Chapter 172 No Need to Have Contact

Even though Xie Jingcheng was half asleep and half awake, drunk and confused, when he heard that Jiang Xianli was going to be angry, he quickly opened his mouth and drank the sobering tea.

Only then did I go to bed honestly.

…

Saturday was Jiang Xianyang’s birthday. Jiang Xianli bought some things early in the morning and prepared to go to Jiang’s house with Xie Jingcheng.

The weather was getting hot, so she bought two sets of summer clothes for everyone in the Jiang family.

Because Ding Yuanyuan was pregnant, we bought her a loose dress and maternity milk powder.

I also bought some walnut juice to nourish Jiang Xianyang's brain, and protein powder to nourish his body.

Of course, chicken and fish are also indispensable.

Her attitude towards her parents' home now is that she won't go back unless there is something important, and if she has to go back, she just needs to live a decent life.

She feels good about this kind of relationship that is neither too close nor too distant.

Even though they arrived at Jiang's house at ten o'clock in the morning, they didn't expect that Jiang Xianhong and Wu Peng arrived earlier than them.

Jiang Xianhong was helping Zhao Xiumei wash clothes in the yard, while Wu Peng was preparing ingredients for lunch in the kitchen.

Jiang Xianyang didn't study today and was welcoming guests in the yard.

"Second sister, second brother-in-law, you are here. Why did you buy so many things?"

Jiang Xianli smiled and said, "They are all practical, including clothes and food."

She divided the things up, and Ding Yuanyuan looked at the skirt in her hand with a smile on her face, "Lili has good taste. Look how beautiful this dress is."

"As long as you like it, sister-in-law."

"I like it. I like it very much."

A few women were chatting idly when Wu Peng called out to Xie Jingcheng in the kitchen, "Brother Cheng, come and help me cook."

"I'm here."

Xie Jingcheng went straight into the kitchen.

Wu Peng instructed him, "Pick the celery leaves and peel the garlic..."

"OK."

Seeing his clumsy appearance, Wu Peng couldn't help but joked: "No matter how great a person is, he still has to work hard when he comes to his mother-in-law's house."

Xie Jingcheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Before you, the attentive fellow, came, I never worked. After you came, it's not enough for you to be attentive yourself, you always ask me to do it."

"It's not enough to call you, I cook, you choose the dishes, and we still need someone to light the fire..."

As soon as Wu Peng finished speaking, he heard Zhou Kunhao's voice coming from the yard.

"Mom...Mom! I'm coming."

"What are you yelling for? What are you doing here?"

"Hehe... Didn't I hear that today is my child's uncle's birthday? I brought Xiaohui here specially to celebrate his birthday. Oh, this handsome guy must be my child's uncle, right? Your third sister and I came here in a hurry, so we only bought a cake and didn't bother to buy you a gift. Here's 1,000 yuan, take it, and wish you a happy birthday. The college entrance examination is still more than half a month away, and I also wish you success in the exam!"

Wu Peng smiled and said, "Isn't the fireman coming?"

But he knew that the relationship between the Jiang family and Jiang Xianhui was rather strained, and he didn't dare to say anything without Zhao Xiumei's permission.

Sure enough, Zhao Xiumei still had a cold face.

"My dear uncle, our family has nothing to do with you. Don't make me angry here. Get out of here right now."

Jiang Xianhui wore an expensive satin dress, a pearl necklace and earrings, and ten-centimeter high heels inlaid with crystals.

She said nothing, but Zhou Kunhao said, "Mom, Xiaohui was young and naive before, and she really knows she was wrong. She misses home every day and can't sleep, saying how much you love her and how good you are to her, and that it was her youth and ignorance that made you sad. Normally, she doesn't dare to come alone, and she took advantage of the birthday of the child's uncle to let me bring her here. Mom, after all, she is your flesh and blood, you can beat her and scold her, but you can't not let her go home."

What he said was half true and half false.

Jiang Xianhui really knew that she was wrong, and knew how stupid it was to break off ties with her family for a man.

But she doesn't miss home every night. She has let go of many things and no longer forces things.

She came today, and if her relationship with her family can be improved, that would be even better. If not, then so be it. She will just leave after leaving her things and money.

Among Zhao Xiumei's three daughters, she loves Jiang Xianhui the most since childhood. If she wasn't really sad, there is no way she would not let her in.

"She asked me for 500 yuan and said she wanted to end all ties with me. Now she comes to my house again saying she misses home. I'm sorry, it's too late. This is not her home anymore!"

