CHAPTER 746: CHAPTER 736: THE AUNT’S BACKGROUND, JIANG WENHU ERUPTS

Jiang Cisheng noticed his niece’s gaze, and a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes behind the glasses, bringing a gentle warmth to the wrinkles at the corners.

"You have quite the eye there."

"Uncle!"

Jiang Wenhu called out with a nasal tone, blinking her sore eyes forcefully.

"It’s okay, it’s all in the past. Besides, I got my revenge."

"You mean Hu Meimei she..."

"Have you forgotten what I studied? Just an extra two hundred pounds of flesh, that’s all."

Jiang Wenhu sniffled, finally feeling a bit relieved, "She deserved it."

Hu Meimei loved beauty so much, this punishment was definitely more unbearable than killing her. Yet, this person was afraid of dying, so even if she wanted to commit suicide, she couldn’t.

"And the incident back then also led me to meet your aunt. It was her who risked her safety to save me, or else I would’ve suffered more than just a broken finger."

Jiang Wenhu watched as her uncle talked and glanced in her aunt’s direction, his entire demeanor softening a few degrees.

She looked over at her aunt, who had finished breakfast and was quietly sitting there listening to them, and the little grudge in her heart was slowly fading away.

Those people were so ruthless that they could break the hand her uncle used for experiments. She couldn’t imagine what they would have done to obtain the formula if her aunt hadn’t successfully saved her uncle.

Jiang Wenhu hesitated but didn’t delve into how the two of them managed to escape that time. Although curious, no one wanted to drag up painful past events.

"Uncle, has Aunt always been like this? I heard from Aunt Chen next door..."

Jiang Cisheng saw his wife was about to come over and waved her over. As she got up and came to sit beside him, he listened to his niece while casually handing her a small orange from the table.

Jiang Wenhu watched as her aunt peeled the orange and fed the first slice to her uncle. Once he ate it, she asked, "Is it sweet?"

"Mm, sweet."

Suddenly, she felt like a huge bite of dog food had been stuffed into her mouth.

Jiang Cisheng straightforwardly placed a whole bag of oranges in front of his wife for her to eat slowly, then replied gently, "Yinyin, although she might not be a qualified elder for you all, she’s always been a perfect wife in my heart. She understands many things, can take care of herself, but she indeed only suits living in a relatively safe environment. Her world cannot tolerate malice, and that’s why I chose to leave the Imperial City and settle down here."

In the Imperial City, although he wasn’t afraid of Jiang Peng and Hu Meimei and even had the ability to retaliate, Xu Yin staying by his side became a weak point for him.

Jiang Wenhu couldn’t help feeling a bit dazed, thinking of what Aunt Chen said about her aunt risking her life to protect a few stray cats.

Seeing her aunt hand her some oranges, she hurriedly accepted them with both honor and fear, "Thank you, Aunt."

"You’re welcome. Try it, it’s very sweet." Xu Yin said, handing over a few more oranges to Jiang Runcheng and Jiang Lingxu, who both quickly thanked her.

Jiang Wenhu peeled an orange and ate it, finding it indeed sweet, "So Uncle chose to settle here in Mao City, is this Aunt’s hometown by chance?"

"No," Jiang Cisheng’s face showed a little more heartache when talking about his wife’s past, "When I first met your aunt, she was actually homeless. Back then, information wasn’t as accessible as it is now, and there were even fewer surveillance cameras. I registered her name half-guessing it, and I still don’t know if it’s her real name. After reporting to the police, we couldn’t find her family. I wasn’t comfortable leaving her with the welfare center, so I applied to be her guardian. We gradually developed feelings, got married, and shortly thereafter, left the Imperial City, giving up on continuing the search for her family. I saw online that Mao City was recruiting high school teachers, including a chemistry teacher, and felt it was perfect for me, so I reached out and pulled some strings to get transferred here."

Feeling sorry for her aunt’s situation, Jiang Wenhu was caught off guard by the last sentence, "..."

So casual?

Well, when you’re excellent, you can indeed be willful.

"We’ve been talking about me for a while, how about you?" Jiang Cisheng didn’t want to discuss his wife’s background more and changed the subject, "I haven’t intentionally kept up with matters in the Imperial City over these years. How is Runcheng Company doing? I remember it was doing quite well when I left the Imperial City."

Jiang Runcheng blushed slightly, "Initially, it was doing quite well, but a few years ago, there was a major decision-making mistake, and it went bankrupt. It has just started to recover recently."

Jiang Cisheng raised an eyebrow, "It’s fine, business has its ups and downs, it’s good you managed to come back from it. Having the family well is better than anything else."

Jiang Runcheng nodded shamefully, "Uncle is right."

In front of her uncle, Jiang Wenhu didn’t expose her husband’s shortcomings.

If not for Xixi, hmph!

"Xixi didn’t come with us, as too many people recognize her now, but she’s always keeping an eye on things here."

"Your aunt and I don’t usually follow the entertainment circle, but we occasionally watch TV dramas. I did hear your students mention Xixi’s name, I didn’t expect her to be part of our family. The entertainment industry is hard to navigate; it’s not easy for Xixi to be so popular now."

"Yes," Jiang Wenhu nodded repeatedly, "Only this past year has she really made a name for herself. The previous years were very difficult, and when the family went bankrupt, it coincided with her college entrance exams. She had to give up university to dive into the entertainment industry to earn money. I still feel sorry for her to this day..."

Jiang Runcheng silently lowered his head.

"She even found herself an excellent partner, and the young couple’s relationship is very good. Uncle, look, this is their wedding photo." Jiang Wenhu proudly took out her phone to show the photo.

Just as Jiang Cisheng was about to take it for a look, there was a knock on the front door.

"Is anyone home? Uncle? Uncle, are you back?"

Jiang Wenhu’s face immediately turned dark, and she jumped up from the sofa.

"She’s actually here!"

If she didn’t know what extreme things Hu Meimei had done to her uncle, she would only find Jiang Wenjia’s scheming disgusting.

But now, she only wanted to slap Jiang Wenjia away!

How dare she even show her face!

She turned and stomped over to the hallway to open the door, not even giving anyone else a chance to react.

Jiang Wenjia was still knocking on the door while looking down at the marks left by the suitcase. The door suddenly opened, and she looked up in surprise only to meet Jiang Wenhu’s fierce, piercing gaze, as if wanting to devour her. Instinctively shivering, she exclaimed, "Sis, what are you doing here?"

"Who’s your sister, dog barking?" Jiang Wenhu slapped her directly across her surprised face,

The father and son walking towards the entrance both paused and then walked in sync.

Noticing their synchronous movement, they exchanged a glance, seeing a unanimous decision in each other’s eyes: let the wife (or mom) have a go at Jiang Wenjia first.

Jiang Wenjia hadn’t expected Jiang Wenhu to slap her without warning. It wasn’t until her left cheek throbbed with pain that she belatedly raised her hand to cover it, incredulous, "You hit me?"

"Shouldn’t I hit you? Don’t think I don’t know what you’re trying to do by coming all the way to Mao City to find Uncle. You’re just like your mother, up at the crack of dawn for profit, full of scheming and evil ways. How dare you call Uncle, get lost! As far as possible!"