Jiang Desheng looked intently at Ye Ruyi, "Ye Ruyi, use your brain. Jiefang invited people to his home as guests. Are they just ordinary friends? Luo Luo is acting recklessly. As her mother, why don't you try to persuade her? Why do you have to make Jiefang look like this in front of his friends?"
Ye Ruyi lowered her head, a sense of powerlessness spreading through her heart.
She thought that after being married for so many years, the two must still have feelings for each other.
Unexpectedly, in Jiang Desheng's heart, she was still just a dispensable "nanny".
Her dignity, everything she has, must give way to the Jiang family.
Even though Jiang Desheng gave her face in front of Jiang Jiefang and Jiang Luoluo, in reality, she had to compromise whenever she threatened Jiang Jiefang or Jiang Luoluo.
For the first time in her life, Ye Ruyi wondered if her choice back then was the right one.
"Old Jiang, we didn't know beforehand that Ye Fanxing was relying on someone to back her up and dared to act so arrogantly in other people's homes!" Ye Ruyi even deliberately brought her slightly swollen face close to Jiang Desheng's face, "I even took the initiative to apologize, and she still hit me?"
Jiang Desheng looked intently at Ye Ruyi and said sharply, "Ye Ruyi, why did she choose to come after you instead of someone else? Look for the reason within yourself."
Ye Ruyi lowered her head, a bitter look spreading in her eyes.
"Old Jiang, I got beaten up. Can't you even comfort me?"
Jiang Desheng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his tone was one of shock.
"Ye Ruyi, you've made a mess of things, and you still expect me to comfort you? I haven't even yelled at you, I'm already showing restraint."
Jiang Desheng pulled out a newspaper and slammed it down in front of Ye Ruyi.
"The Huo in Huo Dongfang is this kind of Huo, understand?"
The front page of the newspaper featured a biography of Mr. Huo.
Only then did Ye Ruyi realize how powerful Huo Dongfang's background was, and she felt a little regretful.
If you had known Huo Dongfang's family background was like this, wouldn't it have been better to introduce Jiang Luoluo to Huo Dongfang?
"Old Jiang, that idea from before Liberation was pretty good, wasn't it? What if Luo Luo and Huo Dongfang had gotten together..."
“Huo Dongfang has a fiancée.” Jiang Desheng gave Ye Ruyi a deep look. “What, are you going to ask his fiancée to break off the engagement?”
"As long as Luo Luo is happy, I can make her annul the engagement!" Ye Ruyi quickly declared her loyalty.
Jiang Desheng retorted, "You just tell her to call off the engagement, are you her mother?!"
Ye Ruyi: "..."
She really is Ye Fanxing's biological mother!
But she couldn't admit it to Jiang Desheng's face.
If she admits it, wouldn't that mean she lied back then?
Furthermore, the matter was accomplished in secrecy.
She'll discuss Jiang Luoluo's marriage to Huo Dongfang after she gets Ye Fanxing to annul the engagement.
To avoid people spreading rumors that Jiang Luoluo interfered in Huo Jiangfang and Ye Fanxing's marriage, which would damage Jiang Luoluo's reputation.
"Don't mess around with that nonsense." Jiang Desheng gave Ye Ruyi a deep warning glance. "If things get out of hand, I can't protect you."
Ye Ruyi replied dejectedly, "I understand."
"What are you standing there for? Go make dinner."
After kicking Ye Ruyi out of the study, Jiang Desheng called Jiang Jiefang to find out what was going on.
Jiang Jiefang did not hide anything and told the whole story.
After listening, Jiang Desheng hung up the phone and picked up the newspaper, reading it over and over again.
The only thing he could be sure of was that there was no benefit in antagonizing the Huo family.
Ye Ruyi entered the kitchen with practiced ease; she had gotten used to cooking there over the years.
As she was picking vegetables, Ye Heping inevitably came to mind.
She had to admit that Ye Heping was a man with little ability, but even such a man with little ability still cared for her very much.
As long as Ye Heping is home, she doesn't have to do any of the household chores.
At that time, she was proud and arrogant, believing that a man should strive to make something of himself, and that there was no future in staying at home.
Later, she married Jiang Desheng, and everyone called her Mrs. Jiang. She enjoyed the envy and respect they showed her.
She didn't care even if people talked behind her back about her being a stepmother.
What's wrong with the stepmother?
My stepson is sensible and doesn't cause trouble.
The stepdaughter is obedient and dependent on her.
Jiang Desheng also gave her plenty of face in front of outsiders.
In life, you can't have everything; you have to give up something to gain something else.
She got what she wanted, so why is she still so resentful?
When Ye Ruyi brought the prepared dinner to the table, Jiang Desheng immediately put down his chopsticks upon seeing the plate of bright red boiled pork slices.
"Ye Ruyi, you know perfectly well that I don't eat spicy food..."
Ye Ruyi pointed to the four dishes on the table and said gently, "You can eat the steamed spare ribs with fermented black beans, the boiled shrimp, and the garlic greens."
In the past, to cater to the Jiang family's tastes, she never put any dishes with chili peppers on the table.
But clearly, she used to be someone who couldn't live without spicy food.
"Ye Ruyi, how many years have you been married into Licheng? You still haven't shaken off your ingrained poverty! Since ancient times, places with strong-smelling cuisine have always been poor."
Ye Ruyi didn't say anything, she just silently ate the boiled pork slices.
She hadn't eaten chili peppers for years, but when she did, the spiciness brought tears to her eyes.
"If you can't endure the hardship, then you must!"
Jiang Desheng snorted coldly, picked up his rice bowl, and ate the dishes Ye Ruyi had prepared.
Despite tears streaming down her face from the spiciness, Ye Ruyi still finished a whole pot of boiled pork slices...
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"pain!"
Ye Fanxing slept for an afternoon after getting drunk.
When she woke up, she felt a throbbing pain in her temples, as if they were about to explode.
Huo Dongfang got up from his desk, poured Ye Fanxing a glass of warm water, and said in a deep voice, "Xingxing, you're drunk!"
Ye Fanxing gripped her water glass guiltily, "I didn't do anything out of line, did I?"
Huo Dongfang, recalling how Ye Fanxing, under the influence of alcohol, had slapped Ye Ruyi several times, couldn't help but laugh and say, "What do you think?"
Ye Fanxing felt both embarrassed and ashamed.
She put the water glass on the table and pulled the blanket over herself.
"Star!"
Huo Dongfang reached out to pull Ye Fanxing's blanket.
Ye Fanxing gripped the blanket tightly, refusing to let go for even a moment.
"I don't."
Ye Fanxing stubbornly refused to let go.
"It's so embarrassing."
Huo Dongfang chuckled and reached out to gently stroke Ye Fanxing's head through the blanket.
"Xingxing, do you know who Ye Ruyi is?"
Huo Dongfang wanted to see if Ye Fanxing had any blackouts after getting drunk.
Do you remember hitting Ye Ruyi when you were drunk?
Ye Fanxing angrily pulled back the covers, glaring at Huo Dongfang with a cute but fierce look, "Huo Dongfang, you did this on purpose!"
Huo Dongfang reached out and brushed the hair from Ye Fanxing's face, saying gently, "If you don't get up now, you'll miss mealtime."
As soon as Ye Fanxing and Huo Dongfang arrived at the cafeteria, they saw Jiang Luoluo eating with her other roommates.
Jiang Luoluo forgot all about eating as soon as she saw Ye Fanxing.
She rushed up to Ye Fanxing and slapped her across the face...
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