A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 54 My aunt doesn't welcome me?

Jiang Mingyun shook her head. "I don't know either."

Zhou Hanzhang sighed inwardly.

Well, I can't count on her either.

Jiang Mingyun has been reborn, but her mind is still the same.

"How about this, let's take Sister Xinyi to his house first and see how he reacts," Zhou Hanzhang said.

Just then, Chunzhi returned with several packets of osmanthus cakes, and they carried them directly back to the private room.

"Sister Xinyi, Mingyun just said she wanted to visit Young Master Jia's house. Is that convenient for her?"

Jiang Xinyi was taken aback. "Why do you suddenly want to go to his house?"

"No, Young Master Jia said his family is poor and he was afraid of being impolite, so I thought I'd go and take a look. I was also thinking that if the place is too empty, it wouldn't be appropriate for your wedding. But Sister Xinyi, it's not appropriate for you to give gifts, but Brother Hanzhang can."

Jiang Mingyun quickly realized what was happening and her mind worked perfectly for once.

Jiang Xinyi realized that her younger brother was afraid of embarrassing her, and felt a warmth in her heart.

"Alright, I was planning to tell him myself after we finished eating. Let's go together later."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Jiang Mingyun couldn't help but wink at Zhou Hanzhang with delight.

Zhou Hanzhang sighed. He had initially thought this girl was dignified, but he never expected that she would turn out like this after having a dream.

Jiang Xinyi naturally noticed Jiang Mingyun's expression, but she didn't say anything, only smiled.

"Eat quickly, the food is about to get cold."

Jiang Mingyun happily handed the osmanthus cake to Jiang Xinyi's maid, then picked up her chopsticks and began to eat.

Zhou Hanzhang was stunned when he saw her like this. This... can it still be eaten?

Seeing that Zhou Hanzhang hadn't eaten much, Jiang Xinyi asked, "Zhang'er, is the food not to your liking? I noticed you haven't eaten more than a couple of bites."

Zhou Hanzhang had already forced himself to eat another half bowl of rice, but he really couldn't eat anymore. "I ate too much for breakfast, I'm full now."

"At your age, how can you eat so little? Eat more." Jiang Xinyi frowned and, without saying a word, put some food into Zhou Hanzhang's bowl.

"Eat all of these quickly."

Zhou Hanzhang was troubled, but seeing Jiang Xinyi's eager eyes, he couldn't help but continue eating the food in his bowl.

Jiang Xinyi only smiled after she had used it all.

"You should learn from Mingyun; look how adorable she is when she eats."

Zhou Hanzhang turned to look at Jiang Mingyun, who had devoured all the food near her.

I couldn't help but think to myself, this isn't cute, it's terrifying.

She had never seen a girl who could eat so much—no, a person who could eat so much—in either of her lives.

Seeing Zhou Hanzhang's stunned expression, Jiang Xinyi laughed and scolded, "What's with that look? Now that you've finished eating, let's pack up and go."

The group then headed towards Jia Yi's house.

Although Jia Yi's family lived in the capital, they rented a courtyard in an extremely remote location.

It took almost an hour to get there by carriage from Zuixianlou.

After finally arriving at Jia Yi's house, Jiang Xinyi was about to send a servant in to inform them when Zhou Hanzhang stopped her.

“Sister Xinyi, Young Master Jia probably doesn’t know you’re here yet, right? Why don’t we sneak in and surprise him? He’ll be so happy to see you here.”

"Is this against the rules?" Jiang Xinyi had a bad feeling, and for some reason, her eyebrows and eyes kept twitching today, making her feel uneasy.

"What's wrong with that? You two are getting married soon."

Zhou Hanzhang pulled Jiang Xinyi inside, while Jiang Mingyun stopped the servants who wanted to go in and inform them.

Jiang Xinyi shook her head, and had no choice but to follow their instructions and go inside.

Before even entering, they heard Grandmother Jia's loud voice: "You call yourself a lady of a respectable family? You even take back the things you gave away. You're shameless!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinyi paused in her steps, her brows furrowed slightly, and she was about to go inside when Jiang Mingyun pulled her back.

“Sister Xinyi, why don’t we listen to what they have to say? That way we can know what kind of person you are in his mother’s eyes.”

Jiang Xinyi felt uneasy, but she remembered that Grandmother Jia always greeted her with a smile whenever she came, so she never expected her to say such a thing.

After hearing Jiang Mingyun's words, she did want to hear them.

Then Grandmother Jia's words continued, "If it weren't for the fact that her father is the Minister of Rites and that she has a large dowry, I wouldn't even look at someone like that. Every time she sees me, she doesn't know how to be respectful. I'm her future mother-in-law, and I have to grovel and coax her. She's nothing like that country bumpkin..."

"Mother, please say less. It wouldn't be good if someone overheard you."

Jia Yi's urgent voice came through, "Anyway, Jiang Xinyi is definitely going to marry me. We'll talk about it after she's married. Please be patient."

"Then bring my precious grandson over after you get married. I miss him so much, I can't wait a moment longer."

"Okay, I know. Don't say you miss them, I miss them too..."

Zhou Hanzhang was secretly delighted; he didn't even need to ask them to say it, they just said it like that.

Jiang Xinyi ignored him and burst through the door, finding the mother and son packing their belongings.

When Jia Yi and her son saw Jiang Xinyi suddenly enter, they were startled, but they quickly regained their composure and put on a warm and flattering face.

"Xinyi, what brings you here?"

Seeing Jia Mu's expression, Jiang Xinyi couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, Auntie? You don't welcome me here?"

"Why are you still calling me 'Auntie'? You should call me 'Mother'. How could your mother not welcome you?"

Grandmother Jia glared at Jia Yi, "Why aren't you serving your wife tea yet?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hanzhang quickly said, "My sister hasn't married into the family yet, so you shouldn't address her like that. People who don't know better might think my sister is worthless."

Only then did Grandmother Jia notice Zhou Hanzhang and Jiang Mingyun behind Jiang Xinyi. At a glance, she could tell that the two of them were either rich or noble, and not people she could afford to offend.

He immediately slapped his mouth, "Look at me, I'm so happy to see Xinyi. Although Xinyi hasn't married into the family yet, I only recognize her as my daughter-in-law in my heart."

These words sounded nice, but no one present bought them. Jiang Xinyi pushed away Grandmother Jia's hand and said, "I overheard you saying something outside, Aunt. I wonder if I did something wrong to upset you?"

Grandmother Jia's eyes darted around. "I was just talking nonsense. I wasn't talking about you. It's just that Yi'er has a classmate's wife who often disrespects her mother-in-law, so I said a few words."

"I see. It seems I misheard."

"Yes, yes, it's a good thing you came in directly to ask me, otherwise my mother-in-law and I might have developed a rift."

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "However, just now a servant came to tell Yi'er that the things you sent over should be taken back? Did they misrepresent the message?"