Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Hard to Protect Oneself
Shangguan Wenbin returned to school with disappointment, feeling somewhat listless. In the Shangguan Family, he was the only child and had always wanted an older sister or a younger sister.
Now, he finally knew he had a sister, but couldn’t find her. This made him very sad.
Someone was looking for her, but Jiang Xue had no idea. After returning home and having dinner, she helped Qian Cheng prepare some food.
After tonight, tomorrow Qian Cheng would be leaving. She didn’t know what to prepare for him, so she made some jerky, thinking he could snack on it or eat it on the way.
In the evening, Qian Cheng returned home quite late, and he had already eaten. He came back to say goodbye to Jiang Xue; after all, he was leaving the next day and had some things to tell Jiang Xue.
Throughout the night, Qian Cheng kept instructing Jiang Xue incessantly. To be honest, many of his words were repetitive, but Jiang Xue wasn’t impatient; she listened attentively.
It was very late when they went to bed to rest. The next day, Jiang Xue and Qian Cheng woke up together. After waking up, she didn’t sleep again but got up with Qian Cheng and prepared breakfast for him.
After having breakfast, Jiang Xue took Little Reunion to see Qian Cheng off, accompanying him all the way to the barracks, watching as Qian Cheng went inside before leaving.
Truth be told, Jiang Xue was very reluctant about Qian Cheng leaving for three months. Moreover, the New Year was approaching, and with Qian Cheng leaving like this, he wouldn’t be back in time for the New Year.
This was their first New Year together since her reincarnation, but unfortunately, they couldn’t be together. To say there was no regret would be false, yet Jiang Xue knew Qian Cheng was a soldier, and many things were beyond her control.
After Qian Cheng left, Jiang Xue’s days didn’t slow down. Besides going to the rented place, she occasionally visited Wenhua City to see Manager Yang.
The words Jiang Xue gave to Manager Yang last time, aside from the piece written for a client, two other pieces were sold, each for 150,000 yuan, totaling 300,000 yuan. Plus, the client-specified piece was sold for 250,000 yuan, padding Jiang Xue’s wallet again.
In Manager Yang’s words, Jiang Xue was already quite a wealthy lady.
As for this money, Jiang Xue hadn’t thought of a use for it yet, so she temporarily stored it in the bank. She would withdraw it when she figured out how to use it.
Jiang Xue’s days were going quite well, but some people weren’t so lucky. Old Sir Jiang and Old Madam Jiang need not be mentioned; both felt sorry towards Jiang Xue, and after visiting once, they were too embarrassed to come again.
Even though Old Sir Jiang had already issued a statement declaring a break from Jiang Mingzhu, Jiang Feng still recognized Jiang Mingzhu and even protected her well, making it impossible for the police in Xu City to find her.
As for Ming Lan, she could barely protect herself and was unable to come looking for trouble with Jiang Xue even if she wanted. Besides, she was concentrating all her efforts on how to save the Ming Family.
She knew that only if the Ming Family was doing well would she fare well. As for the Jiang Family, she had long since given up hoping for them.
However, Ming Lan hadn’t been very good at dealing with people, especially with her arrogance as the eldest Miss of the Ming Family, offending many. Now that the Ming Family was in trouble, almost no one offered help; instead, those who added insult to injury were numerous.
Furthermore, Ming Lan’s attitude in seeking help was problematic, with very few people paying her any mind. Even those who did had the mentality of watching a joke unfold.