Reborn in the 1970s, remarried to a powerful but childless man, her scumbag husband is furious.

Chapter 170 Little Girl is angry and ignores gentleness

Jiang Yan's words made Xiao Ya cry even harder.

She didn't expect that even Jiang Yan and Aunt Wenrou wouldn't help her. What should she do?

It's not that Jiang Yan is heartless, but it's also related to his past experiences.

He had long witnessed the coldness of human relationships and the fickleness of the world. When he encountered problems in the past, he had thought about asking others for help, but in the end he realized that others had no obligation to help him.

Even when some people help you, it's often with ulterior motives.

Over time, he gave up the idea of ​​asking someone for help.

Later, whenever he encountered a problem, the first person he would think of was himself.

No one can help him except himself.

Now that he has a family, apart from Aunt Xiaorou, Uncle Huo, and his two younger sisters, he doesn't care about other people's affairs and won't meddle in other people's business.

Call him selfish or cold-hearted, he doesn't care.

These past few days, he's noticed that Wenrou has been busy with the transport team's affairs until very late before going to sleep.

Although he had only been here for a few days, he already knew a little about Xiaoya's family situation.

He didn't want Aunt Xiaorou to get involved in this thankless task.

Seeing that Jiang Yan wouldn't help her, Xiao Ya could only turn around and go home to figure out a solution herself.

She had thought Jiang Yan was her only friend in the compound, but his coldness this time made her utterly disappointed in him.

After Sister Wang's money was taken away, Xiao Ya could only help her with odd jobs to earn some money for household expenses.

"Xiaoya, I can do these chores. You go and learn from Jiang Yan," Sister-in-law Wang said to Xiaoya.

Although Zhu Chao disliked that Xiao Ya was a girl, Wang's wife always remembered her gentle words: So what if she's a girl? She can still go to university and make a name for herself.

Xiao Ya shook her head. "I'm not going. I'll help you with chores and earn money."

Jiang Yanren has already skipped a grade and is now in fifth grade. He will be in sixth grade when school starts. As a first grader, she inevitably feels inferior in front of him.

Besides, because of what happened this morning, Xiaoya still harbored resentment towards Jiang Yan and didn't want to talk to him anymore.

"You silly girl, Jiang Yan is so smart. You should spend more time with him. You can ask him questions if you don't understand something, and it will help improve your grades," Sister-in-law Wang continued to persuade her.

In the past, Xiao Ya would have loved to study with Jiang Yan and have him help her with her problems.

But today, she refused no matter what.

Seeing this, Sister-in-law Wang had no choice but to go along with her.

Wenrou and Hao Gang went to the transport team early in the morning. The transport team now has vehicles, although there are only two for now, but that is enough.

Next, she needed to recruit people for the transport team. She had already planned ahead: her transport team would only use retired soldiers.

The only person who could get in touch with these people was Hao Gang.

"Sister-in-law, leave this to me. Don't worry, I'll get everyone together in less than a week," Hao Gang said confidently.

Wenrou believed him, of course, but she also thought of someone else: Wu Li, who was temporarily recuperating in the family compound.

He had just divorced Sun Mei and was bored at home all by himself.

Wu Li used to drive a truck, so having him train these people in driving skills would be perfect for him.

After hearing Wenrou's idea, Hao Gang also thought it was feasible.

"I'll go back and discuss it with him. The dormitories for the transport team are almost finished. It will be convenient for them to live here when they are recruited."

Wenrou nodded gently. "Also, the transport team needs to hire a cook. Do you know any veterans who have retired from the cooking squad? You can hire them too, and their salary will be the same as everyone else's."

When there are more people over there in the future, we'll have to consider the issue of food.

Since she was going to set up a transport team, she had considered all possible scenarios.

"It just so happens that the old sergeant of the cooking squad is retiring in the next few days. I'll ask him about it then."

Hao Gang's abilities are undeniable. She entrusted him with all the tasks she needed to handle before returning home with peace of mind.

These past few days, she's been busy taking care of her child during the day, and only has time at night to develop a preliminary plan for the establishment of the transportation team.

Sometimes she gets so busy that she forgets the time, and by the time she realizes it, it's already past midnight.

After she went inside, Huo Yanchuan and the two children were asleep.

For several days in a row, Huo Yanchuan also started to have opinions about her.

These past few days, he's only been able to play with his two daughters every night, and his wife, busy with her career, has also started to abstain from sex.

He acted like a lonely, resentful woman waiting for favor in her secluded chamber. He was, after all, a regimental commander, yet he had no status at home now. Was that appropriate?

