I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 374 - 321: Fourth Uncle Returns Home with Wife and Child After Eight Years Missing

Chapter 374: Chapter 321: Fourth Uncle Returns Home with Wife and Child After Eight Years Missing

Jiang Mingyue went back inside to change clothes, and then packed two jars of strawberry jam, a bag of fruit, and thirty preserved eggs into the backpack.

She wanted to bring Xiao Ran, so the backpack could only be tied to the back seat. After searching around, she realized there was no rope on either side.

She thought about borrowing some from next door, but when Jiang Mingyue used her spiritual power to see, she discovered the house next door was locked and no one was home.

It was Aunt Zheng who was at home taking care of her grandson. Her family woke up early; every day, before dawn, they would walk through the streets and alleys, finishing their sweeping early so they could go home. The rest of the time, they just needed to carry the trash basket and pick up garbage within their designated area, and after passing the daily patrol inspection, their time was quite free. As a result, Aunt Zheng had time to cook for her little grandson. That kid was mischievous, but he knew to come home for meals at mealtime.

Jiang Mingyue stuffed two bananas into her sleeve cuffs.

When she left, she still ran into Zhang Lanlan, who had recently been fired and was always wandering around. Jiang Mingyue didn’t spare her a glance, walking straight to knock on Aunt Zheng’s courtyard door.

"Humph! What are you so cocky about? Without Xie Yunhai, you and your brother wouldn’t last in the city."

"Hey! Are you deaf?"

"Jiang Mingyue..."

Without a trace of her, Jiang Mingyue entered the courtyard and directly closed the door.

Aunt Zheng watched with a smile, thinking that compared to the one inside, the one outside only got older without getting any wiser.

Aunt Zheng’s grandson, Meng Liqiang, was helping his grandma feed the chickens. Seeing the person who saved him coming to his home, he excitedly threw down the chicken feed and jumped over the fence to run over.

"Ms. Ming Yue, I heard you have a brother? Can I play with him? Don’t worry, I promise not to take him to the river."

The boy’s big eyes were full of anticipation, hard to refuse even with a heart of stone, let alone Jiang Mingyue, who already had this intention.

"Sure, then I’ll thank A Qiang in advance." Though the "sister" address couldn’t be changed, it was alright, just like Yang Fan called her.

Aunt Zheng scolded, "You mischievous monkey, all you think about is running wild outside every day, don’t lead Xiao Ran astray."

"I won’t." Jiang Mingyue took the opportunity to take the two bananas hidden in her cuffs and gave them to Meng Liqiang.

"Thank you, sister."

In this season, there were also bananas in Nanxi City, but ordinary people only cared about filling their bellies and were unwilling to spend money or food tickets at the specialty store to purchase them. Such fruit was something only a small handful of people were willing to consume.

But don’t kids desire them? Naturally, they do, like the salivating Meng Liqiang now, but the little guy didn’t eat in front of her. Instead, he handed both bananas to his grandma.

"You mischievous monkey, how can we accept such expensive things. Ming Yue, you should take them back."

Though Aunt Zheng said this, her eyes were fixed on the two bananas, which were indeed temptingly golden and exuded a faint, sweet scent of ripeness, as beautiful as two little crescent moons.

Jiang Mingyue smiled as she stopped Aunt Zheng, "These were bought back through Brother Xie’s connections. We have more at home, and they spoil easily, so you’re just helping me not waste them."

Not giving Aunt Zheng a chance to refuse, Jiang Mingyue asked to borrow some rope, and Aunt Zheng quickly brought over a brand-new hemp rope, about seven or eight meters long by eye.

"Here, no need to return it. My eldest son likes twisting hemp rope in his spare time, so take it as you need. Is it enough? If not, there’s more."

"It’s enough, thank you, Aunt Zheng." Jiang Mingyue quickly took her leave.

After closing the door, she once again faced a barrage of words.

