Chapter 84: The Father Listens to the Son

"Aren't you that Widow Zhang from the village? Two years ago, you were chased all over the village by someone holding a brick because you were seducing their husband. Who doesn't recognize you?"

"By the way, what are you here for?"

Although everything she said was true, Zhang Cuilan still cared about her reputation. How could Mother Jiang just say it out loud in front of so many people?

Zhang Cuilan glanced at Jiang Cheng again, then ran straight out; she still had to follow Nainai.

Only Nainai could help her marry a man with such good conditions as Jiang Cheng.

The people in the private room were speechless for a moment.

Although Mother Jiang had quickly resolved this farce, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this Nainai likely did not approve of Jiang Cheng getting engaged to Si Rong.

"I apologize to you on behalf of my mother-in-law," Mother Jiang said, deciding to be blunt. "Her attitude is not important. My husband and I both like Si Rong very much, and we will definitely treat her like our own daughter in the future, so please, and Si Rong, don't mind her."

Mother Si had indeed noticed that the old Mrs. Jiang did not like her daughter; the older generation cared about nothing more than her daughter's infertility.

But at the same time, she also saw the in-laws' protection of her daughter today.

From the perspective of someone who had been through it, being able to have such a husband and in-laws could already be considered good fortune for a woman.

There was no need to pay too much attention to a grandmother-in-law.

Besides, how many more years could she live?

"I promise that no matter the circumstances, I will protect Si Rong well."

Jiang Cheng promised earnestly.

Si Rong glanced at her mother, then looked into Jiang Cheng's eyes and replied, "I believe you."

"I also believe that the in-laws will be good to my Si Rong," Mother Si said with a light smile.

The food at Jin Lai Fu was quite good, and Mother Jiang ordered an entire table full of dishes.

After the meal, having sent the Si family away, Mother Jiang couldn't wait to get home and settle the score with that old thing.

It was fortunate she reacted quickly today, otherwise that old bastard would have ruined her son's big event for sure.

And she even brought along such a troublesome piece of work.

Jiang Aiguo was one of three brothers; after the old Mr. Jiang passed away a few years ago, the three families began taking turns caring for Nainai.

This time, it was still two months away from their turn to care for her.

Upon returning home, they indeed saw the old lady sitting in the living room with a sour expression.

Even though there was a trash can nearby, she still deliberately spat sunflower seed shells all over the floor.

Widow Zhang sat beside her like a loyal dog.

Wu Shen stood to the side holding a broom, looking somewhat at a loss.

"It's fine, you go take a rest!"

Mother Jiang had plenty of ways to deal with this old lady.

She pulled up a stool and sat opposite the old lady. "Did my second sister-in-law kick you out?"

Of the three brothers, only Jiang Aiguo had joined the army back then; the other two brothers were just scratching a living from the soil.

The family's conditions naturally couldn't compare to the Jiang Family.

That was why every time, this old lady would find an excuse to arrive a few days early and leave a few days late.

That didn't matter; no matter how annoying, she was still the one who gave birth to and raised Jiang Aiguo, so Mother Jiang usually wouldn't bicker with her.

But this time, two months was just too long.

And it happened to coincide with her son's engagement and wedding; she couldn't let this muddled old lady come and make trouble.

"She didn't kick me out! I just missed my youngest son!"

Mother Jiang raised an eyebrow and smiled. "You missed your son, huh? Well, you've seen him now, so stay one night and I'll send you off tomorrow!"

"Hu Qian! This is my son's house; when I want to stay and how long I stay has nothing to do with you! Don't think I don't know that you, you stupid woman, want my grandson to marry a woman who can't get pregnant! I absolutely do not agree!"

"Oh! I really couldn't tell, you actually care quite a bit about A-Cheng!"

Hu Qian smiled and choked her with that remark. Before Jiang Aiguo had made a name for himself, the children the old lady cared about most were the ones born to the eldest brother's family.

None of her own children had ever seen a single piece of candy from the old lady.

Now she suddenly wanted to interfere in her son's marriage.

"However, you have no say over my children!" Hu Qian said very firmly.

