Chapter 381: Second Brother's Family Status

They had just sat down, and Wang Ma had already prepared the bowls and chopsticks for the married couple.

"Second Sister-in-law!" Si Rong sat beside her, "Did you accompany Second Brother to go fishing?"

Tian Chang nodded, "Mm, if it weren't for my luck blessing, he might not have even caught anything."

"Nonsense!" Si Han immediately retorted, "Does my fishing technique need that broken luck of yours?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his head was hit by a chopstick; it was Mother Si who knocked him, "Who are you acting like a 'father' to here?"

Mother Si used serving chopsticks to pick up a shrimp for her daughter-in-law, "Changchang, don't pay him any mind, he's never serious all day long! Let's eat!"

Seeing Si Han get shut down, Tian Chang snickered.

"Little Sister, look, I have absolutely no status in our family now." Si Han complained to his little sister with a bitter face.

Si Rong shrugged, "Hasn't it always been like this?"

Second Brother's family status had never been high to begin with.

Si Han:...

"Wang Ma, the carp you made is truly delicious!" Si Rong praised Wang Ma's culinary skills endlessly.

"If Miss likes it, I will make it again next time you come back!"

"Okay!"

After the meal, Si Rong went to her room with her Second Sister-in-law to chat for a while, and took the opportunity to give the silver bracelet she had picked out to her.

"It's so beautiful! Thank you, Little Sister!"

Tian Chang put the bracelet directly onto her wrist and then said, "By the way, I also prepared a gift for you."

Before she had even met Si Rong, she had already heard the name of this little sister many times from Si Han.

In Si Han's words, his little sister was cute and sensible, and anyone would like her.

Now that she saw her, it was indeed so.

She found the gift she had prepared for Si Rong from her bag, "Here! See if you like it?"

"A harmonica?" Si Rong had seen one at the Overseas Chinese Store before.

"Mm, I heard from your Second Brother that you know how to play the harmonica, so I bought it when I saw it."

Si Rong had indeed learned the harmonica for a period of time when she was young, "Thank you, Second Sister-in-law, I like it very much."

"Don't thank me yet, this harmonica of mine is meant to throw out a brick to attract jade; Rongrong, tell me about your Second Brother!"

Si Rong blinked, suddenly feeling that the harmonica in her hand felt a bit heavier.

"In what regard?"

Just as she expected, Tian Chang said, "In terms of relationships, for example, how many girlfriends he has dated before, and what happened, things like that."

Si Rong:...

Second Brother was indeed quite flirtatious in terms of relationships, but the only one she knew of was Ming Zi, and she didn't even know if that counted as a relationship.

Weighing her words, she said, "I know of one, with a classmate of mine, but they haven't been in contact for two years now."

The more one hides these things, the worse it becomes.

Moreover, since Tian Chang had asked, it meant she definitely knew something, and hiding it further would only cause conflict between them.

"Your Second Brother is just a playboy!" Tian Chang twisted the hem of her shirt with both hands, "I don't know if he will settle down after we get married?"

"Second Brother is a responsible person; since he decided to marry you, he definitely won't mess around outside."

At least, in her past life, Si Rong felt that although the two often quarreled after marriage, Second Brother had never done anything to wrong Tian Chang.

"Mm."

Tian Chang was actually just experiencing pre-marital anxiety; she was worried that her choice was incorrect, as marriage was truly important for a woman after all.

"You are the lucky one, Little Sister," Tian Chang said enviously, "Company Commander Jiang even picks out the fish bones for you when you eat fish; he is both attentive and knows how to cherish someone."

"Second Sister-in-law, you will be happy in the future too."

Actually, Si Rong also felt it was a bit strange; the habit of picking out fish bones for her was something Jiang Cheng had slowly developed in her past life.

However, after her Rebirth, she had eaten fish with Jiang Cheng twice, and each time Jiang Cheng would pick the fish bones clean just like in her past life before letting her eat.

Could it be that Jiang Cheng, like her, had also experienced a Rebirth?

But if Jiang Cheng had also experienced a Rebirth, he would naturally understand her abnormality compared to before, and there would be no need to hide it from her.

On the way back, Si Rong sat in the back seat with her arms wrapped around Jiang Cheng's waist, her fingers habitually resting on his abdominal muscles, her tone faint, "Jiang Cheng, is there something you are hiding from me?"

The bicycle braked sharply, kicking up a cloud of dust on the road; Si Rong's nose bumped into Jiang Cheng's back, and for a moment, it was both painful and numb.

"Rongrong, don't be angry," Jiang Cheng thought his secret stash of money had been discovered.

Before they got married, he had already handed over the salary and various vouchers he had saved over the past few years.

But Rongrong's birthday was coming up soon, and he wanted to give her a surprise.

"That money was taken from Jiang Yu," Jiang Cheng explained, "I was preparing to use it to buy you a birthday present."

Si Rong:...

"You only hid this one thing from me?"

It was somewhat unexpected; she hadn't thought that Jiang Cheng, as an older brother, would be so hard on his younger brother.

Jiang Cheng hesitated for a moment, thought about it, and decided to confess, "Actually, there is one more thing; come closer, I'll tell you."

Si Rong leaned her ear over, and heard him say, "The night before last, you said no, but after you fell asleep, I..."

Si Rong:...

"Fine, don't hide anything from me in the future," she felt it was so explosive she couldn't bear to hear it, "Otherwise, I will be angry!"

She yawned, "Hurry home, I need to take a nap."

Ever since she married Jiang Cheng, she had been extremely sleep-deprived.

Judging from Jiang Cheng's reaction, he wasn't hiding anything; she guessed she had just overthought the fish bone matter.

Time passed very quickly; two months seemed to have gone by in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Cheng had also been promoted, rising to the position of Deputy Battalion Commander.

The whole family decided to go to the State-run Hotel together to have a good celebration.

Old Madam Jiang went as well, because starting from last month, it was her turn to live at the home of her youngest son, Jiang Aiguo.

"Everyone is happy today, let's each order a dish!" Hu Qian suggested.

Old Madam Jiang rolled her eyes and was just about to say something when she heard her son cough, followed by a warning glance from him, "That's a good suggestion! If anyone has an objection, they can go back home now and not eat."

Old Madam Jiang:...

What a spineless thing! As soon as anyone says anything about his wife, it's like poking him in the eye.

Eat then, eat then; this family will be eaten into poverty by this wife sooner or later!

Si Rong ordered the pickled fish; in truth, she didn't usually like sour food, but for some reason, she had been craving it every couple of days lately.

"What else do you want to eat? I'll order it," Jiang Cheng asked her softly.

Old Madam Jiang rolled her eyes again; truly, like father like son, exactly as spineless!

"Order what you like to eat!" Si Rong said; she felt that she had already become a thorn in Old Madam Jiang's side.

"Then I'll order sweet and sour pork tenderloin!"

Soon, the dishes they ordered arrived one after another.

Si Rong ate the pickled vegetables she liked and felt instantly satisfied.

At this moment, Old Madam Jiang took a small bowl of the mutton soup she had ordered and placed it in front of Si Rong, "You, eat less of that useless stuff; you should drink more mutton soup. Eating so much good food all day, it's more important to hurry up and give our Jiang Family a big, fat boy!"

The mutton soup had an extremely gamey smell, and when Si Rong looked at the white flecks of fat floating on the surface, a wave of nausea suddenly surged up in her throat.