Chapter 530: Chapter 529: Love-Struck at Home 11

Although Chen Xiuying gave up on the idea of talking to Su Man, she still felt sorry for her son and would occasionally ask Ah Chen to deliver something over.

This Ah Chen didn’t say much, Jiang Maohua, though he married a less than satisfactory wife, hadn’t committed any outrageous wrongs, and the Jiang Family didn’t have other memories, so naturally they cared about him. Years of affection and blood relations are not something ordinary people can easily let go of.

As long as the responsibility of nurturing the fetus didn’t fall on the Jiang Family, and Su Man couldn’t take advantage of them, Ah Chen wouldn’t interfere in other matters.

Recently, Jiang Maohua had been quite busy, much more fatigued than before.

But when he thought of returning home to see Su Man’s smiling face and receive her care every day, he felt it was worth it.

Su Man saw that Jiang Maohua had taken on everything without involving the Jiang Family, feeling displeased but chose not to act yet.

She couldn’t make constant fuss, lest she wore out Jiang Maohua’s patience, so she decided to take it step by step.

Lately, she was concerned with matchmaking between Jiang Chen and Yu Jinyong.

Not knowing Yu Jinyong well yet, she was pondering where to start, until one day Jiang Maohua brought back a piece of pork, and it struck her.

She remembered that Yu Jinyong’s third elder sister had married a butcher, and Yu Sanjie would usually help out there.

As long as she cultivated a good relationship with Yu Sanjie, she wouldn’t worry about successfully matchmaking Yu Jinyong and Jiang Chen.

She definitely wouldn’t watch idly as Jiang Chen pursued a college education!

For this matter, Su Man occasionally ran to town. Occasionally, she bought some things to appease Jiang Maohua, of course, all with Jiang Maohua’s money and tickets. After the property division, most of the money and tickets Jiang Maohua had gotten were given to Su Man for safekeeping.

Su Man wasn’t spending extravagantly, foolishly buying things to lavish on herself, she wasn’t that dumb. After all, she was not carrying the Jiang family’s child, if she went overboard, the Jiang Family wouldn’t stand for it.

However, she didn’t shortchange herself; she ate whatever she wanted to.

In just two or three months, she became acquainted with Yu Sanjie.

Women gathered together, they talked about nothing but those things.

Su Man soon broached the topic, saying her husband had a sister, about eighteen or nineteen years old, and not yet betrothed.

"My sister-in-law is not only beautiful but also a high school student, currently teaching as a substitute at the village school, almost nineteen years old, it’s time for her to consider marriage. I’m not sure about the specifics, but given my sister-in-law’s qualifications, she certainly won’t marry someone from the village, only someone who eats grain supplied by the city is worthy."

Upon hearing this, Yu Sanjie’s eyes lit up.

Her younger brother was also looking for a match lately. The girl’s background didn’t matter much to them; he mainly wanted someone beautiful.

This Su Man’s sister-in-law was not only pretty but a high school student; her younger brother was sure to like her.

Her younger brother wasn’t bad-looking either, finding a beautiful match was only normal, and their future children would be even more attractive.

"Su Man, I’ve got a brother, he’s twenty-one this year..." Yu Sanjie pulled Su Man aside, smiling as she spoke.

Su Man, hearing this, felt satisfied in her heart.

She knew Yu Sanjie would be interested, simply because Yu Jinyong had high standards and loved beauty.

Knowing this so well, in her past life her family even inquired about her on behalf of Yu Jinyong. Her parents were truly tempted, knowing the dowry Yu family could offer was substantial. Consequently, when her matters with Jiang Maohua arose, her parents made a big fuss, considering the Jiang family’s "fault."

"I can’t guarantee anything about this; first I’ll go ask." Su Man said, "After all, my sister-in-law was raised doted on by the family."

Su Man felt a bit sour inside; Jiang Chen was truly lucky.

Despite having two boys in the family, Chen Xiuying and her husband weren’t partial against their daughter compared to their sons. According to Jiang Maohua, Chen Xiuying and her husband had prepared a dowry for her daughter consisting primarily of money and tickets, not less than what Jiang Maohua received.

