Your Dad Is Gone, But I'm Still Here!

Wisps of cooking smoke rose from the courtyard.

"Xiao Yi! No one bullied you at the academy, did they? If they did, make sure to tell Nannan..."

A middle-aged woman stood before the stove, stir-frying the vegetables in the wok as she smiled at Jiang Yi.

"Of course, if Nannan dares to bully you, tell Auntie! I'll give her a proper scolding!"

This was Jiang Nannan's mother.

She was an ordinary rural woman—honest and simple. She had raised Jiang Nannan by herself and occasionally helped support Jiang Yi.

"Mom!"

Jiang Nannan was washing vegetables nearby. Hearing that, she could not help rolling her eyes.

Who was bullying whom was still up for debate.

She glanced at Jiang Yi, who was secretly picking at the food nearby, her gaze carrying a hint of coy reproach.

"Don't I know you? Look at Tang's eldest girl. It'd be great if you were even half as sensible as she is."

Mother Jiang opened with a classic line. Jiang Nannan immediately lost any desire to argue. There was nothing she could do, meow.

"No, Auntie. Nannan is very popular at the academy."

Tang Ya covered her mouth and chuckled as she picked vegetables, though she still put in a few good words for her close friend.

Jiang Nannan was actually very gentle at Shrek. She generally would not pull a long face at the other students.

Only toward people like Xu Sanshi, who had annoyed her more times than she could count, would she turn cold and ignore them completely.

"If that's true, then that's good."

Mother Jiang smiled, her gaze lingering on Tang Ya. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became.

Tang's eldest girl had come back with Xiao Yi, and their relationship was so close that, as someone experienced, she understood