pjbooks Chapter 130 Value That Cannot Be Applied to Me
Chapter 130 Value That Cannot Be Applied to Me
Bao Ya pouted. "With such meager abilities, she still tries to do bad things? Her mental fortitude is terrible. If you truly have the ability to 'burn a fire in someone's face and stab them in the back,' I'd have to give her a thumbs up and sincerely express my admiration."
"Mom, does it hurt a lot? I'll have Xiao Gao take you to see a doctor later."
Jiang Tao immediately stopped eating and asked his mother with concern.
"It's nothing, it's just an old problem. A medicated plaster will do the trick."
Ge Chunhua quickly tried to smooth things over, mainly because she was frightened by her eldest daughter-in-law's large pregnant belly. She turned back and winked at Bao Ya, begging her to stop talking.
"Go to the doctor and ask for two patches, just say you wanted them."
Wang Xiao suddenly interrupted, sensing that something was definitely going on; his wife's fingernails were practically digging into her flesh.
"Oh, okay."
Bao Ya didn't say anything more, turned around and went to find the doctor to get the ointment. Seeing her leave, Xu Wanyun also breathed a sigh of relief.
When Bao Ya returned, Xu Wanyun and Sister-in-law Wang had already left.
Bao Ya found it amusing. She didn't plan to say anything to Jiang Tao right now. She had to wait until Jiang Tao had recovered his health first, lest he accidentally get so angry that he died.
After finishing his meal, Wang Xiao, unusually, saw his wife out and took a smoke.
He only injured his arm, so he could walk around. When he returned, his knowing expression told me that Sister-in-law Wang had told him what had happened yesterday.
Perfect timing! He had some free time to advise Jiang Tao that if he couldn't make it work, he should just quit, or at least get rid of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
After Jiang Tao finished eating, Liao Chunhua chatted with him for a while, and then the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to the guesthouse.
Bao Ya and Liao Chunhua would deliver meals to Jiang Tao every day, eat something in the canteen, and spend their free time wandering around the military base before returning to the guesthouse to rest.
After a few days, Jiang Tao had gained weight and his complexion had become much rosier. The two of them also felt very relaxed.
When the two of them arrived at the ward that day, Xu Wanyun was already sitting next to Jiang Tao. She looked quite aggrieved, with tears welling up in her eyes. When she saw the two of them come in, she just greeted them and then lowered her head again.
"Mother, have you and your sister-in-law been staying at the guesthouse these past few days?"
As soon as Jiang Tao saw them, he started asking questions, his tone tinged with reproach, which startled Liao Chunhua. Bao Ya stepped in front of Liao Chunhua, shielding her behind her, and looked at Xu Wanyun with a half-smile:
"What does this mean, sister-in-law? Are you here to interrogate me?"
Xu Wanyun was startled by her question, and shrank closer to Jiang Tao, whispering:
"Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. I just wanted to invite you and Mother to come home and stay. It's not appropriate for you to stay in a guesthouse after all these days."
She could tell that her mother-in-law was easy to manipulate, but her sister-in-law was not someone to be trifled with, so she was always careful when speaking to her.
"Oh, did you manage to buy a quilt, sister-in-law? Last time, when I let my mother sleep on the floor at your house, you only gave her one quilt, and her back still hurts."
Bao Ya watched the couple with a cold eye, as if she were watching a good show. She felt that if Jiang Tao was going to help Xu Wanyun persuade them, then there was no point in staying in this wretched place. They should just take Liao Chunhua back as soon as possible.
Liao Chunhua hurriedly tugged at Bao Ya's clothes from behind. Her eldest daughter-in-law was heavily pregnant, and if anything happened to her, the blame would likely fall on her younger daughter-in-law.
"What do you mean, sleeping on the floor?"
Jiang Tao looked at Bao Ya with some confusion in his eyes. Xu Wanyun suddenly grabbed his hand and hurriedly said:
"That's not how it is, sister-in-law, you've misunderstood, Jiang Tao, let me explain."
Xu Wanyun looked anxious. She was now filled with regret, wondering how she could have been so bewitched as to listen to Qi Jiaojiao.
She didn't want to pick them up either, as she didn't want to have too much contact with her in-laws. But after she went back that day, Qi Jiaojiao was so weak from diarrhea that a neighbor had to take her to the hospital.
The person fell ill at her home, so of course she has to take responsibility. Besides going to work every day, she also has to take care of Qi Jiaojiao, and she's starting to feel overwhelmed.
