After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1036 Suspicion
Haitang didn't know how her brother Haijiao told Jin Jiashu about Fang's matter. She only knew that after Haijiao finished his work the next day, he didn't go home directly, but first went to Jin's house to visit his good friend and had dinner with him before going home.

The next day, Jin Jiashu came to Hai's house on the pretext of handing in homework to the teachers.

Near noon, he finally had some free time. He used the excuse of going to Haijiao's temporary room in the front yard to find two books. There he met Haitang and had the opportunity to talk to her alone.

After briefly describing his recent experiences, Jin Jiashu asked Haitang, "Did something happen to your eldest branch? After Hai Ge came off duty yesterday, he came to me and complained a lot. It seems that your eldest cousin in the eldest branch was wronged by the clan members again?"

Haitang blinked and nodded in affirmation: "There was such an incident, which happened the day before yesterday." She told the reason and process of the Hai clan elders running to the residence of Fang and her daughter to make a scene. Although the final result was still ideal, except for the two old students who had changed their attitudes, the other clan elders who went to Beijing were still full of malice towards Fang, and they would say many unpleasant things to her at any time. Even though everyone was clarifying for Fang that she had never coveted the property of the Hai's eldest house, nor had she instigated the illegitimate son Hai Baozhu to go against the clan elders, the elders still attacked her for marrying a second time and accused her of not being a good woman. Fang was sad and upset because of this, and she was even more worried that it would affect her daughter's future, so she couldn't sleep well at night.

Now two days have passed, and the neighbors heard the noise that day, and gradually began to talk about it. Fang didn't want the neighbors to know about her past, so she declined Ma's kindness to explain the truth for her, hoping that things would pass with time. But because she didn't come forward to explain, the neighbors didn't know the truth, and some gossipers talked about it behind her back. Hearing these gossips, Fang had already thought about moving. But now that the end of the year is approaching, even the real estate agents may not be willing to continue their business. Even if she rents a new house, how can she move in time? So she can only endure it silently.

Jin Jiashu felt very sympathetic after hearing this. His biological mother was married for the second time, and although he once had complaints in his heart, he no longer took it to heart. Therefore, he did not think that women should not remarry after their husbands died. Instead, he agreed with Haijiao Haitang's statement and thought that the Hai family was very suspicious of repaying kindness with enmity.

But this is not the point. What he can't figure out is another thing: "When Brother Hai complained to me about this, I always felt like he wanted something from me, but he never mentioned it. I always felt like he was hiding something from me. Does Sister Hai know what it is?"

Haitang was stunned when she heard this, wondering if her brother's ability to deceive people had declined? He actually failed to deceive people this time, and he aroused Jin Jiashu's suspicion so quickly?
We must calm Jin Jiashu's suspicions as soon as possible. We can't let him really doubt Haijiao's intentions and think that he is being plotted against by his good friend.

Haitang looked puzzled, then suddenly realized, "Is it because of what Sister Baozhu said? Sister Baozhu said the other day that the elders scolded my cousin so harshly that they ignored the Baozhu brothers who tried to stop them. But after my grandma stepped in and scolded them back, they all became quiet. This is because our second branch has power and the clan members dare not offend us. Unfortunately, our family does not live with the first branch. Even if the elders are afraid of my grandfather and grandma, they still treat my cousin and the brothers and sisters of the first branch with contempt. If we can invite you, the nephew of the Queen Mother, to attend Sister Baozhu's wedding banquet, and let the clan members know that they have a relationship with the Queen Mother's relatives, I think the elders will not dare to offend us again."

Haitang smiled at Jin Jiashu and said, "Don't mind me, Brother Jin. My sister just said it casually. She felt sorry for her cousin and was very angry. As long as she could intimidate the elders in the clan, she was willing to try any method. But my cousin didn't agree with her. Later, everyone went to comfort her and didn't take my sister's words to heart. I think my brother heard it and kept it in mind, so he wanted to test your mouth."

Haitang was not afraid that Jin Jiashu would go to confront Hai Baozhu. The women of the eldest house had never had any dealings with him. Even if they met in person, he would not be able to question Hai Baozhu. But if it was someone else, such as Qiao Fu or Hai Baozhu, they might meet and talk with Jin Jiashu, and it would be easy to be exposed. After listening to Haitang's words, Jin Jiashu did not suspect anything. He smiled and said, "I was wondering what it was. It's just a small matter. Brother Hai could have just told me directly. Why bother hiding it? It makes me wonder what he is hiding!"

Haitang smiled and said, "It's not that he intends to hide it. I guess brother probably complained to you on impulse, but after he said it, he remembered that you have no contact with the eldest branch, and have never met Brother Baozhu. Even with Cousin Qiao, you have only met two or three times. If he rashly invites you to his family's wedding banquet, it would be too abrupt. It would be better for you to lay the groundwork first, and wait until the New Year when relatives and friends visit to pay New Year's greetings, you will meet Brother Baozhu and Cousin Qiao more often, and get to know each other, then it will be natural for him to ask. Anyway, Sister Baozhu's wedding date is still a long way off, so there is no need to rush."

This reason was very reasonable. Jin Jiashu accepted it immediately and sighed, "Brother Hai is too worried. Even if I don't have much contact with the Hai family, Cousin Qiao is your cousin, Sister Hai, and he is also my cousin. When my cousin gets married, it is natural for me to invite him to the wedding banquet. Sister Hai, your cousin was humiliated, even if Brother Hai didn't say anything, I would not sit idly by. As long as I can help her, let alone just attending the wedding banquet, I am willing to do more."

Haitang listened to his words and carefully observed the changes in his expression. Knowing that he was sincere in his words, she smiled and said, "I know that you will definitely be willing to help, Brother Jin. If it were in the past, my brother probably wouldn't have any concerns. If he wanted to ask you for help, he would just ask directly. But now... Isn't your status different? He is serving in front of the emperor, so it is normal for him to be restrained and have more concerns. Brother Jin, don't bother with him. After a long time, my brother will get used to it."

Jin Jiashu immediately "made up" the reasons why Haijiao was "hesitant" and "hiding something", and laughed: "What is there to worry about? Even if I am now the nephew of the Queen Mother and the cousin of the new emperor, I am still Jin Jiashu. Brother Hai has known me for so many years, don't you know what kind of person I am? Don't worry about anything in the future, just tell me what you want to say!"

Haitang nodded: "I will tell my brother. Our two families have different feelings, and we will be in-laws in the future. If we still have to worry about the difference in status and act restrainedly, it will be too boring."

Jin Jiashu clasped his hands together and said, "That's exactly what you said!"

His worries were gone, and his mood became bright again. He even had the leisure to chat with Haitang: "What's wrong with your Hai family members? Brother Hai clearly said that they were already weak when they saw Cousin Qiao and the Jinyiwei appear. Knowing that Cousin Fang's son-in-law is a Jinyiwei, and your second branch is on Cousin Fang's side, they dare to be disrespectful again? Are they cowardly or are they extremely bold?"

Haitang sighed, "Who knows? Maybe they would be scared when the Jinyiwei are in front of them, but when they can't see the Jinyiwei, they start to tremble again. They have been in the countryside for a long time, with little knowledge, and have never had to take on any important responsibilities. They are obviously not able to withstand the wind and rain, but they always think that they are senior and experienced and should be in charge of the power, so they often do things that bully the weak and fear the strong. In the final analysis, they are just relying on the fact that the eldest branch and our second branch are reasonable and rule-abiding families, so they are shameless and unreasonable. After all, we are from the same family, can we really kill them?"