Chapter 78 Provocation

Watching Lu Jingshen enter the house, Meng Qian walked in without changing her shoes and looked around. She thought she could find many places to bully Ai Xiaoxia, but after looking around, she found that the decoration in this house was more upscale than her own, especially the murals, which she had to admit were beautiful.

She had liked Lu Jingshen since she joined the unit, but she never thought that Lu Jingshen's marriage was arranged by his family, and the girl was from the countryside. Although she knew that there was no possibility for her to be with Lu Jingshen, after all, they were in the same unit, and her family would not let her find a divorced woman. Of course, when she saw Ai Xiaoxia last time, she had to admit that Ai Xiaoxia was beautiful.

But she was unwilling to accept it. Why should she lose to a country girl? Even if she was pretty, she had no job, no education, and no good family background. Such a person was not worthy of Lu Jingshen.

This unwillingness made her want to prove it to Lu Jingshen. She would make Lu Jingshen regret not liking her in the first place, make Lu Jingshen regret missing her, and make Lu Jingshen only able to look at her, look up to her, but not get her.

So she made up her mind, which was to compare herself with Ai Xiaoxia in front of Lu Jingshen, so that Lu Jingshen could see how big the gap between them was and make him regret it.

Even if their house is well-kept, that is Lu Jingshen's taste and has nothing to do with Ai Xiaoxia. Thinking of this, she felt much more comfortable.

When she saw the noodles on the table, she finally knew what to say.

She said to Ai Xiaoxia, "Sister-in-law, your family's dinner is too casual, isn't it? Just a bowl of noodles? I live alone and I can cook. You're so careless, you really don't know how to live, right?"

Ai Xiaoxia had sensed from the beginning that this woman had ill intentions, and now she was even more certain.

She smiled and asked Meng Qian: "Who told you that we don't have any other dishes at home? Are you imagining that?"

Meng Qian didn't know, but she didn't smell any cooking or the aroma of cooking meat. "Sister-in-law, you don't think a bowl of pickles is a dish, do you? Engineer Lu works all day and doesn't even have a meal at night? How can he bear this?"

Ai Xiaoxia looked at Lu Jingshen who came out with a pen, and her heart was sour and her mouth was even more sour: "Lu Jingshen, go to the kitchen and serve the dishes to the guests. They said I don't care about you, that you work hard, and I didn't even make you some oily dishes, making you suffer."

Lu Jingshen also heard the last few words the two of them said, and he hurried out with a pen in hand.

He didn't go to the kitchen, but said directly to Meng Qian: "Our family affairs do not need you, an outsider, to comment on them. How we live as a couple is none of your business. From now on, all work matters will be handled at the company. When I get home, I just want to be with my wife."

Meng Qian was a little embarrassed by Lu Jingshen's words and explained, "Mr. Lu, you misunderstood. I just thought that my sister-in-law didn't work and had nothing to do. If you didn't know her, you would think she was lazy because she made such a sloppy dinner."

Ai Xiaoxia looked at Meng Qian and sneered, "Little Meng, I thought you were young, and you were always so fond of instigating other people's affairs. I might have thought you were a nagging shrew."

Meng Qian was silenced by Ai Xiaoxia's seamless counter-question. After a while, she said, "Ai Xiaoxia, don't be so harsh."

Ai Xiaoxia looked at Meng Qian and said, "I'm not as harsh as you. I'm actually a little curious. We're not even familiar with each other. What's your purpose in coming here with hostility?"

Meng Qian quickly denied it, "What purpose did I have? I just said it casually, and you misinterpreted it like this. After all, you've never been to college, and you've never worked. You're from the countryside and don't have much experience, so your thinking is so narrow-minded."

Ai Xiaoxia laughed again after hearing this: "How many people in the country have never been to college? How many people are unemployed? What, are we all narrow-minded? My parents-in-law are authentic farmers, but they also raised outstanding talents like Jing Shen. Why are we so unbearable when it comes to you?"

"Ai Xiaoxia, you are making excuses. When did I mention Mr. Lu's parents? I was talking about you." Meng Qian was a little confused at this time, and her voice became several times louder.

Lu Jingshen looked at Meng Qian: "You're talking about my wife in front of me? What do you mean? Are you looking down on me? Besides, my wife's excellence is not something that a narrow-minded person like you can understand. What forms are you signing? If it's not urgent, the company will tell you tomorrow. Goodbye."

What else could Meng Qian say? Tears welled up in her eyes, but she came here on her own and couldn't lose the momentum. She held back her tears and said to Lu Jingshen, "Mr. Lu, there may be a misunderstanding today. I will find time to explain to you tomorrow."

Lu Jingshen said, "No need." After that, he pushed open the door and drove the people away.

Meng Qian could only leave unwillingly.

Ai Xiaoxia was satisfied with Lu Jingshen's rational behavior, but she felt uncomfortable: "It's really not easy for me. I didn't serve you well, and now outsiders come to attack me? What is this?" As she said that, she walked to the dining table and sat down.

Lu Jingshen walked over and turned Ai Xiaoxia and the chair towards him. He put one hand on the back of the chair and the other on the table. He bent down and looked at Ai Xiaoxia: "It's my fault. I made you feel wronged. From now on, I won't say a word to this person except about work. Also, don't rush to make dinner for me in the future. It's not too late for me to get off work. Let's cook together when I get home, okay?"

Ai Xiaoxia was coaxed by Lu Jingshen's doting and was no longer so angry: "But I still have braised beef in the kitchen, and you didn't even bring it out to show her."

Lu Jingshen smiled and rubbed Ai Xiaoxia's head with his big hands: "Silly girl, are we going to show off our lives to others? This is not like your style. Don't be angry, it's not worth it to be with such a person. I'll go serve the dishes, and we'll eat, okay?"

Ai Xiaoxia felt that she was being teased again, but she had no evidence.

Lu Jingshen went to serve the dishes: "Eat, let's go out for a walk later, okay? I'll buy you something delicious."

Ai Xiaoxia listened to Lu Jingshen coaxing her like a child, and she was no longer angry. She smiled and started eating.

After dinner, Lu Jingshen rushed to wash the dishes, put on his coat, and the two went out.

There was a store not far away. After entering, Lu Jingshen bought two of almost all the snacks for Ai Xiaoxia, and then carried a bag out of the store.

After walking a few steps, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. This was the first snow of winter.

Ai Xiaoxia reached out to catch the falling snowflakes and excitedly shouted to Lu Jingshen, "Lu Jingshen, it's snowing."

Lu Jingshen also looked up at the sky: "Yes, it's snowing."

Ai Xiaoxia was very happy: "Can we build a snowman tomorrow?"

Lu Jingshen smiled: "That depends on whether there is enough snow. If it snows heavily, we will have to go out and sweep the snow tomorrow morning."

Ai Xiaoxia was still very happy. In her previous life in Shanghai, even if it snowed, it would melt quickly, and the sanitation workers would sweep the snow overnight. Even if some snow remained in the community, it would not be too much, and she rarely had the chance to play in the snow to her heart's content. In this day and age, northern cities are simply castles of snow in winter, and she was really very happy.

"Lu Jingshen, if there's a lot of snow tomorrow, let's have a snowball fight."

"Well, I'll accompany you whatever you want to do."

"You can't regret what you said."

"No regrets."

Ai Xiaoxia walked very slowly so that she could see more of the snow.

Lu Jingshen accompanied her for a walk on the street.

Ai Xiaoxia looked at the snow, and Lu Jingshen looked at her.