Jiang Yuwei had just entered the room when she saw this scene before her, and couldn't help but give a wry smile:
"It's nothing, after all, they're always being all lovey-dovey in front of me, so it doesn't matter whether you're here or not."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Ning Huaizhi's face immediately darkened. Jiang Yuwei had explained it so clearly that even though he knew nothing about matters of the heart, he now understood the reason behind it.
Looking at Xu Qianqian, who was still crying on his lap, he immediately understood why Jiang Yuwei's emotions had been so volatile these past few days. It seemed that he couldn't let Xu Qianqian come to his courtyard anymore. If she continued to sow discord between him and his wife like this, they would never be able to live together.
Ning Huaizhi suddenly pulled the wheelchair backward, and Xu Qianqian lost her balance and fell face-first into the mud. Everyone was shocked by this sudden turn of events.
Jiang Yaoyao was the first to react, and seeing Xu Qianqian sprawled on the ground covered in mud, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
"You look terrible right now. You should go home and stop embarrassing yourself here."
Ning Huaizhi looked at Xu Qianqian in front of him and spoke coldly:
"Qianqian, you should go back. Now that I'm married, we're not children anymore. You should know the difference between men and women. Don't come to my yard anymore. It won't be good for our reputations if word gets out."
Xu Qianqian was already annoyed by Ning Huaizhi's actions, but now that he had spoken ill of her in front of everyone, she felt too ashamed to stay any longer. She ran out crying, her heart filled with hatred for Jiang Yuwei. If it weren't for Jiang Yuwei, she could have returned to the village and married Ning Huaizhi. But if Jiang Yuwei died, or if Jiang Yuwei was…
Xu Qianqian suddenly laughed out loud while thinking about it. She took out the handkerchief Ning Huaizhi had given her yesterday and wiped the dirt off her face haphazardly a few times. Then, without looking back, she walked towards Zhang Laizi's house at the west end of the village.
Jiang Yaoyao felt a sense of satisfaction watching Xu Qianqian being kicked out by her brother-in-law, but seeing Jiang Yuwei's indifferent expression only deepened her resentment towards her.
Back then, I thought that Jiang Yuwei would have a hard time marrying into this wolf's den, and I was determined to find a good husband so that I could have a better life than her. But now, I'm seventeen, and not a single matchmaker is willing to come and find me a husband.
Just as Jiang Yuwei said on her wedding day, her family's reputation was already bad in the surrounding villages, and no one would want to become in-laws with a gambler.
Jiang Yuwei put down the firewood and saw Li Cuihua and Old Man Jiang busy cooking in the kitchen. Her expression changed immediately, and she quickly walked into the kitchen. She saw that the two of them had already turned the kitchen upside down. They had eaten all the rice and noodles that she had saved for the villagers to cook over the past few days, and they had also stewed all the meat that she had hung on the roof beam.
Jiang Yuwei looked at the large pot of steamed buns, the large pot of rice, and the pot full of stewed meat, and was immediately enraged.
"What are you doing at my house? We don't need any extra help right now, you can go back!"
Old Man Jiang and Li Cuihua were busy tasting the stewed meat around the pot, engrossed in their meal. When they heard Jiang Yuwei's voice, they turned around and saw a face full of anger and eyes that looked like they wanted to kill someone.
"Oh, so married daughters don't recognize their own family anymore? Now that your parents and sister have come to see you, this is how you treat us?"
As Li Cuihua stuffed the meat from the spoon into her mouth, she glanced sideways at Jiang Yuwei and said.
Seeing this, Old Man Jiang seemed to gain confidence. If he hadn't been intimidated by Jiang Yuwei's angry appearance earlier, he would have forgotten how his eldest daughter had endured so much humiliation at home before she got married. So he also spoke up:
"That's right, you can't be unfilial to me and your mother. Our Jiang family doesn't raise ungrateful wretches!"
Hearing that the old man had the nerve to say such things, Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and snatched the spoon from Li Cuihua's hand.
"How many days has your Jiang family ever raised me? When I was little, my mother was the one who supported the family. After she died, I never had a full meal in the Jiang family and had to work in the fields every day. I've done more work than you, my father, have done. You say you raised me? That's laughable. When I grew up, did you ever give me a single penny? Didn't I work every day to supplement the family income until I got married—no, I was sold to the Ning family? Did you ever give me a single penny of dowry?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yaoyao quickly stepped forward and said:
"Sister, no matter what, you've married well now. You should thank Father for losing money that day, otherwise you wouldn't have had the chance to marry your husband. You can't just think about living a good life for yourself and forget about your family, can you?"
Jiang Yuwei turned her head and stared intently at her adopted younger sister, gritting her teeth as she said:
"Heh, thanks? Then I wish that when your father loses money gambling and sells you to a brothel in the future, you will always be grateful to your father for losing money that day and sending you to a brothel."
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei, who never dared to disobey her parents, dared to say such things to her, Jiang Yaoyao was about to raise her hand to hit her when she saw Ning Huaizhi staring intently at them. She then forcibly lowered her hand, turned around, and sobbed, burying her face in Li Cuihua's shoulder.
“Mother, we came to see my sister out of kindness, but we have to be treated like this by her. Look at the vicious things she said to me. Mother, you must stand up for me.”
Seeing this, Li Cuihua quickly pointed at Jiang Yuwei and scolded:
"Your own mother is a slut who gave birth to a daughter like you who talks nonsense. How could you say such things to your sister!"
Jiang Yuwei coldly observed the mother and daughter. Before the original owner of this body got married, she had suffered a lot of insults and beatings from this mother and daughter. Now, they couldn't even stand her saying a few words.
“You don’t need to come here to make trouble. I don’t care what your purpose is in coming to my house today. Get out of my yard right now. Remember that I was sold to the Ning family to pay off a debt, not to happily marry into the Ning family with the dowry you prepared for me. From the day you sold me, I, Jiang Yuwei, have nothing to do with you anymore.”
Hearing Jiang Yuwei's resolute words, Old Man Jiang quickly stepped forward with a smile and said:
"No matter what, you are still my child. How can we not be related? Now that you've married so well, you've even built a brick house and eat meat every day. You should have some pity on your family."
Jiang Yuwei felt disgusted at the sight of the old man Jiang:
"You want me to pity my family? Have you ever pitied me? Since the day I was sold, I, Jiang Yuwei, have had no family left!"
Ning Huaizhi, standing in the courtyard, watched Jiang Yuwei break ties with her family and felt a pang of heartache. He realized how hard she had endured before marriage; no wonder she was so capable and didn't need him, her husband, at all.
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