Chapter 116 Joint Trial
Within Jiang Ruzhen's space, the two ignored everything in heaven and earth, time and space, and explored every unknown area in each other's mouths with all their might.
Just before Jiang Ruzhen could no longer hold on and was about to suffocate, Lu Mingzheng coaxed her back to the real world.
Looking at Jiang Ruzhen, who was fast asleep in his arms, Lu Mingzheng smiled knowingly. He pulled her back into his arms through the blanket, cuddled her tenderly for a while, and then got up and left.
The next day, Jiang Ruzhen gradually woke up in the warm sunlight. She sat up and rubbed her head, which was still feeling a bit hungover.
Suddenly, the intimate scenes from last night appeared frame by frame in her gradually clearing mind.
"ah--"
How embarrassing!
Jiang Ruzhen screamed, fell back onto the bed, pulled the blanket over her head, and writhed like a caterpillar for a long time...
Having finally recovered from her social anxiety, she stepped out into the living room and all seven members of her family turned to look at her.
At the same time, he revealed a meaningful smile.
Jiang Ruzhen's arms instantly broke out in goosebumps. "Why are you all looking at me so strangely?"
Jiang Zhengyu spoke first, "We haven't asked you yet, when did it start?"
"What do you mean by 'start' or 'start'? I don't understand what you're saying." Jiang Ruzhen turned around and tried to slip away.
"Stop!" Tian Rong ordered, and the children stepped forward and dragged Jiang Ruzhen back to the sofa for questioning.
Jiang Nian'an suppressed a laugh and asked seriously, "My dear daughter, you're not being honest. Is there anything you can't tell your parents?"
Tian Rong chimed in jokingly, "Exactly, what can't be said?"
"Mom and Dad, could you please not talk about this in front of the children? Our fourth child is only in high school; he shouldn't be dating so early," Jiang Ruzhen complained.
The fourth son immediately stood up and retorted, "I have no intention of dating early, Mom. If you really like Uncle Lu, just say so. I'm not the kind of child who is not open-minded."
"You brat, are you mocking me again?" Jiang Ruzhen picked up a cushion and threw it at the fourth brother.
The fourth brother caught the cushion, grinning mischievously.
Although he looked down on Lu Mingzheng, he wouldn't object if his mother liked him.
He simply felt that no one was good enough for his mother.
"Stop talking nonsense. Are you and Xiao Lu serious? When are you getting married?" Tian Rong saw through Jiang Ruzhen's attempt to bluff her way out and exposed her little scheme.
"How did we suddenly jump to the topic of marriage?" Jiang Ruzhen wailed, clutching her head. In her later years, she hadn't cared much about the videos of men and women suffering under pressure to get married.
Today, Jiang Ruzhen was interrogated by her mother on the spot, and she finally experienced the pain of being pressured to get married.
"We're not even close to getting married yet, how can we be getting married already?"
"Huh? Not even a hint yet? What did Xiao Lu do in your room yesterday?" Jiang Zhengyu, the eldest brother, asked, puzzled.
"Big brother—"
Jiang Ruzhen glared at him menacingly. What was this uncle saying in front of the children?
Have you no shame?
Jiang Zhengyu coughed awkwardly twice, then chuckled sheepishly at Jiang Ruzhen, "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue..."
"Anyway, there's still no sign of it, so don't worry about it. Let's eat, I'm starving." Jiang Ruzhen didn't want to get entangled in her topic.
When the eldest brother heard Jiang Ruzhen say she was hungry, he and the second brother quickly prepared hot food.
In their eyes, Uncle Lu was an omnipotent hero. If he wanted to, he could take down their mother in no time, and they didn't need to worry about it at all.
Jiang Nian'an and Tian Rong exchanged a glance. Judging from their daughter's expression, it was possible that Lu was just being a one-sided shill.
They let Jiang Ruzhen off the hook for the time being, and the family finished their meal in a lively atmosphere. The adults then started watching TV again.
That spy drama was really good yesterday. It was shown again today, the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the few of them watched it again with me. They still found it very interesting.
Xin Xin watched for a while, then went back to her room to review.
The eldest brother watched for a while and then went back to his room to read a book. The second brother, on the other hand, would sometimes stare blankly at the TV and laugh along, and on the other hand, he would play video games.
The fourth brother, however, was glued to the Tetris machine, completely absorbed in it, sighing and yelling when he lost.
Jiang Ruzhen was so annoyed by him that she threw a cushion at him.
