Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 502: Chapter 502: You Really Dare to Imagine

The Chu Family had not expected that someone would still remember Mr. Chu’s kindness and invite them to a banquet.

Especially Jiang Yuli, the second daughter-in-law, had been analyzing non-stop with the family since she received the news. ”Coming to Beijing was the right move,” she’d been saying. ”Uncle is a doctor; he must have saved many important people. These are all favors. If we hadn’t found our way here, wouldn’t all these connections and favors have gone to that outsider, Yunyi?”

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaojue, the Second House’s daughter, got her wheels turning. ”Mom, you’re spot on,” she said. ”With Great-Granduncle’s connections, we’ll have protection in Beijing now.”

Chu Yucheng, upon hearing his second daughter-in-law and second granddaughter’s words, wasn’t in a good mood. He knew that those people probably only knew about their family because of Yunyi and merely wanted to extend hospitality on his eldest brother’s behalf, nothing more. What were these people thinking? They were really trying to aggrandize themselves. ”You don’t even know who these people are or what their relationship with your Uncle—your Great-Granduncle—is,” Chu Yucheng said, his mood sour. ”And you’re already dreaming about all these baseless things. You really dare to imagine.”

Jiang Yuli retorted, unconvinced, ”Dad, if the connection wasn’t strong, who would waste their money like that? And listen to the restaurant they’ve booked—is that a place ordinary people can afford to go to?”

Chu Yucheng saw his second daughter-in-law was being stubborn and felt his temper rising. Chu Xinming stepped forward and pulled his wife, Jiang Yuli, back. ”Enough,” he said to her. ”Can’t you just say less? Dad is right. Can you stop always dreaming about such windfalls?”

At this moment, Bai Shuangjiang, Chu Wenming’s wife, also spoke up. ”Second Sister-in-law,” she said, addressing Jiang Yuli, ”don’t forget why we left Ning City. If you stir up trouble again, our main house will have no choice but to formally separate.”

These words shocked everyone in the room.

Chu Wenming pulled at his wife. ”Shuangjiang, what are you talking about?”

Bai Shuangjiang, usually mild-tempered and quiet, said something startling. ”Why are you pulling me? If it weren’t for Second Sister-in-law, Xiaocao wouldn’t have gotten involved with those people. And Gaobo wouldn’t have had any dealings with them trying to protect Xiaocao. How else would we have been forced to abandon our home and livelihood to come to this unfamiliar city of Beijing?”

Saying so, she stood up and left the room.

Her parents and siblings were still in Ning City. If it weren’t for her husband and children, how could she have borne to leave her family? They had left, yes, but her parents, siblings, nieces, and nephews were still in Ning City. She was terrified that if those people couldn’t find them, they might go after her relatives instead. How could she ever face them then?

Jiang Yuli did not take these words to heart. After Bai Shuangjiang left, she said dismissively, ”The tradition is that a family doesn’t split while the parents are alive. Although Mom has passed away, Dad is still here. For Eldest Sister-in-law to bring up splitting the family now, that’s truly unfilial.”

Chu Wenming, sitting across from her, couldn’t listen anymore. ”Enough!” he snapped. ”You have no right to talk about her like that.”

After speaking, he glared at his younger brother, Chu Xinming, and quickly hurried out of the room after his wife.

He knew what his wife was worried about. His second sister-in-law truly was becoming more and more outrageous.

Chu Xinming, having been glared at by his elder brother, turned to Jiang Yuli and shouted, ”Just keep it up! One day, this family will be torn apart because of you!”

Jiang Yuli was now upset. ”Why does everything get blamed on me? Chu Xinming, I’m your wife! How can you speak to me like that?”

Chu Yucheng, feeling irritated, also stood up and left the room. He was truly fed up with this second daughter-in-law of his.

The Chu family’s grandchildren, seeing their grandfather leave, also quickly made themselves scarce. They didn’t want to become the next punching bag for their mother’s or their Second Aunt’s frustrations.