Chapter 280: Chapter 280: Seeking Help

At this moment, a group of elderly ladies passing by noticed the two people embracing. Some showed teasing smiles, while others looked with disdain.

Seeing this, Huang Tianyu furrowed his brow slightly and half-hugged, half-pushed Jiang Huilan into the passenger seat.

“Where are you taking me?” By the time Jiang Huilan came to her senses, the car had already driven some distance. She quickly stopped him, “I’m not going out today, Shu Lan can’t come out, and I want to go back to accompany her.”

Huang Tianyu knew she had something to do, so he didn’t insist. He found a parking space and stopped the car, “First, tell me why you were crying earlier? Did someone bully you?”

Although he was a bit disappointed that he couldn’t take her out, he was more eager to find out the reason behind her tears.

“Sigh…” Jiang Huilan was a bit discouraged. Although family matters shouldn’t be exposed to outsiders, he was the one she had chosen as her partner, so he wouldn’t be considered an outsider, right?

Jiang Huilan thought for a moment and then told Huang Tianyu about what happened today, “My mom doesn’t agree with me taking my sister out to play. Her grades were not ideal this time, and my mom thinks I led her astray…” Of course, she spoke mildly and didn’t repeat Bai Li’s scolding from the previous day, as she found it hard to speak. After all, even repeating nice words would dirty one’s mouth, and she couldn’t understand how her mom, an old teacher, could say such things.

Huang Tianyu remained silent after hearing this, recalling the disdain Bai Li had shown him in the past. He felt a bit melancholy. His mother-in-law disapproved of him, and he was at a loss as to what to do.

“What do you plan to do?” Huang Tianyu pursed his lips and added, “Let me know if there’s anything you need me to do.”

Jiang Huilan shook her head, looking a bit troubled, “I don’t know. My mom only listens to my dad, but he’s away for ten days to half a month at a time. When he is home, my mom doesn’t act like this.”

“My mom blames me for not listening to her, so she is even stricter with Shu Lan. I…” Jiang Huilan was anxious, and for a moment, she even considered backing down, thinking she might have harmed her sister…

“What are you thinking…” Seeing her odd expression, Huang Tianyu quickly interrupted, “Don’t overthink this. It’s your mom’s mindset that has a problem, it’s not your fault. Your mom has a strong controlling desire. Even without you, your sister would still try to escape her clutches.”

“What are you talking about? My mom isn’t a devil with claws… You’ve been watching too much ’Magic Holy Star’.” Jiang Huilan was speechless at his choice of words.

“Heh heh, you know about ’Magic Holy Star’ too?” Huang Tianyu chuckled twice and asked Jiang Huilan curiously.

He thought that someone like obedient Jiang Huilan wouldn’t be interested in such comics, but it turned out she not only knew but also…

“So what? I even have a complete set of He Miao’s signed picture albums, all collected.” Jiang Huilan said this with a hint of pride.

“You…” Huang Tianyu really hadn’t expected this.

“Not only that, I also know the author, He Miao. You know this person too, guess who it is?” Jiang Huilan thought of her female companion and suddenly felt she might be able to ask her for help, “Take me to the Jiang Family on Renmin Road, I want to discuss it with my grandpa and them.”

“Sure…” Huang Tianyu followed her instructions, started the car again, and drove slowly, his heart feeling like ten thousand ants were crawling over it, “Huilan, who exactly is He Miao?”

“She’s my little aunt.”

At these words, Huang Tianyu slammed the brakes abruptly, nearly scaring the life out of her, “What are you doing? You scared me to death.”

“It’s really Brother Yan’s wife who drew it? How is she a woman?” Huang Tianyu murmured in disbelief, seeming unable to accept it.

“Why not? Now drive properly.” Jiang Huilan patted him on the shoulder, somewhat proudly saying, “I’ll tell you, my little aunt is really talented, her book ’Silly Boy’s Military Service’ is being made into a TV series, and it’s said to be airing on Central TV this summer.”

“How is she a woman…” Despite all Jiang Huilan had said, Huang Tianyu was still hung up on whether He Miao was male or female.

Soon they arrived at the door of the Jiang Family. As Jiang Huilan got out of the car, she asked, “Do you want to come in and sit?”

“Sure…” Huang Tianyu hesitated just a second before following her inside without hesitation.

The two walked in one after the other, and Jiang Huilan went straight to find Wang Miaomiao, leaving Huang Tianyu halfway to face Old Master Jiang and Mr. Jiang.

Watching his fiancée’s retreating figure, Huang Tianyu felt like crying but had no tears. How could she abandon him just like that?

Jiang Zhongyi and Old Master Jiang knew just a bit about the relationship between Huang Tianyu and Jiang Huilan. Adhering to the principle of not meddling in the affairs of the next generation, the two old men didn’t want to interfere in the matters of the younger generation.

However, since Huang Tianyu had followed Jiang Huilan to their door, they couldn’t just ignore it. Now that he was here, there were things they should know.

“What has Tianyu been busy with lately?” Jiang Zhongyi asked leisurely, trying to gather information casually.

“Unc…” Huang Tianyu started to speak but suddenly stopped, thought for a moment, and with a slightly flushed face, said, “Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, I’ve been busy with developing real estate in the eastern city…”

This change of address by Huang Tianyu directly demoted his own grandfather by one generation. If he really got married, who knows if he would be chased down by the Huang Family for this…

Jiang Zhongyi and Old Master Jiang exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with a sharp glint.

After that, their questioning became more detailed, even asking how many girlfriends he had had and what level of development each relationship had reached.

Huang Tianyu answered joyfully but painfully, confessing all his past absurdities, deeply reflecting on his behavior, and eventually writing a guarantee letter and signing a servitude contract before Mr. Jiang and Old Master Jiang let him go.

Still, he was pleased because he had formally gone through the proper channels with the elders of the Jiang Family.

As for Jiang Huilan, she went straight to Wang Miaomiao. Early in the morning, Wang Miaomiao had just gotten out of bed and hadn’t even washed up yet.

Wang Miaomiao brushed her teeth and washed her face while listening to Jiang Huilan talking from outside the bathroom.

In front of Wang Miaomiao, Jiang Huilan did not hold back and recounted Bai Li’s scolding word for word, making Wang Miaomiao frown deeply.

“Aunt, you’re full of ideas, quickly help me think, what should I do now?” Jiang Huilan followed Wang Miaomiao with small steps, looking rather helpless.

“How old is your mom this year, just over forty, right?” Wang Miaomiao asked as she changed her clothes, with a guess in mind, wondering if it was right.

Jiang Huilan handed her clothes from the side and nodded, “Yes. Is there a problem with being just over forty?”

Wang Miaomiao nodded, “There is a problem, although she’s just over forty, she’s a bit young, but it’s not impossible. I’ve heard there’s a condition called menopause, where people in middle age, if life isn’t going well, are very prone to develop it.”

Jiang Huilan asked anxiously, “Are you saying my mom is sick?”

“Yes…”

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