Chapter 108 Su Yindi Returns
"No need to shout anymore, they've already run away in the middle of the night from anger."
"What?" Jiang's mother was shocked. She and Jiang Cheng exchanged a glance, realizing that neither of them knew about this. "How did you know? If you knew, why didn't you stop them?"
Jiang Yan looked completely innocent: "I'm the older brother-in-law, what's wrong with me chasing after her? He's the one who ran away from his wife, and he doesn't even chase after her back, yet he expects someone else to do it for him?"
Jiang's mother raised her hand and slapped Jiang Zhi: "You're such a troublemaker. Talk things out properly. How did you manage to make him run away? Go and bring him back."
Jiang Zhi stiffened his neck and remained silent.
Jiang Mi is usually closest to her third brother, and the two can talk about anything. Since Jiang Zhi got married, they have talked less, but Jiang Mi is still the person who understands Jiang Zhi the most.
"Third brother, you're such a grown man, and you've read so many books. You should understand many principles. Third sister-in-law has her faults, but isn't your way of handling things also problematic?"
Jiang Zhi remained silent, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
As always, Jiang Cheng made a clean break and said directly to Jiang Zhi, "Alright, whatever the reason, you chose to marry that woman yourself. You said back then that you two would live your own lives and that we didn't need to worry about you. So now take some things and go invite her back."
Jiang Zhi then spoke up, saying indignantly, "I'm not going. I didn't do anything wrong. Just because she's a woman doesn't mean I have to give in to her in everything. I've already been very tolerant of her. She's the one who's taking advantage of me. If she doesn't change this time, then forget it."
Jiang Cheng slammed the bowl down on the table: "Forget it? What do you mean, forget it? You're not going to stay?"
Jiang Zhi lowered his head and remained silent. Judging from his attitude, he clearly intended to divorce his wife.
Jiang's mother was immediately displeased: "What did she do that you want to divorce her? How did I give birth to such a capable and good son like you? If there's a conflict, resolve it. What do you mean by 'let it go'? You're the one who married her. You can't just say you don't want her anymore. Who taught you to be so irresponsible?"
"You've only been in school for two years and you've already forgotten your own surname. You haven't even become an official yet, and you're already trying to divorce your wife like Chen Shimei. Why don't you just divorce our whole family?"
“Mother!” Jiang Zhi didn’t expect his mother to be so serious. “That’s not what I meant. You two raised me to adulthood, how could I do such a thing? No matter what happens to me in the future, I will take good care of you two.”
Jiang Cheng pointed at him angrily: "Then go and coax your wife back. We're all family. Look at what you've done. You're not a kid anymore. Be more mature in your actions."
Jiang's mother immediately went to get two chickens for Jiang Zhi to take with him. Jiang Zhi had no choice but to walk out reluctantly. Although he was unwilling, after thinking about it carefully, he still couldn't bear to part with Su Yindi, after all, they had been together for so long.
Jiang Mi looked at her third brother with some concern: "Will he be able to go alone?"
Jiang's mother said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with that? Your second brother went alone too. Don't worry about him. If he can't even handle this little thing, he shouldn't be a local official in the future."
Jiang Zhi, having calmed himself down, finally mustered the courage to knock on the Su family's door.
Su Xing opened the door, and his face immediately fell when he saw Jiang Zhi.
"Why are you here? You're not welcome in our home, you should leave."
Jiang Zhi knew he would encounter this situation. Although he was angry, he could only suppress his anger: "The academy is on holiday recently, so I came to visit my parents. These two old hens are for my mother to nourish her body."
Su Xing's expression softened slightly when he saw the two old hens. He turned around and called out, "Mother, that poor boy from the Jiang family is here."
Hearing Su Xing address him like that, without any attempt to hide it, Jiang Zhi's face turned ashen.
Mother Su came out with a look of disgust, glanced at the old hen, and said with a sneer, "Oh my, the sun has risen in the west! You actually sent such a valuable thing to my house. When you married my daughter, it wasn't this grand."
Jiang Zhi forced a smile: "My family was too poor before, but things have gotten a little better now, so I'm here to show my respect to my mother-in-law."
Seeing that Jiang Zhi was dressed much better than before, Su's mother started to have her own ideas: "You are the brother-in-law, so you should help your brother out when there are benefits. Put the chickens in the coop."
Jiang Zhi obediently put it in, and then he was invited into the house. He looked around and saw that Su Yindi was not there.
Instead of offering a glass of water, Su's mother said, "Xing'er's father is out working and not home. I heard that you two brothers are studying at Wutong Academy. That place isn't easy to get into. Can you get my Xing'er in there too?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi felt ashamed. Wutong Academy was not easy to enter; one had to pass the academy's examination. Otherwise, it was impossible to get in. Even if one was rich and powerful, one still had to pass the academy's examination. However, there was a limit to the number of places available. Otherwise, the two brothers would not have been almost squeezed out back then.
"Well... it depends on Su Xing himself. As long as he passes the academy exam, I can help with the introduction."
Su's mother rolled her eyes: "If he could manage, what would we need you for? You're really useless! I think you've gone crazy from studying too much. Even if you studied for another twenty years, you still wouldn't amount to anything."
Jiang Zhi pursed his lips and listened silently, secretly vowing that one day he would make a name for himself and make them look at him with new eyes!
Su Yindi seemed to hear her mother complaining about Jiang Zhi. Although she was angry, she couldn't bear to see Jiang Zhi being scolded, so she came out to speak up for him.
“Mother, Jiang Zhi’s studies are very useful. Don’t discourage him like this. For a family like ours, passing the provincial examination is already a great achievement.”
Su's mother curled her lip dismissively: "Tch, what can you do by passing the academy exam? You can't become an official."
After a pause, she seemed to remember something and asked, "Jiang Zhi, I heard that your family is willing to pay my Su Xing three times his wages. Is that true?"
Jiang Zhi was taken aback. He hadn't expected that Su Yindi would bring up this matter instead of complaining when she returned to her parents' home. He was quite surprised.
"Yes, my family also agrees. Yin Di has been speaking up for Brother Su Xing. After all, we are all family. We welcome Brother Su Xing's willingness to help."
Mother Su smiled smugly: "My Xing'er is destined for great things. You all have good judgment. But isn't three times the pay a bit too little?"
Su Yindi thought it was a bit too much. She also wanted to reconcile with Jiang Zhi, so she spoke up for Jiang Zhi, saying, "Three times is already a lot. Normally, the workers are paid only one time, which is already quite a lot. I guarantee you won't lose out if you go."
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