Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 14: Chapter 14: Strike First to Gain the Upper Hand

Chiang Xiao knew that Guiying would come to cause trouble early tomorrow morning, and indeed, Ho Laidi would go to ask the Fairy for help. In the previous life, it was on this early morning, when she was still sleepily burning with fever, that her grandparents were compelled, with no other choice, to make a compromise.

This time, she must take the initiative.

Although she was still weak and couldnʼt do anything herself, she could seek help from others.

And the upright Secretary Yao was the most suitable candidate.

Both Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao were startled. Chiang Xiao had been shouting about going to see Secretary Yao earlier, but they hadnʼt taken her seriously. Now, from what she was saying, was she really going to seek him out?

”Little, what do you want to find Secretary Yao for?” Chiang Songhai asked worriedly, ”Weʼre neighbors with Da Niʼs family; it wonʼt look good if we make too big a fuss, and the Secretary really doesnʼt like those who disrupt unity...”

Chiang Xiao replied, ”Grandpa, donʼt worry, I wonʼt be reckless. Letʼs eat first.” She was starving, okay? And now, it seems everything had to be predicated on her own health, even her physical strength.

Being so weak, she had no qualification to discuss anything else.

She certainly didnʼt want her hand to be swollen from being hit with a slipper again!

A cold glint flashed in Chiang Xiaoʼs eyes.

All those who bullied her, who owed her—they would all have to wait.

The Chiang Familyʼs dinner was unusually silent and gloomy.

Chiang Xiaoʼs left hand was still swollen, but she resolutely refused to let her grandma feed her. She held a bowl in one hand, sipping the porridge. There were two dishes today: stir-fried sweet potato leaves and garlic-stir-fried watermelon rind, along with a small dish of pickled vegetables.

The pickled vegetables were made by her grandmother herself, and looking at them, Chiang Xiao felt a great nostalgia. After leaving the mountain village, she had never tasted pickled vegetables as delicious as these.

Chiang Xiao suddenly remembered something about these pickled vegetables.

Because actually, she was already seventeen years away from thirteen years old. And during her time in Siyang Village, she really didnʼt fit in with the others, spending a lot of time lost in her own world, so many memories had blurred and would probably need to be slowly recalled, or they might come back in the moment.

Her grandmotherʼs pickled vegetables were extremely well-made. Later, when Song Xiyunʼs family wanted to open a small restaurant, Song Xiyun suddenly was very nice to them. She stopped stealing sugar and even gave them two pounds of it, persistently asking her grandma to teach her how to make pickled vegetables. They never took it seriously, but many years later, she accidentally heard Auntie Deng mention that the Song Familyʼs food factory was doing really well and making a lot of money. Then, Deng Qingjiang scoffed and said, ”Itʼs because my godmother was foolish to teach others how to make a profitable item.”

Thinking about it now, was this referring to the pickled vegetables?

Chiang Xiao made a mental note of this matter.

After dinner, at Chiang Xiaoʼs request, Chiang Songhai carried her to Secretary Yaoʼs house.

Leaning against her grandfatherʼs back, Chiang Xiaoʼs eyes turned red, and tears rolled down. She knew she was too old to let her grandpa carry her. But firstly, she was still completely weak at the moment, and secondly, she wanted to take this opportunity to lie on her grandpaʼs back and truly feel that he was still alive.

Chiang Songhai felt something drop onto his shoulders, hot and searing.

”Little, are you crying?”

”Grandpa, Iʼm happy,” Chiang Xiao said, wiping the tears with the back of her hand.

The village was just that small, and they quickly arrived at Secretary Yaoʼs house. Standing outside the courtyard, Chiang Songhai called out, ”Is the Secretary in?”

Someone came out to open the door shortly after.

A black dog lying in the yard suddenly got up and barked at them.

The Chiang Family was always modest and low-key, and they had never been to the Secretaryʼs house before.

”Heizi, behave!” The person who opened the door shouted at the dog, then turned his head and looked over, pausing for a moment.