"Principal Jiang!"

Jiang Sui braked the car and looked back at Ma Fengcheng who was running towards him with a letter in his hand.

Ma Fengcheng ran up to him and handed him the letter in his hand: "Principal Jiang, this is a letter from your family. I wanted to deliver it to you just now, but something happened at school and delayed me. Fortunately, I still made it in time."

"Thank you!" Jiang Sui thanked him, put the letter in his pocket, released the brake, and rode home.

When he got home, Jiang Sui parked the car and opened the letter while talking to Xiang Baiwei who was washing clothes.

"The well water is so cold, leave the sheets there, I'll wash them later," Jiang Sui took out the letter paper inside and walked over to stop Xiang Baiwei who still wanted to wash the sheets, "Look at you, your hands are frozen red, put them there, I'll wash them."

"It's not that cold, it's warm water from the well, but there's not much water left in the tank. If you're free later, help me pump some water up from the well."

Xiang Baiwei squeezed a stream of laundry detergent into the porcelain basin, slowly dissolved it with warm water, and then poured it all into the large iron basin, soaked it, and prepared to slowly rub it with a washboard later.

After doing all this, Xiang Baiwei looked up and saw Jiang Sui with a serious expression.

How can you see such an expression when reading a letter? "What happened?"

Xiang Baiwei was confused and didn't realize she was expressing her doubts aloud.

Jiang Sui shook the letter and handed it to Xiang Baiwei: "A letter from home. My mother's illness seems to be getting worse. I have to go back to see her."

"Is it serious? Then you should go there as soon as possible while it's still light. I'll take you there on my bicycle. You should still be able to catch the last bus into the city now."

This was an important matter, so Jiang Sui didn't dare to delay. He went into the house, put some money in his pocket, changed into a thicker coat, and then came out.

Before getting in the car, Jiang Sui reminded Xiang Baiwei: "Go to bed early at night and bolt the door. Don't worry about me. If my mother's condition is not serious, I will be back soon. Put off the housework if you can and wait for me to come back. It's getting colder and there's not much work to do in the fields. Don't tire yourself out all the time."

"Okay, I know what's going on. I won't go with you. If your parents are angry, you can explain yourself."

Xiang Baiwei didn't want to go back with Jiang Sui from the bottom of her heart. Firstly, it was hard to say whether the two of them could continue to live together, and secondly, Xiang Baiwei had suffered a lot in her husband's family.

The bus was very fast and Jiang Sui arrived home around seven o'clock the next evening.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw his father, mother, brother and sister-in-law sitting around a square table with four dishes on it. There was also a bottle of Erguotou in front of Lao Jiang, which was rare.

This scene is very different from what was described in the letter.

Jiang Sui closed the door and looked at Jiang Rui who stood up and greeted him at the table: "Brother, I'm eating."

Jiang Rui heard the other meaning in his words, scratched his head, and came over awkwardly: "Why didn't you bring any luggage back? Aren't you staying at home for a few more days? Your sister-in-law even went to cut some meat this afternoon to make dumplings for you tomorrow."

"Thank you for your kindness, sister-in-law, but I have a lot of things to do at the factory and school. I was afraid I couldn't leave, so I didn't bring my luggage." Jiang Sui walked past him and came to Liu Miaofeng, looking at her calmly, "Mom, I heard that you are not in good health. Why are you sitting at the table? When can you get out of bed?"

Liu Miaofeng, who was in great health and had no problems at all, stood up a little awkwardly: "Erbao, you're back. Mom missed you so much. Please sit down first. Mom will make you two scrambled eggs. That's your favorite."

Having said that, Liu Miaofeng immediately left this embarrassing place and went to the kitchen outside the corridor to fry eggs.

Jiang Sui glanced at his sister-in-law Tian Xia, who looked uneasy at the table but had a shrewd light in her eyes, and greeted her coldly. Finally, he set his sights on Jiang Dejian, who was sitting in the main seat facing north and south.

"My eldest brother wrote to say that my mother's condition has worsened, so of course I have to come back quickly."

Jiang Sui looked calm. He poured himself a glass of water, pulled out a stool, sat down, and drank the water while waiting for the next scene.

"Bang!"

Jiang Dejian slapped the table and looked at his second son who seemed to be out of his control: "It's been a while since we last met, but your wings are getting stronger and stronger!"

"If a young bird leaves home, how can it survive if its wings are not strong enough?" Jiang Sui's expression remained calm.

Jiang Rui, who was far away, secretly winked at his wife Tian Xia and drove the man into the house.

He was afraid that Jiang Sui would use the issue of his original position to make trouble for him later.

Tian Xia, who didn't think she had done anything wrong, reluctantly left the table and went to the corridor outside to help Liu Miaofeng.

Jiang Dejian took a few deep breaths and questioned Jiang Sui: "Who told you to find a wife by yourself? If you want to find a wife, you should tell your parents. Your parents can find a cultured girl in the city. Isn't that better than that country girl?"

"I found someone who is educated and the prettiest in the area. She also comes from a good family. She is a good wife that is hard to find even with a lantern. I got a great bargain."

Jiang Sui was generous in praising Xiang Baiwei in front of his family.

But Jiang Dejian, who already had a prejudice in his heart, did not buy it at all: "I think she is a vixen who can make you lose your mind. Otherwise, why would you give up the chance to return to the city? Do you know how rare it is for you to have a chance to return to the city?"

"Of course I know how rare it is to have the opportunity to return to the city."

Jiang Sui looked at his eldest brother with a half-smile, "Right, brother, you know very well that a regular, iron rice bowl in a city unit is very valuable!"

Jiang Rui was embarrassed by what he said: "Second brother, this is your fault. Since you have the ability and the opportunity, why don't you seize it? When my parents heard that you refused the opportunity to return to the city, they were so angry that they didn't eat well for several days!"

Jiang Sui smiled when he heard this. He looked at the half-finished Erguotou in front of Jiang Dejian and said, "He may not have a good appetite for food, but he has a good appetite for drinking."

"How can you talk to your father like this?"

Jiang Dejian pointed at him angrily. Liu Miaofeng, who was outside, heard the noise and rushed in to protect her second son. "If you have something to say, just talk it over. Why are you getting mad at the child?"

"It's all because of you, as a mother, who didn't teach your child well. Look at him. He went to the countryside and was bewitched by a vixen. What has he become? He even dares to talk to his father like this!"

Jiang Sui looked around coldly.

It was these blood relatives who gave up their jobs, insulted their wives, and bullied their children...

How much injustice did Xiang Baiwei suffer in the past!

And I didn't even protect them! Jiang Sui stood up suddenly and looked at Liu Miaofeng who was holding scrambled eggs beside him: "Mom, is there still a room for me in this house? Or is there a place for me to sleep?"

(End of this chapter)