Xu Family, the old house.
It was only when Xu Nianhua finally got home that she breathed a sigh of relief. Yang Qi’s sweet smile collided with Xu Nian’an’s worried expression. She beamed like a blooming flower and said, "Second Brother, now Xu Jiaojiao’s reputation is completely ruined."
"And here I was worrying about you." Xu Nian’an looked at his little sister’s smile and sighed, "Little Sister, your grades are good. You’ll definitely get into university next year. From now on, we won’t have a sister named Xu Jiaojiao."
"Second Brother, aren’t I the only sister you have?" Xu Nianhua looked at Xu Nian’an, aggrieved and pitiable. Her clear, distinct eyes seemed to ask, "Aren’t I your only sister?"
Xu Nian’an was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand and gently fixed her hair, saying, "Right, in the past and in the future, I have only had one sister, Xu Nianhua."
"That’s more like it." Xu Nianhua tilted her head up proudly, extending two fingers and gesticulating, "I have two brothers."
Ji Ying had been cursing Xu Jiaojiao non-stop, and finally turned her wrath on Zhao Juxiang. In the end, she dragged the whole Xu Qingjiang family into her tirade. She just couldn’t relieve the hatred in her heart unless she vented it out!
Nianhua’s grades had always been good. There shouldn’t have been a problem getting into university, but because of that missing score in the foreign language exam, she missed out on university admission.
She could have gotten into university!
Every time Ji Ying thought about how this wasn’t an accident but someone’s doing, she wished she could skin Xu Jiaojiao alive.
Being a university student in that era was a matter of great honor, affecting her daughter’s entire life.
Although she could retake the exam next year, who could say whether she would get into university then?
"Xu Qinghe, I’m telling you, from now on, I vow to have nothing to do with Xu Qingjiang and his family. If you still acknowledge him as your brother, then we’re getting divorced," Ji Ying said to Xu Qinghe, fuming.
Xu Qinghe, with an unpleasant expression, said, "What nonsense are you talking about, divorce and such? This matter..."
Xu Qinghe paused, then said, "Jiaojiao did wrong, but we should separate the person from the deed. Besides, we’ve already split from the family. We’re just relatives with Qingjiang’s family now."
"What relatives, what cousins? Is there a cousin who would harm her own older cousin like that?"
Oh, how furious Ji Ying was in her heart.
In Ji Ying’s indignation, Xu Qinghe also breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, they had split from the main family. Thankfully, they hadn’t gone back to the Xu’s. Otherwise...
If Xu Qingjiang didn’t punish Xu Jiaojiao, he and Xu Qingjiang would also just be ordinary relatives from then on.
The next morning, Xu Qingjiang came to apologize.
"Big Brother, I already gave Jiaojiao a harsh scolding yesterday," Xu Qingjiang said as he finished speaking.
Xu Nian’an scoffed coldly, "Uncle, Jiaojiao caused little sister to miss out on university, and all Uncle did was scold her?"
Xu Qingjiang’s face twitched with embarrassment, his eyebrows creased with a hint of anger. Even if Xu Jiaojiao did wrong, Xu Nian’an was still the junior, and he was Xu Nian’an’s uncle. Where was the sense in a junior criticizing an uncle?
Xu Qinghe glared at Xu Nian’an and turned to Xu Qingjiang, "Qingjiang, we are brothers. Jiaojiao and Nianhua grew up together as close cousins. You know how important the college entrance exam is to a person, there’s no need for me to explain. Jiaojiao actually smeared Badou on Nianhua’s buns, causing Nianhua to miss the foreign language exam."
Even Xu Qinghe felt uncomfortable mentioning it.
What Xu Nian’an said wasn’t wrong at all. Nianhua missed out on university because of Xu Jiaojiao, and Xu Qingjiang merely gave a simple scolding?