Chapter 44: 042 Do you know what Golden Needle Crossing Points are?
Following behind, Jiang Ran: “…”
Shit, is he seriously his own flesh and blood?
Only now did Jiang Huaping realize that the young girl was astonishingly beautiful, and she couldn’t help but pinch her fair and delicate face: “Oh dear, auntie got too excited, I didn’t scare you, did I?”
Ying Zijin shook her head slightly and politely greeted her.
Xiu Yu put away the faux wolf-tooth club, equally surprised: “Sister Huaping, why did you come in person?”
“I just happened to come back.” Jiang Huaping was overjoyed, “Xiao Yu is really good.”
Jiang Ran: “…”
At last, he understood why his mom always made him call her sister; it turned out she was spoiled rotten.
Jiang Ran’s expression grew even sulkier, his whole body radiating a “Daddy’s not happy” vibe.
The moral education director looked completely baffled.
But Zhong Manhua stood frozen on the spot, her face flushing with embarrassment, her lips trembling.
She felt an unprecedented awkwardness, as if all the blood in her body was flowing in reverse, with thorns pressing against her back.
The Jiang Family… wasn’t here to hold them accountable?
They were here to express gratitude?
It was then that Jiang Huaping turned her head: “Madam Ying, right, what did you want to talk to me about?”
Zhong Manhua naturally knew Jiang Huaping.
Jiang Huaping was her contemporary, Jiang Moyuan’s second sister, but she left for the capital when she was five.
After getting married, she left all the Shanghai City socialites far behind.
Zhong Manhua had always been intolerant of others causing her embarrassment, of being slapped in the face.
But this woman was Jiang Huaping; she didn’t even have the right to be angry.
“It’s not really anything.” Zhong Manhua took a deep breath, managing a smile, “I just heard that the kids fought at school, causing you an extra trip, how embarrassing.”
“Wow, lady, your face changes really quick.” Xiu Yu was astonished, “Didn’t you just insist on forcing Daddy Ying to apologize to the Jiang Family, even resorting to hitting someone, and now it’s suddenly not a big deal?”
Zhong Manhua’s face turned bright red, her eyes fierce: “Adults are talking, why is a child butting in?!”
Jiang Huaping’s smile faded, her expression cooling: “Madam Ying, didn’t you know it was because my son blocked this young girl from entering her class today that he got hit?”
“This matter, after all, was my son’s fault. The fight was also his idea, so why should your daughter apologize?”
It sounded like a question, but it was more like sarcasm.
Zhong Manhua’s expression stiffened, her momentum instantly weakening, her shame: “Zijin, why didn’t you tell mommy earlier?”
Ying Zijin lifted her eyes, her expression indifferent: “Nonsense.”
After thanking Jiang Huaping, she pushed the door open and left.
“Daddy Ying means that talking to you any further would simply be a waste of words,” Xiu Yu huffed, “Sister Huaping, let’s go.”
Jiang Huaping waved cheerfully, then spoke mildly: “Madam Ying, even though an adoptive child might not be as dear, there’s no need to treat her like an enemy, right?”
Zhong Manhua’s face burned with pain: “Yes, yes…”
Jiang Ran finally realized what was happening and sneered, “Who needs to apologize now? Are you sick? Mind your own business.”
He, a grown man, was certainly not a sore loser.
Humiliated by such a younger person, Zhong Manhua’s face reddened even further as she hurriedly left.
Jiang Ran was annoyed: “Mom, you still haven’t said how you got back.”
“The Meng Family has developed a new medicine; mom brought you a share,” Jiang Huaping patted his shoulder, “The capital is too chaotic right now, you’d better stay in Shanghai City.”
Jiang Ran replied absentmindedly, his mind was elsewhere.
It seems this transfer student’s life was quite miserable. Tsk, in that case, he’d be nicer to her considering her fluke victory over him.
**
At six o’clock, outside the school gate.
Nie Chao was dozing off in the back seat.
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