not what I meant. I was wrong," Jiang Huan quickly apologized.

Jiang Huan didn't really care whether he ate or not. He was worried that Tao Ying would still be angry and they wouldn't be able to do *that* that night, which would be a real problem.

"You're just prejudiced against your second sister-in-law." Tao Ying handed the chopsticks back to Jiang Huan.

Tao Ying didn't know what had happened in their family before, and she had no way to comment on it, let alone judge the case.

However, Sun Cuiping, whom I met, is a very good person.

She might be a bit sharp-tongued, or have some other minor flaws, but who can guarantee they're completely without any flaws?

"Wife, I was wrong. I haven't had much contact with my second sister-in-law, and we haven't spoken much over the years. I'll go back and apologize to her, okay?" Jiang Huan sincerely admitted his mistake.

"You don't need to tell me, I won't force you to do anything," Tao Ying said softly.

“We’ll live our own lives, and my second sister-in-law and I will manage our own,” Tao Ying added.

"I understand, honey," Jiang Huan quickly replied.

After the meal, Jiang Huan diligently went to wash the dishes.

The two resumed their quiet life.

In the blink of an eye, Tao Ying stayed for another seven days.

"I'm going back tomorrow. Find someone to take me to the station. I need to take care of some things in Shanghai first, and then I'll go home." No matter what, in Tao Ying's heart, that little courtyard is her home.

That's where I feel more at home.

"Wife, I can't bear to part with you." Jiang Huan hugged Tao Ying tightly.

"Good boy!" Tao Ying gently patted Jiang Huan's shoulder.

"When are you retiring? Come home with me then," Tao Ying asked softly.

"It's difficult, honey. People are saying I'm a freeloader now." Jiang Huan also wants to be with Tao Ying every day, but not now.

"Living off a woman? You're a regimental commander, a top soldier, while to the outside world I'm just an old lady with several children. The fact that my business is so successful is all thanks to you? Are they crazy?"

Tao Ying looked at Jiang Huan in disbelief; these people really dared to spread anything.

“I’m happy to be a kept woman. My wife is young, beautiful, and can make money.” Jiang Huan reached out and hugged Tao Ying again.

"Why are you just like Yang Lin, always smugly saying that others are jealous of how ugly he is but can still live off a woman?" Tao Ying couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Of course, the soldiers I train are like me. It's not shameful to live off women; what's shameful is feeling ashamed," Jiang Huan said proudly.

The next day, Tao Ying left, and Jiang Huan did not see her off.

Jiang Huan planned to save his leave so he could go see Tao Ying later.

When Tao Ying arrived in Shanghai, Jiang Jiang picked her up from the station, along with Sun Cuiping.

"Yingying!" Before Jiang Jiang could come over, Sun Cuiping rushed over first.

"Second sister-in-law, you look so beautiful now." Tao Ying gave Sun Cuiping a big hug.

"Sure enough, friendships between three people are crowded; I'm just the driver," Jiang Jiang said sourly from the side.

"Oh, are you jealous?" Tao Ying smiled and took Jiang Jiang's arm.

"I'm not jealous. Last time someone came back for a week without telling me. When did you two become so close that you live in the same room? Didn't we already say that we're best friends during the day?" Jiang Jiang became more and more sour as she spoke.

If my second brother hadn't complained to Mom, I wouldn't have known about this at all.

"Did your second brother tell you?" Tao Ying asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Yes, Second Brother was complaining to Mom and even said he wanted to beat up Third Brother.” Jiang Jiang betrayed Jiang Shuo without hesitation.

"Second sister-in-law, I finally understand. You've been tricked by your second brother all these years. You thought he was protecting you all these years, but now you realize there's no rain at all outside," Tao Ying said mercilessly.

Second brother Jiang Shuo is a person with low emotional intelligence.

Jiang Jiang "..."

"Your third brother has low emotional intelligence too, and he even tried to sow discord between me and my second sister-in-law." Tao Ying didn't let Jiang Huan off the hook either.

"Second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, I'm not like them. I will absolutely not tell anyone about what happened between us." Jiang Jiang quickly made her statement when she saw Tao Ying looking at her.

I'm afraid of being implicated by my second and third brothers.

This family doesn't include me. If it were my second sister-in-law, I could understand, since we haven't become friends in over twenty years.

But Sister Tao is different; she's not just my sister-in-law, she's also my friend.

Tao Ying and Sun Cuiping exchanged a glance.

"Alright, let's go, my driver, Miss." Tao Ying took Jiang Jiang's arm and walked out.

A family obsessed with romance, what kind of emotional intelligence can you expect from them?

Sun Cuiping didn't say anything. Although she was close to Tao Ying now, Jiang Jiang and Tao Ying had a relationship of several years, which was something she couldn't compare to in just a few days.

"Would my third brother really let you come back?" Jiang Jiang asked softly, holding Tao Ying close. The two were still newlyweds.

"This was agreed upon a long time ago, and Chunni is about to give birth, so I need to go home," Tao Ying replied.

“You can’t be too nice to men. Look at your second brother. I used to be all over him, but he didn’t seem to care much about me. Now I go to dance practice every day and I’ll be joining the film crew next week, and your second brother cares about me now,” Sun Cuiping said from the side.

Jiang Jiang "..."

“We’re not like you. My Tang Xiaoxiao isn’t like that, and neither is my third brother. Only my second brother is bad.” Jiang Jiang decided to put her second brother down a bit.

Moreover, I felt that I was telling the truth, and after spending these few days together, I felt that my second sister-in-law had become a better person.

What about the bad things from before? I really thought my second sister-in-law was bad before; she had a particularly sharp tongue.

But when did her words become so sharp? Jiang Jiang couldn't remember at all.

And it was only after Sister Tao reminded me that I realized that my second brother's complaints had actually stirred up conflict.

