Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 355: Chapter 355: Probing Her Background

Chiang Caijiao looked at the door closing behind her, her eyes growing red again.

She wiped her tears and returned home. As soon as she entered, she saw Ho Laidi sitting on the threshold of the main room, eyes gloomily fixed on her, while Song Xiyun was peering out from the kitchen, giving her a look.

Chiang Caijiao couldn’t understand the meaning behind that look, but the intensity of Ho Laidi’s gaze frightened her, and she nervously called out, ”Granny.”

”You wretched girl, won’t you come here? Do you think I’m going to eat you?”

Chiang Caijiao walked over, her hands trembling.

A filthy shoe was thrown at her face; Chiang Caijiao didn’t dare to dodge, and the shoe smacked her directly, the grimy sole leaving a cloud of dust on her face.

Chiang Caijiao bowed her head, tears swirling in her eyes, feeling so aggrieved she wanted to cry out loud, but she didn’t dare.

”Looking at that slappable face of yours, I can tell you didn’t get anything out of her, right? What did that little wretch tell you?”

”Chiang Xiao, Chiang Xiao said she won’t send a telegram to call her brother-in-law back....”

”Pah!” Ho Laidi rushed over, jabbing her finger forcefully against Chiang Caijiao’s forehead, ”You dead girl, just worthless, you’ve followed in that Little Vixen’s footsteps, haven’t you? Brother-in-law? That wild man already assumes he’s your brother-in-law; why don’t you throw yourself at him too? Little bitch!”

Song Xiyun emerged from the kitchen, ”Mother, why berate Caijiao like that? She wouldn’t do that, she went to probe Chiang Xiao at your behest, didn’t she? What’s wrong with calling him ’brother-in-law’?”

She was her own daughter after all; a scolding is fine but why in such an ugly way?

Ho Laidi glared sharply, spitting again, ”What? Now I can’t even scold my own granddaughter? If something is outrageous, it deserves to be scolded! He is nothing but a wild man! Don’t give me that Supervisor Guard nonsense. She managed to seduce a Supervisor Guard? That man is definitely no good item either! Nice-looking? Rich? Probably just uses that face to swindle money from women! Scheming because Chiang Xiao has no parents to swindle from, right? You better watch out properly; that house belongs to us. Don’t let that wild man swindle it away!”

Song Xiyun stood there agape, ”Mother, that can’t be true, can it?”

She had never considered this possibility. Was it really that serious?

”Why can’t it? You all are as dumb as pigs; can you think as far ahead as your old mother?” Ho Laidi was shouting angrily, her rage mixed with a hint of pride.

She could indeed see further and think ahead!

”So tell me, what else did that little wretch say? Did you ask her how she suddenly became so strong?” Ho Laidi glared at Chiang Caijiao again.

Chiang Caijiao shrank her neck, ”Chiang Xiao says she just hates you, because you always hit her, scold her, and bully her, so she can’t wait for you to die! That’s why she called for the man... that wild man taught her how to fight and get strong!”

”What?” Ho Laidi was furious, her hand landing forcefully on Chiang Caijiao’s head, nearly causing her to fall to the ground, ”You worthless good-for-nothing, you hope that I die?”

”I didn’t say it; Chiang Xiao said it! She also said she’s wanted to hit you for a long time, and if you provoke her again, she will hit! But you probably wouldn’t dare provoke her anymore; she said you are a cowardly old turtle hiding away, too scared to confront her!”

”I’ll X her mother, that dead wretch, she really said that?” Ho Laidi’s eyes widened with rage, her hair seemingly about to catch fire, grabbing a shoe and furiously swatting at Chiang Caijiao with it, ”Hearing her talk so big, you didn’t dare bite her to death! What good are you as a worthless good-for-nothing?”

The shoe slapped down hard on Chiang Caijiao repeatedly; she shielded her head while crying and screaming, ”Granny, you couldn’t beat her; how could I possibly beat her?”