Chapter 296 The Wedding
“She’s your sister-in-law, why are you scolding her? Our Jiang family can’t treat our daughter-in-law badly. If word gets out, people will think that our Jiang family is bullying our daughter-in-law.”
Jiang Mi sighed, "Mom, don't think so much. Don't you know what kind of person Third Sister-in-law is? It's not worth getting angry with her. Besides, your health is more important than anything else. Don't think so much."
“It’s not that we’re overthinking things, it’s that we’ve interfered too much. Now that our second and third children are doing well, we can’t keep managing them forever. We have to let them handle their own family affairs.”
Hearing this, Jiang Mi felt even more strongly that it was because of what Su Yindi had said during dinner. This Su Yindi really knew how to stir up trouble. Seeing her parents so disappointed, Jiang Mi also felt terrible.
"Anyway, I won't let you leave. You have to stay by my side. Dad, Mom, are you sure you don't want me to be here alone? My second and third brothers both have their own homes, and they might move out soon. What will I do if I'm all alone?"
Hearing Jiang Mi say this, Jiang's mother and Jiang Cheng were quite worried. They couldn't bear to see Jiang Mi alone here. Not to mention that no one would take care of her, it was also unsafe for her to be a girl all by herself.
“This… really won’t do. You can’t live in this house alone. What if people find out you’re a girl and try to bully you?”
Jiang's mother was unwilling to let her well-grown cabbage be taken away. In her eyes, Jiang Mi was a perfect existence, and she couldn't afford to have any mistakes.
"Honey is of marriageable age. Why don't we marry her off? That way we can have some peace of mind."
Jiang Cheng was good at finding a way to give the child to someone else and get rid of the problem once and for all.
Jiang Mi said with dissatisfaction, "Dad, what are you saying? I don't want to be in such a hurry for my family. I just want to stay at home and spend more time with you."
Jiang Cheng snorted coldly: "Don't think we didn't see it. Huo Ran had this intention. This kid is very clever. He knows the principle of being close to the water tower and getting the moon first. He has been running to our house for a while. This kid is hiding it very well, but I still saw through it."
Jiang Mi said helplessly, "Back then I was a big fat girl, who would want me?"
Jiang Cheng disagreed: "Why would you look down on her? Our honey is good no matter what, who would dare to complain?"
Jiang Mi felt very touched; no matter what, in her parents' eyes, she was always the best.
"Then you are not allowed to leave. Mother did not treat Su Yindi like this before. Even if she becomes the wife of a minor official, or even if she becomes the wife of a first-rank official, she will still have to call you Mother."
Jiang Cheng also said, "Honey is right. No matter what, even if they are the King of Heaven, they still have to call me father and mother. Alright, I'm not going back. I'll stay here and see who dares to look down on me."
Jiang's mother slapped him: "You old fool, how could you do this? Didn't we agree that as long as the child is okay, we'd be fine no matter what? Why are you going back on your word now?"
Jiang Cheng snorted: "So what if I regret it? As long as my Jiang Mi doesn't mind me, that's enough. I live with my honey, not with them. Whoever dislikes this old man can move out. It's that simple."
Jiang Mi nodded happily: "Yes, Dad is right, that's how it should be done."
Jiang's mother smiled and sighed, "That's all we can do for now."
Jiang Mi continued to explain, "Actually, Third Sister-in-law was worried that Third Brother would leave her after becoming an official, so she was upset. Now the two of them are fine, so don't worry about it."
Jiang Cheng scoffed, "How pretentious! Tell him that as long as I'm alive, there can be no unfaithful man in our family. If anyone dares to do that, I'll break their legs."
Jiang's mother shook her head: "After being married for so long, you still don't know each other's character and don't trust each other. That's not good. By the way, Honey, how are things going with Huo Ran? Have you found out anything about his background?"
Mentioning Huo Ran made Jiang Mi feel rather embarrassed. The two of them had just been lingering and affectionate, and she felt a little guilty, as if she had been caught.
Jiang Mi told her mother and son about Huo Ran's background, and the two elders were shocked by Huo Ran's identity.
"Oh, such a status seems quite impressive. Being able to freely enter and leave the palace and interact with the people inside, we're probably far too lowly to be worthy of such a person." Mother Jiang spoke her mind. Given their background, how could they possibly compare to someone like Huo Ran?
Jiang Mi knew her parents would react this way. If she wanted to be with Huo Ran in the future, her parents would definitely need to know Huo Ran's identity; this was something they couldn't hide from her.
Jiang Cheng also lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought.
Jiang Mi didn't dare to say anything more. If she revealed her private affairs with Huo Ran, it would be considered an affair, and the two of them would probably be furious. They would probably kick Huo Ran out the next time they saw him.
"Honey, what are you thinking? Do you want to marry him?"
Jiang Mi felt embarrassed because her mother's question was too direct. She glanced at Jiang Cheng, who had been silent, and whispered, "I'll listen to my parents."
These words sounded so sweet, but the sweetness in Jiang Mi's eyes was almost overflowing. How could her mother not see it? Jiang's mother sighed deeply.
"Mother is afraid that his status is too high. If he were your brothers' colleagues, it would be fine. But with such a high status, unless your two brothers are promoted to the fifth rank, we are not worthy of him at all. Even if your brothers are promoted to the fifth rank, you may only be a concubine. Your father and mother would rather you marry a poorer scholar than have you be so wronged as to be a concubine."
Jiang Mi said with dissatisfaction, "Then you can rest assured, Mother, I will never become a concubine. If Huo Ran dares to treat me like this, I will never compromise myself."
Judging from Jiang Mi's expression, Huo Ran is definitely going to marry her.
Jiang Cheng snorted: "Look at what that kid said during dinner, like he'll only marry one person in his life. He was just saying that to us. Don't you understand? He's practically making it clear that he'll be coming to propose marriage soon."
Mother Jiang was startled: "A marriage proposal? This... Is our Honey really going to be the Crown Prince's wife? Do their families all agree?"
Jiang Cheng saw things more clearly: "If he comes to propose, it means he agrees. If he doesn't, it means he hasn't agreed yet. Just wait and see. If this kid really comes to ask for Honey as his wife, then he has the ability. Honey shouldn't be mistreated after marrying him. I'm willing to believe him this once."
Jiang Cheng's words were somewhat unexpected; I thought he would be the one to disagree.
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