It was something that had already been agreed upon, so Jiang Yichu didn’t show any surprise on her face.

Her focus was on the question Mrs. Liang had asked: “How about it?”

It was clearly something they had already discussed the day before. The extra question was unnecessary, but Jiang Yichu understood that Mrs. Liang was protecting her.

If the mother and daughter duo of Jiang Siro found out that she had gained such a significant favor in private, they would definitely make her suffer!

The woman who had just acknowledged her as a goddaughter was already thinking so much for her. Looking at her own biological mother…

Heh…

Jiang Yichu felt sorry for the original owner of the body.

There was silence in the room for a few seconds.

The Jiang family now realized what had just happened.

Their forced smiles could no longer be maintained. Jiang’s mother turned to Mrs. Liang and asked, “What you meant earlier… did you want to make our daughter your goddaughter?”

“Not your daughter.”

Mrs. Liang corrected Jiang’s mother.

“I want to acknowledge Chuchu as my daughter, both mine and Old Liang’s.”

Jiang Sirou tugged urgently at Jiang’s mother under the table.

With such a clear statement, there was no room for negotiation left.

Jiang’s mother’s lips moved, but she silently swatted Jiang Siro’s hand away, took a deep breath, and looked at Mrs. Liang.

“It’s like this…”

Mrs. Liang, growing impatient, interrupted her with a forceful tone.

“Is Chuchu not comfortable with this?”

“Then forget it.”

“Originally, Old Liang and I took a liking to Chuchu, and we discussed it last night. We thought about making her our goddaughter. It would make us happy and also give Old Liang a sense of closure.”

“However, it depends on the child’s real parents. If Mrs. Jiang doesn’t agree, we won’t force it.”

“Then, the engagement matter can be considered settled?”

Mrs. Liang glanced at Captain Liang and made a gesture as if to get up.

“Captain Liang!”

Jiang Zhiyuan, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up and called them to stay.

He put on a forced smile and invited them to sit back down.

“These words are unnecessary…”

“Becoming a godmother is a good thing! How could we possibly disagree?”

“Is that so?” Mrs. Liang gave Jiang’s mother a half-smile.

Jiang’s mother’s pupils constricted, her gaze flickering.

Mrs. Liang said, “Then perhaps I misunderstood. From the way Mrs. Jiang acted, I thought that whether it’s about work or kinship, you always prioritize Jiang Sirou first.”

The godmother was so domineering! Jiang Yichu silently gave Mrs. Liang a thumbs up.

Jiang’s mother nodded, her spirit crushed.

Jiang Zhiyuan gave her a sharp glance, his face darkening.

Then he turned to the Liang family and said, “As for the recognition of kin, let’s set a date, why not today?”

Mrs. Liang nodded. “Exactly what I meant.”

She gave Captain Liang a glance.

Captain Liang pulled out a red cloth bundle from his coat pocket.

Mrs. Liang said, “The clothes were sent yesterday, representing peace and well-being.”

“This safety lock is to wish our Chuchu peace and health.”

“The red envelope is for our precious child’s longevity.”

…

Becoming a goddaughter wasn’t about having a complicated ceremony.

The tea offering and the title change took no more than three minutes.

But for Jiang Sirou, those three minutes felt like a year.

Her eyes, bloodshot, watched Jiang Yichu as she poured tea for Captain Liang. Watched Mrs. Liang put a longevity lock on her, which was now stacked with the jade pendant. Then she watched the three of them laughing together…

Her nails dug into her flesh.

The pain in her palm couldn’t compare to the jealousy gnawing at her chest.

Why?

Why was she the one who had been reborn, but it was that worthless girl who reaped all the benefits!

Why did Jiang Yichu deserve Mrs. Liang’s favoritism? In her past life, this old woman wouldn’t even give her a pleasant expression!

She didn’t even know how she got home from the restaurant.

As soon as she entered the door, Jiang’s mother, enraged, threw a cup.

“Jiang Yichu, why didn’t you say anything about this recognition of kin yesterday? Don’t tell me you didn’t know about it in advance!”

“Enough!”

Before Jiang Yichu could answer, Jiang Zhiyuan scolded her with a dark face.

“What’s the child done wrong? If you want to make a scene, just get out!”

The nanny’s children were around.

Even though Jiang’s mother was scolded openly, she didn’t dare to move.

Jiang Zhiyuan took a deep breath.

He looked at Jiang Yichu and then at Jiang Sirou, who looked like she was about to cry.

“It’s too late, you two go back to your rooms.”

“Okay.” Jiang Sirou covered her face and ran upstairs.

Jiang’s parents’ bedroom was at the far end of the corridor.

The soundproofing was excellent.

Once the door closed, no one could hear what was going on inside except for Jiang Yichu’s keen hearing.

“Why are you yelling at me?”

Jiang’s mother immediately began to complain as soon as she entered the room.

Jiang Zhiyuan squeezed his brow. “Can’t you understand yet?”

After years of marriage, he was too lazy to comfort Jiang’s mother, so he just got straight to the point.

“The Liang family has taken a liking to Chuchu.”

Jiang’s mother’s lips moved, but Jiang Zhiyuan didn’t let her speak.

“I’m asking you, she’s already recognized as a goddaughter, so why are you making a scene downstairs?”

“Do you want Chuchu to think you’re biased?”

“Shouldn’t I be biased?” Jiang’s mother gasped in anger.

“Rou Rou is so good, but Jiang Yichu is ugly and poorly raised. Why should I abandon my own daughter, who I’ve nurtured for twenty years, to favor her?”

“Because she’s your biological daughter!” Jiang Zhiyuan was so frustrated with his wife, who couldn’t tell right from wrong, that his head ached.

“Luo Wanru, I don’t care if you look down on your own daughter, you can favor whomever you want.”

“But since the Liang family has already recognized Chuchu as their daughter today, we will have to rely on Chuchu to maintain the Liang family’s connections in the future.”

“You can keep pretending, but once you step out of this bedroom door, you better make sure things are balanced for me.”

Jiang’s mother pursed her lips and said nothing.

Jiang Zhiyuan, frustrated, slammed a cup down.

“Did you hear me?”

“…I know,” Jiang’s mother reluctantly mumbled in response.

After a short while, she was still dissatisfied.

“You don’t understand, I’m so irritated just seeing her.”

“Has there been a single thing at home that’s gone smoothly since she came back?”

“She secretly got married and made a joke out of us in front of the neighbors, and now she’s lying!”

“I don’t believe that Wen Xinyue didn’t tell her in advance about this recognition of kin.”

“And what about her? She didn’t tell us a word beforehand, and then she openly scolded Rou Rou like that…”

Jiang Zhiyuan furrowed his brows and interrupted Jiang’s mother’s incessant complaints.

“Stop complaining, it’s annoying to listen to.”

With the household in turmoil, Jiang Zhiyuan was just as frustrated as his wife.

He told her, “If you really can’t get along with her, just start preparing her dowry and send her away.”

“Far away.”

“At least with the blood tie, father and daughter can still maintain some decorum.”

“If this keeps up, you’ll end up hating each other.”

Jiang Zhiyuan’s head was pounding.

Jiang’s mother took a deep breath and nodded. “Right! Why didn’t I think of that?”

“I’ll go prepare the dowry tomorrow and send her away!”