Chapter 19 Jiang Xixi's Identity Exposed
Jiang Yurou was unaware that their good days were about to end.
After a long struggle with Chen's mother, she finally couldn't hold on any longer.
She felt very wronged. At home, she had never done such chores.
She had only been sent down to the countryside for a few days when her hands were covered in blisters. When she was holding a hoe, she would accidentally rub it too hard and her hands would be covered in blood.
The thought that she would have to endure this for another year filled her with sorrow.
However, thinking about the wealthy life ahead, she cheered herself up.
Such hardship is temporary. A year later, she will be a wealthy woman, enjoying endless riches and honors.
Jiang Xixi could only stay in the countryside with her good-for-nothing husband, living a poor life.
Whether she would be poor for life, Jiang Xixi didn't know; in any case, she was living a carefree life right now.
These past few days, she's been staying at the Jiang family's house, and Mr. and Mrs. Jiang have been treating her like their own daughter.
If someone takes an extra bite of a certain dish at the dinner table, that dish or a dish with a similar flavor will appear on the table for the next few days.
Mrs. Chiang also loved to bake pastries, and the taste of her pastries was absolutely superb.
In just a few days, Jiang Xixi's taste buds were greatly satisfied, and her foodie nature was stimulated by feeding her day after day.
"Xixi, your teacher's wife made plum blossom cakes today. Take a few with you when you go to work, so you can fill your stomach when you get hungry."
"Plum blossom cake? Madam, you actually made plum blossom cake?" Jiang Xixi was pleasantly surprised. She had only mentioned it casually a few days ago, but she didn't expect to actually make it.
"I just had nothing better to do, so I thought about it in my spare time. Try it, and if it doesn't taste right, your teacher's wife can improve it."
If Jiang Xixi's foodie nature was brought to the fore, then Mrs. Jiang's culinary talent was unleashed.
No matter what she made, Jiang Xixi was always very supportive, and she would readily offer praise. As the one who made the things, Mrs. Jiang gained a great sense of accomplishment from it.
She loves to cook, and Jiang Xixi loves to eat. In Mrs. Jiang's own words, they are kindred spirits who wish they had known each other sooner.
Jiang Xixi's initial kindness towards her was mostly out of consideration for Wei Laicheng, but after spending time together, she truly took this young girl to heart.
"Xixi, you forgot your bag. This girl is always rushing around."
Jiang Xixi, who had already run dozens of meters away, ran back after hearing this.
He smiled at Mrs. Jiang, his eyes narrowing, "I left in such a hurry that I felt like I'd forgotten something. You're the best, Mrs. Jiang."
"Hurry up, hurry up, all you do is talk nonsense, you'll be late for work." Mrs. Jiang's tone was very impatient, but her face showed an undisguised smile.
He sighed inwardly, thinking that this little girl had finally fulfilled her wish for a little cotton-padded jacket.
Looking at his wife's changes over this period, Mr. Jiang was amazed, and a pang of jealousy rose in his heart.
My wife is already acting like this after only knowing that girl for a few days.
Fortunately, this girl won't be staying here for long, otherwise, this old man would probably have no status at all in the family.
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"Xixi, I'm here~"
Just as Jiang Xixi reached the street corner and was about to catch her breath, a clear and loud voice rang in her ears.
Looking up, who else could it be but Xu Xiaomi?
Before Jiang Xixi could respond, the girl hopped over like a grasshopper.
"Xixi, you've been coming later and later these past few days," Xu Xiaomi said, looking puzzled.
She took Jiangxi's arm and led her towards the department store.
"Xixi, have you gained weight again? You weren't this heavy when I lifted you yesterday!"
Jiang Xixi rolled her eyes inelegantly. Xu Xiaomi was good at everything, except she didn't know how to speak properly.
Her words can be so offensive they could choke someone to death.
How are you expecting Jiang Xixi to respond to what you've said? She can just say, "I'm just fatter than yesterday, so what?"
Based on Jiang Xixi's understanding of this girl, she would most likely pause for a moment, and then cheerfully say, "I knew it! Jiang Xixi, you must have gained weight!"
well!
