Chapter 277: 193 Was the Fifth Master innocently involved? Added a pair of bowls and chopsticks (3rd update)
Jiang Yanting had been looking for an opportunity to explain the situation to his family, but as the year-end approached, everyone was busy and seldom gathered together. It wasn’t sothing that could be explained in just a few words. So, taking advantage of today when everyone was present, he laid all the cards on the table.
In the future, Shen Zhixian would often visit Jiangjiang, and it would be impossible to hide from the family. It was only a matter of ti before things were brought into the open.
Moreover, the Jiang Family was very astute, and their way of speaking was always roundabout rather than direct.
After Fan Mingyu, along with Tang Wan and Jiangjiang, went out, the old lady’s hands trembled as she reached for her walking stick and rose, “These clothes are soaked, it’s chilling to wear them.”
The amount of information was huge, and the maliciousness of the thods was infuriating.
The old lady wobbled as she stood up; had Jiang Jinsang not been close enough to support her in ti, she would have probably fallen over.
“Grandma,” Jiang Yanting walked over, “please don’t get too excited.”
“How can I not be excited? Such a big matter, and so long since the two of you had the matchmaking visit, you’ve kept it from the family, without a single word!”
“Jiang Yanting, let tell you, even if soone from the Xie Family harbors ill-intentions, you are also responsible!”
“If you had been there when she gave birth, such a disaster wouldn’t have happened, causing mother and child to be separated for so long, nor would it have given others the opportunity to take advantage!”
The old lady was also beside herself with anger.
Infuriated with certain self-serving and malicious individuals from the Xie Family, she was also annoyed at Jiang Yanting for not protecting his wife and child.
“You irresponsible brat, you’re usually so reliable in your actions, how could you let such a big problem occur, you useless thing!”
As she spoke, she lifted her walking stick and, aiming at his back, she brought it down with a fierce thud, which even Jiang Jinsang found startling.
After all, Jiang Yanting was her first grandchild, and the one she doted on the most across the generations. Even though it was him who brought the child back that year, she had never been so angry.
The old lady had put so real force into it!
This wallop of the cane was swift and fierce, crashing into his back’s side ribs as if trying to break his bones!
“What are you doing? It’s not like the child did it on purpose!” Old Mr. Tang hurried over with his walking stick, though his movents were slow.
“Uncle Tang, please don’t interfere, the boy indeed deserves this beating,” Jiang Zhenhuan directly stopped the old man.
“You worthless thing, you miscreant—”
The old lady was both anxious and angry, lifting the cane again and delivering another heavy whack to his back.
“Regardless of whether you and she can be together in the future, her risking her life to bear your child ans you owe her. Even if you can’t be husband and wife, you still need to make it up to her…”
“I will marry her!” Jiang Yanting said with conviction!
“Get out of my sight, stop irritating by hanging around; just looking at you vexes !” the old lady fud. “Xiaowu, help back to my room.”
Jiang Jinsang supported the old lady, and as he passed by Jiang Yanting, he patted his shoulder, silently giving him a thumbs up!
Explaining things in such a straightforward and brutal manner was indeed his style…
He was definitely a tough, decisive character!
The old lady sat down on the bed as soon as she returned to her room, picked up a frad family portrait from the bedside, and her tears began to fall relentlessly, “Old man… what sort of trouble is this.”
“Grandma,” Jiang Jinsang could only sit beside her and offer a little consolation.
“I just don’t know what sort of life she’s led in the first half of her days; the Xie Family… they’ve committed sins. What did this child do wrong to suffer like this…”
Jiang Jinsang listened quietly, “Once we expose the hidden perpetrator from the Xie Family, her life will only get better in the future.”
The old lady, in a daze, suddenly rembered sothing, raising her hand to wipe her tears, “Right, go tell that foolish brother of yours to hurry up with the investigation. If soone lurks in the shadows, willing to harm lives for wealth, they might be capable of other acts, and if they find out her relation to Yanting, it would be terrible!”
“People have already been sent to investigate. Don’t worry, big brother is taking this very seriously.”
“Is that person reliable?”
“It’s fourth brother!”
“Him, huh? That boy might seem frivolous most of the ti, but he’s dependable when it really matters…” The old lady let out a relieved sigh, then suddenly rembered sothing else, “Wait a minute, you knew about this too?”
“I found out a bit earlier than you.”
“You’re in cahoots with your brother, then.”
“…”
“At crucial tis, you still side with your brother, right? Keeping everyone in the dark, the two of you brothers, not a good one amongst you, now you get out too—”
Jiang Yanting was still in the living room being lectured at the mont, the old lady had left, but Jiang Zhenhuan still had sothing to say.
