Chapter 5 – Mom Is the Real One

Jiang Dagui leaned over to Jiang Dafu and said,
“Mom’s probably dragging that girl out to kick her out.”

Jiang Dafu gave him a sideways glance—only to see their mother walking out.

Jiang Weiguo was already thinking to himself: If my wife tries to throw this girl out, how can I make sure she stays?

After all, this girl was their biological daughter.

Then, Wang Yingxiu came out holding Jiang Niannian’s hand. As soon as she spotted the three standing at the door, she declared firmly,
“From now on, Niannian is a part of this family. She’ll live in Xiaolin’s room.”

Then she turned to Jiang Niannian and said,
“Go tidy that room up later. Whatever you don’t want, move it out.
If it can be burned, keep it for firewood. If not, find somewhere to toss it.”

Jiang Dagui’s jaw dropped in shock. His chin was practically hitting the ground.

Is this really my mom? The same mom who used to treat Xiaolin so well?
Now she just discards her like that?

That love switched way too fast!

Wang Yingxiu continued, turning to Jiang Weiguo,
“After lunch, bring the household register to the commune office. Cross Xiaolin’s name off and change it to Jiang Niannian.”

Jiang Weiguo hadn’t expected his wife to accept things this quickly either.

She was already asking to update the register? That was fast.
They’d all seen how much she adored her daughter before—was she really able to accept a new one just like that?

“Uh… okay, got it!”

Wang Yingxiu finally turned to Jiang Dagui and ordered,
“Go slaughter two chickens to build up Niannian’s strength. Just look at how skinny she is.”

At that moment, Jiang Dagui’s jaw really did hit the floor.
“What? Two chickens?”

“Just go. Why so much nonsense?”

Big Yellow Dog sprinted off. This was prime gossip material—he had to go chat it up with the animals under the big village tree.
Hot news like this doesn’t come around every day!

Just then, the eight-year-old boy of the house ran in, his eyes full of curiosity as he stared at the unfamiliar Jiang Niannian.

“Who’s this?”

Wang Yingxiu told him,
“This is your sister—your real biological sister.
That other one was fake, from another family.”

Eight-year-old Jiang Xiaolu, dressed in a gray shirt and with a buzz cut, tilted his head to size up Jiang Niannian from head to toe, then curled his lips.

“I don’t want her as my sister. Donkey Egg and the others say no stepmother is ever good, so step-sisters aren’t either.
Get out of my house. You’re not welcome here.”

Jiang Niannian was speechless.
What kind of little brat is this? Step-sister and blood-related sister aren’t even the same thing!

Wang Yingxiu’s face turned dark.
Niannian was her daughter—across two lifetimes.

Before Niannian appeared, she had treated Jiang Xiaolin with the same love she would have given to the Niannian from her past life.

She never expected it had all been a mistake.
But thankfully, everything had turned out okay in the end—her real Niannian had come back.

Wang Yingxiu stepped forward and twisted her youngest son’s ear.

“If I ever hear you telling your sister to leave again, I’ll beat you, believe it or not!”

Jiang Xiaolu yelped from the pain, his stubbornness flaring up as he wailed,
“Ahhhhhh! I said it, and I meant it! I don’t want her here!”

Wang Yingxiu raised her hand and gave him two quick smacks on the butt.
“Niannian is my real daughter—your real sister. If I hear you talk like that again, I’ll smack your butt into eight pieces!”

“Waaaahhh! I don’t want her as my sister! I want the old one!”

Seeing the chaos, Jiang Dagui immediately covered his little brother’s mouth and dragged him away.
“Mom, don’t stoop to his level. I’m off to kill the chickens now.”

Watching Jiang Dagui haul Jiang Xiaolu away,
Wang Yingxiu pulled Jiang Niannian along toward the room Xiaolin used to stay in.