The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 279: An Auspicious Start Cut Short

Nowadays, Bai Li held great grievances against Jiang Huilan, clearly refusing to listen to anything she said.

Jiang Huilan, feeling helpless, could only turn back to give Jiang Shulan a consoling look, then returned to her own room.

Jiang Huilan returned to her room powerlessly. Even after closing the door, she could still hear Bai Li’s mumbling in the living room...

Jiang Huilan felt utterly drained, yet she didn’t know that Bai Li was also exhausted. She felt as if nothing she did was right, feeling both depressed and agitated.

Jiang Shulan hid in the corner like a quail, which only made Bai Li even more furious at seeing her timid demeanor.

"Why are you hiding? I won’t hit you for no reason. Come here and correct your test paper." Bai Li tried her best to soften her tone, wanting to speak gently, but somehow the words just didn’t sound convincing...

Jiang Shulan fearfully moved towards the small table, picked up the paper with trepidation, and started to make corrections. However, her mind was blank at the moment, and she held the pen without moving for a long while.

Bai Li watched all this and felt even more disappointed in her. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

She couldn’t help but think of Jiang Huilan as a child — so smart, obedient, understanding, and lovable. She had always been her pride. But by the time she graduated from high school, she still had no opinions of her own, leaving all decisions to her and Jiang Peng. Initially, they were worried, but looking back, she was the best at that time.

When did she start to change? Was it after joining the army, after suddenly earning a third-class merit? She really hadn’t expected it, given her gentle nature, to accomplish such a feat. After over a year in the army, she was doing well, and suddenly, she wanted to transfer out to start a factory... From then on, she stopped listening...

Can the army really change a person’s personality? If she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have let her join. Wouldn’t finding a stable job and marrying and having children at the right time have been better?

Jiang Huilan tossed and turned all night, thinking a lot. She felt Bai Li’s current state was deteriorating and treating Shulan like this was certainly not good. What should she do?

The next day, she woke up with panda eyes, having promised to take Shulan out to play today. She faced the mirror and forced a big smile, determined to be in good spirits.

As she walked out of her room, she saw Bai Li and Jiang Shulan were already up.

"Mom, morning..."

"Shulan, good morning. How did you sleep last night?"

Jiang Huilan greeted them with a smile, but Bai Li only glanced at her and responded with a cold "Hmm," continuing her morning routine.

Jiang Shulan gave her a timid smile, her eyes bright with anticipation and joy.

The trio ate breakfast quietly. Jiang Huilan took the initiative to help Bai Li with the dishes and mentioned today’s outing, "Mom, it’s Shulan’s birthday tomorrow. She has school and can’t go out to play. It’s Sunday today, so I thought I might take her to the amusement park..."

"Play? Her monthly exam results were a disaster. She hasn’t even corrected yesterday’s test paper. You still have the heart to play? How big can your heart be..." Bai Li’s face turned stern as she scolded Jiang Shulan, whose good mood instantly shattered, and tears started flowing.

"Mom, why are you scolding my sister again? Can’t we talk nicely?" Jiang Huilan was truly angry now. How could her mother be like this?

Bai Li glared at her angrily, "Why am I scolding her? Isn’t it because of you? I can’t manage you, but I won’t allow you to harm your sister!"

"How am I harming her? It’s her birthday tomorrow, what’s wrong with going out to play today? Her grades weren’t good this time, she can work harder next time. Will forcing her to study make things better?" Jiang Huilan thought about Jiang Shulan’s previous grades and said, "I remember her grades were always pretty good before; did you find out why she didn’t do well this time?"

Bai Li remained silent, thinking that if she didn’t do well, the reason must be that she didn’t work hard enough.

But seeing her younger daughter crying her heart out, she could only respond irritably, "If the exam was a mess, what’s the point in finding the reason? It’s better to reflect and study harder so that she can regain her rank next time. Shulan, stop crying and go wash your face. I’ll tutor you later."

Jiang Shulan, with tears in her eyes, glanced at Jiang Huilan and sobbed her way to the bathroom, her back slightly hunched, like a frostbitten eggplant, wilted.

Watching her walk away, Jiang Huilan felt tears welling up inexplicably. The originally planned activity had to be reluctantly canceled.

After a while, Bai Li finished tidying up the kitchen, and Jiang Shulan tidied herself up. The two began a one-on-one tutoring session.

Jiang Huilan watched for a bit, then quietly left.

They couldn’t go out today anyway, and she wasn’t in the mood either, but she had promised Huang Tianyu yesterday. By now, he should be waiting for her at the corner, so she needed to go explain to him.

Huang Tianyu was dressed in casual wear today, all from Xuelan’s brand. Whenever he bought clothes, it was mostly from his wife’s factory—supporting his wife was an unquestionable duty.

A long army green trench coat, jeans, and high-top shoes complemented his tall stature and handsome, refined features. Okay, he’s a good-looking clothes rack, making anything he wears look stylish and pleasing to the eye.

At this moment, he was holding a bouquet of roses, bowing his head to adjust his hair in the rearview mirror. Suddenly, he saw her reflection in the mirror, immediately stood up, and turned around.

The two locked eyes from afar... Looking at him, Jiang Huilan gave a bitter smile, suddenly feeling a sourness that made her want to cry. A surge of emotion compelled her, and she just did it—she jogged over, throwing herself into his arms, wrapped her arms around his lean yet sturdy waist, breathing in his unique masculine scent, feeling both excited and aggrieved, tears began to flow uncontrollably.

At first, Huang Tianyu was a bit bewildered, then felt heartache, embracing her with both hands, one gently brushing her hair, "Huilan, what’s wrong? Who bullied you? Tell me, and I’ll teach them a lesson for you."

Jiang Huilan said nothing, giving his back a light hit to protest. This man, what was he talking about, resorting to fights at the drop of a hat?

"Alright, don’t cry anymore. Your tears are breaking my heart." Huang Tianyu gently patted her back, comforting her, genuinely feeling heartbroken.

Sigh, this woman is probably his destined catastrophe.

Impulsively, Jiang Huilan felt better after a brief cry, but it left her more embarrassed—her head buried in his chest, unwilling to come up, feeling like she’d lost face.

She gently rubbed her face, first wiping her tears and snot on his clothes until they were clean...

Watching her little actions, Huang Tianyu couldn’t help but suppress a twitch at the corners of his mouth.

A man like him, who paid attention to his image, naturally had a bit of a cleanliness fetish. But with her, it seemed anything could be an exception.

He didn’t despise her. Instead, he felt that her doing so meant she trusted him, saw him as one of her own, her closest person.

Thinking this, Huang Tianyu couldn’t help but show a radiant smile.