"Qingning, I know there are many misunderstandings between us, and I wanted to come and talk to you about it." Xiao Tingshen was surprised to find that Xu Qingning was different from before. She was much fairer and more beautiful than before.
Her features now exude a more composed and gentle air, clearly indicating that she is a newlywed.
Her once flirtatious peach blossom eyes have become calm and elegant, watery and captivating, making people want to explore them further.
Strange, how come he hadn't noticed before that her eyes were actually quite beautiful?
"Xiao Tingshen, I have nothing to talk to you about." Xu Qingning continued to wrap the roasted meat in perilla leaves and eat it. Roasted meat doesn't taste good when it gets cold. She really hated that he had to come at this time of year.
No, he should never have come.
What is the male lead doing coming to see her, the female supporting character?
baffling.
"Qingning, don't say that. After all, we live in the same courtyard and are relatives. It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. You're a smart person, you should know this principle." Xiao Tingshen sat down on the small stool opposite her in a generous manner, with a serious face. "Instead of us being so awkward when we meet, let's have a good talk. If it's a misunderstanding, we should clear it up. If it's our fault, we apologize."
Xu Qingning continued eating the barbecue without showing any emotion. The world was vast, and she needed to fill her stomach first. In this era of scarcity, no matter how rich she was, she couldn't afford to eat barbecue all the time.
You need meat coupons to buy meat.
Meat tickets were rationed.
Xiao Tingshen watched quietly as she ate the roasted meat. Her eating manners were elegant and unhurried, a stark contrast to her previous demeanor.
As he watched, he realized he had lost his composure. He raised an eyebrow, looked away, and said to himself, "Qingning, I know you and Wenya had a lot of disagreements about going to the countryside. To be honest, there's no absolute right or wrong in this matter."
Although he didn't want to mention going to the countryside, he had to tell Xu Qingning about it out of respect for Director Gao.
Yesterday, Xiao Yaodong told him that Director Gao intended to arrange for Tang Wenya to work at the Ocean Company, where she would be responsible for things like reading electricity meters.
This job is easy and a cushy one.
A lot of people are watching!
Xiao Tingshen also hoped that Tang Wenya would have a job. After all, once he went to university, the family would lose an income. However, he had his parents supporting him, so it didn't matter.
Tang Wenya is different. She's married now, so it's not appropriate for her to ask her family for money anymore. If she asks her parents for money, it would put a lot of pressure on them.
Even for Tang Wenya's sake, he was willing to reconcile with Xu Qingning.
When faced with personal gain, saving face becomes unimportant.
“Xiao Tingshen, if this is how you talk to me, I ask you to leave my house immediately and never come back.” Xu Qingning stuffed the last piece of grilled meat into her mouth, finished eating, and took a sip of water. “Right is right, wrong is wrong. What do you mean there is no absolute right or wrong? I know you are a college student now, but if you want to talk to me, then talk properly.”
Based on her understanding of Xiao Tingshen, she knew that his coming to see her was definitely not a good thing.
Even if it's a good thing, it's still beneficial to him.
The news that Xiao Tingshen had been recommended to university and that Tang Wenya had been disqualified from taking the exam had already spread throughout the entire courtyard.
She couldn't help but want to know.
Xiao Tingshen's ears turned red from her retort, but he still composed himself and said calmly, "I admit that this was Wenya's fault from the beginning. Now she has learned her lesson and has been disqualified from the exam. She regrets it very much."
"Whether she regrets it or not, what does it have to do with me?" Xu Qingning sneered. "This is her retribution, and it's karma in this life."
Tang Wenya didn't want to go to the countryside, so she created a fake medical record to send the original owner of the body to the countryside.
Although the original owner didn't want to go, she couldn't persuade Xu Jianguo otherwise, so she had to agree to go to the countryside.
Tang Wenya, taking advantage of the situation, did not let her off the hook.
