After the Gu family reunited at the hospital, they began packing their things to help Gu Dashan with his discharge procedures.

But no matter how long they waited, Jiang Jinxiu never returned.

It's already noon.

“My third son’s wife has never done this before. She is usually very punctual. She always keeps her word about where she goes, what she does, and when she will be back. But this time she said she would come back after mailing the letter, and she hasn’t come back yet.”

Yang Dongmei looked towards the door with great concern.

Upon hearing this, the hearts of the people inside the room involuntarily tightened.

"Mom, how about I go to the post office?" Sun Xiaomeng said.

“Mother, I’ll go with my wife,” Gu Lao Er said, stepping forward.

Yang Dongmei looked at the two of them, reached out and pulled Xiao Fangfang to her side: "You two go and come back quickly. I'll take care of Fangfang."

The two nodded and quickly went out.

"Boss, go and get your dad discharged from the hospital. They should be back around the same time."

Boss Gu responded and went out.

...

When Jiang Jinxiu brought Jiang Jinhua to the ward, only Gu Dashan and Pearl were there.

Jiang Jinhua, already looking resentful, became even angrier upon seeing Gu Dashan. He stormed in, pointed at Gu Dashan, and said, "Sister, is this the man you married? Older than Dad? You're going to be his stepmother? A stepmother to two kids? Are you crazy?! You still say you haven't been bullied? No way, let's go back to Beijing. We don't want to stay here anymore. Mom and Dad will be devastated if they find out."

Gu Dashan was only in his fifties, but his temples were already gray.

She looks older than her age.

Jiang Jinhua bombarded her with a barrage of questions, and finally concluded that she absolutely had to take Jiang Jinxiu away.

He really couldn't understand what his sister was thinking, why she suddenly married such an old man.

Could it be that she fell out with that bastard Liu Jianjun and impulsively got married to someone else?

Or was it really as he had previously thought, that she was forcibly taken back to be his wife?

No, he couldn't let his sister continue like this; it would ruin her life.

He grabbed Jiang Jinxiu's hand and turned to leave without looking back.

Jiang Jinxiu struggled to explain when Yang Dongmei, Gu Xilan, and Fang Fang, who had just returned from the restroom, also returned to the doorway.

I saw Jiang Jinxiu being pulled away by a strange man.

Gu Xilan ran over and punched Jiang Jinhua's hand repeatedly, causing Jiang Jinhua to release Jiang Jinxiu's hand in pain.

She brandished her fist, blocking Jiang Jinxiu's path, and demanded, "Who are you? How dare you act like a hooligan in broad daylight? Don't you even know who you are? You're so ugly, yet you dare to steal my third brother's man? Get lost!"

Third Sister-in-law belongs to their family, to her third brother; no one can take her away.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Yang Dongmei blocked the doorway while holding Fangfang, her face full of anger.

How can young people these days be so bold as to force their third daughter-in-law in broad daylight?

Are you tired of living?

If it weren't for the fact that she had to consider her grandson Fangfang, she would have wanted to go up and beat someone up too.

"I'm ugly? You, you guys..." This was the first time Jiang Jinhua had been called ugly, and he was already angry. Now his anger intensified: "Who are you guys? Don't think I won't hit a woman. Get out of my way. Our business is none of your concern."

There isn't a single good person here.

Jiang Jinhua raised her hand to strike Gu Xilan.

Jiang Jinxiu originally wanted to explain to Jiang Jinhua, but Gu Xilan pulled this stunt again.

She was truly at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This is a huge misunderstanding.

She stopped Jiang Jinhua's hand: "You brat, don't do anything reckless."

Gu Dashan then came over and said, "Honey, it's alright, we're all family." Then he said to Gu Xilan, "Nannan, put your hand down, Dad is still here."

It means he'll handle things without her having to lift a finger.

Gu Xilan blushed slightly upon hearing Gu Dashan's words. She turned her face away, thinking to herself: I hit someone in front of Father. Will Father stop liking me in the future?

She felt a pang of regret, realizing she should have been more restrained, but she still couldn't stand someone trying to steal her third brother's wife.

Gu Dashan had no idea that his daughter was having such a rich inner world.

He gently lowered her hand.

Jiang Jinhua, however, refused to back down. He glared at her and retorted, "Who says we're on your side? My sister may be stupid, but I'm not. Tell me how you forced my sister. I'm going to report you to the police."

Jiang Jinxiu slapped Jiang Jinhua hard on the back of the head.

"You brat, you have no manners. You have no class."

"Sister..." Jiang Jinhua wanted to say something, but Jiang Jinxiu glanced at him and he swallowed the rest of his words.

Yang Dongmei and Gu Xilan now realized that they had misunderstood.

This really is one of our own.

The third son's wife's family, her younger brother.

Third sister-in-law's younger brother.

"Father, Mother, Xilan, I'm sorry, this is my younger brother Jiang Jinhua. My brother has misunderstood." Jiang Jinxiu explained.

The group then took a good look at Jiang Jinhua's appearance. The two did look somewhat alike in their eyes and brows, but the red spots all over her face were a bit hard to describe.

Yang Dongmei said with a smile, "It's alright, it's alright, the misunderstanding is cleared up. You haven't been back for so long, were you going to pick up your younger brother-in-law?"

"Yes, Mom and Dad, I'm sorry to have worried you."

Gu Dashan waved his hand to indicate that everything was fine: "The second brother and the others went out to look for you, and the eldest brother went to handle the discharge procedures. They will come back in a while, and then we will go home."

Jiang Jinxiu nodded.

Jiang Jinhua, watching from the side, felt a little embarrassed; it turned out he had misunderstood.

He scratched his head, his eyes darting around.

Jiang Jinxiu pulled him over: "Ahua, this is my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and my husband's sister, Gu Xilan. Those two girls are my eldest brother's two daughters, Gu Mingzhen and Gu Mingzhu. The one my mother-in-law is holding is my second brother's son, Gu Mingyuan."

Jiang Jinxiu introduced them one by one.

Jiang Jinhua snorted and turned her head to the side, still looking angry.

Jiang Jinxiu slapped him again: "Be polite."

Jiang Jinhua rubbed her arm, which was sore from being hit, and said with a wronged expression, "Sister, you've really changed. You weren't like this before. You used to love me the most. Now all you do is hit me. You're not like my sister anymore."

"Who told you to be so loud and make such a fuss? Why are you making up all this nonsense? Can't you just speak properly?" Jiang Jinxiu said, giving him a sideways glance.

Jiang Jinhua curled her lip indifferently.

Seeing Jiang Jinhua get beaten again, the people present felt quite embarrassed.

Gu Dashan coughed lightly: "Third brother's wife, don't hit your brother, he's doing it for your own good."

"Yes, third brother's wife, we didn't understand the situation just now. It's not your brother's fault. We should apologize to him."

Yang Dongmei continued.

After saying that, she pulled Gu Xilan along to apologize to Jiang Jinhua.