Chapter 12 Excuse me, is Brother Jingchuan at home?
Huo Tingkun's attention was all on Ye Surong. While massaging Ye Surong's legs, he said, "No need, Wang Qing. I told you, I have hands and feet and can wash my own clothes."
Wang Qing is good-looking, with thin eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and her smile is calm and gentle.
"Brother Huo, why are you being so formal with me?" She walked in. "These two are your sister and niece, right? They come from wealthy families, and they're really beautiful!"
"I just heard that you have guests at home. You and your two kids can't cook. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some vegetables. You can bring the guests, Jingchuan, and Jingye to my house for dinner tonight!"
Wang Qing's enthusiasm made Ye Surong a little overwhelmed, as if she was the mistress of Huo Tingkun's house, and was quietly declaring her sovereignty.
Ye Surong felt very uncomfortable. This woman was obviously interested in Huo Tingkun.
Yes, it would be abnormal for a teacher in his forties to not be cared about by others if he doesn't have anyone around him who understands him.
However, this woman washed his clothes, cooked for him and entertained his guests, so it was obvious that there was something special between them.
Ye Surong brushed away Huo Tingkun's hand and stood up. "I'm a little tired. I'll go back to my room and rest first."
"Jingchuan will be back soon. How about we have lunch before going to bed?"
Huo Tingkun followed Ye Surong all the way to the door of the room, and Ye Surong pushed him out.
"I'm not hungry, go eat it yourself!"
After saying that, Ye Surong locked the door and directly refused to let Huo Tingkun in.
There was also a hint of alienation in Jiang Cha's smile.
"Uncle Huo, you should go back first. I didn't sleep well last night, so I need to catch up on my sleep."
"What's going on?" Huo Tingkun was confused.
Wang Qing's uneasy heart gradually calmed down. Sure enough, it was right to listen to her daughter.
That woman is coquettish and has a delicate personality. It's obvious that she is lazy and needs to be served. Brother Huo is going to marry a wife, not an ancestor. What's the point of her being pretty?
"Brother Huo, did I say something wrong and make your sister unhappy?"
Jiang Cha paused as he returned to the room.
"Wang Qing, Su Rong is not a guest. She is my wife, the new hostess of my home. I know you are eager to help others, but let me tell you one last time, I really don't need your help here. From now on, it is better for our two families to keep their distance."
Huo Tingkun slammed the door shut, locking Wang Qing outside.
He turned around and met Jiang Cha's eyes, which were half smiling.
Jiang Cha stood by the door frame of her room, her arms folded over her chest, watching Huo Tingkun's actions, and was quite satisfied.
"Uncle Huo, although my mother is soft-hearted, I can't say anything. Since you are married to my mother, you shouldn't let other women appear in front of my mother and annoy her by saying the same thing as the mistress of the Huo family."
"I swear, I, Huo Tingkun, will only have Ye Surong as my lover in this life. I want to explain the matter about Wang Qing to your mother first."
Huo Tingkun walked upright, sat properly, had a frank expression, and did not feel guilty at all.
Jiang Cha stared into his eyes for a long while before finally relenting, "Explain this to my mom. She tends to get sulky easily, and it's not good for her health!"
"Okay, I got it!"
Huo Tingkun knocked on Ye Surong's door and said, "Surong, open the door and let me explain."
"What's there to explain? She washes your clothes and cooks for you, so what am I?"
"Don't cry, there's really nothing between Wang Qing and me."
Through the door, Huo Tingkun explained: "Wang Qing's husband died to save me. Su Rong, if I really wanted to have anything with her, we wouldn't even have the chance to get married."
In his heart, no one can replace Ye Surong.
Ye Surong never expected this to happen. She opened the door and felt a little apologetic.
"I'm sorry, I don't know..."
"It's my fault for not telling you clearly in advance."
Huo Tingkun took the opportunity to go in and closed the door.
Jiang Cha just said that she wanted to go into the house to sleep, but that was just an excuse. She was a little picky about places, and if she moved to a new place, even if she wanted to sleep, she might not be able to.
Thinking of this, Jiang Cha simply opened the door and went out.
Wang Qing has already left.
The women who were originally chatting and enjoying the cool air under the tree were now busy in the kitchen, and only a few little girls were jumping rope in the yard.
The little girls still had candies in their mouths. When they saw Jiang Cha come out, the girl who was holding the rope smiled with her small teeth and called out to her in a sweet voice, "Sister Cha Cha, do you want to jump rope with us?"
"Me?" Jiang Cha pointed at himself and then shook his head, "But I'm not very good at it."
How many years had she not played skipping rope? In her previous life, she had been ravaged by life and was no longer a human being. Not only could she not think of any entertainment, but even the medical skills she had always dreamed of were no longer a possibility.
"Huh?" The little girls were obviously disappointed, but children's emotions came and went quickly. A head popped out of the window of the house in front, "Xu Xiaorui, Xu Xiaohua, come back for dinner!"
The skipping rope group disbanded. The little girl who asked Jiang Cha if she wanted to skip rope with her lowered her head, silently put away the rubber band, and returned home.
