"Where have you been?" Jiang Zongnan didn't dare to say it directly in front of Mr. Jiang, so he suppressed his temper and asked.
"I... was drinking water outside." Tang Wanru hesitated, then said as a matter of course: "I went to visit Xianrou the day before yesterday, and saw that she was not doing well in there. I felt uncomfortable, so I made an appointment with friends to go out for a walk, and I didn't see your call."
Jiang Xianrou Jiang Xianrou... Ever since Jiang Xianrou went in, she always mentioned Xianrou, and every time she did, Jiang Zongnan would feel guilty.
Tang Wanru was used to this trick. Whenever she needed Jiang Zongnan's help, or when she did something that Jiang Zongnan could not accept, she would talk about Jiang Xianrou.
She had tried it on Jiang Zongnan countless times, and it always worked.
"Which friend of yours?" Jiang Zongnan did not do as she wished, but instead questioned her further.
Tang Wanru's face quickly turned cold, and she said unhappily, "What do you mean? Can't I go out with my friends when I'm in a bad mood?"
Seeing that she was unhappy, Jiang Zongnan frowned again, raised his hand to press his brows, and unconsciously softened his tone; "That's not what I meant."
The two exchanged several sentences before Jiang Weishang picked up the teacup and drank a sip of water. He said coldly, "What are you talking about? Speak louder, so we can all chat with you."
His tone was not harsh, but it was enough to shock everyone present, including Jiang Zongnan, who was already over 40 years old and stood in front of his bed like a quail.
Jiang Weishang, however, ignored their display of filial piety and sneered, "You are so arrogant now that you dare to hide anything from me. People who don't know would think that an old man like me is not in a nursing home, but buried in the ground."
"Dad—" Jiang Zongnan raised his head hurriedly.
Jiang Weishang didn't even look at him, but turned to look at Tang Wanru, who was too shocked to speak, and scanned her from head to toe with his sharp eyes. Then he spoke coldly and calmly.
"Your family is ordinary, and there are a lot of troubles at home. Normally, you can't marry into the family, but Jiang Zongnan likes you, so I never objected."
"Dad." Tang Wanru began to feel nervous and uneasy.
Jiang Weishang seemed not to have heard anything and continued, "After you got married, you caused a lot of trouble at home. Later, it even caused the two brothers to break up their friendship, but I never held it against you."
"Dad, what did I do wrong? Can you just tell me directly?" Tang Wanru was really scared and took the initiative to ask.
"Just say it? Sure." Jiang Weishang looked into her eyes, seeing through her hidden meanness: "You taught your daughter to be cold and heartless, jealous, and without a sense of right and wrong, which eventually led her to go astray at a young age. I didn't hold it against you because you are a mother and gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the Jiang family. At least Jiang Li is very outstanding, so I let you stay at home and provide you with expensive expenses..."
"Dad." Tang Wanru could hardly stand and interrupted him.
Jiang Weishang was not angry, but asked abruptly: "I heard that you like to use Jiang Xianrou's imprisonment to threaten Jiang Zongnan in the past two years?"
Tang Wanru's face turned pale and she looked at the old man in surprise.
On the other hand, the eighty-year-old man had a calm expression and let her look at him as much as she wanted. His wrinkled face showed not only traces of time but also his composure.
"You should have heard about the terrible disaster your nephew has caused."