Chapter 33 You are not allowed to run away. Chu Yang and I will accompany you.

The kid was taken by Qin Xiao to take a nap.

Jiang Tang slapped his face, locked the backpack in the dormitory, and went back to the room to lie down.

Thinking about the dishes I would cook in the afternoon, I fell asleep in a daze.

…

After she woke up, Jiang Tang tilted his head to look at the sky outside, struggled to get up, walked out of the room, and saw that Qin Xiao was already awake.

Jiang Tang stretched his back and walked over, his voice still hoarse from just waking up, "I'll make the pork bone soup first, Qin Xiao, you start the cooking first."

"It's more convenient to use two fires at the same time."

The pork bone soup must be made for himself. Qin Xiao walked into the kitchen with a cane and lit a fire quickly.

Jiang Tang took out the big bone stick from the basket and cleaned it.

The iron pot was already full of water. She put the big bone sticks into the pot to blanch them. "Is Chuyang still sleeping? I won't be able to sleep at night."

"No, he'll wake up in a while." Qin Xiao stared at the fire without looking up.

The kid will wake up on his own when he smells the fragrance.

Jiang Tang uttered an "oh", scooped out the foam with a spatula, and picked up the big bone stick.

"Qin Xiao, help me get the pot full of water and put it on the stove. It will take a long time to boil."

After Qin Xiao fetched the water and put it on the stove, Jiang Tang put the big bone sticks into the pot and simmered it for more than an hour.

"Qin Xiao, help me kill the chicken in the basket. I'll cook the chicken first."

Qin Xiao picked up his crutches, picked up the hen and took the kitchen knife and walked out.

Jiang Tang put the purchased vegetables in the sink and washed them slowly.

"Sister-in-law, are you home?"

Hearing the voice, Jiang Tang responded to the door in a sweet voice, "I'm here, Juan'er."

She wiped her hands on her apron, left the kitchen and opened the door.

"Juan'er, you're early." Jiang Tang smiled and said, "I've just started."

Wen Juan walked into the yard and said, "You've come just in time."

"I just came here to help you."

Since she was here, Jiang Tang was not polite anymore, "Juan'er, you are so nice."

Wenjuan walked into the bedroom and looked around. "Where are we?"

"I just cooked some big bone sticks, and Qin Xiao is killing chickens."

Wen Juan looked at Jiang Tang happily, "Big bone sticks, my sister-in-law made them specially for Brother Xiao."

Jiang Tang curled his lips and did not refute. He just said, "I'll add mushroom soup to the big bone soup later. It's fresh and nutritious. Drink a few more bowls."

Wen Juan rolled up her sleeves and laughed, "Sister-in-law, please stop talking. I'm already fed up with your words."

As soon as she came over, she chatted with Jiang Tang while cooking, and she felt a lot more relaxed.

Qin Xiao cleaned the chickens and Jiang Tang took over.

Since there were so many people, she planned to make a potato stewed chicken, which was large in portion and tasted good.

First blanch the chicken, and add green onions, ginger and garlic while blanching to remove the fishy smell.

Jiang Tang asked Wenjuan to peel the potatoes, wash them, cut them into cubes, and soak them in clean water.

Then cut the green onion into sections, peel the ginger and slice it thinly, wash the scallions, cut them into sections and set them aside for her use.

Jiang Tang took out the bay leaves, peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, dried chili peppers, and thirteen spices he had bought from the basket on his back.

Qin Xiao put the wok on the tripod, put the wok on the rack, and scoop an appropriate amount of water. Jiang Tang threw in some scallions and ginger slices, poured in a little cooking wine, and put the chicken pieces into the wok to blanch them to remove the bloody smell.

After the water boils, open the pot and skim off the foam. Cook for about one minute, remove the chicken pieces and rinse with cool water to remove the foam on the surface.