She lived in Building 301, at the very end of her row. All the children had gone home for dinner, but she was the only one still outside, and she didn't seem to want to go home.
Jiang Cha watched her leave and ran into Huo Jingchuan who was walking home.
"Why are you standing here?"
Jiang Cha smiled and said, "I came out to get familiar with the environment."
Huo Jingchuan raised the lunch box in his hand and said, "That's great, let's go home and eat!"
Go home...and eat?
Jiang Cha was stunned by these four words. She seemed to have not heard anyone say such words to her for a long time!
Bai Shuyao's home was in the row in front of the Huo family's. Through the window at the back, she could clearly see the two new women in the Huo family.
One old and one young, two vixens. The old one hooked up with Uncle Huo, and the young one wanted to seduce her brother Jingchuan. It's so hateful.
Huo Jingchuan opened the door of his house and placed the food on the dining table. He noticed that Jiang Cha hadn't followed him, so he turned around and asked, "What are you standing there for? Come in, wash your hands, and eat!"
Jiang Cheng had never spoken to her so kindly before. Jiang Cha came back to her senses and said, "I'll go call Uncle Huo and my mom."
The misunderstanding between Mom and Uncle Huo should have been resolved. As soon as Jiang Cha walked to the next door, Huo Tingkun came out of the house holding Mom's hand.
Lunch was simple. Huo Jingchuan brought back a few dishes from the cafeteria. There were enough chopsticks for eating, but there was one less bowl. Huo Jingchuan ate with the lid of the lunch box, which looked a bit funny.
Jiang Cha was a little reserved when eating. Apart from the dish in front of her, she hardly touched any other dishes.
I had dinner at her house yesterday and she seemed to be like this too.
Huo Jingchuan frowned slightly and put a chicken drumstick into her bowl. "The braised chicken drumsticks in the cafeteria are delicious. Try them!"
His tone was still very indifferent, as if he was saying something very ordinary, but it fell into Jiang Cha's ears, and Jiang Cha clenched his chopsticks nervously.
When we were at the Ye family, my grandfather, mother and Jiang Guodong would eat in the factory cafeteria at noon and rarely came back to eat.
When Wang Guifang was at home with Jiang Cheng, she would put all the delicious food in front of Jiang Cheng, but Jiang Cheng would not share a single bite with her.
It was fine during dinner because grandpa and mom were there, and Wang Guifang didn't dare to act rashly. However, if she ate one more bite of Jiang Cheng's favorite food, the next day Wang Guifang would scold and pinch her when grandpa and mom were not at home.
Later, after she followed Jiang Guodong to the countryside, she never had a good day. Without her grandfather and mother, Wang Guifang beat and scolded her openly. She hadn't had a good meal for many years!
"I...I don't like this, you guys just eat it!"
Huo Jingchuan pulled the lunch box with chicken legs in front of Jiang Cha and said, "Everyone has chicken legs. Don't be nervous."
Jiang Cha stared at Huo Jingchuan in amazement, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome."
Jiang Cha took a bite of the chicken leg, looked up and smiled sweetly, "It's delicious!"
Huo Tingkun and Ye Surong smiled at each other. As parents, they were pleased that their children got along well with each other.
After lunch, Ye Surong and Huo Tingkun went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Jiang Cha did not go with them. After Huo Jingchuan washed the dishes, he returned to the army. Jiang Cha stayed at home to read.
The country will resume the college entrance examination in a year. In her previous life, Jiang Guodong didn't even give her the opportunity to register for the college entrance examination. Jiang Cheng failed for three consecutive years, but Jiang Guodong still found a way to send him to university.
He used the money he took out from the Ye family to pave the way for Jiang Cheng, but was reluctant to give her a cent.
In this life, she must be admitted to a medical university, work hard, and never bring disgrace to the Ye family's golden signboard.
Eighteen-year-old Jiang Cha just graduated from high school this year. She has all the books and materials at home, but in her previous life, she neglected her studies for seventeen years. She must start from now on to pick up the forgotten knowledge again.
Jiang Cha brought all the textbooks from junior high and high school to study on his own.
The door of the room where she was sitting was not closed, but the main door was locked. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Excuse me, is anyone home?"
"Who is it?" Jiang Cha got up and opened the door.
Bai Shuyao's face appeared in front of her. "Excuse me, is Brother Jingchuan home?"
Jiang Cha looked at the face in front of him, which was about 60% similar to Wang Qing, and suddenly smiled.
"If you're looking for Huo Jingchuan, you should go next door."
Bai Shuyao didn't expect that Jiang Cha, who looked delicate and soft, could be so direct in her speech. She almost couldn't maintain the fake smile on her face.
"I saw no one next door, so I thought he was here with you..."
She looked particularly aggrieved. "I didn't mean to disturb you. It's just that Brother Jingchuan left his pen here last time. I happened to be free today, so I thought of giving it to him!"
As she spoke, Bai Shuyao showed the pen in her palm. She looked pitiful, but the provocation in her eyes was self-evident.
Jiang Cha was really happy, so, she and Wang Qing are mother and daughter, right?
Even the means of asserting sovereignty are exactly the same.
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