Chapter 306 Big Brother Teacher Comes to Visit
The guests who came to visit were Shen Ziming's teacher and three students who came with him.
The guests who came to visit them all carried snacks, milk powder, fruit and other presentable items.
Seeing that guests had arrived, Jiang Ning and her friends decided not to continue taking photos.
We invited the guests into the main room.
Since the other party rarely visited, and the visitor was Shen Ziming's teacher, Shen's parents naturally felt obliged to treat them well.
I politely declined the gift, but eventually accepted it.
When they saw the gift, both Mr. and Mrs. Shen were somewhat surprised.
These are all extremely valuable gifts.
Although the visitors were all highly educated individuals and certainly not lacking in etiquette, the gifts were a bit excessive.
After exchanging glances, Shen's parents walked over to Shen Mo and whispered to their son, "Your older brother went to the market to buy groceries. Go find him now and ask him to buy more, such as chicken, duck, fish, and meat."
Shen Mo noticed that it was almost lunchtime, and since the person had brought food, it was only right and proper for him to treat them to a meal before they left.
The market was crowded and chaotic, so Shen Mo didn't let Jiang Ning go with him.
Jiang Ning stayed at home to help Shen's mother take care of the guests.
The ceremony in the main hall.
The person who came to visit was an elderly professor, who was also Brother Shen's teacher.
Since he is Brother Shen's teacher, they naturally have to take good care of him.
The weapons research institute is currently undergoing reconstruction, which will take some time to complete. That's why the professor had time to come and visit.
The people sitting in the Shen family's house have all made contributions to the country, and for that reason alone, the Shen family must take good care of them.
They were chatting, but the other party had brought too many things, taking up a lot of space in the room. So, Chen's mother thought of moving the things to the next room to make the main room more spacious, since they would be setting up a table for dinner later.
Seeing this, Shen's father got up to help.
But she was stopped by her mother's gaze. When guests came to the house, her mother would still give her husband plenty of face.
Mr. Shen then sat down again and chatted with the visiting guests.
Even if Shen's mother and Jiang Ning wanted to move these things, they would have to make two trips.
At this moment, the only woman among the visiting group got up and came over.
She reached out and took the things from Chen's mother's hands. "Auntie, let me help you."
Mother Shen said, "How can that be? The guest is a guest, how can we let you do it?"
"You are Senior Brother Shen's mother. Although I am a guest, I still have to call you Auntie."
Since the other party was saying this and even started to touch her, Chen's mother couldn't refuse her kindness, so she asked her for help.
While carrying the things, the girl suddenly said, "Aunt Chen, these fruits, free-range eggs and the like were brought by the professor and my senior brother, but these are all brought by me."
Upon hearing this, Mother Shen immediately glanced at the gifts on the ground.
As this woman said.
Ziming's teacher, along with two other men, were carrying gifts such as fruit and free-range eggs.
The gifts brought by this woman included milk powder, high-end packaged pastries, malted milk powder, and precious tea.
These gifts are a bit too extravagant for a first visit...
I thought these gifts were sent by them together, but it turns out they were paid separately.
Not only did Shen's mother hear her words, but Jiang Ning also heard them.
She glanced at the gifts on the ground; they were indeed valuable, and it was perfectly reasonable to explain this to the host.
But they weren't particularly close, and the fact that she brought all this on her first visit made it hard not to wonder if she had ulterior motives.
Since the other party had given such a valuable gift, Mother Shen naturally wanted to express her gratitude.
"Thank you, comrade."
Upon hearing Mrs. Shen's sentiments, the other person immediately hugged Mrs. Shen's arm and said very affectionately, "Aunt Shen, these are just some small gifts, nothing special. Senior Brother Shen has always taken good care of me at the research institute. If I didn't bring these, I wouldn't have the face to visit you and Uncle Shen. Also, my name is Wang Qi, you can just call me Xiao Qi."
When Jiang Ning saw that this woman was trying so intimately to build a good relationship with Shen's mother and even mentioned her older brother, she suddenly realized what was going on.
This woman named Wang Qi likes the older brother!
Guessing the other party's intentions, Jiang Ning couldn't help but glance at her a few more times.
Xu Jin got off the bus with her older brother yesterday. I wonder if Xu Jin took the opportunity to talk to her older brother.
Since the other party had said that, Mother Shen could only smile and respond.
As they talked, they walked to a corner in the main room.
The woman was talking to Chen's mother and didn't notice Zhiqi running over from the other side of the corner.
Zhiqi seemed to be running in a hurry, and by the time he realized what was happening, he had already bumped into Wang Qi.
Zhiqi is growing very fast these days, and he insists on boxing every day. If he bumps into you like that, it's going to be serious.
