Chapter 61: Chapter 61: It’s Really Better to Have Rotted in the Countryside Chapter 61: Chapter 61: It’s Really Better to Have Rotted in the Countryside “Make way, Mrs. Jiang is here, we’re in for a show.”
“That Jiang Nanshu is way too arrogant, Mrs. Jiang values her reputation above all else, losing face like this, I fear she won’t have an easy time.”
“Snort, I just want to see her handle the video scandal, she really isn’t fit for the engagement, not worthy compared to the real heiress…”
The crowd’s chatter was a rustling buzz.
Mrs. Jiang, suppressing her anger, glanced at everyone.
Soon, bodyguards dispersed all the students on the floor.
Only then did Mrs. Jiang enter without showing any expression.
Speaking of ladies of stature, Mrs. Jiang’s demeanor was the most gentle; even though she was fifty-two this year, she maintained herself like a woman in her thirties or forties: hair tied up in a sleek bun and a nobility about her that Mrs. He couldn’t hope to match.
As she walked in, her well-maintained face commanded respect without showing anger, looking at Jiang Yunchuan, “What exactly happened?”
Jiang Yunchuan scratched his head, “The He Family insists it was sister who hit someone, as for the specifics, I don’t know…”
Jiang Nanshu watched Mrs. Jiang’s mood as she entered.
Seeing no particular joy, after all, she had lost a lot of face.
“[Hmm, Mom’s in a bad mood, perfect time to play the victim and annoy her even more.]”
Mrs. Jiang: “?”
Then she saw Jiang Nanshu, crying and clinging to her, pointing at He Lianzhi and Mrs. He with a grievance, “Mom, they bullied me and slandered me, you must help me! I didn’t hit He Lianzhi.”
Mrs. Jiang had always disliked her acting this way, neither elegant nor disciplined in the least.
Seeing Mrs. Jiang’s still indifferent expression.
Jiang Nanshu couldn’t help but feel resentful.
“[At least He Lianzhi has a mother to protect her, meanwhile, mine would rather I never returned to the Jiang Family. Why is the difference so huge, I might as well have rotted away in the countryside…]”
Mrs. Jiang’s expression almost faltered.
She gripped her hand by her side tighter; she wasn’t incapable of defending someone, but the one she most frequently defended was Jiang Leyi, even though she wasn’t her biological child, she still loved her as her own.
And Jiang Nanshu, she seemed to have never truly defended her in public, no matter the size of the gatherings, she only hoped she would speak less and not embarrass her.
Looking at it, she truly had failed as a biological mother.
Mrs. Jiang reached out and gently patted Jiang Nanshu’s hand, her voice warm, “Nannan, Mom will definitely get you justice.”
Jiang Nanshu: “?”
“[What?? Mrs. Jiang is going to seek justice for me, I must be dreaming, this is insane!]”
Jiang Nanshu was truly shocked.
This did not follow the original story!
When Mrs. He saw Mrs. Jiang arrive, she was the first to start making a scene, “Shuling, you’ve arrived just in time. Look at what your daughter has done to my Zhi Zhi, a perfectly good face is ruined, how is she to manage now?”
“Mrs. He, you’re saying my daughter hit your daughter, where’s the evidence? Everything requires evidence; without seeing the evidence, yet you’re so quick to accuse my daughter, is that reasonable?” Mrs. Jiang spoke gently yet with a resounding firmness.
She swept a cursory glance over Mrs. He’s face, then turned to He Lianzhi, who was full of resentment, “I didn’t even mention that your daughter, without distinguishing right from wrong, slandered mine, inflicting emotional distress.”
Mrs. He couldn’t believe her ears, was Mrs. Jiang actually defending Jiang Nanshu?
She couldn’t hold back and tore into Mrs. Jiang, “Oh, slander? Everyone who was looking on knows that a bunch of people were knocked down in that restroom, with one man and one woman severely injured, and your daughter was the only one unscathed. Who else could have done it if not her? Song Shuling, don’t think that just because the Jiang family is powerful and wealthy, you can bully others. Our He family won’t stand for this!”
“My daughter was beaten up like this, I can’t just let it slide. Either Jiang Nanshu apologizes to my daughter, or the Jiang family compensates us with ten million, and we’ll consider the matter settled.”
Mrs. Jiang’s face grew colder as she turned to her fifth son, “She said everyone who was looking on knows. Did you see it?”
Jiang Yunchuan, prompted, “…”
He shook his head like a rattle-drum, “No… I only knew my sister went to the restroom, she just accidentally entered that battlefield…”
Mrs. Jiang stood up straight, “Did you hear that? The onlookers said they didn’t see it. Now, I give you two choices: have your daughter bow and apologize to my daughter, or compensate my daughter with twenty million for emotional distress, and we’ll consider the matter settled.”
Mrs. He, “…”
She really had seen it all now. The Jiang family had the nerve to jack up the price!
So, she sneered, “This is the first time I’ve seen such shameless behavior from you. Song Shuling, it’s really something that a woman of your supposedly cultured and scholarly background could be so lacking in manners. Your elegance must all be an act.”
Mrs. Jiang felt a flash of heat on her face. Cultivation and elegance were in her bones, what she always endeavored to show everyone.
Though it was rude, she couldn’t let Jiang Nanshu be truly bullied.
[What use is elegance and cultivation, the Qing is gone, yet she still binds herself with these rigid rules. I bet even when she knew Chu Xin was trying to seduce her husband, she wouldn’t slap Chu Xin, because her manners wouldn’t allow her to act like a shrew.]
Mrs. Jiang, who had been red in the face, instantly turned pale.
Jiang Nanshu had hit a raw nerve.
Because indeed, as her inner voice said, even though she had secretly noticed Chu Xin’s interest in Mr. Jiang, she couldn’t bring herself to make a scene and tarnish her image by fighting in public.
She was nearly depressed to death.
A man in his fifties, even if well-maintained, why would someone still covet him?
Mrs. Jiang steadied her mind and spoke coldly, “No matter what, my upbringing is still better than yours, climbing up from being a mistress. Without evidence, I won’t allow you to harm her.”
Mrs. He almost charged forward to rip Mrs. Jiang’s face off when she heard “climbing up from being a mistress”.
It was the taboo that she couldn’t mention. Since she had firmly secured the position of Mrs. He, her status had long been different from before.
No matter the means, hadn’t she succeeded?
Seeing that the hulking Jiang Yunchuan was guarding against her, Mrs. He could only grind her teeth and swallow them.
Thinking of another scandal involving Jiang Nanshu, she sneered and turned to Lu Qingyan, “Young Master Lu, since all those with the surname Jiang are part of the same family, they surely say they didn’t see anything. But what about you? Did you see it? Jiang Nanshu’s heinous deeds!”
Any man would find it hard to bear being cheated on, and Jiang Nanshu had made such a high-profile mess. The video wasn’t long, and the light was dim, but it clearly revealed several people.
Jiang Nanshu, Lu Qingyan, and an unknown male model.
When the video came out, it was said that Lu Qingyan’s mother almost demanded to call off the wedding right then and there. It was only suppressed once again by the Lu family patriarch.
She thought that of all the jokes Jiang Nanshu had caused over the past three years, this was the most severe.
The Lu family would surely not put up with it any longer.
She was very confident that Lu Qingyan would not cover up for Jiang Nanshu.
Mrs. He stood a bit straighter, waiting for Lu Qingyan’s answer.
But he was looking at Jiang Nanshu.
She blinked her bright, innocent apricot eyes, truly demure and ravishing.
Lu Qingyan calmly said, “I trust her. If she says she didn’t do it, then she didn’t.”