Gui Hongmei could see that Jiang Jingya was truly angry. "Look at what Auntie Jiang is saying; that’s not what I meant at all. It’s just that I heard some rumors and thought I’d come back to see if I could help with anything. Otherwise, Weidong will surely blame me when he returns."
Her words sounded sincere, but Jiang Jingya didn’t believe a single one. "Enough. I don’t care what your purpose was in coming back, just don’t get any ideas about Jingrui’s marriage."
Gui Hongmei said with an awkward smile, "Auntie Jiang, how could I be so insensitive? Besides, Weidong told me Jingrui has already found his life partner, so as his sister-in-law, naturally, I know better than to be tactless. I really do have something to discuss this time, but it’s not about Jingrui."
As she spoke, she glanced towards her young sister-in-law sitting nearby. "Auntie Jiang, I was thinking our Jiayuan isn’t getting any younger, and I have a suitable candidate in mind, so I wanted to come back and discuss it with you."
Huo Jiayuan hadn’t expected the focus to shift to her. "Sister-in-law, I have my own ideas about my affairs; there’s no need for you to worry. You should be more concerned about Xiaodong’s wedding; there isn’t much time left."
Gui Hongmei felt awkward being rejected repeatedly. "Jiayuan, it’s not that your sister-in-law wants to rush you into marriage, but you’ll be twenty-two after the New Year. I’m only looking out for you. It doesn’t look good if even your younger nieces and nephews are getting married while you show no signs of settling down. You’ll become the talk of the compound. Take your sister-in-law’s advice: don’t be so stubborn. Marry someone suitable. The older a woman gets, the less desirable she becomes on the marriage market. I’m only saying this from the bottom of my heart because I consider you family."
The words were well-intentioned, but coming from Gui Hongmei, Jiang Jingya felt uncomfortable. "Alright, I’ll consider their marriages. You don’t need to worry about it." The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽
Seeing that today wasn’t a good time to discuss these matters, Gui Hongmei didn’t press the issue, thinking she would have her husband mention it to the Old Master later.
As soon as Gui Hongmei left, Jiang Jingya fixed her gaze on Huo Jiayuan. "Are you really going to let this drag on, allowing everyone to use your situation to stab me in the heart?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Jiayuan realized her mother likely knew about her and Du Shujian. "Mom, I..."
Jiang Jingya raised her hand to stop her. "Don’t think I’m not giving you a chance. As long as Du Chuanqin and Zhang Xiaolu come and apologize to me, I won’t interfere in your relationship with Du Shujian."
With that, she stood up and went upstairs.
Huo Jiayuan was stunned. Indeed, what happened back then was Du Shujian’s parents’ fault against her mother. But asking them to come and apologize would not be easy. She feared even Du Shujian wouldn’t agree, let alone the two directly involved.
Jiang Jingya didn’t feel any better herself. She had only recently learned about her daughter’s relationship with Du Shujian and had been furious at first. Why would her daughter date him, knowing full well about the grudge between herself and Du Shujian’s parents? Later, after having someone investigate their relationship, she had gradually calmed down. But even if the two young people’s feelings were genuine, with the previous generation’s feud standing between them, they wouldn’t have a happy ending. Since letting her daughter drag things out wasn’t a solution, she might as well throw the problem to the Du Family and let her daughter see reality for what it was.
When Huo Shanhe returned, he sensed something was off in the house. "Jiayuan, where’s your mom?"
Hearing her father’s voice, Huo Jiayuan finally snapped out of her daze. "Dad, you’re back. Mom’s upstairs."
Huo Shanhe noticed his daughter looked troubled. "What happened?"