Chapter 89 Going to Uncle's House

While eating, Ai Xiaoxia thought of something strange. She hadn't seen Meng Qian causing trouble for several days, especially the quarrel between her and Fang Ling two days ago. If Meng Qian knew about it, she would definitely make trouble.

So she asked Lu Jingshen: "Haven't you seen Meng Qian recently?"

Lu Jingshen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Ai Xiaoxia in surprise: "You don't bother her?"

Ai Xiaoxia blinked her big eyes: "It's annoying, but people like her won't disappear just because I'm annoyed with her, so I find it even more strange that she didn't show up."

Lu Jingshen scratched his head. "There's a mission in the department to send someone abroad to study political ideology. I sent her there, and she won't be back before the New Year."

Ai Xiaoxia couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "You are quite cunning, aren't you?"

"It's just so-so. Let's not talk about this boring person anymore. Let me tell you about my uncle and aunt."

"Um."

"My younger uncle isn't as busy as my older uncle. He doesn't talk much about family matters, and he doesn't really care about them. He's a bit arrogant. My younger aunt is very good at getting along with everyone. She doesn't offend anyone, but she doesn't get too close to anyone. My cousin is studying at a normal school. He has a different personality from everyone else in the family. He has a bit of a social attitude and is quite loyal. He's the easiest to get along with."

Ai Xiaoxia nodded: "Speaking of which, since we don't have close ties with my uncle's family, we can get along quite well."

Lu Jingshen said, "Well, we don't need to be too close, as long as we can get along well on the surface."

After dinner, the two went to Lu Guosheng's house.

Their house was on the second floor. Lu Jingshen went upstairs and knocked on the door.

It was my aunt Jiang Zhi who opened the door and said politely, "Shen Jing and his wife are here, come in quickly."

Their house had a cement floor, so there was no need to change into slippers. The two of them called their aunt and went straight into the house.

Uncle Lu Guosheng also came out after hearing the noise and said politely, "You guys are here just like that. Why bring any gifts? Your family isn't well off."

Lu Jingshen said, "This is the first time Xiaoxia and I have come to visit grandma since our marriage. It's only natural."

Lu Guosheng took the things and put them on the table. He looked at so many expensive gifts and said, "Depth of Field, my uncle has to talk about you. Don't you know what your family's conditions are? Who are you buying so many expensive gifts for? They are all your family members. You are too vain."

Ai Xiaoxia thought to herself, these people are really hard to please. If you say they bought tacky gifts, Grandma Wang Jinfeng will definitely say they're stingy and buy something that's not presentable. If it's presentable, Wang Jinfeng will be satisfied, but what does my uncle mean by that? It's obvious he's looking down on me.

She smiled and said, "Uncle, you're overthinking it. These things don't cost much. Our family is doing well now, so we don't need this."

Lu Guosheng didn't like this answer, because in their Lu family, he was the pride of the family and the best-off among his peers.

He said to Ai Xiaoxia, "You just got married not long ago, so you don't know the difficulties your family has faced. Your father-in-law has been ill over the years, Jingyuan is going to school, and all of that costs money. Don't think that just because Jingshen gets paid every month, that's all the money you can spend."

Ai Xiaoxia smiled: "Maybe my uncle hasn't been back to his hometown for too long? My family is doing business now, and my parents earn as much as Jing Shen every month. There is still some money left for the family expenses, so my uncle doesn't have to worry about my family."

Lu Guosheng felt bad after hearing what Ai Xiaoxia said. He said sourly, "Your parents-in-law are old. How many days can they work? Besides, running a small business is unpredictable. You may make money today but not tomorrow."

Ai Xiaoxia said, "Don't worry about that, uncle. We're going to open a factory next year. When the time comes, Xiaolin and her husband will also invest in it, so my parents won't have to work too hard."

"What? Set up a factory? Do you think it's that easy to set up a factory? Besides, is that a reliable thing? Doesn't it mean you have to lose money? I don't think it's possible." Lu Guosheng said it very confidently, because he didn't want Lu Guojiu to really become the factory director.

At this time, his cousin Lu Jingxin came in from outside. As he walked in, he said to Lu Guosheng, "Dad, you are too conservative and your thinking is too old-fashioned. There are many people going into business now, and many of them have made a lot of money. When I graduate, I also want to do business."

After saying that, he waved to Lu Jingshen and Ai Xiaoxia: "Brother, sister-in-law."

Lu Jingshen and Ai Xiaoxia also greeted Lu Jingxin.

Lu Guosheng frowned as he listened to his son's words. "You're just talking nonsense all day long. When you graduate, just become a teacher for me. Then work hard and become a school leader. Isn't it good? How can you be so lucky as to have a stable job in business?"

Lu Jingxin curled his lips and said, "Dad, you're just old-fashioned. My classmate's uncle makes thousands of yuan a load by dumping wood. He can earn more than you do in a year by working for just one month a year."

Lu Guosheng said: "You only see the good things, but you don't see the bad things?"

Lu Jingxin said, "If you're afraid of choking to death while eating, then just starve to death."

Ai Xiaoxia suddenly felt that this cousin was quite interesting.

Lu Guosheng glared at Lu Jingxin angrily: "You are doing nothing serious all day long. Go to the opposite door and call your grandma back and tell her that your brother Jingshen is here."

Lu Jingxin put down his schoolbag and went to call Wang Jinfeng next door. Wang Jinfeng liked to go to the next door to chat when she had nothing to do. She had just finished her meal and went there not long ago.

Aunt Jiang Zhi came out of the kitchen having made tea. She had heard her mother-in-law talk about Ai Xiaoxia before, and she had also heard what Ai Xiaoxia said just now. This girl was not ordinary.

Jiang Zhi is different from Lu Guosheng. She is the kind of person who doesn't like to fight. As long as her family is peaceful and stable, she doesn't like the competitive nature of her mother-in-law and husband. Anyway, her parents' home is just across the building. Because of this, her mother-in-law has been more polite to her over the years. It's good to live in peace like this. She doesn't care about anything else. As long as her family lives well, she doesn't care about anything else.

So she put down the tea, sat down on the chair beside her, and didn't say anything.

Wang Jinfeng married her grandson. She actually felt quite bored living in the city. She couldn't handle her daughter-in-law herself. She was a city girl and her parents lived just across the street. All her aunts and uncles were nearby. She didn't dare to offend them.

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the daughter-in-law. She was just not too close or intimate with him. This actually made Wang Jinfeng, who was used to being the best, feel quite depressed.

But there was no other way. If she was willing to come to the city to live with her youngest son, she would have to endure all this. But she also didn't want to have to look at Jiang Zhi's face at home, so she would go sit across from him and chat when she had nothing to do.

Hearing that Lu Jingshen and Ai Xiaoxia were coming, Wang Jinfeng felt quite resentful. As soon as she entered the door, she said in a bad tone, "Jingshen is here. You've moved to the city for a while, right? I thought you had forgotten that you had a grandmother."

Lu Jingshen said, "Grandma, we've only been here a few days. It'll take some time to clean up the house and help Xiaoxia get familiar with the environment. It'll take some time for us to settle down, so we came to see you."

Wang Jinfeng sat on the sofa and said to Ai Xiaoxia, "You are really cruel. You even lost Tingting's job?"

Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Grandma, you should go to their hospital to learn more about this. She doesn't have any work, she did it herself."