She has promised to go home early today to be with her two children, and she doesn't need to work overtime tonight.

On her way back from the transport team, Wenrou happened to come across a market in the next village, so she bought two pieces of pork belly with alternating layers of fat and lean meat, intending to make braised pork when she got back.

She had finished eating all the watermelons at home, so she bought two more and hung one on each end of her bicycle.

Knowing that Jiang Yan liked her spicy fish, Wenrou bought another fish, and of course, she didn't forget Huo Yanchuan's favorite sweet and sour pork.

Although Huo Yanchuan doesn't seem to be picky about food, Wenrou noticed that he probably has a sweeter palate because he grew up in the south.

Huo Yanchuan ate quite a lot of the sweet and sour pork she tried making last time.

She learned this dish from a state-run restaurant. Not only adults love it, but children love it too. She'll make it for Jiang Yan to try later.

The vegetables in her refrigerator had all run out in the past few days, so she bought a lot of fresh vegetables at the market.

Since getting a refrigerator, she no longer worries about stockpiling too much food that will spoil.

She usually stocks up a lot of the dishes her family likes and keeps them in the refrigerator so they are always fresh when she takes them out to eat.

Wenrou also bought several bottles of milk that Jiang Yanchang needed for his growth.

When she rode her bicycle to the door, she saw Xiaoya squatting on the ground playing with other children.

She was in a good mood today, so she greeted Xiaoya, "What are you playing, Xiaoya? It's so hot outside, come back inside and cool off."

In the past, if Xiaoya saw Wenrou, she would definitely have gone up to greet her.

But today, she acted as if she hadn't heard him, turning her back and ignoring Wenrou.

Wenrou was taken aback, not expecting the little girl to have such an attitude.

However, she didn't think too much about it, assuming that the little girl was just too engrossed in playing, so she pushed her bicycle home.

"Aunt Xiaorou." Hearing the sound of a bicycle outside, Jiang Yan ran out of the house.

Seeing that Wenrou had bought so many things again, Jiang Yan thoughtfully went over and helped her take them all back.

"How are you? Are your two little sisters behaving well?" she asked gently.

"Mm." Jiang Yan nodded.

Wenrou went to the room and saw that the two children had been coaxed to sleep. She reached out and touched Jiang Yan's head, smiling as she said, "I'll make you your favorite spicy fish and braised pork later."

Jiang Yan's eyes lit up when he heard about food.

I've been too busy lately, and Wenrou hasn't been able to cook.

Sometimes Jiang Yan would just make some simple food, and she would eat a couple of bites before going back to work.

Today, she finally managed to get most of the arrangements made with the transport team, and she finally has time to take care of her family.

Although Jiang Yan is very sensible and doesn't usually say it, he still likes the food that Wenrou makes.

He was naturally very happy to hear that he could eat spicy fish and braised pork today.

"By the way, Xiaoyan, is Xiaoya's mom not home today? Go and call her over later and have her have lunch at our house."

Wenrou saw that the door was locked when she passed by Wang's house earlier, and she didn't know where Wang had gone.

The little girl was playing outside by herself, and it was almost noon. She couldn't go hungry.

Thinking back to how she always troubled Sister Wang to help her take care of the children when she was busy, Wenrou felt bad when she saw that Xiaoya didn't have lunch.

Jiang Yan responded and went out.

He saw Xiaoya playing with other children in the courtyard, so he walked over to her.

"Xiaoya, Aunt Xiaorou invites you to come to my house for lunch," Jiang Yan called out to Xiaoya.

But the little girl seemed to deliberately ignore him, not even looking at him, and continued playing with her head down.

Jiang Yan could also see that Xiao Ya was deliberately ignoring him.

So he frowned and called out Xiao Ya's full name, "Zhu Zhaodi".

Xiao Ya's family was very patriarchal. In order to get Wang's wife to have another son, Aunt Zhu asked Zhu Chao to give Xiao Ya this name.

At home and in the compound, we usually call her by her nickname.

Xiao Ya didn't like her formal name either, but there was nothing she could do; the name was already on her household registration and would stay with her for life.

Only after being called by his full name did the little girl finally raise her head to look at Jiang Yan.

"I'm not going. I'll never go to your house again, and I don't want to be friends with you anymore." Xiao Ya looked at Jiang Yan with red eyes, still holding a grudge against Jiang Yan for not letting Wenrou help her and her mother.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan showed no change in expression, ignored her, and turned to go back.