Then they heard a roar coming from the old lady’s room, followed by…
Jiang Jinsang was driven out!
Jiang Yanting looked at him with a serious face, “How did you manage to anger Grandma again?”
“Xiaowu, did you upset her?” Jiang Zhenhuan also frowned.
Jiang Jinsang was instantly at a loss whether to cry or laugh; didn’t a certain soone have any idea why he was kicked out?
**
Today was, after all, Little New Year, and the Xie Family was also very lively, it’s just that upon hearing that Shen Zhixian was going to the Jiang Family in the evening, everyone had a different expression.
“Did you make arrangents with him?” Master Xie slightly frowned.
“Um.” Shen Zhixian nodded.
“Don’t you two think this is moving a bit too fast? It hasn’t been long since you t at the matchmaking eting. Even if you feel it’s appropriate, you should still get to know each other better,” the old master reminded.
“Little aunt,” Xie Duo spoke up, “I know him quite well, and you should really spend more ti with him to find out if he is truly suitable for you.”
“He’s not very romantic, and he keeps his thoughts hidden deep. He’s not very talkative normally and can even be a bit dull.”
“However, when dealing with enemies, he is not polite at all, so you still need to understand him better.”
“Thank you, I know.” Shen Zhixian just smiled; after all, what Xie Duo said wasn’t slander, because that person really couldn’t be considered romantic, and was too coy.
Xie Duo would love nothing more than to break the two of them up, because he currently couldn’t even look Jiang Yanting in the eye.
“I’m still quite worried about your situation since the Jiang Family doesn’t know everything,” Master Xie sighed, “I wasn’t thorough enough before and didn’t tell the Jiang Family everything about you. Now we’re in a passive position. If the Jiang Family finds out, I’m afraid it will cause a lot of trouble, and in the end, you’ll be the one who gets hurt.”
“Actually, I intend to go to the Jiang Family to explain everything clearly; so things can’t stay hidden!”
“Did you tell them everything?” Du Jinglan sat to one side with a worried face, “Zhixian, you better think this through. Wouldn’t it be better to wait until your relationship is more stable before laying your cards on the table? There’s no need to rush.”
“I’ve thought it through clearly. If I want to date him, sincerity and openness are essential, whether towards him or the Jiang Family,” Shen Zhixian spoke calmly, “Even if I were to hide everything, the happiness I get would be built on lies. The relationship from the start would have hidden dangers, unstable, at the slightest touch it might collapse.”
“But it is Little New Year after all…” Du Jinglan tried to dissuade her.
“Just let her do what she wants. I owe the Jiang Family an apology as well; how about I accompany you there?” The old master said bluntly.
“No need, I’ll go and explain by myself. If you were to go, the Jiang Family, even if dissatisfied, would probably have to endure it; the sentint of the apology may not be delivered.”
With the position and status the old master holds, him bowing in apology to Jiang Yanting might make it difficult for him to accept it directly.
“Alright, you go first, I’ll visit another day.”
“Little aunt, you really plan to tell them everything, huh? You’d better think it through,” Xie Tongtong also had a worried face.
“It’s fine, the Jiang Family isn’t so tiger’s den.”
…
They had set for dinner in the evening, around four o’clock, when Jiang Yanting went to pick soone up from the apartnt. He parked his car downstairs but did not go directly upstairs.
At this ti, the atmosphere in the Jiang Family was not good. Although they had found Jiangjiang’s birth mother, and she had not intended to abandon the child, allowing for a maternal reunion and a happy family gathering, the matter with the Xie Family lood like a haze over the entire house. The old lady had already sighed countless tis today, filled with endless lantation and deep concern.
He stepped out of the car and walked towards the staircase.
Although it was not yet five o’clock, the sky had already darkened completely. The harsh wind howled as if it wanted to take away the last bit of warmth from people’s bodies.
He approached the door and pressed the doorbell.
“Wait a mont.” Shen Zhixian’s voice ca through the security door, muffled.
But the one who opened the door was not her!
Jiang Yanting looked down at the person in front of him, his pupils trembling slightly…
About a quarter of an hour later, Fan Mingyu received a phone call saying they needed to prepare an extra pair of chopsticks.
“Adding another person? Who from the Xie Family is coming along?” Upon hearing there was one more person, everyone instinctually thought soone from the Xie Family was coming along, and they beca as tense as if facing a great enemy.
“Not sure, he didn’t make it clear.” Fan Mingyu was also perplexed.
“This al is going to be unpleasant.” The old lady sighed. After all, whoever it was, they had to be on guard. Seeing Shen Zhixian, they also had to play dumb, pretending not to know. She walked to the window and looked up into the sky, “It’s been overcast for so many days; is it going to snow or not?”
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