Hearing Ning Xin's words, Sun felt a surge of hatred. She hated Xu Qianqian, Ning Chunlin, Chen Guixiang, and even more so Jiang Yuwei. She hated everyone. Hatred filled her heart, leaving her no room to love Ning Xin. She never expected that Ning Xin would be jealous of the love Ning Wan received and even want to be Jiang Yuwei's daughter.
This incident was undoubtedly a huge blow to her. Sun's eyes were filled with tears. Now she didn't know how to be a good mother and a good wife.
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Ning Xin forgot about crying and just kept muttering:
"Because she is Ning Wan, because she is Ning Wan..."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei sighed helplessly, then shook the lever at the wellhead to raise the bucket of water from the well. Even as Jiang Yuwei lifted Ning Xin out of the bucket, Ning Xin was still repeating that sentence.
Jiang Yuwei, who originally intended to teach Ning Xin a lesson, lost interest upon seeing her like this. She simply placed Ning Xin in Sun Shi's arms and left with Ning Zhao and Ning Wan.
At this moment, Ning Huaizhi, who was waiting outside the crowd, was relieved to see that his two children had come out safe and sound. He then looked at Jiang Yuwei and asked:
"Yuwei, how is Ningxin?"
Jiang Yuwei sighed and shook her head, saying:
"It's nothing, just a bit of a fright."
Then, Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Wan, who also looked frightened, and comforted her:
"Wan'er, it's alright now. You did the right thing today. If anyone tries to hurt you, you must fight back. That way, they won't dare to hurt you so easily next time, understand?"
Ning Wan stared at Jiang Yuwei with wide eyes, seemingly understanding but not quite, and nodded softly:
"Mother, Wan'er knows. Ning Xin just said she wanted to kill Wan'er. Is she trying to take you away from me, Mother?"
Ning Huaizhi was greatly shocked upon hearing Ning Wan's words.
"What? How could Ning Xin say such a thing? Sigh, she's really been corrupted by them. Wan'er, you're not allowed to play with Ning Xin anymore, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Wan nodded firmly to Ning Huaizhi and said:
"Father, Wan'er understands! Wan'er doesn't want to play with the bad guy who wants to steal Mother away!"
Jiang Yuwei patted Ning Wan's head and smiled:
"Wan'er is the best girl!"
Jiang Yuwei looked up and saw a stall selling handmade trinkets not far away. Thinking she would go and buy some souvenirs for everyone, she pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair and took the two children to the stall to carefully select items.
Jiang Yuwei took a liking to several exquisitely embroidered sachets, so she picked one out for each of Liu Shi, Aunt Zhou, Ning Daya, and Ning Qiu, and then let Ning Zhao and Ning Wan choose the gifts they wanted.
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei had chosen gifts for everyone else, Ning Huaizhi thought he should pick one out for her too. He quickly spotted a handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers among a pile of handkerchiefs. The embroidery was exquisite, and the colors were perfectly matched. Ning Huaizhi handed the handkerchief to Jiang Yuwei and said:
"Yuwei, do you like this handkerchief?"
Jiang Yuwei picked up the handkerchief and examined it carefully, then smiled and said:
"It's really good."
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei liked it, Ning Huaizhi paid the money without hesitation and said to Jiang Yuwei:
"This handkerchief is for you."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and looked at Ning Huaizhi, saying:
"Then I'll give you a handkerchief too."
As she spoke, she picked out a dark blue handkerchief embroidered with a pair of goldfish and handed it to Ning Huaizhi, asking:
"So, Huaizhi, do you like it?"
Ning Huaizhi took the handkerchief and nodded with a smile.
Jiang Yuwei quickly paid the money and left with everyone.
The group strolled around the street for a while and came across a long table that had been pieced together, stretching as far as the street. Ning Wan ran up to take a look out of curiosity, and soon saw people putting dishes on the table. All sorts of Ninghe Town specialties quickly filled the entire table.
Jiang Yuwei was curious about what was going on, so she stopped a kind-looking woman and asked:
"Big sister, what's the purpose of putting this table here?"
The older woman glanced at Jiang Yuwei with a smile and said:
"Judging from your accent, you're not from Ninghe Town, are you? This is Qiniang's Rice. Anyone passing by can sit down and have a good meal. This year, Qiniang's Rice was prepared by the wealthy Wangfu family in Ninghe Town. It's truly exceptional, with a very rich variety of dishes. You'd better find a place to sit down quickly, or there won't be any room to stand if it gets too late."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and nodded at the woman, then looked at Ning Wan and Ning Zhao and asked:
"Would you two like to try this Seventh Sister's Rice?"
Ning Wan nodded excitedly, her eyes sparkling, upon hearing this, while Ning Zhao, seemingly indifferent, said calmly:
"I'll take it either way, as long as it's not as good as my mother's."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei chuckled and patted Ning Zhao on the shoulder, saying:
"You child, haven't I told you before? There are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. You can't say things like that again."
Ning Zhao could only nod in agreement upon hearing this.
Seeing that a lot of people had gathered around the long table in such a short time, Jiang Yuwei didn't dare to delay and immediately called on everyone to take their seats. Since they were here, they should try the local specialties of Ninghe Town, so that the trip would not be in vain.
As soon as everyone sat down, a gong sounded, followed by someone shouting:
"The feast is starting! The feast is starting!"
Seeing everyone pick up their chopsticks and start eating, Jiang Yuwei also picked up her chopsticks and took a bite of the pastry in front of her. The soft, sweet, and fragrant pastry made her want to eat a few more pieces.
Just as Jiang Yuwei was thinking of trying some other food, she noticed a woman sitting not far from her suddenly clutching her throat repeatedly, her face instantly turning red and swollen. Jiang Yuwei was shocked and shouted to the crowd:
"Don't eat yet, there might be something wrong with the food!"
Ning Wan, who had just picked up a piece of meat and was about to put it in her mouth, heard her mother shout like that and immediately threw the meat away, looking nervously at Jiang Yuwei.
Jiang Yuwei put down her chopsticks and walked straight to the woman. She saw that the woman was still holding a piece of unfinished soybean cake in her hand. She fell off the stool with a pained expression, and in no time her whole face was swollen like a pig's head.
Jiang Yuwei approached to observe and saw that the woman was constantly clutching her throat, and her breathing was becoming increasingly difficult. Jiang Yuwei was just thinking of taking her to the skilled healer Zhu for treatment when she realized that Zhu was also on the street participating in the Qixi Festival today. Even if she took her back, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to find her.
The woman in front of me seemed to be suffocating and about to faint.
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