"Jiang Mingyue, how many benefits did Xie Yunhai give you and your brother? That ungrateful wolf doesn’t even care about his family. Breaking off family ties, not even visiting when his own mother went inside, yet always sending good stuff to you. Tell me, is he going to marry you?"

Jiang Mingyue’s eyes narrowed dangerously, "Looks like Gu Jinhong didn’t teach you how to be a decent person. I’ll teach you today."

"Ah!" Jiang Mingyue directly threw the rope in her hand.

The previously limp rope, in her hand, was like a spirit snake darting out, directly attacking Zhang Lanlan, though the rope didn’t land on Zhang Lanlan, it successfully scared her into running around like a frightened mouse.

Aunt Zheng rushed to open the door, worried something serious would happen, but found that Ming Yue was just teasing the mouse and didn’t actually hit her, so she was reassured.

According to her, some people need a lesson. Not to mention Ming Yue, even she wanted to hit, but her eldest son who delivered rice the other day said hitting her was fine, but make sure to do it at night with a burlap sack, so she learns her lesson slowly.

"What... what are you doing?" Zhuang Xuechi rushed out after hearing the scream, and saw Jiang Mingyue chasing his new wife, his anger rising.

Jiang Mingyue stopped, smiling while tidying the rope, "What am I doing? I’m swatting mosquitoes!"

Zhuang Xuechi: "..." He wanted to express his anger, but indeed his wife had no whip marks on her. He felt a stuffy anger lodged in his throat, unable to vent.

"Take care of your wife, this time I’ll let it go, but next time if she dares to speak maliciously, spread rumors and instigate troubles, the rope will surely land on her."

Zhang Lanlan had calmed down by now, pointing at Jiang Mingyue angrily, "You dare!"

"Why wouldn’t I dare? You said it yourself, I have Brother Xie backing me."

Zhang Lanlan: "..."

Zhuang Xuechi watched as the woman turned and left, his mind also clearing up, realizing that she was someone his family treated as a benefactor. Today he offended her, and if his family found out, his father would surely beat him. So why not change the narrative, claiming that Jiang Mingyue used her favor to bully his already pregnant wife.

"Lanlan, when we get back, tell everyone you’re pregnant."

On Jiang Mingyue’s end, she had already locked the door and left with Xiao Ran.

"Sister, are you tired?"

"Why? If I’m tired, should you ride?" Jiang Mingyue teased Xiao Ran, which left him dumbfounded.

"Aha! Just kidding, sister. This bike is for adults. Even if you wanted to learn, you’d have to wait until you’re as tall as sister to reach the pedals."

Xiao Ran immediately retorted, "That’s not true. Yun Di is much younger than you, yet he can still ride."

"Take note, I said height. Although Yun Di is younger than sister, he is much taller. Think about it, can your little legs reach the pedals while sitting on the seat?"

Xiao Ran immediately looked down at the pedals, watching as his sister pedaled forcefully, then glanced at his own short legs, plunging into silence.

Jiang Mingyue found it somewhat amusing, realizing she wasn’t suited for teaching kids.

"Xiao Ran, there’s a time for everything. No need to rush. For now, just focus on eating well, playing well, and doing well in school. Everything else will come naturally when the time is right."

Xiao Ran thought about it and agreed, "Okay!"

Having something to chat about along the way made the bumps on the road not feel so uncomfortable.

Unexpectedly, they bumped into Qiao Rang, who was coming into town.

"Ming Yue, it’s really you guys? Great! By the way, your fourth uncle has returned."

At this, both siblings displayed the same shocked expression. Yes, shocked!

The difference was that Jiang Mingyue was acting.

In the book, Jiang Zhengqing returned with his wife and children after disappearing for nine years, to settle things with his ex-wife. Calculating the time, it would be next year, but given that the butterfly has flapped its wings, Jiang Zhengqing returning a year early wasn’t surprising.

"Ah?"