Chapter 54 Who is family and who is an outsider, can't you tell?
Madam Jin was very courteous in her dealings with people, and she always kept her word.
He said he would leave after giving Zhou Yunshuang a cup of tea, and he really did only give her that amount of time.
When Zhou Yunshuang finished her cup of tea, Old Madam Jin said, "I have received Miss Zhou's kind intentions and appreciate them."
After saying that, she changed the subject, "It's almost lunchtime. My granddaughter-in-law came back today to have lunch with this old woman. Miss Zhou, then I won't keep you any longer."
This is not just an order to leave, but a blatant attempt to make things difficult for Sang Qian.
Sang Qian understood what was said, and Zhou Yunshuang also heard it clearly.
She immediately looked at Jin's mother as if pleading for help.
At this moment, Madam Jin dared not disobey the old lady Jin's wishes, so she could only hint to her to leave quickly.
Zhou Yunshuang glanced at Jin Changyu, and seeing that his expression was even more somber than the old lady's, she could only silently stand up.
"Okay, then I'll come visit you again next time."
After saying that, she turned around and quickly left the Jin family home.
The living room fell silent instantly.
"housekeeper."
Suddenly, Madam Jin called out.
The butler immediately stepped forward. "Madam, what are your instructions?"
“Take the gift back to its owner; our Jin family doesn’t need it.”
"yes."
The housekeeper picked up the gifts Zhou Yunshuang had placed on the table, turned around, and chased after her.
The room returned to silence.
"Shallowly".
Madam Jin turned to Sang Qian and smiled kindly, "Why don't you and Ning Xi play here for a while, okay?"
Sang Qian didn't know what she was going to do, but she quickly nodded in agreement, "Okay, Grandma."
Madam Jin then looked at Madam Jin and Jin Changyu, "You two come with me."
After saying that, she got up and went to her study.
Since the passing of Jin Changyu's grandfather and father, the Jin family has been supported by the matriarch, Jin. Even though she has now relinquished the position of head of the family, her authority as the head of the family remains.
Her words always carried the most weight in the Jin family.
With a look of tension on their faces, Jin's mother and Jin Changyu stood up and followed.
Only Jin Ningxi and Sang Qian remained in the living room.
Sang Qian watched the three people leave and fell into deep thought.
Jin Ningxi, who was standing nearby, leaned over with a gossipy look on her face and said, "Sister-in-law, Grandma is probably going to scold someone. Shall we go and listen?"
Sang Qian dared not interfere in the Jin family's affairs and quickly waved her hand, "No, thank you..."
Before she could even refuse, Jin Ningxi grabbed her waving hand and said, "Go ahead."
"It's quite rare to see my mom and brother being trained at the same time."
"Don't you want to see my brother get scolded?"
Sang Qian really didn't want to watch. "Ning Xi, this isn't right..."
"Don't worry, they won't find out."
Without thinking twice, Jin Ningxi dragged Sang Qian up and sneaked off to Old Madam Jin's study.
As Sang Qian was being pulled closer to the study, she struggled to leave, whispering,
"Ningxi, don't go."
Jin Ningxi turned around and made a "shh" gesture to her, "If you talk again, they'll find out."
Sang Qian quickly fell silent.
He was then pulled away by Jin Ningxi.
This girl must have done eavesdropping quite a few times before. I pulled her along and tiptoed to a window next to us. I reached out and opened the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and then pulled her close to peek.
Sang Qian peeked inside through the gap in the window.
Seeing Jin's mother and Jin Changyu standing straight in front of the desk, while the stern-faced Old Madam Jin sat inside the desk without saying a word, one could feel a sense of oppression.
In Sang Qian's memory, Madam Jin had always been a kind and gentle grandmother. This was the first time she had ever seen her in such a serious and stern demeanor.
Indeed, the once-famous "Iron Lady" in Beijing's business circles lived up to her reputation.
Sang Qian found her aura somewhat familiar.
After thinking it over, it suddenly dawned on me that Jin Changyu bore a resemblance to Old Madam Jin.
"Nonsense."
Old Madam Jin looked at Jin's mother with a look of "anger at her lack of ambition".
Jin's mother's tricks were no match for her. Without even questioning her, she knew that Zhou Yunshuang was someone she had provoked.
"Knowing full well that the Zhou family once had a marriage alliance with our family, what are you trying to do by bringing that Zhou family into our home?"
"Slap your daughter-in-law in the face?"
"Can't you tell who's family and who's an outsider?"
Hearing these words from Madam Jin, Sang Qian's heart trembled, and her eyes became slightly hot.
She hadn't expected that Old Madam Jin would speak up for her like that.
When she was bullied in Sang Zhiming's family before, no one ever protected her like this.
Jin's mother shrunk her head as she was scolded, her head bowed as low as it could go, showing none of the arrogance she had shown in front of Sang Qian.
"Mom, I didn't..."
She explained in a low voice, "I just feel that someone like Changyu, with his family's status and conditions, deserves a better wife, and the Zhou family was the marriage partner our family had chosen before..."
"Is your son currently single?"
Madam Jin asked in a stern voice, "By finding him a partner, do you want him to commit bigamy, or abandon his wife and marry someone else?"
"Let alone the fact that our Jin family has never committed the heinous act of abandoning his wife, even if Sang Qian did not exist, Zhou Yunshuang would never have had the chance to enter the Jin family again."
Now Jin's mother was confused and looked at her in bewilderment, "But Mom, wasn't the Zhou family the marriage partner you personally chose before?"
"I gave the Zhou family a chance among all the prominent families, but they broke their promise first."
Old Madam Jin said, "What is the Zhou family? Do they think the Jin family is theirs for their daughter to marry whenever she wants, or run away whenever she doesn't want to, and then make my grandson abandon his wife and marry her if he regrets it?"
Jin Changyu, who had remained silent, said, "I have never planned to remarry."
"I married Sang Qian, and she will always be my wife."
Hearing this from outside, Sang Qian found it laughable.
Even though they're divorced, will she always be his wife?
He could lie to his grandmother without batting an eye.
Madam Jin glanced at him and said, "Don't tell me these things. Go tell your wife."
"And you too." The old lady then turned her gaze to Jin's mother. "You're rushing to send your son to the Zhou family. Do you want the whole of Beijing to think that the Jin family can't do without the Zhou family, or do you want outsiders to laugh at the Jin family for letting the Zhou family do whatever they want with you?"
Jin's mother lowered her head and dared not speak.
"I'm telling you this today, Zhou Yunshuang will never enter the Jin family. You remember this, and don't do anything stupid behind my back again."
Madam Jin gave a stern warning.
Mrs. Jin replied softly, "I understand."
"It's one thing to not understand the situation outside, but you can't even see your own son clearly, you're just making things worse."
Jin's mother lowered her head a little further.
Seeing her like this, Old Madam Jin stopped scolding her and waved her hand, "Alright, you can go out now."
Seeing this, Jin Ningxi, who was outside, quickly pulled Sang Qian away.
After Jin's mother left, only the grandmother and grandson remained in the study.
Madam Jin squinted and scrutinized Jin Changyu for a while before asking, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
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