CHAPTER 1331: CHAPTER 1331: WHAT ARE THESE WOMEN THINKING?

Lady Jiang only hoped that Jinpan was saying this out of anger to scare her, but one glance and Jinpan’s serious expression showed he wasn’t joking.

Especially speaking in front of his younger cousin and brother-in-law and the whole family, saying such words was undeniably true!

Lady Jiang only now truly believed that Jinpan was serious.

Instantly filled with despair, fear, anger, and regret!

In Lady Jiang’s heart, her husband and their children were most important.

Jinhua was a girl destined to marry, Jindou was still young and couldn’t be judged.

Only Jinpan, since the sir said he had a gift for studying, both she and Wang Yonggui placed all their hopes on Jinpan.

Because of this, Wang Yonggui was afraid that Jinpan would have any blemish on his reputation on the academic path, he had been trying to restrain his flirtatious thoughts over the past two years.

Just to give Jinpan a good reputation.

If Wang Yonggui came back and learned Jinpan no longer studied because of the Jiang family, he’d probably want to kill her!

Thinking of this, Lady Jiang’s regret grew to the point where her guts felt twisted.

Thinking of her two brothers back home, she no longer felt any kinship, only thought if not for them, Jinpan wouldn’t have stopped studying, and she’d likely be estranged from her husband and children.

In her regret, Lady Jiang’s mind became clearer, she struggled to stand and said, "Jinpan, rest assured! Mother, mother knows I was wrong! Mother has held you back! Mother didn’t expect my moment of softness would harm you!"

"I’ll go to the Jiang family and make it clear! From now on, I have no ties to the Jiang family, nor am I related to my two brothers! A married daughter is like water spilled, the Jiang family’s fate is none of my concern! Whoever dares to misuse the Wang family’s name to create trouble outside, ruining my son’s reputation, I’ll risk my life and won’t spare them!"

"You, continue your studies. With your talent, how can you not study? All our hopes rest on you! Your father stays home these two years, not causing trouble, just for your good reputation! If he learns you stopped studying, your father might—"

At this point, Lady Jiang wiped her tears: "Even if mother must beg you, just focus on your studies! Don’t worry about these matters. The mistakes I’ve made, I’ll handle myself!"

Meanwhile, she bowed to Wang Yongzhu, Old Granny Zhang, and Song Chongjin: "Mother, little sister, brother-in-law, I was wrong in this matter! I apologize! I was foolish! My mind was clouded, made such a mistake! Don’t blame Jinpan, he’s still a child, he knows nothing!"

"I’ll go to the Jiang family, I’ll sever ties properly! Never again will anyone from the Jiang family come here!"

Wang Yongzhu and Song Chongjin stepped aside as Lady Jiang bowed.

Old Granny Zhang looked at Lady Jiang’s regretful appearance, sneered: "Seems you won’t hurt unless it hits close! When you borrowed your sister and brother-in-law’s reputation, you didn’t feel bad. Using their reputation to curry favor was easy enough!"

"But now it’s your son’s turn, you care about his reputation and deny your family, even severing ties!"

Such words left Lady Jiang with nowhere to stand.

Jinhua and Jinpan hung their heads in shame.

It was Wang Yongfu who smoothed things over: "Mother, Laosan is already handling this, and third sister-in-law has expressed her intentions. Better let third sister-in-law return to Jiang family first to sever ties, and we’ll discuss the rest privately?"

Wang Yongping glanced at his mother and sister’s postures, meekly withdrew his head, remaining silent.

Liu Xiaoqiao thought it over, naturally followed Wang Yongping, and bowed her head silently.

Jinhoo knew his father saw third aunt was willing to sever ties, if grandmother still wouldn’t relent, it’d make them seem unreasonable, hence smoothing things over.

Waiting for third uncle’s return to discuss the handling.

Since it was in front of Jinhua and Jinpan, the children are grown, being disrespectful to their mother might leave scars in their hearts.

Would Old Granny Zhang care about this? She neither relied on her sons for support nor needed them, why care for their opinions?

Bah! Don’t dream about it!

Not to mention Jinpan only studied for a year, who knows what the future holds?

Even if he becomes a scholar like her son-in-law, holds an official position, what of it? Whether she’ll live to see that day is uncertain, when that day comes, if Jinpan wants to become an official, he must be filial!

Can he defy his grandmother? He’d have to pretend to be filial!

At the moment she snorted: "Family? Who’s family? Already split, living separately, everyone having their own plans! Truly family, would they do this?"

Then glaring at Lady Jiang: "Didn’t you say you’d sever ties with the Jiang family? Why haven’t you gone? Want to change your mind again?"

Lady Jiang shivered whole body, hurriedly turned and ran outside: "I, I’ll go now—"

In a rush she left.

Jinpan was ultimately uneasy, stomped his foot, apologized to Old Granny Zhang, Song Chongjin, and Wang Yongzhu, and followed outside.

Leaving only Jinhua, feeling uncomfortable, holding innocent Jindou, her tears dropping onto his clothes, wetting his back.

With Lady Jiang and Jinpan gone, those from the main house and fourth house looked at each other.

Even Old Granny Zhang felt tired, waved: "Such a commotion in the morning, I’m tired, going back to rest. You all go back, do your own tasks. Don’t crowd around me, you’re all annoying!"

No one dared speak, only lowered their heads silently, pulling each other left the place.

Once out of Old Granny Zhang’s room, Jinhua tearfully carried Jindou rushing back to third house’s courtyard.

Wang Yongping scratched his head, looked at Liu Xiaoqiao: "Xiaoqiao, go comfort Jinhua that maid! These matters don’t concern the children, don’t cry eyes swollen."

Liu Xiaoqiao felt frustrated inside, but couldn’t say anything, how does she comfort? Saying, it’s alright, your parents were confused? Your mother’s severed ties is a good thing?

Or persuade, don’t listen to your mother’s marriage plans?

However, after a thought, if she manages to calm Jinhua now, preventing grudges against little aunt and grandmother, wouldn’t she please them?

Immediately nodded, chased after.

Meanwhile Wang Yongfu and Wang Yongping walked, Wang Yongfu sighed: "Don’t know what these women think, if it’s a supportive family, helping a bit is fine. But the Jiang family ignores third sister-in-law’s life, when times were tough, the Jiang family acted as if she didn’t exist."

"How come now her life is better, she seems to forget those unpleasant actions, even giving things, allowing boldly, behind us, the Jiang family to use the Wang name to gather mountain goods, deceiving people to join!"

"Even Jindou’s mother back then, that kind of family, she treated it as treasure! I say Laosi, fourth sister-in-law wouldn’t follow suit, right?"

Wang Yongfu truly feared, after today, he was grateful that he separated from Lady Lin, fortunate he hadn’t thought of finding another, otherwise worrying about his own leg!