Jiang Mingzhe led Ye Yunniang to a small room at the stern of the ship.
"Have you finished your work?" Ye Yunniang looked Jiang Mingzhe up and down. He was thinner and darker than before, but he seemed to be in good spirits.
"No." Jiang Mingzhe rushed back overnight after receiving news that Ye Yunniang was pregnant.
He originally only wanted to look from afar, but Ye Yunniang was crying by the side of the boat, which made him unable to resist coming out to see her.
When are you leaving?
"One hour later."
With only an hour left, Ye Yunniang felt disappointed. Perhaps because she was pregnant with Jiang Mingzhe's child, Ye Yunniang especially hoped that he could stay and keep her company.
"I will come back alive," Jiang Mingzhe promised.
"My child and I are waiting for you to come back." Ye Yunniang said the words Jiang Mingzhe most wanted to hear.
Jiang Mingzhe hugged Ye Yunniang tightly.
Ye Yunniang felt a little uncomfortable being hugged, so she patted his arm and said, "I can hardly breathe."
Jiang Mingzhe loosened his grip slightly, but did not release Ye Yunniang.
Ye Yunniang leaned against Jiang Mingzhe's lap and told him about what had happened in Jiangcheng during this time.
Do you know about the relationship between Jiang Mingrui and Zhuang Meixue?
"After Zhuang Meixue became pregnant, I investigated her plan to switch the baby with a new one, and discovered their affair. I also found out that the child wasn't mine." It was at that moment that Jiang Mingzhe abandoned the younger brother he had taken care of since childhood.
"What about the baby in her belly?"
“I didn’t do anything.” Jiang Mingzhe knew what Ye Yunniang wanted to ask. “Zhuang Meixue felt guilty and miscarried. She also trusted Ma Xiangu and took some random tonics. She lost the baby.”
After losing her child, Zhuang Meixue didn't reflect on her own actions. Instead, she blamed everything on Jin Huifang and Jiang Tingjun.
They contacted human traffickers, intending to sell Jiang Tingjun.
When one plan failed, they devised another, this time a vicious scheme to drive Jiang Mingrui and his family of three out of the mansion.
Before the scheme could be carried out, the landlord's family was raided and their clan wiped out.
That stubborn Jiang Mingde, in his eagerness to show off his loyalty, recklessly courted disaster, causing the Jiang family to be raided and their property confiscated.
With the Zhuang family gone, Zhuang Meixue lost her support. Jiang Mingzhe treated her coldly.
Zhuang Meixue remembered Jiang Mingrui's good qualities and won his heart.
"I didn't expect what happened with the Jin family. Yunniang, thank you for taking in Xiao Liu." Jiang Mingzhe sincerely thanked her.
"I didn't take him in because of you." Ye Yunniang felt sorry for Jiang Tingjun, who lost his mother at such a young age.
"I know." Jiang Mingzhe hugged Ye Yunniang. He knew that Ye Yunniang was kind and loyal.
What Ye Yunniang did made Jiang Mingzhe increasingly disgusted with Jiang Mingrui and Zhuang Meixue.
Before Jiang Mingzhe knew about the affair between Jiang Mingrui and Zhuang Meixue, he would always share any good things he had with Jiang Mingrui.
Jiang Mingrui hid all these valuables under the name of his wet nurse's house, so they were not confiscated during the house raid.
As a husband and father, Jiang Mingrui is fully capable of arranging a good future for Jin Huifang and Jiang Tingjun.
However, Jiang Mingrui showed no regard for the bonds between husband and wife, father and son. He ruthlessly took away the last silver note the Jin family had given to Jin Huifang, leaving her penniless and in grave danger.
"I will have someone retrieve what Jiang Mingrui has. From now on, all of these will be given to An'er." Originally, out of consideration for their brotherhood, Jiang Mingzhe intended to let Jiang Mingrui go.
But Jiang Mingrui was too cruel to Jin Huifang, driving her to despair and death. This forced Ye Yunniang to adopt Jiang Tingjun.
Jiang Mingzhe's last bit of brotherly affection for Jiang Mingrui is gone.
“Li Pan, I’ve also prepared one for him. Someone will give it to him when he turns 18.”
Ye Yunniang sat up straight and looked at Jiang Mingzhe, "You don't need to do these things. I'm with you and I never thought about taking your money."
Thinking about it again, something didn't seem right. Jiang Mingzhe had given her the jade bracelet and the treasure in the courtyard.
“Okay, I have thought about it. After we break up, you will give me some jewelry or something. I will sell those, use the money to buy a small shop, and rent it out to collect 2 taels of silver a month.”
Jiang Mingzhe laughed, "Only two taels of silver? You think I'm that stingy?"
“Two taels of silver is a lot. Before An’er came along, the family spent less than 500 copper coins a month on food and drink. With An’er and the baby in my belly, one tael of silver a month is enough to live on.” Ye Yunniang felt that one should not be too greedy.
Jiang Mingzhe pulled Ye Yunniang into his arms again, "I'm giving it to you willingly."
Money is something you can't take with you when you die, so Jiang Mingzhe doesn't care. He can always earn more if he loses it.
Jiang Mingzhe enjoys the pleasure of making money.
Jiang Mingzhe doesn't care about money; he cares about his family.
He worked hard to earn money for his family, leading the Jiang family from an ordinary wealthy household to the richest family in Jiangcheng.
He fulfilled one wish after another for his family.
As time went by, Jiang Mingzhe discovered that his family's desires were growing stronger.
Jiang Mingzhe gave up and ultimately used his own wealth to save them from death.
Speaking of Ang Lee, I think of Bao Min, who helped change Jiang Tingjun's name and handle household registration matters.
"We owe An'er's situation to Lord Bao's help. We should thank him."
“You don’t need to worry about it, I will thank him myself.” Jiang Mingzhe said through gritted teeth as he spoke of Bao Min.
That bastard Bao Min, in order to test them, actually proclaimed on the ship that his child was his.
After finishing what he has to do, Jiang Mingzhe will definitely take good care of himself. Thank you, Bao Min.
An hour passed quickly, and Ye Yunniang was reluctant to see Jiang Mingzhe off.
Back in the room, the two children were already asleep.
Cai Damei was sitting by the window, staring blankly at the river, when she heard the door open and turned around.
"You're back. The kitchen has brought in the food." Cai Damei got up and went to the table, taking out the maternity meal from the food box.
Lady Ye sat down to eat.
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