Yang Guoqing also cupped his hands in greeting to his neighbors, saying, "Dear neighbors, our family has lived here for decades, and everyone knows how we conduct ourselves."

My daughter is unlucky to have been born into such a family.

But I didn't expect all of you neighbors to think so highly of the Xie family. Perfect, my daughter won't compete with you anymore. If any family has a suitable daughter, she should hurry up and marry into their family and enjoy a life of luxury.

Yang Guoqing decided to stay away from those people who were talking so enthusiastically, especially from now on.

"Old Yang, that's a harsh way to put it. Everyone meant well."

They say it's better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage. We're doing this for your child's sake; otherwise, how will she, a young woman, manage with a baby?

"Yes, it's always better to be the original spouse. Otherwise, it would be difficult for someone like Yang Lan, who has a son, to remarry."

"The Xie family has come to plead with us several times already, so we should know when to stop and go back to living a good life."

This constant noise is making it difficult for us old neighbors to live in peace.

...

Jiang Yi didn't expect to hear such aggressive voices as soon as he arrived. Sure enough, they were all looking for a show, never one to miss a good opportunity to stir things up.

Looking around, it seems that all these families have sons who are about to go to the countryside. Even if there is only a little over half a year left before the college entrance examination, they will not be able to return by taking the exam. They will have to stay for several years. I think it doesn't matter if I choose a good place for them.

Upon seeing Jiang Yi's arrival, some people became somewhat wary and shrank back into the crowd.

Jiang Yi sneered, "Now you're scared? Then you shouldn't have been so cocky before."

Jiang Yi stood in front of the Yang family's steps, took out a roster from his briefcase, and said, "I specifically checked today. Why are the Xie brothers both staying in the city?"

Xie Renjie cried out in alarm as soon as he saw Jiang Yi, but he never expected that the other party would bring up this matter.

At that time, one of his two sons was definitely going to be sent to the countryside, but he begged his older brother, Xie Xin, to prevent one of them from going.

Now that Xie Xin is avoiding them, if Jiang Yi really investigates, they really won't be able to do anything about it.

"Xie Xiaocheng doesn't seem to be working, does he?" Jiang Yi checked and, confirming that no factory would accept him, his face darkened. "What are you trying to do? Are you disobeying your assignment?"

Xie Xiaocheng, who had been jumping around happily, looked to his parents for help. He hadn't wanted to go to work before, but now he was hoping that his parents would give him a job as soon as possible.

What else could Xie Renjie do? Even if it meant a slight reduction in the family's income, he couldn't let his youngest son go to the countryside, especially since he was still injured. "Director Jiang, we were just about to let him take over my job, but my health isn't good, so it's been delayed and I haven't gone through the formalities yet."

Jiang Yi looked them over and sneered, "Looking at your family, you're all doing pretty well right now, so why aren't any of you going to work?"

Is this some kind of disguised attempt to slack off? That won't do! Labor is the most honorable thing, how can you…”

After giving them a long lecture, the Xie family members dared not argue back.

I thought that since Jiang Yi had a girlfriend, he would definitely spend his days off trying to please her, but I never expected to run into him here today.

"Jiang Yi, we're all relatives, why are you being so aggressive?" Xie Dacheng couldn't bear to see his parents wronged, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and confront this former brother-in-law who made him a little intimidated.

He was still resentful towards Yang Lan for not telling him the truth about her brother-in-law; otherwise, he would have had to appease him for the sake of the marriage.

Jiang Yi ignored him and went straight over to help Jiang Yin, saying, "Auntie, don't get angry with some pointless people."

Besides, my cousin is still in her postpartum period and shouldn't be exposed to the wind here.

"You and your uncle take your cousin inside; I'll handle things here."

Jiang Yin was a little tired when she saw her nephew come and immediately put an end to the situation. "Then you decide what to do. Your cousin and I don't want to see this family again."

Jiang Yi glanced at Yang Lan, who immediately understood his meaning. "I don't want to have anything to do with this family anymore. I won't give them the child either. Let them sue me if they dare."

Jiang Yi understood, and after the Yang family went inside, he closed the door behind him.

"I've never heard of a broken mirror being mended or spilled water being gathered up again," Jiang Yi said with disdain, looking at the Xie family. "No matter what, once this gets out, your family will be in the wrong. Before things completely fall apart, you should leave now."

Now that Xie Xiaocheng's job has been secured and his father has even told him to take over, Old Mrs. Xie is no longer afraid.

“Don’t think that just because you’re related to the Yang family you can meddle in our business,” Old Mrs. Xie said, supporting her back as she moved to the front. “That child is of the Xie family bloodline, isn’t that right?”

We're not asking Yang Lan to do anything now, but we want to take our children with us.

Jiang Yi, "Your children? Didn't you sign a pledge back then?"

"By the way, it's all thanks to everyone in your family signing and fingerprinting that document. With it, my cousin was finally able to register my nephew Yang Fan's household registration. He's a descendant of the Yang family, and has absolutely nothing to do with you."

These words stunned not only the Xie family but also the surrounding neighbors.

Yang Guoqing is so efficient! He got the household registration done in just a few days.

"That's impossible!" Grandma Xie exclaimed. "No matter what, Da Cheng is the child's father. How can we register the child's household without his consent?"

"Let's go to the household registration office. I refuse to believe that there's any justice in this world anymore; they can't tolerate the Yang family doing this kind of thing—stealing someone else's offspring."

Jiang Yi wasn't afraid of them causing trouble, after all, they had all the necessary paperwork, and he was also grateful for the written agreement they had signed.

"Please make yourself at home, but if I find out that you've come to bother my aunt's family, don't blame me for being impolite and spreading your mess everywhere."

Xie Renjie: "You young man, don't talk nonsense. What bad things have we done?"

A sense of panic welled up inside her, but she maintained a calm facade. Jiang Yi had only been back a short time; he shouldn't know…

Jiang Yi smiled at him and said, "Well, you guys decide this."

Xie Renjie could tell the threat in those words, but he didn't dare to gamble on the possibility of something going wrong.

"Boss, help your mother, let's go back."

Xie Renjie is usually quiet, but when he does speak up, his family always obeys him.

But Xie Dacheng was unwilling to leave like this, "Father..."

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Xie Renjie stared at Jiang Yi, trying to notice any changes in his expression.

Jiang Yi glanced at him casually, her eyes filled with mockery.

Xie Renjie grabbed his youngest son and led the way out. As for the mother and son, they would follow him as soon as they left.

Jiang Yi glanced around at the people still watching the commotion and asked, "Are all you neighbors quite free today?"

The crowd quickly dispersed, and soon only Jiang Yi and Hua Xiangyun, who had come to watch the commotion for a while, remained in front of the Yang family's house.