Regarding her niece Jiang Yue, Zhou Guiyun had never argued with her in the past. She had always thought that she was just a young girl, and it was inevitable that she would have some petty thoughts.
But this time, Zhou Guiyun was not polite at all. She sneered, “Why is it impossible? Is there any outrageous thing you’re incapable of doing? You have a marriage arrangement with the Han family, yet didn’t you still get involved with Wang Hesong?”
“Auntie, how can you put it so crudely? What do you mean, ‘got involved’? Wang Hesong and I are dating properly!” Jiang Yue said with a frown.
“You’ve already done it, so are you afraid of me saying it?” Zhou Guiyun scolded. “I know how satisfied Wang family’s Old Lady is with my Qianqian. If the autumn harvest hadn’t been so busy a while back, the blind date wouldn’t have been delayed until now. But during this period, she’s gone over countless times to bring Qianqian eggs, steamed buns, biscuits, and milk candy. With how satisfied she is, would she agree to Wang Hesong breaking off the engagement? That’s impossible—unless you’re already carrying Wang Hesong’s child!”
With just one sentence, Jiang Yue’s expression changed. She had truly never expected Zhou Guiyun to be so perceptive!
Madam Sun and Second Uncle Jiang also turned pale. Clearly, the couple already knew about this.
Naturally, Jiang Yue had told them. They had absolutely refused to break off this excellent marriage arrangement with the Han family. It was only because Jiang Yue claimed she was already carrying Wang Hesong’s child that they had no choice but to agree.
Although Zhou Guiyun had lowered her voice, Jiang Father, who was standing guard at the door, still vaguely heard her. He fixed his second brother with a gaze as sharp as a knife.
Second Uncle Jiang lowered his head, not daring to meet his Eldest Brother’s eyes.
Zhou Guiyun also came to her senses. She had only been bluffing, after all. The marriage arrangement with the Han family was an exceptionally good one. If the daughter was being foolish, could it be that her parents were foolish too?
Could there be some hidden circumstances?
That was why she had tried bluffing them. Who would have thought she would actually uncover the truth—and such explosive news at that!
“You got pregnant before even marrying, and you still have the nerve to call this dating properly? If this had happened in the old days, you would have been thrown into a pig cage!” Zhou Guiyun said sternly.
Madam Sun immediately knelt before Zhou Guiyun. “Eldest Sister-in-law, I know we’ve wronged Qianqian, but Yue’er doesn’t understand anything. She was deceived by Wang Hesong! We were furious when we found out too, but what could we do? Besides, looking at it from another angle, this may not necessarily be a bad thing for Qianqian. At least now you can see that the one satisfied with Qianqian is Wang family’s Old Lady, not Wang Hesong. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dated Yue’er behind Qianqian’s back!”
In front of Jiang Father, Zhou Guiyun, the Eldest Brother and Aunt, both Second Uncle Jiang and Madam Sun always held their heads lower.
Because Jiang grandfather and Jiang grandmother had passed away early, Second Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang had grown up under the care of their elder brother and sister-in-law.
Even Second Uncle Jiang’s marriage to Madam Sun had been arranged by his Eldest Sister-in-law, Zhou Guiyun, who had asked a matchmaker to negotiate it.
When the family separation took place, they had also been given quite a few things. It could be said that, when it came to treating her younger brothers-in-law and husband’s younger sister, the entire village praised Zhou Guiyun for being like a mother to them.
And that was only one thing. Another was that, during the famine several years earlier, Second Uncle Jiang’s entire family had nearly starved to death!
It was Jiang Father and Zhou Guiyun, as the Eldest Brother and Aunt, who had secretly had their eldest son deliver several pounds of old grain to them. Only then had the whole family managed to survive.
It could be said that the lives of the entire family had been saved by the eldest brother and sister-in-law.
Besides all that, there was also Jiang Yue’s current job at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
The job had been purchased a year earlier. The son of the previous owner had incurred enormous gambling debts, so they had been forced to sell the job.
