I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 355 - 310: Second Uncle Ruined Himself

Qiao Rang didn’t just go to the educated youth spot; he knew the relationship between Ming Yue’s family and Second Uncle, so he naturally let loose.

Jiang Mingyue was surprised; this Second Uncle was getting more and more reckless as he got older. He didn’t even consider how many people were watching their family now, and yet he dared to target the school. This was practically giving others ammunition against them.

"How was it handled?"

"He was taken to the commune’s police station, but the final decision on how to handle it hasn’t been made yet. It’s likely there won’t be a future for him. Your Second Uncle ran into the door frame, 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Serves him right!

But these words certainly couldn’t be said out loud.

"Sigh! I always said something would happen to him sooner or later, but he’s an elder, and as a youngster, I can’t say much. It’s also my fault for not having a better relationship with Grandma; if we were closer, maybe she could have persuaded him and things wouldn’t have come to this."

Qiao Rang thought that this little junior of his, after all, was still a girl and too soft-hearted.

"Don’t blame yourself; this isn’t your fault. It’s more about your grandma’s way of raising children that has issues."

Jiang Mingyue really wanted to give him a thumbs up: I like people like you.

"Sigh! What can be done? My grandma didn’t like my dad before and was rather fond of my Second Uncle.

Later on, my grandma particularly liked Zhenzhu, they were very close, but she didn’t care for me. I wonder, am I that unlikable?"

Innocent face!

Qiao Rang started feeling even more uneasy.

"The Jiang Zhenzhu you’re talking about, I remember her. When I taught at No. 1 Middle School in my first year, she came to confess to me. I was quite confused back then, didn’t even know who she was. Later, someone hinted to me that she was my old classmate Xue Zongsheng’s white moonlight."

Jiang Mingyue: "..." So, small talk is useful; otherwise, she wouldn’t have known that Qiao Rang and Xue Zongsheng were classmates or that Jiang Zhenzhu was so bold.

"Did you ever like her?"

If he did, her plans would be derailed.

Qiao Rang shook his head and laughed, "How could I? Although I wasn’t familiar with that classmate, she had many stories. Thinking about it carefully, that girl had many hidden thoughts. Her confession to me, was it love? No, she had motives. Everything was calculated."

Jiang Mingyue pretended to be surprised, "Really? Hearing you say that, I’m relieved. We have never gotten along, and I always thought it was my fault. Did you know? At the beginning of the year, Zhenzhu came to my house and said she’s the rightful daughter of that family and that I’m the fake.

I was really upset, upset that I wasn’t my parents’ child."

Listen, this is what it means to act purely for love and not for gain.

"But who would have thought, something big happened not long ago. I wonder if you’ve heard about it? It turns out Zhenzhu isn’t my dad’s child either. Her biological father is Xu Yong, who was transferred to a farm in the Northwest a few months ago.

Sigh! What luck Zhenzhu has, she just found her biological father, and now they’re separated by mountains and rivers."

Qiao Rang was shocked!

"Also, did you know? It was Zhenzhu’s second time entering the farm. I don’t know what she did wrong with her childhood sweetheart, right, also from Qingshan Village, the one called Ning Yan. Have you heard of Ning Yan? I wonder if Ning Yan’s family knows about it."

Qiao Rang was even more shocked!

"Why is Zhenzhu’s life so tough? She finally married the one she loves, oh right, your classmate Xue Zongsheng. Wasn’t Jiang Zhenzhu his white moonlight? The next time you see him, ask why he divorced Jiang Zhenzhu again. It’s only been half a year. Didn’t he love her? Zhenzhu must be very sad, right?"

This time Qiao Rang was so shocked that his head was buzzing. If it weren’t for being embarrassed, he’d want to note it all down in a little notebook, so he could share the news with the people of Qingshan Village. But no worries, his memory was good.

Looking at the girl with clear eyes, Qiao Rang dared not speak his mind, but his thoughts were different.

He wanted to say: Girl, Jiang Zhenzhu has been to the farm twice, she certainly isn’t a good person. Yet some people in Qingshan Village still talk about the real vs. fake daughter issue. When I go back, I must discuss it properly to find out who the real imposter is. After all, Ming Yue was raised by the Jiang Family in the city.

Moreover, when Comrade Jian Guo got married, Ming Yue’s city dad went in person; is Jian Guo’s face really that big? Of course not, he went because of Ming Yue. In other words, they value Ming Yue, always treating her as a daughter, and Ming Yue’s doctor brother later sent things to her. If it were Jiang Zhenzhu, he wouldn’t believe she’d receive such treatment.

Filled with juicy gossip, Qiao Rang was content and ready to leave.

He forgot to mention another matter, which someone else had already supplemented.

Yun Di: "Wang Guihua stole some of the factory’s basswood, planning to take it to her mother’s house at night, but got caught by our patrol team on the road. She was also sent to the commune’s police station."

Jiang Mingyue: "..." The village indeed is at the forefront of gossip.

The two of them proposed to head back; Jiang Mingyue offered her bicycle to them.

"What? It’s not good for us to take it; you need it too."

"Borrow it for now, I’ll figure out something later. Don’t refuse, my brother and the others might come to see me because of the bicycle."

Having said that, Qiao Rang accepted her goodwill.