She went back to her parents' home hoping to get Lu Xuefen's help, but when she heard about the stupid things she and Qi Jiaojiao had done, she scolded Lu Xuefen again and told her to invite her mother-in-law back. She even said that there was no harm in not using a ready-made nanny. Only then did she dare to talk to Jiang Tao about it.
Of course, in her description, she was definitely not the one who was wrong.
"It's a misunderstanding. I knew it! I don't think you're the kind of person who would deliberately make things difficult for your mother-in-law. You go back first, and I'll pack up and go back after my mother and I finish our work."
Bao Ya didn't intend to argue with Xu Wanyun about this trivial matter. She figured that Qi Jiaojiao was already in a terrible state, and she should go back and check on the results.
Back then, the entire Lin family would be exhausted from eating just one pack of these, but now that she's eating one pack by herself, it seems a bit much.
It's reasonable for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to hide for a few days, but if they stay in the guesthouse indefinitely, it will make them seem petty. In the long run, even if they are right, they will become wrong.
This sister-in-law definitely needs to be disciplined, but she's heavily pregnant now, and it would be bad if something went wrong. Besides, arguing with her is pointless; to deal with her, we need to address the root cause.
Bao Ya didn't press the matter, which surprised Xu Wanyun, but she didn't have time to think about it and quickly agreed. Before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, she heard Bao Ya say:
"Sister-in-law, do you have enough beds at home? Should we borrow one from the logistics department?"
Hearing her mention the bed, Xu Wanyun's heart jumped again, and she quickly replied:
"There's enough room at home. Jiaojiao will sleep in one room with me, and you can sleep in the other with Mom."
As he spoke, he smiled at Bao Ya with great enthusiasm, but the smile looked more like a grimace.
Jiang Tao watched the two talking with suspicion in his eyes. His wife looked guilty, while his sister-in-law's tone was full of mockery. It was obvious his wife had done something wrong. And she even mentioned his mother sleeping on the floor—why?
Thinking of this, Jiang Tao's eyes suddenly turned to Xu Wanyun, his face filled with disbelief. She actually let his mother sleep on the floor? Was this still his gentle and virtuous wife?
Xu Wanyun knew that Jiang Tao had understood their conversation, so she braced herself and, under Jiang Tao's gaze, took care of him while he ate.
Liao Chunhua walked over and patted Jiang Tao on the shoulder, which calmed him down, but his heart was already in turmoil.
Bao Ya stood to the side, looking on with amusement.
"Hey girl, how did you cook your noodles? Mine turned into a mushy mess when I brought them over."
Sister-in-law Wang quickly came over to smooth things over; the atmosphere was too tense, and she couldn't stand it anymore.
"Cook the noodles until they are 60% done, then pack them in a lunchbox. They will be cooked through on the way here, so they won't be mushy when you eat them."
Seeing that someone had come to ease the tension, Bao Ya stopped insisting on watching the play and started chatting with Sister Wang.
"Wow, how come you're so smart? I didn't think of that. It turned into mush by the time I brought it over."
It's not that Bao Ya knows a lot; it's all from her experience ordering takeout in her past life. Takeout noodles aren't fully cooked, otherwise they'd be all stuck together when they arrive.
After Jiang Tao finished eating, Xu Wanyun, Liao Chunhua, and Bao Ya went to the hospital cafeteria for lunch.
On the way, Bao Ya casually said to Xu Wanyun:
"Sister-in-law, before we came here, Dad told me that if Mom suffered any injustice, he wouldn't stop you from getting a divorce."
As for whether he had grandsons or not, he didn't really care. Those raised by him, those he had feelings for, were his grandsons; those he hadn't met, those he had no feelings for, were just ungrateful wretches.
She wanted to give Xu Wanyun a heads-up, to tell her to think clearly and not cause trouble. She wasn't there to help them be together; she was there to break them up.
Xu Wanyun's heart skipped a beat. She hadn't expected her in-laws to be so resolute. Did they not even care about Jiang Tao's future?
"Sister-in-law, you're joking. How could your elder brother and I let Mother suffer? Doesn't your elder brother have any future?"
This is threatening them with Jiang Tao's future. Jiang Tao is the most successful person in their generation, and everyone is proud of him. She dares to ignore Liao Chunhua like this because she is betting that they won't ruin Jiang Tao's future.
"Sister-in-law, have you ever heard the saying, 'If something can't benefit me, it's worthless'? If my brother's future is of no value to us, then so be it."
Xu Wanyun stared wide-eyed at Bao Ya, only to see a cold smile playing on her lips as she looked at her like she was an idiot.