Chapter 290
Jiang Guoli immediately looked at Hu Yuezhen, who was standing to the side. However, before he could say anything, Hu Yuezhen quickly took a step back, her face full of vigilance.
“Father-in-law, don’t even think about it. How can you guarantee that such a woman’s child is ours? Moreover, the second child has already left us with two kids, one of whom you beat silly, adding so much burden to us. My own kids are not enough, and I wanted to have more. Now you make me unsure if I can still have more, and you want to add more burden on us? If that’s the case, I’ll either divorce Quankun and remarry, or we split the family.”
“Let’s split the family.” Jiang Quankun immediately chimed in from the side.
Jiang Guoli frowned and looked at him, feeling a bit angry and disappointed.
“Dad, I’ve already told you, no matter how much Yuezhen and I fight and argue, we are ultimately a young couple. We both care about our little family. I don’t want my two kids to worry about whether a stepmother would secretly bully them. Please, stop causing trouble for me,” Jiang Quankun sighed heavily, speaking earnestly.
Back then, regardless of his father’s calculations for divorcing his mother and marrying Guo Hongxiang, and even though Guo Hongxiang never mistreated them over the years, it still didn’t compare to families with their biological mothers around.
Moreover, both he and his brother had once liked certain girls, and they had contacted them privately. However, before it even reached the point of a matchmaker visiting, they were directly rejected. The girls were straightforward, saying they wouldn’t marry into a family with divorced parents.
Even though their father was the village head at the time, it couldn’t change the fact that people thought their family was improper.
Listening to Jiang Quankun’s words, Su Xiaoxiao was also quite surprised. However, even if she found him sensible in this matter, it didn’t change her determination to get back at the Jiang family’s main branch. In her past life, she had endured countless sarcastic remarks from Hu Yuezhen and had been tricked and deceived many times.
“It doesn’t matter what you say. The important thing is that Dong Jiaxuan will insist that the child is Jiang Quansheng’s. During that time, everyone saw her messing around with Jiang Quansheng, and they will surely believe it’s his child. Whether you want to care or not, you have to, and pregnant women won’t be sentenced to death immediately. She might be kept in jail awaiting delivery, or sent back here for you to take care of during her pregnancy,” Su Xiaoxiao reminded them with a mischievous look, enjoying the chaos.
Even in the current society, humanitarian considerations meant that Dong Jiaxuan wouldn’t be executed immediately, which Su Xiaoxiao had already anticipated. But with her brother involved, whether the delivery and breastfeeding delayed the execution by two years wouldn’t change the outcome of Dong Jiaxuan’s sentence.
Moreover, looking at the furious Hu Yuezhen and the resentful Jiang Quankun, Su Xiaoxiao thought these two fools probably wouldn’t let Dong Jiaxuan’s child be born normally. This would eventually lead to Dong Jiaxuan being sent off sooner, with at least one of them joining her.
With these thoughts in mind, Su Xiaoxiao averted her gaze, feeling too lazy to deal with them anymore, and turned to enter the house.
“Wait!” Jiang Quankun hastily called out to her, “I want to split the family! I can’t live like this anymore.”
Su Xiaoxiao’s heart skipped a beat, and she immediately looked at Jiang Guoli.
Jiang Guoli didn’t expect her first reaction to be looking at him, and the calculation in his eyes froze instantly. Although he quickly concealed it, his little scheme was seen clearly by Su Xiaoxiao and the others.
“I don’t agree to split the family!” Su Xiaoxiao directly refused.
Jiang Quankun was about to curse when she stepped forward, raising her chin.
“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re planning. You want to split the family so Mr. Jiang will follow Yexun, and then you’ll dump Jiang Quansheng’s two kids and Dong Jiaxuan on us, forcing Auntie and us to take care of them? Your calculations are as clear as day to me.”
“Family splitting is up to the parents’ consent,” Jiang Guoli shamelessly declared, seeing no point in maintaining any pretense.
“I don’t agree,” Aunt Guo interjected.
Split the family? What family? If they thought she would take care of Jiang Quansheng’s kids, they were dreaming! She was about to have her own grandchildren and had no time for them.
Jiang Guoli wanted to argue, but Su Xiaoxiao and the others didn’t even look at him again and went straight into the neighboring courtyard.
“Dad, I’ve said my piece. We will never take responsibility for the second son’s kids. Don’t think of forcing us. The second son’s family is already ruined, and Jiang Yexun won’t care for you in the future either. I’m your only son left. Don’t be foolish and drag our family into the mud,” Jiang Quankun sternly warned.
“Oh, so this is how you talk to your father now?” Jiang Guoli was furious.
But looking at Jiang Quankun’s stern face and unwavering gaze, Jiang Guoli swallowed his harsh words in the end.
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When Su Xiaoxiao and the others entered the house, they saw Zhang Tiewa, Qian Siyu, and Tao Junlan anxiously waiting in the yard. As soon as they entered, the three of them rushed over.
“Will Dong Jiaxuan really not be executed? Is there a chance she’ll escape again?” He Xingzhi asked urgently.
“She won’t escape. She definitely can’t. They almost ruined all the female educated youths. If anyone dares to let her off, I’ll cause a scene,” Su Xiaoxiao declared confidently.
Luo Shanzhu’s eyes widened in disbelief, and he happened to meet Su Xiaoxiao’s gaze.
“What’s that look? Do you think I’m too harsh? Do you think Dong Jiaxuan should be forgiven?” Su Xiaoxiao asked arrogantly.
Luo Shanzhu quickly shook his head. “No, I was just surprised that you have no psychological burden in facing this situation.”
More importantly, Dong Jiaxuan was pregnant, yet Su Xiaoxiao showed no sympathy. Previously, Luo Shanzhu had been racking his brain on how to win over Jiang Yexun, but now he suddenly felt like retreating. Bringing such a ruthless woman home would mean his younger siblings would be bullied to death.
“If those three had no psychological burden when they committed their crimes, why should Xiaoxiao?” Jiang Yexun retorted coldly.
Luo Shanzhu, embarrassed, quickly apologized. “Sorry, I was wrong.”
Su Xiaoxiao and the others didn’t bother with him. Since they would soon shake him off, there was no need to openly break ties.
“Alright, enough about irrelevant people. Let’s have lunch,” Aunt Guo intervened, trying to ease the tension.
Luo Shanzhu quickly ran to help out in an attempt to make amends.