The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 757 - 741: I Am Not a Slut 52

Zhou Chong wanted to find Jiang Anan, but he didn’t have the time to look for her.

His coursework had suddenly increased a lot, and he was often pulled aside by teachers to do some odd jobs, plus, there were doctoral students seeking his help with their work.

Zhou Chong couldn’t refuse any of these; he had no choice but to endure it.

Naturally, the one who found Zhou Chong a lot of work to do was Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan wanted to give Jiang Anan time to calm down, to help her move past the emotional hurt caused by Zhou Chong.

And now, Xiao Yuan also knew that Jiang Anan had been set up on two arranged dates, and didn’t care as much about Zhou Chong anymore.

He wanted to find a time to settle the score with him, to show his future father-in-law his capabilities, and to vent his mother-in-law’s anger.

Thinking this way, Xiao Yuan couldn’t help but sigh — marrying a wife is truly difficult.

Gu Kai shared the same sigh as Xiao Yuan.

Ever since he found out that there were boys in the school pursuing Jiang Anping, and not just one, but several male students liked her, Gu Kai felt anxious and extremely uncomfortable.

But he couldn’t find a way to get close to Jiang Anping for the time being.

After all, his life was so different from Jiang Anping’s; it wouldn’t be right for him to appear in her life.

Jiang Anping wasn’t a naive sweet girl, but a shrewd and alert person. If a domineering CEO like him suddenly showed up wanting to pursue her, Jiang Anping’s first reaction would not be to feel flattered, nor overwhelmed with delight, but to escape as fast as possible.

That girl didn’t believe in pie falling from the sky; in her mind, if pie falls from the sky, it must be a poisoned pie—either intending to crush you to death or poison you.

If Gu Kai approached Jiang Anping as his true self, she would certainly think he was up to something, and it would surely scare her.

Gu Kai was truly worried, but the first thing he had to do was to quickly deal with the suitors around Jiang Anping.

Anning had originally planned to visit An Ping’s school to see what the rich second-generation guy pursuing her was like.

But since Xiao Yuzhu was about to undergo surgery soon, she didn’t have time to go to the school and thought she would visit after Xiao Yuzhu’s surgery.

Today was Xiao Yuzhu’s surgery day, and Anning and Mrs. Jiang arrived early.

Since she was having surgery, Xiao Yuzhu had not been allowed to eat or drink since last night and had been enduring it until this morning.

When Anning arrived, Xiao Yuzhu was lying on the bed with a scared expression on her face.

Anning then saw another woman on the next bed who had already given birth.

The tiny baby crib was set aside; the woman lay on the bed with her face swollen and pale, clearly in a bad condition.

She couldn’t move and would occasionally moan, crying out in pain.

"What happened here?"

Mrs. Jiang glanced over and asked Xiao Yuzhu.

Xiao Yuzhu glanced at the other side: "Cesarean section. It’s said that the contractions are extremely painful."

Mrs. Jiang, seeing the woman’s condition, felt the pain herself.

The woman’s mother kept massaging her while also taking care of the baby. Once the child cried, she had to hold and soothe him; she was truly exhausted.

Anning asked softly: "Why is there only one person taking care of her? With both an adult and a child, it’s sure to be sleepless nights. It’s probably chaotic even for two people, let alone one. It’s too exhausting to serve solo."

Xiao Yuzhu whispered, "Her mother-in-law doesn’t care. Right after the child was born, she took a few photos and posted them on her social circle, and then she never came again."

While they were talking, the door to the ward was pushed open, and in came a woman dressed in particularly lavish clothes, with a delicate makeup on her face, but she looked very mean.

"Mom."

The woman called out softly.

Anning knew right away that this was the woman’s mother-in-law.

Her mother-in-law didn’t pay attention to the woman but went straight to look at the baby. After looking, she complained, "What kind of care is this? Why did you cover the child with so many blankets? It is not cold at all in here. Too many blankets can smother my grandson."

The woman got so scared that she shrank her neck, and her own mother sat there, not daring to make a sound.

After a while, the woman mustered up the courage to speak to her mother-in-law, "Mom, could you give me some more money? I—I don’t even have money for food."

As soon as her mother-in-law heard the request for money, she said sharply, "Asking for money again? Didn’t I just give you two hundred yesterday? What did you spend it all on? Which family is like yours, always asking for money without earning any? Let me tell you, our family’s money doesn’t come from the wind; you can’t just squander it."

The woman looked down, with tears rolling in her eyes, "I spent all the money last night on a lactation consultant."

Once her mother-in-law heard this, her eyebrows shot up, "You have money, huh? Hiring a lactation consultant? Didn’t I tell you not to? Why did you still do it? It’s easy to spend what you don’t earn. Let me tell you, once your money is gone, that’s it. If there is no money, you go hungry."

The woman immediately burst into tears, "It doesn’t matter if I go hungry, but my mom has to take care of me and also the baby; she can’t go hungry."

The woman’s mother sat there, not daring to utter a sound, feeling so embarrassed that she covered her face with a towel.

The woman tried to negotiate with her mother-in-law, "Mom, could you take the baby and take care of him for one night? I’m going to be discharged from the hospital soon..."

Before she finished her sentence, her mother-in-law pushed her, "Take the child home? What an easy thing for you to say. Who’s going to take care of him if I bring him home? If I take the child home, what do I need you for? A good-for-nothing that just eats and doesn’t work."

After that, her mother-in-law stormed out.

Xiao Yuzhu, Mrs. Jiang, and Anning were left stunned.

The woman cried a couple of times, wiped the tears away, and turned to smile at the three of them, "My mother-in-law just has a bad temper and is quite fierce with her words, but actually, she has a kind heart."

Anning turned her head away, not wanting to look at the woman any longer.

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly drew the curtains around the bed, so they didn’t have to look at the woman and her mother, finding it too irritating.

Xiao Yuzhu found it unbelievable.

"How can she be so soft? This is just too..."

She lowered her voice as she said, "I’ve never seen anything like this. If it were me, I would’ve divorced such a family long ago. I couldn’t have put up with such treatment."

Mrs. Jiang nodded, "Exactly, I’ve never seen anything like it either. When I had Eldest, my mother-in-law didn’t like me either, but at that time, Ning’s father had already been making money. He was worried that I wouldn’t eat or sleep well, so every day he brought delicious food home and took care of the child at night. But this one... I’ve never even seen her husband show his face."

Anning also felt it was quite unbelievable. With a mother-in-law like that, and the husband not even showing his face, no wonder this kind of family would take her for granted, especially as the woman was covering for them.

And the woman’s mother, too, was just too cowardly. Her daughter was being bullied to this extent, and she didn’t dare to say a word.

Mrs. Jiang was angered, "If my daughter was treated like that at her in-laws, I definitely wouldn’t let her stay. I would have taken the child home long ago. If I can give birth to the child, I can raise them."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuzhu hastily said with a smile, "My mom is good-tempered and loves kids the most. She really likes Ningning, and she will take good care of Ningning in the future. Besides, we have three sisters. Even if my mom gets to where she can’t take care of Ningning due to bad legs, we sisters will definitely not stand by and do nothing."

Xiao Yuzhu was assuring Mrs. Jiang that their family would treat Anning well in the future.

Mrs. Jiang responded with a smile, "My girl, the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew your family was a good one. I can rest easy with Anning and Xiao Yuan together. You don’t know, Xiao Yuan is such a good kid..."

Anning turned her face away, not wanting to see the two individuals engage in mutual praise.