As night fell, Lu Shiyi and Su Jin put the things they bought during the day into the house. He asked Su Jin to take out three pounds of pork belly from the space, wrap it up, and put it in the shopping basket. He changed into the same black cashmere coat as Su Jin, and came out holding her hand with his right hand.
Ma Jie was ridiculed by Aunt Liu this morning. She felt a little resentful and thought that if she could meet Lu Shiyi, perhaps he would change his mind.
After lunch, she came out wearing a dress she bought from the Friendship Store and walked around the compound, hoping to see him in her best light.
"Brother Ayi, I'm Xiaojie!" Ma Jie ignored Su Jin and showed a shy smile on his face.
"I didn't say a few words to you!" Lu Shiyi took Su Jin back a step, "I don't want to pretend to be wronged in front of my wife. Grandpa Ma is wishful thinking. You can't get what you want by talking nonsense in front of my wife."
Lu Shiyi directly pointed out the other party's intention. Su Jin stood behind Lu Shiyi. She carefully observed Ma Jie's face and noticed that Ma Jie was staring at him. There was no trace of warmth in his eyes, but indifference and ambition.
"Brother Yi, how can you say that? I've loved playing with you since I was a child." Ma Jie noticed that Lu Shiyi's refusal had aroused her desire to win. "I can ask Grandpa to transfer you back from Northeast Province."
"No need. I'm a soldier, and obeying orders is my duty." Lu Shiyi firmly refused. "Besides, Grandpa Ma's reputation over the years needs to be maintained by his family and descendants, not destroyed by you."
The old men in the courtyard are all experienced people. They have earned their achievements with their blood and flesh, and they don’t want their children to be persecuted like this.
Su Jin followed behind Lu Shiyi without saying a word, but Ma Jie looked unconvinced and didn't want to listen to Lu Shiyi's preaching.
"None of my family members are as nagging as you." Ma Jie immediately sneered, "I'm not like your wife. I can't fight back when you scold me. This is the disadvantage of not having your mother's family."
"Shut up!" Su Jin took a step forward. "Ayi said you're doing this for Grandpa Ma's own good. He just hopes you can protect the old man's reputation. The old man went through life and death, not to be ruined by you."
"You just married into the Lu family. Even after entering the compound, you have no one to support you. How dare you speak like that in front of me? You are really brave. Who gave you the courage? Was it the GA people or Brother Yi?" Ma Jie looked at Su Jin sarcastically and said, "You always tell me that I should be careful about my grandfather's reputation, but you are just saying that because you don't have any of those things."
Ma Jie never thought that one day people would say that she grew up in a courtyard and was praised everywhere.
"Ayi, let's go back first," Su Jin was too lazy to pay attention to those who were confused, "Grandpa and grandma are still waiting for us to eat."
Lu Shiyi nodded, ignored Ma Jie's obstruction, took Su Jin's hand, walked around Ma Jie and went home.
"Wait!" Ma Jie saw that the two men didn't take her seriously, and her anger rose. She shouted at the top of her voice, "Lu Shiyi, you will definitely regret this later. If you can have my help, I can let you return to the imperial capital first."
Lu Shiyi raised his lips slightly. "Your mental disorder is getting worse and worse. Does everything you like have to be yours? The Lu family has a higher status than the Ma family. If they can really let me return to the imperial capital, the Lu family will take action."
"What's the situation outside now? What does it matter if I have a high status now?" Ma Jie said nonchalantly, "How many high-ranking people in the courtyard have been demoted?"
As soon as the words fell, the passers-by immediately hid far away. Lu Shiyi noticed that something was strange and immediately stopped Su Jin from saying anything more.
"I already have a son. You can find someone else." Lu Shiyi told Ma Jie directly, "Don't waste your time on me. I won't be able to enter the imperial capital in the next few years."
Ma Jie thought she was of noble status and that only the best men in the academy could be worthy of her.
"Go away." Ma Jie listened to Lu Shiyi and let the two go.
Lu Shiyi took Su Jin's hand and hurried back to the Lu family, handing the basket to Aunt Yang.
The two entered the living room and saw Lu Bairen and Du Ruo coaxing Hanhan.
"Why did you two come back so late? Hanhan was waiting anxiously." Du Ruo asked the young couple softly.
Seeing that Lu Shiyi had something to say, Uncle Yang and Aunt Yang immediately went into the kitchen.
Seeing that there was no one else in the living room, Lu Shiyi told Ma Jie about how he had blocked his way today.
"The old guy from the Ma family still wants Ayi to be his grandson-in-law? Let me talk to him tomorrow." Lu Bairen sneered. The old man from the Ma family was a third-rate family, yet he dared to speak so arrogantly.
"Grandpa, since Ma Jie can say it so brazenly, there is no guarantee that others in the hospital will not remember it. You don't have to pay attention to it." Su Jin persuaded Lu Bairen. Ma Jie's words showed that the Ma family had often reported others in recent years.
"Xiao Jin is right, Grandpa. I think Old Song and the others were harmed by the Ma family. I noticed that everyone in the Ma family has been promoted recently." After Lu Shiyi arrived in the imperial capital, he was surprised by the news he received.
It turned out that the Ma family had defected to the Xin family early on, and the younger generations of the Ma family defected to the Xin family without telling the old men of the Ma family. Now that the Xin family is being investigated by GA, it is estimated that the younger generations of the Ma family cannot avoid it.
"Ayi, are you telling the truth?" Lu Bairen couldn't go on when he heard that Mr. Song and others might have been complained by the Ma family.
"Grandpa, I always find it strange. Grandpa Ma is a stubborn man. He definitely won't have anything to do with the Su family." Lu Shiyi, following his superiors' instructions, informed Lu Bairen of the details in advance. "What the Xin family did just crossed Grandpa Ma's bottom line. The younger generation of the Ma family kept it a secret from the old man."
"Of course, Old Man Ma is the most stubborn. If anyone has a bottom line and tells that old man, the Ma family will probably be in chaos." Su Boren said regretfully, "Do you think we should notify the Ma family?"
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