"Mom, don't worry, I'll explain everything to you patiently, one thing at a time!"

“My master wasn’t too busy these days, so he granted me leave to come back. As soon as I got here, I saw a little girl reaching out to push my sister-in-law. Luckily, I managed to pull her back by the time I got there! The reason I didn’t tell you was that I wanted to give you a surprise!” Jiang Wenxi explained methodically.

"Mother! Mother! What's wrong with my sister-in-law?" Before Jiang Suihe could speak, another urgent voice reached Jiang Ling's ears.

"Is she your sister?"

"Second Sister!" Jiang Suihe and Jiang Wenxi exclaimed at the same time, bursting into tears of joy and embracing each other.

However, the two soon separated again. Jiang Suihe had just finished school and returned home when she saw Jiang Yaojie rushing back with Shen Congxin in his arms before she even reached the door. She asked four grandmothers and found out that her sister-in-law had gotten into trouble.

"Mother! What's wrong with my sister-in-law?" Jiang Suihe asked, frowning.

"I don't really know either. Your second sister said she was pushed by a little girl..." At this moment, Jiang Ling's mind was a complete mess. She needed to clear her head and figure everything out!

"A little girl? Pushed? Who dared to do that! If they catch him, they must be sent to Magistrate Duan! Let Magistrate Duan punish him severely!" Jiang Suihe was even more furious when she heard this.

The group of people returned to Jiang Ling's house amidst a noisy commotion.

Er Ya, who managed to escape, is now working at a sanitary napkin factory. However, due to her guilty conscience, she keeps getting distracted and making mistakes.

"Er Ya! How many times have I told you, this isn't how it's done here! Why are you making this mistake again?" Er Ya's master scolded her angrily, looking at the sanitary napkin in Er Ya's hand.

"Huh? Master... Master, I... I'll change it right away!" Er Ya, who had been yelled at, came back to her senses and quickly explained when she saw the crooked sanitary napkin in her hand.

Er Ya's master was somewhat displeased. "Look at Daya! I really don't understand how you two, who are clearly sisters, can be so different! Alright, alright! Hurry up and finish your work, or you're not going home today!"

After being yelled at, Er Ya recovered somewhat. She quickly lowered her head and started working, but she was still uneasy. It was as if the skin hanging in her heart was filled with something and kept sinking down.

Er Ya's master glanced at Er Ya but didn't say anything, continuing to busy himself with his work.

Jiang Ling's house was packed with people, and the heavy, suffocating atmosphere made it hard for almost everyone to breathe.

Grandma Mei carefully checked Shen Congxin again, then walked up to Jiang Ling and said, "Madam, Congxin is fine, please don't worry!"

Jiang Ling rubbed her slightly sore temples and waved her hand to signal her to sit down.

"Wenxi, tell me what exactly happened?" Jiang Ling glanced at everyone and spoke again.

Jiang Wenxi closed her eyes and pondered for a moment before repeating her previous words.

Jiang Ling nodded and continued to ask, "Did you get a good look at that person's clothes and appearance?"

"Dark blue clothes, with two braids like this!" Jiang Wenxi said, starting to gesture with her hair.

Its highly distinctive features instantly ignited Jiang Ling's anger.

She slammed her hand on the table and looked at the three Jiang brothers beside her, saying, "Come on! You three are coming with me to the sanitary napkin factory!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Ling seemed to remember something and turned to the three of them again, instructing, "Jiang He, go to Pingxi County and bring Zhao Erleng's wife here. Tell her I have urgent business with her, and I'll cover today's losses!"

Jiang He nodded and vanished without a trace.

"You two come with me to the sanitary napkin factory!" Jiang Ling said, walking out with a gloomy face.

Sanitary napkin factory.

Although people gradually accepted sanitary napkins under Jiang Ling's leadership, the traditional distinction between men and women was still deeply ingrained in their minds.

When some of the female workers saw Jiang Ling appear with two burly men, they blushed with embarrassment and almost drooped their heads under the table.

"Oh dear, what's wrong, Yaojie's mother!" Zhou Daxia saw Jiang Ling walk in with a dark face and thought to herself that something was wrong, but she still braced herself and went to greet her.

"Where's Er Ya!" Jiang Ling didn't want to explain too much and kept it brief.

Zhou Daxia knew this wasn't the time for idle chatter, so she quickly pointed to one of the rows and said, "It's over there!"

As Er Ya was working, she felt countless cold gazes fixed on her, as if they were trying to freeze her completely.

She lowered her head guiltily, pretending to work hard, still hoping to escape this predicament.

But reality is always cruel. Before long, two men appeared beside Er Ya, their eyes cold and their faces expressionless: "Get up, our master is taking you away!"

Er Ya cried out in alarm and was about to run away when Jiang Hu, quick as a flash, pinned her firmly to the table.

"I'll repeat myself, our master is taking you away!" Jiang Hu's icy tone made Er Ya forget her fear. Her eyes were vacant, and her legs trembled as she followed Jiang Hu.

The distance from the sanitary napkin factory to Jiang Ling's house wasn't far, but Er Ya found it incredibly difficult to walk. She even felt that the road was covered with sharp pebbles, which hurt her feet. Although Er Ya considered running away during this time, Jiang Hu's dark, almost visibly grimy face completely shattered this absurd idea.

"Do you know what mistake you made?" Jiang Ling's icy voice reached Er Ya's ears.

Er Ya looked up and was immediately terrified by what she saw, falling to the ground. She didn't know when she had arrived at Jiang Ling's house, where a large group of people were staring at her with hostile eyes.

It felt like they were going to devour her alive.

She shook her head, trembling, and feigned a pitiful look as she said to Jiang Ling, "Aunt Jiang, I...I don't know..."

"You brat, you're so stubborn? Believe me or not, I'll knock your teeth out with one slap!" Jiang Wenxi, who had the most fiery temper, was the first to explode. She rushed in front of Er Ya in a flash, glaring at Er Ya with angry eyes and raising her hand to hit her!

"Wenxi!" Jiang Ling quickly stopped her.

Jiang Wenxi glared at Er Ya angrily and returned to her seat.

Er Ya was already trembling like a leaf from Jiang Wenxi's earlier display of power, but she still stubbornly explained, "Aunt Jiang, I...I really don't know what you're talking about!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ling's gaze remained calm, a smile playing on her lips, though it was impossible to tell that she was smiling.

She glanced outside the door, but Jiang He still hadn't appeared. This matter needed to be clarified in front of Zhao Erleng's wife. Thinking of this, she said to everyone, "Everyone, please wait a moment. There's still one person missing!"

Everyone nodded knowingly.

Before long, Jiang He's figure gradually became clear.

When Er Ya saw the person behind Jiang He, her breath caught in her throat, her eyes widened, as if someone had grabbed her throat, and her face turned bright red.