"Our in-laws have arrived!"
Tang Qiuzhu's eyes were filled with excitement.
"Quickly, remove everything from the table and replace it with something else to properly entertain our in-laws!"
The servants immediately removed the food from the table.
Yue Keqi looked at the meat and fish that she hadn't had a chance to eat yet, and she couldn't help but feel extremely envious.
Before long, new food was served, all of it consisting of green vegetables and pickled vegetables, and each person had a bowl of porridge, all of it so thin you could see your reflection in it.
Yue Keqi was utterly astonished when she saw these things.
Is this bland, watery soup even fit for human consumption?
Even a dog would probably shake its head and walk away with a look of disgust.
soon.
Yao Guilan and her daughter Jiang Zhizhi walked in.
In front of the Gu family, they didn't dare to say anything too harsh.
She said with a hint of reproach, "Jingxue, why didn't you call us when you left? The bank is so far from here, and taking the bus is so expensive. We walked all the way here, and the soles of our shoes are almost worn through."
Jiang Jingxue quickly went to greet her.
"Mom, I'm so sorry, the army had an urgent mission and called them all back. They went to carry out the mission before I could even inform you. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Jiang Jingxue looked apologetic, and her attitude couldn't be better.
Only Yue Keqi knew that her words were even more beautiful than her singing.
It was clearly her intention to let Qin Liang drive away on purpose.
"Father-in-laws, it's not easy for you to come all this way. Come on, sit down and eat, have some more!"
Tang Qiuzhu warmly invited Yao Guilan and Jiang Zhizhi to take their seats.
They had been hungry all day and their stomachs were empty.
I rushed and finally made it to lunchtime.
The mother and daughter also wanted to have a good, satisfying meal.
To my surprise, as soon as I sat down at the table and picked up my chopsticks, I found that all I had in front of me was a bowl of thin porridge, a plate of green vegetables, and a plate of pickled vegetables, all sitting alone in the center of the table, and the portions were pitifully small.
That's all.
Yao Guilan and Jiang Zhizhi were both shocked.
Even people in remote mountain villages don't have such bad food. How can they possibly fill their stomachs like this?
Jiang Jingxue noticed the shock in Yao Guilan and Jiang Zhizhi's eyes.
She said somewhat awkwardly, "Mom, to be honest, ever since Zhizhi showed off her earrings everywhere last time, the higher-ups have taken notice of the Gu family and even sent people down to investigate."
Tang Qiuzhu also cooperated.
"That's right. After that incident, my husband Lao Gu and Pingwei were both punished, and our family's meals have plummeted. We're lucky if we have anything to eat at all. I hope you won't mind."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together so well that Yao Guilan and her daughter had nothing to say.
Yue Keqi, on the other hand, was quite surprised.
"When did Pingwei get punished? How could I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Jingxue quickly pinched her in the dark, afraid that Yue Keqi would let something slip.
It was at this moment that Yue Keqi realized that Jiang Jingxue and Tang Qiuzhu had said that on purpose.
She could only cough lightly and say with feigned disgust, "You still have the nerve to say that? It's all because of your troublesome family that Pingwei has to drink thin porridge and eat pickled vegetables every day!"
Yao Guilan and Jiang Zhizhi never expected that, in the end, the blame for the poor food would fall on their own heads.
Jiang Zhizhi quickly shifted the blame.
"Jiang Jingxue, we don't know anyone else here, who would notice us? It must be you who reported us! Right?"
"I never imagined you could do something like this! The Gu family has been so good to you, and you actually dragged them down with you and got punished!"
A large pot was thrown from Jiang Zhizhi's head onto Jiang Jingxue's head.
Jiang Jingxue didn't give in to her either.
"You're the one parading around in public wearing an earring. People don't know you, but they don't even know you came from the Gu family?"
Jiang Zhizhi couldn't argue with Jiang Jingxue, so she could only lower her head and drink the porridge in her bowl.
Tang Qiuzhu and Jiang Jingxue exchanged a glance.
After receiving the signal, she said, "By the way, in-laws, I heard from Jingxue that you've come to deliver her dowry?"
Before Yao Guilan could speak, Jiang Jingxue immediately chimed in, "That's right, my mom specially made a passbook for it, and withdrew it all from the bank this afternoon."
Having come this far, Yao Guilan felt embarrassed not to take it out, so she reluctantly took out a few ten-yuan bills from her pocket and handed them to Jiang Jingxue.
"Jingxue, this is the dowry your mother prepared for you."
Jiang Jingxue immediately took it.
"Thank you, Mom!"
She thanked him happily.
After the meal.
Jiang Jingxue counted; there were 6 bills in total, totaling 600 yuan.
Although it wasn't as much as the dowry Gu Pingwei gave, 600 was still a considerable sum, and Yao Guilan had really suffered a major financial loss this time.
Jiang Jingxue happily pocketed the money and prepared to go back to her room.
As they passed by the guest rooms, Jiang Zhizhi stopped them.
"Jiang Jingxue, I have something to tell you."
Looking at Jiang Zhizhi's hesitant expression, it seemed that something really was wrong.
Jiang Jingxue followed her into the room.
"What is it? Speak."
Jiang Zhizhi told Jiang Jingxue about the quota for returning to the city.
"Jiang Jingxue, no matter what, you had a good relationship with Chen Zhiqing before, you must help him get this spot!"
After Jiang Zhizhi said that, Jiang Jingxue understood why they had come all this way and even spent a lot of money on her dowry.
So it turns out they have something to ask of them.
Jiang Jingxue really didn't have a good impression of Chen Yuyan.
Yes, in her previous life, she had a crush on him, but in the end she found out that he was a scumbag who liked to take advantage of others, was only interested in profit, and was two-timing several women.
In this life, her idealized image of Chen Yuyan had long since shattered, let alone the idea of her helping him.
Jiang Jingxue neither agreed nor refused.
She pretended to be troubled and said, "Returning to the city is a big deal. I think it would be better if you had him come in person and talk to me in person."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhizhi thought there was hope and immediately said, "Okay, I'll contact him later and ask him to come over."
After Jiang Jingxue left, Jiang Zhizhi went to the living room to call Chen Yuyan.
"Don't worry, there's absolutely no problem with this! That spot to return to the city is definitely yours! No matter what, we're sisters, and she'll help with this little thing! Just come over when you have some free time. Jiang Jingxue has said so, so the Gu family will definitely do everything they can to get things done for you!"
Jiang Zhizhi boasted a lot to Chen Yuyan over the phone.
Chen Yuyan on the other end of the phone thought it was a done deal and was overjoyed.
"Zhizhi, I knew you could do it! I'll book the tickets first thing tomorrow morning!"
Chen Yuyan wished he could fly over right now.
Yue Keqi's room was right next to the living room.
She heard everything Jiang Zhizhi said on the phone.
She immediately ran to Jiang Jingxue's room, knocked on the door, and went in with a displeased expression.
"Jiang Jingxue, I heard you're trying to get a spot for your sister's lover to return to the city?"
"Do you really want to betray your own people and get Pingwei punished?"
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