I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 328 - 294: Encountering Someone Who Distorts Right and Wrong
Jiang Ming’an arranged for the factory doctor to take a look. Being told everything was fine, he sent the person home to prevent Xie Yunhai from getting embarrassed. After today, things would be different.
The reason he came over was because Huang Mao informed him, and fortunately, he wasn’t on a business trip.
Gu Xiaoxiao took her family to her newly-moved-into home. When she returned, Jiang Mingyue had already tidied up the place for her and prepared a table full of dishes.
Gu Jintian knew this was his daughter’s good friend, and they were all taken care of by her, so he thanked her repeatedly. Seeing their low spirits, Jiang Mingyue didn’t ask questions and left under the guise of having something to do.
Jiang Ming’an came back and roughly explained the situation. Jiang Mingyue felt very sorry for Brother Xie and advised her brother to spend more time with him.
When feeling frustrated, a cat stood on the wall.
"Meow~"
Jiang Mingyue admired the cat’s courage, seemingly unafraid of being snatched by Lightning.
In fact, beyond Jiang Mingyue’s sight, the cat and Lightning had been staring at each other for a long time.
The cat on the wall seemed to be provoking each time: Come on, even if you’re the king of the mountain, you can’t do anything to me.
And Lightning: Come down if you have the guts, I’ll bite you to death.
As for why he didn’t jump onto the wall to bite the cat to death, Lightning’s explanation to himself was: Pine-scented roast chicken is still tastier. He’s a wolf with a cleanliness obsession and has stayed away from blood for many years.
"Granddaughter, granddaughter, come back quickly!" At this moment, an old lady was anxiously searching for her granddaughter everywhere.
Gu Xiaoxiao lived in the same courtyard as her, right across the door, and knew the old lady’s granddaughter was a cat.
"Grandma Shen, it seems your cat ran that way." Gu Xiaoxiao pointed in the direction of No. 42.
Grandma Shen nodded with a smile, "Thank you, Xiaoxiao. I’ll go there to take a look. You take care of your parents."
When Grandma Shen found the cat, it was acting like a "concubine" on Jiang Mingyue’s recliner. Jiang Mingyue nudged the chair leg, and the cat, enjoying itself, rolled over, as if the nudge was a massage.
The door was open, and Grandma Shen happened to see this scene, "Cough, cough... Granddaughter, let’s go home. It seems like the people here don’t welcome you."
Jiang Mingyue turned her head, "Take out ’seems like.’ I just don’t like your granddaughter occupying my recliner."
Grandma Shen pouted, "Such a pretty face, how come it grew a mouth too?"
Jiang Mingyue: "... Old lady, are you here to pick a fight? Your granddaughter trespassed, and you’re following her to trespass too? Is that what you taught her?"
Grandma Shen also felt at fault, "Cough, cough... Young lady, my surname is Shen. I’ve rented at Courtyard 39 for years, and I usually didn’t see anyone around here, thought the house was empty, sorry!"
Jiang Mingyue wasn’t actually trying to antagonize the old lady. She had noticed that the old lady just had a sharp tongue, but her eyes weren’t calculating, and she truly cared for the cat.
"So, it’s Grandma Shen. I just recently moved here to my brother’s place, and I’ll visit Grandma Shen sometime."
When Jiang Mingyue said she’d visit, she meant it. She picked out some persimmons Zhao Santu had delivered last night, grabbed a few, and walked over with a basket, giving three to the old lady and the rest to Gu Xiaoxiao’s family.
Mrs. Gu was feeling a bit better by then and pulled Jiang Mingyue aside to chat, "Girl, our Xiaoxiao is lucky to have you take care of her. With rabbits and chickens, and this time, thanks to your warning, otherwise, otherwise..." Mrs. Gu couldn’t continue. Just thinking about how her daughter was nearly harmed distressed her immensely.
Gu Jintian sighed, also feeling uneasy. He only had two siblings, and now things had turned out like this. He felt helpless, but he had no regrets. With his sister’s personality, she would have caused major trouble sooner or later. It was better to end things early for the sake of his family.
Gu Xiaoxiao’s brother, Gu Xiaodong, brought out half a bag of pine nuts specially for Jiang Mingyue as a thank-you gift, but he was shy; a few words made his ears turn red.
The old couple didn’t stay long. They left that afternoon, saying they were worried about the chickens and rabbits at home, fearing they would be stolen if left unattended.
They left Gu Xiaodong to stay a while longer, originally from the worry that his sister wouldn’t give up and might cause trouble again.
Jiang Mingyue thought that causing trouble in the short term wasn’t possible. Taken to the Southern Institute in the morning, she was also detained. She wouldn’t be out for half a month.
Jiang Mingyue returned home; her cousin had already left, and the house was empty, so she slipped into her own little world.
The house in Qingshan Village might have been empty for everyone was likely at work. With no one around, she decided to take a stroll in the courtyard.
The bamboo in the backyard was still lush and verdant. When the wind blew, it made a rustling sound. She seemed to see Yan Jinzhi under the bamboo cluster, sitting on a bench reading, his crossed legs straight and shapely. Jiang Mingyue was about to call out to the person immersed in the book when she noticed there was nothing in front of her.
