340: Chapter 340 Uncle Tian, ​​Do they look alike?

"Little Uncle, Second Aunt is a very good person, but Second Uncle-in-law is so annoying, he..."

Jiang Ye listened to Tian Lijuan's muttering in his ear and glanced at the Second Aunt, whose expression was grim, nodding secretly.

It seemed the couple's relationship wasn't very harmonious; this Second Uncle-in-law habitually liked to argue with his wife about everything just to show off how "level-headed" and "correct" he was.

Sure enough, when the Second Aunt heard her husband pouring cold water on things again, especially in front of so many relatives, she immediately frowned.

"Even if the investment doesn't pan out in the end, Little Jiang has the guts to try, and that courage is a good thing. How can it be that he's definitely being scammed just because you say so? I think Little Jiang is steady and down-to-earth, with a spark in his eyes. He's much better than some people who only know how to make sarcastic remarks!"

As she spoke, she specifically smiled at Tian Lijuan and Jiang Ye, her eyes full of encouragement.

"Juaner, I see your Boyfriend has ideas and drive; you two should stay together. Young people working hard together is better than anything else."

She was indeed satisfied with Jiang Ye.

Setting everything else aside, just based on the huge transformation her niece had undergone this past month—from a problem girl with exaggerated makeup who never stayed home to the properly dressed, well-behaved, and cute person she was today—she supported this marriage with both hands.

She knew in her heart that her honest and simple brother-in-law could never have achieved this; the credit definitely belonged to this young man who seemed a bit mysterious.

"How am I making sarcastic remarks? I'm just being realistic!"

Seeing his wife contradict him in public and give him no face at all, the Second Uncle-in-law immediately felt he couldn't back down, and his volume rose several notches.

"Is it wrong for someone with experience like me to warn the younger generation? How many scams are there in society nowadays? Is that a matter of gaining experience? That's jumping into a fire pit! You're just a mere woman who spends all day daydreaming; what do you know about the market economy? What do you know about investment risks?"

"I don't know? Only you know? If you know so much, why haven't I seen you bring home any big money?"

"That's because I'm down-to-earth! Unlike some people who aim too high and just want to get rich overnight!"

"You're just stubborn and old-fashioned! You're crushing the enthusiasm of young people!"

"I'm doing this for their own good! To keep them from taking the wrong path!"

The two of them went back and forth, one trying to support her late sister's daughter and the other trying to save face. Neither would back down, and they argued incessantly, their voices getting louder and louder.

Seeing this, the families of the Third Aunt and Second Uncle-in-law nearby secretly laughed at the spectacle while pretending to play peacemakers.

"Oh, it's the Lunar New Year, what's there to argue about!"

"Exactly, exactly, both of you say less!"

"Xuanxuan, talk to your parents!"

As the eldest brother, Old Tian couldn't sit still seeing his sister and brother-in-law fighting like this. Just as he was about to speak up, he felt a gentle tug on his sleeve.

He turned his head and saw Jiang Ye leaning over past Tian Lijuan, his face ending up right against his daughter's chest.

"..."

Old Tian expressionlessly pressed against Jiang Ye's forehead and pushed him back. "Just say what you have to say; what do you think you're doing?"

"Oh, right. Keep it down then."

Jiang Ye shielded his mouth with his hand and lowered his voice. "Uncle Tian, let me ask you something... Does Feiyue's Second Aunt look like her late mother?"

Old Tian was stunned by this random question and instinctively turned to look at his sister-in-law, Zhao Shiya, who was in the middle of a heated argument with her husband.

His wife, Zhao Shiwen, and her sister, Zhao Shiya, were twins, so they naturally looked eighty to ninety percent alike, especially the profile of their faces and their eyes, which were almost cast from the same mold.

However, their personalities were worlds apart; the older sister was gentle and quiet, while the younger sister was more feisty and blunt.

A hint of bitterness welled up in Old Tian's heart. He nodded and replied in a low voice, "They do... They're twins. Why do you ask, Little Jiang?"

"Uncle Tian, I see that the Second Aunt is genuinely good to Feiyue, and she's a decent person. Plus..."

Having received a positive answer, Jiang Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice dropped even lower.

"Look at her current marriage; she's clearly unhappy. As the saying goes, 'If others don't mess with me, I won't mess with them; but if they do, I'll poach their wife'... How about... I find a way to help you snatch her away?"

Old Tian: "!!!"

He suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air, his eyes bulging. A surge of blood rushed to his head with a "buzz," and he nearly blacked out from the shock.

Snatch... snatch her away?!

What did Little Jiang just say?!

Was he getting old and hearing things?!

Did he mean... did he mean that?! This... this... is this even appropriate?!!

Before Old Tian could recover from the massive shock, Tian Lijuan, sitting between them, almost jumped for joy. She whispered excitedly:

"Really, Little Uncle?! Do you really have a way? I agree! I agree with both hands and feet! Second Aunt is the best to me! If Second Aunt could join our family, that would be wonderful!"

Listening to his daughter's "outrageous" remarks, Old Tian's face turned the color of pig liver. He was both anxious and angry, hissing through gritted teeth:

"You... you actually fucking agreed! Tian Lijuan! What kind of nonsense are you talking?! Is that even proper?! Huh?!"

"Dad! Why are you getting so worked up?"

Tian Lijuan looked at him as if it were only natural and argued back righteously, "Did Little Uncle hit the nail on the head? I see the way you look at Second Aunt every time—it's not right! You look at her like a pervert!"

"You... you're... you're full of crap!"

Old Tian was so angry he almost lost control of his volume. He guiltily glanced at his sister-in-law and her husband, who were still arguing, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"Would that be fair to your mother?! You two kids are getting more and more out of line!"

Tian Lijuan curled her lip and muttered, "My Mother's spirit in heaven would surely want you to be happy and for Second Aunt to have a good life without being bullied by Second Uncle-in-law. Isn't this the best of both worlds? Mom would definitely support it!"

Old Tian trembled with rage at her "divine logic." "Did your mother visit you in a dream?! Who told you she'd support it?! You've gone mad!"

"Uncle Tian, I think..."

Watching the father and daughter bicker, Jiang Ye chimed in at the right moment. "In matters like this, mothers and daughters share a connection; their intuition is often spot on. In this regard, I trust Feiyue's judgment."

Old Tian: "..."

He looked at Jiang Ye's "I'm doing this for your own good" face, then at his daughter's "Mom would definitely agree" face, and felt his head spin. His worldview was taking an unprecedented hit.

While the three of them were huddled in their little meeting, the argument between the Second Aunt and Second Uncle-in-law gradually died down under everyone's persuasion.

Clichés like "It's the Lunar New Year," "We're all family," and "Don't let the younger ones see you making fools of yourselves" were thrown around, finally giving the two of them a way to back down.

Although the Second Aunt and Second Uncle-in-law stopped fighting, they both turned away huffily, refusing to look at each other, their faces dark.

Their son, Xu Xuan, looked on with indifference and went back to playing on his phone, clearly long since numbed to his parents' bickering.

Since the other side stopped fighting, the emergency family meeting at Old Tian's house about "digging up the roots" had to be put on hold.

Finally, the discussion was forced to an end with Jiang Ye saying, "Oh, Uncle Tian, you just focus on getting in good shape; leave the rest to me."

However, after this encounter, the way Old Tian looked at Jiang Ye had completely changed. He even began to seriously doubt if he had some huge misunderstanding about this "prospective son-in-law" before.

In his memory, Little Jiang had always been steady, reliable, generous, and trustworthy. How could he today...

Today...

...feel even more fucking abstract than Juaner?!"