Chapter 127: Chen Jie, the man who knows how to deal with things, the mother-in-law meets the son-in-law
The two sat in Chen's house for about half an hour, and then Zhao Xiaojun suggested taking Zhang Wanwan away.
Chen's parents tried their best to keep him, but when they failed, they went to the backyard and brought back a lot of seafood.
Zhang Wanwan and the others didn't dare to take them, but Chen Jie was more tactful and took them directly, saying with a smile: "Mom and Dad, let me take them. I'll go back with them later. Otherwise, they can't carry all these things, not even on their bicycles!"
Chen's mother was overjoyed and nodded quickly, then went back to pick up two more bags. Zhang Wanwan took a look and found that the largest bag contained fresh oysters, as well as crabs as big as an adult's palm, and shrimps that were not small either, and the rest were sea fish.
After leaving Chen's house, Zhao Xiaojun said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry for making you spend so much money. These things can be sold. The price will increase several times during the New Year."
Chen Jie didn't care. "What are you talking about! I was planning to send these to your house, but I couldn't find a chance to bring them to your house before, so I just left them there. Now that you are at your relatives' house, it's just perfect. If you want to eat them again in the future, just tell me and I'll catch some for you at the beach."
Zhao Xiaojun had a sweet look on her face and lowered her head as she rode her bike a few times.
Zhang Wanwan was so scared that she quickly hugged her and said hesitantly, "Sister, I think you guys feeding me dog food is good enough, please don't throw me down again, or I will hold a grudge against you!"
Chen Jie laughed loudly and drove his motorcycle as fast as a turtle just to keep pace with them.
After being interrupted by Zhang Wanwan, Zhao Xiaojun stopped being shy. He turned around and glared at her, then rode steadily this time.
When the group returned to Li Yongfu's home, Zhang's mother and the others had already set the table. When they saw Zhao Xiaojun bringing a man with him, the elders were stunned.
Li Meili's face didn't look very good.
Lu Cui was the hostess, and she quickly stepped forward to greet them warmly, "You must be Xiaojun's friend! Come and sit down!"
Chen Jie was still carrying a bunch of things and didn't know what to do?
Lu Cui took a look and exclaimed, "Wow! Why did you bring so many things? Hurry up and put them in the bucket in the yard. Hey! Wow, crabs, shrimps, fish, and oysters! Why did you bring so many things?"
When Li Meili heard this, she glared at Zhao Xiaojun. Seeing that she was about to get angry, Zhang Wanwan quickly said, "Brother Chen Jie, you and my cousin should sit down quickly. We have been playing for a long time. I am hungry too. I am sure you are hungry too."
As she spoke, Zhang Wanwan squeezed in between Zhang's mother and Zhang Baiyan, and said coquettishly, "Mom, brother, this county town is quite fun. My cousin took me to visit Brother Chen Jie's house. His house is so beautiful, and the uncles and aunts are very welcoming. I also had a lot of snacks!"
Zhang Baiyan pinched her cheek lovingly, "Why are you hungry again after having a snack? Are you a piggy?"
Zhang Wanwan was angry and turned her head to look at her mother. Zhang's mother smiled bitterly and peeled a shrimp for Zhang Wanwan. "Eat it. You must be hungry after being crazy outside for a long time. Bai Yan, you are the eldest brother, don't always bully your sister."
The corners of Zhang Baiyan's mouth twitched. He didn't intend to continue arguing with the two of them. He turned around and went to greet Chen Jie. After all, he came back with Zhang Wanwan and the others. Zhang Baiyan didn't want to ignore him, not to mention that Zhang Wanwan was visiting his home.
Seeing that the Zhang family members were all very friendly to Chen Jie, Li Meili didn't know what to say, but she looked at Zhao Xiaojun with some unfriendly eyes.
Zhao Xiaojun was not afraid. He was happy to see Chen Jie fit in with the group and even winked at Zhang Wanwan at the dinner table.
The two of them flirted with each other so much that even Zhang's mother couldn't stand it anymore. "Just eat your food, what are you doing?"
The women left the table early after dinner, leaving the space for the men to drink and talk.
Zhang Wanwan and the others followed Lu Cui up to the second floor. There was also a TV and a sofa table in the living room on the second floor. This should be where their family usually sits before going to bed at night. The downstairs was specially used for visiting villagers, and the furniture there was not as good as the one on the second floor.
As soon as Zhao Xiaojun sat down, Li Meili hit her and asked in a low voice: "Tell me! What's the matter with Chen Jie? I didn't let you take him home, but you brought your uncle here directly! You have become independent now, right? You even dragged your cousin to play with you!"
Now I don’t even have to go through the hassle of meeting relatives.
Zhao Xiaojun covered his arm and frowned, "Mom, can you please speak properly? Why are you being so violent?"
Li Meili was about to speak again, but Zhang's mother advised, "Come on, sister, the child has grown up and has her own ideas. Just talk to her nicely."
Li Meili sat down angrily and started to complain again, "I am just thinking about her! She is still young and not bad looking. She doesn't have to hang herself on a tree! Look at how dark Chen Jie is! It's so dark at night that you can't even see him. I just don't like him!"
Zhang's mother sneered as she munched on some melon seeds: "It's the child who's getting married, not you. If you don't like her, just make sure the child likes her!"
Zhang Wanwan couldn't help laughing.
Li Meili was anxious. "That's not what I meant. They say a son-in-law is half a son. Am I not allowed to express my opinion? Do you know how it feels to raise a daughter of this age and let a pig take advantage of her?"
"Poof!" Zhang Wanwan really couldn't help it. She laughed until her stomach hurt. She fell on the sofa and kept shaking.
Zhang's mother came over to calm her down, and said to Li Meili, "Sister, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're such an unreliable son-in-law! I think Chen Jie is just a little bit evil, but he's a perfect person and very considerate to Xiaojun. It's great that he's so considerate despite his young age. And look, he was so generous when he first came to our house. Sister-in-law said those things were not cheap, which means he likes Xiaojun. After Xiaojun marries, she won't be neglected by her in-laws, and they know her background well. You don't agree just because he's evil, it's too frustrating."
Zhao Xiaojun added, "Aunt, Chen Jie wasn't this dark before. He became like this because he followed his father in farming. If he didn't get sun exposure, he would be very fair!"
Zhang's mother almost laughed to tears. She nodded vaguely and continued to persuade him, "He's a good boy. Sister, please stop being so left-leaning!"
Zhang Wanwan, who was lying on the sofa, took a long time to recover and agreed, "I think it's fine as long as my cousin is happy!"
Li Meili took what Zhang's mother and Zhang Wanwan said very seriously. When she saw that they were all on Chen Jie's side, she was speechless and stopped scolding Zhao Xiaojun.
When Zhao Xiaojun saw it, he was delighted and ran downstairs happily. After a while, Lu Cui and Chen Yuelan came up with fried snacks.
As soon as Lu Cui and Chen Yuelan came up, they praised Chen Jie again and again, saying that the Chen family was generous and all the things they brought were good things. Li Meili immediately straightened her back a lot and no longer said anything that she disliked Chen Jie.
Lu Cui asked, "Sister-in-law, those things were brought by Xiaojun's girlfriend. I put them by the well in the yard for you. Remember to take them away when you go back home in the evening."
(End of this chapter)
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