The next day, Jiang Xueying planned to go to the town to buy some things and take a look at the store's recent income and expenditure. However, just after she finished packing and before she could even take a step out of the door, she found that her legs were tightly clamped by a ball.
Jiang Xueying lowered her head, with a look of helplessness and a mixture of laughter and tears on her face.
"Xiao Jin, why don't you let mother go?"
Ye Xiaojin raised her fair little face, her big watery eyes like grapes were full of desire, grievance, coquettishness, and a hint of... accusation?
"Mom, you haven't taken Xiao Jin to play on the street for a long time."
Jiang Xueying moved her legs and saw that Ye Xiaojin had loosened his arms slightly. She squatted down gently, looked at Ye Xiaojin straight in the eye, and stroked Ye Xiaojin's soft hair.
"What's wrong, Xiaojin, do you want to go out and play with mom?"
Ye Xiaojin pouted and nodded, her meaning was obvious.
"Then we..."
Jiang Xueying dragged out the words, looked at Ye Xiaojin's hopeful eyes, and finally made the final decision.
"Let's go!"
Ye Xiaojin became happy instantly, and the mother and daughter held hands, got on the ox cart and headed towards the town.
Only a quarter of an hour after arriving in the town, Jiang Xueying's hands were already full of snacks and toys. Ye Xiaojin beside her was holding a string of bright red candied haws, licking and smacking them, looking around with a pair of rolling eyes.
Jiang Xueying knew that children were greedy and these two children had suffered too much before. Seeing Ye Xiaojin secretly glancing at the snacks but worried about wasting money, Jiang Xueying felt very distressed.
Therefore, whenever she saw Ye Xiaojin look at something for a second, she would buy it.
As for children, they don’t cost much money, and the money she earns is more than enough to support two children.
"Mom, my sister loves to eat Baiyun cake the most. When she sees that you bought so much when she gets home, she will definitely be very happy."
Ye Xiaojin is extremely cute when she smiles, especially since she has gained some weight recently.
Jiang Xueying pinched Ye Xiaojin's chubby little face and carefully wiped the sugar stains from the corners of his mouth. Her heart was filled with warmth. These two children were the best gifts for her coming here.
Suddenly her eyes turned, and Jiang Xueying spoke casually while walking with Ye Xiaojin.
"Xiao Jin, do you still remember what your father likes to eat the most?"
"Dad, I don't know what he likes to eat. Mom, don't you know what he likes to eat?"
Jiang Xueying looked calm and composed, and a smile appeared on her face unconsciously.
"Your father is always mysterious. He never reveals his likes and dislikes. Mom doesn't even know when he will come back."
"This Xiao Jin doesn't know either!"
Ye Xiaojin pursed his lips and squinted his eyes while eating the candied haws in his hand.
Fortunately, the children were innocent and their emotions soon calmed down when they saw the bustling streets.
The two of them strolled along the way until they arrived at the store. As soon as they reached the door, they heard a clerk inside talking mysteriously.
"Hey, have you heard? I heard that the young lady of the Chen family committed suicide yesterday!"
"What? What's so depressing about a young lady that she actually committed suicide?"
"I don't know, but I heard that Miss Chen was a very kind person. It's really sad that she ended up like this."
"So... is she dead?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xueying felt her heart skip a beat. She couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling inexplicably worried.
"Who are you... talking about?"
When the shop assistants saw Jiang Xueying come in and discovered them chatting, they subconsciously kept silent, their eyes flickered, and quickly returned to their seats.
"Let me ask again, who is the Miss Chen you just mentioned?"
Jiang Xueying frowned, and a cold aura emanated from her body. The clerk was frightened and spoke angrily, thinking that the boss was angry because he saw them chatting during the day.
"Yes... it's Miss Chen Simin from the Chen family, a medicinal herb merchant..."
The clerk felt a little awed that Jiang Xueying had such majesty. She thought that even when she met the county magistrate, she did not feel such fear.
"Is she... is she okay?"
"I heard that Miss Chen Simin is not seriously injured. She was found by her maid just in time when she was hanging. She has been rescued, but has been put in solitary confinement by Master Chen."
"mother……"
Ye Xiaojin pulled Jiang Xueying's sleeve. Why did her mother's face suddenly become so scary? Did something happen?
Feeling that her own dumpling was frightened by her, Jiang Xueying immediately calmed her breathing and the coldness in her body faded away in an instant.
"Xiao Jin, wait here for me. I have some things to deal with right away. I'll pick you up later. Got it?"
Ye Xiaojin has always been a sensible child and obeys Jiang Xueying's words. Naturally, he nodded obediently.
"Please help me take good care of him!"
The clerk nodded quickly, not daring to refuse.
After saying this, Jiang Xueying left the shop and went to Chen's house.
Although she didn't know why Chen Simin suddenly committed suicide, Jiang Xueying already understood when she saw the Chen mansion covered with wedding banners and red ribbons.
The servant guarding the gate naturally recognized Jiang Xueying and knew that she had a very good relationship with Chen Simin, so he immediately let her in.
When Jiang Xueying walked into Chen Simin's boudoir, she almost couldn't believe what she saw, and her heart sank.
The woman who had always been full of energy was now dying, and looked even weaker than the last time I saw her.
Her skin was abnormally pale, and she fell asleep with her eyes tightly closed. She seemed to be having a terrible nightmare. Her brows were furrowed, and she kept mumbling something. She looked like a porcelain doll that would break into pieces if hit.
"Miss Jiang, you're here!"
When she saw Jiang Xueying, Lu'er's eyes, which were red and swollen from crying, suddenly lit up, and then dimmed again.
Jiang Xueying sat down beside the bed with light steps, looked at Chen Simin's symptoms, and fortunately her life was not in danger. She turned around and asked softly.
"Lu'er, what happened to Simin? Why did she suddenly commit suicide?"
When Luer heard this, she couldn't help crying again.
"Miss Jiang, it's because of the engagement. The master arranged the marriage for you on his own initiative. Even when you went on a hunger strike last time, the master refused to give in and insisted that you marry him. You didn't want to, but you didn't expect... you didn't expect that you would hang yourself in the middle of the night when we weren't paying attention. If I hadn't been worried that you couldn't sleep well at night and came to check on you, I'm afraid... I'm afraid that you would have met the King of Hell long ago."
After hearing this, Jiang Xueying confirmed what she was thinking, but she also blamed herself extremely. She had clearly been here last time, and she clearly knew that Chen Simin was unwilling to marry the person arranged by Master Chen. She clearly saw Chen Simin on a hunger strike, so why... why didn't she think of this?
I was lucky to be saved this time, but what if...
At the beginning, Chen Simin did her best to help her, whether she was short of medicine or food, she helped her and even accompanied her to visit famous doctors. But what about her? What did she do for her?
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