Chapter 17 is about making him both proud and arrogant.

Chapter 17 is about making him both proud and arrogant.

Jiang Yutang was bewildered by the other person's inexplicable emotions, and her tone was somewhat dissatisfied: "How am I being hypocritical? You're being unreasonable!"

This was the first time Cheng Lanzhou had been called "unreasonable." She wanted to refute Jiang Yutang, but didn't want to waste her breath on her, so she turned her head away and ignored her.

Seeing him like this, the young major general's idealized image of him shattered in Jiang Yutang's heart.

Major General, where have your strong heart and mature, steady qualities gone?

With Cheng Lanzhou resisting so much, Jiang Yutang didn't dare to reach out and pull her. Her hands, which had nowhere to go, were tucked into her waist, making her look like she was boxing.

Jiang Yuhuai, a light sleeper, vaguely heard a man and a woman arguing. When he opened his eyes, he saw his younger sister looking fierce, as if she was about to beat up Cheng Lanzhou. He was so frightened that he immediately rushed over to stop her.

"Little sister, you mustn't!"

He stood between the two of them, blocking Jiang Yutang's way, and kept trying to dissuade him: "Third brother knows you're unhappy with him, but I have something to say. Look at him now, he's as fragile as a piece of paper, he can't take a punch from you!"

"Huh?" Jiang Yutang was both angry and confused. "I saw him fall and came to help him up, but he refused and even hit me."

As he spoke, he held up the back of his hand for Jiang Huaiyu to see.

There was clearly nothing on the back of her hand, but in Jiang Huaiyu's eyes, it seemed as if Cheng Lanzhou was cruelly trampling on his little sister's hand under his feet.

Changing the subject abruptly, Jiang Huaiyu, who had just been trying to mediate the fight, turned around, grabbed Cheng Lanzhou by the collar, and forcefully pulled him up, glaring at him fiercely.

"You did it?"

A crack appeared on Cheng Lanzhou's icy face as she gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't hit her."

"You're lying! You coward who dares to do something but not admit it! It's one thing to not take responsibility for my little sister, but now that you've hit her, you don't even dare to admit it. I used to admire you, but I misjudged you!"

The two seemed about to come to blows, which startled Jiang Yutang, who hurriedly pulled Jiang Huaiyu away.

"Third brother, let's just let this go. I don't want to hold it against him. I don't care!"

Unexpectedly, Cheng Lanzhou sneered, a hint of disdain on his cold face: "If it weren't for the Jiang family using underhanded tactics, I swear I would never have had any connection with her!"

Jiang Huaiyu's eyebrows were raised in anger. He was young and impetuous, and he could not tolerate these words.

The two immediately started fighting, exchanging punches and kicks. Jiang Yutang was so frightened that she didn't dare to step forward to stop them, and only dared to call for her two other brothers to help.

This commotion caused Cheng Lanzhou, who was already feeling unwell, to faint.

Jiang Yutang thought to herself, "Oh no, things have gotten worse before they even started to improve."

Cheng Lanzhou was not fully recovered from her injuries. After being exposed to the sun for so long and being tormented by Jiang Huaiyu, she was on the verge of foaming at the mouth.

Seeing that the person had not woken up for a long time, and that Cheng Daier and Lin Shi had disappeared, Jiang Yutang reluctantly gave the remaining half pot of water to Cheng Lanzhou.

Jiang Yutang, feeling guilty, lowered his head behind them, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Cheng Daier and Lin Shi, who were rushing towards them.

She anxiously wrung her hands, thinking that she might as well go all the way, and threw herself at Cheng Lanzhou's legs to wipe away her tears.

When Cheng Dai'er arrived and saw this scene, she froze, her mouth agape, before slowly closing it and asking, "What happened to Lan Zhou?"

Jiang Yutang turned around with teary eyes, wiping away the tears that hadn't yet fallen from the corners of her eyes: "He fainted from being exposed to the sun. Where were you? Why did you leave him there alone?"

"We..." Cheng Dai'er stammered, her eyes wide, "My mother and I just discovered some fruit trees nearby, so we went to pick some fruit. Jiang Huaiyu was watching over them the whole time, and we thought..."

We thought your family would help us take care of Lanzhou.

Jiang Yutang sighed softly, "We were taking care of other patients just now, but thankfully we gave him all the remaining water, and he's much better now."

She specifically emphasized the water issue, and sure enough, she saw expressions of self-reproach on both of their faces.

"It's my fault, I should have stayed and looked after him."

Cheng Dai'er also felt guilty and thanked them, saying, "Thank you for taking care of my younger brother. These fruits are a token of my gratitude."

"No need for thanks. May I ask, Miss Cheng, where is the orchard? We can go and pick the fruit ourselves."

Cheng Dai'er looked troubled: "When you were treating people, many people went to pick them, so it's probably too late now..."

Jiang Songzhi looked regretful: "Is that so? Then thank you for your kindness, Miss Cheng."

After accepting the fruit, the two women from the Cheng family struggled to pull the cart and take Cheng Lanzhou away. Jiang Yutang gave Jiang Huaiyu a wink, and the latter reluctantly followed to help.

The Jiang family members breathed a sigh of relief after they left.

Jiang Songzhi looked at Jiang Yutang in confusion: "Little sister, what you just said will be exposed once Cheng Lanzhou wakes up. Why bother?"

"Yes, it would be better to tell the truth from the beginning, let them vent their anger, and avoid them causing us trouble later," Yun added worriedly.

Jiang Yutang shook her head dismissively: "Given Cheng Lanzhou's personality, he would never reveal the truth about being knocked unconscious; it would be too embarrassing."

"This..." Everyone felt that there seemed to be some truth to it.

"Besides, Third Brother is right next to him, making it even harder for him to swallow his pride. He can only keep it to himself." She shrugged indifferently, with a hint of triumph in her smile.

That general was too proud and arrogant; he had to suffer a bit.

Jiang Shengan stroked his beard and chuckled twice, looking at her with a gratified expression: "Tang'er is getting smarter and smarter."

And just as Jiang Yutang said, Cheng Lanzhou didn't tell the truth after waking up. When he first saw Jiang Huaiyu after waking up, his face turned extremely dark.

This time, we even got two fruits in return, so the water wasn't a complete waste.

Jiang Sumin, holding the fruit in his hand, suggested, "Let's give the fruit to Father and my two sisters-in-law."

Jiang Shengan is at the right time to recuperate.

The two sisters-in-law, Xiaoxiao, is only a little over a year old. Mu Shi has been weaning her because she hasn't been getting enough to eat lately. Zhu Shi, on the other hand, is pregnant, and if she doesn't eat well on this bumpy journey, it will have a huge impact on her health.

Everyone was the same.

Jiang Shengan waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. I've been feeling much better these past few days. I'll give them to the Mu family and the Zhu family. One for each of them."

Now that the old man had spoken, the two women accepted the fruit with mixed feelings of joy and worry.

Mu ate half herself and gave the other half to the child. The fruit was not big to begin with, and it was gone in two bites after being split in two.

Because of her morning sickness, Zhu had been craving sour foods while she was in the mansion. Now that she had been exiled for so long, she was finally able to eat them today.

After resting enough, the yamen runners clamored to continue their journey.

When it was finally time to rest at night, Jiang Yutang packed her bags early, saying that she was too tired and wanted to rest early. As soon as she lay down, she couldn't wait to take out a book.