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A talkative acquaintance passed by and asked Jiang Zao who these two unfamiliar young girls were.

Jiang Zao responded frankly that she was her sister-in-law.

Some people think that since Jiang Zao's sister-in-law has come to visit her at her parents' home and gets along quite well with her sister, the rumors circulating in the village that Jiang Zao is about to be divorced by her wealthy in-laws must be just that—rumors.

However, some people think that Jiang Zao only married into a wealthy family, so why make such a fuss when she goes back to her parents' home, and even bring her sister-in-law to show off, as if she's afraid others won't know that she married into a wealthy family.

In many people's eyes, Jiang Zao's behavior is no different from that of a petty person who suddenly becomes rich.

Who are you showing off to?

Most people just think about it in their hearts and let it go, but there are still a very few people who will come up with a sarcastic attitude out of jealousy.

That very few individuals were relatives of Jiang Zao.

Her cousin-aunt, Ma Cuihong.

Ma Cuihong happened to be passing by Jiang Zao's house that day and saw Jiang Zao's heavily pregnant appearance, which made her feel extremely upset.

She was already dissatisfied with Jiang Zao marrying into a good family, and now seeing her bring her sister-in-law to visit her parents' home, she was even more furious.

Unable to resist, he stepped forward and made a few sarcastic remarks to Jiang Zao:

"Isn't this Zao'er? I thought I was seeing things. I heard you just went back to your husband's family home yesterday. Why are you visiting your parents' home again today? Are you just lazy and can't stand being at your husband's family home, so you've come to your parents' home to escape the hustle and bustle?"

Jiang Zao glanced at the middle-aged woman speaking to her and quickly searched for her information in her mind.

It turned out she was her father's cousin's wife, who was also her aunt.

Jiang Zao looked at her with a half-smile: "Auntie, what do you mean by that? I don't quite understand."

In her memory, her family and her uncle's family were not particularly close, but they never had any conflicts.

Her cousin, Jiang Laigui, was a kind and honest man. Whenever her family needed help, he would always offer it.

My cousins ​​Jiang Yu and Jiang Tao have a good relationship with them and their siblings.

Jiang Zao was able to get a job at the textile factory thanks to her cousin's help.

Although my aunt is usually a bit domineering, she has never been so harsh on her.

That's why Jiang Zao was completely baffled by her aunt's sudden sarcastic remarks.

Could it be that their two families had a falling out over something during the six months after she got married?

Jiang Zao didn't know the reason, she only knew that her aunt looked at her as if she were an enemy.

"Humph!"

Ma Cuihong glared at Jiang Zao resentfully.

Instead of answering her question, he said in an even more dissatisfied tone:

"You married a rich husband and you're living a comfortable life, but you've ruined us poor relatives!"

"Auntie, how can you talk like that? What did my sister-in-law do to you?" Lu Yanting walked over unnoticed and retorted to Ma Cuihong, "Why are you making such baseless accusations?"

Jiang Zao also wanted to know how she had harmed her.

"What do you know, you little brat!" Ma Cuihong glared at Lu Yanting. "If you don't know the situation, shut up. You have no right to speak here!"

No matter how eloquent Lu Yanting is, she is still just a thirteen-year-old girl.

They couldn't possibly win an argument with the shrewish and domineering middle-aged woman.

Ma Cuihong's shout made his eyes red.

Jiang Zao stood up and pulled Lu Yanting behind her, looking at Ma Cuihong with displeasure:

"Auntie, let's talk this out. We're family relatives, and we don't have any grudges against each other. What are you trying to do by putting on this show today?"

Ma Cuihong said with great resentment, "What are you doing? You still know we're relatives? You married a rich man, we don't expect you to make us poor relatives rich, but don't harm us!"

Jiang Zao was confused and genuinely curious: "Auntie, please explain yourself clearly. How did I harm you?"

When Jiang Zao and Ma Cuihong started arguing, several people who had eaten early had already gathered around to watch the commotion.

They also wanted to know how Jiangzao had harmed Jiang Laigui's family.

Some people, eager for a good show and not afraid of things getting out of hand, even egged on the situation, saying:

"Could it be that the person who was originally supposed to marry into a wealthy family was Jiang Tao, but Jiang Zao intercepted her halfway through?"

Someone chimed in, "If that's really the case, then ginger and jujubes have truly harmed them!"

Lu Yanting retorted loudly almost without hesitation:

"Stop talking nonsense! My brother has never dated anyone else. He fell in love with my sister-in-law at first sight! He went to great lengths to get together with her! Our whole family is overjoyed that my brother married her! Even my great-grandmother said that it was a blessing he earned in his past life!"

Lu Yanwei also came over and chimed in, "That's right, my brother and sister-in-law are truly in love! Please stop spreading nonsense!"

