Jiang Shaochen couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, I'll secretly spend all the money I earn on you. By the way, when you get up later, go to Xinian's room and bring back the dress he bought for you."

"No." Shen Mingzhi was cold-blooded and ruthless.

She turned over, her back to Jiang Shao Chen.

Jiang Shaozhen hugged her and pulled her into his arms. "He came to me a couple of days ago and said he made you angry. His eyes were red when he said that. I asked Aunt Wang about the situation. He's quite pitiful."

“We sent him abroad because we pitied him, but he doesn’t understand,” Shen Mingzhi said, frowning.

“He was disliked since he was a child. You are good to him, and he can’t bear to part with you. Go back and talk to him.” Jiang Shaozhen knew that Wang Xinian liked Shen Mingzhi, but if she wanted him to give up, she had to make things clear to him.

"Sigh." Shen Mingzhi was also somewhat at a loss with Wang Xinian.

Knowing his situation, she didn't want to say many harsh things.

But Wang Xinian really disappointed her.

Jiang Shaochen hugged her for a while, kissed her neck, and said in a low voice, "Wife...I want it."

They haven't done it in a long time.

After their last argument, they made up, and even though they slept together at night... Shen Mingzhi was too busy and tired. Often, after washing up, she would collapse onto the bed and lose consciousness.

Hearing his words, Shen Mingzhi kicked him, "Are you crazy so early in the morning?"

"I'm so pent up." Jiang Shao Chen missed her terribly.

But when she was working, he didn't want her to expend any more energy.

Shen Mingzhi turned around and extended her hand.

Jiang Shaochen was furious with her.

The two tossed and turned in bed for two hours, and Shen Mingzhi was so tired that she fell asleep again.

Jiang Shaozhen lay with her for a while before getting up.

It was a beautiful day, with the sun shining brightly. He came out of the room looking energetic. Jiang Qing saw him, but just smiled and didn't ask any questions.

"Yinyin is back today too. Should you go pick her up, or should I?" Jiang Guofu asked Jiang Shaochen, who was standing under the eaves looking at the icicles.

“You go pick her up, I get annoyed seeing her,” Jiang Shaozhen said.

If it weren't for her big mouth, Shen Mingzhi would never have argued with him for so long.

"She is, after all, your sister," Jiang Qing said in a low voice.

“I’m still her brother. She doesn’t think about me, so why should I consider that she’s my sister? She’s not polite when she comes back today, so I’ll slap her as usual.” Jiang Shaozhen said this in advance, since it was just an ordinary day before, but today is New Year’s Day.

It was also his first New Year living with Shen Mingzhi, and he didn't want Shen Mingzhi to be upset because of Jiang Yinyin.

“I will tell her,” Jiang Guofu said.

“Your sister hasn’t been back for half a year. She’s been away at the Party School for so long. You should at least give her some face.” Jiang Qing was ultimately worried about her daughter, after all, they hadn’t seen each other for half a year.

“She deserves it, Mom. I really want to advise you. You and Dad are both responsible for her becoming like this. It’s the father’s fault if the son is not taught, you know?” Jiang Shaozhen sat down on a chair in the yard.

Aunt Wang brought some porridge and steaming hot buns from the kitchen and placed them on the table in the yard.

“Zhizhi is your wife, and I have no problem with you defending her. But this is the New Year, after all. She must have suffered these past six months. As her brother—”

"Alright!" Jiang Shaozhen said impatiently. "If she hadn't gone around telling everyone, would my wife and I have had that kind of fight? And you wouldn't have hit her for no reason. I think she's a really bad person!"

Jiang Qing was furious and sat down on a chair nearby.

“If you can’t control her, fine, go to the villa and spend the New Year with her. Anyway, I’m married now, Zhizhi is my wife, and I won’t allow my family to bully her. She’s all alone, if I don’t protect her, who will?!” Jiang Shaozhen continued.

"You say this during the New Year?!" Jiang Qing could hardly believe it.

She helped them take care of their child for six months without complaint, and all he says is this?

At this time, Jiang Guofu often dared not speak.

His son is stubborn, and his wife is fierce; he doesn't dare utter a single word.

"What's wrong with what I said? You were a wife once too, you know how difficult it is, right? Zhizhi is strong-willed. If you had a weaker one, wouldn't she bully you to death? Wouldn't you all be bullying her to death? You wouldn't dare to say a word about your grievances!" Jiang Shaozhen just doesn't like the current Jiang Yinyin.

Moreover, because she stirred up trouble, Jiang Qing even hit Shen Mingzhi.

Shen Mingzhi didn't even fight back, but instead, she made the mother and daughter feel wronged?

Unable to argue further, Jiang Qing looked at Jiang Guofu.

Jiang Guofu quickly ate a few bites of his steamed bun. "I think he's right. He's married now, and he has his own independent family. Why are you always bringing your daughter into this mess? You're ruining their relationship."

"They all look down on us." Jiang Qing had just finished speaking when Shen Mingzhi pushed open the door.

Immediately, everyone fell silent.

Jiang Shaozhen quickly stood up and looked at Shen Mingzhi with a nervous expression.

Shen Mingzhi walked towards him, took his arm, and said to Jiang Qing, "I think he's right. Besides, I really don't like Jiang Yinyin. It's fine if she wants to come and spend the New Year with us, but she's not nice, so I have to tell her to get lost. She complained to you before, which made you slap me, and I didn't even hit her back. She should have some self-awareness."

Moreover, she felt that Jiang Qing should have some self-awareness.

Going to the Party School is what she should do, what's wrong with that?

Jiang Qing pursed her lips and didn't say anything more.

“I bought this courtyard house for my wedding, and it’s also the home for my wife, my two children, and me. If you two want to come and live here, of course I’ll support you, but not Jiang Yinyin,” Jiang Shaozhen said. “I didn’t say that I was going to keep my affairs a secret from my wife, but she told Song Wanyin everything. Did she ever think about my situation?”

The fact that the Song family is now investigating this matter is also a result of her doing.

If he is convicted of any crime in the future, it will be Jiang Yinyin who pushed him into the fire pit.

“They have such a big problem with Yinyin, why don’t you come with me to pick her up later and see how she reacts?” Jiang Guofu said.

Jiang Qing took a deep breath and hummed in agreement.

On the one hand, she was indeed feeling uncomfortable, but... she couldn't bear to part with her grandchildren.

Jiang Shaozhen gave the porridge to Shen Mingzhi and ate the steamed buns himself.

When Jiang Guofu and the others went to pick up Jiang Yinyin, Shen Mingzhi went to Wang Xinian's room.

Wang Xinian had just gotten up and was reading a foreign novel.

"I heard you bought me a lot of dresses, let me see them." Her tone was still unfriendly, lacking the intimacy of before.

Wang Xinian put down the book in his hand, pointed to the snakeskin bag in the corner, and said, "They're all in there."

Shen Mingzhi walked over, unzipped the zipper, took out a white dress, and held it up against herself.

She was looking at the dress intently, without saying a word.

Wang Xinian couldn't concentrate on his book anymore and kept stealing glances at her.

After watching several times, Shen Mingzhi caught him red-handed.

His ears felt hot, so he looked away and quickly reached for the novel.