Wang Qi cried out in pain from the impact and even sat down on the ground with a thud.
Shen's mother and Jiang Ning immediately reached out and pulled her up.
Wang Qi's face was rather unpleasant; she was furious that this child who had suddenly appeared had made her lose face.
As she pulled the person up from the ground, Jiang Ning spotted a small white bottle on the floor.
It looks like a bottle for medicine, but there are no words on it.
She reached out to help pick it up; it was quite heavy, and there was definitely something inside.
Jiang Ning returned the bottle to her.
Upon seeing this, Wang Qi immediately took the medicine bottle from Jiang Ning's hand.
He even thanked them.
"Thanks."
It's normal for some people to carry medicine with them when they're sick, and Jiang Ning wondered if she should ask the other person if she could take her pulse.
Just as Jiang Ning was about to ask, she saw Zhiqi standing next to her with his head down, looking like he had done something wrong.
She knew that it was normal for minor collisions to occur at such corners.
Jiang Ning reached out and ruffled Zhiqi's hair.
Feeling the weight on his head, Zhiqi looked up and mustered his courage to explain, "Mom, I didn't mean to."
Jiang Ning said gently, "Mom knows you didn't do it on purpose. Apologize to the aunt you bumped into."
Upon hearing this, Zhiqi immediately said to Wang Qi, "Auntie, I'm sorry."
Since the other party had apologized, Wang Qi couldn't show her displeasure, no matter how unhappy she was.
"It's okay," she replied with a smile.
After the matter was over, Jiang Ning asked Zhiqi, "Why are you in such a hurry? Is something wrong?"
"My sister choked a little while eating the snack, and the water in the main room is gone, so I'll go to the kitchen to boil some more."
Upon hearing this, Chen's mother immediately said, "There's still boiled water in the kitchen, Grandma can go there, you and Mom go play in the main room."
After finishing her sentence, Mother Chen went to the kitchen to fetch water, while the conversation continued in the main room.
Not long after, Shen Mo and Shen Ziming returned from their grocery shopping trip.
Upon seeing Shen Ziming return, Wang Qi, who had been sitting quietly in the main room, immediately stood up and reached out to help him take the things.
"Senior brother, can you give me the things? Where's your kitchen?"
Since guests are welcome, there is no rule about letting them help you.
Moreover, this wasn't even a very familiar customer.
Shen Ziming withdrew his hand and moved away, saying, "Comrade Wang, you can just sit down."
Undeterred by her initial setback, Wang Qi reached out again, saying, "Going into the kitchen is a woman's job. You can buy the groceries and leave the rest to us."
Then she looked at Chen's mother and said with a smile, "Auntie, let me cook for you. I'm a pretty good cook."
Wang Qi did this on purpose; she admitted that she had her eye on Shen Ziming.
She had her eye on Shen Ziming when they were at work, and she hinted at her feelings for him on several occasions, both openly and subtly.
But this man was so focused on his research that he wasn't attracted to her at all.
In the research institute, we are all colleagues who work together. There are some things that are not easy to say openly. The past two years have been a crucial time for our research, and we cannot let personal matters interfere with important matters.
So she refrained from telling Shen Ziming her feelings.
Then another earthquake happened, and I didn't have a chance to say anything.
Now that the matter is finally over, it was she who took the initiative to visit Shen Ziming's home this time.
The old professor valued Shen Ziming, his student, highly, and readily agreed to visit him.
Shen Ziming was a blockhead, so she thought she should deal with Shen Ziming's family first.
The Shen family no longer holds the old idea that kitchen work is a woman's job. Now, besides taking care of her grandson, Shen's mother has nothing else to do but study food.
But the things that Shen's mother didn't like to do, Shen's father took care of.
Logically speaking, a woman with such thoughts would be a daughter-in-law that every family would fight over, but Shen's mother always felt that her thinking was a bit off.
Even back then, she wasn't instilled with the idea that the kitchen was a woman's domain.
Therefore, they are even less likely to treat their daughters-in-law like that now.
Shen Ziming didn't have such thoughts; he was aware of the politeness shown on the surface.
He thought the other person was just being polite, "No need, my dad and I do all the cooking at home."
Shen Ziming's words successfully froze Wang Qi's smile on his face.
Jiang Ning, who was standing to the side, had already figured out that she wanted to impress the adults.
The woman looked at Brother Shen, but Brother Shen was rather oblivious when it came to matters of the heart, especially to girls he had no feelings for.
The fact that Xu Jin could get her older brother to come up with such a wicked plan while he was in the earthquake zone shows that Xu Jin holds a place in his heart.
