Chapter 241 - 237 Jiang Family
"I don’t know why my parents left home, and Grandpa never talked to me about it. When I was young, I asked him a few times, but Grandpa was reluctant to talk about it, and every time my parents were mentioned, he lost control of his emotions. Since then, I haven’t mentioned it in front of him anymore. However, I’ve heard quite a bit about my mother from Nanny Wang and my aunt."
"My mom was named Jiang Qing’e, and she was a daughter of the Jiang Family in Yangcheng. She had four siblings, two older brothers, and a younger sister, who you just met, Mrs. Jiang Ying. Back then, my dad met my mom while traveling, and Auntie was with her on the trip. After becoming companions, my parents developed feelings for each other during the journey and exchanged contact information, frequently meeting up and traveling to different places. Their relationship deepened over time. However, when my dad thought the timing was right and proposed, the Jiang Family refused him. I could never understand why; even though the Nanrong Family was already wealthy and the Jiang Family also had influence in Yangcheng, our families were well matched, yet they refused the marriage."
"Even though the Jiang Family was against it, my parents were deeply in love and committed to each other for life. Ignoring their family’s objections, my mom ended up marrying my dad. At that time, only my aunt attended their wedding. Because of this, she and my mom were considered traitors by the Jiang Family, disobeying the family’s order, so they were expelled. Since then, my aunt has stayed in East Sea City, working at Hongyu Group. My parents had several happy years together, deeply in love as a couple. However, a major incident occurred not long after Nanrong Hao was born, which led to my parents leaving the Nanrong Family and never returning."
"Regarding the incident that happened at the Nanrong Family, all those who knew kept silent, and I couldn’t find out more. Later, I asked my aunt, hoping to learn the truth from her, but she told me not to ask too much. She said knowing some things might bring more pain, and they didn’t tell me to protect me, to prevent me from being affected by the resentments of the previous generation."
"Yangcheng Jiang Family?" Ling Chen murmured to himself.
Nanrong Wanqing nodded slightly, "I’ve investigated the Jiang Family in Yangcheng; it’s a prominent family with a hundred years of history and significant influence. I tried to contact the head of the Jiang Family, who is my maternal grandfather, but the several letters I sent were all ignored, receiving no response. I guess the Jiang Family did not want to deal with me, so I gave up. Ling Chen, I’m telling you all this just to let you know that my aunt has it tough; she sacrificed a lot for my parents. At the time, she tried her best to persuade the Jiang Family to approve my parents’ marriage. For that, she clashed with her family members, ending up without a home to return to."
"Why doesn’t she live at your place if she’s your aunt?"
"There are three villas in the backyard of the Nanrong Family, besides the ones where Nanrong Hao and I each live, the other one was where my parents used to live. Auntie used to live with them. However, since my parents left, Auntie’s character has also become eccentric, refusing to stay in the Nanrong Family anymore; she says it makes her sad, so she insists on living alone."