Chapter 35: The lingering ghost
Zhao Hong was furious. She pointed at Jiang Yining and said to everyone, "You all heard it, right? Jiang Yining treated me like this as her stepmother. If she had shown me any respect, I wouldn't have treated her like that."
Everyone knew it well. Zhao Hong had made her plan clear, and she was just short of saying that Jiang Yining would support Jiang Yiyang in the future.
Aunt Sun spoke up, "Yining wasn't wrong. That's what the lawyer said. Yining definitely wants you to live a long life, to see Yiyang get married and have children."
The more she looked at Zhao Hong, the more unhappy she became. "After all, no one wants to be taken advantage of. You gave birth to a child and you don't raise it, but you actually want Yining to raise it..."
Jiang Wentao said coldly, "Enough!"
He saw the paper in Jiang Yining's hand and knew that it was the agreement she wanted him to sign, so he said, "Give me the pen."
Jiang Yining handed over the draft agreement and pen. After Jiang Wentao signed it, she checked it before putting it in her bag.
"This is just a simple agreement. I'll have Lawyer Liu draft a formal gift contract before the house is transferred."
Jiang Wentao looked at Jiang Yining angrily, "When will the formalities be completed?"
Jiang Yining looked him in the eye without fear and said, "Let's see when I'm free."
Jiang Wentao guessed that she wanted to delay again, and just as he was about to speak, Jiang Yining turned away.
She said, "Thank you all for making this trip for us today."
Before Jiang Wentao had a chance to speak, Jiang Yining asked everyone to leave.
Jiang Yufang stayed. Seeing Zhao Hong's reluctance, she said, "I didn't know you treated your daughter and Ningning so differently."
She looked at Jiang Wentao and felt a little strange. "Your own daughter was kicked out of this family, and you didn't protect her at all. You are so cowardly. I feel ashamed for you.
Jiang Yufang glanced at Zhao Hong and Jiang Wentao, and suddenly felt that her brother and sister-in-law were actually extremely selfish people.
She sighed and said, "Don't look for me if you have any problems in the future. I'm too lazy to take care of it, otherwise I'll be in trouble."
Downstairs, Jiang Yining thanked Lawyer Liu, "Lawyer Liu, thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come here."
Lawyer Liu shook hands with Jiang Yining and said, "You're welcome. I took your lawyer's fee but didn't do anything for you. If you need anything in the future, I can give you a discount."
"Thank you, Lawyer Liu."
Du Yingzhe asked, "Ningning, where did you find this lawyer?"
"Qiaoqiao's colleague's husband."
The two walked out of the community. Du Yingzhe thought for a moment and then said, "Ningning, why didn't you tell us about these things before?"
Jiang Yining looked up at the sky. A touch of pink clouds in the sky were gradually disappearing into the night, replaced by thousands of lights.
She smiled comfortably, thinking of Yuhubancheng, her and He Chi's home.
"Cousin, everyone has their own life, and you have your own difficulties. I can't always trouble you to help me."
She has to learn to grow up on her own.
Du Yingzhe disagreed. "What's the big deal between relatives? If you say so, then I shouldn't have bothered you to lend me money this time, and I shouldn't have bothered He Chi to ask for a discount on the house."
Jiang Yining took Du Yingzhe's arm like a spoiled child and said, "I was wrong. I'll come to you if I have any problems next time."
Seeing that Du Yingzhe didn't believe him, Jiang Yining raised three fingers to the sky and said, "I swear, it's true."
Du Yingzhe scratched her nose and said lovingly, "You've always been like this since you were little. Now that you have a husband, you don't have to be so stubborn. Just rely on He Chi when you need to."
When mentioning He Chi, Jiang Yining couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips.
She asked, "Cousin, have you bought that house yet?"
"The paperwork is almost done. Thanks to He Chi, he helped me get a 15% discount, which saved me a lot of money."
"So when are you planning to have your wedding?"
Du Yingzhe smiled and said, "It will probably be held during National Day. I'll let you know when the time is confirmed."
Jiang Yining said, "Cousin, you should pick good furniture. My cousin's wife is pregnant, and I'm worried about formaldehyde."
Du Yingzhe hummed, "We have thought about this issue, so Xiaoyue will have to live with my father-in-law and mother-in-law for a few months after marriage."
The two chatted for a while outside the community, and then Du Yingzhe's taxi arrived. "Ningning, I'm going to go see Xiaoyue first. We'll talk when we have time."
