"You're going to wait until she's better before you go back?" Jiang Qiao'er was completely devastated, and tears streamed down her face. What the hell was going on? In other families, it's the older sister who takes care of the younger sister, but in her case, why was she the one worrying about the older sister's affairs?
"Does she look unwell to you, Jiang San Niang?" Jiang Qiao'er angrily pointed at Old Woman Yu. Old Woman Yu had a fat head and big ears, and a ruddy complexion. She didn't look like a person in poor health at all.
How could Jiang San Niang think she was unwell? Jiang Qiao'er couldn't understand it at all. Was she blind?
"Qiao'er, don't say that!" Jiang San Niang only has one younger sister, so naturally she can't bear to see her sad. But Zi Qing is also very important. Zi Qing has never asked her for anything before, but she asked this once. How could she refuse?
Jiang San Niang had witnessed her aunt's poor health, but now her younger sister was crying so hard. She really didn't know what to do.
"Jiang Qiao'er, what do you mean?" Old Mrs. Yu was furious. She sat up in bed and started berating Jiang Qiao'er by name. "Are you saying I pretended to be sick and made things difficult for your sister? It was your sister who offered to take care of me, not the other way around. Who is your sister? Is she so great that I need to pretend to be sick and curse myself?"
Jiang Qiao'er's face turned pale, and her eyes were filled with coldness and anger as she looked at Jiang San Niang. "Did you hear that? People are saying you're throwing yourself at them!" Although it was Granny Yu arguing with her, Jiang Qiao'er really disdained to talk to Granny Yu.
"It was I who told Third Sister that I was coming to take care of my mother. It has nothing to do with Third Sister. Qiao'er, if you want to blame someone, blame me!" Yu Ziqing said awkwardly, his face flushed with embarrassment. As a scholar, he had never argued with anyone before, and he really didn't know what to do in this situation.
"Young Master Yu!" Jiang Qiao'er looked at Yu Ziqing, wiped away her tears. She was still very emotional when facing Jiang San Niang, but she just didn't want to shed tears in front of Yu Ziqing. "My dear scholar, you know that my sister likes you, and you know that everyone in this town knows. But if you can't give my sister a proper status, then please stop associating with her. You may be shameless, but my sister still has her pride."
Jiang Qiao'er's words were truly piercing. Originally, there was still a layer of veil covering up Yu Ziqing's affair with Jiang San Niang, but now Jiang Qiao'er suddenly ripped it off. Yu Ziqing was so ashamed that his face burned, and he was also greatly shocked. "I... I really like San Niang. As long as I pass the imperial examination, I will marry San Niang."
"Who are you calling shameless?" She could say whatever she wanted about her own son, but she wouldn't stand for anyone else saying anything bad about him. She threw off the covers, got out of bed without even putting on her shoes, and slapped Jiang Qiao'er on the head. "Let me tell you, it's your sister who's shameless. She's been bothering my son, and she's ruining his life!"
"mother!"
"aunt!"
No one expected that Old Lady Yu would suddenly take action. Those who wanted to pull the old woman quickly pulled her, and those who wanted to pull the younger sister quickly pulled her. For a moment, Bai Nuo became the most idle person.
Jiang Qiao'er's hair was all loose.
And she was the kind of person who was beaten to tears immediately.
"Jiang San Niang, I'll ask you one more time, are you going back or staying here? If you don't go back today, you can forget about having the surname Jiang."
"Go back, go back, I'll go back with you right now, Qiao'er, are you alright?" Jiang San Niang was terrified. She agreed to whatever Jiang Qiao'er said, and she looked Jiang Qiao'er up and down, afraid that something might happen to her.
"Ha!" Although Jiang Qiao'er was young, she was clearly a decisive person. As soon as Jiang San Niang said to go back, she immediately brandished her knife to cut off Jiang San Niang's hair. This is what she said to Yu Ziqing: "Scholar Yu, although our Jiang family is not a very wealthy family, we are not poor either. We are not so poor that we cannot afford to eat or wear clothes. We are not people who despise the poor and love the rich. As long as you are sincere, you can win our eyes. You always say that you want to pass the imperial examination. What kind of examination is considered an examination? Being a scholar is considered an examination. My sister has been with you for so many years, from sixteen to twenty-five, a full ten years. You have time to waste, but my sister does not. From now on, please study hard for your examination and do not waste my sister's time anymore."
"Qiao'er!" Jiang San Niang was clearly surprised by Jiang Qiao'er's words. She instinctively wanted to refute it. She and Yu Ziqing were truly in love. Yu Ziqing had said he would marry her, and she genuinely wanted to wait for him. This... this wasn't anyone holding anyone back; it was all their own choice.
Why does my sister view Ziqing like that?
"Shut up!" Jiang Qiao'er said coldly. "You've completely disgraced your parents. If they knew you'd end up like this, they'd die with their eyes wide open in disbelief!"
Not content with just speaking to Yu Ziqing, Jiang Qiao'er then turned to the old woman Yu, whom she had always disliked, and said, "I know you hate us, and I hate you too. Don't worry, as long as I'm alive, I won't let my sister get close to your son. And please keep your son away from my sister. Also, don't come to us asking for money again. If I see you come here even once, I'll report you to the authorities!"
"Hey, you little bastard!" Old Mrs. Yu was furious. She was always the one who lectured others, and no one had ever been able to lecture her. But today, this little brat had lectured her, and she immediately flew into a rage, rolled up her sleeves, and rushed forward to hit him.
His swift action, imposing manner, and fierce expression made him seem nothing like a patient.
Jiang Qiao'er became more and more heartbroken and disheartened the more she thought about it. What was she bewitched by that her sister would allow her to be tormented by such a person time and time again?
"Sister, did you see that? She doesn't look like a patient at all!" Jiang Qiao'er didn't even try to avoid Old Lady Yu.
Jiang San Niang quickly pulled Jiang Qiao'er away, and Bai Nuo immediately stepped in front of Jiang Qiao'er.
Jiang Qiao'er dragged her along for courage; she couldn't just keep watching Jiang Qiao'er get beaten up, could she?
So, without thinking, Bai Nuo slapped Old Lady Yu across the face. "You've gone too far! You're the one who eats and lives at her place, how dare you hit her?"
Bai Nuo was small and quick, while Old Lady Yu was a fat woman and moved a little slower than Bai Nuo. So, after Bai Nuo finished fighting, she immediately ran to the back and kicked Old Lady Yu in the butt. "It's one thing for you to eat other people's food, but you still complain that it doesn't taste good. If it weren't for them, do you think you could eat and drink your fill?"
"You little brat, I'll fight you to the death!" Bai Nuo ran around, but Old Lady Yu wasn't stupid. She was tall and strong, and she managed to grab Bai Nuo's clothes several times. When Jiang Qiao'er saw this, she also went over and started tearing at Old Lady Yu's clothes.
Seeing this scene, Yu Ziqing wanted to help but couldn't, so all she could do was shout, "Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"
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