Chapter 592
“They won’t! They’ll only be grateful that you’re a good person, someone who doesn’t forget to take care of people from the same brigade just because you have money,” the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family quickly and confidently declared.
Su Xiaoxiao and the others were almost amused to the point of anger. They also knew that people like this were like plasters, not only shameless but also impossible to reason with once they stuck to you.
“Get lost. If you say another word, I’ll go to the Public Security Bureau right now and report you for child abandonment!” Su Xiaoxiao’s face turned stern, carrying an air of finality.
If it had been anyone else, there might have been more fuss. But with Jiang Yexun standing behind her, his eyes dark and filled with a bloodthirsty gleam, the Xu family eventually shut their mouths obediently.
After Su Xiaoxiao and the others left, the old lady of the Xu family slapped her eldest daughter-in-law across the face.
“Didn’t you say that the educated youth Su is the easiest to soften? Now you’ve made a fool of our entire family. Who knows how much the people in the brigade will laugh at us tomorrow?”
“When I first got pregnant, I said I didn’t want to keep it, but you all said that having more children is a blessing. When I was seven or eight months pregnant, you said we couldn’t afford it and suggested going to Jiang Yexun’s family. You also said that since a boy is supposed to inherit the family business, even if he’s not biologically ours, he’d still have a claim if raised by us from a young age. You said that once he lives a good life, he’d be grateful and support us financially. I was just following your words and saying that the educated youth Su is a soft-hearted person,” the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family retorted bitterly, covering her face.
Would she really send her own child to another family if her words held any weight in this household? Moreover, this thought surely wasn’t unique to them; they were just the first to act on it.
After leaving the Xu family’s home, Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yexun heard the muffled arguments inside and exchanged glances, both smirking with a hint of mockery.
“Ah, look at the mess this has caused. But fortunately, it’s already settled, so don’t worry about it anymore,” Auntie Kong, unaware of the Xu family’s quarrel, was still apologizing with a pleasant smile.
“If we really wanted to make a fuss, we wouldn’t have gone to the brigade leader; we’d have gone straight to the police. After all, their whole family scheming against us was quite clear,” Su Xiaoxiao huffed indignantly.
Although Auntie Kong felt that the situation wasn’t very pretty now, she knew it was the truth. She could only keep saying nice things and saw Su Xiaoxiao and the others back home.
Once inside, Jiang Yexun fetched a basin of hot water for his little wife. After she soaked her feet comfortably, he pulled her tightly into his arms.
Su Xiaoxiao nestled in his embrace, burying her head deeply into the crook of his neck.
“Still angry? Then I’ll find an opportunity to teach the Xu family a lesson,” Jiang Yexun asked softly, pressing his lips gently to the top of her head.
“No,” Su Xiaoxiao shook her head. Then she lifted her face, her bright almond eyes filled with confusion as she looked at him. “I’m just thinking that this will become the talk of the entire brigade tomorrow, and it’s a bit annoying. We came back this time to get our mother divorced and retrieve the lathe; we don’t want any more trouble.”
Some things might seem like trivial matters, but Su Xiaoxiao was afraid that these small issues would affect their bigger plans.
“These kinds of schemes against us are obvious, and the people in the brigade aren’t fools. Moreover, no one can change the fact that our mother is getting divorced. Right now, we just need a good entry point, but we can’t rush it,” Jiang Yexun’s broad palm gently massaged his little wife’s neck. He needed time to develop the lathe and also had to retrieve everything the Guo family had hidden in the mountains. He also had to ensure that the divorce wouldn’t affect his sister’s childbirth and confinement period. The timing had to be just right, and the escalation of conflicts needed to be carefully controlled.
“Tomorrow, you first investigate Siyu’s boyfriend. When you come back, we’ll go to bed early. We’ll enter the mountains at night to move everything hidden there into the space, and then we’ll go see those old professors,” Su Xiaoxiao’s soft, boneless hand lightly poked Jiang Yexun’s chest. Her fingertips brushed over a sensitive spot, sending a strong tingling sensation mixed with a slight pain, causing Jiang Yexun’s Adam’s apple to move up and down.
With his soft and fragrant wife in his arms every day, yet unable to do anything, he felt that if this lasted much longer, he’d be useless. Thinking that he had to endure at least another ten months before he could enjoy any intimacy, Jiang Yexun couldn’t help but hold the little girl in his arms even tighter.
Hearing Jiang Yexun’s bestial, heavy breathing and seeing his eyes suddenly turn fox-like and cunning, Su Xiaoxiao let out an exaggerated exclamation as she raised her eyebrows at him.
“Wow…”
“My dear, please, be good,” Jiang Yexun’s rough voice trembled slightly.
“But before, when I asked you to be patient, didn’t you also tell me to endure it? So now you should listen and endure too,” Su Xiaoxiao, with her gorgeous eyes and playful fingers, felt the body beneath her pillow tremble even more violently.