Back To The 90s: The Resilient Daughter-In-Law-Chapter 1196 - 1195: Instigate

Wei An, scolded by Sister Xinwu, lifted his head with red-rimmed eyes, looking at her aggrievedly.

Everyone around, moved by his appearance, couldn’t help but interject, "Xin Wu, you’re all grown up, how old is Wei An? Should an adult really be quibbling with a child like this?"

Sister Xinwu was furiously enraged, "I’m quibbling? You all are really funny, who randomly came into my house acting all high and mighty and oppressive?"

Sister Xinwu’s words could be said to be a sweeping attack. Most of the neighbors had been there for many years, many older and more senior than Xin Wu. Now, put in their place by her, they were embarrassed to respond.

The atmosphere at the scene immediately turned awkward, with some feeling they might indeed have been meddling too much. Wei An was known for causing trouble in the courtyard, and usually they wouldn’t have engaged in such spectacle.

It was unclear what had happened today that even their stances had changed with just a cry and a few words from Wei An.

Moreover, most felt that Sister Xinwu was disrespectful to her elders, severely lacking in manners.

Now, everyone standing in Huo’s Courtyard looked at Sister Xinwu with eyes filled with blame and disappointment.

This made Sister Xinwu feel unbearably stifled, regretting her words. It seemed she had been influenced by her little uncle; she had forgotten to measure her words, which would have gone unchallenged had they come from her uncle.

But spoken by her, it clearly wasn’t received well.

"Sister Xinwu, don’t be angry, I’m not as bad as you think, really," Wei An begged fearfully. "I just wanted to ask Jiang Yang for something. Actually, I know Dad likes Jiang Yang even more than Brother Wei Qin."

Tang Qian’s emotions surged uncontrollably at his last sentence. She couldn’t help but scream out, asking, "Wei An, make yourself clear, what do you mean by that?" She owed Wei Qin too much from the past decades, and now she wouldn’t allow anyone to compete with him.

Honestly, deep down, Tang Qian didn’t care much about Wei An anymore—the only reason she still protected him was because of past affections. But when it came to Wei Qin, it was different.

She was desperate to make up for her past shortcomings to Wei Qin. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"I saw Dad secretly caring for Jiang Yang when he’s free, even more than Major General Huo!" Wei An’s words were ambiguous, his tone entirely that of an innocent child not wanting his father taken away by outsiders.

"Brother Wei Qin went on a dangerous business trip out of town, and Dad didn’t care, but now he’s concerned about Jiang Yang..."

He didn’t finish, but the surrounding neighbors quieted down. Some, puzzled, furrowed their brows looking at Jiang Yang with a strange gaze.

Someone whispered, "They say that the Jiang siblings are formidable, no sooner had Jiang Nanfei arrived at Imperial City than Third Master Huo hurriedly called off his engagement with Dongxin. And the younger brother is even more impressive..."

How exactly, nobody knew!

Others might not understand, but Tang Qian immediately grasped why her husband showed special favor to Jiang Yang. It must be because of her son who had died too early; Jiang Yang was indeed about the right age, and also resembled Wei Qin as a child.

She never expected such a young child to be so scheming; he must have learned the truth somehow from Huo Beijiang, deliberately trying to imitate and replace him.

This thought triggered an uncontrollable fury in Tang Qian.