I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel

Chapter 426 - 365: Ning Er Ya Comes Up with a New Trick

Seeing Jiang Mingyue was not surprised, Ning Er Ya had no other options.

"You know all of this?"

"What else?"

Ning Er Ya lowered her head, deeply realizing the gap between them at this moment.

But she was not afraid.

"Jiang Mingyue, can you help me?" Suddenly squatting down and covering her face to cry, Jiang Mingyue had never seen this before.

"Bang!" The door was shut directly.

"Sister, who was that?" Xiao Ran, who hadn’t started school yet, was playing with coal and was very curious when he heard the noise.

"Oh! It’s nothing!"

Ning Er Ya didn’t expect Jiang Mingyue to have this attitude. When she returned home, she was so angry that she almost tore the house apart, but she also had a pleasant surprise as a package wrapped in oil paper that her mother had hidden in the crack of the wall fell out.

Peeling open the oil paper, inside was the handkerchief pattern her mother embroidered herself. Ning Er Ya was so excited for a moment, and as she continued to peel, sure enough, there were some money slips underneath. She counted; there were over a hundred dollars. Beneath the money, there was also a note. She was literate and immediately recognized her brother’s handwriting, which had an address written on it.

Ning Er Ya decided to give it a try. After packing her things carefully and tidying up the house, she took her bundle and left.

Meanwhile, in the city, Ning Yan’s life was not easy either. Because of the stain on him, even Teacher Kuang didn’t dare to help him this time. He could only do odd jobs everywhere, but with his natural constitution, he couldn’t compete with peers.

He was busier than a dog every day. Even when he got home, he had to bear Han Shu’s nagging.

"You know, with how Jiang Zhenzhu treats our mom, you should ask her for some money. If we had that money, what job wouldn’t be available?"

Ning Yan was moved by these words. Yes, if he had money, he wouldn’t have to do odd jobs everywhere, living hand to mouth.

Seeing his expression, Han Shu knew she had persuaded him and continued her efforts.

"At the soy sauce factory, a workshop worker whose wife is sick and needs money desperately is looking for a deal. They offered two hundred, but he hasn’t agreed."

Meaning the money wasn’t enough!

Ning Yan knew in his heart how much to ask Jiang Zhenzhu for.

Jiang Mingyue didn’t know the ripple effect behind this. Looking at the time, it was also time to make dinner.

At home, it was just her and Xiao Ran, so it was naturally her turn to cook.

Opening the cupboard and looking at the ingredients, having meat was good enough.

She cut a piece of cured meat and threw it in the pot to boil. After thirty minutes, she took it out and sliced it. It would taste especially good later with green peppers.

She went to the backyard and picked a handful of chives, pinched some fennel tips, grabbed some scallions, ginger, garlic, and carrots.

She stir-fried the chives with eggs, boiled fennel with lard scraps, and cooked garlic sprouts with stinky tofu.

Just as everything was out of the pot, she heard noise in the yard. Jiang Mingyue walked out of the kitchen to see.

"Mom, should we wait for Third Sister to come back?"

Mrs. Jiang waved her hand, "No need to wait. Your Third Sister will definitely have dinner at the Jiao Family tonight. By the way, I put the piece of meat Jiao Can brought this morning next to the bucket. You’re not going to tell me you didn’t see it, are you?"

Jiang Mingyue: "..." She really hadn’t seen it.

Seeing her expression, Mrs. Jiang knew she was right.

"You, you could see it just by looking down! Take it out and prepare it. While you’re home, let’s have a nice gathering."

It was evident that Mrs. Jiang was genuinely happy.

Jiang Mingyue pointed to the four dishes already prepared on the stove, "Mom, I’ve already cooked everything. It’s enough for us to eat. Should we marinate the meat with salt for later?"

Shen Fanghua saw that, indeed, there was no shortage of meat, as her daughter said.

"Alright, then let’s eat first. We can marinate it after eating, no rush."

At dinner time, Big Brother and Xiao Si came back, and unexpectedly, Jiao Can and Third Sister also returned.

