Jiang Wanwan enjoys the quietness, and she is not really used to living with a big family, especially with her eldest sister-in-law who is a troublemaker.
It’s cloudy and chilly today, and Jiang Wanwan suddenly wants to eat hotpot.
Lu Xiao had never eaten hot pot. He had no special requirements for food, as long as he could fill his stomach. Before Jiang Wanwan married him, he ate corn cakes and pickles almost every day. It was after Jiang Wanwan came to this family that his living standard soared.
When he came back from digging the canal, Jiang Wanwan kept saying that he had lost weight, but when Lu Xiao came to see for himself, he found that he was even fatter than in previous years.
Although he didn't know how to eat hot pot, he agreed with Jiang Wanwan's suggestion and prepared the ingredients and charcoal fire with her.
Informed
Du Jiaming has locked himself in the room for three days. He has never been so embarrassed in his two lives. Whenever he thinks of the looks on the faces of the branch secretary and the team leader when they saw those dishes, and the mocking sounds they made when they drank, he wishes he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
He didn't understand how a person could change so much. Even if she was still young, a person's perspective would never change.
He had warned me so many times, but I could still mess up something.
It was also his fault for trusting her too much. With the memories of his previous life, he always felt that she was still the good wife who could support his career.
But reality slapped him in the face again.
He couldn't stand this shabby place for even a day. There was no hope for him with the Jiang family, and there was no way out with Professor Wu. Now, was he going to be eliminated even as the last elementary school teacher?
Du Jiaming felt that his future was bleak, and there was a nameless fire burning in his chest all the time, and he couldn't spit it out.
There was a knock on the door, and Qiao Wenwan walked in with a bowl in her hand. Du Jiaming didn't even bother to look at her.
Qiao Wenwan also felt that Brother Jiaming was really angry with her about this matter. It was just a dinner party. These days, every household was not rich. The two of them owed Jiang Wanwan so much money. Even if they had to eat simply, the branch secretary and the team leader should be able to understand them.
Unexpectedly, in the end, it was Brother Jiaming who got so angry that he even locked himself in the house and ignored her.
Qiao Wenwan felt that Du Jiaming was too concerned about face. As the saying goes, if you care too much about face, you will suffer in your life. They only have such a small amount of money and they still want to use it to treat people to dinner, and they are even reluctant to spend it themselves. This is what it means to care too much about face.
I thought so in my heart, but I didn't dare show it on my face.
He walked to the kang, his voice timid.
"Brother Jiaming, please don't be angry with me. I really didn't mean it. I just thought that during the holidays, everyone would eat a lot of fish and meat, and everyone would be tired of it. It would be better to have something light and refreshing."
Du Jiaming sneered, "Is it just a matter of time for me to come to your house to have a good meal?"
I really want to open this woman's head and see what's inside.
Or was the dream he had before just a dream?
Qiao Wenwan was frightened by his laughter and she explained with a stiff upper lip, "I was mistaken. Brother Jiaming, if you want to blame someone, blame me. Don't get yourself hurt by being angry."
"The food is meant to be refreshing for everyone, but what about the wine? Are you afraid everyone will drink too much?"
Qiao Wenwan wanted to say yes, but when she saw Du Jiaming's expression, she swallowed her words and took out a bottle of wine from behind and placed it in front of him.
"It's all here. I... I just took the wrong one, Brother Jiaming. I really didn't mean to. I wanted to leave a little for us to drink together during the festival. We need that kind of atmosphere. The amount of wine doesn't matter, as long as it tastes good. It was just too chaotic at the time, so I accidentally took the wine that was originally meant for us to drink on the table."
"As for this meat, I saw that you've been working too hard lately, thinking about making money to pay Jiang Wanwan's debt every day. You've become tired and thin, so I wanted to leave some for you to replenish your body. I really don't mean to harm you."
Qiao Wenwan placed the wine and meat in front of Du Jiaming, which she bought with the little money she had.
"Is this all I need? I gave you twenty yuan, right? How much meat can I buy? Why are you calculating this? Where did the rest of the money go?"
Qiao Wenwan shuddered when he yelled at her, and tears started to flow.
"Brother Jiaming, I was really wrong. All my mistakes were my fault. Don't be angry. I will listen to you in the future and never act on my own again. Please forgive me this time."
There was no money left, so I gave her 20 yuan in total.
Qiao Wenwan always felt that Du Jiaming had been cold and indifferent to her recently because her skin had deteriorated and she had become uglier after returning from the construction site.
She wanted to regain Du Jiaming's favor, so after getting the 20 yuan, she first bought a set of clothes and a box of cold cream, and then used the remaining money to buy food and wine.
If you ask her where the money went, how could she dare to tell you?
"I know you're worried about the elementary school teacher quota, but you don't have to worry too much. I've heard that the village cadres will select the best candidates through a unified exam for the elementary school teacher quota. In my opinion, with Brother Jiaming's ability, there's no need to treat the village cadres to a meal. Doing so will only give them a handle. There are three elementary school teacher quotas, and even those with Brother Jiaming's ability can't fill more than three."
Du Jiaming also knew that what she said was true, but he just couldn't get over it.
There was another reason why he invited the village cadres to dinner. In the past, Lu Xiao was disliked by the villagers because of his background.
Not long after Jiang Wanwan married him, she invited the village cadres to dinner, and since then Lu Xiao's life has become smoother and smoother.
But he and Qiao Wenwan had never had a smooth life, especially with everything Qiao Wenwan had done. He didn't want to admit that his choice was wrong.
The more I dwell on this issue, the more I want to prove something.
This time he gave Qiao Wennuan 20 yuan, hoping that she would do a good job of it.
For example, buying more meat and flour. He heard that Jiang Wanwan treated the village cadres to big meat buns, and he didn't want to be worse than Jiang Wanwan.
The result once again proved that the woman in front of him was really not even half as good as Jiang Wanwan.
Looking up at the face that was completely different from what he remembered, Du Jiaming waved his hand tiredly, "You go out first, I want to be alone."
Qiao Wenwan looked at the bowl of meat. She filled it with all the meat and was thinking of eating it with Du Jiaming.
If you let her go out, what will she eat?
But seeing Du Jiaming's appearance, he didn't dare to stay any longer. He said a few words of comfort before leaving.
Li Meiling was knitting in the house. Seeing Qiao Wenwan approaching, she chuckled, "How's it going, Qiao Zhiqing? Did Du Zhiqing eat the braised pork you made? He's been busy all morning, and the aroma of the meat is making me drool. Du Zhiqing, seeing how hard you tried to please him, should probably forgive you, right?"
Qiao Wenwan glanced at her without saying anything. These days, Li Meiling had been mocking them because she knew they were inviting the branch secretary and team leader to dinner.
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