In Jiang Rong's memory, compared to Jiang Peihong, her elder brother Jiang Ci is more like her guardian.
When she was a child, she was disobedient and always made trouble at school. Jiang Peihong felt ashamed. When the teacher asked parents to come and hold parent-teacher meetings, Jiang Ci always attended as a parent.
All of Jiang Rong's transcripts and consent forms that required a parent's signature were signed by Jiang Ci, including, of course, her transfer procedures five years ago.
"Ah Ci." Seeing that neither of them was willing to speak, Qiao Yixuan took the initiative to ask, "Why didn't you say hello to Xiao Rong when you saw her? Has she changed so much that I didn't recognize her? It's been five years, and she's really grown up a lot. I almost..."
Jiang Ci looked away, his voice cold and indifferent: "I'm not interested in insignificant people."
“…” Jiang Rong curled the corners of his lips and smiled, but said nothing.
She had heard Jiang Ci say more hurtful words than this in the past, and now that she had grown up and thought about them again, she didn't find it difficult to accept. After all, Jiang Ci was no longer her brother, so of course there was no need for him to always go along with her and coax her.
Qiao Yixuan probably felt a little embarrassed, so she coughed lightly and changed the subject: "That little monkey, Anian, will probably be back a little late. Let's not wait for him, let's eat first."
Jiang Panyu raised her head and glanced at Jiang Ci, whispering, "Brother, why are you so cold to Xiaorong? You two have been together for fourteen years, and I heard that you used to treat her..."
Jiang Ci said calmly: "I've said before, I'm not interested in irrelevant people."
Jiang Panyu wanted to say something, but Jiang Ci had already followed Qiao Yixiuan into the restaurant.
"I'm sorry, Xiaorong. I apologize to you on behalf of my brother." Jiang Panyu's face was full of apology, worried that Jiang Rong would feel wronged and embarrassed. "I promise he didn't mean to target you. His personality has become increasingly cold in recent years..."
Jiang Rong smiled and patted Jiang Panyu's shoulder: "Don't worry about me, even if he is targeting me on purpose, I don't care."
"Because I'm not interested in irrelevant people either."
Jiang Rong turned and walked towards the restaurant. Seeing the delicious food on the table, his eyes lit up. He very tactfully chose a seat at the edge so as not to disturb the happy family dinner.
022 was worried and kept circling around her like a puppy: [You and Jiang Ci used to have a good relationship. Aren't you really sad that he treated you like this?]
Jiang Rong gnawed on a piece of pork ribs: [If I were fourteen, I would be sad, but now...]
She propped up her chin and said lazily, "It's hard to even survive now, and I'm still sad about what others say. That's too extravagant."
Seeing that Jiang Rong really didn't take it to heart, 022 breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't very good at comforting people, and if Jiang Rong cried and tried to commit suicide, it wouldn't know what to do.
The meal was quite harmonious until it was almost over, when a clear young voice suddenly rang out from outside: "Sister! I'm back, sister!"
Jiang Rong paused holding the chopsticks, and when he looked up, he saw a tall young man in a black T-shirt rushing in. Because he was so fast, the platinum cross pendant hanging around his neck was lifted up.
"Ah Nian!" Jiang Panyu immediately stood up, hugged the boy, and said with a smile: "If you don't come back soon, we will have finished our meal."
The boy didn't care whether to eat or not, but looked Jiang Panyu up and down carefully.
Seeing that she was not seriously injured, he breathed a sigh of relief, his sharp brows softened, and he said, "I'm glad you're okay. I was scared to death when you suddenly disappeared. I looked for you everywhere!"
"I'm fine." Jiang Panyu glanced at Jiang Rong and said, "Thanks to Xiao Rong for saving me. You two haven't seen each other for many years. Why don't you say hello?"
Only then did Jiang Nian realize that there was another person in the restaurant.
He turned to look at Jiang Rong, his expression, which had just relaxed, suddenly became full of aggression. The boy's eyebrows and eyes were already three-dimensional, revealing a bit of the ferocity and hostility that only belonged to this age. Now, staring at Jiang Rong, his eyes were filled with disgust. "Jiang Rong?"
Jiang Rong put down his chopsticks and smiled: "Long time no see."
Jiang Nian quickly stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Rong by the collar, and lifted her up from her seat, staring at her coldly: "You thief who has taken over the magpie's nest, how dare you come back?!"
Jiang Rong's smile paused.
Five years ago, when she left Yancheng, only one person tried to keep her, and that was Jiang Nian.
Eleven-year-old Jiang Nian cried with tears all over her face. She said to her, "Sister, I won't let you go. I'll beg Mom and Dad, I'll beg Big Brother... Please don't leave me, okay?"
It turned out that five years later, the only person who didn't want her to leave at the beginning no longer wanted her to come back.
"Ah Nian, what are you doing?" Jiang Panyu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Let Xiaorong go! She's your sister!"
"She's not my sister!" Jiang Nian gritted his teeth and sneered, "My sister's name is Jiang Panyu, is yours?!"
Jiang Rong lowered her eyelids and looked at the boy's hand that was grabbing her collar. The veins on the back of his hand were bulging because of the force. She said slowly: "If it's not true, then it's not true. If you have anything to say, we can talk after dinner."
Jiang Nian sneered and let go of Jiang Rong. Everyone thought that the matter was over, but unexpectedly, Jiang Nian turned around and overturned the table -
With a loud crash, the solid wooden table fell to the ground, and the bowls, plates and cups on it shattered into pieces.
"Eat? Okay, just lie on the ground and lick it." Jiang Nian said maliciously, "But even if you fall to the ground, it's still better than what you eat in the countryside, right?"
Not to mention others, even 022 was shocked.
It knew that Jiang Nian, the young master, was spoiled and lawless, but it didn't know he was so lawless! Compared with Jiang Ci's indifference, Jiang Nian's behavior could be said to be pressing Jiang Rong's face to the ground and stepping on it.
Jiang Rong raised her head and looked at Jiang Nian. Her eyes were calm, but Jiang Nian felt a little nervous for some reason: "What are you looking at? Are you still trying to act like an older sister and teach me a lesson? Let me tell you..."
With a "slap", Jiang Nian swallowed back all the words he had said. The boy covered his face and said in disbelief: "You dare to hit me?!"
022 said anxiously: [He is the Jiang family's troublemaker! If you provoke him, you will have a hard time in the Jiang family, and... and...]
It thought that Jiang Rong was reluctant to hit Jiang Nian.
After all, when they were in the Jiang family, Jiang Nian was Jiang Rong's follower, calling her sister all the time, and the relationship between the two siblings was very good.
"Since Dad is so busy with official duties and has no time to educate the child, then I will help him educate him." Jiang Rong withdrew his hand and smiled, "Because he will cause a big disaster in the future, and dare to overturn the table today and kill people and set fires tomorrow. You can't go to jail for him when the time comes, right?"
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