Jiang Zao was shocked after hearing this: This... So this is how her sister-in-law thought she was married by Lu Yanxun? And who taught them to say these things?

I must ask them another day who told them that Lu Yanxun fell in love with her at first sight.

Tsk tsk, to be honest, it actually matches the story she made up for Ye Xiaolan quite well.

She admitted that her face was taken care of.

The two sisters-in-law's defense was more effective than any explanation Jiang Zao could give.

All the bad rumors the villagers had heard about ginger and jujubes were dispelled at that moment.

Her in-laws personally backed her up and confirmed that it was Jiang Zao's husband who fell in love with her at first sight and went to great lengths to marry her.

Jiang Zao's beauty is undeniable. From childhood to adulthood, she has been the most beautiful girl in the entire village. There are countless boys who fall in love with her at first sight. Everyone knows this, without a doubt.

Therefore, it is only natural that she could be chosen by a wealthy family and taken home as their wife.

After hearing what the Lu sisters said, none of the villagers dared to make any more sarcastic remarks or cause any more trouble.

Everyone sighed inwardly, thinking how lucky Jiang Laiwang was, having several outstandingly good-looking children.

Jiang Bei from their family has grown into a handsome young man at such a young age. When he grows up, he might bring home a daughter from a wealthy family in the city to be his wife.

It's really irritating to see people compare to each other.

Those who were just making a fuss have already reluctantly taken their bowls and gone home.

Those who hadn't joined in the commotion were reluctant to leave, secretly listening to the gossip.

They now know why Jiang Zao married into a wealthy family, but they still don't know the details of how Jiang Zao harmed her cousin Jiang Laigui's family.

The Lu sisters' defense made Ma Cuihong's face even uglier, and her eyes even angrier.

Just as she was about to disregard the ridicule from others and show Jiang Zao how much harm she had caused, Jiang Laigui suddenly arrived.

Jiang Laigui seemed to already know what Ma Cuihong was up to before he arrived, and immediately glared at her and yelled at her upon arrival:

"What are you doing here, an elder, arguing with a child? Go home!"

After berating Ma Cuihong, Jiang Laigui then smiled obsequiously at Jiang Zao:

"Zao'er, your aunt has been anxious and upset lately. She's been talking to everyone like she's about to explode. Don't take her words to heart. If she said anything unpleasant to you just now, I apologize."

Ma Cuihong gritted her teeth and pointed at Jiang Laigui, yelling, "Jiang Laigui, are you getting louder now? If you're so capable, why don't you try to raise some money!"

Jiang Laigui angrily rebuked Ma Cuihong: "What nonsense are you spouting! Go home!"

Jiang Laigui pulled Ma Cuihong away.

Those watching the commotion probably understood what was going on. It seemed that Jiang Laigui's son, Jiang Yu, had reached marriageable age, but the family didn't have the money to arrange a marriage for him, so they tried to borrow money from Jiang Zao's family but failed.

Without money, Jiang Yu can't get married, so Ma Cuihong is going crazy here.

"Uncle, is there some trouble at home?" Jiang Zao finally sensed something was wrong and asked Jiang Laigui in a low voice.

Jiang Laigui grinned and said, "There's no difficulty, nothing's wrong. It's getting dark, you should go back quickly."

"They must have tried to borrow money from Jiang Laiwang but failed," a voice asserted.

"Jiang Laiwang is the same. His daughter married so well, she must have given him a lot of money. It's no big deal for him to lend some to his cousins."

"Yes, he usually acts like a brother to Jiang Laigui, but I never expected that people's hearts are still unfathomable."

The onlookers started chattering amongst themselves.

Jiang Laigui retorted with a dark face, "If you don't know anything about our two families, don't talk nonsense! There's nothing like what you're saying! Anyone who tries to sow discord between us brothers, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Uncle..." Jiang Zao wanted to say something.

Jiang Laigui interrupted her: "It's alright, everything's fine at home."

"Jiang Laigui, what I can't stand the most is your aloofness!" Ma Cuihong's eyes were red with anger.

Disappointed, she shook off Jiang Laigui's hand and ran home crying.

Jiang Laigui ignored Ma Cuihong, who was running away crying, and turned to Jiang Zao, saying, "Zao'er, don't take your aunt's words to heart."

Jiang Zao smiled and shook her head: "No, Uncle."

Jiang Laigui nodded, said goodbye to Jiang Zao, and left.

After Jiang Laigui left, the people around him, not interested in the spectacle, made a few casual remarks and then dispersed.

After Ma Cuihong's outburst, Jiang Guo lost interest in learning to drive and pushed the bicycle home with Lu Yanwei and Lu Yanting.

