Chapter 16 Qingxi, what are your plans?
In the evening, Lu Baichuan came back from a business trip. He was very happy to see his son whom he had not seen for a long time.
After dinner, everyone left the table. Lu Jing went back to the room to get the wine he brought back for Lu Baichuan. As soon as he left, He Shanshan immediately pushed the dishes in front of Xia Qingxi and told her to wash them quickly.
Xia Qingxi was sick and not at home these two days, so He Shanshan washed the dishes. Now that Xia Qingxi is back, she naturally won't wash them anymore.
Xia Qingxi knew that these jobs had always been done by the original body. He Shanshan had long been accustomed to ordering the original body around and pushed all the work to her.
But now she is not the original body, and it will be impossible for her to let them order her around in the future.
"What are you still standing there for? Go wash them." Seeing that she didn't move, He Shanshan began to urge her, and did not forget to remind her deliberately:
"Oh, don't forget, I have to wash my dishes separately."
Xia Qingling looked over and found that there was a beautiful small white porcelain bowl in front of He Shanshan, which was completely different from the rough bowls with the word "happiness" and the pattern of geese printed on them that other people used.
Didn't she ask me to wash it myself? Okay, I'll help her wash it.
Xia Qingling's lips curled up with an imperceptible smile, and he stood up seemingly obediently and began to clean up the dishes. When he picked up the bowl in front of He Shanshan, his hand suddenly slipped and the bowl fell directly.
With a "clang", the two bowls smashed together. The bowl with the word "happiness" and the geese was not damaged at all, but He Shanshan's small white porcelain bowl was broken into several pieces.
"Ah, my bowl!" He Shanshan saw her beloved bowl was broken, and her anger instantly jumped up. She immediately stood up and yelled at Xia Qingying:
"Xia Qingying, is your hand broken? You can't even hold a bowl!"
Xia Qingying was about to speak when she saw Lu Jingzhen walking out of the room. She suddenly raised her hand to support her forehead, and her body swayed twice, as if she was going to fall down in the next second.
Seeing Xia Qingying staggering and about to fall, Lu Jingzhen immediately stepped forward and supported her.
"What happened?" Lu Jingzhen asked.
"It's okay, I just felt a little dizzy, and I didn't hold the bowl, so I dropped it." Xia Qingying stood up and supported her head and said.
At this time, Wang Mingfang heard the voice and walked out of the room. Seeing Lu Jingchen supporting Xia Qingxiu, she immediately said with concern:
"Oh, what happened?"
Lu Jingchen ignored her, looked at Xia Qingxiu, and saw that her face was indeed not very good, so he said in a calm voice:
"If you feel dizzy, go back to your room and rest."
"But..." Xia Qingxiu said with an embarrassed look on her face: "The dishes haven't been washed yet."
Lu Jingchen frowned, and then said:
"Is there no one else in the room? You have to wash this dish."
Xia Qingxiu still looked embarrassed, and said casually:
"But before, I cooked, washed dishes, did clothes...all the housework was done by me."
Isn't this obviously "complaining"? Wang Mingfang, who was standing by, looked both ugly and embarrassed, and immediately tried to smooth things over:
"Hey, Qingxing, we all live under the same roof, how can the housework be divided so clearly? Isn't it just whoever is free to do it?"
"Oh, it turns out that Auntie and Shanshan have been busy in recent years, and I am the only one who is free." Xia Qingxing's voice was soft, and it was not at all obvious that she was blaming anyone, as if she was just stating a fact. After she finished speaking, she said obediently:
"Then I'll go wash it."
"Leave it there!" Lu Jingchen raised his voice, and his cold eyes swept over Wang Mingfang and He Shanshan, and said in a cold voice:
"If no one washes it, I'll come and wash it later."
Upon hearing this, Wang Mingfang immediately put on a smile, looked at Lu Jingchen and said flatteringly:
"What are you talking about? How can I let you wash the dishes?" After saying that, she turned to look at He Shanshan:
"Shanshan, you child, how can you be so tactless? Go wash the dishes."