He doesn't need friends; family is enough for him.

Besides, he never thought he had done anything wrong, and he never expected that Xiaoya would hold a grudge against him because of this.

Since she wasn't going, Jiang Yan told Wenrou about it when he got back.

"She's not coming?" Wenrou was taken aback. "What's wrong with her today? She ignored me when I greeted her when I came in. Did you do something to upset her?"

Jiang Yan shook his head. "I didn't."

He was telling the truth; he was simply refusing to help her. If that offended her, then he had nothing more to say.

Aside from her parents' situation, Aunt Xiaorou was usually very kind to her, and would always think of her when there was something good to eat at home.

If she holds a grudge because of this, there's nothing he can do.

Wenrou trusts Jiang Yan, knowing his personality and that he won't go looking for trouble, though he can be a bit too cold to people sometimes.

But there's nothing that can be done about it; he can't change his personality overnight.

"If you're not coming, that's fine. Let's eat first." Wenrou didn't say anything more and continued to busy herself with cooking in the kitchen.

Huo Yanchuan returned around noon.

He was also shocked to see that Wenrou had prepared a large table of dishes.

"You're back. Wash your hands and eat." Wenrou said to Huo Yanchuan, then put the last dish on the table.

"Such a lavish meal today? Have you finished with everything at the transport team?" Huo Yanchuan asked as he washed his hands and walked to the table.

She nodded gently. "That's about it. I'm in a good mood today, so I'm going to treat myself and you two will benefit from it."

Although that's what she said, several of the dishes she made were ones that Huo Yanchuan and Jiang Yan liked to eat.

Huo Yanchuan looked at the large table of food and was already starving.

He pushed out his two daughters' strollers, stood by and watched, and then took chopsticks from the kitchen.

Jiang Yan was serving rice, and he even used a larger enamel bowl to serve Wenrou a big bowl of rice.

"Eat quickly."

Wenrou was starving, so she picked up a piece of braised pork for Huo Yanchuan and Jiang Yan, then picked up a piece for herself and stuffed it into her mouth.

She likes braised pork to be a bit salty, and she eats it with white rice, which makes it very appetizing.

We haven't had braised pork belly at home for a long time, especially the kind made by Wenrou, which has a perfect balance of lean and fat and isn't greasy at all.

Her gentle cooking skills are undeniable; just look at how fast Huo Yanchuan and Jiang Yan devoured their meal.

At this time, the courtyard was filled with the aroma of meat, which everyone else had gotten used to.

Who can blame Huo Tuan's wife for being so good at making money? They eat lavish meals every day, and never repeat the same thing twice.

The aroma of braised pork made Feng Yumei's son, Xu Zhuangzhuang, almost drool.

He was fed a mouthful of chicken droppings last time, and he hasn't dared to provoke Jiang Yan since.

However, he was still a child after all, and he had grown up in the countryside. Let alone eating braised pork, his family could hardly eat meat even once a year.

Although he has now been adopted by Feng Yumei, his life is better than before.

But Feng Yumei was also very stingy. She usually couldn't bear to buy meat, and could only afford to buy some lard to add when cooking.

Xu Zhuangzhuang hasn't eaten meat since he arrived at the family compound.

Now, smelling the aroma of meat coming from Wenrou's house, he came over.

The Wenrou family was enjoying their meal and didn't notice Xu Zhuangzhuang standing at the door.

Jiang Yan was the first to spot him. He saw him standing at their door, drooling so much that his clothes were soaked, and couldn't help but frown.

"Jiang Yan, your family is having meat today, but Xiao Ya doesn't want any. I want some." Xu Zhuangzhuang had just heard Jiang Yan invite Xiao Ya over for dinner, so he came looking for her.

Upon hearing the sound, Wenrou and Huo Yanchuan looked towards the door.

Then Xu Zhuangzhuang said, "I know why Xiaoya doesn't come to your house for dinner anymore. She's angry with you. She and her mother were bullied by her father and wanted your family to help them, but you didn't. So she holds a grudge against you."

"I forgive you for feeding me chicken poop last time. Your meat smells so good, I want to eat some too."

As Xu Zhuangzhuang spoke, he walked in, drooling, and reached out to grab the meat from the plate.

Jiang Yan was quick-witted and took the plate away, preventing him from succeeding.

Wenrou and Huo Yanchuan were also stunned when they heard Xu Zhuangzhuang's words.

Thinking about Xiaoya's attitude towards her earlier, Wenrou finally understood the reason for the situation.