After the divorce, my ex-husband and son lined up to pursue me.

Chapter 33 Making a Scene to Force Childbirth
Jiang Xia was completely bewildered and gave a helpless dry laugh.

"Grandpa, Mu Huai and I are doing fine, we haven't argued, so how can you say I'm being wronged?"

The old man looked at her uncertainly again, "Don't hide anything from Grandpa, you must tell Grandpa if anything happens."

Jiang Xia nodded repeatedly, comforted the old man a couple more times, and then politely looked at the seat next to the old man.

Sitting there was another old man of similar age, but he was wearing a kasaya and had a Buddhist initiation mark on his head. He was holding prayer beads and chanting sutras. When he heard Jiang Xia call him Second Grandfather, he nodded slightly.

This is the old man's younger brother. He spent most of his life in the military, making great achievements, but also wasting his youth. He never married or had children. After retiring, he went straight to Zen meditation and even practiced silent meditation.

From then on, although he was not mute, he never spoke again.

But Jiang Xia only found out after the marriage that the one who took a liking to her at first sight and chose her to be the future granddaughter-in-law of the Ruan family was not the old man, but this second grandfather.

—Let Jiangxia manage the money.

—She doesn't need to learn anything else, just how to manage money.

—When Mu Huai is out, he must keep his distance from all women of the opposite sex to avoid suspicion, understand? Especially Xin Rou, no meeting! No contact!

Second Grandfather rarely spoke, but occasionally he would write some calligraphy on paper. However, in those few strokes of his pen, he was always trying to defend Jiangxia's rights and reputation.

Jiang Xia remembered the kindness of the two grandfathers in her heart, and then looked to the other side, where a thin, frail old man and a petite old woman were sitting.

The skinny old man was Old Master Ruan's brother-in-law.

The old lady was Mr. Ruan's younger sister. Her husband passed away last year, and she moved back to her parents' home to live out her retirement.

"Uncle, Aunt," Jiang Xia called softly.

Uncle smiled and said, "Please sit down. We're all family, no need for formalities."

The aunt snorted coldly, not even glancing at Jiang Xia, treating her like trash and filth, her eyes and brows showing undisguised disgust.

Jiang Xia, not wanting to make a fool of herself, turned to sit down on the far side, but then heard her aunt throw out a chilling remark: "Still no signs of labor?"

She paused slightly.

Her great-aunt's gaze also fell on her abdomen, her eyes seeming to look through the skin and flesh at a walking, living womb. "How many years has it been? Xiao Bao is already six years old, right? He'll be starting elementary school next year, and you still aren't having a second child?"

"Don't you know what use you are to our Ruan family? Just so you can eat and drink well all day long? You need to have children! Oh my, even a hen that's been around for six or seven years should have laid a few clutches of eggs by now, right?"

"Fengyi!" Old Master Ruan couldn't stand it anymore and glared angrily at his great-aunt.

Second Grandfather also opened his eyes and looked at her.

"Did I say something wrong? Our Ruan family is so big and powerful, and Mu Huai is in his prime and makes so much money. Why should we only have Xiao Bao as our child?"

The great-aunt retorted, then cast her gaze at the woman sitting in the corner of the sofa, holding a baby in her arms. "Look at Xiaoyue, she got married to Mu Huai and Jiang Xia in the same year, how many children has she had already? This year's baby is her fourth!"

Zhong Yue, who was inexplicably dragged into the war, was speechless.

She is the granddaughter-in-law of her maternal uncle's family, and her husband, Lu Yunzhou, is also Ruan Muhuai's cousin.

"She's an only child from her maternal family! How much did she bring as dowry?" the great-aunt said, glancing at Zhong Yue. Zhong Yue, speechless, hurriedly comforted the child, pretending not to hear.

The great-aunt then looked at the great-uncle: "I remember it was two hundred million, or three hundred million? Not to mention the other real estate, and look at Jiang Xia, what does she have? She's so poor that all she has left is her belly!"

"You still don't know how to have children!" The great-aunt became increasingly angry, standing up and poking Jiang Xia's head with her finger: "I really don't know what you're thinking! Without our Ruan family, what are you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Xia brushed her aunt's fingers away.

At the same time, the second grandfather also threw a string of Buddhist beads at his great-aunt, which hit her right on the forehead!
Grandma covered her face in pain, crying out, "You little rascal, Jiang Xia! How dare you hit me!"

The old man stood up angrily, pulled Jiang Xia to his side, and scolded his sister, "Look carefully! It was the second son who hit you!"

"How old are you? What are you talking about? Can't you act like an elder?"

The great-aunt's eyebrows twitched in dissatisfaction. "I'm doing this for you, for my grand-nephew, and for the Ruan family! Otherwise, who am I doing this for? Brother, don't you want to have more grandchildren?"

These words struck a chord with the old man.

Let alone ordinary families, just look at the uncle watching from the sidelines. That guy already has two great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters, while the old man looks at himself and only has one great-grandson, Ruan Yuanchao. How much...

Everything is afraid of comparison.

So the old man's anger subsided a bit. He glared at his great-aunt and shut his mouth. Then he said to Jiang Xia, "Your great-aunt has always been outspoken. Xiaxia, Grandpa knows you're the most sensible one. Don't take it to heart."

"How can you not take it to heart?" Auntie chimed in, "You'd better remember this! Go back and have a baby with Mu Huai right away!"

Jiangxia was horrified by the deafening ringing in his ears, feeling suffocated and unable to breathe.

Endure the calm for a while.

Take a step back...

Go to hell!

Jiang Xia gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and smiled gently at her great-aunt: "Great-aunt, it's not a bad thing that you're advising me to have more children, but if having children is really that good, then why did you only have one son in your life?"

The aunt was stunned. She hadn't expected Jiang Xia to shift the blame and even bring it up to her!

"You..." My great-aunt was momentarily speechless, and stammered out, "You want to compete with me? Who do you think you are? You dare to compete with me?!"

"I'm nothing, Auntie, calm down." Jiang Xia said casually, her polite smile undiminished. "I just think that it's not about having many children, but about having quality ones. I'm not very knowledgeable, Mu Huai is too busy, and Ruan Yuanchao only has one son. We haven't raised him very well, so let's forget about having a second or third child."

"What? You..." The great-aunt was both annoyed and angry, her face turning red with rage: "You're bad at raising children because you're brainless! You're stupid! Having a mother like you is a disaster for the children!"

"Take it or leave it!" The aunt was so angry that she was breathing heavily. She then looked at Ruan Muhuai and said, "Muhuai! Then go find someone else to have the baby!"

"Ruan Fengyi!" The old man's angry voice rose several decibels.

The great-aunt seemed to realize that she had said something foolish, and pursed her lips in regret.

"Is this the family tradition of the Ruan family? Huh?!" The old man was truly enraged, launching into a tirade. "For generations, no one in the Ruan family has ever been unfaithful or fickle! Ruan Muhuai, if you dare to betray Jiang Xia, I..."

(End of this chapter)