Chapter Ninety-Five: Su Yindi Returns to Her Mother's Home
The news of Jiang Mi's victory over the locusts in Qingyun Village spread, and everyone praised her for her intelligence and wisdom. Some even came to inquire whether Jiang Mi had a son.
Matchmakers came one after another, and Jiang's mother's face lit up; he was almost overwhelmed by the choices.
“Honey, I think this young man is quite good. The matchmaker said his family owns ten acres of land and two cows. You definitely won’t go hungry if you go there.”
Jiang's mother held up the portrait to show Mitang, but Mitang didn't even glance at it: "Mother, no matter how much land he owns, can it compare to ours? His life will be far worse than ours. Are you willing to let me marry into that family?"
Jiang's mother thought about it and agreed. Now that they had so much land and so many silver notes, they didn't care about those few cows at all.
"Then take a look at this one. This is a scholar who studies at the academy with your brother. Maybe if he does well in his studies, you can become an official's wife too."
Jiang Mi didn't care. She already had two older brothers. If they were promoted and ennobled, she, as their younger sister, would also benefit.
"I don't want to. I think it's fine as it is now." Jiang Mi suddenly thought of Huo Ran. He was the most handsome man she had ever seen in her life. Judging from his overall demeanor, he was definitely not from an ordinary family.
Wait, why is she thinking about that person for no reason? She can't think about him, she can't think about him.
"You don't want this, you don't want that, what kind of person do you want?" Jiang's mother sighed. "No matter what kind of person you find, I won't feel at ease. It would be best if they were right next door, so that if they bully you, we can come over and get revenge for them."
Su Yindi packed her things and was preparing to go back to her parents' home when she heard her mother say this. She remembered when she got married, her mother only cared about finding a rich man who could help Su Xing, and didn't think about anything else for her.
"A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. Mother, you're still so reluctant to let her go now, but once Jiang Mi has a husband, let's see if she'll still care about her family."
Jiang's mother was immediately displeased: "My honey is not the kind of heartless person. Your family is so bad, and you even give money to them. How much more so would my honey?"
Su Yindi's face immediately darkened. She was jealous that Jiang Mi was happier than herself, and muttered, "Since you're so reluctant to marry, why don't you just stay at your parents' house and be an old maid?"
Jiang Mi said proudly, "I'm happy to be an old maid, I'm happy to live at home. I have money, and I have loving parents and brothers. My life is wonderful."
Unable to argue with Jiang Mi, Su Yindi slunk back to her parents' home. She took the string of cash and rabbit meat given to her by her mother-in-law. In any case, she shouldn't be scolded this time. If it were before, her mother-in-law would have praised her for being capable when she saw the rabbit meat.
When they arrived at their doorstep, Su Yindi happily called out, "Dad, Mom, I'm home!"
Not getting the response he expected, Su Yindi felt a little guilty. Were his parents still angry because of what happened last time? But once they saw the rabbit meat, they wouldn't be so angry anymore.
As soon as Su Yindi entered the house, she saw her eldest sister, Su Zhaodi, sitting in the yard, holding her daughter. She called out to the house, "Mom, the third brother is back. He's got quite the airs. He only came over now, it's already past noon. He's just here for lunch."
Su's mother walked out angrily and started yelling at Su Yindi: "You still have the nerve to come back? You good-for-nothing, you're always siding with outsiders! I raised you for nothing, and you still help outsiders bully me and your brother. What are you doing back here now? Did you think you looked down on our Su family?"
Su Yindi burst into tears after being scolded by her mother: "Mother, this is my home. Where else can I go if I don't come back here? Of course I know that you are my family."
Su Daqiang said angrily, "Then what did you bring back? Your brother is still not well. Your older sister and sister both took money home to visit him, but you, you heartless wretch, haven't come back even once."
Su Yindi quickly took out the string of coins and rabbit meat that her mother had given her: "This money is for my parents, and this rabbit meat is for my younger brother to nourish his body."
Su's mother snatched it away, counted the pieces in her hand, and curled her lip in disgust: "Is this all you have? Are you trying to feed a beggar?"
Su Yindi said aggrievedly, "My mother-in-law only gave me this much. The eldest and second eldest brothers' families received the same amount, but they didn't have any rabbit meat. My mother-in-law said that since we are in-laws, she asked me to bring meat to help my father and brother get better."
Su Daqiang pointed at her face and cursed, "You still have the nerve to say that? If it weren't for you, would we be in this situation? The Jiang family is so rich now, they could feed us for a year with just a hair from their head. Do you think we don't know that?"
The second sister, Su Huandi, chimed in, saying, "That's right, now that our third sister is successful, she doesn't want to acknowledge us poor relatives anymore."
Su Zhaodi sneered, "They look down on you and only gave you a string of cash. They clearly treat you like an outsider."
Su's mother didn't believe that Su Yindi only had this little bit of money, so she personally searched Su Yindi's body.
"Mom, what are you doing? I really don't have any more. Ever since Jiang Mi found out last time, my mother-in-law hasn't given me any money. She only gave me this today, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I brought it all."
Mother Su spat at her: "Don't think I don't know. Jiang Mi gives Liu Ergou a string of cash on a whim, and she gives chickens, ducks and geese to the villagers without batting an eye. Third brother, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You want to save money for yourself, but what use is money to you? Your brother is the heir of our Su family!"
Su Yindi retorted, "I didn't lie, eldest sister, second sister, how much did you take?"
Su Zhaodi and Su Huandi immediately turned their faces away.
“We don’t have that much money, so of course we’ll take whatever we have. Unlike you, who’s always hiding it.”
At this moment, Su Xing also limped out of the room and splashed the water he had just used to wash his feet onto Su Yindi.
"You're the one who caused all this trouble. Get out of here, I don't want to see you again."
Su Yindi was soaked to the bone. She never expected that when she returned home full of joy, this would be what she was greeted with!
Looking at the mocking and disdainful looks on the faces of her so-called relatives, she felt that Jiang Mi was right. So what if they were related by blood? It's better not to be related by blood at all!
At least when she was in the Jiang family, they never treated her like this. Today, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, they even gave her money and meat!
But one's own family members are treated worse than strangers!
"Mother...aren't we family? Why are you treating me like this?"
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