Chapter 189 A Fish That Escaped the Net? That's Delicious!
Upon hearing this, the whole family was furious.
"What did you say?!!!"
Grandma Jiang, who doted on Zhizhi, was the first to slam her hand on the table in protest, "What nonsense are you spouting? Zhizhi is the most sensible and adorable little girl in the world! If you're blind, go see a doctor! Why are you talking about the child?!"
Jiang Anchao followed closely behind, his voice so loud it seemed he could shout right into Jiang Anchao's ear.
"Bullshit! So what if my daughter has a sharp tongue? I spoil her! I like kids with a bit of a nasty tongue, at least they don't get taken advantage of! She's always been very polite, but she only shows politeness to people. If you think she's impolite, you should reflect on whether you're even human!"
The moment he finished speaking, he received a heavy flick on the forehead from his mother.
Jiang Anchao clutched his head and howled.
Grandma Jiang glared at him fiercely, "You're insulting his mother, not your own? You two weren't born of the same mother?!"
"I made a mistake, I misspoke in the heat of the moment."
Jiang An looked at his elderly mother with a fawning expression.
Zhizhi puffed out her cheeks angrily, "Who's talking nonsense? I speak clearly and plainly, you bastard! You're a big red egg!"
Jiang Yan snorted coldly and exposed her without hesitation, "If you're wrong in even half a sentence, you really need to be sent to kindergarten to receive education as soon as possible, so you don't become a fish that slips through the net of quality education."
Zhizhi understood the first part, but she pondered the second part for a long time.
He tilted his head and asked his father, "Is Sa one of the fish that slipped through the net?"
Jiang Anchao didn't understand such a trendy term either. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "It's probably some kind of lively fresh fish. That must be delicious. Dad will buy you a few later and have your mom cook them for us!"
"Yay!"
The father and daughter gave each other a high five in perfect unison.
They completely ignored Jiang Yan standing to the side.
Deng Qiu watched from the sidelines for a long time, and the situation had been pushed to such an extent.
She knew she should stand up and say something.
“Zhizhi won’t go with you. She’s still young and needs her father and mother by her side. You’re a grown man and you can’t take good care of a girl. If you’re willing, Zhizhi can call you Uncle, and we’ll still be family. There’s no distinction between you and me. But if you want to take Zhizhi away, I won’t agree.”
In fact, if we consider Deng Qiu's own feelings, she wouldn't even want Zhizhi to have any relationship with Jiang Yan.
After all, Jiang Yan is a dangerous and selfish person. When he was young, he could leave home because he didn't want to join the army and suffer, completely irresponsible, leaving the consequences to his family.
Is there anything he can't do now?
His parents-in-law might forgive him because he's their beloved son.
But she is Zhizhi's mother and Jiang Anchao's wife.
Regardless of her identity, she could not forgive Jiang Yan for what he had done.
“That’s right!” Jiang Anchao hugged his daughter and loudly echoed his wife, “Well, my wife’s opinion is our whole family’s opinion, Zhizhi can’t go with you!”
Although the old man didn't say anything, his tacit agreement clearly indicated that he was on the second son's side.
After all, as the head of the family, he has many more things to consider.
The eldest son hasn't made amends for the mistakes he made before, and now he wants a child as soon as he comes back. He seems unreliable no matter how you look at it.
As he and his wife grew older, they realized they didn't care much for anything else but the joy of having their children and grandchildren around them.
The eldest son has taken the child away now, and may never come back.
Zhizhi absolutely cannot leave.
"No way!" Jiang Yan's attitude was especially firm this time.
His clear, bright eyes stared intently at Jiang Anchao, his tone forceful and brooking no refusal. "Brother, I'm sorry. You haven't even been taking care of Zhizhi for a full year, have you? I can give you ten thousand yuan to make up for the expenses you've incurred for the child, and also to make up for the hardships you endured while serving in the army for me. Look, you've really achieved something after joining the army, rising to the rank of regimental commander at such a young age. You have a bright future ahead of you; you've actually turned misfortune into a blessing. So, just let me take the child with me. From now on, I'll remember your kindness, okay?"
He knew that although his younger brother wasn't very bright, he was always a very honest and straightforward person.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have foolishly taken on the hot potato of joining the army for the sake of his family.
Jiang Yan softened his tone and began to appeal to emotions, "Second brother, I know that you've always agreed to whatever I say since we were little. Zhizhi is my only child. Your sister-in-law has already suffered enough by dying in childbirth. Please give Zhizhi back to me so that I have something to remember her by and won't end up all alone. I'm begging you."
Upon hearing these words, Deng Qiu could barely suppress the mocking sneer on his face.
"You talk a good game, big brother... I thought Zhizhi had made herself very clear just now. You're a smart person, you should have understood."
"You tempted Jiang Er with a large sum of cash while simultaneously portraying yourself as the victim and playing the victim. As your sister-in-law, I shouldn't interfere in your Jiang family's affairs, but since this involves Zhizhi, I'd like to ask you... ...back then, were your parents-in-law the ones who stopped you from joining the army?"
Jiang Yan's face paled, and she shook her head. "No."
"If it wasn't obstruction, then where does the conclusion come from that Jiang Lao Er benefited?"
Deng Qiu smiled coldly, directly exposing Jiang Yan's first lie.
Then, she clapped her hands and asked, "Second question, you said you want to take Zhizhi away, and you said you are her biological father. So, if you want to take her away, shouldn't you ask for her opinion? Since the child has already made it clear that she doesn't want to go with you, why force her? You can't force a melon to ripen; you've had more education, so you should understand this better than I do, right?"
"Zhizhi will be willing. She's just a little dependent on me right now. She can stay with me for a while—"
Before Jiang Yan could finish speaking, Deng Qiu interrupted him, "—Wait for her? At her age, even cats and dogs wouldn't want her. Tonight she's clamoring for glutinous rice balls, tomorrow she'll be asking for wontons. You can't refuse to make them for her, she's so picky! Big brother, can you even cook? She's a girl, she needs a mother to take care of everything she needs. If you take the child away, who will she talk to when she's older and has something on her mind? She's had her first period, how are you going to help her and teach her? Don't you think about any of these things?"
Jiang Yan was stunned by the reasoned and well-founded words.
He narrowed his eyes and began to carefully examine his sister-in-law. Jiang Yan chuckled to himself, "Sister-in-law, you are indeed a university teacher with excellent eloquence. All your sophistry is just because you're worried that I will take Zhizhi away, isn't it? I am her biological father. Even if we go to court, neither of you should be her primary guardians, right?"
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