"I am his grandmother!" Nainai shouted at Jiang Cheng. "Grandson, you must not listen to your mother. If you marry a hen that can't lay eggs, you'll have no descendants in the future!"

She grabbed Widow Zhang beside her. "Look! Nainai knows you want a wife, so I brought one for you from back home. Big hips, guaranteed to give birth to a son!"

"What's the use of having a son? Besides, when you were kicked out of the house by the eldest aunt and second aunt back home, what use were my eldest uncle and second uncle?" Jiang Cheng asked her in return. "I want to marry the woman I like. If you dare to interfere in my affairs, I will drive you back to the village immediately!"

Nainai:...

Unfilial! Simply too unfilial!

She was so angry she almost couldn't catch her breath.

"You, what do you know? Your eldest uncle and second uncle had no choice. They wanted to be filial to me in their hearts, but the wives they married were tigresses. If you don't listen to me, when you're old and dying, there won't even be anyone to hold the basin for you!"

"It's fine! When my wife and I are old, you can take care of us," Jiang Cheng said indifferently, hands in his pockets.

Nainai frowned. "How could I possibly manage something so far off?"

Jiang Cheng replied, "But you certainly manage to stick your nose into everything!"

Hu Qian burst out laughing.

The old lady was so angry she couldn't take it anymore and simply lay down on the sofa. "Anyway, I don't agree to you marrying that woman. If you dare to marry her, I'll take my cane and beat her out!"

"Nainai, if you dare to touch a single hair on her head," Jiang Cheng crouched down and smiled faintly, "then I'm afraid for the rest of your life, you won't be able to come to my house again."

"You! You! You can even make decisions for your father?" The old lady refused to believe it.

Jiang Aiguo caught his wife's gaze and immediately said, "Mom, he can. In our house, the father listens to the son."

Nainai:...

It seems having sons is truly useless.

She had given birth to three sons in her life, yet whichever son's house she stayed at, that son would infuriate her to death.

The old lady did not understand, and she pulled Zhang Cuilan in front of her, "What is wrong with Cuilan? She can eat and work, isn't she a hundred times better than that pampered young lady?"

"If you like her, then marry her yourself."

Dropping this sentence, Jiang Cheng went out.

After the first lunar month, the dance studio resumed its classes.

Ming Zi is now busy with the company Luo Sheng left behind, so she can only come in her spare time; Si Rong could not handle it alone, so she hired another Dance Teacher.

Jiang Zhi has become much more cheerful, and slowly, she tells Si Rong everything.

"By the way, a big event happened in our class today."

Si Rong tilted her head to listen, "What big event?"

"During class, a female classmate suddenly fainted, it was her, Shen Yuan."

Jiang Zhi observed Si Rong's expression as she spoke.

She knew that Shen Yuan used to call Si Rong mother, and she felt a bit regretful after saying it.

However, in front of Si Rong, she always involuntarily wants to tell her everything.

Si Rong was indeed a bit surprised.

Although that child had been physically weak since childhood, she had been conditioned with expensive medicinal herbs for these years, and with only rhinitis, as long as she paid attention to keeping warm, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Fainted? How could she suddenly faint?"

Jiang Zhi shook her head, "I don't know, the classmates are all discussing it."

At this time, Shen Yuan was taken to the hospital by an ambulance.

Shen Lan and Li Xuan were rushing to the hospital after receiving the notification.

"Do you even know how to take care of a child? How could our daughter suddenly faint?"

Shen Lan was furious; after all, he had watched his daughter grow up since she was little, and he was terrified to hear that she had fainted.

There was originally a meeting at the bureau, and now even that meeting had been delayed.

He really didn't know what Li Xuan was good for.

"I, I don't know." Li Xuan looked bewildered, "She was perfectly fine when she came back to eat yesterday."

"It's truly a great misfortune for a child to have a mother like you!" When Si Rong was around before, she never made him worry about the children's affairs.

"Then is it all my fault alone?"

Li Xuan even felt that it might be because Si Rong hadn't taken good care of the child over the years that she had suddenly fainted.

The two of them arrived at the hospital while blaming each other.

The teacher led them to the door of the emergency room, and the doctor happened to come out; Shen Lan immediately stepped forward, "Doctor, what is wrong with my daughter?"