Qi Huimin was truly at a loss for words, while Lin Jiaorui urged from the side, "What are you doing? Hurry up!"
"I don't know how your Jiang family organizes banquets. It's so untidy and you haven't prepared anything."
Her tone was full of reproach, and Qi Huimin burst into tears, her eyes red and swollen, looking quite pitiful.
If Qi Huimin were crying on a normal day, Jiang Hao would still have the mind to comfort her, but with so many guests here, he had no mood to comfort Qi Huimin at all.
Moreover, it was Qi Huimin who did a bad job in the first place. In his mind, everyone should be as self-taught as Lin Qingtong.
Lin Qingtong smiled as she watched the spectacular scene unfold before her.
I didn't do anything, yet these people have already fallen out with each other. It's truly ridiculous.
But Lin Jiaorui was determined to cause trouble for Lin Qingtong.
She crossed her arms, her gaze fixed on Lin Qingtong, and spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"This is my sister's house. Didn't you help with the banquet? That's so unvirtuous of you to leave it to someone else."
"And shouldn't you have given some pointers to others? At least you should have explained the things to keep in mind when handling the banquet, such as preparing clothes for the guests. It's obvious you're deliberately taking advantage of the fact that they're new here."
She deliberately added the words "start over," her lips curling into a mocking smile.
As soon as he said this, many people around him turned their attention to Lin Qingtong, and they felt that Lin Jiaorui was right.
Lin Qingtong is the young mistress of the Jiang family, so she should be the one to host the banquet. How can it be handed over to a pregnant housekeeper?
Upon hearing this, Qi Huimin's eyes lit up instantly; she felt that Lin Jiaorui was speaking up for her.
She wiped away her tears, came to Lin Jiaorui's side, and gracefully bowed to express her gratitude.
"Thank you for speaking up for me, Miss Lin. It was all for the sake of the child that I endured it. But today, my sister went too far. I can't take it anymore."
Qi Huimin stood beside Jiang Hao with the air of a victim, tears welling in her eyes as she spoke.
"Sister, I'm pregnant, why are you targeting me like this?"
As soon as she finished speaking, large tears streamed down her face.
If someone didn't know the truth, they would really think that Lin Qingtong had done something to her.
Lin Qingtong crossed her arms and burst out laughing.
"I don't have that many older sisters."
"Besides, why don't you tell everyone what you actually did? You took the banquet yourself, what does it have to do with me?"
Upon hearing Lin Qingtong's words, Qi Huimin's expression suddenly changed. She clutched her stomach and pretended to be pale as she backed away.
"How could you say that to me? I'm only doing this for the good of the Jiang family. If you don't want to listen to me, then forget it. I won't talk to you about this anymore."
"I didn't expect my sister to be so petty; she got angry just from saying a few words."
Lin Qingtong looked quietly at Qi Huimin in front of her, and the sneer in her heart grew stronger.
Trying to pull such a silly trick in front of me? It's utterly laughable.
Lin Qingtong then slowly approached, her aura surging forth.
"Qi Huimin, what is your status now? Why don't you tell everyone?"
Just as Lin Qingtong was about to make trouble, Jiang Hao finally stood up and spoke up, expressing his dissatisfaction with Lin Qingtong.
“These are all family matters. Bringing them up at a banquet is simply shameful. I think you’re doing it on purpose.”
"Let's not talk about this now, we can talk about it later. Today is Mom's birthday, have you prepared a gift for her?"
Lin Qingtong's gaze fell on Jiang Hao, and she answered with an air of self-righteousness.
"I wasn't prepared."
Qi Huimin immediately started shouting as if she had been caught red-handed.
"Why don't you prepare a gift for Aunt Jiang? She's your mother-in-law, after all."
Her eyes sparkled, as if she couldn't wait to find something to use against Lin Qingtong.
Lin Qingtong remained indifferent, simply uttering a single sentence.
Whether she is still my mother-in-law or not is another matter.
She didn't expect Jiang Hao to change the subject, but Qi Huimin brought it back with a single sentence, probably because Jiang Hao was angry.
As expected, Jiang Hao's expression darkened upon hearing Qi Huimin's words, and he pulled Qi Huimin behind him.
"Stop making a fuss and go check how the kitchen is doing."
With so many people watching, Jiang Hao felt embarrassed to tell Qi Huimin not to delay what he was about to do.
Jiang Hao had already prepared a grand gift for Lin Qingtong, and he was determined not to let anything affect it.
Upon hearing Jiang Hao's words, Qi Huimin became furious and rushed towards the kitchen, angrily smashing things.
Meanwhile, at the banquet, Jiang Hao gave an awkward smile to ease the atmosphere.
"I'm so sorry to have made you all laugh. Please enjoy your meal and drinks. There will be a performance later. We have specially invited a top-notch orchestra."
At this moment, people on the stage have already begun preparations, and music is already playing on the big screen.
Many guests found that the food at the banquet was inedible; it was not only unpalatable but also had a foul odor.
However, out of consideration for the Jiang family's reputation, they didn't say anything. At this moment, they just stared awkwardly at the big screen, hoping that the music would improve.
As a result, an accident occurred on stage: as soon as the piano was lifted onto the stage, it stepped on and created a large hole in the stage floor.
Jiang Hao was startled and hurriedly went forward to ask what was wrong, and could only help carry the piano out.
After the piano was brought out, Jiang Hao glanced at the time; there was still one minute left before the grand gift he had prepared would appear.
He curled the corners of his lips into a smile, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
A strange ding-dong sound came from the big screen, drawing everyone's attention.
Under the sunlight, what comes into view are a series of disgusting photos, showing a man and a woman entangled together, which is extremely repulsive.
Jiang Hao secretly smiled, then pretended to be surprised and came out to question, "What's going on? Hurry up and get it off."
He was just shouting; he had no real intention of going forward.
The photos barely overlapped as they flashed by, accompanied by a deliberately altered mechanical voice.
"Since everyone is here today, I want to reveal something to you all: the young mistress of the Jiang family, Lin Qingtong, is an immoral person who actually cheated on her husband during the marriage!"
These words reached everyone's ears and instantly felt like a drop of water thrown into a boiling pot of iron.
"What? The young mistress of the Jiang family was actually messing around outside? I didn't know that!"
"These photos are disgusting, get them removed immediately."
Jiang Hao stood at the edge of the stage, turned around to look at Lin Qingtong, and pretended to be heartbroken as he accused her.
"Lin Qingtong, you have disappointed me greatly."
Lin Qingtong felt as if her heart had been gripped tightly by a large hand. Could it be that someone had really filmed something?
Her gaze instinctively fell in Shen Tinghe's direction, in case someone actually took a picture of him...
In that instant, she couldn't imagine what the outcome would be.
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