A brand-new bicycle was ridden over, and naturally, Third Sister was on the back seat.

With this, Wang Yazi, who was heavily pregnant, was envious to the point of madness.

However, Wang Yazi also dared not provoke the Third Branch of the Jiang Family. Her mother hadn’t returned yet, and she wouldn’t dare to provoke these people.

Jiang Zhenmei didn’t notice the people on the roadside, just sat on the rear seat enjoying the wind on her face. It felt refreshing, yes, refreshing—cold didn’t exist.

When the bicycle stopped, Xiao Ran was the first to rush forward, "Third Sister, where’s the radio?"

Before Jiang Zhenmei could answer, Jiao Can stuffed a handful of candy over, "Your Third Sister is tired, let her rest for a moment before we talk."

Jiang Mingyue: "..." It was very ridiculous, not because Jiao Can was protective of his wife, but because of that handful of candy.

And Shen Fanghua smiled the whole time. The more she looked, the more satisfied she was with this son-in-law. How didn’t she notice Jiao Can had such a caring side before? Yes, a man needs to learn to take care of his wife.

As for the seemingly calm Jiang Jian Guo and Xia Xiao Si, they actually weren’t calm at all.

They exchanged glances: Although they knew long ago that Jiao Can had intentions toward Third Sister, they didn’t expect this guy to be so protective.

Xia Xiao Si: You should learn from him!

Jiang Jian Guo: The pressure on me is huge!

Jiang Zhenmei also blushed fiercely from Jiao Can’s maneuver and gave him a big glare, "Don’t listen to his nonsense, I’m not tired at all. Yueyue, luckily you reminded me, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to pick up the bicycle. Thanks to your suggestion, I found Big Cousin, and he helped coordinate, letting a previous customer delay picking up their bike so I could take it first. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to buy anything today."

Everyone remembered how Yueyue’s bike took half a year to get.

Instantly, they understood!

Indeed, having money and tickets doesn’t necessarily mean you can buy everything!

"There are no radios in Nanxi City. Big Cousin said he’ll set one aside for me when he gets one. We’ll definitely have it before we get married."

Since Jiang Ming’an spoke, this matter was almost certainly settled.

That meant this engaged couple had already gathered the three turns and one sound, the first honor in the whole village!

Apart from sorting out these two big items, Jiao Can also helped Jiang Zhenmei buy a few pieces of fabric, apparently for making clothes for her. Mrs. Jiang was even more satisfied.

The son-in-law had his daughter in his heart and mind, and this life was secured.

As a result, Jiao Can also had dinner at the Jiang Family, contradicting Mrs. Jiang’s earlier prediction that Jiao Can would return home for dinner with Jiang Zhenmei.

Meanwhile, at the Jiao Family, thinking that the young couple had been out all day and were tired, they prepared a good meal and waited for them to return, only to find:

"Grandma, Grandma, Big Brother is back."

"Where are they?"

"Went to Third Sister’s house."

Granny Jiao understood and put down the sewing project in hand.

"All right then! Let’s eat."

Xiao Meng was puzzled, "Grandma, aren’t we waiting for Brother?"

"No need to wait. Your brother is full at your Third Sister’s house."

The words were a bit upset, but not truly angry, more amused that the grandson had someone to care for him from now on. His skin sure was thick; shouldn’t he be eating at home this time? Fortunately, the Third Branch had solid resources.

Jiao Can indeed forgot about his family waiting at home. There was no helping it, having a wife makes him forget things easily.

After eating well at the Jiang Family, Jiao Can was reluctant to leave.

But it was getting late.

Mrs. Jiang issued the order to leave, "Jiao Can, you haven’t been home all day, your family must be worried. Go back and put their minds at ease. Oh, and take the bicycle back."

Originally communicating with Jiang Zhenmei through signals, he wasn’t stupid and naturally understood what the future mother-in-law meant. He didn’t dare upset his future mother-in-law, obediently agreeing.

But when leaving, he couldn’t help turning back and looking in a particular direction.

Ahem ahem ahem...