The conflicts between the third brother and his wife, the conflicts between Sister Tao and everyone else, and the conflicts between the second sister-in-law and everyone else.

Second sister-in-law and third sister-in-law are neither like eldest sister-in-law nor like myself. If I feel uncomfortable, I can just beat them up.

The two women were normal, not rude at all, and quite sensitive.

It's like I haven't had much of the food my second sister-in-law cooks.

But Sister Tao has only been here a few days, and she's already managed to get my second sister-in-law to abandon my second brother.

As for money, he had it himself, but his second sister-in-law had never taken the initiative to get close to him.

"Second sister-in-law, will you be going to another city when you join the crew?" Tao Ying asked softly.

“Yes, Jiang Shuo found me a young woman who had been discharged from the army in a small town in Beijing,” Sun Cuiping replied.

Sun Cuiping was very excited to join the production team.

This is the first time in all these years that I've done something like this, and it's something new at that.

"How many days' wait?" Tao Ying nodded.

"How many days do you expect? Let me plan it out as a ten-day trip," Sun Cuiping replied.

"Second sister-in-law, I'll go with you the other day." Jiang Jiang was a little worried.

"It's nothing, what could possibly happen to me? I'm just an old lady." Sun Cuiping was actually a little nervous.

However, she didn't want to worry everyone, nor did she want people to think she was being dramatic.

“I’ll go with my second sister-in-law. Baoshan and Chunli are studying there, so I’ll go see the kids. If you need anything, just ask Baoshan. Don’t be shy with him,” Tao Ying said softly to Sun Cuiping.

"Chun-Li?" Sun Cuiping was momentarily stunned.

I remember that Yingying's family only had two girls. One of them, Chunni, was already working and was about to give birth.

There's another one named Chuntao, who's only in her second year of high school.

"It's me, Baoshan's second uncle's daughter. The little girl is very sensible." Tao Ying still really likes Wang Chunli.

And barring any unforeseen circumstances, this girl will be working with me in the future.

“You’re really lucky. It’s like you have three daughters. Unlike me, I only have two sons. My sister-in-law’s family has three sons. Only Jiang Jiang is fortunate enough to have a daughter.” Sun Cuiping was genuinely envious.

Sun Cuiping didn't have a good relationship with her family. When people came to her, they were either broke or had something to ask for.

Jiang Jiang rarely met her daughter, so she didn't have much affection for her.

"Of course, one daughter is worth more than ten sons." Tao Ying's eyes were full of smiles.

"Do you and Jiang Huan still have a chance to have another baby girl?" Sun Cuiping glanced at Tao Ying's belly.

Actually, if you're healthy at this age, it's not impossible to have children, but it will have a greater impact on a woman.

“Jiang Huan doesn’t want it, and I don’t care, so I’ve been using birth control products.” Tao Ying really didn’t care. All four of her children were incredibly filial to her, and she also had a goddaughter waiting for her.

However, there was some concern about the availability of family planning products at that time.

The material and texture made it seem like it might break at any moment.

“Jiang Huan? I understand now.” Sun Cuiping exclaimed in surprise at first, then immediately understood.

Jiang Huan genuinely cares about Tao Ying.

He was worried that his wife's age would affect her health, after all, Yingying was not young and had given birth to so many children.

Childbirth has the greatest impact on a woman's body.

"What do you understand? Are you afraid of that...?" Jiang Jiang was a little confused, but she quickly understood.

After all, when she was pregnant, Tang Xiao complained that the baby came too early, and they already had little time to spend together. Now she had to squeeze out time for them.

Tao Ying and Sun Cuiping exchanged a glance, both seeing the teasing in each other's eyes.

"You two can't laugh like that." Jiang Jiang was unhappy with their smiles and had a feeling that something was wrong.

"Are all sisters-in-law this domineering these days? They won't even let their sisters-in-law laugh?" Tao Ying smacked her lips and deliberately looked at Sun Cuiping.

"Third sister-in-law..." Jiang Jiang protested.

Tao Ying spent the last seven days handling company matters and then went back with Sun Cuiping ahead of schedule.

Jiang Shuo took the two to the train station, glancing at Sun Cuiping in the rearview mirror every now and then.

Sun Cuiping sat down in the back to keep Tao Ying company.

I was already planning to go film a movie, and now I don't feel the slightest bit reluctant to leave myself.

This was something Jiang Shuo found hard to accept.

I feel that the love has shifted, and even shifted to my younger brother and sister-in-law.

Especially since they were about to separate, his wife didn't say a word to him, but chatted happily with Tao Ying.

"Wife, don't you have anything to say to me?" Jiang Shuo couldn't help but interrupt the two of them.

“Eat properly at home. If you can’t eat properly, go eat at Mom’s.” Sun Cuiping repeated what she had said last night to Jiang Shuo.

"Wife, don't you miss me?" Jiang Shuo really felt that his wife no longer loved him.

“Going to the film crew was a decision we made a long time ago. It wasn’t a last-minute decision without any preparation. We’re an old married couple, why are you still talking about this?” Sun Cuiping really didn’t understand.

Jiang Shuo "..."

"Call me if anything happens," Jiang Shuo added.

“What’s the point of calling you from so far away? Yingying’s youngest son is studying at a university in Beijing. I can just contact him if I need anything,” Sun Cuiping said directly.

Jiang Shuo was speechless. When did his wife start using her mouth against him? This had never happened before.

After all these years, the boomerang has finally pierced its own back.

"He's just a child..."

"Yingying's child is different from ordinary children. Yingying's child is the top scorer in the province and also helps Yingying manage the company."

Before Jiang Shuo could speak, Sun Cuiping immediately retorted, her words full of protection for Tao Ying, just as she had protected Jiang Shuo in the past.