It was almost noon, and Luo Jingyan was getting ready to cook.
Both Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Qin knew that she was a good cook, so they helped her cook.
When Xue's mother ate Luo Jingyan's cooking for the first time, she praised Luo Jingyan's skills and couldn't wait to bring her daughter-in-law home.
Grandma Qin smiled and said to Mama Xue, "Look, haven't we struck gold?"
Mrs. Xue nodded hurriedly: "That's right, our Yanchen is so lucky."
After the meal, Xue's mother said to Luo Jingyan, "Yanchen has told me about your family's affairs. Your parents are here, and I'd like to go see them. Is that convenient?"
Now that we're here, we should at least meet our future in-laws.
"Okay, let's go around midday, when there are fewer people on the road."
"OK."
In the afternoon, Luo Jingyan took Xue's mother to the cowshed, but fearing they would attract too much attention, Xue Yanchen and Grandma Qin stayed at the educated youth settlement.
Mr. and Mrs. Luo were completely unprepared for the sudden visit of their future in-laws.
Mother Xue said, "Zhenhua, Siqi, I never thought we'd become in-laws."
Mr. Luo said, "That's right, that's right, what a coincidence! Please have a seat."
They chatted for a while, and then Luo Jingyan left with Xue's mother.
Back at the educated youth settlement, Mother Xue had Luo Jingyan and Xue Yanchen take them for a walk at the foot of the mountain.
When Xue's mother chatted with Xue Yanchen alone, she asked him, "When are you planning to get married? It can't be too late. You must bring such a good daughter-in-law into the family as soon as possible."
Xue Yanchen still intended to listen to Luo Jingyan.
"Mom, we can't rush this. We have to consider Jingyan's feelings and see when she wants to get married. Besides, I trust Jingyan and I believe our relationship is strong enough that nothing unexpected will happen."
"It's not that Mom doesn't trust you, it's just that your dad and I both want to have a grandson, and your grandma is also looking forward to your marriage so she can hold her great-grandson."
"Mom, you didn't tell Grandma about what happened between us, did you?"
"No, if your grandma knew, she'd probably be here already urging you to get married. Things would be in complete chaos here," Mrs. Xue said with a smile.
"Then don't tell my grandma for now."
"Um."
The next day, Xue's mother specially called Luo Jingyan, Xue Yanchen, and Grandma Qin to go to the supply and marketing cooperative. They bought two Lenin suits for Luo Jingyan, a set of elderly clothes for Grandma Qin, and Xue Yanchen also bought a set for Grandma Qin.
After staying here for two days, Xue's mother prepared to leave and return to Beijing.
Luo Jingyan asked her to take some walnut shortbread and mung bean cake, which were made with ingredients from her space and infused with spiritual spring water.
I also made two bottles of pear syrup, which contained even more spring water, and I asked Xue's mother to take them with her.
Before parting, Xue's mother took out two hundred yuan and gave it to her: "Daughter, take this to buy snacks later."
"Auntie, I can't accept it."
"If you don't want me, it means you don't intend to be my future daughter-in-law, and you don't consider me your future mother-in-law."
Luo Jingyan had no choice but to accept, saying, "Thank you, Auntie."
Xue's mother then instructed Xue Yanchen: "You must take good care of Jingyan here and help her take care of her parents."
"Mom, I know."
The three chatted for a while longer before the train arrived.
Luo Jingyan and Xue Yanchen watched Xue's mother board the train, and only left the station after the train departed.
Zhuang Feifei suffered setbacks due to her failed business in the black market, and every time she came to Lu Chengye's place, she was met with frustration. Everything went wrong, leaving her feeling physically and mentally exhausted.
Although Old Dong is trustworthy for now and she can do business with him, she is, after all, a woman, and she may not always encounter honest people like Old Dong in the future. She must plan ahead.
Without Fatty Tiger, she had to find someone to protect her business. Obviously, Lu Chengye was skilled, and it would be perfect for him to recruit a few more henchmen to be her enforcers.
First, she needs to establish a relationship of trust with Lu Chengye, requiring him to unconditionally believe in her, protect her unconditionally, and keep the secret of the space for her. This would be difficult to achieve with ordinary friends or employer-employee relationships. Therefore, they can only be lovers, or even husband and wife.
So she pretended to go to the Liu family to find Li Hongying, and when she passed by the Lu family's door, she tried her best to please them.
This time she was lucky. When she passed by the Lu family, she saw Lu Jiu'er sitting on the stone at the door. She quickly took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from her pocket, handed them to Lu Jiu'er, and apologized to her.
"Little sister, I was wrong last time. I know I was wrong. Here, have some candy. Please forgive me. I promise I'll treat you well from now on."
Lu Jiu'er still ignored her, not only because of what happened last time, but also because when she was studying with Luo Changtian, she heard Luo Changtian say that Zhuang Feifei kicked his cat.
She often saw Black Tiger when she went to Luo Jingyan's place, and sometimes she would play with Black Tiger. She liked Black Tiger very much, and after learning that Black Tiger had been beaten by Zhuang Feifei, she hated Zhuang Feifei even more.
She stood up and glared fiercely at Zhuang Feifei.
"You bad woman, I hate you, you'll never be allowed in my house again."
She immediately turned around and went inside, slamming the front door shut and bolting it from the inside. No matter how much Zhuang Feifei pleaded or knocked, she was determined not to let Zhuang Feifei in and simply refused to open the door.
Unable to enter the Lu family's house, Zhuang Feifei, in a fit of pique, went to Li Hongying's house again.
When Li Hongying saw Zhuang Feifei, her eyes lit up as if she were seeing a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered, and she was extremely enthusiastic towards Zhuang Feifei.
And she became a caring older sister to Zhuang Feifei, patiently advising her: "Zhuang Feifei, you are a good girl. You are beautiful and devoted. I believe that one day, Cheng Ye will be moved by your sincerity. Don't worry, when I visit his family, I will mention you and let them know how good you are, like you, and resolve the misunderstanding between you."
"Thank you, Hongying."
While outwardly showing concern for Zhuang Feifei, Li Hongying was secretly plotting how to obtain the third drop of blood from Zhuang Feifei.
Even if we obtain it this time, we will need to do it twice more. Therefore, we must be extremely careful and cautious, and we must not leave any flaws that would allow Zhuang Feifei to discover the truth.
While pondering, she went to pour Zhuang Feifei a glass of water.
Seeing that Hongying looked preoccupied, Zhuang Feifei asked, "Hongying, what's wrong? Is something bothering you?"
"No," Li Hongying quickly replied with a smile.
This made Zhuang Feifei even more suspicious that Li Hongying had something on her mind. However, it was probably Li Hongying's privacy, and it had nothing to do with her anyway, so she didn't want to get involved. She had a whole host of her own worries to deal with.
After much thought, Li Hongying finally came up with a plan to obtain Zhuang Feifei's third drop of blood.
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