This woman must have run into many obstacles with her older brother before she changed her approach.
Since we can't deal with the eldest brother, let's deal with the father and mother first.
Jiang Ning thought her idea was perfectly reasonable.
There's nothing shameful about fighting for your future happiness.
The eldest brother is just too straightforward; he can't understand the other person's implied meaning, and one sentence from him leaves the other person speechless.
Wang Qi had been thwarted by Shen Ziming more than once; the more difficult a man was to control, the greater the challenge.
Moreover, although Shen Ziming had been married before, his own conditions were by no means bad.
The family is well-off.
In any case, she won't suffer a loss by marrying into this family.
But she still had her eye on Shen Ziming.
This time, she came with the intention of winning him over!
If your in-laws like a well-behaved daughter-in-law, then she should behave well.
Shen Ziming is already this age, divorced, no children, and has no burdens.
Moreover, she is quite eligible, and Shen Ziming's parents would definitely approve of her.
Just as Chen's mother took the vegetables from her eldest son, a hand suddenly reached out and took them away from her.
It's fine for their own family, but the Shen family is quite particular about etiquette in this regard. This woman was too enthusiastic, which made them quite embarrassed.
The vegetables in her hand had already been taken away, and it was difficult for Chen's mother to take them back.
He could only laugh awkwardly and say, "This child is quite enthusiastic."
Normally, Mrs. Shen would urge Mr. Shen and his sons to go into the kitchen to cook, but today's guests were quite important, so Mr. Shen, the head of the household, and Shen Ziming naturally had to stay in the main room.
At this moment, Shen Qianqian, who had gone out to play, also returned.
She also brought back a message: Xu Jin asked her to come back and inform everyone that after dinner, they should go out for a walk together.
Shen Mo wanted to follow her into the kitchen, but Jiang Ning said to him, "You and Zhiqi stay in the main room and watch over Lezhi and Nanxing. Qianqian, Mom, and I are enough in the kitchen."
Shen Qianqian also smiled and said, "Second brother, don't follow your sister-in-law wherever she goes."
Shen Mo didn't argue and stayed in the main room to look after the child.
The women in the house all went to the kitchen. Mother Shen said a few more words, suggesting that Wang Qi, the guest, should stay in the main room, but he insisted on going to the kitchen.
Chen's mother had no choice but to remain silent.
Shen Qianqian was in charge of starting the fire and adding firewood, while her mother was picking vegetables by the sink outside the kitchen.
The task of preparing the fish was left to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning's knife skills are superb; she can cut every piece of meat just right.
Back then, Shen's mother had praised her.
Jiang Ning smiled and brushed it off.
She dared not say where she learned her knife skills.
That would surely scare Mother Shen terribly.
While Shen's mother was picking vegetables outside, Wang Qi went over and helped her.
Knowing she couldn't refuse, Shen's mother asked for help anyway.
As Shen Qianqian added firewood to the stove, she couldn't help but peek out, "Second sister-in-law, is Comrade Wang after something from our family? He's being so attentive."
Jiang Ning glanced at her.
Qianqian was right.
Jiang Ning raised an eyebrow. "She's after your brother."
Shen Qianqian opened her mouth wide in surprise, "Big Brother is indeed a hot commodity, Sister Xu Jin likes him too."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Qianqian realized what she had said and immediately covered her mouth.
However, Jiang Ning looked at her with surprise, "When did you find out?"
"Second sister-in-law, you know about this too!?" Shen Qianqian asked in surprise as she let go of her hand.
"Um."
Seeing her second sister-in-law respond, Shen Qianqian said, "We knew about it before we were sent down to the countryside."
"When Sister Xu Jin learned that we were going to be sent to the countryside, she was very upset. Although Sister Xu Jin liked my older brother, he was already married at that time, so she gave up on those feelings."
After all these years, Jiang Ning has to admire her persistence.
At this moment, she understood even better what Xu Jin had told her about the balance of Yin and Yang.
After holding back for so many years, I finally have this opportunity.
The problem is that I'm a bit timid; two years have passed and there's been no progress at all.
It was the earthquake that gave her the energy to move around.
Shen Qianqian said, "Anyway, if I were to acknowledge someone as my sister-in-law now, I would only acknowledge Sister Xu Jin."
As she said this, she glanced outside and saw Wang Qi get up and disgustedly brush the dirt off her clothes because the soil from the vegetable roots had gotten on her clothes when Shen's mother was shaking the vegetables.
When she was patting the soil, her back was to Shen's mother, and Shen Qianqian happened to catch the expression on her face.
She said, "Second sister-in-law, this woman gives me the feeling that she is not very willing to help with things, but she still wants to help."
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