Chapter 85: Jiang Dai: The Ancient Times Are Great! No Surveillance Cameras!

“Second Sister-in-law, our family is already broken up, and we’ve divided the household. If there’s anything you need, just say it at the door.”

Bai Tian remembered Jiang Dai’s words clearly: don’t invite trouble unless absolutely necessary. If it ever came to the point where they needed to “close the door and beat the dog,” Jiang Dai would give him a signal.

“What? Just because the family is divided, you don’t recognize your parents anymore? You won’t even let us into your house?”

The Bai Family’s Second Son’s Wife shouted loudly, trying to rally the surrounding villagers, “Everyone, come judge for yourselves…”

But before she could say much, Old Madam Bai stopped her.

Old Madam Bai looked at Bai Tian and the timid, fearful Jiang Dai beside him. She brought out a bamboo basket she had prepared and placed it in front of Bai Tian. Her wrinkled face, seemingly plain and honest, broke into a kind smile, her voice full of concern.

“Little Six, your mother knows you’ve had a hard time these years. I’m here to see you. Look, I brought you some rice, flour, and eggs.”

Bai Tian was suddenly bewildered by this woman who was his mother in name.

Jiang Dai, however, sneered inwardly.

【Crocodile tears, feigning kindness. According to Bai Tian, the relationship between him and his mother wasn’t good. It was Old Madam Bai who insisted on kicking Bai Tian out back then.】

【Now she’s here, bringing gifts. This is a visit to get inside the house!】

【Inside the house… still not giving up? Do they think we have something valuable inside?】

Jiang Dai’s mind raced. Fortunately, she had read enough novels and played enough script-killing games in the modern world to keep her logic and imagination sharp.

“Husband, aren’t you going to let our mother in?”

Jiang Dai spoke softly to Bai Tian, but to him, it sounded like she was saying four words: Close! The! Door! Beat! Dog!

Exciting!

“Mother, come, come, let’s go inside!”

Jiang Dai put on a flattering, obedient smile, inviting Old Madam Bai in, while her hand reached for the bamboo basket, trying to take it.

Old Madam Bai smiled triumphantly, but she didn’t hand over the basket. She held it tightly.

Despite her age, Old Madam Bai, being from a farming background, had a strong grip!

Jiang Dai’s current body wasn’t very strong. In terms of sheer strength, she couldn’t snatch the basket from Old Madam Bai.

But she was clever!

She wouldn’t rely on brute force alone.

Jiang Dai extended her foot, subtly tripping Old Madam Bai.

“Oh!”

Seeing herself about to fall, Old Madam Bai instinctively reached out to grab something for support.

Thus, Jiang Dai, standing beside her, naturally supported Old Madam Bai with one hand and used the other to deftly take the basket filled with eggs and flour.

Jiang Dai: 【I’ll take that!】

Old Madam Bai: Not good!

Jiang Dai: ?

【Wait, this basket feels light!】

In a flash, Jiang Dai tilted her body, falling to the ground with the basket.

“Wife!”

Bai Tian couldn’t react quickly enough to their subtle contest, but he wasn’t blind and knew how to fan the flames!

Jiang Dai had fallen; how could Bai Tian just stand by?

Old Madam Bai widened her eyes, watching Jiang Dai fall to the ground.

What? How did she not fall, but Jiang Dai did?

Jiang Dai’s gaze fell on the bamboo basket beside her. Her voice was urgent, yet her words were clear, ensuring the surrounding villagers could hear.

“I’m fine, quickly check the eggs Mother brought us, make sure they aren’t broken!”

Upon hearing Jiang Dai’s words, Old Madam Bai immediately bent down to grab the basket.

But Bai Tian was faster!

He lifted the basket, removed the cloth covering it, and his face showed a shocked expression as he took two steps back.

【Wow! Wild vegetables and rotten eggs! What a play!】

“Mother! Is this the rice and eggs you brought for your son?”

Bai Tian hadn’t practiced his lines much, and trying to be dramatic almost made his voice crack.

“This basket doesn’t have any eggs, Mother. It’s all wild vegetables!”

Growing more agitated as he spoke, Bai Tian finally tossed the basket, spilling the wild vegetables and two rotten eggs onto the ground.

Bai Tian: 【Watch me! I’ll start a scene! Suddenly, I can understand the thrill of the dramatic confrontations in women’s novels!】

“Mother! What do you mean by this? I know you’ve never cared for me, but you can’t humiliate me and my wife like this!”

Bai Tian shouted, blocking Old Madam Bai.

Earlier, he had helped Jiang Dai up, but she hadn’t risen, signaling they wouldn’t let them in!

The surrounding villagers: “Whoa!”

Indeed, other people’s drama is always more entertaining.

Who would have thought that Old Madam Bai, who seemed genuinely concerned about visiting Bai Tian, would lie?

The villagers had heard Old Madam Bai say the basket contained rice and eggs for Bai Tian’s family.

Seeing her bring something, and being his mother, even if the family was divided, she should have been allowed inside.

But then.

Guess what?

The basket contained wild vegetables and rotten eggs!

The onlooking villagers, including the older women and young wives, began to whisper among themselves.

Old Madam Bai never expected such a mishap.

Her basket was just for show; who would really bring rice and eggs to Old Six’s family?

She barely had enough for herself!

If it weren’t for someone saying Old Six’s family had some seasoning that Zhenxiu Restaurant in town was willing to pay a high price for, she wouldn’t have come!

Only the Bai Family’s Second Son’s Wife found the scene familiar.

The last time she came, Jiang Dai had also fallen to the ground.

This Old Six’s wife is truly useless, always crying and making trouble!

Now she’s fallen again, and the random things stuffed into the basket have spilled out!

Because she was some distance from her parents, and with the villagers talking non-stop, Juanjuan couldn’t hear if her parents were speaking internally.

Seeing her mother fall, Juanjuan instinctively looked at her second brother, who was still holding her hand.

“Mother, Mother fell!”

Bai Yunxing looked at his parents, then pulled his sister closer to him.

He leaned into her ear and whispered, “It’s okay, our parents are smart, they’re doing it on purpose.”

As soon as he finished, Juanjuan’s little hand landed on his face, pushing him away gently!

The child pushed her brother away, then touched her soft ear, whispering, “It tickles…”

Bai Yunxing: …

Alright then.

Juanjuan furrowed her brows slightly, watching her parents at the door, not quite understanding what they were doing.

But she knew she didn’t like Grandma’s family; they only bullied her mother!

The bullied Jiang Dai: 【Come on! Let the storm rage on!】

Jiang Dai didn’t really like acting like this. She preferred to knock people out with a club.

Especially in this ancient time with no surveillance cameras, no streetlights, and no police!

Pretending to be weak now was just to remove suspicion when she finally knocked them out!