Chapter 342 The Jiang Family Mother and Daughter Make Their Appearance
"Why did you choose this time to come?"
Grandma Min frowned slightly, her face showing displeasure, but a smile flashed in her eyes. She then said in a light tone, "Since everyone is here, it's not good to refuse to see them."
"Go and invite them in."
"Yes," the little girl quickly replied and went out to fetch someone.
Grandma Min glared at Zhao, who was still kneeling on the ground, and scolded her impatiently, "Why aren't you getting up? It's one thing to lose face in front of your own family, but what? Do you want to lose face in front of outsiders?"
Upon hearing this, the ladies all echoed his sentiments.
The first wife said with a smile, "Since the old lady has spoken, fourth sister-in-law, please get up quickly."
The second wife also said, "Fourth sister-in-law, stop kneeling. What will it look like if outsiders see this?"
Third Madam also urged, "Fourth Sister-in-law, get up and find a seat. Don't let the younger members of the Jiang family who are coming later see this and make a fool of themselves."
Jiang was also very perceptive and went to help Zhao to her feet.
Seeing that things were about to end like this, Madam Min Qiao was not happy at all.
Just as Zhao was about to get up, Min Qiao sneered, "This matter isn't over yet. What? Fourth Madam Zhao, aren't you going to give me an explanation?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao's legs went weak, and she almost knelt back down. Fortunately, Jiang helped her up.
Zhao looked at Old Madam Min with a blank and helpless expression.
Old Mrs. Min didn't even glance at Zhao, only coldly looking at Min Qiao, "Qiao, we have guests visiting right now. Give this old woman some face. As for your sister-in-law's matter, I'll find out more about it later and have someone give you a satisfactory answer. What do you say?"
Since Old Madam Min had said so, Madam Min Qiao naturally wouldn't refuse her request. She immediately smiled and said, "Since Old Madam Min has spoken personally, I naturally have no reason not to agree."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and their faces lit up with joy.
With Jiang's help, Zhao sat down in the seat to the left of the second wife.
Grandma Min nodded slightly in satisfaction, about to say a few polite words.
With a gentle, agreeable expression, Madam Min uttered a string of cold, ruthless words: "Oh dear, madam, you don't know, I'm not a very patient person. If I don't get a satisfactory answer within three days, I'll be coming back to you!"
At this moment, everyone clearly realized how difficult Min Qiaoshi was to deal with, and secretly warned themselves that it would be best to avoid provoking her in the future.
Old Mrs. Min secretly gritted her teeth, but on the surface she still had to pretend to be magnanimous and said against her will, "Don't worry, I will definitely make Zhao give you a satisfactory explanation."
"Then thank you very much, Madam!" Madam Min said with a smile.
As everyone was talking, the little maid who had gone away returned led Xiao Qianshi and Jiang Yingluo in.
"Greetings, old lady, greetings, ladies."
"Yingluo greets the old lady and all the ladies."
As soon as the mother and daughter entered the house, they respectfully bowed and greeted the elders of the Min family present.
"We're all family, no need for formalities. Please sit down and let's talk," said Old Mrs. Min with a smile, gesturing for Xiao Qian to sit down.
Madam Qian glanced at Madam Jiang standing to the side and politely declined, saying, "Grandma, everyone here is an elder. It's not appropriate for me to sit here."
Old Mrs. Min was shrewd and experienced; she knew exactly what the old lady was thinking.
He immediately smiled and praised, "The rules of your Jiang family are excellent. Your sister-in-law is also honest and upright; she never makes a single mistake according to the rules."
"I asked her to sit down early this morning, but she stubbornly refused to sit down, sticking to the rules."
"Perfect timing, you're a guest from afar, no need for these formalities. Go and call your sister-in-law, let's sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Madam." Madam Qian said with a smile, then took Madam Jiang's hand and sat down in the seats below the First Madam and the Third Madam.
Jiang Yingluo obediently stood behind Xiao Qianshi.
After they sat down, Madam Qian exchanged a few more pleasantries with Old Madam Min, praising the Min family for their upright character and Old Madam Min for her kind and benevolent heart...
Grandma Min also smiled and said a few words about how good the Jiang family children were.
After the two sides had finished exchanging pleasantries, Madam Qian intentionally or unintentionally steered the conversation toward Jiang Yingluo.
Madam Qian sighed and said with a worried look, "Alas, I don't know what kind of evil spirit this child has offended, he always manages to fall and come back with a bruised and swollen face just by going out."
Madam Qian paused for a moment, then continued somewhat embarrassedly, "To be honest, Madam, the reason I brought her here today is so that she can share in your good fortune."
“I consulted a wise man, who said that if I want to protect my second daughter from all misfortunes and evil spirits, she should spend more time with a blessed and noble old man like you, and borrow your noble aura to calm her down.”
Grandma Min smiled and looked at Jiang Yingluo, "I was just wondering why Second Girl's face has gotten so much fatter in just a few days. It turns out something happened?"
“That’s right.” Little Qian said to Jiang Yingluo behind her, “Go to the old lady quickly and let her see your face.”
"Yes." Jiang Yingluo replied, walked up to Old Madam Min, and bowed respectfully, "Old Madam."
Grandma Min beckoned, and Jiang Yingluo stepped forward, squatted down, and raised her face to show Grandma Min.
However, the moment she raised her face, her expression suddenly changed drastically, as if she had just seen Min Qiao Shi. Her eyes showed horror, and then she fell to the ground without any regard for her image.
"Oh dear, what's wrong with this child?"
Grandma Min looked at Jiang Yingluo in surprise, then followed Jiang Yingluo's gaze to Min Qiaoshi, "Niece-in-law, what's going on?"
Why is this child so frightened when he sees you?
Min Qiao's lips curled into a sarcastic smile. "The old lady asked me, and I'd like to ask Miss Jiang the same thing. Do I have a face that looks like I could eat people? How come I can scare people like this?"
Min Qiao looked at Jiang Yingluo with a half-smile.
When the maidservant came in to report that the mother and daughter had come to visit, she had guessed that this would happen.
Otherwise, wouldn't Jiang Yingluo's trip to the Qiao residence have been in vain?
They'd laid the groundwork long ago, just waiting for this moment to begin, so how could she not cooperate?
Seeing her daughter's frightened appearance, Xiao Qianshi couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up and quickly walked to Jiang Yingluo's side, helping her up.
"How can you be so ill-mannered? How can you make such a fool of yourself in front of your elders? What am I supposed to say to you?"
While helping to tidy up Jiang Yingluo's clothes, Xiao Qian complained.
Gradually, she noticed that her daughter was not saying a word and was even trembling slightly.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Xiao Qian seemed unaware of what had happened to Jiang Yingluo, appearing extremely anxious.
Seeing that Jiang Yingluo couldn't get any answers, Xiao Qian could only look helplessly at Old Madam Min.
Grandma Min also noticed that something was wrong with Jiang Yingluo, and quickly ordered someone to fetch a doctor.
Then he told Xiao Qian the truth: "This child was fine just now, but after seeing Qiao, he became like this."
"He looked as if he had been greatly frightened."
"Shocked!?" Madam Qian looked at Madam Min Qiao, then turned to look at Jiang Yingluo, who had a terrified expression. As if she had suddenly remembered something, she said with a mixture of shock and anger, "That day, Yingluo said she was going to visit Old Madam Qiao with her sister. When she came back, her face was swollen like a pig's head."
"I asked her how she got hurt, and she told me that she fell and hurt herself."
"Could it be that the injury on her face wasn't from a fall? But rather..."
Xiao Qian looked meaningfully at Min Qiao.
Everyone turned to look at Madam Min, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
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