Chapter 586 - 26: The Cannon Fodder Daughter and Her Cannon Fodder Dad (Part 26)
Jiang Lai looked at Shen Yan’s determined gaze, with a trace of cold smile in her eyes.
"Criticize? Why criticize us?"
She said as she walked to Jiang Hai’s side, her petite figure blocking the tall Jiang Hai. They were clearly father and daughter, but at this moment Jiang Lai inexplicably gave Jiang Hai a sense of security.
Seeing his daughter, Jiang Hai also perked up, ready to deal with this difficult director.
The opposite party had both hands behind his back, his eyes full of seriousness, with no expression at all, looking very businesslike.
"Your family illegally remodeled the yard! On our street, private remodeling is not allowed!"
Jiang Hai wanted to say something, looking furious, but Jiang Lai stopped him as soon as he was about to speak.
"Say we are illegal, fine, bring the official paperwork."
Jiang Lai, merely a little girl, could remain calm at this time, which the director clearly didn’t expect.
"The street is managed by me! I say it’s illegal, so it’s illegal! If you don’t demolish it, I’ll find someone to help you demolish it immediately!"
Jiang Hai stared angrily at the director.
But Jiang Lai still kept a composed face.
"Director, if I remember correctly, the east end of our street should be the public area, right? It was the place where people used to throw garbage, but now you’ve fenced it off with three walls, enclosing it in your own yard.
If building walls in our own house is illegal, then what does your yard count as?
Now people from our street have to go to the waste ditch behind the coal plant to throw garbage. Last winter, Grandma Li from our yard fell into the ditch while throwing garbage, and she’s still lying at home now, having her daughter-in-law serve her for everything.
If you want me to demolish the wall, fine, but you must set an example, otherwise, where are we supposed to find justice?
Where is Grandma Li supposed to find justice?"
Jiang Lai shouted this final sentence, elongating her neck to holler. The other people living in the same yard heard and dropped everything to watch the commotion.
Especially Grandma Li’s daughter-in-law, who became very active, shouting with a raised voice as soon as she saw the director.
"My mom is still lying on the bed! Director, since you’re here, why not go visit her? The old lady hears nothing now, but keeps muttering your name all day long."
The piercing scrutiny and sarcastic voices from all directions made the director lose face.
He glared fiercely at Jiang Lai, so mad that the fat on his face trembled.
"You, you young lady are really sharp-tongued! Jiang Hai, you’ve raised a good daughter. I still count as her elder, yet she argues back like this?!"
They’ve lived on the same street for generations. A hundred years ago, they were one family, indeed all distantly related.
But at this moment Jiang Hai couldn’t possibly acknowledge him as a relative, standing in front of Jiang Lai and saying stiffly.
"Director, it’s better if you don’t interfere in our family matters. The little girl is just unformed, isn’t sensible. Next time, when we go to a restaurant with the family, I’ll cover the cost."
"I certainly don’t have enough face to eat your meal!"
With that said, the director turned away and left angrily.
Shen Yan became flustered seeing this, glaring venomously at Jiang Lai while having to chase after him.
Watching their backs, Jiang Lai smirked coldly.
This director was usually stingy and cold-hearted, not someone with a warm heart, yet he came to help Shen Yan.
What could Shen Yan give him?
Thinking this, Jiang Lai turned to Jiang Hai and said directly.
"When did mom and the director get so close?"
Jiang Hai wasn’t stupid.
Who doesn’t know the director’s nature?
Someone who shamelessly eats at restaurants on credit without paying back, how could he possibly come here to vent Shen Yan’s anger for no reason?
Jiang Lai gave him an innocent smile.
"Dad, you care for me so much, I’ll definitely study hard and let you go home and rest soon."
"Dad knows you’re obedient, but don’t ask too much about family matters in the future. If your mother comes to you again, come to me."
The shameless woman, being unrepentant is one thing, but now she even thinks about using these sneaky tactics against her own family.
Jiang Hai’s heart was completely frozen.
If there had been any lingering affection for Shen Yan before, thinking about growing old together, now it seems unnecessary.
Seeing Jiang Hai’s expression, Jiang Lai felt relieved.
The first step to getting this man away from being a pawn was to make him see Shen Yan’s true colors sooner.
Before, he truly pitied Shen Yan for raising four children, so he always tolerated her unreasonable behaviors, biting his teeth when he couldn’t endure anymore.
How to live is still living, as long as Shen Yan sincerely cared for the children.
But now, after experiencing so many things and witnessing Shen Yan making a scene at the restaurant trying to ruin his job, then causing trouble at the son’s workplace at the port, with no regard for whether her son could continue to eat.
Jiang Hai saw clearly that this woman only cared for her brother’s two children, others, even if they came from her womb, were nothing but weeds in front of her nephew and niece!
And Jiang Lai, to her, didn’t even count as a weed!
Jiang Hai woke up, Jiang Lai’s mission progress surged.
But there’s still trouble not resolved, yet there’s no rush, days are long, she can take her time.
Shen Yan behaved more properly the following days.
But an aunt in the yard proactively reminded Jiang Hai.
"Your wife always goes out around dusk and comes back late at night, you should keep an eye on her. It’s not safe for a woman to go out at night."
The words are almost blatantly telling Jiang Hai there’s something wrong with his wife.
Jiang Hai just nodded.
"Mm, I know."
After he left, a few aunts couldn’t wait to gather and chat.
"So disgraceful, having married such a calamity! Runs out at night, shameless."
"I also think Jiang Hai is petty, such a trivial matter splitting up with his wife, just because of that girl Jiang Lai. How can he not handle a girl properly, having this chaotic family now, it’s so unsettling."
"You say that easily! Haven’t you seen how Shen Yan treats her daughter, her niece reads books all day in fine clothes, and her daughter? Ruined like a beggar, who doesn’t feel sorry seeing it."
"Do you think Shen Yan really has a man outside?"
The tattling aunt nodded confidently.
"Definitely has, yesterday when I went to the backyard to pick garlic, I smelled meat in Jiang Family’s backyard.
You think, Jiang Hai’s separated from her, how could he give her meat, then think, where did the meat come from?"
The other aunts hearing this sneered repeatedly.
"Just for a bite of meat, abandoned all shame!"
"From now on, I don’t even want her to use the stove, what kind of person is she!"