She cleaned the wok, heated it up, added the chicken's own oil and stir-fried it until hot, added scallions and ginger slices, added peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves and thirteen spices, and stir-fried the chicken until the skin changed color and was cooked. She added a little rice wine to remove the fishy smell, and then poured in an appropriate amount of soybean soy sauce to continue stir-frying the chicken. Stir-fry the chicken over high heat for about three minutes, add an appropriate amount of clean water to wipe over the chicken, bring to a boil over high heat and skim off the foam, add salt, MSG, chicken essence and pepper to season, and add dark soy sauce to adjust the color.

Turn the heat down to low and simmer the chicken for about ten minutes.

Jiang Tang didn't plan to add the potato cubes now. He would add the potato cubes after the other dishes were cooked and simmer for about fifteen minutes on low heat. When the potato cubes were soft and tender, they could be served directly on the table.

After the chicken was cooked, she started preparing other dishes.

Gradually the aroma filled the kitchen, and those greedy people couldn't help drooling.

The little guys sleeping in the room were awakened by the aroma, and they ran into the kitchen on their short legs, rubbing their eyes.

The boy had just woken up, and Jiang Tang picked up a piece of chicken and fed it into his mouth.

"Chuyang, is it delicious?"

Qin Chuyang breathed out, nodded his head fiercely, and replied impatiently, "Good!"

Jiang Tang smiled and said, "Okay, let's go out and play by ourselves, and we can eat when the meal is ready."

Qin Chuyang frowned, stared at his brother who was sitting in his seat, then pouting and went to the yard to amuse himself.

The busy figures in the kitchen continued for a long time, until the scorching sun gradually set, and Jiang Tang shouted outside the house.

"Chuyang, go call your brother Leilei and the others to come for dinner."

Jiang Tang took the cooked bone soup out of the pot and took out the mushrooms that Wen Juan had prepared.

Change the clay pot, pour the mellow big bone soup into the clay pot, put the mushrooms into the clay pot and simmer slowly.

Qin Chuyang responded and was about to run out.

"Sister-in-law, no need to shout, we are here."

Before Qin Chuyang went out, he heard someone shouting outside the yard.

Qin Chuyang trotted to the door, stood on tiptoe and tried to open it.

Outside the door were Wang Qilei, Zhang Hetian and Liu Lan, all arriving in unison.

Wang Qilei walked in and rubbed the boy's head, "Thank you, Chuyang."

After saying that, he pulled Qin Chuyang into the room.

Jiang Tang put the stewed chicken back on the tripod, put the potatoes in, stirred the bottom of the pot, and when the potatoes were soft, turned to high heat to reduce the sauce. When the soup became thick, sprinkled with chopped green onions and coriander.

Several people were in the yard. Jiang Tang shouted outside, "Come in and bring the table to the gate of the yard. We will eat in the yard."

Wang Qilei and Zhang Hetian walked in with drooling, picked up the dining table and walked out.

Qin Chuyang took Liu Lan to the main room to move out the chairs.

After Wang Qilei moved the table, he quickly went into the kitchen and couldn't help but sniff hard, "Sister-in-law, it smells so good, so good."

Jiang Tang smiled and said, "Take the rice pot out first, set out the dishes, the dishes are almost ready."

Wang Qilei received the order and took the rice pot out neatly.

The dishes were served one after another.

Jiang Tang finally brought out the mushroom soup cooked with large bone sticks.

Everyone is seated.

Each person served themselves a bowl of mushroom soup to warm their stomachs.

Jiang Tang stared at Qin Xiao, and when he saw him drink it, he whispered, "Is it delicious?"

The taste in the mouth is fresh and tender, the mellow aroma of the big bone soup and the freshness of the mushrooms make it delicious.

He looked at the woman with expectant eyes and nodded slightly.

"That's good. I've made a lot of pork bone soup. I'll make you a bowl of noodles tomorrow morning. Eat more."

Qin Xiao lowered his eyes and stared at the soup in his hand, the corners of his lips raised in enjoyment.

Jiang Tang also took a sip and squinted his eyes comfortably.

Then he looked at Zhang Hetian and said, "Hetian, why did you two come here together?"

"I originally wanted Chuyang to call you."

