"Mom, stop joking. If you're here for Xiaoman's 100-day celebration, please go outside and take a seat. My mother-in-law will treat you well."
Xiao Yun said to Granny Xu with red eyes.
"Pah! It's my own grandson's 100th day celebration, why would I make a fuss? What's the rush for food? Come on, let me hold my grandson first."
As Granny Xu spoke, she reached out to snatch the child from Xiaoyun's arms, but Aunt Zhang quickly stepped in front of Xiaoyun to stop her.
“Grandma Xu, the child can be seen anytime. The guests are waiting outside to start the feast. Today is my grandson’s big day. As his maternal grandmother, you can’t keep the guests waiting.”
Seeing that Aunt Zhang was deliberately emphasizing in front of Granny Xu that Xiaoman was her grandson, and then looking at how Xiaoyun was protecting the child, Jiang Yuwei understood the situation. She quickly stepped in front of Xiaoyun and smiled, saying:
"Yes, yes, Aunt Zhang is right. Everyone outside is waiting eagerly. Let's not delay any longer and go out quickly."
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she reached out to push Granny Xu. Seeing this, Aunt Zhang hurriedly followed Jiang Yuwei and squeezed out, forcefully pushing Granny Xu out before closing the door behind her.
Granny Xu glared at the two of them, flicked her sleeves, and snorted:
"Hmph, then I'll eat first, and it won't be too late to hold my precious grandson after I've eaten!"
Without further ado, she found a table and sat in the head seat, a seat that Zhang's family had specially prepared for Jiang Yuwei. Seeing Xu Pozi sit there so unceremoniously, Zhang's expression turned cold. She stepped forward, about to speak, but Jiang Yuwei pulled her into the kitchen.
“Aunt Zhang, today is a good day. If we make things unpleasant, we will all lose face.”
Aunt Zhang glanced at Jiang Yuwei and sighed:
"Oh, but, but that was a seat I specially reserved for you."
Jiang Yuwei patted Aunt Zhang's hand and smiled:
"I don't care about those things. As long as I'm full, that's fine. I'll feel more comfortable sitting with Huaizhi. Just leave me alone, Aunt Zhang."
Aunt Zhang nodded helplessly, then glared at Granny Xu who was eating heartily outside, before letting Jiang Yuwei take her seat first.
Jiang Yuwei went to Ning Huaizhi's side, where Ning Huaizhi had already reserved a place for her. When Ning Wan saw Jiang Yuwei arrive, she also rushed to Jiang Yuwei's side, her eyes timidly fixed on Ning Xin in Sun Shi's arms.
Jiang Yuwei patted Ning Wan's head, then took out a set of bowls and chopsticks and said gently to Ning Wan:
"Wan'er, what would you like to eat? Mother will get you some food."
Ning Wan glanced at Xu Guixiang and Madam Sun out of the corner of her eye, then cautiously pointed with her little finger to a plate of green beans in front of her, and whispered with her head down:
"Mother, Wan'er wants to eat this."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and put some food into Ning Wan's bowl, then handed the bowl and chopsticks to Ning Wan.
"Tsk tsk, you're taking such good care of a worthless girl? I think you're just trying to act like a good person in front of your older brother. You can't even have children yourself, so you treat other people's kids like treasures. If you ask me, no matter how good you are to this ingrate, she'll still dislike you when she grows up. Her grandma and I raised her when she was little, and now she doesn't even know how to greet her elders. Calling her an ingrate is really not an exaggeration!"
As she shoveled meat into her bowl, Mrs. Sun kept muttering to herself.
Jiang Yuwei raised an eyebrow and glanced at her, inwardly admiring that this Sun Shi really hadn't had enough of being scolded. With so many villagers present today, she still dared to openly invite scolding.
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei remained silent, Madam Sun assumed she had touched a sore spot, so she began to grumble to the old woman beside her again:
“Aunt Li, we are all women, so we naturally understand this principle. No matter how good someone else’s child is, they are still someone else’s child. No matter how much you give them your heart and soul, they will still be ungrateful. Unlike our Ningxin, who is my own flesh and blood. She has been close to me since she was a child and knows how to protect me, her mother. Others can only envy her.”
Hearing Sun's words, Ning Wan forgot about the green beans in her bowl and stared intently at Sun with red eyes. Perhaps she mustered up her courage before she spoke:
"You're talking nonsense! You're a bad person! You're trying to sow discord! My mother is the best! My mother is much better than you!"
Jiang Yuwei was surprised that Ning Wan could say such a thing, and was very happy. She patted Ning Wan's head with great satisfaction.
Seeing that a lowly maid dared to talk back to her, Madam Sun was immediately displeased. She put down her chopsticks, glared at Ning Wan, and scolded her:
"You good-for-nothing, you ungrateful wretch! We, the second branch of the family, have raised you for nothing, and you don't even greet me when you see me. Do you even know I'm your aunt? Now that you've been raised by such an ungrateful mother, you've become even more ill-mannered. I'll beat you to death today, you good-for-nothing!"
As Sun Shi grew angrier, she stood up and was about to hit Ning Wan with her chopsticks.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei snatched the chopsticks from Sun's hand and threw them on the ground, saying in a deep voice:
"Today is supposed to be a joyous occasion for Aunt Zhang's family, and I didn't want to argue with you. But you really are pushing your luck and acting like you don't know your place. Don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? What kind of aunt do you think you are? Put your hand on your heart and think about it. Have you done anything to fulfill your responsibilities as an aunt? You keep calling her a money-loser. Aren't you a money-loser? Aren't you a money-loser, you stupid girl?"
Ning Xin was so frightened by Jiang Yuwei's angry pointing that she burst into tears. Aunt Zhang also heard the commotion in the front yard and rushed over from the kitchen.
"Oh dear, what's wrong? Calm down. Today is a joyous occasion, it would be great if everyone could be happy."
Jiang Yuwei turned to look at Aunt Zhang and said apologetically:
"Aunt Zhang, I'm really sorry. I was wrong today. I couldn't control my temper. I can't stay with shameless people like this. I want to teach them a lesson whenever I see them. Let's go home first and not cause you any more trouble."
Sun was immediately displeased upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words:
"Who are you calling shameless? You should explain yourself properly. Are you indirectly insulting our mother? How dare you, as her daughter-in-law, publicly insult her in the street? I don't think you're any better than her!"
Chen Guixiang, who was busy eating meat nearby, swallowed the last bite of meat after hearing Sun's words. She wiped her greasy mouth with her sleeve, tilted her head back, and stared at Jiang Yuwei, saying:
"That's right, that's right! You dare to insult me? You're incredibly unfilial!"
Jiang Yuwei was amused by the two men's shameless behavior:
"Alright, I've certainly seen something new today. It's the first time I've ever seen someone so eager to be insulted. If you insist on thinking I insulted you, then so be it."
As Jiang Yuwei was speaking, she was about to lead Ning Wan outside when Aunt Zhang quickly stepped forward to stop her. Turning back to Sun Shi and Chen Guixiang, she said:
"Yuwei is a distinguished guest in our family. Yuwei saved the lives of Xiaoyun and Xiaoman. Today, no one can leave except Yuwei!"
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