Chapter 676 This matter is not over
Snap—
Before Aunt Jiang could finish speaking, she was slapped off by Madam Qi.
"You hit me! You actually hit me!"
"So what if I hit you?" Madam Qi had been holding back for a long time, but she was no longer going to hold back. She pointed at Aunt Jiang's nose and scolded, "It's our own family business. Why should an outsider like you interfere? The eldest is like this, and the youngest is like this too. Like mother, like son."
Although Madam Qi was referring to Aunt Jiang, she was actually looking at her stepmother and her stepbrother, who had come along and usurped her place.
The two men realized she was making a veiled insult, and their faces darkened immediately.
Madam Qi didn't care about their reactions and continued to speak.
"She's just being overly concerned. What does she care about? Get this straight, she's just a cousin at best, and strictly speaking, she's not even related by blood. My daughter, her own sister, hasn't said anything. Why should she take it upon herself to criticize my daughter-in-law? She doesn't even deserve it."
Even if Madam Qi disliked Jiang Rumei, she couldn't lower herself to have a fight with a junior.
But she felt no qualms about interacting with her aunt, who was of the same generation.
The more she talked, the angrier she became, and the more her hands itched. She wanted to slap them twice more. Raising a daughter like that was just like slapping someone in the face.
Aunt Jiang seemed to have seen through Madam Qi's thoughts. Although she was furious, she was still a little timid and silently took two steps back.
Upon hearing Madam Qi's words, Madam Jiang inwardly realized something was amiss. She immediately adopted the demeanor of an elder, gently rebuking her, "Susu, aren't you going a bit too far? Is this how an elder speaks to a junior? She may be wrong, but..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted again: "What elders and juniors? What do they have to do with me? There's no need to try to establish connections. I don't respect juniors like them."
Is this a sign that they're about to break off all ties? Madam Jiang's expression changed slightly, and she was about to say something more when her husband spoke first.
"Alright, on such an important day, are you trying to make a fool of yourself by making such a racket?"
What Madam Qi hated most was her father's hypocritical act of pretending to appease the situation but actually taking sides. She had no intention of giving him any face today.
"What's so funny? Are you laughing at people meddling in other people's family affairs, or are you laughing at someone shamelessly coveting another woman's man?"
Needless to say, this insulted Madam Jiang again. Back then, when Madam Qi's parents divorced, her father practically took her in as his new wife.
Even if this stepson was indeed born to Madam Jiang and her ex-husband, Madam Qi simply did not believe that there was nothing between them during their marriage.
“Dad, to be honest, I didn’t plan to invite you in the first place. It was Yingzhang who was worried about putting me in a difficult position and also about making you, as the grandfather, look bad, so he sent you an invitation. I never expected that this would lead to such a mess on my child’s big day. If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have thrown the invitation in the trash rather than give it to you.”
After Madam Qi finished speaking, even those who had come with Jiang Rumei glanced at the Jiang family members, their faces filled with gossip and sarcasm as if they had caught a good show.
Mr. Jiang's lips trembled, but before he could utter a word, Madam Qi interrupted him again: "You don't care about your own children? These two are the apples of my eye. Anyone who dares to touch a hair on their head, I'll make them wish they were dead. I'm telling you now, this isn't over!"
Mr. Jiang's face darkened. He thought, "You don't care about your own child? These words are clearly directed at him."
Even though his daughter is his biological child, he still favors his stepson, who is brought by his wife, due to her influence.
"What are you saying? What do you mean it's not over yet? You want to lay a hand on your own family?"
"Family?" Once Madam Qi had ripped away this veil of pretense, she had no intention of hiding it back down.
Her child is her Achilles' heel. The biggest mistake this family made was reaching out to her child. Did they really think she had no temper?
Madam Qi, holding her son with one hand and her daughter and daughter-in-law with the other, said without any politeness, "These are my family. As for the others, they can be whoever they want. They have nothing to do with me!"
"..." The forgotten Mr. Qi silently stood behind his wife to show his support.
Mr. Jiang was furious. Seeing that things were not going well, Mrs. Jiang quickly acted as a peacemaker as she always did: "Say less. Is it worth arguing with the child? Susu, you too, even if you are angry and say hurtful things, you shouldn't say them so harshly. Aren't you just hurting your father's feelings?"
Madam Qi gave a cold laugh and did not reply.
Qi Yingzhang, however, responded with a gentle smile, "Madam Jiang, my mother wasn't saying that out of anger; she was speaking humanly."
"Pfft..." Ye Wanxi almost burst out laughing. She said the most sarcastic thing in the gentlest tone. This young master of the Qi family was quite a character.
Feng Tianyu, holding Ye Wanxi's hand, hid to the side watching the commotion. Hearing the noise, he gave her a helpless yet indulgent look.
Compared to Qi Yingzhang, Qi's father took a much more direct approach. He simply called in several security guards, pointed at the Jiang family members, and said, "Send you all away."
Jiang Rumei's family, including Madam Jiang, looked stiff and extremely embarrassed. Old Mr. Jiang was so angry that he almost twisted his nose.
Attending her grandson's wedding, only to be kicked out by her son-in-law, this proud old woman could easily imagine how many people would laugh at her afterward.
In his anger, he stormed off without anyone having to chase him away, probably still hoping that his daughter and son-in-law would relent and coax him. Unfortunately, he was destined to be disappointed.
With his departure, the group suddenly lost their leader and completely lost their leverage over Madam Qi.
No matter how much resentment and bitterness they felt, they had no choice but to slink away first.
Just before leaving, Mr. Qi suddenly added, "From today onwards, the Qi family and the Jiang family will have no further dealings, including business cooperation."
The father and son had long disliked Madam Qi's family, but they had temporarily tolerated it out of consideration for Madam Qi's relationship with Mr. Jiang and to avoid putting her in a difficult position.
Now that Madam Qi has completely given up and is determined to go against them, the father and son have no reason to restrain each other, so they can naturally settle scores and vent their anger.
Uncle Jiang's expression changed. Business had been tough these past few years, and the old man was losing energy and unwilling to relinquish control completely.
The Jiang family's business has been declining year by year, relying entirely on the Qi family for support.
If the Qi family were to sever all cooperation, they would all be left destitute.
Uncle Jiang finally panicked, but he also knew that he had no say in the Qi family and there was no point in him staying.
She had no choice but to run outside quickly, hoping to catch up with Old Master Jiang as soon as possible, beg him and Madam Qi to soften their stance, apologize, and change the mind of the Qi family father and son.
(End of this chapter)
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