He Shanshan looked at the "weak" Xia Qingli, her face twisted with anger. In the past, whether she was sick or injured, as long as she could breathe, she would do these things. Why can't she do them after Lu Jingzhen came back?
"Then I'll trouble you, Shanshan." Xia Qingli showed an apologetic smile at the right time, and did not forget to pretend to apologize and said: "I just accidentally broke your bowl, I'm sorry."
She was obviously going to continue to make things difficult for He Shanshan. He Shanshan's face turned blue, and she was about to explode, but was stopped by Wang Mingfang on the side.
"Oh, it's just a bowl, just buy another one." Wang Mingfang said generously.
"Then I'll go back to my room and rest." Under He Shanshan's resentful gaze, Xia Qingying turned around gracefully and went back to her room.
Lu Jingchen didn't say anything else and went to Lu Baichuan's room with the wine.
"She's just pretending, she's just pretending." He Shanshan's breath was stuck in her throat. She didn't dare to yell at Wang Mingfang until Lu Jingchen left.
How could the shrewd Wang Mingfang not see that Xia Qingying was pretending to be dizzy, but as long as Lu Jingchen believed it, it was true.
Why didn't she see it before, Xia Qingying was so good at pretending, so good at talking, hadn't she always been stupid and gullible, could it be that she took some magic pill and her brain suddenly became bright?
"Also, Lu Jingchen bought her two bottles of maltose today. I wanted to drink some, but he refused to give it to me and told her to take it all back home." He Shanshan felt wronged when she thought of this, and continued,
"She also broke my bowl on purpose. Ever since Lu Jingchen came back, she has been so arrogant that she not only dares to disobey me, but also deliberately goes against me!"
Looking at her aggrieved daughter, Wang Mingfang patted her on the back and comforted her,
"Mom knows you've been wronged. Don't worry, Lu Jingchen won't be able to stay at home for long. You should be patient for now. When he returns to the army, we will deal with him."
Although He Shanshan was unwilling, she had to wash the dishes obediently. Looking at her beloved white porcelain bowl broken by Xia Qingxing, a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes. She thought: When Lu Jingchen leaves, let's see how she can still be so arrogant.
Xia Qingxing, who was in the corner, heard every word of the mother and daughter's conversation. Humph! They still want to deal with themselves. Xia Qingxing's lips curled up slightly. Let's see who will deal with whom.
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Lu Jingzhen walked into Lu Baichuan's room carrying a bottle of wine. He put the wine on the table and said to Lu Baichuan:
"Dad, I brought you a bottle of wine."
Lu Baichuan looked at his son coming over and said, "You haven't been back for four years, and you just want to get rid of your dad with a bottle of wine." He picked up the wine and looked at it, with a smile in his surprise, he said with satisfaction:
"Wow, China Moutai, this wine is good, this wine is good.
Lu Baichuan has a cheerful and open-minded personality. He was wronged in the movement and suffered a lot, but he never pitied himself or gave up on himself.
Later, he was rehabilitated and resumed his work. He also worked diligently without any complaints.
His life has experienced ups and downs, but he has never been overjoyed or sad, and has always been peaceful.
At the same time, he is a person who values feelings and promises, otherwise he would not have brought his original body to the city.
"I knew you like it. "Lu Jingchen said that he always felt relaxed in front of his father, and the two of them were more like friends than father and son.
"Have you been in good health these years?" Lu Jingchen asked concernedly.
"Yes, I'm fine. I can eat and sleep well." Lu Baichuan said with a smile, and then asked:
"How about your two uncles? I hope there are no sequelae from the injuries they suffered on the battlefield."
"Generally speaking, they are fine. Only my second uncle's legs hurt occasionally on rainy days." Lu Jingchen replied in a
deep voice. Lu Baichuan sighed lightly: "It's inevitable when the steel plate hits the bone." Then he continued to ask:
"How long will you stay this time?"
"One month. "Lu Jingxie replied.
"That's good." Lu Baichuan nodded repeatedly and said, after a moment, he looked at Lu Jingxie and asked:
"What are your plans for Qingxi?"