Chapter 72 When He Shanshan went to Mai Miao's house to meet a date, she was dumbfounded.

Mai Miao, who had made up her mind, said goodbye to Xia Qingxi, and just walked out of the room, she ran into He Shanshan who was about to wash up with a basin.

Because Yao Hongmei was pregnant, her mother Wang Mingfang focused all her attention on her daughter-in-law Yao Hongmei, and didn't care much about He Shanshan's failed blind date.

Nothing that happened in the last few days made her feel comfortable. He Shanshan was already very angry, and then she saw Mai Miao, whom she hated, coming home again. So she put on a sour face and yelled unhappily:

"Don't you have a home? Why do you go to other people's homes all day long?"

Over the years, the two of them had no idea how many times they had clashed. Seeing that she was the one who took the initiative to provoke, Mai Miao didn't think of giving in, and asked back directly in the same way:

"Yes, don't you have a home? Why do you live in other people's homes all day long?"

"You!" He Shanshan was speechless after hearing her words. After all, this was not her home, and she was just staying here temporarily.

She couldn't argue with Mai Miao about this matter. Thinking of the matchmaker who went to her house today, He Shanshan immediately changed the subject and deliberately asked:

"Did a matchmaker go to your house to propose marriage today?" As she spoke, the corners of her lips curled up, and she asked with full of sarcasm:

"When will you come to see me? Do you dare to let me see you then, to see if you are a turtle or a toad?"

Mai Miao originally didn't want to brag about Xiao Wu in front of her, but she insisted on coming to her house to be the clown, so let her do as she wished.

"Come tomorrow afternoon." Mai Miao looked at her and replied, "If you want to see, just come and see."

He Shanshan laughed even more arrogantly, and said confidently:

"Are you really letting me go? What if they like me and not you... wouldn't it be so embarrassing for you?"

Thinking that He Shanshan was always arrogant, either looking down on this or saying that that was ugly, Mai Miao was very happy that she could finally learn a lesson this time. He glanced at her and replied,

"Who knows who will be embarrassed then." After that, he didn't waste any more words with her and walked out of the yard.

"Hmph!" He Shanshan snorted disdainfully, took the wash basin and walked out, still looking complacent:

"Whoever is ugly is embarrassed."

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This day, Xia Qingying walked on the mountain road and took the car. She was really tired. Her feet were sore. In order to relieve her fatigue, she boiled water and poured it into the wooden basin, took off her shoes and socks, and started to soak her feet.

Soaking your feet is the most comfortable when you are tired. Xia Qingying sat on the chair, emptying her mind, enjoying this comfort, and her two feet unconsciously swayed and slapped in the water.

Because of long-term training, this short distance was nothing to Lu Jingchen, and he didn't feel tired. Seeing that it was still early, he walked to the table and just picked up the book he hadn't finished reading, when he inadvertently glanced at Xia Qingling's feet shaking restlessly in the basin.

He had never seen such small feet, each finger was white and tender, unconsciously slapping in the water, looking extremely cute.

Looking at the girl in front of him, she sat quietly and obediently, with her head slightly lowered, her eyes empty, like a confused little cat.

Lu Jingchen himself didn't even notice that when he looked at the cute little person beside him, the corners of his lips unconsciously raised an arc.

Normally he seldom paid attention to a person's appearance, but now that he was looking at her up close, he realized that she was really beautiful, with a small oval face, very delicate, fair and delicate skin, a straight nose, and a moist mouth. She was lovable in every way, but why was she so thin? After

a moment, he retracted his gaze, stood up, went to the kitchen to get a bowl, returned to the room, made a bowl of malted milk, and raised his hand to hand it to Xia Qingxing.

Xia Qingxing came to her senses. She didn't expect that he would make malted milk for her. She raised her hand to take it in surprise and said politely:

"Thank you."

"Didn't I tell you to drink it morning and evening?" Lu said in a surprised voice.

"Oh, I'll remember that next time." Xia Qingxi buried her face in the bowl and said in a muffled voice.

Seeing her obedient appearance, Lu Jingxie did not say any more words of blame. When he turned his head to look at her again, he found that her eyes were almost closed. Thinking that this little body had been running around all day, she must be tired, so he reminded her:

"Drink quickly, and go to bed early after drinking."

"Yeah." Xia Qingxi responded, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and said to Lu Jingxie:

"You went to the village chief to arrange a scorekeeper job for your brother, right?"

Lu Jingxie did not deny it, and nodded silently.

"Thank you!" Xia Qingli's face was full of sincerity. She was grateful to him from the bottom of her heart. She had not thought of this level. Lu Jingzhen did it silently. How could he be so thoughtful and kind!

"No need." Lu Jingzhen replied with a deep and pleasant voice.