"If you don't want to play, go back to your room and read. Look at your third sister, she's already in college and she's still studying so hard."
Look at your older brother, he studies so diligently at night school. And look at you, all you do is play games all day long.
The fourth brother was hit on the head with a pillow by Jiang Ruzhen, making him see stars. He covered his head and complained.
"Mom! I only rested for two days yesterday and today, and you're already looking down on me? Why am I so unlucky—"
The fourth brother shuffled over to Tian Rong, hugged his grandmother's leg, and sang.
"Little bok choy, turning yellow in the field, only two or three years old, and her mother doesn't love her..."
"What kind of crap are you singing, you bastard? Are you cursing your mother?" Jiang Ruzhen was furious at the sight of Lao Si's stubborn and unyielding manner. She picked up a broom from the wall and headed towards Lao Si.
"Mom, calm down, calm down. You can't hit a child during the Lunar New Year..."
Jiang Ruzhen swung the broom with great force, "Fine, I promise I won't hit you on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year when I welcome the God of Wealth. On the other days, you'd better pray for good fortune!"
"Mom, this is fascist practice, you have no human rights! Grandma, Grandpa, save me..."
The fourth brother was so frightened that he quickly called for help, but Jiang Nian'an and Tian Rong didn't even glance at him. Tian Rong even complained that the fourth brother was interrupting her TV watching, so she raised her old leg and kicked the fourth brother to the side.
"Get out of here, just let your mom beat you up and you'll shut up."
Seeing that he couldn't rely on his maternal grandparents, the fourth son quickly ran to his eldest uncle for help.
"Uncle, save me! Someone's going to die!"
Jiang Zhengyu quickly stepped aside to avoid harming innocent bystanders.
"Fourth brother, stay away from me. Your mother goes crazy and even hits me. I dare not mess with her."
The fourth brother was heartbroken and stumbled, only to be caught by Jiang Ruzhen. He was given a severe beating in the corner and finally behaved himself.
With a long face, he limped upstairs with his game console and went back to his room to play. If he couldn't afford to mess with them, couldn't he at least avoid them?
He shouldn't have had any hope for his maternal grandparents and uncle. No matter what, in their eyes, his mother was the family's darling.
His youngest child is usually like a blade of grass; if he dares to go against his mother, he's even less than a blade of grass.
The family spent three days together in a lively atmosphere. On the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the elderly couple prepared to return to Yangcheng, and Jiang Zhengyu went back with them.
Before leaving, Jiang Ruzhen loaded all the meat, vegetables, wine, and other good things she had bought into the car.
I also brought a lot of clothes for my parents and older brother, and some clothes for my sister-in-law and Jiang Min as well.
Jiang Zhengyu was so moved he almost cried. With red eyes, he kept saying that he would have Bai Hua call her to apologize as soon as he got back.
Jiang Ruzhen smiled but didn't say anything. Tian Rong grabbed her hand and asked, "Your second brother called before the New Year and said that he would spend the New Year at his father-in-law's house in Beijing this year and would come back to see me after the second day of the Lunar New Year."
"Judging by the days, we should arrive in Yangcheng around tomorrow. Would you like to come back with me to see your second brother?"
"No, Mom, I have a lot of things to do here!" Jiang Ruzhen refused. She planned to open for business on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and both stores needed to be tidied up.
"Moreover, I often go to the capital, so it's easy for me to meet with my second brother."
Hearing Jiang Ruzhen say this, the elderly couple stopped insisting.
Jiang Ruzhen and her children stood by the roadside until the car disappeared from sight before returning home.
Looking at the empty living room, Jiang Ruzhen suddenly felt a sense of desolation and loneliness.
It's alright that my parents are being taken care of by my older brother, but I don't know what's going on with Lu Mingzheng. He just disappeared without a trace after he left.
She didn't know what mission she was going to carry out, nor did she know if there would be any danger or injury.
After sitting for a while, Jiang Ruzhen felt confused and decided to take her gloves and go to the store to clean up.
Several children came over to help, and the family quickly cleaned up the store.
They set off together to the shopping mall on Xingong Street. After getting ready, the whole family was sweating profusely. After returning home, Jiang Ruzhen went back to her room and then slipped into her spatial dimension.
I took a hot bath and lay in bed wanting to take a nap.
But as soon as she saw the big bed, she remembered every scene of her intimate kiss with Lu Mingzheng here that day. Jiang Ruzhen let out a soft moan, her face flushed, and she pulled the blanket over her head.
What's wrong with her? Has she been poisoned by Lu Mingzheng?
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