Zhang Hetian sighed, pursed his lips, took a sip of soup, and said with a smile, "Leizi came to call me. We live close to each other, so we happened to come together."

Wenjuan came to help early. He was sawing firewood at home. Lei Zi came to call him, and he came over too.

Wang Qilei drank several mouthfuls of wine. Hearing what Zhang Hetian said, he smacked his lips and said, "Oh, it just so happened that Lan'er came to talk to me, and I thought it would be convenient for everyone to come together, so that my sister-in-law wouldn't have to go and call for help. That would be so troublesome."

Hearing him say this, Jiang Tang nodded.

Liu Lan beside him was drinking her soup silently, her face buried in the soup with an expression of embarrassment and shame.

She was just afraid that Jiang Tang was stingy. They had agreed to treat people to a meal, and if she didn't go to find Brother Lei, Jiang Tang probably wouldn't treat her.

She loved the food cooked by Jiang Tang so much that she had to find Brother Lei Zi first.

Fortunately, no one thought too much about it.

After drinking the soup, Wang Qilei served rice to everyone.

Jiang Tang glanced at the man next to him, turned his head and whispered in his ear, "Eat more chicken stewed with potatoes, drink more mushroom soup, and eat spicy food after your leg is healed."

"Do you know?"

She still remembered that this man preferred spicy food, so now she wanted him to avoid it and to hold back.

The girl's warm breath floated on his cheek. Qin Xiao tightened his hand holding the chopsticks, nodded slightly, and raised the corners of his lips slightly, not looking unhappy at all.

Jiang Tang blinked, somewhat surprised at how cooperative he was.

However, she curled her lips and said that it was a good thing that he could cooperate, so that his legs could move faster so that he could do the work better.

Jiang Tang smiled and picked up a piece of chicken for Qin Xiao.

The two of them were talking back and forth, and the others looked at each other with meaningful smiles on their faces.

Only Liu Lan, feeling aggrieved, gritted her teeth and picked up a piece of chicken for herself. The lingering fragrance in her mouth made her want to leave but was reluctant to do so.

"Sister-in-law, where do you get all these wonderful ideas? These dishes are so delicious."

Wenjuan was really curious. Her sister-in-law was so creative. The dishes she made were so rich, with little overlap, and the taste was so fragrant and different.

Wang Qilei said happily, "Sister Juan, my sister-in-law is from the capital. She probably grew up eating these things, so she's not surprised by them."

Wenjuan nodded suddenly, it made sense.

Jiang Tang bit her lip, not knowing how to answer, but she didn't expect Lei Zi to smooth it over for her like this.

She nodded gently, acknowledging the statement.

Wang Qilei frowned, "On the day my sister-in-law first married Brother Xiao, your eyes weren't eyes and your nose wasn't a nose. Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I didn't like you at first."

After he said this, although the people around him didn't say anything, they had similar thoughts.

Wang Qilei continued, "Now I understand. My sister-in-law grew up in the capital and lived a good life. She suddenly returned to Wuli Village. She has been away for so long. This place is no longer her home. It is normal for her to feel resentful and dissatisfied."

"I can't stand this sudden change. Brother Xiao is also her sister's original marriage partner...hiccups...who can stand this?"

"Wang Qilei!" The man's cold and hard voice brought Wang Qilei back to his senses.

Staring at Xiao Ge's face which was so cold that it looked like he wanted to murder someone.

He immediately explained, "Sister-in-law, I'll just say this. Brother Xiao doesn't like Jiang Cui. Jiang Cui's family originally took the betrothal gift from Brother Xiao's father, and they have been wanting to get married for the past two years. Brother Xiao went to return the betrothal gift, but he couldn't get it back every time. The Jiang family was desperate. They didn't have the money, but they wanted Jiang Cui, so they kept dragging it out until Brother Xiao's father got injured, and Brother Xiao sold the position in the machinery factory and was no longer an employee. Jiang Cui immediately found a partner in the city, and now she's unwilling to return the betrothal gift and she's unwilling to marry."

