"You...you want to kick us out?" Yang Yuexiang didn't expect Xu Qingning to be so direct. "Your mother-in-law hasn't said anything yet, and you, as the daughter-in-law, dare to talk like that?"
“My mother-in-law doesn’t say anything because she has a good temper. I don’t have such a good temper.” Xu Qingning decided to play the villain and retorted, “If my mother-in-law stayed at your house for so many days and did nothing, you probably wouldn’t have been able to tolerate her by now, right?”
“This is a matter between my sister and me, it has nothing to do with you.” Yang Yuexiang’s face turned red with anger.
“But now that you’re living in our house, it’s our business.” Zhao Jingyu walked in from outside, stood next to Xu Qingning, and questioned Zhao Lei and Yang Yuexiang, “What, taking advantage of my absence to bully my wife?”
“Jingyu, we didn’t bully her,” Zhao Lei quickly explained to Zhao Jingyu. “We were just chatting.”
“That’s right, how could we dare to bully her? It’s good enough if she doesn’t bully us.” Yang Yuexiang said irritably, “Jingyu, you’d better keep a close eye on your wife, otherwise, what if she bullies your mother after you leave?”
“This is a matter between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it has nothing to do with you. If you don’t like it, go home quickly.” Zhao Jingyu held Xu Qingning’s hand and went back to the room. “Let’s eat in the room so as not to affect our appetite.”
Zhao Lei and Yang Yuexiang looked at each other in bewilderment.
He really has forgotten his mother now that he has a wife; he's actually protecting her like this...
Yang Yuelan made two kinds of fillings, one with lean meat and the other with pork belly. She cooked them in two batches to avoid mixing them.
She first cooked the lean minced meat, rinsed it with cold water, and had Zhao Jingyu bring it into the house for Xu Qingning before starting to cook their pot of pork belly minced meat.
Just as the dumplings were cooked, Wu Huihui returned home from get off work.
When she saw her daughter return, Yang Yuexiang immediately brought her a stool and went to the kitchen to mash some garlic for her: "You like garlic, eat it quickly, you must be tired after a long day at work."
Zhao Lei saw this and was very envious.
My aunt is so good to my cousin.
Then look at Yang Yuelan. She was only focused on taking care of Xu Qingning. Even though she had cooked dumplings, which was already quite a feast, she still cooked carrot water and gave it to Xu Qingning to drink, saying it would stop her nausea.
Who doesn't vomit during pregnancy?!
Xu Qingning is spoiled...
Yang Yuelan cooked a large plate of dumplings for Xu Qingning, but Xu Qingning couldn't finish them all, so she asked Zhao Jingyu to eat with her.
Zhao Jingyu had the same idea, and in a great mood, he sat down to have dinner with his wife. He took the opportunity to tell her the purpose of Xu's visit, and deliberately kept her in suspense: "Guess what I heard when I went out just now?"
"I could never have guessed." Xu Qingning ate the lean meat dumplings with relish; they were neither too salty nor too bland, and tasted very delicious.
“Your father went to the educated youth office to make a self-criticism, and that will be the end of the matter,” Zhao Jingyu said in a low voice. “Moreover, Officer Yang also told me something else, saying that the person who reported us should be Gao Yang, the one you met, who is my leader’s son.”
"Why would he do this?" Xu Qingning asked, somewhat surprised. "I haven't offended him."
In the original story, Gao Yang fell in love with her at first sight, and the two had an ambiguous relationship for a while. However, after hearing that Xu Qingning had had an abortion, he quickly moved on to a better relationship and stopped contacting her.
How did the plot turn out like this?
“This is none of your business. He has a grudge against me.” Zhao Jingyu put down his chopsticks, took her hand, and looked at her intently. “His father has always appreciated me. He said I can endure hardship and work hard. He often compares me to him, so he is jealous. On the surface, we have a good relationship, but behind my back, he often does bad things. He can’t stand to see me doing well.”
"I see." Xu Qingning realized, then asked him, "So how do you plan to handle this?"
If it's Gao Yang, then things make sense.
Because no one else has the motivation or energy to do this.
"This is a handle he has against me. I don't plan to make a fuss about it, but I will talk to my boss. I'm just worried about you. While I'm away, you should stay away from Gao Yang."
Zhao Jingyu became more and more worried. Before, he was alone, so it was fine. At worst, he could fight with Gao Yang. But now that he had a wife, he had a weakness. "If you go out, call Wang Yaqiang and the others, or have Mom go with you. Don't go out alone."
"You don't need to worry about me." Xu Qingning knew what he meant and readily replied, "Don't worry, I know what to do."
She knew Gao Yang's public persona.
He was competitive and liked to do dirty tricks behind people's backs. Because of his good family background, he had a sense of superiority since childhood and could not tolerate even a speck of dust in his eyes.
According to the principle of the happy person yielding, he is reluctant to give up everything he has, will not easily confront others head-on, and dares not take big risks.
Seeing that Xu Qingning had finished eating, Zhao Jingyu also put down his chopsticks and took the remaining dumplings out.
Xu Qingning took a basin to the yard to wash up and told Yang Yuelan that Chen Baichuan was coming to her house to build a kang (heated brick bed).
Yang Yuelan was worried about where to dry the adobe bricks, but when she heard Xu Qingning say this, she was very happy: "Then I have to thank your uncle properly. I'll clean the house tomorrow and get ready."
"Then it's settled." Xu Qingning said and went back into her room.
She didn't want to talk to Zhao Lei, nor did she want to pay attention to Yang Yuexiang and Wu Huihui. Anyway, it was a fact that Chen Baichuan had come to her house to "warm the kang" (a heated brick bed).
If they're shameless enough, they won't leave.
They slept on the ground.
After washing up, Zhao Jingyu also went back to his room.
As soon as he entered the room, he blew out the candles, took off his clothes, and went to bed.
Xu Qingning was still awake. Seeing him lie down, she immediately closed her eyes and went to sleep. Zhao Jingyu knew she wasn't asleep, so he turned to look at her and said, "I'm leaving the day after tomorrow morning. Is there anything you want to say to me?"
"Be careful and come back soon." Xu Qingning answered fluently. She turned over and bumped into his warm chest. Her face turned red instantly, and she turned over awkwardly, turning her back to him.
He was shirtless, wearing nothing at all... What was he doing?
Are you still thinking about that kind of thing?
"I have something to ask you." Zhao Jingyu gently stroked her shoulder, his hot breath brushing against her skin through his fingertips, a tenderness tinged with ambiguity. Xu Qingning simply pulled the blanket over herself and whispered, "Go ahead."
Everything else is negotiable.
That kind of thing... is out of the question.
"Did you change your household registration to avoid me?" Zhao Jingyu had been thinking about this all afternoon, and he wanted an answer from her.
"No, my aunt said that many companies are expanding and hiring more and more people, so houses will definitely be in high demand. I was thinking of transferring my household registration there as soon as possible. If the policy allows, I'll build a house in the village." Xu Qingning, of course, wouldn't reveal her true thoughts. She poked her head out from under the covers and said, "Even if we don't live there, it won't hurt to have a house."
"Have you been thinking about divorcing me all this time?" Zhao Jingyu looked down at her, his voice hoarse. "Did I do something wrong?"
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