Chapter 17 They really are a couple.
This man was steely and resolute.
Its tall and majestic body is like a towering mountain peak, giving people an unparalleled sense of security.
Qiao Xingyue thought about the hard life she had lived since she came to this era, and how no one had ever protected her like Commander Xie and Aunt Lan. Her heart felt warm, and the corners of her mouth quietly turned up.
She was grateful to Commander Xie.
Huang Guilan stood at the entrance of the restroom, having witnessed everything that had just happened.
She watched her fourth son speak so domineeringly to Jiang Chunyan, and wondered how his tone was exactly the same as when Xingyue spoke at dusk. Both of them made Jiang Chunyan's face turn as red as a pig's belly, and she couldn't find any words to refute them, which was really satisfying.
Looking at it this way, even Huang Guilan felt that Xingyue and her fourth son's way of doing things seemed like a married couple.
If they were really a couple, with similar values, similar ways of doing things, compatible personalities, and equally sharp tongues, they would have so much in common and be so loving.
Alas! It's a pity that his fourth son is unlucky; he married that chubby girl from the countryside who weighs over 200 pounds, is lazy, loves to eat, and causes trouble—I hope the fourth son finds the chubby girl soon so that the divorce proceedings can go more smoothly.
Jiang Chunyan, who was completely at a loss with Xie Zhongming, grabbed her clothes and stormed off to the bathroom, saying angrily, "Fine, I'll wash them myself then."
Seeing Huang Guilan standing at the toilet door, Jiang Chunyan glared at her, "I don't know what your family is thinking, treating a mere nanny like a treasure."
Huang Guilan remembered the trick Xingyue had taught her that evening—the trick of using magic to defeat magic.
She retorted, "Chunyan, I don't know what you're thinking. You have hands, yet you make others wash your clothes. Anyone who didn't know better would think your hands were broken."
"Huang Guilan!"
“I’m not deaf, you don’t need to speak to me so loudly.”
Furious, Jiang Chunyan went inside to wash clothes, and could only vent all her frustration on the dirty clothes in the enamel basin. She didn't even notice that she was scrubbing the soap until it broke, and just kept scrubbing and scrubbing, as if no amount of scrubbing could relieve her anger.
Huang Guilan felt very relieved!
She used to always suffer in front of Jiang Chunyan, which made her feel very aggrieved. Now that Xingyue has come to the Xie family, she only needs to use one move that Xingyue taught her to deal with Jiang Chunyan. It couldn't be more satisfying!
As Huang Guilan approached Qiao Xingyue, her eyes were filled with admiration and gratitude. "Xingyue, your method really works!"
Qiao Xingyue smiled and was about to speak when Xie Zhongming took the enamel basin from her hands. "Comrade Qiao, I'll wash Grandma's clothes from now on. You've been busy all day, go and rest for a while."
"Comrade Xie, this won't do..."
She reached out to take it back, but Huang Guilan grabbed her hand, preventing her from doing so. "Why not? It's only natural for a grandson to wash his grandmother's clothes! Xingyue, you've been busy all day, take a break."
Standing on the stairs, Deng Yingying didn't show herself, but she heard everything downstairs clearly: Why were Aunt Lan and Brother Zhongming so protective of Qiao Xingyue? What gave Qiao Xingyue the right to do this? If this continues, what chance will she have when Brother Zhongming divorces his country wife?
Deng Yingying originally thought that a nanny would not pose any threat to her, but she did not expect that the nanny had won the favor of Aunt Lan and Brother Zhongming. She suddenly became a little flustered.
All her plans were disrupted. Deng Yingying, who had hoped to gradually build a good image in front of Huang Guilan, lost her composure. After Huang Guilan went back to her room alone, she followed her and knocked on the door.
"Aunt Lan, it's me, Yingying. May I come in?"
"Come in."
Deng Yingying pushed the door open and locked it again. She saw Huang Guilan sitting by the window making new clothes at her sewing machine. The clothes looked brightly colored and were obviously for young people.
Aunt Lan used to love making her new clothes.
Aunt Lan must have made these new clothes for her!
"Aunt Lan, your clothes are so beautiful."
Huang Guilan continued working on the sewing machine, glancing up at her before looking down again to carefully examine the needle and thread.
"Xingyue and An'an Ningning's clothes are too worn out. Aunt Lan will make two new sets of clothes for the three of them."
What? New clothes were actually made for Qiao Xingyue and her two daughters?
