Wei Aihua's eyes were firm. "I will."
She sneered, "The new daughter-in-law really thinks she's the master. Rou'er is right. I will never let her get away with this."
"Sister-in-law, I will always support you."
At this moment, a servant knocked on the door. "Miss, Mayor Jiang is here to pick up Madam."
"Husband," Wei Aihua exclaimed in surprise. She got up from Gao Rou'er's bed, ready to head out.
Gao Rou'er deliberately held her back. "Sister-in-law, stay here with me tonight. We need to have a good talk, and you should tell Big Brother that you're not being bullied."
Wei Aihua wanted to stay, but knowing that her husband had come to pick her up in person, she had to go out and meet him. After all, this wasn't her home, and a man's pride must be taken into account.
Wei Aihua said, "I'll go out and speak to your elder brother and tell him my decision."
Gao Rouer's eyes filled with concern, and she spoke in a trembling voice. "Sister-in-law, I'm worried that Gu Nuannuan has brainwashed Big Brother. If you see him, he might take her side and bully you."
"You're overthinking it. That won't happen."
Though she said this, Wei Aihua couldn't forget the slap her husband had given her because of Gu Nuannuan.
In the end, she went out.
As soon as she appeared, Mayor Jiang stood up and said to Director Gao, "Sorry to bother you, Director Gao. We need to discuss official business at the office. It's late today, so I'll take Aihua home first. If you're free tomorrow, please come to my office. My door is always open to you."
He didn't give Wei Aihua a chance to speak, stepping forward to place his arm around her shoulders, his five fingers signaling her to behave.
"I want to talk to Rouer tonight," Wei Aihua said.
Mayor Jiang replied, "There's plenty of time. It's late tonight, and it's not appropriate for you to stay at someone else's house. Have Rou'er come over to our place another day to keep you company."
He didn't agree with his wife, nor did he give Director Gao a chance to keep her. He guided Wei Aihua into the car.
Once inside, Wei Aihua tried to get out. Mayor Jiang warned her with a stern expression, "Wei Aihua, don't make me say unpleasant things in front of others."
He pulled his wife back into her seat and drove to the hotel.
He knew his wife was upset and didn't want to go home, so he decided to stay with her at the hotel.
When they arrived at the hotel, Wei Aihua sat on the bed, hands covering her face, crying. "I'm the one who got hurt, so why is everyone taking her side?"
"You're older, and you're jealous of a child. How old are you compared to her?"
"Yes, I'm older. I am old. But! I'm not as cunning as she is. Gu Nuannuan just wants to push me out and take over as the mistress of the Jiang family, but I won't let her have her way."
Mayor Jiang sat beside her, frowning. "Who told you that Nuannuan wants to be the mistress of the Jiang family?"
He had been involved in the marriage between Jiang Chenyu and Gu Nuannuan.
At first, the little girl had deliberately made herself look unattractive to avoid the marriage. Later, she was forced by her father to marry his younger brother. How could she want to be the mistress of the Jiang family?
There had to be some misunderstanding.
Wei Aihua and Mayor Jiang had been married for many years, and she never hid anything from him.
So she told Mayor Jiang the gist of what Gao Rouer had said to her that day.
"...And you still dare to say that she's young and I should give in to her? If I keep giving in, my son will have no place in the Jiang family.
Even though you are the mayor, with your noble status, society no longer works on a hereditary system. Can you guarantee that Jiangsu will inherit your position and stay in a powerful place for the rest of his life? No!"