Chapter 230 He Xiangju is restless

When Sun Qiang met Ai Xiaoxia, he immediately reported to her what happened during his time back home for the New Year.

Ai Xiaoxia was also happy to hear this: "Qiangzi, you're right. From now on, you should focus on winning their hearts. Every parent wants to see their children succeed. If you succeed, your father will naturally be proud of you and treat you well."

"That's true. My dad has completely changed his mind about me. During the New Year holidays, he took me to meet friends every day. I've met a lot of business elites, so it will be easy for us to open a branch in the provincial capital this year."

"You must continue to be like this in the future. Don't fight with those mean people over trivial matters. You must show your father what it means to have a long-term vision and a broad mind. But you must be careful of Wu Xiuyun and Sun Jian. They are not gentlemen."

Sun Qiang agreed, "I know, don't worry, sister-in-law." Then he whispered in Ai Xiaoxia's ear, "Sun Jian's illness is serious. He went to the hospital on the second day of the New Year. Wu Xiuyun kept it a secret from me and my dad, but no one is stupid. How could they not know what's going on? I haven't dared to take off my clothes to sleep these past few days for fear of being infected."

Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "You have a strong sense of protection, which is good."

After talking for a while, we decided that 8:58 was an auspicious time, so we set off firecrackers, marking the first day of business after the New Year.

Ai Xiaoxia and Sun Qiang returned to the office and talked about the branch store. Then Ai Xiaoxia said goodbye to Sun Qiang and hurried to buy a flower basket to send to Ju Huiyan.

After buying the flower basket, Ai Xiaoxia took a taxi to the door of Ju Huiyan's clothing store.

There were five flower baskets placed at the door. Ai Xiaoxia asked the driver to help carry the flower baskets over. After giving him the money, she didn't ask the driver for change, after all, he was helping to carry things.

Ju Huiyan saw Ai Xiaoxia coming and came out to greet her: "Xiaoxia, come in quickly."

Ai Xiaoxia said to Ju Huiyan: "Good luck in opening your business. I wish you a prosperous business and a lot of money every day."

As they were talking, Ju Huiyan's mother and several relatives came over, shook hands with Ai Xiaoxia, exchanged greetings, and said that Ai Xiaoxia was very capable at such a young age.

At this time, He Xiangju on the opposite side of the road was watching this side from afar. She was getting more and more angry. Ai Xiaoxia was really too vengeful. She just said a few words that she didn't like to hear, and she wanted to squeeze out her business. She was too cruel.

Thinking of this, she turned around and went back to the compound.

Ai Xiaoxia talked with Ju Huiyan's mother about clothing for a long time. Although Ai Xiaoxia knows some tailoring skills, she is not a professional. However, she has insights into fashion.

Ju Huiyan's mother has been making clothes for more than 30 years, so she definitely has a deep understanding of tailoring.

Ai Xiaoxia discovered that Ju Huiyan's personality was like her mother's. Both were very open to new things and very courageous. If she wanted to open a garment factory in the future, not only Ju Huiyan but also her mother would be good talents.

After chatting for a while, Ai Xiaoxia could have continued talking here. Today was the day when the family opened for business, and many friends came to introduce business. They also needed to measure the size and so on. Ai Xiaoxia said goodbye and went home.

Ai Xiaoxia had just reached the second floor when she heard He Xiangju's voice: "Auntie, your daughter-in-law is so capable. We are so envious."

Li Shaofen said with pride, "Our Xiaoxia is really capable. Not only others, but even I admire this child."

He Xiangju added, "I really envy Sister Xiaoxia for having a good mother-in-law like you. You're so considerate. If other families saw their daughters-in-law being so capable and more capable than men, they would definitely be worried, especially since doing business inevitably involves dealing with men. Mr. Lu is really magnanimous, and you two old people are also very broad-minded. If it were my family, I don't know what my mother-in-law would say to me."

Li Shaofen didn't think much about it and said, "Your idea is wrong. The country advocates gender equality. My Xiaoxia has a serious job. What is there for people to say?"

He Xiangju never thought that Li Shaofen, at her age, would have such avant-garde ideas: "Auntie, this is different. Your wife is really capable. Most importantly, she is so beautiful. She attracts a lot of attention outside. She is different from ordinary people."

When Ai Xiaoxia heard this, she understood that He Xiangju was trying to sow discord between her and her mother-in-law.

This was the kind of person she hated the most. She went upstairs and kicked He Xiangju in the calf from behind: "Isn't it too despicable to meddle in other people's affairs behind their backs?"

He Xiangju felt pain in her calf and fell to her knees with a thud, grimacing in pain. She had thought that Ai Xiaoxia would stay in the newly opened garment shop for a while, having dinner or something, so she hurried back to instigate Li Shaofen. She felt that Ai Xiaoxia was the one who retaliated against her first, and she was just retaliating now, and there was nothing wrong with that.

At this moment, she heard Ai Xiaoxia's voice and felt guilty and scared, but since she had started, she didn't want to turn back. At this time, she quickly said, "Sister-in-law, did I say anything to scare you? You just came up and hit someone, what do you have to feel guilty about?"

Ai Xiaoxia could see that He Xiangju no longer cared about her reputation.

She kicked He Xiangju's thigh again. "It's New Year's Day and I'm too lazy to fight. I'll kick you twice so you can learn a lesson. I'm upright and fearless. Unlike you, you're always thinking about how to harm others and you have to worry about being struck by lightning when you go out. It's useless for you to instigate my mother. My family knows me very well, and my mother treats me like her own daughter. Do you think you can influence me? What a joke. He Xiangju, are you declaring war on me?"

Li Shaofen also noticed something was wrong. She naturally stood on the side of her daughter-in-law. She looked at He Xiangju and said, "How can you be so evil-minded? I tell you, if you want to bully Xiaoxia, I, an old woman, will not let you go."

He Xiangju groaned in pain. She didn't expect Ai Xiaoxia to come back so soon, and she didn't expect Li Shaofen to be completely unaffected by her and still protect Ai Xiaoxia so much.

But now that it was like this, what was she going to do? Should she say something nice or stick to her guns?

The pain had made her regret her impulsiveness. If this had not happened today, at least she would not have fallen out with Ai Xiaoxia. What should she do now?

To be honest, He Xiangju is now scared. She knows that she is no match for Ai Xiaoxia. If Ai Xiaoxia wants to deal with her, she will be in trouble.

She finally softened: "No, sister-in-law, aunt, I'm afraid you misunderstood me. I was just chatting casually, I really didn't mean anything else. This sister-in-law suddenly spoke in such a tough tone, I was a little confused, so I didn't explain it properly, I really..."

Ai Xiaoxia frowned and looked at He Xiangju: "If you can hold on to the end, I can still look up to you. I understand your thoughts. You are really a frog in the well. You have wasted a good opportunity in vain."

At this point, Ai Xiaoxia paused before continuing, "When we first met, I really thought you were someone I could get along with. I even thought about helping you open a clothing store to hone your skills, and then letting you manage a garment factory in the future. But I never thought you'd be so narrow-minded. You really can't even catch the pie that falls from the sky, and you even curse back at the person who threw it to you. You're so stupid and disgusting."