Deng Yingying felt a pang of jealousy, but smiled and said:
“Aunt Lan, you are so good to Sister Xingyue! But Sister Xingyue is very capable and takes good care of Grandma. She deserves to be treated like this by Aunt Lan.”
Huang Guilan nodded, her feet still moving, praising Qiao Xingyue incessantly. Deng Yingying could only pretend to agree with her.
Deng Yingying added, "Aunt Lan, my mom has been a bit too much these past few days. You know that's just her personality. I'll definitely give her a good talking to later."
"It's alright. Aunt Lan will have ways to deal with your mother in the future. Xingyue has already taught me all of them."
The Star Moon Sect's methods are really effective. She no longer needs to fear Jiang Chunyan's moral blackmail. This time, she finally remembers the new term "moral blackmail."
"..." This Qiao Xingyue, how come she pleases Aunt Lan in every way? Deng Yingying was so angry that her lungs felt like they were going to explode, but she didn't dare to retaliate.
After thinking for a moment, Deng Yingying said tactfully, "Aunt Lan, Zhongming already has a wife. Could it be that Sister Xingyue has some feelings for Zhongming?"
At this moment, Huang Guilan stopped stepping on the sewing machine, looked up, and said, "Yingying, how could you have such thoughts? How could you be like your mother?"
"I... I heard that Brother Zhongming is going to divorce his wife from the countryside. Brother Zhongming is excellent in every way, and I'm afraid that Sister Xingyue is going to make a move on him. Although Sister Xingyue is indeed capable, she is still not good enough for Brother Zhongming in any way."
"Your idea is wrong. Even if your brother Zhongming really got divorced, I still think that he, being a divorcee, is not good enough for Xingyue, who is excellent in every way."
"What? Aunt Lan, Sister Xingyue has two more children."
Speaking of the two children, Huang Guilan is even more fond of them, saying, "An'an and Ningning have an even stronger connection with our Xie family."
One of them, like her and Zhongming, is allergic to peanuts.
One of them, like Lao Xie, has congenital asthma.
"If your brother Zhongming really divorces his wife from the countryside in the future, I'll get two adorable granddaughters for free. What a bargain!"
Huang Guilan had always wanted to have a daughter, but instead gave birth to five sons.
She couldn't get a granddaughter no matter how much she begged, but her eldest and second sons' wives gave birth to four grandsons.
If An'an and Ningning really became her granddaughters, even if they weren't her biological children, she would be overjoyed.
Hearing this, Deng Yingying couldn't understand at all. How could Aunt Lan be so fond of those two little burdens? But Deng Yingying didn't dare to utter a single word of rebuttal.
"An An and Ning Ning are indeed quite cute!"
Deng Yingying then tentatively asked, "Aunt Lan, is Brother Zhongming really planning to divorce his wife from the countryside?"
"I have that plan."
But isn't it because Fatty is missing and we can't find her?
Deng Yingying asked again tentatively, "Aunt Lan, if... Brother Zhongming really divorces his wife from the countryside, are you planning to let Sister Xingyue marry Brother Zhongming?"
After asking the question, Deng Yingying waited anxiously for Huang Guilan's answer.
Huang Guilan sized up Deng Yingying. This girl had wanted to marry Lao Si before, but Lao Si disagreed. She didn't want Deng Yingying to ruin things.
Although Huang Guilan's voice was soft, it was incredibly firm as she said, "Yingying, don't have any more illusions about you and Zhongming. Zhongming doesn't like you at all. Otherwise, he wouldn't have preferred to marry that lazy, good-for-nothing woman from the countryside rather than you. But it's okay, Aunt Lan will still treat you like her own niece."
Deng Yingying was unhappy.
How come she's just a niece? Didn't they say they'd treat her like a daughter?
Just then, someone knocked on the door. It was Xie Zhongming. "Mom, I bought the things you asked me to buy."
Huang Guilan looked at Deng Yingying and said, "Yingying, you can go out now."
After Deng Yingying left, Xie Zhongming came in, and Huang Guilan told him to close the door.
"Mom, I've bought the face cream you asked me to buy for Comrade Qiao."
"When you go upstairs, please give this to Comrade Qiao for me. Mom is in a hurry to make new clothes for the mother and her two daughters."
Huang Guilan continued to pedal the sewing machine, carefully examining the clothes being sewn without looking up.
Xie Zhongming gripped the box of face cream in his hand, his fingers tightening slightly: Was it really appropriate for a man like him to give face cream to Comrade Qiao?
