Wa Temple Town, Jiang's Crisp Cake Shop.
Hearing Jiang Qianqian call out, Jiang Ning raised his face slightly and merely nodded in acknowledgment. He did not even stand up.
The delight on Jiang Qianqian's face instantly froze.
Third Aunt, small in stature, brought over two more flatbreads in a bamboo basket. There was a trace of complaint in her voice. "Ningning, if we'd known you were so capable, why didn't you stop that bad guy earlier? Why did you have to wait until Uncle Chao got beaten up?"
At those words, Jiang Chao, whose face was swollen on one side, also showed a hint of displeasure.
Last night, he had taken an elbow while stopping the thug, losing two front teeth in the process.
At first glance, two teeth might seem insignificant, but even by injury assessment standards, it counted as a Level Two minor injury. The other party would be going to prison.
For the patient himself, the best way to replace missing teeth was dental implants.
The dental implant process was complicated and painful. The gums had to be cut open, holes drilled into the jawbone, implants inserted, and then, after the implants healed, artificial teeth attached...
If—if Jiang Ning had stepped in earlier, Jiang Chao would not have needed to take responsibility at all.
Before Jiang Ning could respond, his cousin Jiang Yang frowned and scolded, "Mom, what are you saying? The police found a knife on that thug afterward. What if Ningning had gotten hurt?"
Third Aunt was reprimanded by her son. She smiled awkwardly, realizing she had said the wrong thing.
Years of ingrained assumptions had led her to subconsciously believe that Jiang Chao was a businessman from the big city—wealthy, capable, lofty, and a distinguished city man.
That was why she favored Jiang Chao's