Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 325 - 23: The Doomed Sister-in-law in the Group-Pampered Novel
After all, he’s a man; he can’t be too picky about these things.
Jiang Lai nodded.
"Let’s eat first, then we’ll talk."
"Alright."
Xie Jian nodded and continued eating, but he realized he wasn’t feeling right, and his appetite diminished quite a bit.
Lately, the autumn harvest is almost done, with just a little finishing work left.
Over here, Xie Guo just brought his wife and kids back with the things given by his sister. It’s a rare moment for the whole family to sit together happily for breakfast, and both sisters-in-law looked at Xie Yumian with gratitude.
"Yu Mian is so generous, giving us such good stuff just like that."
Lv Cuiping held her chopsticks, starting to boast.
"She just sent over so much; my daughter didn’t even want to keep any for herself but gave it all to you. These are good things sent from abroad! Without my daughter, we wouldn’t be able to eat them in our lifetime.
Hey, whatever good things Yu Mian has, she thinks of all of us. Sometimes she thinks of Gou Dan Ermao, sometimes of her second sister-in-law who’s pregnant, but she never thinks of keeping any for herself. Gou Dan, Ermao, who’s the best in our family?"
The two kids responded in a daze.
"Little Aunt is the best."
"Who will you show filial piety to when you grow up?"
"Little Aunt."
"That’s right, remember it’s from Little Aunt that you got these delicious cookies. Our whole family relies on Little Aunt to survive. Remember, when you start earning, the first one you need to show filial piety to is Little Aunt, got it?"
The two kids nodded.
Xie Yumian smiled quietly on the side.
Liu Suping used to be most annoyed when her mother-in-law said these things at the table, but today, since Xie Guo brought such good things home to her family, saying it was at Yu Mian’s request, this simple woman was full of gratitude.
Stuff that she normally couldn’t bear to eat was given to them. This younger sister-in-law truly is exceptional.
The family was eating when Jiang Lai and Xie Jian pushed the door open and came in.
"Oh, you’re eating."
As soon as the words were out, Little Buding piped up with complaints.
"You two look like troublemakers coming over to cause a scene."
"You got it, I have to act like a troublemaker now."
Upon seeing them, Lv Cuiping rolled her eyes in disdain.
"What are you two here for? Didn’t you see we’re having a family meal?"
Jiang Lai walked up, directly grabbed a stool, and sat down.
"I’m here to get something."
"What are you here to get? The family’s already split up, what else do you want to take?"
Lv Cuiping frowned, looking displeased.
Jiang Lai looked at Xie Yumian.
"Weren’t those two people who came with gifts last night here to repay Xie Jian for saving their lives? I’m here to get the stuff they brought."
Lv Cuiping slammed her chopsticks down.
Little Buding threw in a timely complaint.
"Here it comes, the exciting part is starting."
"What’s the deal? Xie Jian, are you really going to ask your mom for such a small thing?"
Xie Jian didn’t speak, his stance very clear.
Jiang Lai, as the main force, pointed directly at Xie Yumian.
"Where’s the stuff? It was given to Xie Jian, and you shamelessly accepted it. You’ve got some nerve."
Xie Yumian gritted her teeth, feeling embarrassed but not knowing what to say.
But she didn’t need to speak; Lv Cuiping would intervene.
"Xie Jian is my son! What’s wrong with his mother accepting some gifts on his behalf?"
"The family is divided, so everything should be sorted clearly. Little sister-in-law, don’t you agree? Or should I go find those two people from yesterday to clarify whether the gifts were for you or for Xie Jian?"
Xie Yumian’s face stiffened.
She hadn’t expected Xie Jian to tell her everything.
But internally, she wasn’t worried, because Jiang Lai shouldn’t know where the other party lived.
But the next second, Jiang Lai said directly,
"When I returned from town yesterday, I saw the two youngsters sitting alongside me on a tractor. From their conversation, they live at Lincheng Industrial Park No. 1, right?
It’s convenient, as I was planning to visit Lincheng anyway. Xie Jian, how about we go together?"
Xie Jian nodded, just following what Jiang Lai said.
As soon as Jiang Lai reported the address, Xie Yumian’s face completely changed.
She hadn’t expected Jiang Lai to have already met the Xu siblings.
While panicking, she remembered Xu Jingyi’s attitude last night, who surely wasn’t aware of Xie Jian’s marriage, which calmed her down a bit, yet when she turned to Jiang Lai, it was full of disdain.
"The stuff has already been given to the eldest and second sisters-in-law, what do you want? The eldest sister-in-law’s family has kids, and the second sister-in-law is pregnant and wants to eat something good, and you want to take this small amount back?"
Upon hearing this, the two sisters-in-law found it a bit embarrassing. They hadn’t realized the gifts were meant for Xie Jian, and now with Jiang Lai showing up, what could they do? The kids had almost finished eating, after all.
"Gou Dan and Ermao opened them first thing this morning..."
"If the kids ate it, they ate it, what? Do you want them to spit it out?"
Lv Cuiping, feeling proud in her heart, thought her daughter was truly clever, shifting the conflict away just like that. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
Hopefully, Jiang Lai would quarrel with her two daughters-in-law, so Xie Jian could lose face completely!
"I don’t intend to take back what was given to the kids and the second sister-in-law. After all, they’ve worked hard for so long and haven’t had anything good to eat at your place, but I’m here for what’s leftover."
"What leftovers! There are no leftovers! It’s all been divided up!"
Lv Cuiping’s voice suddenly became sharp, startling Ermao beside her to tears.
The crying got Xie Yumian upset and nervous. She’s had a smooth life without much adversity, but the moment Jiang Lai appeared, she repeatedly made her lose face!
"Third sister-in-law, all the leftovers were given to our parents. Do you want to ask third brother if he’s planning to take those back?"
Xie Jian looked at his parents, not knowing what to say.
Indeed, there’s no returning what’s been given to parents.
Jiang Lai glared at him, then turned to Xie Yumian.
"You’re saying everything was given to the sisters-in-law and parents?"
"I said it, so what? Do you think I embezzled it?"
Without wasting words, Jiang Lai turned and headed to Xie Yumian’s room, kicked her locked door open, and before Xie Yumian and Lv Cuiping could rush to stop him, Jiang Lai came out with both hands full, tossing everything in front of them.
A dozen boxes, with some packaging edged in gold, clearly very expensive.
Everyone was stunned.
Especially the two sisters-in-law. On seeing these and comparing them to what they received in the morning from Xie Yumian, there was no comparison.
Seeing this, there was nothing left to say. The two sisters-in-law exchanged a glance, each seeing sarcasm and mirth in the other’s eyes.
Claiming to have given everything away with nothing left for herself, what a bold-faced lie.
The gratitude in receiving the leftovers, thinking them treasures and boasting everywhere.
Xie Yumian stood there, trembling, her nails digging into her skin, feeling utterly humiliated.
She stared at Jiang Lai, her eyes red, having never felt so embarrassed since she was born.
