Mu Jinchun remained kneeling there. Grandpa Jiang, feeling a pang of concern, stepped forward and picked up the fallen teacup.
He turned it over, examined it carefully, again and again, inspecting every detail.
“Luckily, the teacup isn’t broken!” Grandpa Jiang carefully placed it back on the table, handling it with such delicate caution that Mu Jinchun was left speechless.
Wait… she wasn’t even as important as a teacup?
A dull pain throbbed at her forehead, yet no one there had even bothered to check if she was okay.
“Mu Jinchun, I know all your little schemes. That’s why I didn’t let you enter this household back then, and it’s still the same now,” Grandma Jiang said, startling Jiang Chuyao. So her presence had never been a secret to the grandparents.
Then…
Could this really be the legendary case of crushing a pair of star-crossed lovers?!
“Mom…”
“Stop. I don’t have a shameless daughter-in-law or daughter like you. Are you alright? If so, please leave!” Grandma Jiang’s tone was firm; if Mu Jinchun refused, she wouldn’t hesitate to push her out.
“I’m pregnant!” At that moment, Mu Jinchun declared boldly.
She could ignore her own reputation, but the child in her womb she would make the Jiang family acknowledge it.
She didn’t want to give birth to another child with no name or status. Jiang Chuying might still enter the family as an “adopted daughter,” but this one in her womb would never have such an opportunity.
Grandpa Jiang saw his wife clench her fist and knew how angry she was.
In the end, all comforting words turned into a long sigh.
That scoundrel… he deserved a good kick to his dog legs for making his mother so upset.
“I’m pregnant, so go find your man. Why do you need an old woman like me? I didn’t make you pregnant,” Grandma Jiang said indifferently.
Mu Jinchun realized she had lost the bet.
She had thought that by revealing this, the grandparents eager for a grandson would accept her.
But instead, there was no joy, no warm words just cold indifference.
Jiang Chuyao was a little surprised. In her previous life, there had been no such episode.
Could it be that because she had been reborn, some trajectories had changed?
“Jinchun…” At that moment, Jiang Nanshan’s anxious and worried voice rang out.
“Brother Nanshan…” Mu Jinchun’s expression and tone were filled with grievance and embarrassment.
“Mom, what are you doing? Why make things difficult for her? She’s not in good health and can’t handle all this!” Jiang Nanshan stepped forward, gently trying to lift Mu Jinchun from the floor.
But she refused. “Brother Nanshan, don’t say anything. It’s not Mom it’s my choice to kneel here.” Classic overcompensation!
Jiang Chuyao noticed that Jiang Chuying’s “tea-like temperament” had been carried from the womb truly, the younger generation always surpasses the old!
“If your eyes aren’t useful for anything, you might as well donate them,” Grandma Jiang, hearing her foolish son, couldn’t help feeling irritated.
“How dare you talk to your mother like that? If she hadn’t suddenly appeared here, I’d have already gone for a walk with your mother. Why are you still sitting here at this hour?” Grandpa Jiang felt concern for his wife.
Seeing Jiang Nanshan looking so incompetent was truly embarrassing.
“Dad, Mom, listen to reason. I didn’t like Yang Peiqin back then you forced me to marry her. All these years, Jinchun has been with me with no recognition, and now she’s pregnant. No matter what you think, I will marry her into the family,” Jiang Nanshan declared. It was time to take a stand.
“What? Now that the storm has passed, you think taking a mistress is safe, so you’re getting arrogant?” Grandma Jiang cut straight to the point.
Indeed, Jiang Nanshan’s sudden firmness was because as long as he stayed hidden, there would be no scandals, no public shame, no “eating peanuts” none of it. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have tolerated things for so long.
Hearing his mother, Jiang Nanshan’s face darkened.
“Mom, how can you think this way? I’m also thinking of your grandson!” he tried to explain helplessly.
“I already have Yao Yao as my obedient granddaughter. As for this woman, if you want to marry her, go ahead. I’m old I can’t interfere! But as I said before, if you mess up, all the family property belongs to Yao Yao,” Grandma Jiang struck straight at his heart.
Of course, he would never accept that.
“I’m your only son. I’m still alive! How can you hand everything to Yao Yao? Besides, she’s still young. I’ll manage things for now, and when she’s grown, I’ll hand it over to her,” Jiang Nanshan’s reasoning sounded grand, but Jiang Chuyao laughed.
This was basically robbery calling it “management” now doesn’t mean it won’t end up in someone else’s hands later.
“Yes, Dad, Mom, all these years, Brother Nanshan has managed things at home. Yao Yao is still young, and he’s only holding it temporarily. I’ll supervise him,” Mu Jinchun spoke now, trying to assert her presence in front of the grandparents.
She wanted them to see that she was sensible, had tolerated everything quietly, and only wanted a legitimate position beside Jiang Nanshan.
“Grandma, don’t be angry. I’ve got this,” Jiang Chuyao said, stepping in as the elderly lady’s chest seemed tight with irritation.
She helped soothe her and then turned to her foolish father.
“Aunt Mu is really lucky at her age, she’s still pregnant! Wow! Dad, give her some praise, you’re still sharp!” Reborn Jiang Chuyao was outspoken, even toward her own father.
Jiang Nanshan felt inexplicably choked up; her words did not sound pleasant at all!
“Yao Yao, even if we have a child, we will still treat you with the same love,” Mu Jinchun said, thinking she had been accepted.
“I see. Jiang Chuying has been weak since birth. This child you carry now is like a pearl from an old oyster, likely delicate too. When it comes time to help my dad, probably only I can manage it! You better treat me well,” Jiang Chuyao said. Hearing this, Jiang Nanshan felt stifled.
Finally!
This was the tone she should have taken. Otherwise, all the flattery would have made his heart ache.
The grandparents, hearing Jiang Chuyao, raised their thumbs, but in unison said, “When your dad dies, just blow up the chimney no need for burial.”
Jiang Nanshan: This is my real parents! Do they have to be this ruthless?!