Jiang Yining nodded, and waited until Du Yingzhe got on the bus before she walked towards the bus stop.
After getting on the bus, Jiang Yining sat down in a seat by the window. As soon as she sat down, she saw He Chi's car driving past. Soon, his car stopped outside Jingli Community.
Jiang Yining thought He Chi came to see her, so she stood up to get off the bus, but the bus door closed.
When Jiang Yining wanted to call He Chi, he saw Zhao Jiajia getting out of the back seat of He Chi's Land Rover.
Suddenly, Jiang Yining felt a chill all over her body. She couldn't imagine how He Chi and Zhao Jiajia got in touch.
She wanted to go back and find a seat, but found that many people were on the bus and her seat was also occupied by other passengers.
Someone pushed Jiang Yining and she hit her elbow on the armrest, but it didn't hurt at all.
"What are you daydreaming about, girl? Can't you see there's no room to stand in the front? Hurry and move to the back."
Jiang Yining apologized to the aunt, "I'm sorry."
After saying that, she walked to the back of the car.
She looked out the window and He Chi's car quickly disappeared from her sight.
He Chi didn't come to find her, but to send Zhao Jiajia back.
Jiang Yining did not return to Yuhubancheng, but changed buses and went to Zhang Qiao's place.
When she moved out, she originally wanted to return the key to Zhang Qiao, but Zhang Qiao confiscated it and asked Jiang Yining to keep it.
When Jiang Yining arrived at Zhang Qiao's house, the lights were not on, and she threw her bag on the sofa.
About an hour later, Zhang Qiao returned home from get off work and found a light coming through the crack of the door. She was startled and thought there was a thief in the house.
Zhang Qiao opened the door and saw Jiang Yining sitting on the sofa in a daze. His body was still there, but his soul had gone somewhere unknown.
She breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Did things go wrong today?"
As soon as she said that, Zhang Qiao denied it herself, "No, my mom called me when I got off work and told me about your battle today."
"She couldn't help but praise you for your meticulousness and care."
It was very smart to invite both the eldest aunt and Aunt Sun. The former can suppress Zhao Hong, and the latter is a loudspeaker, so there is no need for publicity costs.
Within half a day, everyone nearby knew everything that happened in the Jiang family today, and they no longer had to worry about not being able to explain themselves in the future.
Jiang Yining raised her eyes, her eyes full of helplessness, "Qiaoqiao, when I left, I saw He Chi sending Zhao Jiajia back."
what?
Zhang Qiao thought she had heard wrongly.
Jiang Yining lowered his head. "You must be surprised too. I was completely stunned when I saw it."
Zhang Qiao was indeed surprised. She sat down next to Jiang Yining and asked, "How did He Chi and Zhao Jiajia know each other?"
"If I had known, I wouldn't have come to hide here."
She didn't want to go home and didn't know how to ask He Chi.
"Why don't you ask him?"
Jiang Yining said in a very soft voice, "I dare not."
"Are you afraid?"
Zhang Qiao didn't say the words "He Chi cheated on her".
Jiang Yining shook his head. "He Chi is not that kind of person. I just feel very upset. I hate Zhao Hong and Zhao Jiajia. I can even say that I hate them to the extreme."
She originally wanted to prevent He Chi from getting involved in her family and keep He Chi away from Zhao Hong and her daughter.
After she has settled the affairs at home, she will no longer care about them and live a good life with He Chi.
Despite being on guard against everything, He Chi didn't expect that he knew Zhao Jiajia.
Jiang Yining's mind was in a mess, and when he spoke again, his voice was slightly tearful. "Why do they keep haunting me? I thought I could get rid of them by getting married and having my own family."
Zhang Qiao hugged her distressedly, "Ning Bao, don't overthink it. What if it's just an ordinary colleague? We should go back and ask He Chi about this matter first. Maybe it's not as bad as you think."
"Isn't that bad enough?"
Zhao Hong and Zhao Jiajia don’t know yet that He Chi is her husband. If Zhao Jiajia knew, she would be jealous to death, and who knows what tricks they would do.
She wished she could hide He Chi from them.
Moreover, the fact that He Chi was able to send Zhao Jiajia back proves that their relationship is still good.
Zhang Qiao was still thinking about how to comfort her when Jiang Yining's phone on the table vibrated.
She glanced and saw the words "He Chi", so she gestured for Jiang Yining to answer the phone.
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