Jiang Xin stood at the door and listened intently for a while. Only after confirming that she did not hear An'an crying did she open the door and go inside.
With a forced smile, Jiang Ru told Jiang Xin to learn from the nanny so that she wouldn't be at a loss again after Sister Wu left.
Jiang Xin nodded emphatically. She didn't understand why An'an was so obedient and well-behaved with other people, but would throw a tantrum and cry as soon as she got her hands on her.
Jiang Xin humbly asked Sister Wu many questions, hoping to get a good night's sleep.
Jiang Ru listened without interrupting, but she sneered inwardly. She asked how to coax the child, how to check if the child was hungry, and how to put the child to sleep, but she never asked how many meals the child ate a day or how much the child ate at each meal.
Does she think that having a nanny to take care of the child during the day means she can be worry-free?
She feels that her child is not close to her, but she doesn't consider how much she has sacrificed for her child.
Jiang Ru still can't understand why Jiang Xin and Yan Ling are completely incompatible, from their backgrounds and education to their values and spending habits.
She couldn't understand why Jiang Xin would choose the useless Yan Ling.
Yan Ling is neither gentle nor considerate, and he was even a delinquent in high school. What exactly did Jiang Xin see in him?
Jiang Ru voiced her confusion, and Jiang Xin recalled, "Mom, you don't know, my life in the Ye family wasn't as good as it seemed from the outside."
There's more to this than meets the eye! Jiang Ru, her heart pounding with excitement after hearing this juicy gossip, asked with a straight face, "What! They're not treating you well?"
"She's not mean to me, it's just that my mom is very controlling and strict with me. I feel suffocated by the atmosphere at home. Mom, can you understand me?"
Jiang Ru: "......"
No, she didn't understand. Which parents aren't strict? Don't you, Jiang Xin, have a controlling nature? If you didn't have a controlling nature, you wouldn't have any demands on An'an.
Jiang Xin continued, "Although the Ye family has given me a life of plenty, that's not what I want. All I ask for is someone I like, and the food they cook for me. I love the warmth and comfort of everyday life."
Unlike the Ye family, who ate meticulously prepared meals every day and lived a refined life, their home was cold and impersonal, lacking any warmth or human touch.
Jiang Ru: "......"
She genuinely didn't know what to say. Listen to what her daughter-in-law was saying! "The warmth of everyday life?" What? Did she even know where that warmth of everyday life came from?
That was the tobacco residue on her younger sister-in-law, the smell she picked up from working hard in the kitchen all day. Jiang Xin actually said she liked that smell?
Jiang Ru began to question the Ye family's parenting style. How could they have raised such an ethereal and otherworldly daughter?
If she were to go out and ask a few middle-aged women who cook every day, she would know what the warmth and homeliness she cherishes means to others.
That's the sweat women shed year after year in the kitchen, that's their unspeakable hard work. Which woman doesn't want to live a life where she doesn't have to lift a finger? Which woman doesn't want to leave that cramped and stuffy kitchen?
How could Jiang Xin say something so brainless!
Does she think everyone loves the warmth and everyday life?
If given a choice, Jiang Ru believes that 80% of women would choose the Ye family's cold yet refined lifestyle.
Nobody is born loving to work. If they had a choice, who would want to cook under the fumes every day?
Jiang Ru couldn't hold back in the end and retorted to Jiang Xin, "Mom isn't as aloof as you. I just like living a refined life."
"Mom, of course I know that the Ye family lives a life of luxury and extravagance, but that's not what I want. Mom, I have my own pursuits."
Jiang Ru clenched her teeth tightly, afraid that she would lose her temper and yell at her.
Her ambition? Her ambition is to ride an electric scooter to work every day? Her ambition is to leave her child with someone else?
Her goal was to have the Ye family's money without them controlling her. Her goal was to make those around her sacrifices for her love, constantly supplying her with nourishment.
Jiang Xin, how dare you say such things?
If this were her daughter, she would have beaten her to death long ago!
Jiang Ru only now understood why Shu Yuqing had asked her to come here. Putting herself in Shu's shoes, she felt so angry that her liver ached.
The daughter, whom they had raised with great care, broke with her family in pursuit of love. Since she left, it meant she had given up the Ye family's comfortable life. However, she is now living a miserable life, lacking money and people, and wants to return to the Ye family.
It seems that President Shu really dislikes Jiang Xin, otherwise why would she rather pay a high price to ask me for help than to sponsor Jiang Xin?
Squeezing these jumbled thoughts out of her head, Jiang Ru decided to let Jiang Xin experience the lively atmosphere of the day.
"Xin Xin, go cook. Mom will watch the children for you."
This time, Jiang Ru and Yan Ling did not wait for Jiang Xin to have dinner together again.
Jiang Ru learned a lot about An An's habits from her sister-in-law. The child is usually very well-behaved, and the adults can just put her in the baby high chair when they are eating.
By the time Jiang Xin finished cooking her last dish, Jiang Ru had already eaten her fill. She wiped her mouth and leisurely said to Jiang Xin, "I'm going for a walk."
She had only been gone a short while when An'an opened her big eyes and looked around for her grandma. When she couldn't find her, An'an pouted and was about to cry.
Jiang Xin didn't even have time to eat. She quickly picked up the child from the high chair. She wanted Yan Ling to help watch the child, but An An resisted him. As soon as her eyes met her father's, she quickly turned her head away and refused to look at him.
Jiang Xin had no choice but to hold the child in one arm and eat with the other. An'an hopped and skipped on her legs, not staying still at all.
Jiang Xin never imagined that quietly finishing a meal would be such a difficult task.
Jiang Ru sat in the community garden, wondering what Jiang Xin looked like in a disheveled state. She knew that An An would make a fuss if she couldn't see familiar people, so she deliberately came out.
When An'an makes a fuss, Jiang Xin can't eat in peace. This is very common in ordinary families. Mothers can't sit down to eat even after preparing the meal. They have to comfort the child and can only eat a few bites to fill their stomachs.
The kind of down-to-earth atmosphere that Jiang Xin described was entirely her own imagination, detached from the reality of a beautiful life.
It's time for her to experience the true joys of everyday life.
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