How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Chapter 339

The next day, after lunch, Dong Xiaohuan went to the braised meat shop. Ever since Jia Qingwu taught her how to let go and let her subordinates do the work, Dong Xiaohuan had gradually delegated the work to her subordinates. She could finally get away from the shop and no longer had to stay there every day, smelling of cooking fumes.

Seeing that the shop owner was doing well, she took her children to see the first girl she had her eye on. Unfortunately for the girl, her grandmother passed away just after the engagement. Due to a year of mourning, the marriage proposal was put on hold. Six months later, her grandfather's health failed. The man's family refused to wait, insisting the marriage be arranged while the mourning period was still in full swing. The girl's father, a filial son, disagreed. The man's family was unhappy, and the two families couldn't reach an agreement, so the marriage was called off.

After the mourning period ended and the girl had grown older, her mother began looking for a husband for her again. After just two formalities, her mother suddenly fell ill and passed away not long after. Her marriage was so fraught with uncertainty that the neighbors thought it was too coincidental. They wondered who started the gossip. They said the girl wasn't suitable for marriage, because why would such trouble arise so quickly after the marriage proposal?

It was all just hearsay, but the girl's father believed it. Not only did he call off the marriage, he also wanted to send her to a nunnery. Fortunately, the girl's brother was a sensible man. He didn't think a nunnery was a good place for a girl. His beautiful sister was going to live a life of seclusion before she even got married. He didn't agree, and since he was already engaged, he forced his father to stop and asked his wife to find a good family for his sister.

"I asked around. Although the neighbors said that the girl had a bad fate, they didn't say that she had a problem with her character. They all said that she was a humble and gentle girl, filial and sensible. Otherwise, her brother and sister-in-law wouldn't worry so much about her. I secretly saw her, and she looks good. She takes her little nephew to play nearby every morning. She will be out soon. Let's take a sneak peek." Dong Xiaohuan found a small food stall and pulled Xia Tian and Xia Chu to sit and wait.

Xia Chu winked at her brother with a teasing smile. Xia Tian was so angry at her that he gritted his teeth and immediately reached out and flicked her head. But he couldn't bear to do it, so he didn't hit her hard. Xia Chu turned around and pretended to cry to Dong Xiaohuan to complain, rubbing her forehead red for her mother to see.

Dong Xiaohuan was amused and angry. How could this child grow up backwards? She was so well-behaved when she was young, but she became more and more spoiled as she grew older. She glanced at the forehead and saw nothing wrong. However, she still followed her daughter's wishes and taught Xia Tian a lesson.

Xia Tian smiled without saying anything, and looked at Xia Chu with a threatening look in his eyes. Just wait.

Xia Chu shook his head twice with a smug look on his face, almost making a face.

Xia Tian stretched out his finger and tapped her lightly without saying anything.

Dong Xiaohuan caught a glimpse of the brother and sister's childish behavior out of the corner of her eye, but pretended not to see it, keeping her eyes on the entrance of the alley.

Not long after, a girl in pink came out, holding the hand of a five-year-old girl. The little girl had two rings in her hair and was jumping and skipping as she walked. She looked very happy and made people smile. "Here she comes, Xiaotian, look."

Xia Chu and Xia Tian both looked over. It was a girl with an oval face, no makeup on her face, her hair neatly combed, with only two silk flowers. Her features weren't outstanding, but her curved eyebrows and eyes made her smile very pleasing, making her look attractive.

There is no ugly person in the Wang family. People see them so often that they don’t care much about their appearance.

"Auntie, I want to eat rice candy." The little girl stretched out her little finger and pointed forward.

"Your mother doesn't allow you to eat sweets anymore, so your aunt doesn't dare buy them for you." Tao Zhuxin shook her head slightly, but still walked forward with her strength, coaxing her softly: "Eating too much candy will give you a toothache. You can't eat snacks from now on."

The big one and the small one were talking as they walked. It was obvious that the girl was very patient and kept negotiating in a soft voice. The little girl wanted to eat candy but also wanted to have snacks later, and her little face was wrinkled as she thought about it.

Xia Chu had no resistance to gentle people. She glanced at her elder brother and saw him look at her twice, then took a cup of tea and drank water. Although she didn't look over, it was obvious that she was listening. She covered her mouth with her hands and looked at Dong Xiaohuan. There was a play!

After watching for a while, the aunt and nephew walked away. Xia Chu looked at his brother with a gossipy look on his face, "How is it?"

Xia Tian took a sip of tea and said, "What do you mean? She's a nice girl, why should I judge her?"

"Who asked you to comment? I just wanted to ask you what you thought of it when you first saw it." Xia Chu glanced at her brother. She was not the kind of person who would casually comment on others behind their backs.

"That's right, tell me, do you like it?" Dong Xiaohuan asked.

Xia Tian felt a little uneasy when being stared at by two pairs of eyes. "It's, it's okay."

"Then do you want to watch the next one?" Dong Xiaohuan laughed when she heard this.

"Let's take a look." Xia Chu said.

When they saw the second girl, she grabbed her brother's ear and made him apologize. They overheard that the boy had kicked an old man while playing with a ball, causing him to fall. But the girl's mother, only concerned with protecting her son, insisted that the old man was faking it.

The girl was very aggressive, not even giving her own mother face. "Why are you blackmailing me when I'm just walking down the street? We're rich enough to deserve other people's respect. You'll spoil me and I won't know right from wrong. I'll get beaten up when I go out." Her eyebrows shot up as she dragged her brother to the old man. "Are you going to apologize or not? Don't you want to eat dinner?"

"I'm sorry... Mom, save me." The little boy didn't cry, maybe because he was used to it or something, but he just pouts and looks unhappy.

The girl then suggested taking the old man to the clinic, but the old man waved his hands in refusal. Her mother was so angry that she clutched her chest and could not speak.

Xia Chu glanced at Dong Xiaohuan, who was a little embarrassed. "Yes, she is a bit fierce. She was not like this the last time I saw her. I think she treats people very kindly."

"Kind? Are you talking about Madam Jiang?" someone interrupted.

"Yes." Dong Xiaohuan responded.

"Mrs. Jiang is quite reasonable, but she has a quick temper and won't tolerate any injustice. I've already told a few families about it, and they're all afraid of her. Otherwise, it wouldn't have dragged on this long." The man, perhaps conflicted with Mrs. Jiang, said, "She's a bit of a badass, but she's very rude. When she gets angry, she won't give anyone face."

As they were talking, Mrs. Jiang kicked her brother and said, "Go home! No playing football in the alley!"

Madam Jiang was prettier than the Madam Tao we had just met. When her features softened, she looked quite lovely. She was not very tall, her hair held up with a silver hairpin, she had round eyes, a round nose, and a small, round mouth. She stood with her hands on her hips, yet she was extremely fierce in scolding someone.