Chapter 290 Relief
Jiang Zhi hesitated for a moment. He glanced back and saw that the person at the window had suddenly shrank back. He sighed and said, "You're right. I hate being misunderstood more than anything else, especially when I can't explain myself clearly. That's when I lose patience. But I'm never like that with outsiders."
"I always treat close friends and strangers differently, but I don't want to hurt their feelings. If you leave now, people will only overthink things. Sometimes being calm isn't a good thing. It's better to just make things clear."
Huo Ran patiently persuaded her. It wasn't that he liked to meddle, but if he could share some of Jiang Mi's burdens, that would be good. Now that he and Jiang Mi had reconciled, the Jiang family's affairs were also his affairs.
Jiang Zhi was persuaded by Huo Ran. He had calmed down now. It was normal for Su Yindi to worry after being separated for so long, especially since his identity was different now and he was in a new place. It was only natural for Su Yindi to worry about some things.
“You’re right. I’m a bit impatient, and I shouldn’t have acted that way. Yin Di is just a little woman with little experience. I’ll take her out to broaden her horizons in the future.”
Although Jiang Zhi had a bad temper, he never thought of abandoning his wife who had shared his hardships, so he could be considered a good man. In the past, many married men either abandoned their wives after they graduated from high school, or married a second wife, or even took their wives as concubines and married other men.
"If Madam knew your good intentions, she would be much more gratified. You see, you can say these things to an outsider like me, why can't you say them to someone close to you?"
Jiang Zhi scratched his head sheepishly: "Talking to her feels a bit strange, but she doesn't give me a chance to speak. Sigh, Mr. Huo, thank you for comforting me. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have argued with her in the heat of the moment."
Huo Ran smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing, just a small favor. Today is a day for your family to reunite, so I won't get in your way. I'll head back now. Please ask the Third Young Master to apologize to my uncle and aunt for me."
Jiang Zhi was not about to let him leave and quickly stopped him: "You're being too polite. You've already come all this way, how can we let you leave without eating? Besides, you used to come to our house for meals often when we were in Hongyang Village. Now that we're in the capital, you're being all polite. We're not strangers, come on over."
Huo Ran smiled faintly where Jiang Zhi couldn't see him. He had achieved his goal, so it was only natural that they could have dinner together. The longer he could stay here, the more time he could spend with Jiang Mi.
When everyone had rested for the night, Jiang Mi had dinner arranged in the front hall. She was shocked when she saw Huo Ran there. She thought he had quietly left, but he was still here and shamelessly came to freeload.
Everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, and no one noticed the unusual looks in Jiang Mi and Huo Ran's eyes. The Jiang family sat down to eat in the same places they had in their hometown, except that Jiang Yan and Liu He were missing from their seats.
"Our family will truly be reunited when my eldest brother and sister-in-law arrive. I hope they can come as soon as possible," Jiang Mi said with emotion.
Huo Ran couldn't see what Jiang Mi was worried about, so he quickly said, "Why don't I send someone to pick them up? It's not too far, they'll arrive in three or four days."
Jiang's mother then noticed Huo Ran and quickly said, "There's no need to trouble you. They'll come when they want to. The house is indeed a bit busy right now, but they're happy to be busy. People like us can't stay idle. If we're idle, we won't have any money, so we can't stop."
Huo Ran stopped talking after hearing this. Jiang Zhi and Su Yindi remained silent, not even exchanging glances, which seemed strange. Jiang Mi then said to Jiang Zhi, "Third brother, you didn't even serve your sister-in-law any food. You just ate by yourself."
Just as Jiang Zhi was about to serve some food to Su Yindi, Su Yindi picked it up herself, saying, "No need, I can serve myself, there's no need to trouble him."
As soon as Su Yindi uttered those words in a fit of pique, the Jiang family knew that the couple must have had a conflict. Jiang's mother, without waiting for a response, immediately started berating Jiang Zhi: "You bastard, now that you're an official, you don't even know your own surname anymore? You think that just because you're an official, you can look down on your wife?"
"If you do anything to betray your wife, you will no longer be a member of the Jiang family."
Jiang Zhi felt extremely wronged: "Mother, what are you saying? When have I ever done anything to wrong Yin Di? I don't think I'm any more powerful as an official. Look at what you're thinking."
Jiang's mother then let him off the hook: "That's more like it. One must not forget one's roots. This is a principle your father taught you since you were a child. You must not forget it. You should also treat Yindi and the children better in the future."
Jiang Zhi nodded, and seeing Yin Di holding the child and eating, he said with heartache, "Yin Di, let the maids and nannies take care of the child. You should eat well first and not tire yourself out."
Su Yindi was displeased upon hearing this: "Why should I hand my child over to someone else?"
No one expected Su Yindi to be so excited, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.
Seeing this, Jiang Mi advised, "Third sister-in-law, Third brother didn't mean anything by it. He just felt sorry for you seeing you eating with the child. Nobody wants your child. You can't even eat like this. How about I hold the child for you for a while?"
Su Yindi's tone softened slightly: "What's the big deal? I've always eaten like this before. When I was taking care of the child by myself, wasn't this how I always ate? I'm used to it."
Jiang Mi glanced at Jiang Zhi's face and saw that his expression was gradually becoming impatient. Just as she was about to say something, Huo Ran suddenly spoke up and said to Jiang Zhi, "Yes, women have it the hardest. Men are just socializing with some people outside, but women have to take care of the home and children. It's the hardest thing for them. Third Young Master should thank Madam."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhi's mood improved considerably after hearing Huo Ran's words. Amidst everyone's surprised expressions, he gently said to Su Yindi, "Yes, you've worked hard taking care of the child these past few days. Now that we're all reunited as a family, we'll never let you suffer like this alone again."
Hearing that Jiang Zhi had softened his tone towards her, Su Yindi was somewhat surprised. In front of so many people, she couldn't take advantage of his kindness, so she could only soften her words.
"I'm only able to work because of my mother and sisters-in-law's help at home. It's not that I'm having a hard time, it's my mother and sisters-in-law who are working so hard."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Su Yindi's words.
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