Chapter 336 Mother and Daughter Talk

"We knew each other before, and we have been in contact since coming to the capital. We are just ordinary friends." Su Jiaojiao was almost worried to death. She didn't want to talk about her relationship with Lu Jingyou at all. She wanted to get close to him, but she kept rejecting him.

She didn't know whether they were in a relationship now. She was about to break up because she knew that the relationship would have no future, but she couldn't help but continue with it.

Chen Guilan was worried and didn't want to tell her, but if she didn't tell her, she would only have more wild thoughts.

"Are you two in love?" Chen Guilan was an experienced person after all, and she could still see what young people were doing. She had also seen what it was like for a woman and what it was like for a man not to like a woman.

Whether in the countryside, the city, or the imperial capital of Jiao County, the things between men and women are the same everywhere.

"Mom, we really didn't..." Su Jiaojiao blushed at Chen Guilan's question. "I'm still in school, how could I be in a relationship? We just got closer because we knew each other before."

Su Jiaojiao has always been a person who is used to hiding her thoughts. She has never told anyone about her relationship with Lu Jingyou.

While she was deceiving herself to be sober, she fell into it little by little. She liked Lu Jingyou and wanted to be with him, but the reality was that it was impossible.

Is she going to suffer emotional torture again in her life?

She didn't want to experience that kind of pain in her dreams again.

"Jiaojiao, you are the flesh and blood of my mother, and you are also my life. Is there anything you can't tell me?" Chen Guilan didn't believe it.

She didn't believe that Lu Jingyou and Su Jiaojiao were just ordinary friends.

Ordinary friends are definitely not like them.

"Mom, we just have a better relationship, but we are not really in a relationship." Su Jiaojiao still didn't want to say it. She didn't want to make Chen Guilan worry. Some things should be borne by her alone. There was no need for her mother to share her joy or sorrow.

"Whether you're in a relationship or not, I just want to tell you that I don't agree." Chen Guilan knew she wouldn't stay in the capital for long, so she simply expressed her opinion. "When you're in a relationship, everything is great, but as time goes on, it's no longer so good. Our family isn't as wealthy as theirs, and they're locals, so they might not accept a daughter-in-law from another place. If you're wronged, we won't be by your side, and you'll be all alone..."

She is not a person who despises the poor and loves the rich, nor does she want her daughter to marry into a rich family. She just hopes that her daughter can live an ordinary life.

The bottom of every pot is black.

There is a way to live when you have no money, and there is a way to live when you have money. After a long time, it’s all the same.

"I understand." Su Jiaojiao's heart was in a mess. She turned over, facing Chen Guilan, and said with a forced smile, "Mom, let's talk about something else!"

It seems that the issue between her and Lu Jingyou is not about money, but about his family.

Actually, it’s still about money... Forget it, let’s not talk about it.

"It's always the same old stuff at home." Chen Guilan couldn't sleep, so she chatted with Su Jiaojiao. "Liang Kun and Peng Shumei are married now. They're doing fine. When they have nothing to do, they come to visit me in the evenings. They say I'm bored at home alone. Your cousin Chen Jiang has made a lot of money running a restaurant. He bought a new house in Century Garden Phase II and plans to get married next year."

"Did my aunt agree with them?"

"Even if she disagrees, there's nothing we can do. Your uncle agreed. He said Cheng Yu is just a bit talkative, but very capable. He said they'll be engaged by the end of the year and married next year, and he doesn't want to delay it any longer." Chen Guilan knew Cheng Yu's parents and had a good impression of them. "Don't underestimate your aunt. She's not as capable as Cheng Yu's mother. I worked with Cheng Yu's mother on the reservoir back then, and no one could match her work. Even now, she's still busy selling seafood on a motorcycle. Although she lives in the village, she lives a good life."

"I didn't expect Cheng Yu to become my cousin's wife." Su Jiaojiao was very happy to hear this and asked Chen Juan, "Is there anything wrong with my sister Juan?"

"No, she's too busy running around the village all day to find a partner." Chen Guilan smiled when she mentioned Chen Juan. "That girl is just like me, she's very thoughtful. She knows you're not at home, so she comes to see me whenever she's free, and she never comes empty-handed. I live in the same neighborhood as your uncle's family, but I don't see them as often as I do Chen Juan. In my life, Chen Juan is like my own daughter."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, your eldest cousin Chen Mei gave birth to a boy last month. Your second cousin got married on May Day this year and is now pregnant too. Your aunt is so happy."

"Your grandmother no longer lives in their two houses in turn. She lives in our old house and cooks her own meals. And your Aunt Qin, when she knew I was in the capital, she said..."

As I was talking, there was no movement around me.

When I turned my head, I found that Su Jiaojiao had fallen asleep.

The next morning, Su Jiaojiao sent Chen Guilan to Wudaokou and asked her to look after the store, then drove to Jiahe Group to find Lu Jingyou to pick up the goods.

The Jiahe Group building still looks the same as before. After she left in her previous life, she rarely came here, and her memory of it is both vague and clear.

People are coming and going in the square, people are hurrying to go to work, aroma is wafting from the cafe downstairs, and the little girl selling balloons is still there.

She couldn't speak, but used gestures to sell the balloons in her hand to passers-by.

Su Jiaojiao walked over and bought all her balloons. Twenty balloons for only ten yuan, but the little girl had to sell them all morning before she could go to school.

The little girl was very excited and kept gesturing to express her gratitude. She kept looking back at Su Jiaojiao even after she walked away.

Su Jiaojiao distributed the balloons in her hand to the children passing by.

"Thank you, sister!" The children became even more excited.

"Are you doing charity work?" Qin Xiuming suddenly appeared in front of her, his hands in his pockets, looking at her. Su Jiaojiao gave the last balloon away and clapped her hands. "Isn't it okay?"

"Of course." Qin Xiuming looked at her inquiringly. "You're here to see my eldest brother, right? He's in a meeting. Why don't I buy you a cup of coffee?"

"I don't drink coffee." Su Jiaojiao didn't want to pay any attention to him.

Just as she finished speaking, her cell phone rang. It was Lu Jingyou calling: "I'm on the ninth floor, come up!"

Lu Jingyou had just finished a meeting and was standing by the window making a phone call. When he saw Su Jiaojiao come in, he asked her expressionlessly, "Have you eaten?"

He saw her talking to Qin Xiuming downstairs and felt very unhappy.

What else could the two of them say?

"I have eaten." Su Jiaojiao looked at the watch. It was already nine o'clock in the morning. Didn't he have any meal?

"I'll have Wang Hua deliver your batch of goods. Come with me to Jingjiao County now. We have something going on there that requires our visit." Lu Jingyou said as he took his briefcase and walked out. He then asked her, "Did you drive here?"

"Yes, it's downstairs."

"Go ahead, drive your car."

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