Zhou Meixia was busy cooking in the kitchen, working up a great deal of energy.

The kitchen was quite a distance from the road outside the door, and the sound of the spatula hitting the iron pot was still loud. She had no idea what was happening at her doorstep.

It wasn't until Jiang Zao returned and asked her if her uncle's family had encountered any difficulties that Zhou Meixia stopped wielding the spatula.

"What?" Zhou Meixia pondered for a moment, then looked blank. "I haven't heard anything about what happened to her family."

"Has anyone from my uncle's family come to borrow money?" Jiang Zao asked again.

Zhou Meixia stirred the vegetables in the pan a few more times, thought for a moment, and then replied, "No, your uncle's family never borrows money from us."

After the vegetables were cooked, Zhou Meixia scooped them into a plate, then ladled a ladle of water into the pot to wash it before cooking the next dish.

While washing the pot, Zhou Meixia hurriedly asked, "What exactly happened? Tell Mom in detail."

Jiang Zao then described in detail what had just happened at her doorstep to her mother.

Zhou Meixia remained bewildered after hearing this:

"His family needs to raise money? I haven't heard of that. Never mind, your dad and I will go to their house later to ask what's going on. Mom will cook a dish and we can eat. It's too smoky here, you should go out."

Jiang Zao was kicked out by her mother.

Just as I stepped out of the kitchen, I bumped into Jiang Bei, who was walking towards me.

Jiang Bei was kept behind by the teacher to do cleaning duty today, so he came back quite late. When he got home, he saw two women's bicycles parked in the yard, and two unfamiliar faces in the house.

Too embarrassed to approach them, I simply turned around and went into the kitchen.

Upon seeing Jiangzao, she asked, "Sister, are relatives visiting?"

Jiang Zao replied, "Yes, your brother-in-law's two younger sisters, Weiwei and Tingting, are here for a couple of days during their vacation. They're staying at our house for the next two days. You've met them before."

Jiang Zao said they had met at her wedding with Lu Yanxun.

Jiang Bei had always known that his brother-in-law had two younger sisters, and he had even seen them once on the day of his sister and brother-in-law's wedding. However, there were too many people and too much to do at the wedding, and he was busy running around and didn't pay much attention to the two of them.

So much time has passed that Jiang Bei has almost no memory of Lu Yanwei and Lu Yanting left. They are the kind of people he wouldn't recognize as relatives if he met them on the street.

Jiang Bei didn't dwell on whether he had met the Lu sisters or not, but instead asked a practical question that they were about to face:

"Oh, so how are you going to sleep tonight?"

There are three rooms and three beds in the house, but none of the beds can fit so many people.

It's not easy for them to come all the way to visit relatives; we can't just make them sleep on the floor.

There were two girls.

He could sleep on the floor for a couple of days, but there weren't enough rooms.

Jiang Zao's mind went blank, and she didn't know how to answer.

Jiang Zao and Jiang Bei had the same idea: they couldn't let the two girls sleep on the floor.

But she couldn't think of a way to sleep that night.

After hesitating for a moment, he replied, "...I'll ask Mom after she finishes cooking."

Ginger and jujubes can't solve this problem, but she can ask her mother for help.

In the past, she would find her own way to solve problems when she encountered difficulties, but now it's different; she has a mother.

Mom will definitely help.

It's so good to have a mom.

With a sense of security, Jiang Zao spoke with confidence: "Don't worry, Mom's here, and there's a place for me to sleep."

After saying that, Jiang Zao walked away with a smile, humming a little tune that Jiang Bei couldn't understand.

Jiang Bei stood there, puzzled: "Why is my sister grinning like that?"

He thought for a moment, then asked another question: "Is my brother-in-law coming tonight too? Won't that mean there'll be even less place to sleep?"

Zhou Meixia prepared all the food and asked Jiang Bei and Jiang Guo to bring the dishes to the table. When the Lu sisters heard this, they also wanted to help. Zhou Meixia praised the two girls for being considerate and sensible.

Lu Yanting replied sweetly, "Auntie, you flatter me~~"

Jiang Guo, who wasn't praised, pouted in disdain: "Someone's throat got pinched by a ghost again."

She mimicked Lu Yanting's tone, still unconvinced: "Auntie~~ You flatter me~~~~"

In order to maintain her image as a considerate and sensible person, Lu Yanting chose to ignore Jiang Guo's words and pretended not to hear them.

Jiang Guo's one-sided dissatisfaction did not attract everyone's attention. Jiang Laiwang and Zhou Meixia warmly invited the Lu sisters to eat.

Just as everyone was happily eating, an uninvited guest suddenly walked in through the courtyard gate.

Hearing the noise, Jiang Zao turned around unintentionally and was shocked to find that the uninvited guest was actually Lu Yanxun.