Upon hearing this, Jiang Tong immediately feigned an incredulous expression and said, "Really? These days, is it expensive to hire a nanny to take care of your daily needs for ten thousand yuan? This should be the going rate, and I think it's quite reasonable."
She then calmly added, "But I'm sorry, my family may not know much about my situation. I have a job."
Auntie was stunned. She exclaimed, "Tong, when did you start working? Your parents didn't mention it!"
Jiang Tong glanced meaningfully at her father, whose expression was not good. "I doubt my parents are interested in my job."
Every time they call, they ignore her feelings, don't listen to her at all, and just force her to live according to their arrangements.
First, they made her reconcile with her scumbag ex-husband, then they made her hasten her second marriage.
They never cared about how she was doing.
Jiang Tong found it quite ridiculous.
The mother and son, Zheng Ren, across from Jiang Tong, clearly sensed that Jiang Tong didn't want to go on a blind date. Ms. Zheng's expression wasn't very good. Looking at Jiang Tong's pretty face and figure, Zheng Ren couldn't help but ask, "So what do you do for a living? How much do you earn per month?"
Jiang Tong simply smiled and said, "I just draw a few pictures to earn a little money."
She earns only two or three hundred thousand a year, but that's the minimum she earns. And her potential is high; she'll probably double that this year.
As if no one can make money anymore?
It's something this person should boast about, as if he were a god.
Housewives are now Jiang Tong's trigger point, and the other party is clearly jumping on her landmines.
Zheng Ren chuckled when he heard this, thinking that Jiang Tong must only earn a few thousand yuan a month.
Jiang Tong was too lazy to say anything more to him.
Afterwards, Jiang's mother also came out, frowned and glanced at Jiang Tong, and said, "Speak properly."
Jiang Tong retorted, "What's there to say?" This could be considered quite rebellious.
My aunts and the others were all shocked.
Relatives all said Jiang Tong had changed, and they were still shocked to see her in person.
The changes are indeed huge.
She used to be a good girl, doing whatever her parents said.
Things are completely different now.
Ms. Zheng had already announced that she was leaving. She glanced at Jiang Tong condescendingly and said, "We're leaving now. Feelings can't be forced. You people are all useless. Miss Jiang Tong has such high standards and great abilities. Ten thousand yuan is nothing to her. Our family can't afford to support her. The daughter-in-law we're looking for must be obedient and sensible."
Zheng Ren's gaze was still fixed on Jiang Tong, and his aggressive and lecherous expression was quite unsettling, but the more arrogant a woman is, the more interesting she is.
He wanted to say something else.
But his mother had already pulled him away, and he still turned his head to look at Jiang Tong a few more times.
The rest of the family started arguing.
First, Mr. Jiang, unable to bear it any longer, slammed his teacup on the ground, then angrily shouted, "You've gone too far!! Are you deliberately trying to oppose us?! Why aren't you speaking properly? What nonsense are you spouting here?!"
The three aunts were so frightened that they all stepped back, and then said that there was no need to get so angry.
Jiang Tong just laughed sarcastically: "It's clearly you who are trying to control my life, and it's wrong for me to resist?! If you had any respect for me, you wouldn't have tricked me into coming back and set up a blind date for me!"
She said, "You don't give me any face, you treat me like merchandise to be handled at will, and now you expect me to give you face?! How dare you!"
The third aunt was originally watching the drama unfold with her eldest aunt and maternal aunt, feeling both scared and excited. But when she heard Jiang Tong's strong reaction, they started to criticize her.
"You're such a thoughtless child. Your parents are only trying to help you. What's wrong with finding a decent man? You're not young anymore, and you have two daughters to raise. Who would want you? Young Zheng is much better! He's getting married for the first time!"
"That's right, that's where you're wrong. No matter what, you shouldn't talk back to your parents. Look how upset you've made them! Can't you just listen to them a little?"
"Yeah, how insensible of you! You've angered them and they've left. What are you going to do now? Are you really going to raise two daughters on your own? Can you afford it? You only earn a few thousand yuan a month and you're still bragging here."
Jiang Tong suddenly calmly said, "Who said I earned several thousand yuan? Even if I really did earn several thousand yuan, as long as it's the life I chose, I'm content with it. Can't you understand human language? Or do I have no right to speak?"
This group of people is really terrifying. Does anyone actually treat her like a human being?
She is not an appendage of her parents.
They can do whatever they want with it.
Mr. Jiang was so angry that he collapsed onto the sofa, yelling, "What a disgrace! What a disgrace! I don't have a daughter like you! Get the hell out of here! Don't ever come back here again, and you'd better die out there!"
Jiang's mother was also furious. She pointed at Jiang Tong and said, "Fine, then get out. I don't have a daughter like you. Now you're capable and grown up. You don't have to listen to us anymore. You have your freedom, so get out!"
Jiang Tong turned around and walked towards her room.
Jiang's father swept everything off the table and grabbed an ashtray, intending to hit Jiang Tong with it. However, the ashtray hit the doorway, grazing Jiang Tong's face and leaving a small scratch. Everyone was startled by his actions.
Jiang's mother rushed forward, but seeing that Jiang Tong was alright, she stopped with a cold expression.
Auntie and the others hadn't expected things to escalate like this, and they all burst into awkward laughter.
Jiang Tong turned around and glanced at them. Not a single person was on her side. Her younger brother and sister-in-law weren't home, but even if they were, they would be caught in the middle between their parents and sister, which would be a very difficult situation.
She didn't insist.
Since no one here wanted her, she didn't really intend to stay either.
Jiang Tong dragged her suitcase out of the room. Ironically, she had hardly ever stayed at home since she became an adult, and it seemed that the stays always ended badly.
She really didn't want to contact those parents anymore; they were causing her serious emotional distress.
It's pointless to oppress her when she's young and then continue to oppress her when she's grown up.
That way they won't get angry too.
Jiang Tong was also heartbroken.
She originally planned to come back and have a good talk with them, and also mentioned her relationship, but she never expected that they would set another trap for her.
Just set her up on a blind date.
There's really no need to say it now.
She decided to completely ignore the reactions of the people in the living room.
Jiang Tong left decisively, deleting her parents' contact information as soon as she left. She only sent a message to her younger brother and sister-in-law, saying that they could still talk to her if anything happened at home, but she probably wouldn't be coming back anytime soon.
Avoid arguments.
After that, she drove around for a while, intending to calm down before returning to City A.
Even if Jiang Tong is in a bad mood, she won't bring her emotions to the children, so she needs to calm down. It's just that she realizes once again that she has no way out.
She already knew.
Now she is her own safety net, and her sense of security comes from her income.
This put her at ease.
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