He actually became a little sad as he spoke, "It dragged on like this until you were sent back, and then you replaced Jiang Cui and were sent to marry our brother Xiao."

He was happy again when he said this, "Hehe, my brother Xiao has you now, and I am happy for him. It was a good marriage that was made by accident. This is the only thing the Jiang family did wrong."

He said these words from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Hetian sighed and picked up a piece of chicken for him, "Eat it."

You fool, your sister-in-law and Brother Xiao are getting along fine, but you have to mention the Jiang family and Jiang Cui.

He smiled gently and looked at Jiang Tang, "Sister-in-law, thank you so much."

Jiang Tang blinked, feeling a little sad. She glanced at the man next to her and raised the corners of her lips.

"His life won't be hard for long. It will be the same with or without me."

Jiang Tang was telling the truth. The reason Qin Xiao hit rock bottom this year was simply because of changes at home.

Judging from the current situation, Qin Xiao seems to be able to do anything, so his life will definitely not be bad.

The girl's words burned deeply in Qin Xiao's heart.

The meal lasted for a long time before we finished it slowly.

After finishing the meal, everyone did not give up and leave. Instead, they began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks tacitly, taking out all the pots, bowls, pans and washing them before leaving one after another.

After they packed up, they left together.

Qin Chuyang sat lazily on the chair with his belly bulging, his calves swinging slowly.

Jiang Tang and Qin Xiao sat next to him.

Dependence

The man just sat there, feeling the night wind and looking at the sky.

Jiang Tang stared at the night sky and suddenly said, "Qin Xiao, how did your father get hurt? What disease did he have? Why couldn't he be cured?"

Qin Xiao's family was not originally poor. They were relatively well-off in Wuli Village. At least they had enough money to go to the hospital for normal illnesses. How could they have spent the money? Qin Xiao lost his job and his health was not cured.

The whole yard was silent. Jiang Tang's words seemed to be blown away by the wind and disappeared. No one answered for a while.

She thought she would never get an answer.

"It didn't cost much for his treatment." The man's voice was a little hoarse, and it carried a hint of coolness as if blown by the wind.

Jiang Tang turned and stared at Qin Xiao. The man's face was cold and indifferent. Her heart skipped a beat and she suddenly didn't want to know the answer anymore.

"He was working in the factory, and a steel pipe fell down and hit his leg. He fainted." Qin Xiao turned around and stared at Jiang Tang expressionlessly, saying in a faint voice, "Just like me, but he was more unlucky than me."

Qin Xiao's lips twitched slightly, "When he fainted, I rushed to the hospital. The woman said that my father's leg could not be saved. Even if it was cured, it would be useless and he would be a cripple."

For a moment, Jiang Tang didn't understand who the woman Qin Xiao was talking about was.

Then Qin Xiao continued, "She didn't think about curing my father. She was afraid that the cost of treatment would be too much. She couldn't bear it, so she just took the money from home and ran away."

The woman Qin Xiao was talking about...is she his mother?

Jiang Tang's eyes suddenly became warm. "So you sold your job at the machinery factory, but you still didn't cure your father?"

Qin Xiao stared at the endless night sky. In fact, only a year had passed since the incident. He always had nightmares at first, dreaming of the woman's leaving back, decisive and cruel, but gradually he stopped having nightmares.

Until this time, when he was lying on the hospital bed with his eyes lowered and staring at his legs, he dreamed of that woman again.

However... he tilted his head to glance at the pretty little face next to him. The woman was gradually being driven away, and the little girl's pretty face gradually and completely occupied his dream.

He closed his eyes and said, "After she left, my dad was lying in bed. At first he didn't know she had run away, nor did he know I had lost my job."

"I told him that she was taking care of Chuyang at home."

"Later, he found out."

"I just walked away for a while, and when I returned to the hospital ward, the person was gone."

The man looked up at the night sky. The old man didn't want to drag him along with his crippled leg and asked him to take good care of his brother.

But this year, he still made his younger brother suffer a lot, and his originally chubby little face became extremely thin.

