Chapter 184 Absent-minded
Chapter 184 Absent-minded
Huang Minghao walked over and reached out to take the candy, but Jiang Shuya thought he smelled too much of cigarettes and took a step back.
The mother-in-law tilted her head and found that her son's attitude towards Jiang Shuya was a little subtle. She was surprised to find that her son seemed to have listened to Jiang Shuya's words.
Could it be that her son really likes her and doesn't want to divorce her and wants to continue living with her? Now that her son is gradually getting closer to Jiang Shuya, she should be happy. But when she thought about her daughter-in-law not allowing her to enter the mahjong hall, her heart tightened and her scalp began to tingle.
In fact, she would rather have someone who shares the same interests as her to play cards with. Now, both the people next door and the relatives at home say that this daughter-in-law is more capable than herself, and she is not happy at all.
Thinking back to when her son brought her back home, she was so polite and delicate, she felt that she was easy to control. He even thought about taking her to play cards with him and falling into depravity like her.
Huang Minghao stood one meter away from Jiang Shuya and broke the silence; "Tangtang was frightened. I heard from the elderly that if you ask an older person to take care of her and call her a few times at night, she will come back to her senses. I happened to be at my grandmother's house, so I asked her to help take care of Tangtang and call her a few times."
Jiang Shuya's heart tightened when she heard this, because she had said not long ago: "I will never set foot in Huang Minghao's grandparents' house again."
Perhaps seeing Jiang Shuya's worry, Huang Minghao raised his eyes and walked closer; "Don't mind what I said before, Tangtang is important. This time, grandma personally said that you should go over. She will personally bring Zhang Qing to apologize to you."
Jiang Shuya looked up with a look of disbelief, but seeing Huang Minghao's determined eyes, the seeds of doubt in her heart dissipated a lot. In fact, she didn't want any apology. As long as she could make Tangtang come back to her senses, she could bear this grievance.
The three adults quickly took Tangtang to Donghong Village in the car driven by Huang Minghao. The car belonged to Liu Kai and was often driven by Huang Minghao recently. Could it be that Zhang Qing had no complaints at all? Thinking of this, Jiang Shuya pinched her thigh hard. What did this have to do with her? It was just a waste of time.
In Donghong Village, in a lively courtyard, a family happily gathered around an elderly man in military uniform, saying all kinds of blessings. When Jiang Shuya arrived, she saw that all the Li family members from her mother-in-law, near and far, were there. Jiang Shuya didn't know many of them, only a few of them. She didn't blend into the lively and noisy atmosphere, but sat down on a bamboo chair under the loquat tree in the yard, holding Tangtang.
At this time, Zhang Qing walked out of her grandmother's room, holding a package of red paper in her hand. She didn't know what was wrapped inside. She glanced at Jiang Shuya, who was standing stiffly, with a bulging belly, and walked into the group of people with an expressionless face.
The voices of several grandparents and granddaughters came from inside, Huang Minghao's cousins. At this time, Huang Minghao was also surrounded by them. The voice of the eldest cousin came from the crowd: "Haohao, several of us bought gifts for grandpa, even Zhang Qing, the grandson's wife, bought one. What have you prepared?"
Huang Minghao scratched his head in embarrassment, only to hear another cousin say;
"No wonder grandpa and grandma like Zhang Qing. She is so thoughtful. She not only bought it for grandpa, but also prepared it for grandma."
The eldest cousin agreed with her and glanced at the cousin next to her. "Haohao, you came here so easily with your arms swinging. Don't you feel guilty when you receive the red envelope later?"
After saying this, my cousin looked at Jiang Shuya not far away with disdain.
Huang Minghao realized that his cousin was being unfriendly and immediately became unhappy;
"Don't look at her. Xiaoya is my wife. I don't know the twists and turns here. If you have any unhappiness, just come to me."
But the eldest cousin gave him a deep look;
"Haohao, you know what I mean. I'm not saying anything bad about you. We've been cousins since we were little. I just said one thing to you and you defended her like this. She's not going to have anything to do with us anymore. You saw her hit me last time. She was the one who started it. Are you blind?"
Huang Minghao sneered, "Why don't you ask yourself, can you bear those sarcastic words and vicious faces?"
The eldest cousin had long forgotten what inappropriate words she had said, she only said viciously;
"If it weren't for my aunt always mocking Jiang Shuya's various unbearable behaviors in front of my father, I wouldn't bother to stand up for your mother."
After saying that, he left angrily. At this time, Zhang Qing was sitting next to his grandparents, saying something. His vivid and humorous words made the two old people laugh heartily and nod in agreement. At this time, Huang Minghao was called by Liu Kai to play cards, saying that there was a table of three people and one was missing.
Huang Minghao was hesitating when he was interrupted by a man with a camera hanging on his head. The man looked at everyone and waved loudly;
"Come on, take a family photo. Listen to me and arrange the positions. The elderly should sit in the middle and the tall ones should stand at the back."
Huang Minghao heard this and came to Jiang Shuya;
"Xiaoya, let's take a family photo together."
Jiang Shuya frowned;
"I won't go. We have already..."
Huang Minghao interrupted quickly;
"It's just a photo. It won't have any impact. No matter what, you are Tangtang's mother and you were once my woman, Huang Minghao."
So without saying anything, he pulled Jiang Shuya with one hand, took Tangtang with the other, and half pushed her in front of all the members of the Li family.
No one was too surprised, as they all knew that this pretty, quiet girl was Huang Minghao's wife. They all lined up and stood properly. Huang Minghao naturally put his arm around Jiang Shuya and held Tangtang in one hand, and they faced the photographer's camera together.
Jiang Shuya's heart was in turmoil and she felt particularly uncomfortable with such an atmosphere. Fortunately, no one paid too much attention to her and the photos were quickly taken. She felt relieved.
After taking the photos, Jiang Shuya sat at the banquet, absent-mindedly eating the dishes that Huang Minghao had picked for her in the bowl. The dishes in the bowl were piled high, like a small mountain.
Huang Minghao didn't care about her abnormal condition at all. He continued to pick up food for her with a gentle attitude on his face and enthusiastically told her where these dishes came from.
However, Jiang Shuya was not at all happy, and had no intention of guessing what Huang Minghao was thinking. At this moment, she hoped that time would pass faster and faster. As soon as it got dark, as long as Huang Minghao's grandmother finished exorcising Tangtang, she would leave immediately.
After finally making it to the end, grandpa sat in the living room of the main house, smiling as his grandchildren came forward to kowtow to him.
Jiang Shuya thought that since she was already here, it would be fine to do the full set. Besides, this man was an elderly man over 80 years old, a veteran of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea who had made contributions to the country. The old man had his own aura and treated every grandson and granddaughter equally. After accepting their kneeling worship, he distributed the red envelopes in his hand to his grandsons and granddaughters one by one.
Grandma, with her wrinkled smiling face, and mother-in-law carried Tangtang into the inner room. Jiang Shuya stood outside. After a moment, she vaguely heard shouting coming from the inner room. The shouting sounded like someone was calling for the dead.
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