As soon as they entered the department store, and before they had even settled behind the counter, they heard someone start making sarcastic remarks.
"Our department store's atmosphere has been ruined by people like this. It's so late, and they're only just arriving. They have no work attitude at all."
"If you want to come early, no one will stop you. As for me, I come to work at the time set by the manager. I'm not late. If you have any complaints, go talk to the manager. Don't cause trouble for me here."
Jiang Xixi felt like she was about to get drunk; the guy surnamed Wang really had a lot of willpower.
She'd only been working for a week when that guy surnamed Wang kept finding fault with her. It was always something about her clothes, or he'd trip her up when she was serving customers. All sorts of little tricks, though they weren't very damaging, were still disgusting!
"Hey, I'm talking to you. Why are you bringing up the leaders? I didn't say the leaders' rules were bad. Don't try to label me like that."
Sister Wang was also exhausted. She just couldn't understand how a little girl who hadn't even grown up yet could be so difficult to deal with.
Her daughter is graduating next year, but she has no job and will have to go to the countryside. She only has one daughter, how can she bear to part with her?
Jiang Xixi rolled her eyes, deciding not to bother with it. It would be like she was bullying someone with such weak fighting power.
Although Xu Xiaomi, who was standing next to her, had seen many such scenes before, she still couldn't help but have stars in her eyes.
Xixi is amazing!
Heaven knows, Sister Wang's sharp tongue has been a habit for a long time.
She had scolded many people in the department store, including herself, but no one had ever managed to fight back. Some people had even been brought to tears by Sister Wang's words.
Jiang Xixi's ability to leave Sister Wang speechless with just a few words, and sometimes even make her apologize, makes her a hero in Xu Xiaomi's eyes.
"Xixi, amazing!" Xu Xiaomi silently gave a thumbs up from under the counter.
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"Jiang Xixi, what are you doing here?"
Jiang Yurou was shocked to see Jiang Xixi at the department store.
Hearing the question, Jiang Xixi raised her hazy eyes and glanced at the person standing by the counter.
With that sweep, her sleepiness vanished instantly, and she felt incredibly refreshed.
Jiang Yurou?
"What business is it of yours where I am? You're just a demoted person, how come you're so carefree? You even have time to come to the department store? It seems your team leader is being a bit too lenient!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yurou was horrified.
The captain is kind? That's the funniest joke she's ever heard.
The first few days after she was sent down to the countryside were indeed fine, but from the day she and Chen's mother argued in the fields, the brigade leader suddenly went crazy and assigned them the dirtiest and most tiring jobs every day, and they also got the fewest work points.
In the first few days, she could earn five or six work points a day, but now she only earns two or three.
She had lived in the countryside in her previous life and knew what it meant to have no work points.
Not only did they not get work points, but they also had to go to the brigade headquarters for "education" from time to time. The whole brigade would gather around to watch. Although there was no verbal abuse or beating, being criticized in front of so many people was still quite humiliating.
When did Jiang Yurou ever suffer like that?
Jiang Xixi was also baffled. Watching her delicate older sister's face turn from green to white to purple, she had no idea what this person was thinking.
"Jiang Xixi, what makes you think you can work at a department store? Oh, I know, you must have bought the job with money you stole from my parents."
"Give me my money back right now, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Seeing Jiang Xixi's radiant complexion from her comfortable life, and then thinking about her own difficult situation, Jiang Yurou felt a surge of anger.
"You're so funny, it's like your parents aren't my parents." After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xixi deliberately moved closer to Jiang Yurou and whispered with a laugh in her ear.
"I'll take the money, what are you going to do about it?"
In Jiang Yurou's eyes, Jiang Xixi will always be that dull, unloved second younger sister who she can bully at will.
When someone she had always looked down on spoke to her like that, Jiang Yurou got angry and, in her anger, spoke without thinking.
"Jiang Xixi, what right do you, a bastard, have to take the money my parents left me? Have you no shame?"
"Bastard?"
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