Chapter 179: Chapter 179: Spending New Year’s Eve at the Jiang Family

“Uncle, auntie…” The sweet and tender voice of the little girl burst by her ears, causing Wang Miaomiao to blush. “Auntie is really beautiful.”

With Jiang Tongtong’s innocent words, everyone’s gaze fell on Wang Miaomiao’s face. A seventeen-year-old girl in her prime, her skin was like creamy jade, glowing like blossoming peaches, radiating grace.

“Is your name Tongtong? So adorable.” Wang Miaomiao braced herself, slowly squatting down under everyone’s eager gaze, and took Jiang Tongtong’s chubby little hand with a smile. “Tongtong is also very beautiful, but I’m not your auntie. Tongtong can call me Aunt Wang.”

“Huh? Not?” Jiang Tongtong looked at Wang Miaomiao with confusion, then turned to look at the others in the living room. Everyone clearly had smiles on their faces, but how come there were no laughs? “But my mom wouldn’t lie to me… Mom, you said…”

Liang Meizhi awkwardly laughed, realizing she had spoken too quickly and made a mistake. She hurriedly corrected it, “Tongtong, Mommy was wrong. This is Auntie Wang, not your auntie.”

“Miaomiao, I’m sorry, I just blurted it out for a moment… Sigh…” Liang Meizhi awkwardly indicated an apology to Wang Miaomiao.

Wang Miaomiao naturally wasn’t going to hold on to it, shook her head with a smile, and said, “It’s fine.”

“But Auntie is clearly the one Uncle brought back. Great-Grandma said Uncle would bring Auntie home for the New Year today…” Little Tongtong innocently tilted her head, her round eyes swirling with confusion, extremely cute.

“Oh dear, Great-Grandma’s good little granddaughter…” Grandma Jiang held Jiang Tongtong, trying to stop her from speaking, but it was too late. She could only give Wang Miaomiao an awkward smile, her gaze dodging, “Kids say the darndest things, Miaomiao, have a seat. You must be tired from the journey. Yan Er, don’t just stand there like a fool, serve Miaomiao some tea, help her out…”

Grandma Jiang had already become incoherent, only wanting to brush past the recent awkward moment.

“Grandma, no rush, I’m not thirsty.” Wang Miaomiao didn’t know what to feel, seeing her anxious, and quickly pacified her, fearing it might take a toll on her health.

At this moment, the door opened, and another string of people came back, led by Jiang Zhongyi, followed by Jiang Peng with his wife Bai Li, and their daughters Jiang Huilan and Jiang Shulan, all helping each other in.

Another round of busy greetings unfolded. On New Year’s Eve, not one person was missing, the whole family reunited, something the Jiang Family hadn’t done in over a decade.

Old Master and Grandma Jiang were very excited, continually expressing their delight.

Wang Miaomiao didn’t expect there would be so many people, she somewhat regretted coming today. This was a family reunion and she, an outsider, felt out of place and embarrassed!

“Miaomiao, you’re here, did the good news come true? Congratulations, should I start addressing you differently?” Jiang Huilan was surprised and delighted to see Wang Miaomiao in her home, assuming that since she came to the Jiang Family today, she must have confirmed her relationship with her uncle.

“Hmm? What good news?” Wang Miaomiao looked at Jiang Huilan with a puzzled expression.

Jiang Huilan asked confusedly, “Haven’t you confirmed your relationship with my uncle?”

“What relationship! Huilan, she doesn’t deserve it.” Zheng Zhen had been standing at the top of the stairs for a while. She was initially upstairs and upon hearing the commotion downstairs, knew her son’s family had returned, and came down happily, but was ignored, as everyone’s attention was on the woman she deemed as seducing her son. Hearing her granddaughter mention her son and this woman’s confirmed relationship, she couldn’t hold back any longer and spoke up in anger.

Her voice was sharp and piercing to the ears. The two elders of the Jiang Family and Jiang Zhongyi, and Jiang Yan all cast her looks of displeasure.

Zheng Zhen felt a pang of hurt in her heart, realizing she wasn’t welcomed by the family. Previously, she was merely ignored.

But today, there was too much emotion in their eyes—disgust, warning, disdain…

Since she was displeased, she naturally didn’t want the culprit to enjoy triumph.

“How do you have the face to come to my house, trying to cozy up to my son at the hospital? Is this your shameless attempt to stick to him?”

Recalling the scene at the hospital only increased her disgust towards Wang Miaomiao; a woman lacking in decorum didn’t deserve to step into her house.

Wang Miaomiao clenched her fists, the smile fading from her face, her eyes turning icy. Just as she was about to retort, she heard…

“Hold your tongue, Zheng Zhen, this is the Jiang Family, it’s not your place to act wildly. Cough, cough…” Grandma Jiang got agitated and coughed several times.

“Grandma…”

“Great-Grandma…”

“Mom, don’t get worked up, let’s speak properly…” Jiang Zhongyi glared at Zheng Zhen, wishing he could slap her to sober her up.

Zheng Zhen felt a bitter grievance under her husband’s glare. Who was she doing all this for? Without thinking, she angrily said, “Why should I hold my tongue? I personally saw this woman cling onto Yan Er in broad daylight at the hospital. A woman like her, lacking decorum, can’t you all see? Yet, you let her into the Jiang Family, you all…”

“Enough… cough, cough… cough, cough…” Grandma Jiang was so enraged that she couldn’t catch her breath and started coughing continuously, causing Jiang Zhongyi and the others to scramble in panic.

“Dad, does Grandma need to be taken to the hospital…” Jiang Peng was so anxious that he was about to jump with worry, itching to rush up and seal his mother’s lips for angering Grandma.

“Cough, cough… No need, it’s just a few coughs, why go to the hospital? Step aside.” Grandma Jiang looked at her eldest grandson with slight displeasure, then turned to her daughter-in-law, “Zheng Zhen, Miaomiao is a guest I invited, how can you treat her so rudely; you… you want to infuriate me to death…”

“Mom, don’t let her deceive you, she’s cunning.” Zheng Zhen was anxious, realizing that her mother-in-law was protecting her, she knew that this woman must have fed her mother-in-law countless lies.

“I personally saw her throw herself on Yan Er; why won’t you listen.” Zheng Zhen, out of anger and helplessness, shouted at Wang Miaomiao, “Don’t get full of yourself; you, a bumpkin from the countryside, dare to reach for the Jiang Family, it’s ridiculous, shameless.”

“Shut up!”

“Mom, you’ve gone too far.”

“Zheng Zhen, have you had enough now?”

The collective shouts of anger erupted, nearly deafening.

Jiang Yan’s face was ashen, his hands tightly clenched, veins bulging on his hand backs, his heart was in painful turmoil for the girl standing upright before him, enduring curses and insults. All these harms were brought upon her because of him…

Jiang Yan stepped forward and grabbed Wang Miaomiao’s wrist, his gaze towards Zheng Zhen was frosty, “Mom, what gives you the right to talk about her like that? The incident at the hospital wasn’t what you think; how can you maliciously speculate without knowing the full story? She’s a guest I brought back; is this how you treat guests? Is this your self-perceived superior upbringing? Heh, really eye-opening… utterly unreasonable.”

“Let’s go, we’re heading back to the base.” Having lambasted Zheng Zhen, Jiang Yan pulled Wang Miaomiao along, ready to leave.

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