Jiang Yi held the child and didn't want to talk to them. He took the child back and handed him to Yang Lan to comfort him. He would deal with the rest later.
Holding the still-crying child, Jiang Yi nodded to Xie Xin, who had followed him in, and left on his own.
The Xie family wanted to pursue them, but Xie Xin stopped them.
"Xin, what are you doing? Hurry up and help us get the child back!" Xie Renjie angrily tried to push Xie Xin aside, but the other party didn't move and silently blocked them.
"Brother, look at your son, what is he trying to do?"
Xie Yingjie was truly caught in a dilemma when faced with his younger brother's complaint.
Now that this matter has come to light, the previous plan can no longer be implemented, and we can't afford to offend our son again.
He knew Xie Xin had a problem with him, but he couldn't ignore his brother's family.
"Forget it, Renjie. If they don't want to send the child back, let them raise it themselves."
Da Cheng is still young. You have two sons, so why worry about not having grandchildren in the future?
"If you're really in a hurry to have a baby, hurry up and get their marriage arranged. This time next year, you'll be able to hold your grandson."
Xie Renjie knew this principle. In the past six months, they had met many potential partners, but not only were their conditions inferior to Yang Lan's, they also made exorbitant demands.
All of this is related to Jiang Yi. Even his engagement was so high-profile, with so many betrothal gifts. Many families in the county compared it to their own, and even if they discounted the gifts, the worst ones were still beyond their reach.
“Brother, you make it sound so easy,” Xie Renjie complained. “These days, getting married requires preparing a wedding house and dowry. Yang Lan’s divorce is one thing, but she took all the dowry furniture with her, so the house is empty now.”
After finally managing to replace the furniture, these consecutive injuries have nearly depleted my savings. How can I afford to get married?
He had mentioned it to his older brother before, hoping he could provide some financial assistance, but his brother pretended to be stupid and refused to agree.
Given their current financial situation, they can't possibly favor the eldest son over the second. Besides, the eldest son has already been married once, and other people's expectations are even higher. As the elders, they can't ignore the feelings of the second son. If the two brothers can't be balanced, they shouldn't be too far apart.
“Sigh…” Xie Yingjie knew why his younger brother said that, so he could only look to Xie Xin for help.
Xie Xin sneered, "If you want to get a wife, don't ask for so much."
Everyone in this city knows each other. People can find out what's going on inside just by asking around.
If you ask me, you shouldn't have such high expectations. You want a young, unmarried woman with a high school diploma and a stable job. Honestly, with those conditions, who would want a divorced woman like you?
"By the way, I heard you're not even willing to give a betrothal gift. You'll probably have to consider those widows; they might not be interested either."
The widow, “…” I fucking thank you. We’re not short of people to be served, yet you had to jump into this pit and suffer for yourself.
Besides, what's wrong with being a widow? No man, no one pressuring you to get married, you live a life more carefree than anyone else, you even find yourself a master to serve you, no, you find a whole group of masters to serve you.
Xie Xin's remarks directly angered Xie Renjie. "Brother, look at what my nephew is saying. Are we still family?"
I know he looks down on me as his uncle, but Da Cheng and the others haven't offended him, have they? They're all brothers, why is he belittling them like that?
Xie Yingjie: "Xie Xin, apologize."
Xie Xinchao and the others smiled contemptuously, "Whether you listen or not is up to you, but don't even think about me apologizing."
You should think about what to do next.
I hope you'll stop using my name and stop forcing me to sever ties with you later.
Anyway, he's not the only one doing this over the years. To protect himself, he even reported his own family. What does severing ties matter?
After Xie Xin left, the Xie family members began to complain to each other about why they hadn't taken the child back.
But no one had the confidence to back it up. Jiang Yi was a retired soldier, so he must be quite skilled. They shouldn't go looking for trouble.
Jiang Yi quickly found Yang Lan with the child in his arms. Sure enough, the child felt the familiar heartbeat and scent of his mother in her arms and immediately calmed down.
"I won't let the Xie family off the hook," Yang Guoqing said angrily. He had always believed in the importance of harmony, but he forgot that the Xie family should not be treated like ordinary people.
My dear grandson has really suffered a lot this time. He cried nonstop as soon as he got back, and I don't know how much he was frightened.
Jiang Yin asked Yang Lan to take the child to the room before asking Jiang Yi in detail what had happened.
Knowing that the old lady of the Xie family had covered her grandson's mouth and nose, almost suffocating him, Jiang Yin could no longer sit still. She picked up a weapon and was about to go find someone to settle scores, which frightened the neighbors and relatives who came to help, who quickly stopped her.
After calming the people down and seeing off those who came to help, Jiang Yi said privately, "There's no point in arguing with them. They were in the wrong this time, so don't bother with them. Go directly to their leader."
Nobody likes having such a ticking time bomb under their command. Even if some people are biased towards them, you can't have everyone on their side.
Yang Guoqing understood his nephew's meaning and also felt that this was the best solution. Ideally, the whole family would lose their jobs, so they wouldn't have so much free time to cause trouble.
After discussing it further, the two went their separate ways.
Xie Renjie and his son had acted too arrogantly, relying on Xie Xin's influence, which had already aroused the dissatisfaction of many people.
Everyone wanted to avoid trouble and tried to stay out of it. Now that Xie Xin had stepped forward to distance himself from them, the others naturally had no more concerns.
Soon, Xie Renjie and Xie Dacheng were stripped of their jobs, and Xie Xiaocheng lost the temporary job he had managed to get due to a mistake at work.
With no source of income, the family was struggling to make ends meet and turned to Xie Yingjie for help.
What could Xie Yingjie do? He had no choice but to call Xie Xin back, but jobs in the county town were hard to come by. Xie Xin was naturally no help, and the family could only sheepishly carry their luggage back to their hometown.
Jiang Yi was so busy with this matter that it took him several days to arrive at the end of the county.
“These are things I asked someone to find for me,” Jiang Yi said, placing some exam papers and books on the table. “You can keep this set here, and I’ve kept some for myself. We can take turns looking at them later.”
Hua Xiangyun was naturally delighted. "I've forgotten a lot of things. I looked through them the other day and realized I didn't understand many of them. It's perfect that you're here to help me explain them."
Hua Xiangyun used to study humanities, and since so many years have passed since graduation, she has forgotten a lot of things. When she went through the practice questions again, she found a big gap in knowledge.
If it were just to prepare for the graduation exam, that would be fine, but competing with so many people makes her unsure of herself. She can only work harder and study more.
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