Chapter 635: Chapter 257: My Mother-in-law is a Loyal Servant (Part 2)
"Just a dream! You, child, to actually—because of a dream—" No matter how good the stuff in a dream is, it’s still fake.
"Ah, Mom, you don’t understand, that dream was so realistic, just like it was real. After I woke up, I remembered everything from the dream clearly, it was nothing at all like a regular dream."
He Tiantian defended herself vigorously.
This time, however, Mrs. Jiao wasn’t led astray by her daughter’s diversion and asked coolly, "If it was that real, why are you getting a divorce now?"
Humph, first she marries a deadbeat with a life or death determination, then acts the virtuous wife at her in-laws’, and finally runs into a burning building to save people.
Before, Mrs. Jiao was proud because her daughter had finally grown up after getting married.
Mrs. Jiao felt heartache and even a twinge of acid reflux hearing about her daughter doing chores at her marital home.
But, to be fair, Mrs. Jiao’s rational mind told her: this was for the best for her daughter, she had grown up, had become sensible, and finally knew how to live a good life.
But then, all of it turned out to be her daughter’s scheming, her nature just impossible to change—Jiangshan is easy to change but one’s nature is hard to alter!
Even her daughter’s "heroic" action running into the inferno was probably for fear that the non-existent embroidery would get burned.
Or perhaps, she wanted to perform exceptionally well in front of Old Lady Qiao, as saving a life would surely make her the most cherished and trusted junior in the old lady’s eyes.
By then, if the old lady wanted to distribute her valuables to the younger generation, "Jiao Jiao" would be sure to take the lion’s share.
...It was indeed their familiar daughter, Mrs. Jiao couldn’t help but sigh while inwardly complaining.
For a moment, Mrs. Jiao didn’t know whether to be happy that she was seeing her real daughter again, or to be enraged by her daughter’s stupidity and absurdity!
A dream!
Because of a dream, the Jiao Family had become a laughingstock, and she herself was labeled "the second marriage bride"!
Mrs. Jiao was so angry, and couldn’t help letting some of it show in her voice, "You saved Old Lady Qiao’s life, and then you lost the child because of it. You had the perfect opportunity to claim credit and pity from the Qiao Family, so why on earth did you suddenly get a divorce?"
"And what about that double-sided embroidery? Old Lady Qiao might be shrewd, but she’s also a person of principle. She wouldn’t mistreat her would-be granddaughter-in-law and lifesaver!"
He Tiantian’s smile instantly froze, and she sheepishly tugged at the corner of her mouth, "That what? I didn’t find out until later that the Qiao Family doesn’t have any ’Inheritance,’ and Qiao Zhenbang’s grandmother can’t do double-sided embroidery!"
Mrs. Jiao:...
Oh boy, what a tight feeling in my chest, really want to slap some sense into this self-proclaimed clever but dumb daughter of mine.
But no matter how foolish or laughable her daughter is, she is her own flesh and blood.
After taking several deep breaths, Mrs. Jiao finally managed to suppress her anger.
"So, do you intend to continue loafing around the house and doing nothing, just like before?"
Knowing her daughter’s unchanging nature, Mrs. Jiao could also understand why she was unwilling to work or go to school.
Although becoming a worker or having the chance to attend university is the dream of countless young people these days.
However, Mrs. Jiao knew her daughter was the exception.
The job at the County textile factory was indeed respectable, but it required working rotational shifts and was physical labor—just not suitable for "Jiao Jiao" with her lazy, delicate, and wilful temperament.
Recommending university would be great, of course, but the problem was, her daughter had no love of learning.
She had only made it through high school at the insistence of her father and mother.
Moreover, if "Jiao Jiao" had been willing to study, her father would have secured her a university recommendation right after she graduated from high school.
But then—
Sigh, it’s a long story, stuck with a daughter both lazy and gluttonous, Mr. and Mrs. Jiao had no choice but to resign themselves to it.
However, when facing her daughter, Mrs. Jiao was helplessly disappointed and frustrated, but in front of others (including her three daughters-in-law), she displayed a touched and relieved expression—
"Our Jiaojiao has suffered greatly, and now she’s divorced. Her father managed to get her a spot at the textile factory, but Jiaojiao, thinking of her brothers and sisters-in-law, gave her spot to Laoer."
As for the university recommendation, Mr. Jiao had secured it, He Tiantian "gave" it to Brother Jiao’s eldest son, her cheap nephew.
Even the cushy job of looking after the warehouse for the production team, which Mr. Jiao had arranged for her, was generously given to her third brother’s wife by He Tiantian.
All three sons of the Jiao Family benefited, and it was all thanks to their sister "Jiao Jiao."
Brother Jiao and the others naturally didn’t need to say; the benefactor was their own sister, and they were truly grateful to have benefited from her this time.