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Chapter 34 If it affects my marriage, I will never go home again!

Lin Yanqing hates Jiang He the most for always saying that he likes Jiang Man and so on.

"If I liked her, I would never have been with you in the first place!"

Lin Yanqing had been harboring resentment ever since the state-run restaurant incident. He had just calmed down on the way there, but then he got tainted by the Jiang family's mess.

"I can't help with this, you'll have to figure it out yourselves."

After saying that, Lin Yanqing turned and left.

Seeing Lin Yanqing abandon her, Jiang He stomped her foot and burst into tears of grievance.

As is customary, Jiang Man, Shi An, and Shi Ning were all summoned for questioning, and Wang Xiu, the person involved, was inevitably questioned as well.

Jiang Man was initially very worried about Wang Xiu, since Wang Xiu didn't seem like someone who could withstand such a big blow.

Surprisingly, when Wang Xiu walked out of the station, her expression wasn't too bad.

Xu Laosan went up to her and stretched out his arms to hug her tightly.

Jiang Man's initial worries vanished instantly.

She thought that people in this era wouldn't be able to accept such a thing happening, after all, many men couldn't stand it and chose to divorce.

But now it seems that Xu Laosan is not that kind of person.

"Let's go, it's getting dark, let's go to your sister-in-law's house for dinner."

Jiang Man, holding Shi An and Shi Ning's hands, led Wang Xiu and Xu Laosan home for dinner.

That evening, Jiang Man stewed pig's trotters, and the three adults and two children moved into the house to eat. It was warm and cozy, as if nothing had happened.

But the Jiang family was shrouded in gloom and despair.

Ever since learning that her younger brother had been arrested in the afternoon, Liu Chunlian had been distraught, her mind preoccupied with how to rescue him, and she had no interest in preparing dinner.

She sat in the room, her eyes red and swollen from crying, constantly murmuring her brother's name, completely immersed in grief and anxiety, unaware of the time passing.

Jiang Jianguo spent the entire afternoon running around, inquiring and pleading for Liu Chunzhu's release, hoping to find some influential people in the village or those with connections to the police station to put in a good word for him.

Unexpectedly, he encountered setbacks everywhere that afternoon, and no one was willing to help him.

Those neighbors and villagers who were usually quite friendly either made excuses that they didn't know the situation or simply avoided him. This made Jiang Jianguo extremely angry. He felt like a headless fly, bumping around aimlessly without any results. He was feeling extremely suffocated and frustrated.

When he dragged his tired and frustrated body home, he had hoped to have a hot meal to ease his terrible mood. But as soon as he entered the yard, he saw the cold, empty stove, not a single spark, and he immediately became furious. His face darkened, and he walked straight to the corner where Liu Chunlian was sitting, asking irritably, "Chunlian, what time is it? Why hasn't dinner been made yet? You're idle at home all day, and you can't even do this simple thing right?"

Liu Chunlian was already feeling upset, and hearing Jiang Jianguo's words was like a powder keg that had been lit, and she exploded with anger.

She suddenly stood up, pointed at Jiang Jianguo's nose, and started yelling: "Jiang Jianguo, how dare you talk to me like that! My brother has been arrested and is suffering in the police station. How can I have the heart to cook! You, on the other hand, have been running around all afternoon and have done nothing to help. You can't even find anyone to help you. What kind of man are you? You're a coward!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jianguo's eyes widened and his face turned bright red. He never expected Liu Chunlian to say such hurtful things to his face.

He was trembling with anger and retorted loudly, "Me, a coward? I've been running around all afternoon trying to help Chun-joo, and all you do at home is cry. Now you're blaming me? Can't you be reasonable for once?!"

"Reason? My brother has been arrested, what reason is there to reason with! If you were so capable, you could get Chun-chu back right now, and I wouldn't be here throwing a tantrum at you."

Liu Chunlian continued to curse while crying, her voice particularly jarring in the quiet courtyard, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances and anger that had accumulated in her heart over the past few days.

The two started arguing back and forth in the courtyard, neither willing to give in. The argument escalated, and all their past affection seemed to have been thrown to the winds, leaving only anger and resentment towards each other.

Jiang He, who was in her room, had already heard the arguing outside. At first, she thought it was an adult matter and that she shouldn't get involved, so she stayed in her room and didn't come out.

But as the arguing outside grew louder and more unpleasant words kept reaching her ears, she became increasingly irritable.

Especially when she thought about how she and Lin Yanqing had finally set a wedding date, which should have been a joyous occasion, but now Liu Chunzhu's affair had turned the house upside down. What if this matter escalated and affected her wedding plans?

Jiang He grew angrier and more frightened as she thought about it. Unable to sit still in the room any longer, she suddenly pushed open the door and rushed out.

She ran to the middle of the yard, looked at Jiang Jianguo and Liu Chunlian who were still arguing, her face flushed with anger, her eyes flashing with fury, and roared, "Can't you two stop arguing? All you do is argue all day long, it's so annoying! If this affects my marriage to Lin Yanqing, I will never come home again! You two figure it out yourselves!"

Her shout instantly silenced the courtyard. Jiang Jianguo and Liu Chunlian were stunned. They never expected Jiang He to suddenly rush out and say such resolute words.

Jiang Jianguo looked at Jiang He, opened his mouth as if to say something, but didn't know where to begin. His expression was very complicated, showing both surprise at his daughter's sudden outburst and helplessness and worry about what she had said.

After all, Jiang He's marriage is a major event for the family, and it would be terrible if it fell through because of this.

Liu Chunlian stopped crying and fussing. She wiped her tears and looked at Jiang He with some guilt. She knew in her heart that she had indeed gone too far just now. She was only focused on venting her emotions and had not considered Jiang He's feelings.

But the thought of her younger brother still in the police station filled her with resentment, and she couldn't help but sob again.

After a long while, Jiang Jianguo sighed and tried to soften his tone as he said to Jiang He, "Xiao He, don't be angry. Dad knows you're anxious about your marriage. This won't affect you, so don't worry. Your aunt and I were just a little anxious and didn't control our emotions. Don't take it to heart."

Hearing Jiang Jianguo's words, Jiang He's anger didn't subside much. She snorted and said, "Hmph, you always say it won't have any impact, but now that things are like this at home, what will others think of our family? I don't care, you'd better resolve this matter quickly, or I'll lose face in front of Yan Qing."

After saying that, Jiang He turned around and went back into the house, slamming the door shut, leaving Jiang Jianguo and Liu Chunlian standing in the yard, looking at each other in bewilderment.