I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 331 - 295: River Rescue (Part 2)

By the way, spiritual power... But unfortunately, her spiritual power can’t attack.

Tsk! What’s the use of it?

Thinking back on the woman’s attitude, it turns out she’s not acquainted with anyone but harbors malice towards everyone.

Jiang Mingyue can’t be bothered with such people; she rescued the child, and if it were Zhou Lanfen who had fallen into the river, she would definitely have turned a blind eye.

As for the other two kids, their families didn’t come, but they themselves ran over to thank her, and that was enough.

On the way back, Grandpa Tian and Grandma Shen accompanied her, and Jiang Mingyue learned that the two elderly lived in the No. 39 tenement compound.

The compound belongs to the soy sauce factory, and the two elders are retired workers from there.

In name, they rent the place, but in reality, it’s their home, and the company doesn’t charge them rent. Zhou Lanfen’s family also lives there, but they are actual tenants who pay rent every month.

"The other two boys you saved, one is Yang Fan and the other is Meng Liqiang, live next door to us in a small yard. It’s their ancestral home, but they share the same house number, No. 40."

A bit messy!

Also, quite a coincidence.

At the entrance of the tenement compound, Grandpa Tian warmly invited Jiang Mingyue to come in and sit for a while, saying he wanted to introduce his granddaughter to a good friend.

Grandma Shen also joined in, "Move around more, Ming Yue, you’re too much of a homebody, young people shouldn’t be like this."

Ever since she saved the child, the old lady has seemed like a different person.

Regrettably, Jiang Mingyue didn’t get to meet Tian Xiangxiang, so she made an excuse that she had things to do at home and left.

"Ming Yue, come visit when you have time."

"Ming Yue, come sit at my house too."

Jiang Mingyue: "..." Going out, she looked at the eggs and egg cakes that Grandpa Tian and Grandma Shen had stuffed into her hands, feeling quite pleased.

It seemed both elders were good-natured people.

This morning when she came over with persimmons, the old lady had lots of books at home, showing she was a person of cultural background, and Grandpa Tian liked to do crafts. The bamboo grove in the tenement compound was planted by him; he would cut some down to weave baskets, dustpans, and sieves, etc. Jiang Mingyue thought to ask him later if he would be willing, she planned to order some baskets.

Jiang Mingyue didn’t expect to be stopped on her way out.

"Are you the one who pushed my nephew into the river?" A girl with a ponytail suddenly interrogated her; Jiang Mingyue frowned, glanced at the girl’s face similar to Zhou Lanfen’s, and had a conclusion about her identity.

"Are you sick? Please get it clear that I risked danger jumping into the river and saving your nephew. In your family’s mouth, somehow I became the one who pushed the child in, there’s gotta be a limit to turning black into white. Luckily there were many witnesses today; otherwise, with your family’s unreasonable trouble-making, I, the rescuer, would find it hard to speak out."

Han Shutang realized it might be her mom talking nonsense again, awkwardly stepped aside.

"Sorry, I didn’t get it straight."

"Do I need to find witnesses? After all, I don’t want to be stopped by your family again."

"I, I don’t need it, sorry!"

Jiang Mingyue left with a stern face, thinking to herself that she really should have checked the calendar before going out today, as she kept encountering the best.

Back at her own door, Jiang Mingyue saw swallows flying above the door header while taking out her key.

No wonder the southern climate is warm; even in this season, there are swallows nesting.

Just puzzled about why, with today’s experiences, she’s encountering crows or snakes, not swallows.

But the next moment she found out.

"Yueyue..."

This voice sounds so familiar! Jiang Mingyue immediately turned around to see Shen Fanghua and the party.

"Mom, why are you here?"

Xiao Ran had already run over to hug her leg, "Third Aunt missed Sis, so she brought us to visit Sis. Quick, Sis, I can’t hold it anymore."

The little guy blushed, and Jiang Jianjun felt quite helpless; the little crumb-sized kid wouldn’t even solve it on the roadside.

Seeing this, Jiang Mingyue understood immediately and quickly opened the door, pointing at the back yard path.

"The restroom is at the back, go quickly. Do you need toilet paper?"

"I do." The voice as soft as a mosquito.

Jiang Mingyue found it amusing.

Jiang Jianjun swiftly grabbed the toilet paper and chased after him.

"Mom, here, let’s take off the back basket first." Jiang Mingyue first prepared honey warm water, a big bowl for each person.

Jiang Zhenmei: "I’m dying of thirst, Ming Yue, make me another bowl."

"Okay, thanks for the hard work, Third Sister."

"It’s just walking, how’s that hard work?"

"Mom, why didn’t you ride the tricycle? And there’s a bicycle too?" There are two.

Xia Xiaosi hurriedly made a gesture at Jiang Mingyue.

Jiang Mingyue: Someone’s come to pick a fight.

"By the way, Mom, I’ll go cook dinner, you all take a break first."

Shen Fanghua struggled to get up, "I’ll cook for you, you child, you have to work and cook, don’t exhaust yourself." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Jiang Mingyue: "..." Sweat!

The kitchen can’t fit too many people, in the end, it was Jiang Mingyue and Xia Xiaosi cooking, while Xiao Ran managed the fire.

"Didn’t expect such a good yard to have this kind of stove?"

"Big Cousin renovated it, only used when there are many people, usually we just use the stove."

"So, what happened at home?"

Xia Xiaosi suddenly glanced at the entrance, confirmed no one was there, and then spoke quietly.

...

"Grandma’s family came to visit?"

"Yes, Big Uncle, Third Uncle, Little Aunt, our Mom is number two."

Jiang Mingyue thought of that book "Human World Cake Fragrance," according to Mrs. Jiang, Grandpa was distressed over his daughter back then, seeing his daughter’s determination, thus angered to cut ties, logically speaking, the children he raised should all be pretty good.

"Uncles I think aren’t the issue, but Big Aunt is disruptive, and that Little Uncle looks polite, smiling all the time, I suspect inside he’s holding back something bad.

They as a whole family came over, said it was to see our Mom, yet didn’t bring anything, still during meal time, Mom took out half a bag of flour to make meat dumplings, all eaten up, and this isn’t it, Big Aunt even searched our kitchen before leaving, claiming she couldn’t take it, borrowed our Mom’s tricycle, the bicycle was taken by Little Uncle, saying they had an urgent matter in the city, would return it later. I think, having them take the initiative to return it, won’t be easy!"

"Could it be that the Uncles heard the village was doing well, so they came looking?"