CHAPTER 23: CHAPTER 23: LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER

That day, Sang Yu made plans with the neighbor Auntie Fatty to go grocery shopping together.

"Yo, Auntie Fatty, who’s this young lady? She’s so pretty, is she your daughter-in-law?"

The people who knew Auntie Fatty at the market looked at Sang Yu with curiosity.

Auntie Fatty smiled and explained, "I wouldn’t be so lucky to have such a good daughter-in-law. This is Captain Jiang’s wife."

Almost everyone buying groceries here knows Jiang Jingming.

Because Jiang Jingming often helps them handle things, especially when it used to be quite chaotic here.

There were even people collecting "protection fees," can you believe there are still people collecting protection fees in this day and age?

But they didn’t dare to offend them, so for years they’d been paying those fees.

But things changed once Jiang Jingming arrived.

Those collecting the fees stopped coming.

They’re all very grateful to Jiang Jingming.

Whenever they see Jiang Jingming, they give him gifts or other tokens.

Upon hearing that she’s Jiang Jingming’s wife, their smiles widened, "Oh, so you’re Captain Jiang’s wife?

Wow, you’re really pretty, you and Captain Jiang make such a great pair."

"Indeed, look at that lovely face, it’s just so likable."

Sang Yu felt slightly embarrassed by the enthusiasm of all these uncles and aunties.

She had a real sense of the impact of Jiang Jingming’s status.

She finally understood why He Xiulan had said that Jiang Jingming was a man with a strong sense of justice since he was young.

Sang Yu responded to the praises from the uncles and aunties with a smile.

She carried herself gracefully, speaking softly, and it made people more fond of her.

"Here, here, auntie has fresh mushrooms for you, they’re great for soup, let me bag some for you," said an auntie as she grabbed a bag to fill for Sang Yu.

Sang Yu took out money, "Auntie, how much is this."

The mushroom auntie waved her hand, "What money? Not worth much, it’s a gift for you."

Sang Yu replied, "That won’t do, you all rely on this to support your families, how can I not pay."

Even though these mushrooms aren’t expensive, they’re at least some income.

"No need, no need, just take it," the auntie insisted while pushing Sang Yu’s hand.

Sang Yu said sternly, "Auntie, I’m Brother Jiang’s wife and Brother Jiang is a policeman. If you don’t charge me and the wrong people see it, it might give Brother Jiang trouble. Our country’s police and military can’t take even a penny from the public.

If you don’t accept money, it could mean Brother Jiang has made a mistake."

The mushroom auntie suddenly became a little worried. Her genuine intention to thank Captain Jiang might inadvertently cause him trouble.

Auntie Fatty watched and said with a laugh, "You should take it, this child is just like Captain Jiang, very principled."

The mushroom auntie then said, "Alright, then charge just one yuan."

Sang Yu knew the mushroom auntie was giving her a good deal.

Everything should be settled with a gesture, saying more would seem ungrateful.

"Thank you, auntie, these mushrooms look really fresh, I’ll make some soup with them tonight."

The mushroom auntie beamed with delight, "Great, great, I’ll save fresh mushrooms for you next time."

Auntie Fatty looked at Sang Yu, seeing that this child was very perceptive.

After bidding farewell to the uncles and aunties, Auntie Fatty took Sang Yu to buy more groceries.

"I tell you, when buying meat, buy from him, his meat is fresh, and the owner is very honest," Auntie Fatty whispered to Sang Yu.

Sang Yu nodded; she used to buy randomly.

Since only two people eat at home, she didn’t buy much and didn’t pay much attention.

A lot of people greeted Auntie Fatty along the way.

Sang Yu suddenly felt Auntie Fatty must be a social butterfly; it seemed like half the market knew her.

Auntie Fatty greeted everyone one by one.

Some even introduced Sang Yu.

Knowing Sang Yu was Jiang Jingming’s wife, people were even more enthusiastic.

Sang Yu responded with a smile to those people.

Arriving at the pork stand, they found the pork stand owner seemed to be arguing with someone.

Auntie Fatty hurriedly pulled Sang Yu forward.

Sang Yu seemed to hear Song Jiajia’s voice, why is it her again?

Is this the allure of the original character?

There seems to be an unwritten rule: wherever Song Jiajia is, there’s sure to be trouble.

The pork man looked at Song Jiajia, "I’ve weighed it for you many times; it’s exactly a pound. If you don’t want it, leave."

The pork man had seen all kinds of people, including unreasonable ones, many times before.

Earlier, people even claimed his meat was rotten.

He was confident and unafraid of these troublemakers.

With hands on her hips, Song Jiajia angrily scolded the pork man, "How could it be a pound? This can’t weigh a pound, don’t think I don’t know, people like you deliberately weigh it wrong and cheat money!"

The pork man didn’t look happy; he’s lived his life honestly, never doing such things.

"I’ve said, if you think my weighing is wrong, go to another shop, I’m not forcing you to buy."

Song Jiajia said, "Who knows if you people are all in cahoots, snakes and rats together, all the same."

Others listening suddenly got angry.

"Hey, young lady, we kept quiet seeing you’re young, but how can you speak like this?"

"Yeah, what have we done to you, why speak so harshly?"

Song Jiajia looked at those around her disdainfully and said, "What’s the matter, don’t come close to me, stink!"

Song Jiajia was already feeling sour about having to come out for groceries.

Now she was even more infuriated meeting these seemingly dirty and smelly people.

It’s all because of those two old grannies that insisted she go buy groceries.

Saying they smelled, several people’s faces immediately darkened.

Auntie Fatty didn’t know when she had moved to the front and looked at Song Jiajia, "Young lady, whose family are you from? So unmannerly?"

Song Jiajia replied, "What’s it to you, mind your own business."

Auntie Fatty laughed, "Mind my own business? I just want to know which family raised a child so lacking in manners, calling hard-working people snakes and rats one moment, filthy the next."

Song Jiajia felt somewhat guilty and spoke louder, "I’m not wrong, it has nothing to do with you, fat woman!"

Auntie Fatty was only slightly plump, certainly not obese.

Sang Yu initially didn’t want to have any direct confrontation with Song Jiajia.,

But hearing Song Jiajia so recklessly insult Auntie Fatty, she frowned and stepped forward, "Cousin, is this what Uncle and Aunt taught you?"

"What are you doing here?" Song Jiajia saw Sang Yu and her voice turned sharp.

"My being here has nothing to do with you, but cousin’s behavior today truly surprises me,

The next time I see Uncle, I’ll definitely ask him properly,

If he is also like cousin, looking down on hard-working people.

After all, the saying goes: Like father, like daughter."