Chapter 261

Su Xiaoxiao pouted angrily, turning around to see Aunt Guo smiling brightly at her. Feeling a bit embarrassed, she lowered her head and didn’t dare say anything more. Although Aunt Guo was usually kind to her, it wouldn’t look good if she saw Su Xiaoxiao frequently bickering with Jiang Yexun.
However, Aunt Guo didn’t seem to mind at all. In fact, she believed that the more the young couple interacted, the better their relationship would become.

“If that brat makes you unhappy, just hit him. Even though he’s thick-skinned, he’ll still feel pain if you use a broom. When he was little and misbehaved, I used to hit him with a broom, and he became more obedient over time,” Aunt Guo said earnestly, as if she genuinely believed Jiang Yexun’s good behavior was the result of her broom discipline.
After all, people in those days strongly believed in the saying, “Spare the rod, spoil the child.”
“Auntie, Yexun is very good to me. He was just worried I’d get tired,” Su Xiaoxiao quickly defended Jiang Yexun.
Seeing her like this, Aunt Guo’s smile widened even more. Look at how soft-hearted Xiaoxiao is, even feeling sorry for that brat of hers.
They turned down the heat to let the food simmer slowly.
“Hongxiang! Hongxiang, it’s noon already. Come have lunch at the Jiang Family’s!” Jiang Guohua’s wife called cheerfully from the courtyard gate.
Back then, people were quite straightforward, walking directly into each other’s yards. Jiang Guohua’s wife was somewhat aware of Su Xiaoxiao’s personality, so she naturally wouldn’t do anything that might displease her.
Aunt Guo’s smile disappeared the moment she heard the other woman’s voice. Last time, Aunt Guo had been particularly displeased with the Jiang Family, and seeing her reaction again now made Su Xiaoxiao curious.
“Auntie, you don’t like the relatives from the Jiang Family?” Su Xiaoxiao asked softly.
Aunt Guo’s expression turned even sourer as she recalled the Jiang Family’s actions over the years. But instead of brushing it off, she felt it was necessary to let Su Xiaoxiao know the truth.
“The one calling us now is Uncle Guohua’s wife, Auntie Tian. She loves to flatter those she sees as higher than herself while stepping on those she sees as lower. If she thinks highly of you, she’ll be sweet as honey. Then there’s Uncle Guosheng’s wife, Auntie Zhou…”
Aunt Guo paused, her disgust evident.
Su Xiaoxiao blinked her big eyes, staring directly at Aunt Guo.
Aunt Guo continued, “Auntie Zhou likes to put on airs, show off, and under the guise of being a senior, takes whatever she fancies from our house. She takes things and then acts like we forced them on her, reluctantly accepting them as a gesture of our filial piety.”
“Eww…” Su Xiaoxiao grimaced, showing her disgust.
She wanted to ask if there were any normal people in the Jiang Family, but before she could, Auntie Tian called out again from outside, “Hongxiang? Xiaoxiao? Did you hear me?”
“Alright,” Aunt Guo resignedly put down what she was holding. She wiped her hands, removed her apron, and walked out of the kitchen.