Qin Xiao lowered his head to glance at his brother's face which looked a little better now. His eyes were as black as ink as he stared deeply at the girl beside him.

Jiang Tang felt depressed, staring at the man's tough features, feeling a little distressed.

She slowly thought that the original owner of the book stole the money that Qin Xiao gave to Qin Chuyang and accidentally killed Qin Chuyang, and was retaliated by Qin Xiao in a crazy way.

So during the days they had been together, even though everything was fine, she still felt fear and terror towards Qin Xiao in her heart.

But now, this feeling is slowly fading away, and I feel uncomfortable and sour in my heart.

The original owner stole money and accidentally killed Qin Chuyang, and his mother took the money and ran away, indirectly killing his father.

Qin Xiao experienced this twice, and his closest people left him for such absurd reasons.

Everyone can go crazy.

"Jiang Tang, you are not allowed to run." The man's voice was hoarse, as if he was squeezing these words out from his throat.

Jiang Tang's eyes were filled with mist, and he blinked quickly, then raised his lips slightly and smiled, "I won't run away."

It was unknown whether the man had listened or not. His cold and hard features just stared at the night sky silently without saying anything else.

As the night deepened, the wind blew in from outside, bringing a slight chill.

Jiang Tang turned to stare at the little guy who was sleeping soundly in the chair, stood up and held him in his arms, "Chuyang is asleep, I'll carry him to bed first."

Qin Xiao stared at the girl's back, then lowered his eyes to stare at his legs. He suddenly smiled and almost murmured to himself, "I am really luckier than you."

Jiang Tang left the room and saw Qin Xiao still sitting on the stool. He frowned slightly and said, "Go to bed. It's not good to be exposed to the night wind too much."

Qin Xiao stood up with his crutches and nodded slightly.

Jiang Tang also returned to her room. She lay on the bed, staring blankly at the beams, then slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.

—

The next morning, after Jiang Tang washed up, he went out with a bucket to fetch water.

Qin Xiao silently stared at her back as she walked out the door and pinched his thigh.

Get well soon.

After Jiang Tang fetched water, he picked up the bucket and staggered home.

She was too focused, staring at the ground in front of her.

"Bang!"

There was a thud as buckets and other items hit the ground, and Jiang Tang's trouser legs were soaked with water.

She soon realized that she might have accidentally bumped into someone.

She apologized repeatedly and picked up the package on the ground. Then she accidentally noticed the name on the package. Before she could take a closer look, the package was snatched away by the person in front of her.

Jiang Tang then raised her eyes, and unexpectedly the person in front of her was Jiang Cui, whom she had not seen for a long time.

Jiang Cui held the package tightly. When she saw Jiang Tang, she recalled the last time she saw Jiang Tang. She held back her anger and said, "Sister, please watch where you are walking. It's ok if you bump into me, but what if you bump into someone else?"

She didn't plan to chat with Jiang Tang for a long time. She just said, "Be more careful next time" and prepared to move on.

Jiang Tang grabbed her sleeve suddenly, and Jiang Cui was stopped in her place.

She turned around with some anger, "Sister, what are you doing? You bumped into me, and I didn't intend to bother with you, but you still want to blame me."

Jiang Tang grasped her sleeve tightly, frowning slightly, "Whose package is that in your hand?"

Jiang Cui's eyes flashed with guilt, "My...my, what's wrong?"

Jiang Tang's face fell, "I remember that the Jiang family doesn't have many relatives or friends outside of town, and your classmate should only be from the county town. Who would send you a package?"

Jiang Cui shook her hand hard but failed to get rid of Jiang Tang's hand.

She hid the package behind her body and frowned, "Sister, why don't I have any friends from other places? This is my former classmate. She was admitted to a university in another city. This is what she sent back to me."

"I don't want to argue with you on the road. Everyone in the village is watching us. Sister, you don't want to be shameless, but I do."

She had absolutely no intention of admitting this.

Jiang Tang's filter for this heroine had completely disappeared. Her dark, clear eyes were fixed on the person in front of her. She was looking at a shameless thief.