Unlike her, her parents would have sold her for a good price regardless of whom she married.

"Alright, ask first. Oh, by the way, at which village school is your sister-in-law teaching?" Yu Sanjie asked with her own intentions.

She wanted to prevent Su Man from exaggerating, wanting to verify first whether the girl would catch her brother’s fancy.

If she wasn’t that pretty, there was no need for a meeting, saving her brother from being displeased.

Su Man was well aware but acted ignorant, revealing all information about her sister-in-law completely, putting on a simple-minded daughter-in-law act, evoking scorn in Yu Sanjie’s eyes.

These country bumpkins just love associating themselves with those from the city with stable jobs; she knew them too well. However, Jiang Chen did have quite a good background. If she was pretty, she’d be a good match for her brother.

As for Su Man, she was just slightly better-looking, and Yu Sanjie looked down on her.

In the afternoon, when school was dismissed, Ah Chen and Jiang Maochuan exited the school gate together and suddenly noticed a strange gaze. Glancing inadvertently, it was a woman looking at her.

She recognized her as Yu Jinyong’s third sister.

In the previous life of the Commissioner, due to Su Man’s matchmaking, she married Yu Jinyong.

The Yu family was not a good place, a daughter-in-law wasn’t relieved until she bore a son, with Yu Jinyong’s three sisters and a mother essentially forming four mothers-in-law. The Commissioner had a hard life, not only with childbirth and housework, but Yu Jinyong hit her when unhappy.

He wasn’t just a domestic abuser; he was a madman.

Unable to bear such a life, the Commissioner intended to return to her family for support.

In the end, Yu Jinyong found someone to break Jiang Maochuan’s leg, warning her not to have any such thoughts again or else her family wouldn’t escape disaster. She was warned that as soon as she dared say a single word, her whole family would find it hard to live or die, and even if she reported it, unless she could immediately deal with him, he would make her family’s life miserable.

The Commissioner, just a twenty-year-old girl at the time, was genuinely frightened and didn’t dare say a word.

Especially upon knowing that Yu Jinyong had backing, with complicated influences from both sides of the law, she gave up the thought of seeking her family’s support, leading a miserable life.

After her brother’s leg broke, making him crippled, she felt extremely guilty, not daring to resist Yu Jinyong.

"Little sister, what’s wrong?" Jiang Maochuan gently patted Ah Chen on the shoulder, "Are you tired?"

"No, just thinking about something," Ah Chen said, "By the way, brother, do you think the situation is not as tight now?"

Due to the Commissioner marrying Yu Jinyong, her family was implicated, causing Jiang Maochuan and Liu Yujia to miss their chance to take the university entrance exams, though they were capable of passing.

She believed the Commissioner could have passed too; in fact, she eventually convinced Yu Jinyong to let her take the exams, claiming it would flatter him.

But he quickly changed his mind again, most likely due to Su Man’s influence.

Jiang Maochuan was puzzled, unsure why his little sister suddenly brought this up, lowering his voice to ask, "Did you hear anything?"

"I think there’s a possibility that college entrance exams will resume. The country needs to select talents, it can’t remain stagnant forever, reinstatement is inevitable."

"Now that there’s a scarcity of talent, it’s an opportunity for us, might as well prepare early." Ah Chen lowered her voice. This concerned the Commissioner’s brother and sister-in-law; doing well would certainly be better.

Su Man was inconsequential; the Jiang family was what mattered.

Jiang Maochuan and his wife weren’t short-sighted, agreeing with Ah Chen’s logic once she explained it.

"Certain intellectuals in the village probably have more informed updates," Ah Chen added, referring to those from once well-off families sent here for various reasons during the movement, some genuinely resettled, others seeking refuge.

Jiang Maochuan suddenly understood, guessing that something was stirring among the intellectuals which his little sister had observed.

Would the university entrance exams really resume? The couple started feeling hopeful.