Shocking! My Rugged Husband is the Hidden Tycoon in the 70s Novel-Chapter 306: The Tiger Sniffs the Rose

Whether Jiang Xingye is obsessed with desires is another matter, but the book’s claim that he is pure-hearted and has few desires is clearly incorrect.

Xu Qinghuan couldn’t analyze where exactly the mistake was.

At night, the two of them mainly focused on helping Jiang Xingye with his studies.

After Xu Qinghuan quickly flipped through the "Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Self-study Series" she bought, she found no reason to look closely at subjects other than politics.

It was simply too easy.

Jiang Xingye’s progress was already at high school level, and next June, he could contact a school, take the junior high graduation exam and get his graduation certificate.

His mind was sharp, with an extraordinary ability to retain information. He could grasp concepts easily and apply them to different situations, making teaching him quite effortless.

Apart from guiding him through some concepts, Xu Qinghuan would also share a few competition questions from her past life to test him and expand his thinking, and Jiang Xingye thoroughly enjoyed this.

Over at the Jiang Family, this time the second child was quite scared, while the older one was starting to understand things. Although the Jiang Family didn’t allow the kids to go out, the children were difficult to keep indoors and the production team seemed lively.

Once the older child sneaked out, he was informed about his mother’s deeds by his peers.

In his subconscious, he ignored the fact that his mom was kicked off a cliff, only remembering her intent to throw his younger brother off the cliff for money.

The mockery from his peers made him feel incredibly humiliated. Always relying on the fact that his grandfather was the production team’s leader and his uncle was unbeatable in fights, the young boy who aimed to rule Shangjiang Team didn’t even know how to fight back when bullied.

Several children from the Jiang Family watched while a few from the Dong Family attacked the older child, shouting curses.

"Your mom is a villain."

"If your mom weren’t dead, she’d be going to eat lotus seeds."

"Look, look, you’re the son of a bastard spice criminal!"

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The older child seemed dazed, only knowing to cry as he was pushed around by the kids, falling to the ground and having them kick him.

"What are you doing? Who told you to bully others?" Dong Sufen approached, pretending to hit the bullying children, causing them to scatter like birds.

She pulled the older child from the ground, dusting off his clothes, and asked softly, "Did they hurt you, young one?"

He shook his head, "Aunt Sufen, is my mom really a villain? Was she a spice criminal?"

Dong Sufen was taken aback by the question, paused and shook her head, "No, she was just trying to scare your dad; she didn’t intend to push your brother off the cliff.

You and your younger brother are her children. She endured pain when giving birth to you because she wanted you as her children; she couldn’t bear to push you off."

The older child was somewhat confused, tearing up, "But she always snatches my and my brother’s things to give to Jin Zhu and Yin Zhu."

The whole Shangjiang Team knew about He Yuzhen’s situation.

Dong Sufen wiped the tears from his face, "That’s not her fault; it’s your grandma’s fault. Your mom was born from your grandma. If she didn’t give Jin Zhu and Yin Zhu things to eat, your grandma would hit and scold her.

Do you want your mom to be hit and scolded?"

The older child shook his head, "No, grandma hits mom very harshly, and it hurts mom. She feels very sad and cries when grandma scolds her."

"Exactly, so your mom is also helpless, right?"

The older child nodded, "But didn’t it hurt when grandma gave birth to mom?"

Dong Sufen thought for a moment and said, "It shouldn’t have hurt; otherwise, why would she let your mom suffer?"

The older child burst into Dong Sufen’s embrace, bawling, "Boo hoo hoo, grandma is so mean, I hate grandma, mom is so pitiful, I have no mom anymore!"

Not every woman qualifies as a mother, but letting a child understand that they are loved by their mom, even if she is no longer here, allows the love from their mother to protect them as they grow, prevents low self-esteem, and gives them the courage to face life’s hardships and challenges.

A matchmaker came to the Jiang Family, and because of the recent issues, Jiang Xingyong didn’t go to work. Originally, the matchmaker was here for the third son’s marriage, but soon, they started discussing him, and disinterested, he went out for some fresh air.

Dong Sufen held the older child’s hand, making Jiang Xingyong think he was seeing things. He hurried over, "What happened? Why is he crying?"

Jiang Xingyong picked up his son, seeing the child’s red eyes, feeling both distressed and anxious.

Dong Sufen was about to mention the kid being beaten by others when the older child didn’t want his dad to know he was cowardly. Today, he only chose not to fight back, not because he couldn’t win.

He quickly interjected, "Dad, I miss mom. Aunt Sufen said mom has turned into a star, watching over my brother and me from above, protecting us."

Jiang Xingyong’s nose tingled with emotion; he felt pure sorrow for his son as he patted the child’s head lightly against his ear, "Yes, and your dad will also protect you and your brother."

This tender moment left a significant impact on Dong Sufen. She usually only focused on work, with the burden of supporting the family too heavy for her to raise her head. Even when concerning lifelong issues, she’d only consider men who might marry into her family.

Married ones, those with partners, or those with good conditions, especially the likes of Jiang Xingyong, were never within her focus.

She never imagined that a strong man like Jiang Xingyong could be so gentle.

Dong Sufen felt her heart skip a beat, and hurriedly left, Jiang Xingyong called after her, "Thanks a lot, Sufen!"

Dong Sufen smiled and said, "It’s nothing really, the child is too young to accept things all at once, it takes time."

"Yes, I told him not to go out, but the little rascal was naughty and ran off on his own." While he spoke reproachful words, his large hand gently stroked the older child’s head.

Dong Sufen’s gaze withdrew from that hand, even contemplating how comforting it might feel to be touched by such a broad and warm hand.

Her cheeks flushed slightly as she hastily said, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now."

Not waiting for Jiang Xingyong’s reply, she briskly left.

Zhou Guizhi saw off the matchmaker and asked Jiang Baohua, "The Li Family doesn’t know where they heard rumors about Xingjun possibly joining the army, so they’re urging the marriage to be completed quickly.

I must say, they’re something else. We proposed the marriage numerous times before, with one excuse today and another tomorrow, continuously postponing and refusing to agree; now suddenly they’re in a hurry about it."

The matchmaker Chai who just came was discussing Jiang Xingjun and New United Team’s Li Xiulan’s marriage. They’ve been engaged for two or three years, and the Jiang Family has visited several times to push the marriage, but the Li Family never agreed.

Neither discussing marriage nor retreat, always mentioning the girl is young and needs to stay home for a couple of years.

Now they’re urgently pressing, claiming the Jiang Family is holding up their daughter, engaged for years without marrying, causing outsiders to gossip about her.

Zhou Guizhi indeed felt wronged!