"Big...Big Sister..." Upon hearing Jiang Ling's words, Hu Yue'er trembled all over, her eyes flashing with surprise, and her mouth gradually opened wide.
The faces of those around them were also filled with surprise and disbelief.
Jiang Ling took Hu Yue'er's hand, nodded firmly to her, and looked at everyone to continue, "I know I can't force everyone to change their preconceived notions, but I will start with myself regarding this matter concerning new mothers!"
The fat woman looked rather unwell and stood there awkwardly, rubbing her hands.
Jiang Ling didn't want to embarrass her, and even more so, she didn't want this matter to spoil her son's joyous occasion. She pulled Hu Yue'er to the fat woman and said softly, "Big sister, I know you mean well by reminding me! But I don't believe in this kind of thing!"
The plump woman knew Jiang Ling was trying to give her a way out, so she quickly nodded and changed the subject, "Yes, thank you for understanding, sister. You must be very busy today. Is there anything I can help you with?"
The conflict that had just occurred was resolved smoothly by Jiang Ling in no time.
Jiang Yaojie rode his tall horse, feeling both nervous and excited. He had barely slept the night before, but strangely, he didn't feel tired at all; instead, he was unusually awake.
"Yaojie, how are you feeling? Are you nervous?" Zhao Qianyu asked with a mischievous grin, sneaking up to Jiang Yaojie.
Jiang Yaojie, feigning composure, rolled his eyes at Zhao Qianyu and said disdainfully, "You underestimate me. What's there to be nervous about? The feeling of marrying the one you love is... tsk..." He paused deliberately before continuing, "That feeling, you wouldn't understand!"
Zhao Qianyu didn't expect Jiang Yaojie to be so sarcastic. He pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Tch, what's the big deal? I just don't want to get married so early. After all, my studies are more important!"
Jiang Yaojie might not have been able to refute anything else, but everyone knew that Zhao Qianyu was only a little bit educated. Jiang Yaojie suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and mysteriously approached Zhao Qianyu, saying, "Oh? Studies? You've been studying for so long, but I don't think you're as good as my uncle!"
"You..." Zhao Qianyu was speechless, choked by Jiang Yaojie's words. He could only roll his eyes and follow the festivities towards the Shen Mansion.
...
The festive procession, complete with music and drums, attracted a large crowd as soon as it arrived in Guangping County.
Jiang Yaojie was not intimidated and greeted everyone, whether he knew them or not.
The group of people finally arrived at the entrance of the Shen Mansion.
Jiang Yaojie took a deep breath, patted his chest a few times, dismounted, and knocked three times on the gate of the Shen Mansion.
Soon, the heavy door creaked open from the inside.
Shen Congguang stood at the door with a shifty look on his face. His nonchalant expression gave off a strangely irritating vibe.
"Congguang, this is a red envelope. Today is my big day, please make way!" Jiang Yaojie naturally understood the rules, and he took out a red cloth bag from his pocket and placed it in Shen Congguang's hand.
Don't let Shen Congguang's age of less than ten fool you; he has that disdainful attitude he had since he was in his mother's womb.
He weighed the red cloth in his hand, smiled dismissively, and opened the red cloth bundle in front of everyone.
"Tsk, is that all? It's not even enough to fill my teeth, you poor wretch, are you trying to fob me off?" With that, he stretched out his hand and simply threw the red cloth bag away.
The silver coin immediately rolled to the ground, tumbling several times before finally stopping in a small, dirty puddle.
"Young...Young Master, stop fooling around, Master will be angry if he finds out!" The butler, unable to bear it any longer, quickly whispered a reminder.
Before he could finish speaking, the butler received a hard slap across the face from Shen Congguang.
Although Shen Congguang was young, he was quite strong, and five clear handprints immediately appeared on the butler's face.
“Even my father doesn’t dare to discipline me, so who do you think you are!” Shen Congguang glared at the butler with disdain.
The butler looked embarrassed and stood to the side, somewhat at a loss, after being slapped. In all his years in the Shen family, he had never been hit, let alone scolded by Master Shen.
"Let me do it!" Jiang Yaojie saw through the butler's embarrassment, stepped forward, and patted the butler on the shoulder to comfort him.
The butler was deeply moved by what he heard. He wanted to say something more, but Jiang Yaojie gently stopped him.
Jiang Yaojie had a knack for dealing with mischievous kids like Jiang Ling, and he had learned from her many times.
He smiled and walked up to Shen Congguang, squatted down and said to Shen Congguang, "Congguang, from today onwards you will have to call me brother-in-law. If you think the money you just gave me was not enough, I will give you a bigger one later. Money is a small matter, but it would be bad if we missed the auspicious time!"
"Pah!" Shen Congguang spat at Jiang Yaojie's face. If Jiang Yaojie hadn't reacted quickly, the saliva would have landed on his face.
Jiang Yaojie sneered inwardly, but still smiled and said to Shen Congguang, "Congguang, you're a good kid, move aside!"
“You country bumpkin, you’re dreaming! It’s not that I can’t let you have your way, unless…” As he said this, Shen Congguang’s eyes, the size of mung beans, darted around in their sockets.
He pointed to his crotch and said, "Crawl through here and I'll let you in!"
Everyone present gasped upon hearing Shen Congguang's words, and all eyes turned to Jiang Yaojie.
Zhao Qianyu, who was behind him, couldn't hold back any longer. He quickly stepped forward, pointed angrily at Shen Congxin, and was about to rebuke him when Jiang Yaojie waved his hand, turned to Zhao Qianyu and said, "Go find me a tree branch!"
Zhao Qianyu understood immediately. He chuckled and gave Shen Congguang, who was unaware of his impending doom, a meaningful look. He then turned and found a tree branch about the thickness of a thumb and handed it to Jiang Yaojie.
"Shen Congguang, I'll ask you one more time, are you going to give way or not!" Jiang Yaojie's tone turned cold, and his eyes also showed a hint of anger.
If Shen Congguang were to be intimidated by Jiang Yaojie like this, he wouldn't be himself. He kept turning his head and snorted, "I! Won't! Let! It!"
"Fine, Shen Congguang, you said it!" Jiang Yaojie gave Shen Congguang an ultimatum.
Before Shen Congguang could figure out what Jiang Yaojie was going to do, he was picked up horizontally by Jiang Yaojie.
Jiang Yaojie placed his leg on the step next to him and used one hand to tightly grip Shen Congguang, fixing Shen Congguang face down and buttocks up to Jiang Yaojie's leg.
"You! You stinking country bumpkin, put him down right now!" Shen Congguang continued to yell.
Ignoring the warning, Jiang Yaojie swung the branch with his other hand and lashed it down hard on Shen Cong's bare buttocks.
The sudden pain caught Shen Congguang off guard, causing him to burst into tears instantly. However, he did not feel any remorse because of the pain. Instead, he continued to yell at Jiang Yaojie, and the words that came out of his mouth became more and more offensive.
Jiang Yaojie didn't care and continued to repeat what he had done before, gradually increasing the force in his hands.
None of the servants around came forward to persuade him; instead, they were all secretly delighted, watching the scene unfold with schadenfreude.
Shen Congguang's crying still startled Shen Qianhe, who quickly walked towards the door upon hearing the cries.
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