Chapter 13

Jiang Xiuhong and Jiang Xiufen’s mother, Chen Hehua, quickly stood up and walked over to them, saying with a smile, “Hey, Xiuhong, why are your hair still curly? It really looks good on you. It makes your face look a lot paler.”

Jiang Xiuhong excitedly hugged her mother and said happily, “Yeah, I also think that after talking to the hairdresser, my cousin Xiubai got a nice perm, so I asked her to get the same one.”

Chen Hehua nodded happily and said, “Okay, okay, good. Well, have you thanked your cousin Xiubai?”

Jiang Xiuhong shook her head embarrassedly and said, “No!”

Seeing this, Chen Hehua looked at Jiang Xiubai not far away. She hadn’t noticed her before, but after a closer look, she found that this hairstyle looked really good on Jiang Xiubai. She was definitely a beauty, even more beautiful than the actresses she had seen on TV in the village chief’s house in the countryside. A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Hehua’s eyes.

She smiled and said, “Xiubai girl, your aesthetic taste is really amazing. I really want to thank you on behalf of my daughter Xiuhong. This hairstyle suits her very well.”

Jiang Xiubai nodded gently to Chen Hehua, then walked into the house and headed towards the kitchen.

She stayed in the barber shop at noon and didn’t go out to eat. Now she didn’t have time to be stuck at the door and chat with everyone.

When everyone in the room saw this, they started talking, and most of them were praising him.

Jiang Xiubai nodded with a smile, and walked into the kitchen without stopping.

Seeing her reaction, the people at the door looked at Wang Rong and said coquettishly, “Mom, I’m so hungry. I had a meal at home before going out this morning. I was too busy at noon to go out for a meal.”

Wang Rong came back to her senses and said hurriedly, “Girl, why didn’t you tell me you didn’t eat? I’ll go to the kitchen and make you some noodles now.”

As she said that, she quickly walked into the kitchen.

Jiang Xiubai was looking around in the kitchen. In preparation for tomorrow’s wedding, the family had purchased a lot of things recently.

She didn’t know where to start for a moment, and while she was hesitating, she saw Wang Rong enter the kitchen.

She didn’t hesitate and said directly, “Auntie Wang, thank you for your hard work. We can just eat something casually.”

Wang Rong glanced at her, lowered her head to hide the disgust that flashed across her eyes, said “OK”, and got busy.

Jiang Xiubai felt relieved when he saw this. He crossed his hands, pinched his fingers, and walked outside.

There were a lot of people in the living room. In addition to the Jiang family, Wang Rong’s family was also there, and of course there were many neighbors who came to help.

There were many different opinions, and Jiang Xiubai just felt it was very noisy.

But thinking that she would have to eat soon, she just found a place to sit down and listened to everyone chatting.

At this moment, everyone was talking about Jiang Yutong, Jiang Xiufen and Jiang Xiuhong, but no one noticed Jiang Xiubai. She didn’t mind, but instead pricked up her ears and listened curiously.

Not long after, I heard Wang Rong calling for dinner from the kitchen.

The people who were watching in the living room breathed a sigh of relief and stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

After entering the kitchen, Jiang Xiubai walked up to take a look at the noodles cooked by Wang Rong.

It may be because there are enough supplies at home recently.

The food is surprisingly good.

There is boiled white noodles and a poached egg in each bowl, which looks very appetizing.

Jiang Xiubai saw that the other three people took their bowls and started eating without hesitation.

She didn’t want to think about all that, so she quickly took the last bowl, found a seat at the side and started eating.

At this time, several people came in from the kitchen door and looked into the bowls of several people curiously.

Among them, a woman in her fifties said, “Oh, Jiang family, your food is really good.”

Wang Rong smiled and said, “Hey, isn’t it because the two girls are getting married tomorrow? Today is their last day at home, and we have food at home, so I made something for them.”

Upon hearing this, the neighbor jokingly said, “You, as a stepmother, are almost as good as your biological mother. Xiubai, don’t forget your Aunt Wang’s kindness after you get married.”

Jiang Xiubai, who was eating enthusiastically, paused, looked up at his aunt who was talking, nodded, turned around and continued to fight with the noodles in the bowl.

The neighbor curled his lips when he saw this. She’s just a stinky girl who killed her own mother. Why is she so cold?

But she was really lucky. Before her biological mother died, she arranged a good marriage for her, so she didn’t suffer any major injustices under her stepmother’s name all these years.

After thinking about it, the neighbor withdrew his gaze and started chatting with Wang Rong enthusiastically again.

“Jiang family, the preparations for your two daughters’ weddings are really rich.”

Wang Rong smiled softly upon hearing this and said, “After I knew both of them were getting married on the same day, I bought them a lot of nice things. No matter what, I have to give both of them enough face, right?”

The neighbor sighed inwardly when she heard this, thinking, he spoke so nicely, it was only because one of them was his biological daughter. If Xiu Bai was the only girl, she didn’t believe that he could buy so many things.

Still smiling, he said, “Oh, among the people in our family building, you are the only one who treats your daughter so well.”

Wang Rong was flattered and smiled. She glanced at the crowded kitchen and said, “Everyone, don’t crowd in the kitchen. The living room is lively outside. Let’s go out and chat.”

Following her call, the aunts standing in the kitchen walked out of the kitchen, looking back every few steps, leaving Jiang Xiubai and the other three still enjoying their meal in the corner.

After eating and drinking, it was soon evening.

Jiang Xiubai watched the neighbors leave, and then arranged for the rest of the Jiang family and Wang Rong’s family to rest.

In front of the few people at home and Old Lady Jiang, she said to Wang Rong, “Auntie Wang, have you prepared all my mother’s things? I’m getting married tomorrow.”

Wang Rong was talking to Old Lady Jiang at the time. When she heard Jiang Xiubai’s question, her expression froze.

Glancing at the people in the room and the curious expressions on Old Lady Jiang’s face, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes. She raised her head and looked at Jiang Xiubai who was standing not far away and said, “Well, what? Do you want me to give it to you now?”

Jiang Xiubai nodded: “Yes, Aunt Wang, could it be that you forgot, or you still think that before the wedding tomorrow, you can just give me a few things to get rid of? I am not such a casual person. I must see my mother’s things with my own eyes and confirm them. Aunt Wang, do you think I am right?”

Wang Rong···

She sneered in her heart, but said with an understanding expression, “Well, I think it makes sense. I’ll go into the house and get it for you now.”

After she finished speaking, she stood up and walked towards her bedroom under the gazes of everyone in the living room.

Not long after, she came out holding two wooden boxes.

Wang Rong bent down and placed the box on the coffee table in the living room. She then went back and forth to the bedroom several times before standing up straight and saying to Jiang Xiubai, “All the things your mother gave as a dowry are here.”