Chapter 119: Preparing to Move
Shen Xing was sold off by Jiang Cheng like a watery plum.
"Master Ma, I respect your rules, but I also have my own principles."
"You helped twice, I helped you with work. Looking at your expression... could it be that you think seven days is too short?"
Old Ma looked at Jiang Cheng in disbelief and said one word.
"Annoying."
Jiang Cheng immediately assured, "I promise, our Shen Xing doesn’t talk much, just works! If he doesn’t do something, both our Shen Xing and Shen Yue can’t sleep at night."
Old Ma’s murky eyes flashed with a "Forget it" expression.
He didn’t believe it at all!
"That’s settled then, see you tomorrow!"
Jiang Cheng left.
Old Ma’s face wrinkled and a fleeting smile passed by.
He hunched over and leisurely returned to the small mud house.
On the other side, Jiang Cheng rode the wind back to the big courtyard, coincidentally running into Lin Jiaojiao and Yang Yuanming.
Lin Jiaojiao had slightly curled hair, wearing a dress against the cool breeze, paired with small stockings, and stepped in black leather shoes.
Trendy, sophisticated, wealthy.
Standing at the Lin Family doorstep, Lin Jiaojiao saw Jiang Cheng entering, brushed her hair with one hand, her voice exuberant.
"Keep this chicken to eat, I’ve gotten sick of eating it lately, I just want some plain congee and side dishes."
"It’s all because of this child being so picky, I can’t eat anything except sour food."
Lin Jiaojiao pretended to caress her not yet bulging belly.
Jiang Cheng came in with a bicycle, backed up two meters quickly.
That movement, that speed, it could be called dodging a plague.
"Jiang Cheng, what do you mean by this?"
Lin Jiaojiao instigated trouble, Jiang Cheng immediately retreated another meter, until she couldn’t retreat any further.
"I want to stay far from you."
"Afraid you’ll bite me for no reason."
What Jiang Cheng didn’t say was, she’s afraid the brainless Lin Jiaojiao might do something bad, then blame it on her if something happens to the child.
Lin Jiaojiao snorted at Jiang Cheng, arrogantly said, "Who wants to bother with you!"
That demeanor, just short of saying Jiang Cheng is not worthy.
Most people can’t stand such disregard, but Jiang Cheng is not most people.
She immediately climbed up the pole and said, "Great! Please don’t bother with me! Ignore me when you see me!"
She absolutely wanted nothing to do with it.
After speaking, Jiang Cheng pushed the bicycle into the Shen Family.
Shen Yue helped out, shutting the door with a bang to block the Lin Family’s view.
Lin Jiaojiao didn’t hear Jiang Cheng retort, assuming Jiang Cheng feared her.
The suppressed anger from being dominated by Jiang Cheng for months was released in that instant.
"Count her as sensible, or I’d show her!"
After speaking, Lin Jiaojiao was echoed by her mother.
"Exactly, she dared to give me attitude the other day, today she kept quiet seeing you!"
"Humph, what a bunch of nonsense!"
Mother and daughter stood on the steps boasting, profanity spilling from their mouths.
The split scene was deeply disliked by Yang Yuanming who was always standing behind.
He had long known Lin Jiaojiao was snobbish and not too bright, otherwise how could she have entered the Yang Family’s door.
Thinking about this, Yang Yuanming glanced at Shen Family’s door.
He recognized Jiang Cheng, she was the one who called the police to catch him that night.
Yang Yuanming thought about retaliation, but with his father at a crucial point currently, it was better not to cause trouble.
"Oh dear, I’m so tired, Yuan Ming... let’s go home."
Lin Jiaojiao pretentiously extended her wrist, and Yang Yuanming promptly supported Lin Jiaojiao, turning his head politely to Lin’s mother, "Mom, Jiaojiao is tired, we’ll head back first, see you another day."
"Sure sure sure! Walk slowly."
Yang Yuanming’s genuine concern made Lin’s mother and Lin Jiaojiao feel very gratified.
Lin Jiaojiao believed that Yang Yuanming must be deeply in love with her to treat her so well.
From their wedding till now, Yang Yuanming was indeed very "close" to her.
Supporting Lin Jiaojiao, Yang Yuanming focused on her belly thinking: this must be a boy.
The old doctor said that the "dragon’s vigor and tiger’s might" pills can only be taken once.
Fortunately, Lin Jiaojiao’s belly was cooperating, otherwise...
Yang Yuanming’s thoughts were hidden, as usual, attentively caring, supporting Lin Jiaojiao.
Shen Family.
Jiang Cheng was with Shen Yue, lying on the window.
Seeing Lin Jiaojiao leave, Jiang Cheng gathered Shen Yue and ended their spying, gravely looking at the three in the Shen Family.
"From now on, do not be alone with Lin Jiaojiao, keep at least three meters... no! Five meters distance when you see her, no matter what she says, don’t bother."
"Remember?"
Shen Xing, Shen Yue, Grandma Shen rarely saw Jiang Cheng serious, each agreed and promised.
"It’s not that I wish her ill, if she can give birth smoothly I’ll congratulate her; but somehow it feels unlikely, just a hunch. We need to be careful not to get blamed."
Jiang Cheng added a sentence, Grandma Shen and others expressed understanding.
After finishing, they prepared to eat.
On the table were stewed cabbage with vermicelli, and a piece of tofu.
A big bowl of food, with Grandma Shen’s steamed multigrain buns, the four enjoyed it heartily.
"Shen Que called."
Jiang Cheng’s words halted the movements of the three.
"He said he can return to S City in about a week, just as I rented the house next door, I plan to move there tomorrow."
After speaking, the three opposite put down their buns.
Shen Yue was the first to speak.
"Sister, what if my brother moved next door?"
Shen Yue finished and looked hopefully at Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng hadn’t answered, Grandma Shen spoke first.
"No way! Yue Yue, we like Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cheng is part of our family, but that’s just our opinion, outsiders don’t see it that way."
After this, Grandma Shen looked at Jiang Cheng, "We will help you move tomorrow, but you keep eating here, I’ll cook for you."
"I’ll tidy up your place too, you do what you need to, no delays, understand?"
Jiang Cheng smiled warmly, nodding.
"I knew Grandma Shen cares for me."
With things settled, they continued eating.
After the meal, Shen Yue studied culture classes, Shen Xing previewed higher-grade textbooks.
Jiang Cheng began her translation work.
A big pile of books awaited her translation.
Early the next day, Jiang Cheng woke up early to continue translating.
At six, she went next door to inspect.
Next door, the entry was a living room doubling as a kitchen, with a room on the right.
There were only these two rooms.
In the house, there were tables and chairs, beds too, but other small items like bedding and curtains, Jiang Cheng needed to add herself.
After surveying, Jiang Cheng knew what she needed, returning to Shen Family.
After breakfast, she sent Shen Yue and Shen Xing to school.
On her way back, she first went to the textile factory.
The foreign exchange was earned, bonuses had not been collected!
Riding the bicycle to the textile factory, Jiang Cheng hadn’t stepped off the bike when the gate Grandpa pushed open the gate for her.
Grandpa stood at the entrance, arms directing traffic, shouting: Enter! Directly enter!
This treatment, visibly improved!