I Bacame the Mother of His Child-Chapter 107 - 106: Xu Jingjing Refutes

Xu Jingjing’s parents, being old and unclear about the situation, were easily swayed by Xu Fangfang’s careless persuasions. But could Xu Jingjing still be as foolish as to not ask any questions? It was her future happiness at stake; she had to be cautious. Fortunately, she didn’t rest easy and found out that the guy was actually a local ruffian, a layabout who not only idled away his days but was also into gambling—a totally unsuitable match! He was a powder keg waiting to explode, for heaven’s sake!

When Xu Jingjing found out about this, she was beyond furious, especially since it was Xu Fangfang who had introduced this man to her. Her own older sister was trying to push her into a powder keg. Did they have such a big grudge against each other? Xu Jingjing had initially wanted to share the truth with Mr. and Mrs. Xu, but then she thought, what if they didn’t know about the guy’s situation? If she ended up spooking them and they still forced her to meet him, what would she do?

Fuming, Xu Jingjing felt there wasn’t a single good person in her family. After a night of tossing and turning, she decided to hide out in the city at Xu Xiuxiu’s place to dodge the bullet. She dreaded staying home for even one more day, fearing she would fall into Xu Fangfang’s trap again. Ever since Xu Xiuxiu refused to help her before the New Year, Xu Fangfang had been on a tear, picking fights every day, determined to make life difficult. Xu Jingjing had been tricked by Xu Fangfang once and shuddered at the thought of it happening again—so she left a note and fled overnight!

Listening to Xu Jingjing’s explanation, Xu Xiuxiu was really moved. It seemed this mess was somehow, albeit unintentionally, connected to her; after all, she was the igniter of it. But Xu Xiuxiu really hadn’t expected Xu Fangfang to set Xu Jingjing up with such a guy. Was she truly unaware, or did she deliberately lead her little sister into a pit? If it was unawareness, introducing someone haphazardly without investigating him thoroughly was irresponsible. But if she knew the truth, that was even uglier, leading her own sister into disaster. What sort of heart did she have?

Reflecting on this, Xu Xiuxiu’s anger toward Xu Jingjing subsided quite a bit. This girl was simply jinxed!

"You can’t just run away without figuring out the situation first! What’s the point of running here in such a hurry? Maybe the big sister didn’t have the situation nailed down either. Now by running to me, what are you making the big sister out to be? Do you not want to have a good relationship with your sisters in the future?" said Xu Xiuxiu, still not approving of Xu Jingjing’s action. However, Xu Xiuxiu did think that it was good for Xu Jingjing to run away—the situation was difficult to handle from the get-go, and when family ties were involved, it became an unsolvable problem.

"Bullshit, Xu Fangfang has ill intentions. She’s just jealous that you and the second sister live better than her. She wants to drag me down as a cushion, so even if I end up hating her, she’s still better off than me. If I ended up with such a man, what could I possibly do to her? She just thinks I’m too proud and always dreaming of marrying up, right? But I wouldn’t be foolish enough to believe everything I hear," retorted Xu Jingjing, cheeks puffed, looking somewhat savvy and aware.

Xu Xiuxiu couldn’t help but laugh and gave her a look that shut down all of Xu Jingjing’s arguments.

"Come on, eat up and put the dishes in the kitchen when you’re done. I have to call home later to assure mom and dad not to worry. If they agree, you can stay here for a while and just keep your nose clean, avoiding any more trouble at home." That girl was quite the handful now, and Mr. and Mrs. Xu simply couldn’t cope with her antics.

"Thank you so much, third sis, you really are my own sister!" Xu Jingjing smiled foolishly to please Xu Xiuxiu, slurped up her noodle soup until the bowl was clean, and then carried her bowl straight into the kitchen. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Seeing Xu Jingjing put down her bowl and chopsticks and turn to walk out of the kitchen, Xu Xiuxiu raised her voice to ask, "Are you tired? If you’re tired, go lie down for a bit. I’m going to call mom and dad back, then I’ll go pick up Cheng Guang. I guess when we get home it will be around six o’clock." Xu Xiuxiu noticed it was already nearing four in the afternoon, so she prepared to step out.

"Picking up Cheng Guang? Sis, where did you leave Cheng Guang?" Xu Jingjing suddenly realized that her little nephew, Song Chengguang, wasn’t with her third sister. Could it be that her brother-in-law took care of him? But that didn’t seem right! Her brother-in-law was a soldier, always terribly busy, how could he have time to look after a child?

"I sent Cheng Guang to daycare," Xu Xiuxiu answered as she went to the mirror in the small living room to fix herself up, paying more and more attention to her appearance these days.

"Daycare? Sis, you’re something else. Our Cheng Guang is still so young, and you’ve already sent him to school? You’re living the life a bit too comfortably." Xu Jingjing was both envious and astonished, "No way, I have to go with you to pick up my little nephew, I want to see for myself how such a little kid can go to school!"

Xu Jingjing was considered an early starter herself, going to school at seven. The year after, the school implemented an age system where you couldn’t register unless you were eight. She considered herself lucky to have started school early, but now seeing her little nephew, barely over two years old, going to school, toddling along with a small backpack, Xu Jingjing was downright excited.

"Then let’s go now." Xu Xiuxiu helped straighten out the two big braids in front of Xu Jingjing. Although the young girl had rushed to City Z without much luggage, she had sent her several sets of clothes before the new year. Now, wearing that coat, she didn’t look out of place in the city, her natural poise quite endearing.

"Alrighty!" Xu Jingjing nodded eagerly in agreement, completely lacking the fatigue of a long train ride, and instead looked forward to what Xu Xiuxiu had suggested.

The sisters quickly got ready and left the house, heading in the direction of Sichuan Pavilion. As soon as Xu Jingjing followed Xu Xiuxiu into Sichuan Pavilion, she couldn’t help but marvel. She had always had a hunch that her third sister was capable, otherwise, why would her eldest sister be so envious? Now, seeing the scale of Sichuan Pavilion, Xu Jingjing could hardly blame her older sister for feeling green with envy and wanting to get involved. The restaurant was much more impressive than any high-end establishment she had seen in the county, a place she had never even been to. Just now, if not for following her third sister, she wouldn’t have dared to set foot in Sichuan Pavilion, the type of place where even a sip of water seemed like it would be charged at a premium.

Tsk tsk! Her third sister was really something! Xu Jingjing thought with admiration.

Xu Xiuxiu paid no heed to the various tsking sounds coming from her younger sister behind her; she grabbed Xu Jingjing’s hand to make her obediently follow, and marched straight into her own little office at the Sichuan Pavilion branch. She picked up the phone and called back home, worried that Mrs. Xu might be getting anxious waiting on the other end.