Chiang Xiao listened with a cold snort to the pounding on the door growing louder and louder.
She didn’t go to open the door until her grandparents had entered the room, taking her time to do so.
As soon as the door opened, a tall woman stood frozen with her hand still raised, ready to knock.
Seeing Chiang Qingshui, Chiang Xiao leaned against the door frame and looked past her at Yang Dazhi.
Yang Dazhi always felt his face grow hot when he saw Chiang Xiao, but he also felt helpless. He had already warned them to go into hiding. Why wouldn’t they listen?
"Are you Chiang Xiao?" Chiang Qingshui’s tone was full of shock, and she looked at Chiang Xiao with surprise and suspicion.
Chiang Xiao was not unfamiliar with such a gaze.
She knew she had changed a lot, and those who hadn’t seen her for a few months would definitely have trouble recognizing her at first.
"You really have changed a lot!" Chiang Qingshui looked at Chiang Xiao and felt even more discomfort in her heart. She felt like she was seeing Chiang Qingzhu again, the cousin who had cast a long shadow over her life.
After growing taller and gaining some weight, Chiang Xiao now resembled Chiang Qingzhu even more.
She lifted her chin, walked in, and glanced at Chiang Xiao again saying, "Where’s the mute? Don’t you have to call anyone?"
Chiang Xiao: "Person."
Ge Xiaotong, who was woken up by the noise in the room, heard this and couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Little was such a treasure. She could die laughing.
"This Little, really infuriating." Xu Linjiang couldn’t help but smile and shook his head.
Ge Xiaotong said, "What’s infuriating about this? Everyone knows what she’s here for. Should we still be polite with her? Lin Jiang, let’s not go out just yet. Keep an eye on things, and if Little is at a disadvantage, rush out and help right away!"
"Alright. I’ll just move a stool over to the door and sit there listening," Xu Linjiang said, and indeed, he took a small stool and sat behind the door.
Ge Xiaotong propped up her pillow and settled back on the bed, also ready to enjoy the show.
Initially, Chiang Qingshui thought she had misheard. Did she really just call someone that way? She stared fiercely at Chiang Xiao, "Chiang Xiao, you can’t even call your auntie anymore? I heard that you’ve become quite the thorn now. I didn’t believe it at first, but looking at you now, it seems true."
Chiang Xiao slightly smiled and said, "Just think of me as a thorn then. But I didn’t invite you over to prick you, did I?"
"How dare you! Talking back, are you?" Chiang Qingshui immediately raised her hand to slap Chiang Xiao’s face.
She was the aunt. It was normal for her to discipline her a bit!
Besides, what kind of girl was this? She’d just entered the house and was already so defiant?
Unfortunately for her, her hand hadn’t reached Chiang Xiao’s face before it was firmly grasped by the wrist.
"You are my aunt, and not even a blood relative at that, or my mother. Even if you were my mother, I might not willingly take a slap from her, so who do you think you are?"
Since she had already told Yang Dazhi that if Chiang Qingshui dared to cause trouble, she would dare to smack her, and now that Chiang Qingshui really showed up, why should she act like a docile junior and greet her?
"Let go!" Chiang Qingshui was both shocked and enraged.
It turned out her mother hadn’t lied; Chiang Xiao really was different now!
The numbness from when Chiang Xiao had grabbed her right wrist made her entire arm too weak to raise.
"Auntie is it? If you really are my auntie, having not seen each other for so long, and you coming to Second Uncle and Second Aunt’s place, as a younger member of the family, shouldn’t you bring a gift?"
Chiang Xiao released her grip and looked her over.
Chiang Qingzhu was clearly empty-handed, but there were still traces of grease at the corners of her mouth, suggesting she had just enjoyed a big meal before coming over.