Chapter 363: Want to Sleep With You Tonight

She had grown accustomed to the finer things, and now, back in the village, these coarse teas and bland meals seemed far too insipid for her and her daughter.

They both longed to return to their former lives as quickly as possible.

"She is already married; do not mention her again." Shen Lan patted Li Xuan's arm to soothe her.

"We have come back today for another matter."

Shen Mu sighed, feeling as distressed as if she had lost gold. "What matter? What could be more important than Si Rong? She is married to someone else now; I see what kind of good life you two will have in the future!"

She glared at Li Xuan. "It is all because of you, you vixen! Every day you only know how to seduce my son! You deserve to suffer together!"

Before, she had felt that her son finding Si Rong was a sign of his capability, but now she did not seem so sure.

"By the way, where is the child?"

Now that the people in the village had started to look down on her, Shen Mu was thinking of going to Huaiyang to look after their child for them.

Li Xuan dared not look at Shen Mu even more.

"The child was adopted by someone else," Shen Lan explained. "But I will find the child back in the future."

Shen Mu:...

"What use are you?" She pushed Li Xuan angrily. "You have nothing, you cannot even look after the child you gave birth to. My son is cursed for eight lifetimes for being with you!"

"Both lost?"

It would have been fine if it were just the granddaughter who was lost.

As soon as Shen Lan nodded, she began to wail loudly.

"Heavens! You two cutthroats! You lost my grandchild! Why didn't you lose yourselves instead? My poor little grandchild..."

After she had been wailing for quite a while, Shen Lan interrupted her. "Shut up, the child isn't dead."

Anyone who goes to adopt a child must have no children of their own, so they would certainly cherish the child well; there was nothing to worry about.

"I came back today to have you take me to find Uncle Tian," Shen Lan emphasized. "After I join the army, I will definitely find your grandson back."

Shen Mu's eyes blinked with a sense of guilt. "Find him? Why find him?"

It was her first love from her youth; because he was poor, she had chosen to marry Shen Lan's father, the pig butcher.

She had not expected that Tian Fuguang would rise to become a Battalion Commander after joining the army; his life now was surely much better than her family's.

"I have business with him; you just need to take me there."

Shen Mu still did not want to; that was a past she was unwilling to face.

To go and beg someone she had once looked down upon to do a favor was no different from letting them trample her self-esteem underfoot.

"I am not going."

She did not want to see Tian Fuguang; it would make her regret her original choice.

"Mom, we must go."

Shen Lan was actually feeling a bit impatient. For so many years, he had not demanded things from his mother like Si Rong did; instead, he had done his best to ensure she and his younger sister could live better.

But his mother was not like the Si Family parents; she only cared about saving face and never thought about doing anything for her children.

"I want to join the army, to use my own ability to give you a good life, and I also need to find your grandson back. I must have Uncle Tian's help."

Shen Lan knew about the history between Shen Mu and Tian Fuguang.

Because he had heard Shen Mu complain about it more than once when he was young.

And he also knew that Tian Fuguang might still have feelings for his mother after all these years.

Furthermore, Tian Fuguang's wife was seriously ill, and it was unknown how many years she had left to live.

In the end, Shen Mu agreed.

"However, I will not be the one to ask him for favors." Shen Mu would not allow herself to say such things.

"I will say it."

Today was Jiang Cheng's engagement, and Jiang Laotaipo had come as well.

The other two daughters-in-law had packed up the leftover meat and dishes from the banquet and left happily, but she had not followed them, saying that she was happy about her grandson's engagement and wanted to stay for a few days.

On such a joyous day, Hu Qian really could not drive her away.

Mainly, if she drove her away, she did not know what kind of trouble the old lady would stir up; the key was that she could not let her newly engaged daughter-in-law see it, as she felt it was shameful.

"So this is Xiao Cheng's wife," Jiang Laotaipo said, holding Si Rong's hand and looking her up and down. "Why is she so thin?"

She was somewhat dissatisfied. "Being thin is not good for childbearing; it is better to be a bit plumper."

"By the way, Xiao Cheng, do you remember Cui Hua from our village? She has such big hips; let me tell you, she would definitely be able to bear a son!"

"I don't remember." Jiang Cheng pulled Si Rong away from her. "I am already engaged. If you like Cui Hua, you should look at someone who isn't married."

Jiang Yu:...

"Right!" Jiang Laotaipo immediately called out to Jiang Yu. "Xiao Yu, come here. Grandma is telling you, you can't just look at a woman's face when marrying. Cui Hua is so filial and capable; if you marry her, you might even have a son before your older brother."

"I don't want to have a son." Jiang Yu refused directly. "I'll just have a daughter in the future; cute, sweet, and soft."

"Useless thing!" Jiang Laotaipo was very angry. "You useless thing! Don't call me Grandma from now on!"

Consequently, when it was time for dinner that evening, Jiang Aiguo told his son to go call Grandma for dinner.

Jiang Yu had no choice but to shout, "Hey old woman! Time to eat!"

"You turtle grandson! See if I don't beat you!" Jiang Laotaipo took off the cloth shoe from her foot and chased after her grandson to hit him.

Hu Qian was a bit worried that Si Rong would not be used to the atmosphere of their Jiang Family, but to her surprise, Si Rong seemed quite happy watching it, and there was no sign of disdain in her expression.

She finally felt a sense of relief in her heart.

She kicked Jiang Aiguo under the table. "Look at Mom! She's only been here half a day, and the house is already in chaos!"

"If she calls Xiao Yu a turtle grandson, then what does that make her?"

"Hurry up, big turtle, tell your old turtle and little turtle to eat!"

Jiang Aiguo:...

He personally went to help his mother to the table and sat her down, "Alright, why bother arguing with a child?"

"Is this how you raise your children? No wonder they are becoming less and less filial!" Old Mrs. Jiang was panting with exhaustion.

Jiang Yu did not even blush or pant, "How can you say that, old woman? Didn't you say boys are better? I'm just demonstrating to you how good they are; I thought your obsession with male heirs was just because you naturally like a lively household."

Old Mrs. Jiang was practically about to be angered to death.

In short, eating at the Jiang Family was indeed lively.

Si Rong kept her lips pursed in a smile, recalling that in her past life, it was also Old Mrs. Jiang who brought Cui Hua to Huaiyang.

But back then, Cui Hua was already a widow; it must be said that the old lady had a sharp eye, as the child Cui Hua gave birth to was indeed a boy.

So Cui Hua had a role to play in the Jiang Family this early on.

After dinner, Hu Qian tidied up the rooms.

She prepared a guest room for Si Rong, right next door to Jiang Cheng.

After washing up, Jiang Cheng returned to his room; the moment he thought of the person he had been longing for being right next door, he could not fall asleep no matter what.

Half an hour later, the door was pushed open.

Jiang Cheng saw the girl, wearing a snow-white nightgown with her long hair draped over her shoulders, walk to his bedside, "Jiang Cheng, I want to sleep in the same room as you tonight, is that okay?"

Jiang Cheng:...???

Without waiting for his answer, Si Rong climbed onto the bed with lightning speed and then hugged him.

From the past life until now, it felt like a very, very long time had passed, and she had finally hugged him.