Upon seeing Jiang Xuan, Yang Shuying couldn't hide her anger.
Now is not the time for an attack.
She suppressed her anger, forced a smile, and said, "Jiang Xuan, get out of here?"
Then she saw the "囍" (double happiness) character on the courtyard gate, and her face darkened. "Jiang Xuan, you're married? Why didn't you tell the family?"
Jiang Xuan said irritably, "Speak, what do you want from me?"
Jiang Qiaoyun couldn't hold back any longer. She took a few steps forward, biting her lip, and said, "Jiang Xuan, you... you're too despicable."
"Oh? Tell me how I'm despicable."
"You clearly promised not to pursue the issue of the quota, but as soon as I registered, you had someone investigate it, causing me to be unable to attend school and my uncle to lose his job. Isn't that despicable?"
Jiang Yonggui pulled Jiang Qiaoyun away, stood in front of Jiang Xuan, and said, "Xuanxuan, don't listen to Qiaoyun's nonsense."
"How am I talking nonsense? Jiang Yonggui, have you even figured out who your real sister is?"
"Alright, that's enough," Yang Shuying snapped. "Did you come all this way just to start a fight?"
The brother and sister fell silent.
At this moment, Ma Xiaolan, who had heard the commotion, came out.
"Oh, we meet again?"
She looked Jiang Qiaoyun up and down. "Going to university with Jiang Xuan's identity, I really don't know what face you have to be so arrogant here. If it were me, I'd probably be too embarrassed to go out for the rest of my life."
Jiang Qiaoyun's face turned so red it looked like it could bleed if you pinched it; she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Yang Shuying said irritably, "This is our family matter, and you, as an outsider, shouldn't interfere."
"Family matters? Jiang Xuan has her own mother. What kind of family are you to her?"
Yang Shuying looked at Jiang Xuan and asked in surprise, "You've met your mother?"
Jiang Xuan said expressionlessly, "My mom lives here."
Ma Xiaolan said, "Jiang Xuan, your aunt is here."
Yang Shuying looked closely and realized that the woman in the skirt was indeed He Yinhua.
I can't even imagine it.
The woman who was dressed in tattered clothes at the county hospital a while ago seems to have suddenly become energetic again.
She suddenly felt a little regretful.
He regretted telling He Yinhua about Jiang Xuan.
She originally thought that Jiang Xuan would not acknowledge her.
Who knew they would buy her mother new clothes and let her live in the city?
He Yinhua walked over and saw Yang Shuying and the others.
Judging from his appearance, she knew that this man must be Yang Yonggui.
Jiang Qiaoyun looks a lot like her mother when she was young.
Back when she left, Yang Yonggui was just a little boy, and Yang Qiaoyun had just been born.
In the blink of an eye, they've all grown up.
She said calmly, "Why are you here?"
He didn't even call her "sister-in-law".
Yang Shuying smiled and said, "Yinhua, you look much better than last time. I knew it! The environment in big cities really does nourish people. This is Yonggui, and this is Qiaoyun. Do you remember them?"
"Um."
"Mom, where are Auntie and Diandian?"
"They went to play on the slide at the family compound. I came back to take my medicine."
"Okay, let's go, I'll heat up the medicine for you."
Jiang Xuan took He Yinhua's arm and went into the house.
Seeing the mother and daughter being so affectionate made Yang Shuying feel as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly.
Ma Xiaolan gave a cold laugh and went inside.
Yang Shuying winked at her children, "Let's go in too."
Not wanting to lose face, Jiang Yonggui didn't go in.
He put his luggage on the ground and sat down.
Jiang Qiaoyun didn't want to go in, but she also didn't want to stay with her brother, so she went to squat under a big tree on the other side.
In the courtyard.
Yang Shuying pulled He Yinhua aside and reminisced about the past, her main point being how much she had taken care of her back then.
If it had been a few days ago, He Yinhua would have been moved to tears.
But now, she shows no sign of being moved at all.
She even interrupted Yang Shuying directly, saying coldly, "Given how you've abused my Xuanxuan all these years, do you think we can go back to the way things were?"
"Oh dear, Yinhua, who told you that nonsense? If I had mistreated Xuanxuan, would she have gotten to where she is today? I admit we were selfish about university, but it's not that we didn't want Xuanxuan to study. We thought that Xuanxuan is smart, so we let her repeat a year as Qiaoyun. Wouldn't it be better if both sisters went to university?"
At this moment, Jiang Xuan came out carrying the Chinese medicine.
"Auntie, let's not talk about these things anymore. My mother is not in good health and needs some peace and quiet."
"Okay, okay, then I won't say anything. By the way, Jiang Xuan, could you call your mother-in-law for me?"
"What are you doing?"
“Didn’t she arrange a job for your brother at the machinery factory before? I’m here today to bring your brother to report for duty, so she should help me contact the machinery factory.”
Jiang Xuan couldn't help but laugh.
Working in a machine factory?
What era are we living in?
Every job has its own designated spot; it's not that easy to assign tasks.
She guessed that it might have been something Wang Yingqiu said casually, but Yang Shuying took it seriously.
However, doesn't Yang Yonggui have a job in the county town?
Was it also implicated in the college student identity theft scandal?
Very likely.
"Isn't he at the county machinery factory?"
"Sigh, isn't it all because of what happened to you? His job was arranged by your uncle."
He Yinhua said irritably, "Judging from your tone, it sounds like I'm the one who's in the wrong? You've shot yourself in the foot, who can you blame?"
"No, I didn't blame anyone, I just said it casually. Hyun-hyun, hurry up and call your mother-in-law for me,"
"They're in the family compound, right next door. Go find them yourself."
*
Wang Yingqiu was sewing a cotton-padded coat for her unborn child when she saw Yang Shuying and a young man dressed in workers' clothes enter.
She immediately guessed why they came, so she put down her needlework, supported her back, and walked out.
With a beaming smile, she said, "Oh, my dear in-law, this must be your eldest son. He's so handsome. Please come in and have a seat."
Jiang Yonggui called out "Auntie".
Everyone in the family had gone out, so Wang Yingqiu led them to the main room and poured water for each of them.
"Hurry up and have some water. When did you guys get up here?"
"The train was delayed and I didn't arrive until midnight yesterday. I spent the night at the station and only came here this morning."
"You've worked so hard. You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go cook some dishes for you."
"Auntie, stop what you're doing." Yang Shuying pulled Wang Yingqiu aside. "We ate some dry food on the way, so we're not hungry. I just wanted to ask when my Yonggui can report to the machinery factory?"
Wang Yingqiu sat down opposite them and sighed, "My dear in-laws, why didn't you come a few days earlier? I thought you didn't want this job anymore."
"Huh? Auntie, don't scare me. Has there been any change in your job situation?"
“Sigh, the job for our child was all set, but because you guys were late in reporting for duty, they hired someone else.”
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