Chapter 029 I will try my best
"Yes." Xia answered carefully and went out: "Ji Er's mother?"
Outside the door, a woman about Xia's age stood a little awkwardly, forcing a smile. "It's me. Have you had dinner yet?"
"I was just about to eat. You, have you eaten? Do you want to eat something together?" It had been a long time since Xia had greeted outsiders like this, and her tone was a little unnatural.
"I've eaten. I came here to ask if you've made the New Year cakes. If you don't, let's go together."
"Not yet. I plan to buy rice tomorrow and make it the day after tomorrow."
"We are also planning to do it the day after tomorrow. That's settled. I'll come and call you the day after tomorrow." After saying that, Ji'er's mother turned and left.
Xia was stunned for a while. She and Ji'er's mother Mei were married on the same day, and both of them were children of the Xie family. At the beginning, the two of them were as close as sisters and did everything together. After her father-in-law got into trouble, she kept avoiding her and gradually stopped communicating with her. Now he suddenly invited her to make New Year's cakes together.
Xie Jian looked at the gate in the courtyard with a sneer. He thought it would take a few days for the gate to become lively, but he didn't expect it to start tonight.
At this moment, Shen Heng suddenly wondered why Xie Jian went to Uncle Xie to frame the calligraphy. This meant that the entire Xie family knew that the county magistrate cared about Xie Jian's family, and their attitude towards the Xie family would naturally become much better.
From eating to washing dishes, Xia seemed a little excited and it was obvious that she was very happy.
The next day, it was cloudy.
Because Xia had to go buy rice, little Xie Min was accompanied by Shen Heng and Xie Jian to study.
"Auntie, does my school bag look good?" Little Xie Min skipped and jumped, "Mom even embroidered my favorite candied haws on it."
"It looks nice." The linen was rough, and the sister-in-law's embroidery was not very good, but Chen Heng thought this school bag was the best-looking one in the world.
It was rare to see a smile in Xie Jian's eyes.
"Isn't this Xie Jian? He's taking his nephew to school." A member of the Xie family came over from another road with his son.
Seeing the child, Xie Min moved closer to Shen Heng, with a hint of uneasiness on his little face.
If Chen Heng remembered correctly, that child was one of the children Min'er had played with the day she fell into the water. Min'er had pointed him out to her from a distance during one of their outings. Even though they had been bullied to such an extent, the Xie family was weak, and even after the incident of the Sheng-Yun fight, they hadn't bothered to look for the child who had pushed Min'er into the water.
Xie Jian glanced at them coldly and ignored them.
Seeing Xie Jian and the other two being so cold, the man felt a little embarrassed. He looked at their backs as they left and said to his son, "Didn't I tell you? You should take the initiative to say hello to Xie Min when you see him next time."
"Didn't you and mom tell me not to play with him before? You said his grandfather is a murderer." The child didn't understand why his father let him play with Xie Min again. None of his friends wanted to play with Xie Min, so he didn't want to play either.
"It's different now." Who would have thought that the two thugs Dou and Sheng were brought down by this family. Uncle Xie from the frame shop said that the county magistrate had written an inscription for this Xie Jian. The man was very unhappy. How did this family catch the eye of Lord Lu?
Master Qi was somewhat well-known on Beida Street, where the Xie family lived. Although he had failed the imperial examinations for thirty years, he was well-read and had excellent handwriting. Many families brought their children to him for introductory lessons, and the tuition was not expensive.
Xie Jian bowed to Master Qi and chatted about something.
Since Xie Jian was so pleasant to him, it seemed that Master Qi was not targeting the Xie family like others.
"Min'er." Chen Heng squatted down and looked at her nephew: "You must remember what Auntie says next."
Little Xie Min nodded obediently.
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