You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

After Jiang Dahai obediently moved to his new seat, Song Huilan invited Su Qinghe to sit to her right, right next to her.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was very pleasant.

Jiang Dahai was in charge of enlivening the atmosphere, Bai Qing was in charge of stabilizing the situation, and Song Huilan kept putting food into Su Qinghe's bowl, constantly saying "Eat more, eat more".

Although Jiang Zhenshan didn't say much, every time his gaze swept over Su Qinghe, a hint of gentleness would appear in his eyes, which were used to seeing all kinds of storms.

Su Qinghe's initial nervousness upon entering the door gradually transformed into a feeling of warmth from being surrounded by her family.

This feeling was completely foreign to her.

This caused her to become cautious again, even though she wasn't nervous at first. She started to worry that she might do something wrong that would break the warmth of the moment.

Fortunately, Jiang Che sat beside her the whole time. Whenever he noticed that Su Qinghe was nervous, he would quietly take her hand and talk about light and pleasant topics to distract the elders.

Just as they were halfway through the meal, they suddenly heard footsteps outside the hall.

A moment later, several figures appeared in everyone's sight.

Two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, walked in, followed by a young girl.

The man was slightly overweight, and his features resembled Jiang Dahai's by three or four points, but he lacked Jiang Dahai's carefree and straightforward nature, and instead possessed a cunning that was hard to fathom.

This is Jiang Che's second uncle, Jiang Dahe.

The woman beside him was wearing a dark-colored haute couture dress and a pearl necklace that looked expensive.

Her hair was meticulously styled, and her makeup was also very sophisticated. As soon as she entered the door, she greeted the old man and Song Huilan with a smile.

"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry, there was a traffic jam on the way, so I'm late."

This is Jiang Che's second aunt, Zhou Yazhi.

As for the young girl, she had a round face and almond-shaped eyes, and was dressed in designer casual wear.

After entering, she obediently greeted her grandparents, and then her gaze drifted intentionally or unintentionally to Su Qinghe, who was sitting next to Song Huilan.

Jiang Yueyao.

Jiang Dahe's daughter, who is also Jiang Che's cousin.

Jiang Zhenshan gave a blank "hmm" in response.

Song Huilan smiled and said, "It's good that you're here. Please have a seat."

Jiang Dahe, along with his wife and daughter, moved around to the other side of the dining table and sat down.

Just a few seconds after sitting down, Zhou Yazhi's gaze lingered on Su Qinghe, seemingly unintentionally.

His gaze swept from her face to the jade bracelet on her wrist, and then from the jade bracelet to the dress she was wearing.

When he finally looked away, a mocking smile subtly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Su Qinghe was incredibly perceptive and naturally noticed Zhou Yazhi's scrutiny, as did the fleeting cold smile that crossed her lips.

"This must be Xiao Che's girlfriend, right?" Zhou Yazhi asked with a smile, her voice polite. "She's really beautiful, a girl who's sure to be liked."

Before Su Qinghe could respond, Zhou Yazhi followed up with another sentence:

"Qinghe, I heard you're not from Beijing? Where is your hometown? What do your parents do?"

This statement seems perfectly ordinary and without any problem at first glance, just like the everyday greetings between relatives.

The problem is that Jiang Che has never mentioned Su Qinghe's existence to Jiang Dahe and Zhou Yazhi, and he hasn't even had any contact with his two uncles and aunts for a long time.

Since Zhou Yazhi knew of Su Qinghe's existence, whether she learned about it from Jiang Zhenshan and Song Huilan or secretly investigated Su Qinghe, she should know the specifics of Su Qinghe's situation.

Knowing her situation, he openly asked this question at this time.

It was obvious that they were making things difficult for Su Qinghe.

Jiang Che's eyes immediately turned cold, and he stared at Zhou Yazhi expressionlessly.

Su Qinghe's fingers unconsciously tightened around the chopsticks.

She wasn't unwilling to talk about her family background, but rather she didn't know how to bring it up.

Should all those messy things about the Su family be told to the elders in detail?

But if I don't say anything, it seems like I'm deliberately hiding something.

For a moment, Su Qinghe was at a loss, unsure where to look.

Just as he was about to speak, a voice suddenly rang in his ear—

"I'm talking to my second aunt."

Jiang Che put down his chopsticks, smiled slowly, and said calmly, "You and your second uncle have been traveling all this way, and you haven't even had a proper rest before you're asking all these questions."

"Could it be that my second aunt is a police officer? Why is she in such a hurry to check my girlfriend's household registration?"

"Besides, Grandpa hasn't asked many questions since then, but you've been asking one after another. Do you think you have a higher status in this family than Grandpa?"

The relationship between Jiang Che's family and Jiang Dahe's family has never been harmonious, so Jiang Che doesn't care about Zhou Yazhi's feelings at all when he speaks.

The fact that he didn't point his finger at her and berate her was already a testament to his good manners and temper.

Zhou Yazhi's smile froze for a moment, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

She never expected that this guy would speak to her in such a tone in front of the whole family.

What's wrong with this kid today? Did he take the wrong medicine and become so temperamental?

In the past, he wouldn't say anything even if she made sarcastic or mocking remarks openly or subtly.

Zhou Yazhi's gaze fell on Su Qinghe, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she immediately knew the answer in her heart.

It seems this little vixen is quite cunning, managing to bewitch Jiang Che like this.

However, she wasn't stupid. Knowing that it wouldn't be appropriate to continue her outburst in front of Jiang Zhenshan and Song Huilan, she picked up her teacup, took a sip, and put on a polite smile again.

"Oh dear, Xiao Che is right. I was being presumptuous, Qing He. Please don't blame me."

Su Qinghe shook her head and said softly, "It's okay," before lowering her head to continue eating.

The atmosphere eased a little.

Even if the Jiang Dahai and Jiang Dahe families were at odds, their relationship was somewhat more harmonious in front of their elders.

A large group of people gathered together, chatting idly.

Jiang Che wasn't interested in maintaining this fake family relationship, so he kept talking to Su Qinghe about their own things.

She would occasionally cover her mouth and chuckle secretly.

But just as the two were chatting enthusiastically, Jiang Yueyao, who hadn't said much, suddenly put down her chopsticks, took a glass of juice, and sat down next to Su Qinghe, giving her a smiling look.

"Sister Qinghe, right? My name is Jiang Yueyao, I'm Brother Che's cousin, you can just call me Yueyao~"

Her tone was light and friendly, and she wore a harmless, sweet smile, looking like a warm and cheerful little sister taking the initiative to make friends.

Su Qinghe smiled politely, "Hello, Yueyao."

While greeting her, I subtly glanced at her a few times.

On the surface, Jiang Yueyao, this cousin, doesn't seem to have any problems.

With her warm and friendly smile and appropriate and thoughtful words, most people would think that this girl is really warm and easy to get along with.

But Su Qinghe had lived in the Su family for so many years and had seen too many people who smiled to her face but stabbed her in the back.

She won't be easily fooled by a smiling face.