Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 130 - Jiang Dong and His Spouse

Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Jiang Dong and His Spouse

Chapter 130 -130: Jiang Dong and His Spouse

Jiang Nan’s ears buzzed from her mother’s sharp voice, momentarily dizzy and with a ringing in her ears.

Back when the two of them arrived in Yangcheng and had rented a place, they were penniless that very month, unable even to lift the lid of their pot, yet they stubbornly waited until payday at the construction site.

Every month, the man earned money at the construction site and, apart from setting aside twenty yuan for living expenses, he sent the rest back to pay off debts and cover the children’s living costs.

In the city, everything required money, even buying a single spring onion. Nowadays, Jiang Nan reluctantly split a single yuan to make it last.

Listening to her mother’s endless chatter on the phone, always about money, Jiang Nan suddenly felt tired and disappointed.

“Mom, when Ze was working at the machinery factory, I gave you twenty yuan a month, and occasionally sent you things. Don’t tell me you’ve spent it all! Not a single yuan saved.”

Jiang’s mother choked, “No, that was a long time ago. I’ve spent it all.”

Jiang Nan frowned, “Mom, I don’t have money either. I still have debts to pay and I need to provide for the children’s living expenses.”

“Your two nieces aren’t as important as your nephew.”

“Mom?”

Jiang Nan couldn’t believe these words came from her mother’s mouth.

She scoffed, “Mom, don’t start with that. Not to mention he’s my nephew, not my child. Why should I, as an aunt, bother with that?

Besides, Jiang Dong took so much money and ran away—I haven’t even settled the score with him yet, let alone neglect my daughters for the sake of a nephew.

Just one thing: there’s no money to give, only my life is left.”

Jiang Nan hung up the phone abruptly, grimacing as she paid over fifty cents, and returned home fuming.

At noon, she still had to deliver food to the construction site for her husband, with no time to delay.

Brother Lu enjoyed the stew his wife specially made for him, mindful of the inconvenience at his worksite, served with a fried egg.

A simple and ordinary meal seemed incredibly delicious.

That evening, when he came home from work and saw two bowls of egg fried rice on the table, big and small, a huge grin spread across Brother Lu’s face.

“Nannan, I’m back.”

“Come and wash your hands quickly, I’ve made egg fried rice.”

“Um, my wife has worked hard.”

After dinner, Jiang Nan finally spoke about the phone call from her mother that morning, “My mother really! When she calls me, if it’s not about money, it’s about money again. She doesn’t consider where I’d get any extra.”

Brother Lu frowned, worried that his mother-in-law might be in dire straits, “I’ll call my younger brother to ask around. After all, she is your mother. Once we’ve paid off our debts, we can send your mother ten yuan a month.”

“That works,” Jiang Nan replied with a furrowed brow.

…

“Okay, brother, I’ve got it. I’ll call you back later.”

After hanging up, Lu Xiaoting hopped on his bike and headed straight for the Jiang Family’s address.

“Comrade, hello, could you tell me where Jiang Dong’s family lives? I’m a relative of his. It’s been a while and I’m having trouble finding the place.”

“Jiang Dong, Old Jiang Family? It’s just inside, the third house from the end of the alley. Just go in and call out, you’ll find it.”

“Hey, comrade, have you heard? Jiang Dong and his wife have come back.”

“Jiang Dong is back?”

The old lady slapped her thigh, “Yes, didn’t they cooperate with his sister before, selling off scrap parts from the machinery factory? When they heard the rumors in the middle of the night, they grabbed the money and ran.”

“Really, I thought I’d never see them again, but they’ve come back.”

“I even heard they got targeted on the way, their clothes slashed and their money completely stolen. With no money and no means, the couple came back crestfallen.”

“Right, I’ve got it, thank you, ladies.”

“It’s no trouble at all, always happy to help.”

After Lu Xiaoting did some more prying, he confirmed that indeed, Jiang Dong and his wife had been robbed and returned home. He waited until after work to call his brother back.

Lu Xiaoting’s explanation was succinct, providing his eldest brother with the information he had gathered.

Brother Lu felt somewhat conflicted, “Okay, I got it.”

…

Watching his busy wife, Brother Lu hesitated whether to say it or not, but in the end, he spilled everything he knew.

“So, my mother didn’t mention anything about Jiang Dong returning because she was afraid I wouldn’t give her money. Moreover, she wanted the money for Jiang Dong and her grandson!”

Jiang Nan felt like there was a suffocating lump in her chest, unable to go up or down.

“Don’t be upset, wife. You still have me to provide for the children,” Brother Lu comforted his frail wife with his arm around her and spoke soothingly.

Tears uncontrollably sprang forth from Jiang Nan, “I thought my mother was quite good to me. I never expected that everything was for her son!

Knowing how much we suffered because of Jiang Dong, she didn’t mention a single word and still had the face to ask me for money?”

“Why does she have to do this when we are all her children…”

…

Mrs. Lu frowned, “Why did the eldest ask you to inquire about her mother-in-law’s family?”

“What? That little bastard Jiang Dong is back!”

Mrs. Lu slammed the table, her chest heaving with anger. If it weren’t for that heartless brother-in-law and his foolishly loyal daughter-in-law, her eldest son wouldn’t have lost his stable job and gone to work in the South.

Even without her son saying it, Mrs. Lu knew how much her son must be suffering without money; otherwise, he wouldn’t send back so much every month.

“I’m going to find that little bastard tomorrow. He caused his brother-in-law’s downfall and still has the guts to come back!”

“Mom, don’t get angry, it’s not worth ruining your health over such a person. Besides, this is, after all, the eldest brother’s brother-in-law. If we make too much of a fuss, it’ll be hard on the eldest brother, being caught in the middle.”

“Mom, Susu is right, my big brother knows what he’s doing.”

Mrs. Lu crossed her arms with a huff, “Know what he’s doing, he doesn’t know a damn thing! If he hadn’t married such a home-wrecker would he have lost his job and gone so far away to suffer!”

Lu Xiaoting was silently on the receiving end of his mother’s rant.

Susu gave her man a look of sympathy and helplessness.

Lu Xiaoting, “…”

The triplets, looking back and forth between grandma and dad, didn’t hesitate to mimic grandma’s scolding pose towards dad.

“Daddy bad.”

“Daddy makes grandma angry.”

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“Daddy, you can’t make grandma angry!”

“Grandma’s good kids know how to care for grandma.”

Mrs. Lu beamed as she hugged and kissed her grandkids, with a look of disdain for her son.

The silently enduring Lu Xiaoting, “…”

—

After a distressing night with poor sleep, Jiang Nan called her mother early in the morning.

Jiang’s mother was somewhat baffled as her daughter gave her a piece of her mind over the phone.

“How did you find out your little brother and his wife have returned?”

“Hmph, never mind how I found out.”

Jiang Nan scoffed, “Only now do I realize that you also favor sons over daughters. You clearly knew Jiang Dong embezzled money and ran away, making us suffer bitterly. Yet, you still have the cheek to ask me for money to support him.”

“Xiao Nan, your brother is quite pitiful too. He was robbed of all his money and barely made it back starving. You haven’t seen—”

“That’s enough, it’s not my fault. Why are you telling me this?”

Jiang Nan took a deep breath, “I’m telling you, I absolutely won’t spend another dime on that ingrate.”

“You ungrateful girl, your brother is the male child of our Old Jiang Family!”