Because the original owner was in love with Xiao Tingshen, he plotted to send her to Zhao Jingyu's bed, causing her to get pregnant, have an abortion, and be sent to the countryside, where she eventually went insane and died.
Such hatred is irreconcilable.
Even if she transmigrated into the book, she couldn't forgive Tang Wenya on behalf of the original owner. She and Tang Wenya were mortal enemies for life and could never reconcile.
“Qingning, so much time has passed, we should all let it go.” Xiao Tingshen smiled good-naturedly. “If you’re still angry, just say it. If you don’t want to talk to me, talk to Wenya, and I’ll arrange a time for you two sisters to have a good talk.”
“Of course you’ve let it go, but I haven’t.” Xu Qingning was annoyed by Xiao Tingshen’s personality and said with a stern face, “Just say what you have to say, don’t say these useless things.”
Xiao Tingshen and Tang Wenya are actually the same kind of people. That is to say, before getting down to business, they will lay a lot of groundwork and then make people unconsciously accept their suggestions or arrangements.
She's not the original owner of this body.
This approach won't work on her.
Just as Xiao Tingshen was about to say something, Zhao Chengjun ran in and snuggled up to Xu Qingning: "Third Aunt, we've finished the barbecue, but we want more."
"Let's eat it in a few days. Tonight, let Grandma cook us some big bone soup, okay?" Xu Qingning patted his head and smiled. "I have something to talk to this uncle about. You go play with your brother!"
"Okay." Zhao Chengjun glanced at Xiao Tingshen, then skipped out. A moment later, Zhao Qiyuan ran back in, shaking Xu Qingning's arm, "Third Aunt, is it true that brother said we'll be having big bones tonight?"
“It’s true.” He was eating with his mouth full of oil and his face and forehead covered in bits of meat. Xu Qingning was amused by him. “Go help Grandma carry firewood and let her cook the big bones.”
Zhao Qiyuan nodded, secretly glancing at Xiao Tingshen, and then said to Xu Qingning, "If I go to start the fire, will you reward me with a piece of candy?"
“A reward is a must.” Xu Qingning smiled.
Looking at the serene smile on Xu Qingning's face, Xiao Tingshen felt somewhat dazed; he hadn't seen such a smile in a long time.
Anyway, Tang Wenya rarely smiles like that anymore.
After Zhao Qiyuan left, Xiao Tingshen continued the original topic, forcing himself to get to the point: "I am very honored to be recommended by the company to go to university. I would like to hold a banquet to celebrate my admission and invite the company leaders. Zhao Jingyu is not at home, so I would like to invite you and Auntie to come over for a meal."
"Inviting us to dinner?" Xu Qingning looked at him suspiciously. "Did the sun rise in the west, or did I hear you wrong?"
Xiao Tingshen and Tang Wenya's graduation banquet, the company leaders' dinner invitation to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law—these words, taken separately, are quite normal.
When combined, it becomes abnormal, and very abnormal.
"Qingning, we sincerely want to invite you and your aunt to dinner." Seeing that Xu Qingning did not refuse, Xiao Tingshen felt that there was a chance and immediately said, "There are four of us: my father-in-law and mother-in-law, you and your aunt, and Director Gao and his son."
“You’ve met Director Gao before. He came to your wedding with Zhao Jingyu and sat at the head table. He’s Director Gao Dejian, Gao Yang’s father,” Xiao Tingshen explained. “Director Gao is Zhao Jingyu’s superior and mentor. They have a very good relationship. Even if it’s just for Zhao Jingyu’s sake, you should still go and meet Director Gao.”
"No!" Xu Qingning understood and refused directly. "Why should I play along with you guys in front of the leaders and put on a show of 'harmony in the family brings prosperity'?"
Actually, this kind of plot is a hidden plot, and there are usually surprises. Just for that reason alone, she should go.
But Xiao Tingshen and Tang Wenya disgusted her so much that she didn't want such a surprise.
Xiao Tingshen: "..."
She saw right through it?
This is so embarrassing!
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