Both husband and wife had grievances. The old things from more than ten years ago were uncovered, and the quarrel was intense.
Mrs. Jiang: "I have been numbing myself with heavy cigarettes all these years. It's like a dream. I want to wake up and never want to see your hypocritical face again."
Director Jiang slammed the door and left.
Until Jiang Yanyu left, her father did not go back.
Mrs. Jiang packed her things, smashed all her cigarettes and cigarette lamps, and was going to the hospital to quit smoking.
Yun Qiao listened to the secrets of the Jiang family and felt that it was not easy for any family, and every family had its own sutras that were difficult to recite.
"...Maybe they just quarreled and will reconcile in a few days, right?" Jiang Yanyu asked Yun Qiao, "It's not like they're really getting divorced. At such an old age, what else can she do if she's divorced?"
After hearing Jiang Yanyu's words, Yun Qiao secretly hated her mother, but she felt pity for her and worried about her.
"You are quarreling." Yun Qiao followed her train of thought and comforted her, "Which couple doesn't quarrel? Quarrels are normal. Even a man as good-tempered as my stepfather would quarrel with my mother."
Jiang Yanyu had a bad feeling.
The kidnapping of my mother was a bomb planted between my parents.
Once it is ignited, it will definitely blow them both to pieces. For so many years, they have deceived each other and themselves, and have lived a more loving life than an ordinary couple.
Now mother explodes it.
Jiang Yanyu felt that the possibility was very slim if everything was fine and everything could be repeated.
This is no ordinary quarrel, this is a breakup.
Such past events will not be brought up in quarrels. Only when we don't let go of them will we kick over the hidden past events, leaving broken limbs everywhere.
Unsightly.
"Yeah." Jiang Yanyu responded.
Then, she asked again, "Can you live with me? I'm scared to be alone."
The entire Xi Family Courtyard has no special meaning to Yun Qiao, it is the same wherever he lives.
Nanyuan also eats from Xi’s big pot.
"Okay, I'll keep you company. However, sometimes I have to go out and you may have to be alone," Yun Qiao said.
Jiang Yanyu hummed.
She knew that her father wanted to cooperate with the Xi family, so she couldn't return to the capital for the time being. It was just a long-term stay, which was really disturbing.
At dusk, Yun Qiao and Jiang Yanyu were having dinner, and Jiang Yanjin came back.
He didn't eat either and took the bowl and chopsticks by himself.
Miss Jiang wanted to ask, but she didn't dare.
Jiang Yanjin took the initiative to speak: "Send mom to the hospital. There is a Western-style hospital here that specializes in abstinence. It will be closed for ten to fifteen days."
Jiang Yanyu's eyes became astringent again: "Can she bear it?"
"She has to pass this test." Jiang Yanjin said.
Unlike his younger sister, for Mr. Jiang, his mother's quitting smoking addiction is more important than anything else, even if she gets divorced for it. Smoking will destroy her health and sanity. If it continues now, she will die within a few years.
As for marriage... Mr. Jiang already has a lot of business under his control, and he secretly bought shares in two mines under a pseudonym. He can support his mother and sister so that they can have enough food and clothing.
Just leave.
Young Master Jiang has hated the Jiang family for its corruption.
When he saw the official uniform made by his father, he couldn't bear it. He wished he could peel off the skin and give it back to him, thus severing the relationship between father and son.
Now her mother is taking the initiative to get a divorce, and Mr. Jiang strongly supports it.
As for Mrs. Jiang, it was difficult to let go of the past. The violence she endured in those two months was suppressed in her heart by smoking. It would be painful to dig it out for a while, but the wound would heal sooner or later.
"Do you really want them to divorce?" Miss Jiang asked crying.
Jiang Yanjin frowned slightly, and then said: "After the New Year, I'll ask Mrs. Xi's family to help you find a school to study in. You don't study all day long, and you don't have any brains. You're like a quail huddled in a small space. The slightest wind or rain will make you fall asleep."
Shivering.
What will you do in the future? The world is changing so fast, the court is ups and downs, everyone is in danger, who can protect you for the rest of your life? It takes a lot of effort to protect yourself."
Jiang Yanyu looked at her brother blankly.
She still had a mouthful of rice in her mouth, but she couldn't spit it out or swallow it for a while, so she started crying.
But Young Master Jiang has a heart of stone.
He served Yun Qiao some food and said, "Auntie, let's eat."