Xia Jin stood up from the sofa. Gu Jingmo looked at Xia Jin and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xia Jin said, "I'll go get some water. I've been here for so long and you didn't even give me some."
Fu Shen said from the side, "Old Gu, learn this quickly. Look at how good your sister-in-law is at handling things. She's not like you."
Gu Jingmo said: "Why don't you pour it yourself when you are thirsty?"
Fu Shen threatened, "Old Gu, be nice to me, or I'll tell my sister-in-law all the shameful things you did when you were little."
Gu Jingmo said bitterly, "Then you'd better pray that you don't meet someone you like, otherwise I will tell her that you change girlfriends every week."
Fu Shen said, "I will never hang myself on a tree in my life. You don't have that chance."
Ye Mingzhe said, "That's not necessarily true. Don't be too confident, Old Master. Isn't the lesson from the past right in front of you?"
Gu Jingmo said with a look of disgust, "Fourth Brother, please don't put me and Fu Shen together. He's a playboy, but I'm not like that. Ah Jin is my first love. What if Ah Jin misunderstands you?"
Fu Shen said, "What have I done to offend anyone? Today, on our first meeting, you've already ruined my reputation in front of my sister-in-law."
Li Dechen said, "Your reputation still needs to be ruined by us. Go ask the elders in the compound which family would dare to let their daughter have contact with you."
Xia Jin didn't expect Li Dechen, who seemed taciturn, to be so sharp-tongued. Xia Jin walked to the cabinet and asked, "Do you drink black tea or green tea?" Xia Jin picked up the two tea boxes in his hand and shook them. These teas were brought by Gu Jingmo. Xia Jin didn't usually drink them, but only used them to cook tea eggs and milk tea.
Fu Shen looked at the two jars of tea in Xia Jin's hands and said, "Just order whatever you want, sister-in-law. We won't be picky. Old Gu, you've stolen Grandpa's tea again."
Gu Jingmo said: "What do you mean by stealing? This is something I asked the old man for."
Fu Shen said, "The old man loves tea like his life, so it's easy for him to give it to you."
"I told him his future daughter-in-law needed it, so he gave it to me."
Ye Mingzhe said, "The old man has been afraid that you have a cold personality these past few years. He must be so happy that you suddenly gave him a daughter-in-law."
The three people thanked Xia Jin: "Thank you, sister-in-law." "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"You're welcome, drink."
Xia Jin brewed tea and handed it to them. After dividing it, Xia Jin sat next to Gu Jingmo and quietly drank tea with the cup in hand.
Gu Jingmo said, "The old man was just worrying for nothing. Now he's relieved and has been urging me to bring his daughter-in-law home."
Fu Shen suddenly said in a serious tone, "Honestly, if you bring your sister-in-law back to Beijing, be careful. The Liang family's granddaughter, Liang Shu, has been going crazy these past few years, making the young ladies in Beijing afraid to get close to you. If you bring Xia Jin back with you, who knows what she might do."
"After all, the Liang family are ruthless and extreme in character. They will get whatever they want. You must be fully prepared before introducing your sister-in-law to others."
Li Dechen said, "You are just too cautious. With our families and Old Gu's family protecting my sister-in-law, would the Liang family dare to take action? Even if Old Man Liang dotes on his granddaughter, he must know when to stop."
Ye Mingzhe said, "Dechen and Lao Gu, you two stay in the army all day and have little contact with them. The Liang family is a bunch of villains. I'm not afraid of them coming out in the open, but I'm afraid they'll plot against you in secret."
"Liang Jing from the Liang family forced himself on a girl, who then called the police. A massive fire ensued, completely destroying the entire family of five. It was later determined to be an accidental fire."
"Do you think it's possible? There were five people in the room, four adults, and they were sleeping so soundly that not one of them escaped. There are many suspicious points in this case, and the timing is so coincidental that one has to be suspicious. Unfortunately, there is no evidence."
Fu Shen said, "You two should pay more attention to what's going on outside. Do you know why no one dares to compete for any project that the second son of the Liang family has his eye on? Because those who competed with him before were either killed or seriously injured. At first, no one thought much about it, but later they gradually realized something was wrong. Those people either had a history of competing with the Liang family, or the Liang family had their eyes on their company."
"If it weren't for the fact that all the businesses I did were in partnership with you, the Liang family wouldn't dare to act so recklessly, and I would have avoided them. They were too cruel. That's why I told Jing Mo that if you decide to take Xia Jin to Beijing, you must be careful."
Gu Jingmo said, "I understand. However, if this matter on my side is thoroughly investigated, the Liang family will not be able to trouble us for a long time. And Liang Shu, a little girl, will not be able to cause any trouble without the Liang family's help."
Fu Shen said, "As long as you know the answer."
Fu Shen glanced at the time and said, "Old Gu, it's already noon. Why didn't you treat us to a meal? Why would we come all the way here?"
Gu Jingmo said, "Get out of here, it's good enough that I'm just giving you water to drink. You still want to eat for free, no way."
Ye Mingzhe said: "Old Gu has no say here. Our little Xia Jin hasn't said anything yet. How can you make the decision on your own?"
"Come on, Xiaojin, tell us whether we can have a free meal or not."
Xia Jin smiled and said, "Of course, you are all Jing Mo's friends. As the host, of course I have to treat you to a meal."
Fu Shen said rudely, "Did you hear that, Lao Gu?"
Gu Jingmo pretended to be reluctant and said, "Well, since Ah Jin has said so, I will reluctantly treat you to a meal."
Xia Jin said, "Then I'll do it."
Gu Jingmo said, "No need to go out to eat. What you cook can only be eaten by me, not by them."
"Hey, Lao Gu, we've been friends for so many years, but today I finally see you clearly. You're so stingy."
Gu Jingmo said with a face that deserved a beating: "Anyway, I won't cook it for you. If you don't want to eat, go back."
Fu Shen said, "I won't. I'm going to make you bleed profusely today. Just wait."
Ye Mingzhe suddenly asked, "What does Xiaojin's store do?"
Xia Jin smiled and said, "We sell food, spicy hot pot and hot pot."
Fu Shen said, "Hot pot is similar to Beijing's shabu-shabu mutton, but what is spicy hot pot? Why don't we go to your restaurant today?"
Xia Jin said, "Sure. Malatang should be considered a simplified version of hotpot."
"Okay, let's go quickly. Lao Gu will lead the way."
The group got dressed, locked the door, and walked to Xia Jin's shop. They eventually went to the hot pot restaurant. Xia Jin had originally planned to pack some spicy hot pot for them, but Fu Shen wanted to go check it out, so Gu Jingmo decided to go with them.
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