Chapter 359 Provocation Gets Snubbed
Luo Qiao smiled and said, "Then I’ll take it over, and it’ll be a good opportunity to let Grandpa know I’m back."
When Yuan Jianing got to the kitchen and Auntie Chen saw her about to wash the apples, she said, "That Luo Qiao really lacks common sense. How could she let you wash them? The water is freezing, yet she knows how to slack off."
Yuan Jianing glanced at Auntie Chen and said, "Auntie Chen, Luo Qiao is also a member of this family. You should really keep such comments to yourself. I’m not someone who’s going to do something foolish just because you stirred things up. I don’t want to hear this kind of talk again."
Auntie Chen hadn’t expected her first attempt at meddling to be shut down by Jianing so swiftly, and said in a fluster, "I didn’t mean it that way, Jianing. You can’t just say such things recklessly, all right?"
Jianing was rather unimpressed with Auntie Chen’s behavior and, without paying her more attention, simply said, "Mind your own duties, and don’t think Grandpa will always protect you."
Whenever Aisiss came home during school breaks, Auntie Chen would always tell her about how pitiful Aisiss was, suggesting subtly that she should take extra care of her daughter.
She would say how things would be different if Aisiss’s father were still alive. It was tolerable once or twice, but hearing it repeatedly was truly annoying. During school terms, Aisiss would often take fruit and snacks from home to supplement her needs.
The family tolerated it out of respect for the late Ai Hongqi, but the last straw was when she set her sights on the dried seafood, not considering that it included portions for her second uncle and youngest uncle. They couldn’t imagine how many more goods would have had to be subsidized if not for that.