Second Uncle Jiang and Madam Sun did not have that much money. Eighty percent of it had been borrowed from their Eldest Brother and Aunt.
Jiang Father and Zhou Guiyun had also strongly supported the second branch of the family in obtaining the job, truly taking out all the family’s savings.
So, adding it all up, how much kindness and gratitude did the first branch of the family have invested in the second branch?
Even if Madam Sun had some thoughts of her own, when facing her Eldest Sister-in-law, Zhou Guiyun, she still had to lower her proud head!
Jiang Yue, however, did not think much of it. She was especially unwilling to accept this in her heart. She was someone who had transmigrated into a book, the natural protagonist!
It was just that her vital weakness had been seized at this moment, and she knew she could only keep quiet.
Zhou Guiyun paid no attention to the twists and turns in her heart. Staring at Madam Sun, she said, “You’re right. It was because of Jiang Yue that we also learned Wang Hesong isn’t someone worth entrusting Qianqian to. Someone like him isn’t good enough for my Qianqian either! But for the sake of the old Jiang family’s reputation, you’d better keep your mouths tightly shut. If you dare let people know that the Jiang family’s two daughters are fighting over one man, you’ll completely disgrace the entire old Jiang family! When that happens, I can’t guarantee that Jiang Yue’s outrageous deeds will remain hidden. After all, when you put it that way, my Qianqian is the victim!”
“Eldest Sister-in-law, rest assured. We’ll definitely keep it secret!” Second Uncle Jiang and Madam Sun hurriedly agreed.
Of course, they both knew how serious the matter was.
Zhou Guiyun shot Jiang Yue a cold glance. “Since you were capable of doing such an outrageous thing, then go live properly with that Wang fellow!”
“Auntie, I truly didn’t know, but I know I was wrong. Please don’t hold it against me.” As Jiang Yue spoke, her eyes reddened. “Auntie, the Han family really is excellent. I simply wasn’t blessed enough, but now that my family has already broken off the engagement with the Han family, it’s still better to keep the benefits within the family. Why not introduce Qianqian to Han Shiguo?”
She sneered inwardly. I had originally intended to spare your daughter, but since you dared to provoke and threaten me, I’ll make your daughter become a widow!
She was the sort of person who kept careful accounts and took revenge for the slightest grievance!
If anyone dared glare at her, she could wipe out their entire family!
“What nonsense are you spouting?” Madam Sun hurriedly rebuked her daughter.
“Everything I’m saying comes from the heart! Auntie, Han Shiguo is a military officer. What an enviable profession that is! It’s just that I waited too long and truly couldn’t wait any longer, so I developed other thoughts. But when my parents went to break off the engagement today, they heard from the Han family that Han Shiguo is really coming back this time. Let Qianqian meet him for a blind date. She won’t lose anything by doing so!” Jiang Yue urged forcefully.
“Won’t you shut up?” Second Uncle Jiang also scolded her.
“Father, didn’t you say so yourself? The Han family’s circumstances are so good. Rather than letting someone else benefit, it’s better to let Qianqian benefit. She’s my younger cousin!” Jiang Yue put on an expression as if she wanted to make it up to her cousin and looked at Zhou Guiyun. “Auntie, I’ve never even met Han Shiguo. That doesn’t interfere at all with letting Qianqian meet him for a blind date.”
That short-lived Han Shiguo aside, based on the descriptions in the book, his appearance was indeed outstanding, and his abilities were as well. He was even someone capable of competing with the male protagonist.
Based on her understanding of her Eldest Uncle and Aunt, they would definitely be satisfied after meeting him!
If Jiang Qian could marry him, she would laugh herself awake even in her sleep!
“There’s no need for you to meddle in Qianqian’s affairs. You’d better sort out your own situation before talking!” Zhou Guiyun snorted, then turned and left with Jiang Father.