Chapter 187 She Shoved Me

Chapter 187 She Shoved Me

Jiang Yu walked out carrying the packed food, and He Feiyan, as if relieved, hurriedly stepped forward to take her arm.

"Let's go, sis."

Jiang Yu smiled and nodded at Huang Zefang, and the two of them walked out of East Guest Coming.

Huang Zefang watched them leave, and Huang Ying stepped forward.

"How does Feiyan feel about it? Jiang Yu mentioned she might not want to move far away for marriage."

Huang Zefang didn't take this to heart, "Don't worry, Auntie. I'll stick around North City for a few days to get to know her better. I'm confident I can make her like me."

Given his good standing, his confidence was understandable.

But what he didn't expect was that He Feiyan also had good conditions. With her brother setting the bar so high, other men just didn't measure up.

Huang Ying, seeing his confidence, felt reassured that Feiyan might be interested.

When they got home, Huang Zefang's parents were also there.

They had come all the way from Heilongjiang for Xie Feifei's wedding, so Huang Ying naturally couldn't let them stay outside.

Wu Qing, having lived in Heilongjiang for years, still looked well-preserved.

She got along well with Huang Ying and they kept in regular contact.

"With Feifei married, you've got one less thing on your plate. I'm really envious."

In the end, it was all about Huang Zefang's lifelong matter.

She had been eagerly hoping for Huang Zefang to settle down. None of the previous matches she set up had interested him.

When she heard he liked He Feiyan, she used Xie Feifei's wedding as a chance to come back to North City and push for the match.

Huang Ying smiled, "Zefang seems really into Feiyan. If Feiyan's on board, this could really work out."

Wu Qing was stunned, "Would she really say no?"

She had only considered Huang Zefang's wishes and hadn't thought that He Feiyan might not be willing.

Huang Ying chided, "Both sides have to want to get married. Zefang's great, but there are downsides to his situation. Heilongjiang's pretty remote; not every woman's up for moving there."

Wu Qing hadn't considered this, but her son's in the military.

"Soldiers give their lives for the country, so their families should understand the sacrifices."

Her husband was a soldier too, and she'd followed him without a second thought.

Huang Ying didn't know what to say. She wasn't wrong, but you can't expect everyone to feel the same way.

"It's too early to talk about following the army. Let the children handle it themselves."

On the other side, Jiang Yu and He Feiyan returned home.

There were two unfamiliar children in the yard, and when they saw the pig knuckles in her hand, their eyes lit up.

The girl with messy pigtails was fine, but the boy was like a starving wolf, lunging for the bag in her hand.

Fortunately, Jiang Yu reacted in time and dodged his dirty hand.

"Whose child are you? How can you just grab things from people?"

The boy didn't speak, but lunged at Jiang Yu, his eyes still fixed on the meat in her hand.

He Feiyan pulled Jiang Yu aside, and the boy, unable to stop himself, fell flat on his face.

The girl, who had been watching her brother fall, suddenly started wailing.

"Waaah! You pushed my brother! Why did you push my brother!"

He Feiyan couldn't help but laugh in exasperation, "Your brother tried to grab my things, and no one touched him, he fell on his own! Whose kids are you two? How can you just grab things from people like that!"

Just then, Li Saozi rushed out of the house, shouting, "Mine, mine! These two are my children! Gou Wa, get up! Are you hurt?"

Gou Wa immediately pointed at Jiang Yu and shouted, "She pushed me!"

Li Saozi brushed off Gou Wa's pants and looked at Jiang Yu reproachfully.

"Jiang Yu, Gou Wa can be a bit mischievous, but you're an adult, how can you pick on a child?"

Jiang Yu said calmly, "Li Saozi, your Gou Wa tried to grab my things, I dodged, and he lost his balance and fell."

Li Saozi didn't believe it, "My kid doesn't lie!"

Jiang Yu scoffed, "Whether your kid lies or not, isn't it clear as day?"

She was about to enter the house with her things, but Li Saozi blocked her way.

"You pushed my kid, so you owe us something, right? I’m not asking for much—just hand over that bag of meat you’re holding."

Lin Donghua was taken aback by her audacity and quickly walked out of the house.

"Li Saozi, show some shame. I saw it clearly from inside the house. It was your kid who tried to grab Jiang Yu’s stuff, and he fell by himself! Even if Jiang Yu had pushed him, what of it? Demanding money is just laughable."

She looked at Xu Lihua sitting outside, "Aunt Xu, you saw it too, didn’t you?"

Xu Lihua looked up at the sky, "I didn’t see anything."

Lin Donghua was fuming; Xu Lihua had been sitting at the door the whole time, how could she not have seen it?

Jiang Yu smiled, "Lin Sister, thanks for having my back. It’s cold, let’s go back inside."

Lin Donghua responded, "I’ll keep watch—just holler if you need me."

"Alright, thank you, sister."

Watching Lin Donghua go inside, Jiang Yu asked, "Li Saozi, do you have anything else to say?"

Li Saozi knew Gou Wa had started it, but she didn’t think he was in the wrong and had a whole list of excuses ready.

"Jiang Yu, I’m really sorry. My Gou Wa was just too hungry, he didn’t mean it."

Jiang Yu didn’t bother arguing whether he meant it or not.

But this wasn’t her child, and teaching the child wasn’t her responsibility.

"If that’s all, I’m heading back inside."

To her surprise, Li Saozi wouldn't let her go, whining pitifully, "My Gou Wa and Er Niu haven't had meat for a long time. Please have pity on the children and give this meat to my two kids."

He Feiyan felt she had underestimated the extent of Li Saozi's shamelessness. Is this something a person could actually say?

"Li Saozi, Tong Fang has given two pieces of meat to your two children recently. Now you say they haven't had meat for a long time. Did you secretly eat that meat yourself?"

Even Tong Yuan hadn't gotten any meat, and it all went to Li Saozi's two children. Many in the courtyard were chuckling at Tong Fang's overly generous nature.

Li Saozi, having been exposed, didn't feel embarrassed.

"That was just a little meat, gone in just a couple of bites."

Jiang Yu said calmly, "Your kids are so precious. Without ten or eight pounds of meat each, how could they ever be full, huh? These days, it's already good if children at home can have a few bites of meat. With such an appetite, Li Saozi, I wouldn't believe your family is struggling."

"Oh, these two children are so pitiful. Jiang Yu, please be a dear and let the kids have a couple of bites? After all, this meat isn't something you bought yourself. I bet it was brought from East Guest Coming, right?"

The person who spoke these words was naturally Xu Lihua.

She stood at the door braving the cold wind, just to watch the commotion.

Jiang Yu twitched the corner of her mouth, "My family's conditions are not good, and I have several children to support. Aunt Xu, since you can say such things, I suppose your family is well-off. Why not take out some money to help Li Saozi?"