(1960s + No Rural Assignment + Spirit Spring + Space) After her biological mother died, her father remarried just a month later, abandoning her in the countryside for over a decade, never asking ab...
From what she said, it seemed that Lu Xiangxiang had no manners at all.
"We're in our own home. We can do whatever we want and there are no outsiders here. Besides, she has been with me, an old woman, since she was a child. She is very well-behaved." Miao Cuihua spoke up to help Shuyuan.
The implicit meaning of this is that this is Lu Xiangxiang's home, and she is an outsider. She said that Lu Xiangxiang is very well-behaved, and if he is not well-behaved, it must be because his father is not around and there is no one to teach him.
Liang Huifen wanted to say something, but Lu Yuantao pulled her back. She had no choice but to swallow her anger.
Lu Xiangxiang smiled at Liang Huifen happily, and her smug look was fully revealed in front of them.
Lu Zhiyao looked at the arrogant Lu Xiangxiang and Miao Cuihua. This woman was pretending before, but now that Miao Cuihua has arrived, she has completely stopped pretending.
Now she felt a little regretful for calling her over. If she had known earlier, she should have just broken off the engagement with Zhou Ziheng cleanly and neatly. Why did she scheme against the Zhou family to push her over? Now she had accomplished nothing and was even causing trouble for her own family.
"Grandma, do you want to go out for a walk?"
"Leave? Where to? I don't recognize anyone." She lied with her eyes open. Xiang Xiang said that Zhou Ziheng's house seemed to be here too. If she had time, she would like to go and see it.
Lu Xiangxiang and Duoduo ignored them. They watched TV with great interest, eating delicious food while cracking melon seeds.
On the contrary, Lu Zhiyao and her brother, Liang Huifen and others seemed like outsiders, and the air was filled with an awkward feeling.
Lu Yuantao kept asking Miao Cuihua about her life recently, and Miao Cuihua of course chatted with them idly.
Finally it was time for lunch and everyone gathered together for a meal.
After eating, Lu Xiangxiang and the others went back. Lu Yuantao stuffed all the prepared food into them, but there were three people in their car and they couldn't take too much, so he asked Lu Xiangxiang to come back later.
She thought about it and decided that it would be too cold to come back in the cold winter, so she didn't want to.
Miao Cuihua said directly that everything was loaded in the car, and she and Duoduo would take the bus back later.
What are you thinking about not taking things back because you think it’s too troublesome?
She didn't want to leave the things behind and let Liang Huifen get away with it, so she packed them up and put them in the car. Miao Cuihua took Duoduo and Lu Xiangxiang and followed them. As soon as they reached the door, they saw a familiar figure standing at the gate.
He was wearing a thick military coat, and because he was too tall, the coat looked like a windbreaker on him.
The fur on the edge of his military coat covered half of his face, but Lu Xiangxiang knew it was him at a glance.
"Why are you here?"
"I’m waiting for you."
"When did you come?"
"I haven't been here long. I just came after dinner." He stood in the cold winter, and snow kept falling from the sky, landing on his hat and shoulders.
Lu Xiangxiang felt distressed when he saw this, so he went over and patted his head and shoulders to let the snow fall off.
"what are you doing here?"
"Stop you from going back. Now that you're already at the compound, why not go meet my family."
"We haven't prepared any gifts for your family."
Zhou Ziheng's eyes fell on the full car. Uh, this seems a bit inappropriate, right?
She was still hesitating when her grandmother and the others arrived.
I was also surprised to see Zhou Ziheng, and nodded after hearing what he said.
"Since we are here, we should visit their home. Let's go." She gave the order and Lu Xiangxiang had to do it.
Zhou Ziheng pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes unable to stop showing gratitude, "Thank you, grandma."
If Miao Cuihua hadn't come, he really wouldn't have been able to take her there.
Lu Xiangxiang gripped the handlebars, cold sweat breaking out all over his body.
Unlike before when I knew nothing and was kept in the dark, now I am going there as Zhou Ziheng's partner.
The two of them are a serious couple, how can she not be nervous?
She looked down at her clothes and luckily there was nothing wrong with them. Since it was Chinese New Year, of course she dressed up nicely.
It’s just that the coat on the outside is a bit ugly, ahem.
But this coat is a complete set with Zhou Ziheng's. I don't know where he got it from, but he gave it to her because it was so warm and she liked to wear it.
Why does this coat look so good on Zhou Ziheng, but looks so ugly on her?
Her mind was in a mess and she was full of random thoughts. She even had the urge to back out and didn't want to go with Zhou Ziheng.
How could Zhou Ziheng not know what she was thinking? "Are you nervous? My family is very nice and it won't be difficult for you to get along with them." Noticing that something was wrong with her mood, he quickly spoke to comfort her.
"You said it was easy, how can I not be nervous?" She glared at him.
He chuckled and said, "There's a saying that goes, an ugly daughter-in-law still has to meet her parents-in-law."
Her almond-shaped eyes widened and she said angrily, "What did you say? Who are you calling an ugly bride?"
"You said I'm ugly?" She pinched the soft flesh on his waist angrily.
"Ahem, I'm sorry, I was wrong. Please think about it and don't be angry." He begged for mercy quickly.
Miao Cuihua found this a little funny. These two people are almost 50 years old in total, so why are they still so childish?
However, she took another look at Zhou Ziheng. This kid is pretty good. In order to relieve the pressure from Xiang Xiang, he came up with a surprising trick. Now she didn't seem as nervous as before.
At first, Lu Xiangxiang didn't react, but later she reacted and sorted herself out. When she saw the familiar courtyard appear in front of her, she couldn't help feeling a little nervous. Zhou Ziheng held her hand and silently gave her strength.
He pushed the car in and unloaded her things.
Lu Yuantao asked Lu Xiangxiang to take the New Year gift prepared by Lu to the Zhou family. Although he thought it was a bit inappropriate, he didn't say anything. They had a space, but many of the fruits in the space could not be taken out.
That's all I can do.
Miao Cuihua knew that Zhou Ziheng's family was well-off, but she didn't expect it to be so good. In her eyes, her son's house was already the best, but it turned out that their house was not only bigger than Lu Yuantao's, but also much more magnificent.
Now, not only Lu Xiangxiang was nervous, but she also became nervous.
Grandma Zhou was furious at home: "Really? It's Chinese New Year and there's not much work. Where did that kid go? If I find out, I'll break his legs."
"Ah, bah, bah, bah, it's New Year's Day, it's not allowed to curse people's ancestors. Don't blame the ancestors, don't blame them." She muttered to herself.
"Grandma, you can't say this outside, you can only say it at home." Zhou Minmin immediately reminded her grandmother when she heard it.
"I, your grandma, am not a three-year-old child either. Of course I know the seriousness of the matter. You don't need to remind me." Grandma Zhou said unhappily.
The young people in the family were too embarrassed to offend her, and they all shrank their necks like quails.