Qiu Shuyun was also upset that her son wasn’t being responsible, but she had to plead for him, "Dad, Yu Tai must have been delayed by something. He will definitely be back before the new year."

Yin Manqing chuckled lightly, "It’s already past twenty, everyone else is at home, and only Yu Tai is busy? No one else is busy?"

Qiu Shuyun’s face looked a bit unpleasant; this Yin Manqing really knows how to kick someone when they’re down.

Jiang Zhenghong said, "Call Yu Tai after dinner and tell him to come back. It’s inappropriate for him to stay at a girl’s house all the time."

Qiu Shuyun suppressed her anger and said, "Big brother’s words are correct."

Old Sir Jiang didn’t harp on this matter any longer and said, "Let’s eat."

Everyone picked up their chopsticks and ate silently.

After dinner, Jiang Jingheng planned to take Mu Yan home. Before leaving, he told Old Sir Jiang that he and Mu Yan would not be returning for the New Year.

Old Sir Jiang’s face didn’t look too good, and Qiu Shuyun seized the opportunity to make a fuss, "It’s one thing that our Yu Tai is still out there and hasn’t made it back, but you’re in Beijing and still not home for the New Year. Did the family offend you?"

Yin Manqing wished she could seal Qiu Shuyun’s mouth shut, and she said coldly, "Jing Heng must have his reasons for not coming home for the New Year." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Qiu Shuyun wouldn’t relent, "It’s not the first time Jing Heng hasn’t come home, right? I haven’t seen any reasons, only his reckless behavior. Now, he’s married and still not coming home for the New Year. This doesn’t make sense."

Yin Manqing was infuriated, "You..."

"Is it that Nuannuan is spending the New Year with her brother this year?" Jiang Wenhui suddenly spoke up.

"What do you mean, spending the New Year with her brother and not with her husband’s family?" Qiu Shuyun said irritably, "And I remember you don’t have a brother."

Jiang Wenhui glared at Qiu Shuyun, "Mom, you don’t know anything, so don’t speculate. That is Nuannuan’s stepbrother; he’s not in good health and only has Nuannuan as a relative. How could Nuannuan let him spend it alone on such an important day?"

Qiu Shuyun looked sullen, glaring at her daughter, wondering whose side she was on.

She mumbled, "Not acknowledging her biological sister and acknowledging a stepbrother, that’s something."

Mu Yan glanced at her and said lightly, "Even an animal knows to repay those who are kind to them, let alone a human."

Qiu Shuyun caught her tone, and her expression changed instantly, "Who are you calling an animal? How rude. Is this how the Zhuang Family teaches their daughters?"

Yin Manqing burst out laughing, "Second sister-in-law, did my daughter-in-law call you an animal? You’re the one who wants to take it on."

Jiang Zhenghong and Jiang Zhengfeng, the two brothers, were helpless in this situation and pretended not to hear it, to avoid getting involved.

Qiu Shuyun, watching her gleeful expression, looked livid, "You think I can’t tell?"

"Enough, Mom, stop causing trouble," Jiang Wenhui said, looking annoyed, "If you have the guts, get Yu Tai to come back. What’s the point of taking it out on Jing Heng and Nuannuan? Just admit you can’t teach your son properly."

Qiu Shuyun hadn’t anticipated her daughter continually holding her back, wanting to slap her, but Old Sir Jiang was there.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Since when did it become your job to criticize me? You really have grown wings. If you’re so capable, why don’t you coax Dongliang to come back for the New Year?"

Jiang Wenhui’s face darkened, "He won’t be coming back."

Qiu Shuyun sensed something was off and asked, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Wenhui pressed her lips and stayed silent, turning her head to look elsewhere.

Qiu Shuyun grabbed her clothes and demanded, "I’m asking you, what’s going on between you and Dongliang?"

Jiang Wenhui seemed to run out of patience, shook off her hand, and looked at her, shouting, "Fine, I’ll tell you. I’ve divorced him."