Jiang Cui avoided the gaze of those overly pure eyes and refused to look at Jiang Tang.

Jiang Tang spoke in a clear voice, pointing directly at the package hidden behind Jiang Cui.

"Jiang Cui, this package has the words Zhou Tang written on it. Have you told your friends that your name is Zhou Tang? Or have you been using my old identity to make friends? Is Jiang Cui really that embarrassing?"

Zhou Tang was the name the original owner had when she was still in the Zhou family. She saw it clearly.

After so many actual battles with the Jiang family, Jiang Tang's courage increased dramatically. She was no longer the frightened person who couldn't even say a few words. Now she was not afraid at all if the person in front of her wanted to argue with her.

She has grown.

And she is in the right anyway!

Jiang Cui tightened her hand holding the package and said loudly, "You are wrong. My name is on it."

Jiang Tang didn't expect that she would not admit it even after being exposed on the spot. She still needs to learn how to have such thick skin and good character.

"That's my name on it, you took my package."

She frowned and said, "Let me guess who would send me a package and what good things would be in it that you would still remember."

Jiang Cui looked a little flustered, but she just stood there with her neck stiff and refused to compromise.

Jiang Tang looked up at her and said, "This package must have been sent from the capital."

The corners of her lips curled up slightly, "My parents sent it to me, why are you the one who picked it up?"

She tilted her head and said, "I've been here for several months, more than half a year, and I haven't received a single package."

"I originally thought they had forgotten about me, but now it seems that you stole all the packages they sent."

"You Jiang family members are really of the same lineage. Your parents withheld Qin Xiao's betrothal gift, your brother stole in the middle of the night, and your sister is also a thief who loves to take other people's things."

"I don't! Jiang Tang, this is my own package." Noticing that more and more people were gathering around her, Jiang Cui just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

It was so embarrassing. She had never been so embarrassed before.

She shook off Jiang Tang's hand with force, turned around and ran.

Jiang Tang's hands were pulled away, and she was about to chase after him. Seeing someone coming not far away, she raised her voice and shouted, "Qin Xiao, Chu Yang, stop her, she is a thief."

When Qin Chuyang heard this, he immediately rushed in front of his brother on his short legs and held his arms out in front of Jiang Cui.

Jiang Cui just wanted to push him away and run away.

“Bang!”

"ah!"

Jiang Cui's knee was hit by a stone, her legs went limp and she almost fell to her knees. The back of her hand was hit by a stone again, and she jumped away in pain. She let go of the package in her hand and it fell to the ground.

Seeing her stop, Jiang Tang walked slowly to her, bent down and picked up the package on the ground.

He raised his eyebrows and read aloud, "The delivery address is... Wuli Village, Wuli County, recipient: Zhou Tang, to be delivered."

When she finished reading, there was a commotion all around. Jiang Tang looked down at Jiang Cui and said, "Didn't you say it was your name? Or was it sent to you by your classmate? Which classmate of yours was it that was so careless as to write my name instead?"

Jiang Cui buried her head, and was not embarrassed when Jiang Tang read it out loud in front of everyone.

She couldn't utter a word.

Qin Xiao walked over to Jiang Tang, and Jiang Tang handed the package to him.

She looked up at the man and asked, "Why did you bring Chuyang here?"

Qin Xiao took the package, lowered his eyes and stared at the little girl, saying in a faint voice, "You are too slow."

Jiang blinked. Because she didn't go back, the man brought the kid out to find her?

Thinking of this, Jiang Tang felt warm in his heart.

She bent down and stared at Jiang Cui. "Tell me how many times you stole my packages during the days I was at Jiang's house."

Jiang Cui cried, "Just this once!"

She said so, Jiang Tang frowned slightly, "Okay."

"If you don't admit it, let's go to the police station."

Her voice was soft, and the words she said shocked Jiang Cui so much that she ignored the pain in her legs and stood up.

"Go to the police station? Jiang Tang, you are crazy! We are the Jiang family's own business, and you want to go to the police station."