Watching as their figures rode further away, Jiang Mingyue finally closed the door and returned inside, only to find two yuan and two food tickets left on the stool where Qiao Rang had been sitting.

Jiang Mingyue: You’re such a straightforward person!

Xiao Ran was playing joyfully in the courtyard, turning a patch of ground in the corner into a mess. Jiang Mingyue was surprised: "You aren’t planning to plant carrots, are you?"

Xiao Ran wiped her sweaty brow with her muddy hands and nodded with a bright smile: "Sis, I’m using seeds."

Is she worried about the seeds?

Then Xiao Ran pulled a handful of seeds from her pocket, and Jiang Mingyue saw that they were indeed carrot seeds.

"Wow! You actually have them! Our Xiao Ran is really amazing!"

"Third Aunt made me eggs, but I didn’t eat them. I secretly went to Granny Shi to trade them. Sis, you mustn’t tell Third Aunt."

Jiang Mingyue: "...Alright!"

"Granny Shi has a lot of seeds at home, Sis, do you want anything else? I can go back and trade for you?"

Jiang Mingyue rubbed Xiao Ran’s head, "No need, we adults can buy with money tickets. In the future, I’ll tuck some pocket money in for you, so you don’t have to save your own rations for trades. The eggs were ordered by Third Aunt, you’re growing and must eat one each day."

Xiao Ran understood and felt a bit embarrassed as she confessed: "Actually, when I trade with Granny, after playing, I help her sweep the yard, and she rewards me again. I’m eating daily."

Jiang Mingyue: "...That’s good! Granny Shi wants to teach you that to get something, you must exchange equal value. The idea of value is quite broad, like money, like your eggs, or like helping her sweep. You and she aren’t relatives, she doesn’t have to accommodate you.

This benefits you, we mustn’t be like Wu Tiantian."

Xiao Ran nodded continuously: "Mm-hmm! We can’t be like that Wu Tiantian, asking for things whenever he wants to eat, and if refused, he rolls on the ground crying. So embarrassing!"

"Right! Embarrassing!"

While chatting, Jiang Mingyue had already fixed a new little hoe for Xiao Ran. The original hoe was already small-sized, but replacing the "hoe handle" with a shorter one Xiao Ran could use.

"Here, try it!"

"Thank you, Sis!" Xiao Ran, excited, took it and started playing on that little patch of ground.

Jiang Mingyue thought of Cousin Yan, but looked around and didn’t see him.

Hmm! Could he have gone to the bathroom in the backyard? But he shouldn’t be gone this long!

Forget it, don’t worry about him.

Jiang Mingyue went back inside and found that Cousin Yan had emptied the basket, with everything placed on the table.

There were four bottles of honey, four packs of dried mountain delicacies, and a long strip wrapped in cloth; since Cousin Yan wasn’t there, she felt it wasn’t right to touch them.

However, it was only a moment before Cousin Yong came back.

Jiang Mingyue smiled and called him over to sit, "Cousin Yong, I’m free right now too, later I’ll take you out to explore around a bit, it’s good to get familiar with the place."

Shen Yanrong embarrassedly scratched his head: "I’m not curious, I just went out after eating too much."

"Are you feeling better now? I have digestive tablets here." Jiang Mingyue squatted down and found a bottle at the bottom of the cupboard, handing it over, "Take two if you’re uncomfortable."

Shen Yanrong shook his head: "Mingyue, don’t worry. It’s just that seeing so much good food suddenly, I couldn’t hold back. In the countryside, every meal is fixed in quantity.

Grandma locks the food in the cupboard, taking out the appropriate amount for each meal, watching my mom and sister cook, dividing it accordingly when eating. But Grandma is always biased; everyone in Uncle’s family gets more than we do. My dad and mom worry my sister and I won’t have enough, so they always share some with us.

When I was young and insensitive, it left my parents starving. After I matured, my sister and I constantly looked out to share our meals with them."

So, he’s been chronically underfed!

Jiang Mingyue scrutinized her cousin, noticing that he was tall and big, but that was due to his natural large frame, not much meat on him. If not for the labor that darkened his face, he’d probably look pale.

It seems her grandmother isn’t a kind-hearted person!

"Cousin Yong, how about I ask a trusted person to sell these things for you to make some money?"

Shen Yanrong was momentarily stunned, then hurriedly waved his hand, "No, Mingyue. My mom and the others instructed to bring these things for you. You mustn’t refuse. I heard Brother Jian Guo say you like honey, so I went to the mountains to bring it back for you. Don’t look down on it.

And those packs of dried vegetables, my mom and sister secretly saved them over time. They want to see you too. And this, it’s a ginseng plant. Dad heard you understand medicine, so he sent it as something he’s secretly kept for a long time. None of these things are valuable, don’t look down on them."

Jiang Mingyue: "...Cousin Yong, it’s enough for you to come, why bring things? Next time, don’t bring anything." Especially since they’re all great things, he simply doesn’t understand their value.

Jiang Mingyue had somewhat learned about the situation on her grandmother’s side.

Obviously, Big Uncle and Third Uncle aren’t aligned, and grandma is biased towards Big Uncle’s family. Given Cousin Yong’s honest nature, Third Uncle’s family seems like honest people too.

She was a bit conflicted, wanting to help her cousin make some money, but fearing it might cause trouble for his family.

"Could you tell me more about the current situation with the two families?"