Chapter 66 - 66: Exposure

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Sun Junyan was stunned. “What?”

Qiao Qinghe put on a stern face, threw his chopsticks onto the table with a “clang,” and scolded, “Keep your nose out of Changsun’s business.”

“He’s the one who’s done it and I can’t even say anything?” Anger flared in Madam Sun’s heart. The memory of Qiao Qinghe’s words about division of the house fanned the flames. She too threw her chopsticks on the table and spoke with an aggressive tone, “Xiaowu, you be the judge. Who’s in the right here?”

As his parents started to argue, Sun Junyan quickly said, “Mother, calm down, take it slow.”

“I can’t calm down!” Madam Sun slammed on the table and began to tell all that had happened.

From the day Zhuang Luhe ran off, she and Zhu Cuiying clearly went to occupy the house. But in her narrative, they were trying to help alleviate Qiao Changshun’s family problems.

It was Qiao Xiaomai who was ungrateful and even deliberately tried to taint her and Zhu Cuiying’s reputation, clamoring to see an official. What a foul wench!

Then there was the incident on the fifth day. Zhu Cuiying went to give respects and offered money.

Even though Zhu Cuiying was being accused of stealing silver and consequently beaten, according to her, Zhu Cuiying saw the penniless Qiao Xiaomai suddenly becoming extravagant and warned her out of concern. But this ungrateful wretch Qiao Xiaomai took her incidental remark to the village chief.

She even planned to make a scene at the academy in town to distract Sun Junyan from his studies.

After going through the whole series of events, Madam Sun’s face became distorted with rage, “Xiaowu, your elder sister-in-law and I were clearly considering for Changsun’s sake, but ended up being reprimanded and beaten. How can I not be angry?”

Sun Junyan was gobsmacked.

This story hardly seemed like something his quiet and hard-working niece could stir up.

“Mother, calm down, take a sip of soup.” Sun Junyan picked up the bowl in front of Madam Sun, filling it with chicken soup.

Then he turned to Zhu Cuiying, “Elder sister-in-law, are you alright?”

“I’m fine, I’m fine.” Zhu Cuiying quickly shook her head.

She never threw tantrums in front of her brother-in-law. She dared not defile his scholarly elegance.

Sun Junyan gave a small smile and turned back to Madam Sun, gently asked, “Without discussing who is right or wrong for now, Mother, did you say Xiaomai sold her vegetable recipes to Jiwai?”

Madam Sun’s anger subsided a little with Sun Junyan’s considerate gesture of pouring soup. She picked up the bowl and took a sip to moisten her throat, then said, “That’s what Tong Sanlang said. Who knows if he was lying, he’s been bewitched by that wench, he might be making up stories to help her.”

Hearing this, Sun Junyan pointed to the Fried Cold Noodles and Fried Noodle Strips on the table, “These two dishes are newly introduced at Jiwai. They’ve taken over Bailu Town in just a few days.”

“The timeline of Xiaomai selling vegetable recipes and these two dishes appearing matches perfectly. If what Tong Sanlang said is true, these two dishes must be Xiaomai’s innovations.”

Every time he returned home, he would bring some delicacies for Qiao Qinghe, Madam Sun, and the children of the Qiao family. The Fried Cold Noodles and Fried Noodle Strips are very popular in entire Bailu Town, they are cheap and delicious, so he brought them home this time.

He hadn’t expected these two dishes are the creativity of his niece.

Interesting.

Madam Sun

She choked on the chicken soup in her mouth and started coughing violently..