Jiang Tang nodded. "Well, I don't believe what you said. I can only go to the police station and let the police investigate and give everyone an explanation."

Jiang Cui didn't expect Jiang Tang to be so fierce despite looking soft. She took a deep breath and said, "You won't get any good results if you go to the police station. Last time, Qin Xiao smashed my house. If you go to the police station, you won't be afraid that he will be detained."

Jiang Tang glanced at the man next to him. Seeing his cold expression, he tilted his head and stared at Jiang Cui. "It doesn't matter. Even if he is detained, we are married and I will not abandon him."

She stared at Jiang Cui and smiled. "But you and your partner haven't gotten married yet, right? Your partner is from the city. Let's go to the police station. Do you need to ask your partner's family to accompany you?"

"Chu Yang and I will accompany my man."

As she spoke, she raised her voice, "Chuyang, is what sister-in-law said right?"

The little guy raised his little face and said seriously, "Yes! Sister-in-law is right."

Jiang Tang was satisfied and stared at Jiang Cui with a smile on his face.

Hearing the little girl say that she would accompany him, Qin Xiao pulled a smile from the corner of his cold lips.

Jiang Cui couldn't laugh at all, she was going crazy.

How could she possibly let her boyfriend, his family and herself go to the police station?

Originally, Chen Qian's family didn't like her because of her identity. If she went to the police station and was suspected of being a thief by Chen's family, it would be even more difficult for her to marry Chen Qian.

Jiang Cui looked up at Jiang Tang's harmless little face. Why did she think that Jiang Tang was so soft and gullible before? She was obviously just a fox in rabbit's skin.

She couldn't possibly go to the police station. Jiang Cui took a deep breath and said, "Just three times. I only took your packages three times."

She admitted it. The mocking and glaring looks and discussions around her instantly overwhelmed her. Jiang Cui closed her eyes in embarrassment.

Jiang Tang nodded. "Okay, if you don't want to go to the police station, return all my things to me and apologize to me, and we'll let this matter go."

Jiang Cui closed her eyes unwillingly, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken your things."

"And your things, which are a few new clothes, some delicious local specialties from the capital, and some money. I've worn the clothes, and I've given the specialties to my classmates and friends. I can only return the money to you."

She showed off all the special products sent from the capital and gave them away to others. In order to please Chen Qian's family, she gave a skirt to Chen Qian's sister. Only then did she get on good terms with them and they no longer disliked her as much as before.

Now she has to pay it back, Jiang Cui is so upset that she is vomiting blood.

Jiang Tang frowned, "They didn't send me a letter?"

Jiang Cuiyun was embarrassed when Jiang Tang said this. "I tore up the letters, but I can tell you that they didn't write anything. They just said they were sorry for you and missed you. Tell them whatever you want. They want to compensate you."

Jiang Cui felt so jealous when she saw it. If her handwriting was not different from Jiang Tang's, she would definitely ask Jiang Tang's adoptive parents to send her some beautiful clothes and money.

Jiang Tang nodded in understanding, and pointed to her with her slender jade finger, "Okay, give me the money."

Jiang Cui closed her eyes in embarrassment, "I don't have any money on me right now. I'll return it to you when I get home."

She stared at Jiang Tang's suspicious eyes, and her angry voice was filled with tears, "I have lost all my face today. Everyone has seen it. I will not owe you money again."

Jiang Tang took his hand back, "Okay."

The problem was solved. She turned around, picked up the bucket, and looked at Qin Xiao beside her. "Qin Xiao, take Chu Yang back first. There's no water left. I'll go get another bucket."

Qin Xiao stared at the little girl's wet trousers, his eyes dimmed. He walked forward with his cane, took the empty bucket from Jiang Tang, handed the package to her, and said in a hoarse voice, "Go back first and change your trousers. I'll go get some water."

Jiang Tang stared at his soaked trousers, which were sticky to his body and not comfortable at all.

But, Qin Xiao’s legs?

Qin Xiao rubbed the little girl's head with his big hand and said, "Be obedient and go back."

