Shen Yulan turned to look at Lu Jianghe and asked, "How's work going?"

Because since she came back, she has never asked about her youngest son's work.

Lu Jianghe replied, "It's already been done. I'll start work after the New Year."

Hu Xiaoman didn't ask, but when he heard that he would start work after the Chinese New Year, he knew what was going on.

As for the specific situation, she didn't want to ask, and there was no need to ask.

The nature of the two people's work is different, and no one will understand even if I ask.

The two of them stayed for the whole morning. At noon, Lu Jiangyuan and his wife came back. They knew that someone was coming to their house, so they came back for dinner.

After saying hello, Lu Jianghe and Lu Jiangyuan went out to talk.

Lin Lihua walked over to Hu Xiaoman and said, "Sister-in-law, is it warm at home? I have an unused stove here. If it gets cold for a while, you can bring it with you when you go back."

Because the weather in Northeast China is very cold, people usually burn stoves or use braziers.

Hu Xiaoman smiled and replied, "No need, sister-in-law. My house is quite warm. We have a fire wall in the house, so it's very warm."

Because he was afraid that she would be cold, Lu Jianghe added a fire wall so that he didn't have to light the stove.

The advantage of this fire wall over a stove is that it does not worry about poisoning and does not require air circulation.

The fire wall is something unique to the Northeast. It is a layer of bricks added to the side of the wall. The inside is hollow, and there is a stove burning on the outside, so the wall is hot.

Lin Lihua nodded. "Jiang He is really considerate. Your eldest brother doesn't care about me at all. Fortunately, my mother-in-law is here, otherwise I would have no one to take care of me."

She said it with a smile, but there was also some helplessness in her tone.

Hu Xiaoman has also noticed in recent times that Lu Jiangyuan is a bit chauvinistic, not careful, and only cares about work.

However, we cannot say that such people are bad. They focus on their work because they want to climb up the ladder. This way they can earn more and their family situation will be better.

She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're very kind. Brother is just careless."

Lin Lihua didn't say anything. This topic wasn't very good, so she changed the subject and talked about something else.

The two daughters-in-law also went to help with lunch. Shen Yulan was a good cook and was very efficient. The three of them prepared the meal in a short time.

Today was our first family dinner together, and it was pretty good.

On the way back, Hu Xiaoman was still saying that when they first met, Lu Jianghe was always cold to her.

Lu Jianghe, who was riding a bicycle, felt a chill on his back and replied awkwardly, "I treat other lesbians the same way."

There's no way around it. He's been good-looking since he was a child, and many girls have been attracted to him, so in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he has always kept people at a distance.

Hu Xiaoman was satisfied and said nothing more.

The two of them stayed back home for two days and this time they were going to visit the Hu family.

Lu Jianghe bought the return gifts early, and the two of them didn't return until after nine in the morning.

As soon as Hu Xiaoman entered the door, he saw Tian Xinhua eating melon seeds in the yard. When he saw him, he turned around and went into the house.

Zhang Chunxia hurried over and said, "Oh, my son-in-law is here."

Hu Qinghai, who was in the room, heard the noise and came out. When he saw the two people, a smile appeared on his face.

"Come in and warm up." He didn't say anything polite and asked people to come in first.

He turned around and said to Zhang Chunxia, ​​"Go call the third brother over."

Zhang Chunxia nodded and walked outside.

The three people sat down in the room, and Lu Jianghe put everything on the table. There were also melon seeds and candies on the table, which were obviously prepared in advance.

Before the three of them could say a few words, Zhang Chunxia came back in a hurry, followed by Hu Xiaokang.

After saying hello, they sat down.

Hu Xiaokang and Lu Jianghe chatted very harmoniously.

Hu Qinghai breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know how to say anything nice, so he quickly called his youngest son over, otherwise he wouldn't be able to deal with it.

He turned to look at Hu Xiaoman and asked, "How are you doing?"

Hu Xiaoman nodded and said, "Very good."

Zhang Chunxia next to her had already started to work on the four gifts. When she saw the high-end snacks and white wine, she immediately smiled from ear to ear.

Hu Xiaoman looked at her and thought for a moment.

Soon, Zhang Chunxia started preparing to cook and went to the kitchen carrying an apron.

Hu Xiaoman followed and helped cut the vegetables. Forget about washing the vegetables, the water was cold.

It was the first time that Zhang Chunxia saw Hu Xiaoman leaving home to help with work. The two had not gotten along for a long time.

Before changing jobs, Hu Xiaoman was always well-behaved and obedient. But after being criticized by Xu Hongmei, he became a different person.

Looking back now, she couldn't tell whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. She felt uncomfortable because she was no longer in control of herself.

Hu Xiaoman didn't raise his head, but kept working as he asked, "Mom, I'm missing a piece of cloth from my dowry, did you know?"

In fact, she felt that things could only be lost when moving or before moving.

Otherwise, with so many people at the wedding, who could have stolen such a large piece of cloth without anyone noticing?

Zhang Chunxia was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and frowned and said, "Why, do you still suspect that I stole it?"

She sounded a little unhappy when she said this. Although she was a bit stingy and greedy, she had never stolen anything.

Hu Xiaoman paused and sighed, "I'm not saying you stole it, I'm asking for your opinion."

If she really suspected that Zhang Chunxia was the one who stole the things, she wouldn't be standing here chatting so calmly.

Zhang Chunxia's expression improved a little, and she said, "I don't know. Who knows where you lost it?"

"You should know that there were two pieces of cloth in my dowry, and one piece of light gray cloth was missing." Hu Xiaoman said what he was thinking, including that he felt it couldn't have been lost at Lu's house, because a piece of cloth was very large, and whoever took it away would be seen.

Zhang Chunxia thought about it and thought so, then asked, "You think the things were lost at our house, who can take them?"

Hu Xiaoman looked outside and saw Tian Xinhua acting suspiciously in front of his door opposite.

Zhang Chunxia followed her gaze and immediately understood what was going on.

But she can really do this!

"I must teach this shameless guy a lesson today..." Zhang Chunxia whimpered and was about to go out.

Hu Xiaoman grabbed her and whispered, "What are you doing? Today is the day I go home. Are you going to eat if you make such a fuss?"

Eating is a trivial matter, but family disgrace should not be made public. Although Tian Xinhua's reputation has nothing to do with her, Hu Xiaokang is a member of the Hu family, and the child will get married in the future.

If they really get into a fight, none of them will look good.

Zhang Chunxia frowned and said, "Just let it go like this? That woman will get away with it!"

Even though she usually uses Tian Xinhua as her thug, it is so frustrating that Tian Xinhua stole such a large piece of cloth!

She couldn't swallow this, she had to vent it!

Tian Xinhua can’t get away with it!