I was just about to ask him why he didn't tell his brother when he left today, but I thought that he has always been low-key and has a cold and indifferent personality. I knew that if I told him, the family would definitely thank him endlessly, so I didn't mention it.

A man who does a good thing and doesn't take credit for it, well, it's really good!

Xia Qingli finished the maltose in the bowl in a short while. Lu Jingzhen naturally raised his hand to take her bowl and put it aside.

Xia Qingxing took her feet out of the basin and was about to put on her shoes, but because she was a little sleepy, she stepped on the edge of the basin and almost knocked the basin over.

While she was still in shock, a strong arm suddenly stretched out and picked her up.

The man's movements were too fast and too sudden. Before Xia Qingxing could react, she was in his arms. If she couldn't really feel his strong chest, she would have suspected that she was dreaming.

He actually hugged her, and it was a princess hug!

When I was young and ignorant, I also fantasized that one day I would meet a handsome boy and have a sweet love with him. He would be considerate and gentle, or affectionate and domineering. He would do princess hugs, wall hugs, bed hugs...all of them.

Later, as I got older, I suddenly felt that those things were a bit childish and a bit shameful.

Now that I was really hugged by someone like this, and he was a good-looking man with a good body, I was more surprised than happy.

Lu Jingzhen carried her to the bed, without much emotion on his face, just asking her to go to sleep quickly if she was sleepy.

Xia Qingli was a little confused. Even if he felt responsible for the original body, he didn't have to do this, right?

What did he mean? Could it be that... he fell in love with me?

As soon as this idea came up, she rejected it immediately.

She was not a person who was blindly confident and had no self-awareness. She would not think that she had such great charm that she could make a person who disliked her original body like her in just a few days.

The only explanation was that Lu Jingchen did not like herself, but was trying to accept herself.

After all, they were both married, and it was a military marriage. How could he not try to accept it? He filed for a divorce himself, but it had a great impact on his political career.

Xia Qingli thought so, and felt that he was really wronged. It would be so uncomfortable for her to do these things to a person she did not like, or even disliked at the beginning!

But except for the fact that he felt a little uncomfortable, it was a good thing for her. When she asked to join the army, wouldn't she be more likely to succeed?

So she had to bear with him for now. When she joined the army and had a formal organization, she could go to the organization to file for divorce, and he would not be affected.

After making up her mind, she felt sleepy. She turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

When Lu Jingqi finished washing up and returned to the room, he found that she was already asleep. Her body was slightly curled up, and she looked smaller. The only improvement was that she didn't sleep on the edge of the bed like before.

Lu Jingqie turned off the lights and lay down on the bed. Involuntarily, he recalled what Xia Qingxi said to Mai Miao:

"It's not that I'm brave, it's that the bad guys are too hateful."

He seemed to have guessed something. Maybe he should find some time to have a good talk with Xia Qingxi about the past incident. The next

day

, Lu Jingqie had something to do and went out early. When Xia Qingxi was sitting in Wu Xiaodong's car at the gate of the courtyard, she met Mai Miao who was walking out of the house. When Mai Miao saw her, she immediately ran over and whispered in her ear:

"Qingxi, after you get off work this afternoon, can you come to my house?"

"Aren't you going to see that Xiao Wu? It might be inconvenient for me to go." Xia Qingxi said truthfully.

"I'm a little nervous." Mai Miao said nervously, "I'm not afraid if you come."

"What are you afraid of?" Xia Qingxi laughed and teased her deliberately, "Xiao Wu doesn't eat people."

"Oh." Mai Miao's face turned red and she shook Xia Qingxi's arm:

"Can you come? I'm unsure. You said he doesn't even like He Shanshan, so how could he like me?"

"Why doesn't he like you?" Xia Qingxi knew that she was nervous and praised her,

"You are beautiful and kind, much better than He Shanshan."

Mai Miao laughed and her worries were instantly reduced a lot. She also felt more confident and looked at Xia Qingxi and said,

"Qingxi, you are really good at talking. Okay, I'll try to see him and I'll see what happens. What if I still don't like him?"

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Thinking about seeing Mai Miao's jokes, He Shanshan rushed home as soon as she got off work. As soon as she rode to the entrance of the yard, she saw the matchmaker who introduced her to a date walking in front with a man.

She looked closely and found that the man was Xiao Wu, whom she had met two days ago. He was holding a bunch of gifts, with a smile on his face that could not be concealed, and he was walking forward quickly.

He Shanshan's eyes lit up. Could it be that he had thought about it at home these few days and still felt that she was good, so he came to see her again.

Just when she was about to go up to greet them happily, she saw the two of them walking straight into Mai Miao's house in the next second.

He Shanshan was dumbfounded.