The Lucky Star is Sweet and Wild

Chapter 278: Subject to Criticism

Mrs. Jiang felt as if she was struck by a thunderbolt out of the blue, yet she managed to force a smile and said, "Why didn’t you discuss this with me beforehand?"

"Aren’t we discussing it now? After all, it’s just adding a pair of chopsticks, our family can spare the meals. Haven’t you always wanted a daughter to help share the household chores? Jing’er is grown up now, it’s the perfect time for you to teach her." Lin Sanshui walked to the opposite of Mrs. Jiang. They were very close, but only from this angle could Mrs. Jiang see the undeniable expression on his face.

"Lin Sanshui, do you want to drive away your lawful wife for these siblings?"

Mrs. Jiang wasn’t without temper. The only reason she was still speaking calmly was for this family, for the children.

"Auntie, please don’t!" With the conversation reaching this point, Jing’er couldn’t just stand aside pretending nothing was happening. She hurriedly said, with grievance, "Auntie, I know our arrival is troubling you, but now, the only one we can rely on is Mr. Lin. I beg you, Auntie, have mercy, and take us in..."

Mrs. Jiang was never a heartless person, otherwise she wouldn’t have taken in Gu Nian back then.

But these siblings were different.

Before marrying her, Lin Sanshui had a fiancée, Mrs. Jiang didn’t know much about the details. It was only vaguely mentioned a few times after their marriage that Lin Sanshui had eloped back then.

Back then, they could not afford to offend that wealthy merchant, and it took Mrs. Lin kneeling to plead before he compromised.

In the initial two years of their marriage, Lin Sanshui still held that woman in his heart. Mrs. Jiang made a fuss when she first learned about this and couldn’t let it go, and she even secretly went to town to see that woman.

By then, she was already married and had no way to return, she had to compromise.

Moreover, since the wealthy merchant moved away from Qingshan Town, she had children, and over time, that matter gradually faded. Over the years, their married life was relatively harmonious.

Mrs. Jiang never thought she would see that face in her lifetime.

Jing’er truly resembled her mother.

"Our family is just a farming family, it’s fine to help, but don’t talk about taking in. Yesterday afternoon, there were so many people attending the class, if everyone comes to my house, how will we live our own life?" Mrs. Jiang’s tone was exceedingly cold as she turned to ask Lin Sanshui, "Have you forgotten about Pandi?"

Not to mention the experience of being bitten back, which she didn’t want to go through again, she simply couldn’t accept the origin of Jing’er.

"How can Jing’er be the same as Pandi? Jing’er is gentle, quiet, and well-mannered. If it weren’t for the immense family changes, we wouldn’t even be worthy to match with them!" Lin Sanshui had already asserted his stance on Dahu’s marriage, coupled with these words, how could Mrs. Jiang not understand?

Yet, to accept this daughter-in-law, she would rather her son marry an illiterate girl like herself.

"It is different, at least that girl Pandi was raised by us, but I have no understanding of Miss Jing’er." Mrs. Jiang’s gaze was icy cold, something Dahu and Erhu had never witnessed before.

Noticing the atmosphere growing tense, Dahu quickly said, "Father, Mother has a point, Miss Jing’er isn’t a child like our little sister. At her age, moving into our home rashly would surely provoke gossip!"

"Then it won’t be rash. Since you are not young, unmarried, and so is Jing’er, let her marry into our family, and Cheng can live with us rightfully. Wouldn’t that be perfect?" Lin Sanshui spoke plainly.