His dark eyes stared at the package in the little girl's hand. "Your parents sent you a package. Don't you want to go back and take a look?"

Jiang Tang frowned, "Then be careful and don't be so stubborn."

Qin Xiao nodded, and Jiang Tang took Qin Chuyang out of the crowd.

Seeing that the people involved had left, the villagers who had gathered together stared at Jiang Cui mockingly, chattering and then slowly dispersed.

Jiang Tang returned home with Qin Chuyang.

I immediately went back to the room and changed my clothes. I walked out of the room only after I felt dry and comfortable.

She stared at the package on the table, sighed softly, and then slowly opened it.

Inside were two dresses and a pair of small leather shoes. Jiang Tang ignored them and picked up an envelope.

He pinched the thickness of the bag and found that it contained not only letters but also money given by the adoptive parents to the original owner.

Jiang Tang slowly opened the envelope.

Unfold the letter first.

Zhou Tang’s dear daughter, I am glad to hear from you.

I don't know how our daughter is doing in the Jiang family. You never replied to the letters I sent you before, and you never called us once. Mom and Dad knew that you blamed us...

Jiang Tang read it word by word, feeling heavy in his heart. The Zhou family actually really loved the original owner.

It was understandable that the original owner felt resentful after being sent away by the parents who had raised him for so many years.

If she was the original owner, and after receiving the only love for so many years, it suddenly disappeared one day, she didn't know if it would be even more difficult for her to accept it.

In the end, she still wanted to go back to find her adoptive parents.

Jiang Tang just stared at the letter in her hand. Qin Chuyang stuck close to her. The little guy couldn't read and didn't even have a kindergarten diploma, but he just stared at the letter with his big eyes, pretending to be blind.

Qin Xiao walked slowly into the yard carrying some water, and this was the scene he saw.

Staring at the girl's serious eyes, his heart sank.

His steps became heavier, and the crutch on the ground made a sound.

After Jiang Tang noticed it, he looked up at the man who came in and said softly, "You're back."

Qin Xiao responded in a hoarse voice, put the bucket at the door of the bedroom, walked up to Jiang Tang, and stared at the letter in her hand.

Trying not to show that he cared so much, he asked calmly, "What did they say?"

Hearing Qin Xiao's question, Jiang Tang looked down at the letter and pursed her lips. "They said they were sorry to me and that they missed me a lot. They thought I was still blaming them."

Qin Xiao controlled his gaze and didn't stare at the paper. "What about you?"

"You didn't know that all the packages they sent to you were stolen by Jiang Cui. Now you know that your adoptive parents still miss you. What are you going to do?"

The man's tone was getting out of control.

Jiang Tang actually didn't have time to think about anything when the man suddenly asked her this.

She blinked and frowned, not knowing how to answer.

After thinking for a moment, she looked up at the man. Before she could say anything, she was shocked by the bloodshot red in the man's eyes and stopped talking.

"What's wrong with you?"

Qin Xiao said with a cold face, "It's okay."

Jiang Tang uttered an "oh" in a daze, then murmured, "I think I should send them a letter first, or go to the county town and give them a call when I have time."

"They have raised me for so many years, and now they finally have their own biological children. I should give them a call."

She was not the original owner, so she could not understand the love that the original owner felt when she was shared with others or the pain of being sent back to the Jiang family.

You can't accept their kindness, but you can just call them or send them a letter and ask them to stop sending things to you.

If you have time…, then contact them.

Jiang Tang was interrupted before he finished speaking.

"You are not allowed to run!" The man's hoarse voice came, like a trapped beast imprisoned by chains, with roars and threats.

Jiang Tang actually heard a hint of pleading in these emotions.

How could this tough man be in such a mood?

Qin Xiao tightened his jaw, "You ran away..."

He lowered his eyes to stare at his brother and squeezed out the words from his throat, "He will be sad."

"If you want to go back to the capital," the man finally regained his composure and said in a calm tone, "Chu Yang and I will accompany you back."

"Any time."

Qin Xiao's words hit Jiang Tang hard. Her lips moved and she only uttered a vague "hmm".