Transmigrated into a poor peasant family, lacking clothes and food, life is hard enough, why must she also be schemed against by her only relative?
So she's not their biological child, wh...
Thinking of this, Jiang Qiao suddenly remembered what her younger brother had said. After hesitating for a moment, she still told the people present about it.
"What? You mean Jiang Hong?"
Jiang Qiao's expression was somewhat conflicted. "I don't know what exactly happened. My brother just saw this scene. As for who that man is and what he wanted to do, I have no idea."
However, Jiang Hong is Jiang Mei's sister after all, and I can't really say for sure about the Jiang family; it's all rather chaotic. You can listen to what I have to say, and if it's convenient, you can look into it too.”
Song Zhi gave a bitter smile. "Tell me, what exactly is going on with the Jiang family? Is it bad from the very beginning?"
The older brother and sister-in-law sold their younger sister, and the children are all unruly. What are the adults in this family thinking? They gave birth to children but didn't educate them. How can these children ever walk the right path? It's indescribable what's going on with the Jiang family.
Jiang Qiao was too lazy to get involved in the Jiang family's affairs. She knew that getting involved would only bring trouble, and since someone else was involved, she was happy to be free of any problems.
"Alright, I'm going home to see my brother. You guys get back to work."
The first thing Jiang Qiao did when she got home was to wash up and then hug her little brother to show him affection.
No matter how you look at it, the little guy is just adorable. Little Stone is absolutely welcoming to Jiang Qiao, his older sister. No matter how much you kiss him, he cooperates perfectly and doesn't resist at all.
“Look, it’s still the two siblings. This morning, Li Meilan came over to hold Xiao Shitou, but the little guy didn’t even give her a smile.”
Jiang Qiao gave her younger brother a smug kiss. "That's right. Look at whose family they are. It's only been these last two years that their family seems to be doing quite well. Before that, they really weren't that good. My brother has good taste, doesn't he, Shitou?"
The little guy chuckled, drool dripping down the corners of his mouth. Perhaps feeling it wasn't quite right, he tried hard to lick his lips, but unfortunately, he was teething and couldn't stop it.
Jiang Qiao took a handkerchief to wipe her younger brother's drool and glanced at Qiao Jie.
"My mom is still studying next door."
Qiao Jie smiled and nodded, "Now I've identified most of the medicinal herbs and am learning how to use them. There's one thing you have to admire: your mother isn't young anymore, but she learns things very quickly. You have to admit it. There's definitely a difference between those who have studied and those who haven't."
Jiang Qiao paced back and forth on the ground with her younger brother in her arms. "That's right. My maternal grandfather was such a shrewd man. Even if his daughter was a bit slow, she couldn't be that slow."
Qiao Jie pointed to the kitchen and said, "Girl, your Uncle Zhou came by this morning and brought us some fresh seafood, which is all in the kitchen."
Jiang Qiao was surprised: "Zhou Songyuan is here?"
The old man nodded. "They're here with their son and daughter-in-law. They said they're here on business. I didn't ask them for details, but I guess they'll be here tonight. I told them they'll stay at our house tonight. I don't know if they'll listen to my advice. Tonight, you should cook more."
Jiang Qiao muttered, "Get things done? What can they possibly do? Could something have happened at home? Since they're coming over tonight, I'll go prepare first. Grandpa Qiao, you keep an eye on Little Stone, I'm going to find Brother Ning Hao."
Just as Jiang Qiao put the person down, Ning Hao pushed the door open and came in. "Qiao'er, Uncle Zhou is here."
Ning Hao came over and naturally picked up the little stone from the kang (a heated brick bed).
"I know, I was just looking for you to discuss this with, and you just happened to walk in. Where are they? Do you know what they went to do?"
Ning Hao pulled a note out of his pocket. "Look, this is what they left for me."
Jiang Qiao was stunned when she saw the contents of the note.
"A meeting? What are you doing here?"
Ning Hao was also completely confused. "How am I supposed to know? Didn't they say they could come over tonight? Or we could have dinner at our place?"
Jiang Qiao waved her hand. "No, let's stay at our house. Putting aside the fact that Uncle Zhou isn't familiar with your grandparents, just based on my relationship with them, it should be me who does the talking."
Although you were the matchmaker, our relationship now isn't much different from yours. You stay here and help me look after my younger brother; I'll go and make the preparations."
Wen Jingwan, who lived in the next room, came over to see what was going on. She knew about Zhou Songyuan's relationship with Jiang Qiao; Gu Zhengfeng had told her about it.
"Alright, Haozi, you take your brother and chat with the old man for a while. My son and I will get ready to go now."
The old man invited Ning Hao to come up and sit down, saying, "There's fruit over there. Go and get some yourself. Don't be shy. Make yourself at home. Putting aside the relationship between us and Jiang Qiao, this is your home just because of your aunt."
You've really struck it rich, kid! I was worried about how to help you, but now look what's happened. Your auntie has arrived. As long as you and Jiang Qiao get the relationship going, your auntie and her family should be fine.
"Speaking of which, you should thank your mother. Even though she's gone, she left you with this connection. Sigh, it's just a pity for your mother."
Ning Hao sighed, "That's right. If my mom were still alive, how wonderful it would be. I wouldn't have to worry about this. My mom would definitely handle it herself. How could she let go of such a good daughter-in-law?"
Qiao Jie smiled and gave Ning Hao a light tap, "You brat, don't say these things in front of Jiang Qiao and the others. The girl knows what's going on. Saying too much will only make things worse. That's all I can do to help you."
From now on, it's up to you. Remember, a man must first and foremost be upright and honest, especially in terms of character and conduct. Either don't marry, or be responsible for him for life.
You need to be mentally and emotionally prepared. A wife isn't easy to find, especially not our Qiao'er. Don't be like your father. Outside, you can be cunning and manipulative, but at home, with your wife, you have to be sincere and wholeheartedly committed to your life."
Ning Hao gave a bitter laugh. "I've suffered enough from my father in my life. Why would I learn from him? Even if you beat me to death, I still can't learn from him. I take him as a warning every day."
Grandpa Qiao, don't worry. I can say nice things too, but those aren't practical. I just want to do things.
Qiao Jie patted Ning Hao on the shoulder and said, "Keep it up, young man."
Ning Hao ate an apple while watching the child. Little Stone was drooling with envy. Ning Hao didn't understand, but Qiao Jie understood what was going on. He asked Ning Hao to take an apple and used a spoon to scrape apple puree for the little guy to eat.
"My God, he's so big and he can eat this?"
Little Stone waved his arms excitedly and thrashed about. Qiao Jie comforted the little guy while explaining, "Of course, now breast milk can no longer meet his growth needs, so we need to feed him something that is easy to digest."
Kid, learn this the hard way. You'll be a dad someday. Practice on our little stone. Here, you feed him. That way, you won't be so flustered when you have your own kids.