Despite his thoughts, he still took the face cream, put it between several books, and went to the toilet door.
The toilet door was open, and the voices of Qiao Xingyue and An Anning could be heard from inside.
"Mom, please check if your teeth are clean."
"Ah!" An'an opened her little mouth and said happily after her mother finished checking, "Mom, it's so nice to be at Grandpa's house. We can use this fragrant toothpaste. When we were in the countryside, we used tooth powder and our toothbrushes were made of bamboo. Unlike the toothbrushes that Uncle Zhongming bought for us, which are soft and feel so comfortable to brush our teeth."
An'an really hopes to have a warm-hearted father like Uncle Zhongming.
An'an had said this to Qiao Xingyue in private, but Qiao Xingyue told her never to say it again—because Uncle Zhongming had already gotten married.
Although somewhat disappointed, An'an was very content and grateful to be able to stay at her grandfather's house.
Qiao Xingyue was very satisfied and grateful for these good days!
She also wanted An'an and Ningning to stay in the city and settle down there, but working as a nanny at Aunt Lan's house was not a long-term solution. She wished she could take the college entrance examination and get a diploma.
However, when she went to the Education Office to register, the staff there said that she was over 25 years old and already married, so she did not meet the requirements.
At this moment, Xie Zhongming, who was standing at the door, called out to her, "Comrade Qiao, here are a few books for you, you might find them useful."
Seeing the books handed to her, Qiao Xingyue quickly wiped her wet hands on her clothes and took them. "What's this?"
High school textbooks!
Qiao Xingyue was a little confused! What's going on?
Qiao Xingyue had just washed her face with hot water.
While washing her face, she also unbuttoned the top button and washed her neck as well.
A few strands of damp hair clung to her fair neck, which was slender and white, like a freshly peeled lotus root. Below, one could see her delicate collarbone, which was sunken in a shallow dimple. Her face was not rouged, but it had a faint blush from being washed, and even the tips of her ears were pink. Her eyes were bright as if they were soaked in morning dew, making her look charming and eye-catching.
Xie Zhongming glanced at her, then looked away as if burned, not daring to linger on her face for long.
The hand that was clenching the hem of her clothes tightened slightly. "When I came back, I ran into the admissions director of the Education Bureau. He found out that you were working at my house and asked me to tell you that since you are a special talent who knows medicine, we will make an exception and admit you as a candidate for this year's college entrance examination."
"Comrade Xie, what did you say? The Education Office really wants to recruit me?"
"Yes, you can take these books and study in your spare time."
"Comrade Xie, thank you."
"I just happened to run into the director of the Education Office, so I thought I'd bring you this good news."
"..."
"Comrade Qiao, I'll get you the letter of introduction from the logistics department of the military region's family compound later."
"Comrade Xie, no need to trouble you, I'll be there tomorrow..."
“I know the military compound better than you do, so it’s settled.” Xie Zhongming said decisively.
After saying that, his tall, straight figure turned and left.
Qiao Xingyue was a little puzzled. When she went to the Education Office in the morning, she mentioned that she knew medicine and English. Why didn't the people at the Education Office say that she was a special talent and could be admitted through special admission?
Was it just good luck?
How come she's been so lucky since she came to the Xie family?
"Comrade Xie, thank you so much."
Upon hearing the voice, Xie Zhongming, without moving his broad shoulders, turned his head slightly.
He had previously learned that she had lived in the countryside with her parents since birth and had no opportunity to attend school, but she had learned a lot of culture and medical skills from her very learned parents.
He admired her for continuing to learn despite the circumstances. "Comrade Qiao, if you have a dream, just go for it. You can definitely do it."
Seeing the sparkling power in her eyes, Xie Zhongming couldn't take his eyes off her. He felt that she shouldn't be confined to the kitchen as just a nanny.
"Yes!" Qiao Xingyue nodded vigorously.
"Comrade Qiao, I hope you will have a wider world to explore in the future!"
"Yes! Don't worry, Comrade Xie, I definitely won't delay my work."
The Xie family's employers were all broad-minded and friendly. Commander Xie was, Aunt Lan was, and Comrade Xie was too. An indescribable feeling of being moved filled my heart.
She was just a maid in the Xie family. The Xie family not only didn't worry about her being late for work, but also supported her taking the college entrance examination and pursuing her ideals.
Even a junior nanny in the Xie family received such treatment.
The Xie family has five sons in total, so the five daughters-in-law who married into the Xie family must be extremely pampered!
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