Zhou Kunhao immediately took out 10,000 yuan from his bag and said, "It's just about money, mom, I'll give you 10,000 yuan, and we'll let this matter go. From now on, neither of us is allowed to mention the matter of breaking off the engagement again."

"I don't want it, I don't want it!"

Zhao Xiumei pushed the money aside. Jiang Xianhui couldn't stand it anymore. "Stop pretending. You've already got the tens of thousands you earned before. What's the point of this ten thousand? You've always said that you've been training me since I was little so that I can marry into a wealthy family. Now I've married the richest man in Haiping City. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Zhao Xiumei was humiliated and speechless.

Jiang Xianhui continued, "Okay, take this money quickly. Don't forget what you taught us since we were young. Face and feelings are all false. Only money is real. Even if you don't take it, I am your daughter. There is no such thing as a blood relationship that can be severed by writing a piece of paper."

After saying that, she sat down on the stone bench in the yard and started eating some melon seeds on the stone table.

Zhao Xiumei hesitated for a long time and felt that what she said made sense.

Anyway, the blood relationship cannot be severed, so it would be a waste for her to refuse the money.

So she took the 10,000 yuan from Zhou Kunhao and said unhappily, "This 10,000 yuan is your lunch money. Please sit down."

But Zhou Kunhao laughed and said, "Mom, I won't sit down. I'll go to the kitchen to help."

Having said that, he turned and went into the kitchen. When he saw Xie Jingcheng and Wu Peng, he was delighted.

"Oh... you two young sons-in-law are quite sensible."

Xie Jingcheng glanced at him and said, "Brother-in-law, take off your suit worth thousands of dollars and burn it quickly."

Zhou Kunhao smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

In the yard, Jiang Xianhui was sitting on a stone bench in the east, eating melon seeds, while Jiang Xianli was sitting on a wooden chair in the west, eating oranges.

Zhao Xiumei sat on the doorstep of the middle room drinking sesame paste. None of the three looked up or spoke a word.

The awkward atmosphere made others dare not even breathe.

Jiang Dongshan squatted in the corner and smoked an old pipe, while Jiang Xianming helped Jiang Xianhong hang out the clothes to dry.

Ding Yuanyuan and Jiang Xianyang looked at each other, and finally, one went to watch TV and the other went to read a book.

But not long after, another person came into the yard.

"Xiu Mei, Xiu Mei!"

Zhao Xiumei looked up and saw that it was her sister, Zhao Xiulan, whom she hadn't seen for many years.

She didn't even get up, and asked in a cold tone, "What are you doing here?"

Zhao Xiulan was holding a net bag of apples and two fish in her hands. "Isn't today my little nephew Xian Yang's birthday? I'm here to celebrate his birthday."

She didn't really remember Jiang Xianyang's birthday, she just found out on purpose.

Zhao Xiumei sneered, "It's really red rain in the sky, the sun is rising from the west, when will you come to celebrate my children's birthday?"

In the past, her family was poor, and her family members wanted to stay away from them.

Now that her daughters are married and their living conditions have improved, her family members have come one after another, simply wanting to build connections and take advantage of her.

If this were in the past, if Zhao Xiumei spoke nicely to her, Zhao Xiulan would still scold her, but now even if Zhao Xiumei disliked her, she would still smile.

"Xiu Mei, I know we had some misunderstandings in the past. But we are sisters. You are my only sister in this world. When I was young, I felt that I didn't need relatives, but now that I am older, I feel how important my mother's family is.

Xiumei, I was too harsh and mean to you in the past. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me. We should get along well as sisters in the future."

Zhao Xiumei looked at her hypocritical behavior and was not moved at all. "You need your family, but I don't. These years without contact with you are the most quiet days I have lived. Although I am a little poor, I am very happy and blessed.

Besides, you didn't help me in the hard times before, but now I have made it through, my children have started families, and each of them has found such an excellent partner. It can be said that I have sailed through the mountains, and there is no need for me to be excluded, suppressed, or looked down upon by my family members."

If she were ten years younger, perhaps if her parents, brothers and sisters said something nice to her, she would be deeply moved.

But now she is over fifty and has seen through the ups and downs of life.

She can tell who is sincere and who is insincere at a glance.

Although her sister appeared to admit her mistakes and seek reconciliation, there was still a subtle arrogance and contempt hidden in her eyes.

Zhao Xiulan put down her things and walked up to her.

Still speaking in a gentle voice, "Xiumei, I know you are still angry. I have truly realized my mistakes. Please forgive me. You are my only sister. If you don't forgive me, I will not rest in peace even if I die in the future."

