"Yes, there is, but our bicycle was lent out today," Xie Guoqiang said a little annoyed. If he had known this earlier, he would not have lent it out.
"How about I go tomorrow?" Xie Guoqiang asked tentatively, fearing that Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi would not let him go.
Lin Xiangyi did not miss the annoyance in his eyes. After thinking for a while, she said, "If you want to go today, you can ride my bike. I won't go today. I just want to take a day off." Working like this all day is very tiring.
When Xie Qingxiao heard that she wanted to rest, he said, "Okay, you can rest at home today."
Xie Guoqiang thought that Lin Xiangyi didn't go because of him, and was very touched. Brother Xiao and his sister-in-law were so nice to him: "Thank you, brother and sister-in-law."
Aunt Xie and Su Xiaomei were stunned. They didn't expect their son/husband to suddenly say he wanted to do business. This was totally out of character for him.
but.
Firstly, with the example of Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi doing business in the past, Aunt Xie and Su Xiaomei have gained confidence in doing business and will not react as strongly as Xie's father and mother did when they learned that Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi were going out to do business.
Secondly, they have been working for the Xie family for some time. They do work that is easier than farming and earn more money than farming, so they have tasted some sweetness.
So when they saw Xie Guoqiang's determination, they did not object.
"Ah Xiao, Xiang Yi, thank you so much, and thank you for your help. Guo Qiang will go with you today. If you think he is not suitable, just tell me directly." Aunt Xie said, "This kid is born stupid. As a mother, I know his weight. Please don't take my feelings into consideration, okay?"
"No," Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi spoke at the same time. They looked at each other, and then Lin Xiangyi said:
"Don't worry, auntie. If Guoqiang is really not suitable for this, I would only say it out of courtesy. Otherwise, it would harm Guoqiang."
As soon as she said this, everyone laughed.
Everyone could tell that Lin Xiangyi's words were euphemisms, but she was not wrong. If Xie Guoqiang was really not suitable for doing business, forcing him to continue would not be good for him.
But this couple really aren’t the kind of people who would put themselves in a difficult position!
Aunt Xie was funny, but she was not unreasonable. She even admired the personalities of Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi.
Xie's mother was also relieved. After all, Xie Qingxiao was her son and daughter-in-law. Although she hoped that her son and daughter-in-law could help her nephew, with whom she had such a close relationship, she was also afraid that her son and daughter-in-law would suffer.
Fortunately, neither of them is the type to suffer losses.
In the afternoon, Xie Qingxiao took Xie Guoqiang and Zhang Pengfei to the county town, and Lin Xiangyi stayed at home.
Usually, after Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi went to the county town, Xie's father and mother would go to the fields to work, and today was no exception.
So soon, Lin Xiangyi was the only one left at home.
She had nothing to do, so she moved the bamboo lounge chair woven by Xie's father to the tree in the yard, lay there and read a book for a while. After a while, she dozed off and went back to her room to sleep.
She didn't know how long she had slept. When she heard some noise outside, she looked at her watch. It was not yet five o'clock. Did Mr. and Mrs. Xie come back from work so early?
Lin Xiangyi got up, walked out, and said, "Dad, Mom, you're back so early today—" ?
She didn't finish her words because she saw a strange woman and a little girl who looked about three or four years old. The woman was well-dressed and had a pretty face, looking dignified and generous.
The little girl was wearing a little skirt and had two pigtails. She looked very cute.
They stood at the door of the east room, and the woman took out the key as if she was going to open the door and go in.
This is……
"Sister-in-law and Xiao Ni?" Lin Xiangyi asked tentatively. The people living in that room were Brother Xie and his wife, Sister Xie.
While Lin Xiangyi was looking at Sun Lanjun and Xiaoni, Sun Lanjun was also looking at Lin Xiangyi.
Without thinking, she guessed that the young girl in front of her who seemed to have just woken up was her sister-in-law whom she had never met.
She is sleeping in broad daylight. Doesn’t Xie’s mother ask her to go to work?
But she is quite pretty. I heard that her family is well-off and she is a city dweller. I just don’t know why she married her useless brother-in-law who can’t even support himself and relies on his parents for farming?
Could it be that she was just like her, also bewitched by the man's face?
Sun Lanjun is also a city dweller, both of her parents are working. The reason she married Brother Xie was because she was attracted by his looks.
But after marriage, she regretted marrying Brother Xie very much because her parents, who came from a poor family, had many different ideas from her, who grew up in a wealthy family.
That would have been fine, but as their parents-in-law, not only were Xie's father and mother unable to provide them with financial support, they had to give them money instead, and when they got old they would have to take them in to take care of them.
More importantly, there is Xie Qingxiao, the useless brother-in-law.
He does not do his job properly every day and relies on his parents for support. If his parents get too old and can't work anymore, who will support this idle brother-in-law?
You won’t ask them to support you, right?
Sun Lanjun doesn't want to support her brother-in-law.
So whenever Sun Lanjun thought about the troubles in the Xie family, she got a headache.
But there is no way. We are already married and have children. How can we get divorced?
She could only try to stay away from this family.
When Xie Qingxiao got married, although the final exams were coming up soon, she was not so busy that she could not take a day off. She just didn't want to come back and made up a random excuse.
She came back today only because it's been summer vacation for several days. Brother Xie has always said that she didn't come back when Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi got married. Now that it's vacation, she should come back to visit.
He also said that Mr. and Mrs. Xie must miss their granddaughter, and insisted that she bring Xiaoni back to see Mr. and Mrs. Xie, and it would be best if she could stay for a while.
Sun Lanjun had no choice. Xie Qingrong was a foolish and filial son. He would obey her in everything, but he would not give in to Xie's father and mother. In the past few years, her relationship with Xie Qingrong had become increasingly worse because of Xie's father and mother.
She didn't want to make things too awkward with Xie Qingrong, otherwise how could she live on? So after a few days, she finally came back with her daughter.
But it was impossible for her to stay for a while as Xie Qingrong wished. She would only stay for three days at most. After three days, she would get up and go back to the county town. She didn't want to delay even a minute!
Now when she looked at Lin Xiangyi, it was as if she saw herself a few years ago, and she felt a little sympathy in her heart.
But she would not get closer to Lin Xiangyi just out of sympathy. What if their relationship was too good, and she and Xie Qingxiao would depend on them in the future?
So she nodded indifferently and asked calmly, "You are my sister-in-law, right? When you and Axiao got married, I was about to take my final exams, so I didn't come back. I'm sorry."
He said sorry, but there was no trace of apology in his tone.
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