"Cheng Ran..."
She turned around to look at him happily, but saw that he looked a little uncomfortable, with his hands on his lap and his jawline tense.
Jiang Wanqing noticed his hesitation and took his hand.
"Come home with me, don't worry."
"Wanqing, I..."
He admitted that this was the first time he had the thought of deserting in the face of battle, an impulse he had never felt even when facing death.
“I understand. If you don’t want to come down, let Hung Hing take you back, and I’ll explain to my parents.”
Hong Xing glanced back. He had sensed Cheng Ran's unease on the way there. At this moment, he dared not say anything. Whether or not to go down was up to Cheng Ran.
"Help me down."
A moment later, Cheng Ran spoke, and Hong Xing hurriedly got out of the car.
"I'll help your sister-in-law."
A large jeep was parked at the entrance of the village, and people had already come to see what was going on. When they heard that Jiang Wanqing and her husband had returned to her parents' home, they were all even more curious and looked around.
"Which one is Wanqing's man?"
"He hasn't come down yet. I heard he's crippled. Here, help carry him down."
"Oh, is that true? I thought that naughty girl Xiuer was just saying that because she couldn't stand seeing others doing well."
"Sigh, Wanqing is also unfortunate. She finally escaped from her bloodsucking grandmother and aunt, but now she has to carry this burden. What's the difference between this and living as a widow?"
"Hey, look, he's coming down."
Hong Xing placed the wheelchair on the ground and together they lifted Cheng Ran onto it, while Jiang Wanqing pushed him.
Seeing their son-in-law's handsome appearance, Jiang Wanqing's parents were extremely pleased, but when they saw his legs, they could only sigh silently.
"Dad, Mom."
He called out, and Xue He immediately suppressed her sadness.
"Hey! Let's go home and try Mom's cooking."
As she walked, she attracted attention everywhere. People felt a mixture of jealousy and sympathy for Jiang Wanqing, which eventually turned into sighs.
"Wanqing is just not destined to enjoy happiness."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wanqing had Hong Xing take over the wheelchair, then went up to greet the gossiping older women and gave each of them a handful of candy.
"Have a piece of candy to sweeten your mouth, and you don't need to worry about my affairs."
Jiang Wanqing gave a forced smile, but anyone with eyes could tell that I was using food to shut them up. Upon closer inspection, it was also a way of mocking their sharp tongues.
As the saying goes, "He who takes a man's gift is bound to be obliging," so everyone accepted the candy with dry, forced smiles.
“Your man is actually quite good, much better than that rogue Yuan Zhong. Wanqing, don’t be sad. As the old saying goes, fortune and misfortune are intertwined.”
"Yes, yes, look at your man, so upright. Who knows when your Xiuer and Yuan Zhong will be back? They might even go to jail. They've ruined our village's reputation, and the Party Secretary is furious!"
The best way to ease the awkwardness is to change the subject, such as bringing up her nemesis Jiang Xiu... Who says country folk aren't smart? They're just smart in their words.
Jiang Wanqing twitched the corners of her mouth, handed out the candy, turned around and left, her face turning cold.
The Jiang family's courtyard had two sides. Jiang Xiu's side was as silent as if someone had died. Jiang Jianwei deliberately chopped firewood in the courtyard, cursing under his breath.
"Pah! You good-for-nothing scum!"
"That thing is causing so much harm!"
Although no name was mentioned in any of his sentences, every word was directed at Jiang Wanqing. Cheng Ran was enraged upon hearing this and picked up a stone from the side, flicking it accurately at her.
"ah!"
Jiang Jianwei nearly chopped off his own hand with an axe, but it got stuck in the wood, scaring him so much that he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Hmph, if you're going to chop wood properly, then do it properly. Talking nonsense will get you punished sooner or later!" Xue He spat.
Realizing there were other people around, Xue He quickly said, "I'm sorry, Battalion Commander Cheng, you must have seen this. My family lives over here."
"fine."
Jiang Wanqing glanced at Jiang Jianwei, who was almost scared to death in the yard, and sneered inwardly.
She bowed slightly and said to Cheng Ran, "Thank you."
When they came back this time, Jiang Jianguo and his wife brought out all the good things they could find in their home, including fish and meat. They even replaced their usual sweet potato porridge with pure white rice.
None of them mentioned Cheng Ran's leg injury, tacitly omitting this unnecessary concern, and kept telling him to eat more.
"Uncle and Aunt, I've brought you something..."
Molly walked in from outside and saw Jiang Wanqing, her face lighting up with surprise.
"Comrade Wanqing, you're back!"
"You've come at the right time, come and have dinner with us."
Jiang Wanqing took her hand, and Xue He asked her to sit down first. She then turned around and went to get her a set of bowls and chopsticks, treating her as well as a goddaughter.
“During the time you were away from home, Mo Zhiqing took care of our family. She brought us a lot of things and even helped us deal with your uncle and aunt. If it weren’t for her, your father would have suffered a lot of torment from them after he came back from the hospital.”
"No, Auntie, you're too kind. My family sent me so much stuff that I can't possibly eat it all by myself. I should thank you for helping me share the burden."
Molly lowered her head. After being sent to Xiyang Village, it was Jiang Wanqing's family who gave her warmth. Without them, she didn't know how she would have become depressed.
"This lady... is her name Jasmine? What a lovely name, and she's as beautiful as a jasmine flower."
This wasn't the first time Hung Hing had seen her, and this time he was overjoyed to finally be able to talk to her up close. As soon as he finished speaking, his own face turned red.
"Be aware of the potential impact."
Cheng Ran kicked his foot.
"Hahaha……"
"This comrade is quite handsome. Are you Battalion Commander Cheng's bodyguard?"
"Yes, that's me. You know that, Comrade Molly, you're really amazing."
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