"Then just die. I don't care whether you live or die. As long as you don't come to disturb our family's life, that's all. Take your things and get out of here."

Who knew Zhao Xiulan actually started to cry softly, "Xiumei, I have been so sorry to you in the past, I really know I was wrong, you can scold me however you want, you are my sister, no matter what happens in the future, I will pamper you and protect you. Today is my little nephew's birthday, please don't chase me away, let me have a meal here."

She could see that all the sons-in-law of the Jiang family had arrived. She had no choice but to stay to get to know the fourth young master of the Xie family and the richest man in Haiping City.

If she was angry with Zhao Xiumei and just left like that, wouldn't her trip be in vain?

With wealth and prosperity right before her eyes, she would never give up!

Zhao Xiumei was also angry, "Please stop talking like that. How many years have we known each other? How can I not understand what kind of person you are? For so many years, when you saw me on the street, you either pretended not to see me or rolled your eyes at me.

Now I'm carrying a bag of fruits and two fishes. If you show me your kindness, do you think I will follow you and flatter you again?

I tell you, I don't want to have anything to do with you guys anymore in my life, and you don't have to pretend. I know you think my two daughters have married into good families, and you want to get close to them and take advantage of them.

I tell you clearly, just give up on this idea. Unless I die, no one can help you."

Zhao Xiulan burst into tears and fell to her knees in front of Zhao Xiumei.

Then he slapped himself on the face.

"I know I hurt you so deeply that you won't believe me no matter what I say, but I just want to prove that Sister Xiumei really knows she's wrong..."

“Pah, pah…”

Her slap was loud and crisp. Just as Zhao Xiumei was about to stand up, she saw Jiang Xianhui had already walked up to Zhao Xiulan.

She raised her foot and kicked Zhao Xiulan with murderous eyes.

"Today is my brother's birthday, what are you doing here?"

When Zhao Xiulan saw that it was Jiang Xianhui, she didn't care about the pain anymore and quickly said with a smile: "You must be Xiaohui, right? Aunt Xiaohui is not making trouble. I am here to sincerely apologize to your mother and to celebrate your brother's birthday."

"Apologize? Celebrate your birthday? You're crying and kneeling here. I thought you were here to mourn our family. Who are you bringing bad luck to? Since my mother said she doesn't want to have anything to do with you in this lifetime, then don't come to my house again for the rest of your life. Get out. Otherwise, I'll have someone carry you out!"

"I……"

Zhao Xiulan quickly wiped her tears. She never expected Zhao Xiumei and Jiang Xianhui to be so cruel.

Then she changed her mind and set her sights on Jiang Xianli.

"Lili, Lili, please say something for Auntie. I am sincerely here to admit my mistake."

Jiang Xianli was only interested in eating oranges and didn't want to care about anything else.

This was called out, and he looked up as if inadvertently.

"Oh..., but what can I say for you? No matter how bad my mother treats me, she is still much better than you are. If you two fight, I will definitely stand firmly on her side. She said she doesn't want to associate with you. Isn't this the same attitude that you and your grandparents had towards our family in the past?

We haven't been to your house for more than ten years. You should be more polite and leave quickly. You are old, and you will be embarrassed if you are chased away again."

Zhao Xiulan sneered and stood up from the ground.

"You guys have really had a good life now. You've grown so powerful that you don't even take me, your aunt, seriously."

"Bah!" Jiang Xianhui spat directly at her, "Even if we become beggars, we won't take a snobbish relative like you seriously. You know what you are doing here. If you had known this would happen, why did you do it? Since you did those dirty things back then, don't try to curry favor with us now."

Being humiliated by the juniors, Zhao Xiulan was so angry that her whole body was shaking.

"You...you, I am your aunt, you really have no manners at all."

Jiang Xianhui smiled and said, "Since I was little, people have said that I look most like you, Auntie. I look even more like you because I have no upbringing."

"You evil creature, how dare you even curse your own grandmother!"

Jiang Xianhui snorted coldly, "I can scold whoever I want. Do I have a mouth just for eating? You come to our house to scold us, and you expect us to support you? Get out of here!"

“You…you…”

Zhao Xiulan's eyes rolled back and she fainted on the ground.

Zhao Xiumei panicked, "She has always had a bad temper, could she be angry to death?"

Jiang Xianhui squatted down and pinched Zhao Xiulan's philtrum hard with her long fingernails.

"Ah..." Zhao Xiulan was just pretending, but Jiang Xianhui pinched her until she bled. She screamed in pain, "Ah... it hurts... stop pinching..."